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Title: A Geometric Approach to Inelastic Collapse
We show how to interpret logarithmic spiral tilings as one-dimensional particle systems undergoing inelastic collapse. By deforming the spirals appropriately, we can simulate collisions among particles with distinct or varying coefficients of restitution. Our geometric constructions provide a strikingly simple illustration of a widely studied phenomenon in the physics of dissipative gases: the collapse of inelastic particles.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2006125
PAR ID:
10320712
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Computational geometry
Volume:
13
ISSN:
0925-7721
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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