Negative coefficient of normal restitution.
This paper shows that negative coefficients of normal restitution occur inevitably when the interaction force between colliding particles is finite. We derive an explicit criterion showing that for any set of material properties there is always a collision geometry leading to negative restitution coefficients. While from a phenomenological point of view, negative coefficients of normal restitution appear rather artificial, this phenomenon is generic and implies an important overlooked limitation of the widely used hard sphere model. The criterion is explicitly applied to two paradigmatic situations: for the linear dashpot model and for viscoelastic particles. In addition, we show that for frictional particles the phenomenon is less pronounced than for smooth spheres.
Institute for Multiscale Simulation, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nägelsbachstraße 49b, 91052 Erlangen, Germany.
Patric
P
Müller
Dominik
D
Krengel
Thorsten
T
Pöschel
D003102:Colloids / Q000737:chemistry*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
D003102:Colloids