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Identification of collective particle motion in a rotating drum using a graph community detection algorithm
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  • Robertas Navakas,
  • Algis Džiugys,
  • Edgaras Misiulis,
  • Gediminas Skarbalius
Robertas Navakas
Lithuanian Energy Institute

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Algis Džiugys
Lithuanian Energy Institute
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Edgaras Misiulis
Lithuanian Energy Institute
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Gediminas Skarbalius
Lithuanian Energy Institute
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Abstract

We present the method for detection of particle groups involved in collective motion based on network analysis. Knowing the positions and velocities of individual particles, a “velocity similarity graph’‘ is built, where the graph vertices represent the particles. The vertex pairs are connected by the edge if the distance between the respective particles is small enough. The edge weight is calculated to be inversely proportional to the difference in the respective particle velocities, i.e., the vertex pairs representing nearby particles having similar velocities are connected by edges of larger weight. If a group of particles moves in a coordinated matter, the particles in this group will have similar velocities, therefore, the corresponding vertices in the graph will be connected by edges of larger weight in the representing graph. Having produced the velocity similarity graph, identification of particle groups becomes equivalent to the problem of “community detection” in graph analysis. The algorithms and techniques developed for community detection in graphs can be thereby applied for identification of particle groups involved in coordinated motion in granular matter. We illustrate this approach by an example of granular media filled in a rotating cylinder.
31 Dec 2020Submitted to Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences
07 Jan 2021Submission Checks Completed
07 Jan 2021Assigned to Editor
10 Jan 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
15 Mar 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
11 Apr 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Major
09 Jul 20211st Revision Received
10 Jul 2021Submission Checks Completed
10 Jul 2021Assigned to Editor
10 Jul 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
01 Oct 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
14 Oct 2021Editorial Decision: Accept
Oct 2022Published in Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences volume 45 issue 15 on pages 8864-8875. 10.1002/mma.7983