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Jamming as a Multicritical Point.

Danilo B Liarte¹, Xiaoming Mao², Olaf Stenull³

¹Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.

Physical Review Letters

|April 13, 2019

Summary

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The jamming transition in sphere packings shows a sharp increase in bulk modulus (B) due to a critical contact network. Lattice models reveal this transition as a multicritical point related to rigidity percolation.

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Area of Science:

Physics
Materials Science
Statistical Mechanics

Background:

The jamming transition in disordered materials exhibits a discontinuous jump in bulk modulus (B).
This jump is attributed to the formation of a critical contact network that provides resistance to compression.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between jamming transitions and rigidity percolation.
To develop lattice models that accurately describe the jamming phenomenon.

Main Methods:

Introduction of lattice models with undercoordinated spring lattices.
Addition of next-nearest-neighbor springs to these lattices.
Analysis of the jamming transition as a multicritical point.

Main Results:

The jamming transition emerges as a multicritical point in the lattice models.
This transition terminates a line of rigidity-percolation transitions.
Replacing undercoordinated lattices with the critical jamming network accurately describes jamming and its link to rigidity percolation.

Conclusions:

The study provides a faithful description of jamming and its connection to rigidity percolation.
Lattice models offer a valuable framework for understanding the mechanics of jamming transitions.