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A new computer simulation of random packing of spheres is applied to two- and three-dimensional problems with a uni-directional gravitational force.
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VISSCHER, W., BOLSTERLI, M. Random Packing of Equal and Unequal Spheres in Two and Three Dimensions. Nature 239, 504–507 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/239504a0
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