Abstract
The flow under gravity of a granular material can exhibit either intermittent avalanches or a steady regime. The transition from the discrete to the steady regime is shown experimentally to display hysteresis. Next, a relationship between the current and the slope is established and interpreted.
- Received 12 February 1990
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.2221
©1990 American Physical Society
