Re:What Makes Sand Soft?
by leto_ii on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @04:48AM
(#25044220)
Still on the topic of sand, but more related to its dynamics than its softness, I would like to recommend the work of Per Bak [1].
Among other things he investigated and modeled the frequency and magnitude of avalanches in piles of sand, work that lead to the concept of self-organized criticality [2].
Among other things he investigated and modeled the frequency and magnitude of avalanches in piles of sand, work that lead to the concept of self-organized criticality [2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_Bak
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-organized_criticality