Universality Class of the Reversible-Irreversible Transition in Sheared Suspensions

Details Universality Class of the Reversible-Irreversible Transition in Sheared Suspensions Universality Class of the Reversible-Irreversible Transition in Sheared Suspensions

2008-01-25

arxiv.org/abs/0801.3881v2

Phys. Rev. E 79, 061108 (2009)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

4 pages, 2 figures, final version

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.79.061108

Collections of non-Brownian particles suspended in a viscous fluid and subjected to oscillatory shear at very low Reynolds number have recently been shown to exhibit a remarkable dynamical phase transition separating reversible from irreversible behaviour as the strain amplitude or volume fraction are increased. We present a simple model for this phenomenon, based on which we argue that this transition lies in the universality class of the conserved DP models or, equivalently, the Manna model. This leads to predictions for the scaling behaviour of a large number of experimental observables. Non-Brownian suspensions under oscillatory shear may thus constitute the first experimental realization of an inactive-active phase transition which is not in the universality class of conventional directed percolation.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Universality Class of the Reversible-Irreversible Transition in Sheared Suspensions does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Universality Class of the Reversible-Irreversible Transition in Sheared Suspensions, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Universality Class of the Reversible-Irreversible Transition in Sheared Suspensions will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-412231