Erosion of an Artificial Pebble (IMAGE)

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Erosion of an Artificial Pebble

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This series of images depicts the evolution of a clay tile placed in a tumbling table to simulate the forces that shape natural pebbles.

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D. J. Durian, H. Bideaud, P. Duringer, A. Schroeder, F. Thalmann, and C. M. Marques, Physical Review Letters, PRL 97, 028001 (2006)

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