| From Granular Matter to Generalized Continuum | p. 1 |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Mathematical Preliminaries | p. 3 |
| Balances | p. 4 |
| Micromechanics | p. 5 |
| Granular Microstructure and Rotation | p. 5 |
| Graph Theory for Extrinsic Modes | p. 7 |
| Extrinsic Power | p. 12 |
| Energy-Based Homogenization | p. 13 |
| Intrinsic Moments and Continuum Fields | p. 15 |
| Conclusions | p. 17 |
| Appendix: Simplex and Edge-Complex Gradients | p. 17 |
| References | p. 20 |
| Generalized Kinetic Maxwell Type Models of Granular Gases | p. 23 |
| Introduction | p. 23 |
| Maxwell Models of the Boltzmann Equation | p. 26 |
| Isotropic Maxwell Model in the Fourier Representation | p. 28 |
| Models with Multiple Interactions | p. 30 |
| Statement of the General Problem | p. 31 |
| The General Problem in Fourier Representation | p. 33 |
| Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions | p. 33 |
| Large Time Asymptotics | p. 34 |
| Existence of Self-Similar Solutions | p. 41 |
| Properties of Self-Similar Solutions | p. 42 |
| Main Results for Maxwell Models with Multiple Interactions | p. 45 |
| Self-Similar Asymptotics | p. 45 |
| Distribution Functions, Moments and Power-Like Tails | p. 47 |
| Applications to the Conservative or Dissipative Boltzmann Equation | p. 51 |
| References | p. 56 |
| Hydrodynamics from the Dissipative Boltzmann Equation | p. 59 |
| Introduction | p. 59 |
| Modeling Dissipative Boltzmann Equation | p. 62 |
| Hydrodynamic Limit and the Euler Equations | p. 65 |
| Hydrodynamics from Homogeneous Cooling States | p. 67 |
| Conclusions | p. 71 |
| References | p. 72 |
| Bodies with Kinetic Substructure | p. 77 |
| Kinetics | p. 77 |
| A Shadow Speck of Matter | p. 79 |
| Straining and Allied Notions | p. 81 |
| Balance Laws | p. 84 |
| Balance of Kinetic Energy | p. 86 |
| The First Principle | p. 89 |
| References | p. 90 |
| From Extended Thermodynamics to Granular Materials | p. 91 |
| Introduction | p. 91 |
| Boltzmann Equationand Moments | p. 92 |
| The Closure of Extended Thermodynamics | p. 93 |
| Macroscopic Approach of ET in the 13 Fields | p. 93 |
| Extended Thermodynamics of Moments | p. 94 |
| Maximization of Entropy | p. 97 |
| Maximum Characteristic Velocity in Classical Theory | p. 98 |
| Nesting Theories and Principal Subsystems | p. 99 |
| Example of 13-Moments Principal Subsystems | p. 99 |
| Lower Bound Estimate and Characteristic Velocities for Large n | p. 100 |
| Qualitative Analysis | p. 102 |
| Shizuta-Kawashima Condition | p. 103 |
| Global Existence of Smooth Solutions | p. 103 |
| Comparison with Experiments: Sound Waves and Light Scattering | p. 104 |
| References | p. 105 |
| Influence of Contact Modelling on the Macroscopic Plastic Response of Granular Soils Under Cyclic Loading | p. 109 |
| Introduction | p. 109 |
| Discrete Element Methods | p. 111 |
| Boundary Conditions: Biaxial Test | p. 112 |
| Molecular Dynamics | p. 113 |
| The Normal-Dashpot Model | p. 114 |
| Contact Dynamics | p. 115 |
| Results | p. 116 |
| Comparing MD and CD | p. 117 |
| Comparing Different Visco-Elastic Laws | p. 118 |
| Conclusions | p. 123 |
| References | p. 123 |
| Fluctuations in Granular Gases | p. 125 |
| Introduction | p. 125 |
| A Brief Introduction to Granular Gases | p. 127 |
| Boundary Driven Gases | p. 128 |
| Randomly Driven Gases | p. 129 |
| Total Energy Fluctuations in Vibrated and Driven Granular Gases | p. 131 |
| The Inhomogeneous Boundary Driven Gas | p. 131 |
| The Homogeneously Driven Case | p. 135 |
| A Large Deviation Theory for the Injected Power Fluctuations in the Homogeneous Driven Granular Gas | p. 138 |
| The Cumulants | p. 141 |
| The Solvable Infinite Dimension Limit | p. 145 |
| Fluctuations of Injected Power at Finite Times: Two Examples | p. 146 |
| The Homogeneous Driven Gas of Inelastic Hard Disks | p. 146 |
| The Boundary Driven Gas of Inelastic Hard Disks | p. 153 |
| The Dynamics of a Tracer Particle as a Non-Equilibrium Markov Process | p. 157 |
| Detailed Balance | p. 158 |
| Action Functionals | p. 160 |
| Conclusions | p. 161 |
| References | p. 162 |
| An Extended Continuum Theory for Granular Media | p. 167 |
| Introduction | p. 167 |
| A First Model | p. 169 |
| Rotations | p. 171 |
| Balance of Interactions for Material Bodies with Affine Microstructure | p. 173 |
| Observers | p. 175 |
| Dilatant Granular Materials with Rotating Grains | p. 177 |
| Inertia Forces and Balance of Granular Energy | p. 179 |
| Constitutive Restrictions in the Thermoelastic Case | p. 182 |
| Suspension of Rigid Granules in a Fluid Matrix | p. 185 |
| Appendix: Kinetic Energy Coefficients | p. 187 |
| References | p. 190 |
| Slow Motion in Granular Matter | p. 193 |
| Introduction | p. 193 |
| Representation of the Granularity | p. 194 |
| Balance of Interactions: <$>{\op R}^3 \times SO(3)<$> Invariance | p. 200 |
| Evolution of the Local Numerosity of Granules | p. 204 |
| A Single Granule Coinciding with the Generic Material Element | p. 207 |
| References | p. 209 |
| Index | p. 211 |
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