Ballistic Sorting

When a pebble hits a boulder it rebounds, whereas when it hits a sea of other pebbles it aggregates. Researchers term this process ‘ballistic sorting’.

When a pebble hits a boulder it rebounds, whereas when it hits a sea of other pebbles it aggregates. Researchers term this process ‘ballistic sorting’.

Date:
07 March 2017
Credit:
OIST
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