Michael Swift

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• workRoom C110 Physics
  University Park
  Nottingham
  NG7 2RD
  UK
• work0115 951 5134
• michael.swift@nottingham.ac.uk

Research Summary

 My main research area is in the field of granular dynamics. Granular materials areubiquitous in nature and the ability to control the behaviour of grains and powdersis of importance to many… read more

Selected Publications

• CLEWETT, J.P.D., ROELLER, K., BOWLEY, R.M., HERMINGHAUS, S. and SWIFT, M.R., 2012. Emergent surface tension in vibrated, noncohesive granular media Physical Review Letters. 109(22), 228002

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Current Research

 My main research area is in the field of granular dynamics. Granular materials areubiquitous in nature and the ability to control the behaviour of grains and powdersis of importance to many industrial processes. We are studying a range of granularbehaviours, including segregation of granular mixtures, the statistics of granulargasses and fluid-particle systems. Our research combines experimental studieswith numerical and analytic approaches to model granular behaviour. Furtherdetails can be found here.Current TeachingF32AC2 Computational PhysicsF34AS3 Collective Phenomena in Condensed Matter

• CLEWETT JP, WADE J, BOWLEY RM, HERMINGHAUS S, SWIFT MR and MAZZA MG, 2016. The minimization of mechanical work in vibrated granular matter. Scientific reports. 6, 28726
• KLOTSA, DAPHNE, BALDWIN, KYLE A., HILL, RICHARD J. A., BOWLEY, R. M. and SWIFT, MICHAEL R., 2015. Propulsion of a Two-Sphere Swimmer PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. 115(24),
• PACHECO-MARTINEZ, H.A., LIAO, L., HILL, R.J.A., SWIFT, M.R. and BOWLEY, R.M., 2013. Spontaneous orbiting of two spheres levitated in a vibrated liquid Physical Review Letters. 110(15), 154501
• CLEWETT, J.P.D., ROELLER, K., BOWLEY, R.M., HERMINGHAUS, S. and SWIFT, M.R., 2012. Emergent surface tension in vibrated, noncohesive granular media Physical Review Letters. 109(22), 228002
• ROELLER, K., CLEWETT, J.P.D., BOWLEY, R.M., HERMINGHAUS, S. and SWIFT, M.R., 2011. Liquid-gas phase separation in confined vibrated dry granular matter Physical Review Letters. 107(4), 048002
• CLEMENT, C.P., PACHECO-MARTINEZ, H.A., SWIFT, M.R. and KING, P.J., 2010. The water-enhanced Brazil nut effect EPL. 91(5), 54001
• SCHEERES, D.J., HARTZELL, C.M., SÁNCHEZ, P. and SWIFT, M., 2010. Scaling forces to asteroid surfaces: the role of cohesion Icarus. 210(2), 968–984
• CLEMENT, CP, PACHECO-MARTINEZ, HA, SWIFT, MR and KING, PJ, 2009. Partition Instability In Water-Immersed Granular Systems Physical Review E. 80(1), -
• KLOTSA, D, SWIFT, MR, BOWLEY, RM and KING, PJ, 2009. Chain Formation Of Spheres In Oscillatory Fluid Flows Physical Review E. 79(2), -
• TAYLOR, K., KING, P.J. and SWIFT, M.R., 2008. Influence of magnetic cohesion on the stability of granular slopes Physical Review E. 78(3), 031304
• WRIGHT, HS, SWIFT, MR and KING, PJ, 2008. Migration Of An Asymmetric Dimer In Oscillatory Fluid Flow Physical Review E. 78(3), -
• LUI, LT, SWIFT, MR, BOWLEY, RM and KING, PJ, 2008. Interaction Between Intruders In Vibrated Granular Beds Physical Review E. 77(2), -
• WRIGHT, HS, SWIFT, MR and KING, PJ, 2008. The Horizontal Stability Of A Ball Bouncing Upon A Vertically Vibrated Concave Surface Epl. 81(1), -
• ARMSTRONG, J.P., HURST, C., JONES, R.G., LICENCE, P., LOVELOCK, K.R., SATTERLEY, C.J. and VILLAR-GARCIA, I.J., 2007. Vapourisation of ionic liquids Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 9(8), 982-990
• KLOTSA, D, SWIFT, MR, BOWLEY, RM and KING, PJ, 2007. Interaction Of Spheres In Oscillatory Fluid Flows Physical Review E. 76(5), -
• LOPEZ-ALCARAZ, P, CATHERALL, AT, HILL, RJA, LEAPER, MC, SWIFT, MR and KING, PJ, 2007. Magneto-Vibratory Separation Of Glass And Bronze Granular Mixtures Immersed In A Paramagnetic Liquid European Physical Journal E. 24(2), 145-156
• BRAY, DJ, SWIFT, MR and KING, PJ, 2007. Velocity Statistics In Dissipative, Dense Granular Media Physical Review E. 75(6), -
• LUI, LT, SWIFT, MR, BOWLEY, RM and KING, PJ, 2007. Intruder Clustering In Three-Dimensional Granular Beds Physical Review E. 75(5), -
• CATHERALL, AT, MILBURN, RJ, SWIFT, MR and KING, PJ, 2007. The Influence Of Air On The Magneto-Vibratory Separation Of Binary Granular Mixtures Granular Matter. 9(3-4), 169-181
• SANDERS, D.A., SWIFT, M.R., BOWLEY, R.M. and KING, P.J., 2006. The attraction of Brazil nuts Europhysics Letters. 73(3), 349-355
• SANDERS, D.A., SWIFT, M.R., BOWLEY, R. M. and KING, P.J., 2006. Influence of vibrational wave form on intruder clustering Applied Physics Letters. 88(26), 264106
• LEAPER, M.C., SMITH, A.J., SWIFT, M.R., KING, P.J., WEBSTER, H.E., MILES, N.J. and KINGMAN, S.W., 2005. The behaviour of water-immersed glass-bronze particulate systems under vertical vibration Granular Matter. 7(2-3), 57-67
• MILBURN, R. J., NAYLOR, M. A., SMITH, A. J., LEAPER, M. C., GOOD, K., SWIFT, M. R. and KING, P. J., 2005. Faraday tilting of water-immersed granular beds (10 pages) Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. VOL 71(NUMB 1), 011308
• CATHERALL, A. T., LOPEZ-ALCARAZ, P., SANCHEZ, P., SWIFT, M. R. and KING, P. J., 2005. Separation of binary granular mixtures under vibration and differential magnetic levitation force (8 pages) Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. VOL 71(NUMB 2), 021303
• SANDERS, D.A., SWIFT, M.R., BOWLEY, R.M. and KING, P.J., 2004. Are Brazil nuts attractive? Physical Review Letters. 93(20), 208002/1-4
• SÁNCHEZ, P., SWIFT, M.R. and KING, P.J., 2004. Stripe formation in granular mixtures due to the differential influence of drag Physical Review Letters. 93(18), 184302
• NAYLOR, M.A., SWIFT, M.R. and KING, P.J., 2003. Air-driven Brazil nut effect Physical Review E: Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics. 68(1), 012301
• BISWAS, P., SANCHEZ, P., SWIFT, M.R. and KING, P.J., 2003. Numerical simulations of air-driven granular separation Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. VOL 68(PART 5), 050301/1-4
• BURTALLY, N., KING, P.J. and SWIFT, M.R., 2002. Spontaneous air-driven separation in vertically vibrated fine granular mixtures Science. 295(5561), 1877-1879
• CIEPLAK, M., MARITAN, A., SWIFT, M. R., TOIGO, F. and BANAVAR, J. R., 2002. Effects of pore walls and randomness on phase transitions in porous media (9 pages) Physical Review E: Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics. VOL 66(PART 5), 056124
• NAYLOR, M. A., SANCHEZ, P. and SWIFT, M. R., 2002. Chaotic dynamics of an air-damped bouncing ball (3 pages) Physical Review E: Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics. VOL 66(PART 5), 057201
• CORNELL,S.J., SWIFT,M.R. and BRAY,A.J., 2000. Reply to Comment on "Inelastic Collapse of a Randomly Forced Particleâ? Physical Review Letters. 84(1), 197
• CORNELL, S. J., SWIFT, M. R. and BRAY, A. J., 1998. Inelastic Collapse of a Randomly Forced Particle Physical Review Letters. VOL 81(NUMBER 6), 1142-1145
• SWIFT, M. R., BOAMFA, M., CORNELL, S. J. and MARITAN, A., 1998. Scale Invariant Correlations in a Driven Dissipative Gas Physical Review Letters. VOL 80(NUMBER 20), 4410-4413
• SWIFT, M. R., COLAIORI, F., FLAMMINI, A., MARITAN, A., GIACOMETTI, A. and BANAVAR, J. R., 1997. Scaling Relationships in Agglomeration and Annihilation Models Physical Review Letters. VOL 79(NUMBER 17), 3278-3281
• NEWMAN, T. J. and SWIFT, M. R., 1997. Nonuniversal Exponents in Interface Growth Physical Review Letters. VOL 79(NUMBER 12), 2261-2264
• SWIFT, M. R., MARITAN, A. and BANAVAR, J. R., 1996. Scaling Properties of Suboptimal Interfaces Physical Review Letters. VOL 77(NUMBER 26), 5288-5291