Transmission and Reflection of Strongly Nonlinear Solitary Waves at Granular Interfaces
Transmission and Reflection of Strongly Nonlinear Solitary Waves at Granular Interfaces
The interaction of a solitary wave with an interface formed by two strongly nonlinear noncohesive granular lattices displays rich behavior, characterized by the breakdown of continuum equations of motion in the vicinity of the interface. By treating the solitary wave as a quasiparticle with an effective mass, we construct an …