Selected and recent (and abandoned here) publications:
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7201-2164- Dominik Krengel, Haoran Jiang, Takashi Matsushima, Raphael Blumenfeld, Phys. Rev. E , under review (2025).
Effects of particle angularity on granular self-organization
- Raphael Blumenfeld, Takashi Matsushima, Jie Zhang, Powders and Grains , to appear (2025).
Self-organization, detailed balance, and stress-structure correlations in 2D granular dynamics
- Clara C. Wanjura, Amelie Mayländer, Othmar Marti, Raphael Blumenfeld, , preprint (2024).
Detailed balance in non-equilibrium dynamics of granular matter: derivation and implications
- Chenyang Huang, Yang Yu, Peter R. King, Bin Cheng, Raphael Blumenfeld, Mon. Not. Roy. Astr. Soc. , under review (2024).
Structure-dependent fragmentation risk of rubble-pile asteroids on low-impacts
- Xiaoyu Jiang, Raphael Blumenfeld, Takashi Matsushima, Phys. Rev. E 111, 045406 (2025).
Coordinated Stress-Structure Self-Organization in Granular Packing
- Raphael Blumenfeld, Phys. Rev. E 109, 014901 (2024).
Granular solids transmit stress as two-phase composites
- Xiaoling Wang, RaphaelBlumenfeld, Xi-QiaoFeng, David A.Weitz, Physics of Life Reviews 43, 98 (2022); DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2022.09.004.
Phase transitions in bacteria - From structural transitions in free living bacteria to phenotypic transitions in bacteria within biofilms
- Raphael Blumenfeld, http://arxiv.org/abs/2201.10550 , (2022).
Comment on "Explicit analytical solution for random close packing in d=2 and d=3" PRL 128, 028002 (2022)
- Raphael Blumenfeld, , (2022).
Sub-anomalous diffusion and unusual velocity distribution evolution in cooling granular gases: theory
- Xulai Sun, Yinqiao Wang, Yujie Wang, Raphael Blumenfeld, Jie Zhang, , submitted (2021).
Experimental evidence of detailed balance in granular systems
- Raphael Blumenfeld, Phys. Rev. Lett.127, 118002 (2021).
Disorder Criterion and Explicit Solution for the Disc Random Packing Problem
- X. Jiang, T. Matsushima, R. Blumenfeld, EPJ Web Conf., 249, 06004 (2021).
Structural characteristics of ordered clusters in packs of ellipses
- P. Liu, X. Ran, Q. Cheng, W. Tang, J. Zhou, R. Blumenfeld, Appl. Sci. 11, 2054 (2021).
(DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app11052054) Locomotion of Self-Excited Vibrating and Rotating Objects in Granular Environments
- X. Sun, W. Kob, R. Blumenfeld, H. Tong, Y. Wang, J. Zhang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 125, 268005 (2020).
(DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.268005 ) Friction-controlled entropy-stability competition in granular systems
- P. Liu, X. Ran, R. Blumenfeld, Phys. Rev. Lett., (2020).
Sink-rise dynamics of horizontally oscillating active matter in granular media: Theory - C.C. Wanjura, P.A. Gago, T. Matsushima, R. Blumenfeld, Granular Matter 22, 91 (2020).
Structural Evolution of Granular Systems: Theory
(https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-020-01056-4; Arxiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/1904.06549) - R. Blumenfeld, Granular Matter 22, 38 (2020).
The unusual problem of upscaling isostaticity theory for granular matter
(https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-020-1002-7) - Y-J. Feng, R. Blumenfeld and C. Liu, Soft Matter 15,3008 (2019).
Support of Modified Archimedes' Law Theory in Granular Media
(DOI: 10.1039/C8SM02480D) - C. Revell, R. Blumenfeld and K. J. Chalut, Proc. Roy. Soc. B 286, 20182495 (2019).
Force-based three-dimensional model predicts mechanical drivers of cell sorting
(http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.2495) - M. Schwartz and R. Blumenfeld, Phys. Rev. E 98, 042905 (2018).
Stress Tensor for Dense Granular Flow in Plug-Free Regions
(DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.98.042905; http://arxiv.org/abs/1608.01708) - C. M. Verstreken, K. J. Chalut and R. Blumenfeld, Soft Matter 14, 6554 (2018).
Equally probable positive and negative Poisson's ratios in disordered planar systems
(DOI: 10.1039/C8SM00717A) - W. Kang, Y. Feng, C. Liu and R. Blumenfeld, Nature Comm.9, 1101 (2018).
Archimedes' law explains penetration of solids into granular media
(DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03344-3) - S. Amitai, A. Bertei and R. Blumenfeld, Phys. Rev. E 96, 052903 (2017).
Theory-based design of sintered granular composites triples three-phase boundary in fuel cells
(http://lanl.arxiv.org/abs/1706.05974) - S. Amitai and R. Blumenfeld, Phys. Rev. E 95, 052905 (2017).
Affine and topological structural entropies in granular statistical mechanics: explicit calculations and equation of state
(http://arxiv.org/pdf/1701.05860.pdf) - T. Matsushima and R. Blumenfeld, Phys. Rev. E 95, 032905 (2017).
Fundamental structural characteristics of planar granular assemblies: self-organisation and scaling away friction and initial state
(also http://arxiv.org/abs/1207.2988)
- R. Blumenfeld and J. Ma, J. Gran. Matt.19:29 (2017); DOI 10.1007/s10035-017-0707-8; (also http://arxiv.org/abs/1606.06484)
Bending back stress chains and unique behaviour of granular matter in cylindrical geometries - S. Amitai and R. Blumenfeld, J. Gran. Matt. 19, 1-9 (2017)
Modifying continuous-time random walks to model finite-size particle diffusion in granular porous media; DOI 10.1007/s10035-016-0694-1 - L. Huang, X. Ran and R. Blumenfeld, Phys. Rev. E 94, 062906 (2016) (also http://arxiv.org/abs/1609.01457)
Vertical dynamics of a horizontally-oscillating active object in a 2D granular medium - R. Blumenfeld, S. Amitai, J.F. Jordan and R. Hihinashvili, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 148001 (2016) (also http://arxiv.org/pdf/1507.03779v2.pdf)
On the failure of the volume function in granular statistical mechanics and an alternative formulation - T. Matsushima and R. Blumenfeld, Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 098003 (2014) (also http://arxiv.org/pdf/1305.6093.pdf)
On universal structural characteristics of granular packs / Abstract - R. Blumenfeld, J. F. Jordan and S. F. Edwards, Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 238001 (2012)
(http://arxiv.org/pdf/1204.2977.pdf)
Inter-dependence of the volume and stress ensembles and equipartition in statistical mechanics of granular systems / Abstract - R. Blumenfeld, Sam F. Edwards and M. Schwartz, European J. Phys. E 32 , 333-338 (2010)
Da Vinci Fluids, catch-up dynamics and dense granular flow / Abstract - G. Frenkel, R. Blumenfeld, P. R. King and M. Blunt, Adv. Eng. Mat. 11 , 169-176 (2009)
Topological Analysis of Foams and Tetrahedral Structures / Abstract - R. Blumenfeld and S. F. Edwards, J. Phys. Chem. B 113 , 3981-3987, (2009)
On granular stress statistics: compactivity, angoricity and some open issues / Abstract - M. Gerritsen, G. Kreiss, R. Blumenfeld, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 098001 (2008)
Stress chain solutions in two-dimensional isostatic granular systems: fabric-dependent paths, leakage and branching / Abstract - R. Blumenfeld and S. F. Edwards, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 089402 (2007)
Blumenfeld and Edwards Reply to Comment on "Granular Entropy: Explicit Calculations for Planar Assemblies" - R. Blumenfeld, Biophysical Journal 91, 1970-1983 (2006)
Isostaticity and controlled force transmission in the cytoskeleton - a model awaiting experimental evidence / Abstract - R. Blumenfeld, Molecular Simulation 31, 867-871 (2005)
Auxetic strains - insight from iso-auxetic materials / Abstract - R. Blumenfeld and Sam F. Edwards, Eur. Phys. J. E 19, 23-30 (2006)
Geometric partition functions of cellular systems: Explicit calculation of the entropy in two and three dimensions / Abstract - R. Blumenfeld, S. F. Edwards and R. C. Ball, J. Phys.: Cond. Mat. 17, S2481-S2487 (2005); cond-mat/0105348
Granular matter and the marginally rigid state / Abstract - R. Blumenfeld, Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 108301 (2004); cond-mat/0402556,
Stresses in granular systems and emergence of force chains / Abstract - R. C. Ball and R. Blumenfeld, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. 361, 731 (2003); cond-mat/0301562
From Plasticity to a renormalisation group / Abstract - R. Blumenfeld and Sam F. Edwards, Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 114303 (2003)
Granular entropy: Explicit calculations for planar assemblies / Abstract - R. Blumenfeld, Euro. Phys. J. B 29, 261-263 (2002)
Dynamics of twists on antiferromagnetic spin chains: Theory / Abstract - R. C. Ball and R. Blumenfeld, Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 115505 (2002)
The stress field in granular systems: Loop forces and potential formulation / Abstract - R. Blumenfeld, Macromolecules 33, 1082 (2000)
Pulling a chain's leg: The pullout dynamics of entangled chains / Abstract
(Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4, Figure 5) - R. Blumenfeld, Phase Transitions 69, 237-245 (1999)
Hierarchical structure of domain walls in magnetic layers / Abstract - R. Balakrishnan and R. Blumenfeld, Phys. Lett. A 237, 69 (1997)
On the twist excitations in a classical anisotropic antiferromagnetic chain / Abstract - R. Balakrishnan and R. Blumenfeld, J. Math. Phys. 38, 5878 (1997)
Transformation of general curve evolution to a modified Belavin-Polyakov equation / Abstract - R. Blumenfeld and Benoit B. Mandelbrot, Phys. Rev. E 56, 112 (1997)
Mass fractal lacunarity, Lèvy dusts, Mittag-Leffler statistics, and perceived dimension / Abstract - R. Blumenfeld, Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 1203 (1997)
Planar curve representation of many-body system dynamics / Abstract - B. L. Holian, R. Blumenfeld and P. Gumbsch, Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 78 (1997)
An Einstein model of brittle crack propagation / Abstract - R. Blumenfeld, Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 3703 (1996)
Nonequilibrium brittle fracture propagation: Steady state, oscillations and intermittency / Abstract - R. Blumenfeld and R. C. Ball, Phys. Rev. E 51, 3434 (1995)
Two dimensional Laplacian growth as a system of creating and annihilating particles / Abstract
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