Friction, force chains, and falling fruit

Physics Today

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 66-67

  Krim, Jacqueline ^a,b   Behringer, Robert P ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 69549107571     PISSN: 00319228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3226776     Document Type: Article

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