Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2005-07-06
Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 236001 (2005)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
4 pages, 4 figures, minor changes, references added
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.236001
We discuss a generic mechanism for shear-thickening analogous to entropy-driven phase reentrance. We implement it in the context of non-relaxational mean-field glassy systems: although very simple, the microscopic models we study present a dynamical phase diagram with second and first order stirring-induced jamming transitions leading to intermittency, metastability and phase coexistence as seen in some experiments. The jammed state is fragile with respect to change in the stirring direction. Our approach provides a direct derivation of a Mode-Coupling theory of shear-thickening.
Kurchan Jorge
Sellitto Mauro
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