Granular Media: Between Fluid and Solid Bruno Andreotti, Yoel Forterre, and Olivier Pouliquen is an English-language textbook that provides the latest insights in the field of granular materials science. This book is intended for graduate students and researchers in physics, applied mathematics, and engineering.
It covers the fundamental properties of granular materials, such as interactions between grains, the transition between solid, liquid, and gas phases, and the interplay with fluids. In addition, geological processes such as sediment transport are explained. This title provides state-of-the-art knowledge about granular media and combines qualitative and formal descriptions from disciplines such as elastic and plastic mechanics, statistical physics, and geomorphology.
Key topics include avalanches, segregation of grains, the sound of dunes, and sand mud. The book is a valuable resource for graduate students and scientists who delve into the complex physics of granular media.
Topics aligned with Condensed matter physics, Physics / Condensed Matter, and related fields.