Space-filling bearings in three dimensions

被引：47
作者：
Baram, RM
Herrmann, HJ
Rivier, N
机构：
[1] Univ Stuttgart, Inst Computat Phys, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
[2] Univ Strasbourg 1, LDFC, F-67084 Strasbourg, France
来源：
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2004年 / 92卷 / 04期
关键词：
D O I：
10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.044301
中图分类号：
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号：
0702 ;
摘要：
We present the first space-filling bearing in three dimensions. It is shown that a packing which contains only loops of an even number of spheres can be constructed in a self-similar way and that it can act as a three-dimensional bearing in which spheres can rotate without slip and with negligible torsion friction.
引用
收藏
页数：4
相关论文
共 13 条
  • [1] Granular packings and fault zones
    Åström, JA
    Herrmann, HJ
    Timonen, J
    [J]. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 2000, 84 (04) : 638 - 641
  • [2] BARAM RM, IN PRESS, P32111
  • [3] THE FRACTAL DIMENSION OF THE APOLLONIAN SPHERE PACKING
    Borkovec, M.
    De Paris, W.
    Peikert, R.
    [J]. FRACTALS-COMPLEX GEOMETRY PATTERNS AND SCALING IN NATURE AND SOCIETY, 1994, 2 (04) : 521 - 526
  • [4] OSCULATORY PACKING OF A 3 DIMENSIONAL SPHERE
    BOYD, DW
    [J]. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS-JOURNAL CANADIEN DE MATHEMATIQUES, 1973, 25 (02): : 303 - 322
  • [5] GRISARD A, 1991, 3 ANN PMMH ESPCI PAR, P32111
  • [6] SPACE-FILLING BEARINGS
    HERRMANN, HJ
    MANTICA, G
    BESSIS, D
    [J]. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1990, 65 (26) : 3223 - 3226
  • [7] LOMNITZ C, 1982, B SEISMOL SOC AM, V72, P1441
  • [8] MANDELBROT BB, 1982, FRACTAL GEOMETRY NAT, P32111
  • [9] SEISMIC GAPS AND PLATE-TECTONICS - SEISMIC POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR BOUNDARIES
    MCCANN, WR
    NISHENKO, SP
    SYKES, LR
    KRAUSE, J
    [J]. PURE AND APPLIED GEOPHYSICS, 1979, 117 (06) : 1082 - 1147
  • [10] Generalization of space-filling bearings to arbitrary loop size
    Oron, G
    Herrmann, HJ
    [J]. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS A-MATHEMATICAL AND GENERAL, 2000, 33 (07): : 1417 - 1434
12