Fluctuations in shear-jammed states: A statistical ensemble approach
Fluctuations in shear-jammed states: A statistical ensemble approach
Granular matter exists out of thermal equilibrium, i.e. it is athermal. While conventional equilibrium statistical mechanics is not useful for characterizing granular materials, the idea of constructing a statistical ensemble analogous to its equilibrium counterpart to describe static granular matter was proposed by Edwards and Oakshott more than two decades …