Field theory for mechanical criticality in disordered fiber networks

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Autori principali: Chen, Sihan, Markovich, Tomer, MacKintosh, Fred C.
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author Chen, Sihan
Markovich, Tomer
MacKintosh, Fred C.
author_facet Chen, Sihan
Markovich, Tomer
MacKintosh, Fred C.
contents Strain-controlled criticality governs the elasticity of jamming and fiber networks. While the upper critical dimension of jamming is believed to be $d_u$=2, non mean-field exponents are observed in numerical studies of 2D and 3D fiber networks. The origins of this remains unclear. In this study we propose a minimal mean-field model for strain-controlled criticality of fiber networks. We then extend this to a phenomenological field theory, in which non mean-field behavior emerges as a result of the disorder in the network structure. We predict that the upper critical dimension for such systems is $d_u$=4 using a Gaussian approximation. Moreover, we identify an order parameter for the phase transition, which has been lacking for fiber networks to date.
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spellingShingle Field theory for mechanical criticality in disordered fiber networks
Chen, Sihan
Markovich, Tomer
MacKintosh, Fred C.
Soft Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
Biological Physics
Strain-controlled criticality governs the elasticity of jamming and fiber networks. While the upper critical dimension of jamming is believed to be $d_u$=2, non mean-field exponents are observed in numerical studies of 2D and 3D fiber networks. The origins of this remains unclear. In this study we propose a minimal mean-field model for strain-controlled criticality of fiber networks. We then extend this to a phenomenological field theory, in which non mean-field behavior emerges as a result of the disorder in the network structure. We predict that the upper critical dimension for such systems is $d_u$=4 using a Gaussian approximation. Moreover, we identify an order parameter for the phase transition, which has been lacking for fiber networks to date.
title Field theory for mechanical criticality in disordered fiber networks
topic Soft Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
Biological Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.12383