Elasticity of Floppy and Stiff Random Networks
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Elasticity of floppy and stiff random networks.
We study the linear and nonlinear elastic behavior of amorphous systems using a two-dimensional random network of harmonic springs as a model system. A natural characterization of these systems arises in terms of the network coordination (average number of springs per node) relative to that of a marginally rigid network deltaz: a floppy network has deltaz<0, while a stiff network has deltaz>0. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review Letters
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0031-9007,1079-7114
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.101.215501