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| I will consider the leading order quasicontinuum limits of a one-dimensional granular chain governed by the Hertz contact law under precompression. The approximate model, a so-called p-system, which is derived in this limit is justified by establishing asymptotic bounds for the error with the help of energy estimates. The continuum model predicts the development of shock waves, which we investigate with the aid of numerical simulations. |
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