Memories of amplitude and direction coexist and compete in non-Brownian suspensions

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Main Authors: Padamata, Surendra, Keim, Nathan C.
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Published: 2025
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author Padamata, Surendra
Keim, Nathan C.
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Keim, Nathan C.
contents Steadily shearing a non-Brownian suspension forms a memory of direction, while shearing back and forth forms a memory of amplitude. Each memory is evident in the systems response to further shear, exemplifying its strong history-dependence. By combining the steady and oscillatory experiments, we show these memories are distinct but intersecting aspects of the same non-equilibrium physics: they can coexist, yet a specific amplitude suppresses directional memory and makes the system symmetric. Combined with prior results from disordered solids, our work presents a simple motif for limited memory capacity in non-equilibrium matter.
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spellingShingle Memories of amplitude and direction coexist and compete in non-Brownian suspensions
Padamata, Surendra
Keim, Nathan C.
Soft Condensed Matter
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Statistical Mechanics
Steadily shearing a non-Brownian suspension forms a memory of direction, while shearing back and forth forms a memory of amplitude. Each memory is evident in the systems response to further shear, exemplifying its strong history-dependence. By combining the steady and oscillatory experiments, we show these memories are distinct but intersecting aspects of the same non-equilibrium physics: they can coexist, yet a specific amplitude suppresses directional memory and makes the system symmetric. Combined with prior results from disordered solids, our work presents a simple motif for limited memory capacity in non-equilibrium matter.
title Memories of amplitude and direction coexist and compete in non-Brownian suspensions
topic Soft Condensed Matter
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Statistical Mechanics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11825