Granular physics has made considerable progress during the past decades in the
understanding of static and dynamic properties of large ensembles of interacting …

In 2018, images were released of a planet being formed around the star PDS 70, offering a
tantalizing glimpse into how planets come into being. However, many questions remain …

We experimentally investigate the energy dissipation rate in sinusoidally driven boxes which
are partly filled by granular material under conditions of weightlessness. We identify two …

In contrast to molecular gases, granular gases are characterized by inelastic collisions and
require therefore permanent driving to maintain a constant kinetic energy. The kinetic theory …

Abstract Asteroids and other Small Solar System Bodies (SSSBs) are of high general and
scientific interest in many aspects. The origin, formation, and evolution of our Solar System …

Granular particles exhibit rich collective behaviors on vibration beds, but the motion of an
isolated particle is not well understood even for uniform particles with a simple shape such …

We study a strongly interacting crowded system of self-propelled stiff filaments by event-
driven Brownian dynamics simulations and an analytical theory to elucidate the intricate …

Configuration-dependent dynamics of non-spherical particles are investigated
experimentally in a quasi-two-dimensional gas–solid fluidized bed. We show that the vertical …

Discrete particle simulations provide a powerful tool for the advancement of our
understanding of granular media, and the development and refinement of the multitudinous …

Granular gases as dilute ensembles of particles in random motion are at the basis of
elementary structure-forming processes in the Universe, involved in many industrial and …