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THE examination of the geometry of the random packing of equal spheres has been shown to be significant in the development of a theory of the structure of liquids1,2. Certain findings in this work also pertain to our understanding of the mechanical behaviour of granular materials.
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MORGENSTERN, M. Maximum Entropy of Granular Materials. Nature 200, 559–560 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200559b0
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