Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2008-01-16
J. Physics: Cond Matter 20, 283103 (2008)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
submitted as a requested review paper to J. Phys: Cond Matt
Scientific paper
Many systems in nature exhibit transitions between fluid-like states and solid-like states, or "jamming transitions". There is a strong theoretical foundation for understanding equilibrium phase transitions that involve solidification, or jamming. Other jamming transitions, such as the glass transition, are less well-understood. The jamming phase diagram has been proposed to unify the description of equilibrium phase transitions, the glass transitions, and other non-equilibrium jamming transitions. As with equilibrium phase transitions, which can either be first order (discontinuous in a relevant order parameter) or second order (continuous), one would expect that generalized jamming transitions can be continuous or discontinuous. In studies of flow in complex fluids, there is a wide range of evidence for discontinuous transitions, mostly in the context of shear localization, or shear banding. In this paper, I review the experimental evidence for discontinuous transitions. I focus on systems in which there is a discontinuity in the rate of strain between two, coexisting states: one in which the material is flowing and the other in which it is solid-like.
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