Singularity points in granular flow

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This video shows the singularity (hyperbolic & elliptic) of a 2D granular flow when sheared. The back ground shows the curvature field computed from the displacement of the particles of a the 2D granular medium cyclically sheared. <br /> <br />credit J Bares, D Wang, D Wand et RP Behringer