Granular materials are ubiquitous in the world around us. They have properties that are
different from those commonly associated with either solids, liquids, or gases. In this review …

Since the subject of traffic dynamics has captured the interest of physicists, many surprising
effects have been revealed and explained. Some of the questions now understood are the …

Sand, rice, sugar, snow, cement... Although ubiquitous in our daily lives, granular media still
challenge engineers and fascinate researchers. This book provides the state-of-the-art of the …

Abstract The cubic complex Ginzburg-Landau equation is one of the most-studied nonlinear
equations in the physics community. It describes a vast variety of phenomena from nonlinear …

The main purpose of this chapter is to give a derivation, which is mathematically precise,
physically natural, and conceptually simple, of the quasilinear system of partial differential …

Under the prevailing contract between science and society, science has been expected to
produce 'reliable'knowledge, provided merely that it communicates its discoveries to society …

This introductory text develops the fundamental physics of the behavior of granular
materials. It covers the basic properties of flow, friction, and fluidization of uniform granular …

Granular materials are ubiquitous in our daily lives. While they have been the subject of
intensive engineering research for centuries, in the last two decades granular matter has …

From the stripes of a zebra and the spots on a leopard's back to the ripples on a sandy
beach or desert dune, regular patterns arise everywhere in nature. The appearance and …

Most studies on granular physics have focused on dry granular media, with no liquids
between the grains. However, in geology and many real world applications (eg food …