Ballistic Sorting (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Ballistic Sorting

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When a pebble hits a boulder it rebounds, whereas when it hits a sea of other pebbles it aggregates. Researchers term this process 'ballistic sorting.'

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