Isaac Goldhirsch: a pioneer of granular matter theory

Pöschel T, Wolf DE (2012)

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2012

Journal

Granular Matter Springer Verlag (Germany)

Publisher: Springer Verlag (Germany)

DOI: 10.1007/s10035-012-0345-0

Abstract

About 20 years ago, Isaac Goldhirsch was one of the first to recognize that granular matter, behaving neither as a normal fluid nor as a normal solid, was not only an exotic terra incognita for basic science, but is paradigmatic for a whole class of complex systems with irreversible interactions. This field became his passion at a time when he was already a very successful, internationally renowned theoretical physicist. Certainly this helped to establish granular matter theory as a lively new branch of science. The very existence of a prominent new scientific journal ``Granular Matter'', entirely devoted to this field speaks for itself.

Authors with CRIS profile

Thorsten Pöschel Lehrstuhl für Multiscale Simulation of Particulate Systems

Additional Organisation(s)

Exzellenz-Cluster Engineering of Advanced Materials

Involved external institutions

Universität Duisburg-Essen (UDE) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Pöschel, T., & Wolf, D.E. (2012). Isaac Goldhirsch: a pioneer of granular matter theory. Granular Matter. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-012-0345-0

MLA:

Pöschel, Thorsten, and Dietrich E. Wolf. "Isaac Goldhirsch: a pioneer of granular matter theory." Granular Matter (2012).

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