Odd elasticity and topological waves in active surfaces
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| author | Fossati, Michele Scheibner, Colin Fruchart, Michel Vitelli, Vincenzo |
| author_facet | Fossati, Michele Scheibner, Colin Fruchart, Michel Vitelli, Vincenzo |
| contents | Odd elasticity encompasses active elastic systems whose stress-strain relationship is not compatible with a potential energy. As the requirement of energy conservation is lifted from linear elasticity, new anti-symmetric (odd) components appear in the elastic tensor. In this work, we study the odd elasticity and non-Hermitian wave dynamics of active surfaces, specifically plates of moderate thickness. We find that a free-standing moderately thick, isotropic plate can exhibit two odd-elastic moduli, both of which are related to shear deformations of the plate. These odd moduli can endow the vibrational modes of the plate with a nonzero topological invariant known as the first Chern number. Within continuum elastic theory, we show that the Chern number is related to the presence of unidirectional shearing waves that are hosted at the plate's boundary. We show that the existence of these chiral edge waves hinges on a distinctive two-step mechanism: the finite thickness of the sample gaps the shear modes and the odd elasticity endows them with chirality. |
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| spellingShingle | Odd elasticity and topological waves in active surfaces Fossati, Michele Scheibner, Colin Fruchart, Michel Vitelli, Vincenzo Soft Condensed Matter Odd elasticity encompasses active elastic systems whose stress-strain relationship is not compatible with a potential energy. As the requirement of energy conservation is lifted from linear elasticity, new anti-symmetric (odd) components appear in the elastic tensor. In this work, we study the odd elasticity and non-Hermitian wave dynamics of active surfaces, specifically plates of moderate thickness. We find that a free-standing moderately thick, isotropic plate can exhibit two odd-elastic moduli, both of which are related to shear deformations of the plate. These odd moduli can endow the vibrational modes of the plate with a nonzero topological invariant known as the first Chern number. Within continuum elastic theory, we show that the Chern number is related to the presence of unidirectional shearing waves that are hosted at the plate's boundary. We show that the existence of these chiral edge waves hinges on a distinctive two-step mechanism: the finite thickness of the sample gaps the shear modes and the odd elasticity endows them with chirality. |
| title | Odd elasticity and topological waves in active surfaces |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.03669 |