Granular Chain — Hertzian Solitary Waves
Number of Beads
25
Impact Velocity
3.0
Hertz Exponent n
1.50
Dissipation
0.02
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Newton's cradle at the nano-scale: Hertz contact law F = A·δⁿ (n=3/2 for spheres). Creates compact solitary waves — unlike linear chains, these pulses have finite width independent of amplitude. Nesterenko soliton: width ≈ 5 beads.