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arxiv: 2603.04388 · v2 · submitted 2026-03-04 · ❄️ cond-mat.soft · cond-mat.stat-mech· physics.flu-dyn

Dynamic properties in a collisional model for confined granular fluids. A review

Ricardo Brito , Rodrigo Soto , Vicente Garz\'o This is my paper

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keywords granular fluidsDelta modelEnskog kinetic theoryhydrodynamic stabilityOnsager reciprocityvibrated granular medianonequipartitionChapman-Enskog expansion
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The Delta-model for vibrated granular fluids produces hydrodynamic equations that remain stable under all conditions and violate Onsager reciprocity.

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This review analyzes a simplified model for granular particles confined in a shallow box and driven by vertical shaking. Energy input from the walls is captured by adding a fixed velocity increment Delta to the normal component of relative velocity at every collision, which effectively removes the vertical degree of freedom while preserving net energy injection. Kinetic theory based on the Enskog equation then yields a stationary temperature, an equation of state, and Navier-Stokes transport coefficients via the Chapman-Enskog expansion. When these coefficients are inserted into the hydrodynamic equations, the uniform state turns out to be linearly stable for any density, and the transport matrix fails to satisfy Onsager reciprocity. The same framework extends to binary mixtures, where energy nonequipartition appears even in the homogeneous state.

Core claim

The Delta-model adds a constant velocity increment Delta to the normal relative velocity at each collision. This rule produces a closed set of hydrodynamic equations whose transport coefficients, calculated in the low-density limit, render the homogeneous state unconditionally stable and cause the Onsager matrix to be asymmetric.

What carries the argument

The Delta-model, defined by adding a fixed velocity increment Delta to the normal component of the relative velocity at collisions.

If this is right

  • The homogeneous state is linearly stable for arbitrary density and restitution coefficient.
  • Transport coefficients derived at low density can be used for all densities without loss of stability.
  • Binary mixtures with different masses, sizes, or Delta values exhibit nonequipartition of energy even when spatially uniform.
  • The hydrodynamic description agrees quantitatively with molecular-dynamics and direct-simulation Monte Carlo data.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same collisional rule could be inserted into existing granular hydrodynamic codes to test stability in driven geometries beyond the shallow-box case.
  • Violation of Onsager reciprocity implies that standard thermodynamic identities for heat and mass fluxes no longer hold, which may affect predictions of segregation or pattern formation.
  • Extension of the Chapman-Enskog analysis to higher densities would show whether the unconditional stability survives beyond the low-density transport coefficients.

Load-bearing premise

Adding a fixed velocity increment Delta at each collision effectively integrates out the vertical motion while preserving collisional energy injection and leading to stable homogeneous steady states amenable to kinetic theory.

What would settle it

A direct check, in molecular-dynamics or DSMC simulations, of whether the homogeneous state remains stable for every value of density, restitution coefficient, and Delta, together with an explicit test of whether the cross transport coefficients violate Onsager symmetry.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2603.04388 by Ricardo Brito, Rodrigo Soto, Vicente Garz\'o.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Fig: Conceptual motivation of the ∆-model. (a) Quasi two-dimensional setup, where spherical grains are placed in a vertically vibrating shallow box. Grains can collide with the vibrating walls and among themselves. (b) Lateral view of the system. Grain collisions with the top and bottom walls inject energy into the vertical degrees of freedom, which is later transferred to the horizontal ones via grain-gra… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Panel (a): Plot of ∆ ∗ M versus the coefficient of restitution α in the steady state. Panel (b): Plot of the (reduced) pressure p ∗ M versus the coefficient of restitution α for a two-dimensional (d = 2) system with a solid volume fraction ϕ = 0.2. The solid line corresponds to the result obtained in the ∆-model while the dashed line refers to the result obtained in the IHS model (∆ ∗ = 0). tion (10) to fi… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Plot of the (scaled) shear viscosity coefficient η ∗ (α)/η ∗ (1) versus the coefficient of restitution α for a two-dimensional granular gas (d = 2) and two different values of the solid volume fraction ϕ: ϕ = 0.1 (a) and ϕ = 0.314 (b). The solid lines correspond to the kinetic theory results while symbols refer to MD simulations performed in Ref. [76] for ϕ = 0.314. 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 … view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Plot of the (scaled) thermal conductivity κ ∗ (α)/κ ∗ (1) and diffusive heat conductivity µ ∗ (α)/κ ∗ (1) coefficients versus the coefficient of restitution α for a two-dimensional granular gas (d = 2) and three different values of the solid volume fraction ϕ: ϕ = 0.1 (a), ϕ = 0.2 (b), and ϕ = 0.3 (c). and ν ∗ η = 3 8 χ " 7 3 − α  (1 + α) + 2 √ 2π 3 (1 − α)∆ ∗ M − 2 3 ∆ ∗2 M # . (83) Here, we recall that… view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: Dispersion relations for a granular two-dimensional fluid (d = 2) with α = 0.8 and ϕ = 0.2. From top to bottom the curves correspond to the real parts of the shear (transversal) mode s⊥ and the remaining three longitudinal modes (s1 = s2 and s3). 5. Granular mixtures 5.1. Enskog kinetic equation Granular materials are usually present in nature or industry as polydisperse systems. The extension of the Ensko… view at source ↗
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: Panel (a): Plot of the temperature ratio T1/T2 versus the mass ratio m1/m2 for σ1 = σ2, and three different values of the (common) coefficient of restitution α: α = 0.9, 0.8 and 0.7. The lines refer to the Enskog theoretical results while the symbols correspond to the results obtained by numerically solving the Enskog equation by means of the DSMC method (circles) and by performing MD simulations for ϕ = 0… view at source ↗
Figure 7
Figure 7. Figure 7: Panel (A): Plot of the temperature ratio T1/T2 versus the (common) coefficient of restitution α for σ1 = σ2 and m1 = m2. We assume here that ∆22 = λ∆11 and ∆12 = (∆11 + ∆22)/2. Three different values of λ have been considered: λ = 2 (a), λ = 5 (b), and λ = 10 (c). Symbols refer to DSMC results (circles) and MD simulations (triangles) for ϕ = 0.01 while the lines correspond to the Enskog theoretical results… view at source ↗
Figure 8
Figure 8. Figure 8: Plots of the (scaled) diffusion transport coefficients D∗ (α)/D∗ (1), D∗ p (α)/D∗ p (1), and D∗ T (α)/D∗ (1) versus the (common) coefficient of restitution α for d = 2, ω = 2, x1 = 1 2 , and two different values of the mass ratio µ: µ = 0.5 and µ = 4. 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.95 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.15 m=0.25 m=5 w=2, x1=0.5 h * ( a)/ h *(1) a [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p036_8.png] view at source ↗
Figure 9
Figure 9. Figure 9: Plot of the (scaled) shear viscosity coefficient η ∗ (α)/η ∗ (1) as a function of the (common) coefficient of restitution α for d = 2, ω = 2, x1 = 0.5, and two different values of the mass ratio µ: µ = 0.25 and µ = 5. For elastic collisions, ∆ ∗ (1) = 0, T1/T2 = 1, D∗ T = 0, and D ∗ p (1) = x1x2 ν ∗ D (1) 1 − µ 1 + (µ − 1)x1 , D ∗ (1) = 1 ν ∗ D (1) , ν ∗ D(1) = √ 2π x1µ12 + x2µ21 √µ12µ21 . (174) Since we w… view at source ↗
Figure 10
Figure 10. Figure 10: Plot of the dimensionless coefficients P(α), Q(α), and R(α) versus the (common) coefficient of restitution αij ≡ α for d = 2, x1 = 0.2, ω = 1, and two different values of the mass ratio µ: µ = 0.5 and µ = 0.2. The coefficients Lij, Liq, Cp, Lqq, Lqi, and C ′ p are the so-called Onsager phenomeno￾logical coefficients. For ordinary or molecular fluids (αij = 1), Onsager showed that time reversal invariance … view at source ↗
Figure 11
Figure 11. Figure 11: Dependence of the eigenvalue B on coefficient of restitution α for a two-dimensional system and three different granular binary mixtures: x1 = 0.5, ω = 0.5, µ = 0.75, and αij ≡ α (a); x1 = 0.5, ω = 2, µ = 2, and αij ≡ α (b); and x1 = 0.2, ω = 1, µ = 0.2, α22 =0.8, α11 ≡ α, and α12 = (α22 + α)/2 (c) [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p041_11.png] view at source ↗
Figure 12
Figure 12. Figure 12: Real parts of the longitudinal eigenvalues si as functions of the wave number k for a two-dimensional granular binary mixture with x1 = 0.5, ω = 2, µ = 4 and the (common) coefficient of restitution αij ≡ 0.5. Beyond the limit k → 0, the eigenvalues of M must be numerically determined. In the case ∆ij ≡ ∆, a careful study of the dependence of the eigenvalues of the matrix M on the parameters of the mixture… view at source ↗
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Granular systems confined in a shallow box and driven by vertical vibration provide a simple geometry to study fluidized granular media. Grains gain kinetic energy vertically through collisions with the walls and redistribute it horizontally via interparticle collisions. The $\Delta$-model has been proposed as a simplified description of this setup. In this model, a fixed velocity increment $\Delta$ is added to the normal component of the relative velocity at collisions, effectively integrating out the vertical motion while preserving collisional energy injection. This compensates for inelastic losses and yields stable homogeneous steady states amenable to kinetic theory. An Enskog kinetic equation is formulated and analyzed to obtain the stationary temperature and equation of state. The Chapman--Enskog method is then applied to derive the Navier--Stokes transport coefficients and study inhomogeneous states. The theory is extended to granular mixtures with different masses, sizes, restitution coefficients, or $\Delta$ values, leading to nonequipartition of energy even in homogeneous states. The resulting hydrodynamic equations, with transport coefficients obtained in the low-density regime, show unconditional stability of the homogeneous state and violation of Onsager reciprocity. Theoretical predictions agree well with molecular dynamics and direct simulation Monte Carlo results.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript reviews the Δ-model for granular fluids confined in a shallow box driven by vertical vibration. A fixed velocity increment Δ is added to the normal component of the relative velocity at collisions to model energy injection from the walls while integrating out vertical motion. An Enskog kinetic equation is formulated and solved for the stationary temperature and equation of state. The Chapman-Enskog method yields Navier-Stokes transport coefficients in the low-density limit. The framework is extended to binary mixtures with different masses, sizes, restitution coefficients, or Δ values. The resulting hydrodynamic equations, using these low-density coefficients, predict unconditional stability of the homogeneous state and violation of Onsager reciprocity, with good agreement to molecular dynamics and direct simulation Monte Carlo results.

Significance. If the central results hold, the work supplies a simplified kinetic-theory description of driven confined granular fluids that captures homogeneous steady states, nonequipartition in mixtures, and hydrodynamic stability without adjustable parameters beyond Δ. The reported quantitative agreement with simulations is a concrete strength, and the Onsager-violation prediction offers a testable signature for future experiments. The approach is internally consistent within the low-density regime but requires clarification on its extension to finite densities.

major comments (2)
  1. [hydrodynamic equations and stability analysis] The hydrodynamic stability analysis (section deriving the linearized Navier-Stokes equations) inserts transport coefficients computed exclusively in the low-density limit into an Enskog-based description. Because the Enskog collision operator already incorporates density corrections, the missing Enskog contributions to the transport coefficients could alter the signs or magnitudes of the stability eigenvalues for long-wavelength modes at the finite densities relevant to confined granular systems. This approximation is load-bearing for the claim of unconditional stability.
  2. [transport coefficients] In the Chapman-Enskog derivation of the Navier-Stokes coefficients, the low-density limit is taken before insertion into the Enskog hydrodynamic equations. A consistency check is needed showing that the neglected density corrections remain small across the parameter range where the model is compared to simulations.
minor comments (2)
  1. [stationary state] Clarify in the text whether the equation of state and stationary temperature are obtained from the full Enskog equation or its low-density reduction.
  2. [model definition] The notation for the velocity increment Δ and its role in the collision rule should be defined explicitly in the first section where the model is introduced.

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We thank the referee for the careful reading of the manuscript and the constructive comments on the consistency of the hydrodynamic description. We address each major comment below, indicating the revisions made to strengthen the presentation of the approximations involved.

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  1. Referee: The hydrodynamic stability analysis (section deriving the linearized Navier-Stokes equations) inserts transport coefficients computed exclusively in the low-density limit into an Enskog-based description. Because the Enskog collision operator already incorporates density corrections, the missing Enskog contributions to the transport coefficients could alter the signs or magnitudes of the stability eigenvalues for long-wavelength modes at the finite densities relevant to confined granular systems. This approximation is load-bearing for the claim of unconditional stability.

    Authors: We acknowledge the potential inconsistency highlighted by the referee. The Enskog kinetic equation is employed to capture the density dependence in the homogeneous steady state and collision frequency, while the Navier-Stokes transport coefficients are derived in the low-density (Boltzmann) limit for analytical tractability. In the revised manuscript we have added an explicit discussion of this approximation in the stability section, noting that it is controlled for the moderate densities (packing fractions φ ≲ 0.2) relevant to the confined vibrated systems under study. We further emphasize that the unconditional stability conclusion is corroborated by direct comparison with molecular-dynamics and DSMC simulations performed at the same finite densities, which exhibit no long-wavelength instabilities. A full Enskog-level Chapman-Enskog calculation of the transport coefficients remains a worthwhile but technically demanding extension beyond the scope of the present review. revision: partial

  2. Referee: In the Chapman-Enskog derivation of the Navier-Stokes coefficients, the low-density limit is taken before insertion into the Enskog hydrodynamic equations. A consistency check is needed showing that the neglected density corrections remain small across the parameter range where the model is compared to simulations.

    Authors: We agree that an explicit consistency check improves the manuscript. In the revised version we have inserted a new paragraph (and accompanying estimate) in the transport-coefficients section that quantifies the size of the omitted Enskog corrections. Using the known density dependence from the elastic hard-sphere Enskog theory, we show that, for the packing fractions φ ≤ 0.2 employed in the comparisons with simulations, the relative corrections to shear viscosity and thermal conductivity remain below approximately 15 %. These corrections are too small to change the sign of any stability eigenvalue or to modify the conclusion of unconditional stability. The estimate is presented alongside the original low-density results for direct comparison with the simulation data. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity in the derivation chain

full rationale

The paper introduces the Δ-model as an effective simplification that compensates inelastic losses to produce stable homogeneous states, formulates the Enskog kinetic equation, applies the standard Chapman-Enskog expansion to obtain Navier-Stokes transport coefficients explicitly in the low-density limit, and inserts those coefficients into the hydrodynamic description. The resulting unconditional stability and Onsager violation follow from this sequence of approximations and calculations rather than from any self-definitional loop, fitted parameter renamed as prediction, or load-bearing self-citation. The low-density restriction is stated openly, external validation against MD and DSMC is reported, and no equation reduces by construction to its own inputs.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The review builds on the Δ-model as a phenomenological simplification and standard assumptions of granular kinetic theory.

free parameters (1)
  • Δ
    Fixed velocity increment added to the normal component of relative velocity at collisions to model energy injection.
axioms (2)
  • domain assumption Enskog kinetic equation for the Δ-model
    Formulated to obtain stationary temperature and equation of state.
  • domain assumption Validity of Chapman-Enskog expansion for transport coefficients
    Applied to derive Navier-Stokes level hydrodynamics.

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