Decaying solitary waves propagating in one-dimensional damped granular chain*

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.11565021 and 11047010) and the Scientific Research Foundation of Northwest Normal University, China (Grant No. NWNU-LKQN-16-3).

Song Zongbin1, 2, Yang Xueying1, 2, Feng Wenxing1, 2, Xi Zhonghong1, 2, 3, Li Liejuan1, 2, Shi Yuren1, 2, †
       

(color online) υ ¯ max versus time t under different damping coefficients β = 5 kg/s, 10 kg/s, and 20 kg/s with dotted lines. Solid line is the fitted curve when β = 20 kg/s.