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Because the system is deformable, different values of d can be used along the length of the system, resulting in spatially varying energy barriers to propagation; this can be used to vary the velocity along the length of the chain, as it is here for a gradient structure (d is about mm at the left end and about mm at the right end, corresponding to measured speeds of 0.8 and 5.2 m/s, respectively).
