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Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Network Theory

Background:

  • Strain-controlled criticality governs jamming and fiber network elasticity.
  • Discrepancies exist between theoretical upper critical dimension (d_u=2) and observed non-mean-field exponents in 2D/3D fiber networks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a minimal mean-field model for strain-controlled criticality in fiber networks.
  • To extend this model to a phenomenological field theory to explain non-mean-field behavior.
  • To identify an order parameter for the phase transition in fiber networks.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a minimal mean-field model.
  • Extended the model to a phenomenological field theory.
  • Employed a Gaussian approximation to predict the upper critical dimension.

Main Results:

  • Predicted an upper critical dimension (d_u) of 4 for disordered fiber networks.
  • Identified a novel order parameter for the phase transition.
  • Explained the emergence of non-mean-field behavior due to network disorder.

Conclusions:

  • The upper critical dimension for disordered fiber networks is predicted to be 4.
  • A new order parameter clarifies the phase transition in fiber networks.
  • Disorder in network structure is key to understanding non-mean-field exponents.