Jamming, Force Chains and Fragile Matter

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1998-03-16

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9803197v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

4 pages, 3 .eps figures. Submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.1841

We consider materials whose mechanical integrity is the result of a jamming process. We argue that such media are generically "fragile": unable to support certain types of incremental loading without plastic rearrangement. Fragility is linked to the marginal stability of force chain networks within the material. Such ideas may be relevant to jammed colloids and poured sand. The crossover from fragile (when particles are rigid) to elastoplastic behavior is explored.

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