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¹Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50670-901 Recife, PE, Brazil.

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Researchers studied flexible rod packing in annular cavities, finding a new fluctuation phenomenon and an exponential model linking rod length to domain formation. This offers insights into lightweight materials and topological properties.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Physics
Complex Systems

Background:

Continuous packing of flexible rods forms domains resembling nonequilibrium cellular systems.
Non-simply connected cavities introduce topological effects influencing domain formation.
The relationship between rod length and domain count in such systems needs clarification.

Purpose of the Study:

Investigate the relationship between flexible rod length and the number of domains formed in annular cavities.
Analyze the packing process, including initial conditions, intermediate behavior, and tight packing limits.
Observe and characterize novel fluctuation phenomena during the dynamic packing process.

Main Methods:

Experimental injection of a single flexible rod into annular cavities.
Utilizing an exponential model to fit and analyze experimental data.
Comparing results with classical random close packing and jammed disk packing problems.

Main Results:

An exponential model accurately describes the length of rod needed to form a given number of loops (domains).
A new fluctuation phenomenon associated with dynamic packing instabilities was observed.
The fractal dimension of the packing pattern was analyzed from a novel perspective.

Conclusions:

The study establishes a quantitative link between flexible rod length and domain formation in annular cavities.
Novel insights into dynamic instabilities and fluctuation phenomena in packing systems were gained.
The findings contribute to understanding lightweight materials and topological influences in confined geometries.