title: Characterization of reflection intermittency in a composite granular chain.
abstract: The physical factors controlling the power-law behavior of impact energy in a composite granular chain remain elusive. Based on event-driven simulations and the on-off intermittency of wave reflections, we obtain the probability distribution functions of the waiting time tau and the energy leakage DeltaE . They exhibit lognormal distributions, which together with the relationship between DeltaE and tau allow one to explain directly the power-law behavior of the confined energy. This work may be extended to higher dimensions and help us understand the complex dynamics in granular materials.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 1129, Hefei, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Y D
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Liu