Statistical Physics of the Jamming Transition: The Search for Simple Models
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We investigate universal features of the jamming transition in granular materials, colloids and glasses. We show that the jamming transition in these systems has common features: slowing of response to external perturbation, and the onset of structural heterogeneities.
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