2002/09/24 by M. B. Hastings, C. J. Olson Reichhardt, C. Reichhardt · 1 citation
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Colloid #Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis #Composite material #Condensed matter physics #Fracture (geology) #Geology #Material Dynamics and Properties #Materials science #Mechanics #Particle (ecology) #Physics #Power (physics) #Power law #Quantum mechanics #Soft matter #Statistical physics #Statistics #Theoretical and Computational Physics #cond-mat.soft
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.90.098302
published as Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 098302 (2003). · 4 pages, 4 figures
arxiv created 2002/09/24 · openalex publication_date 2003/03/05 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
We force a single particle through a two-dimensional simulated glass of smaller particles. We find that the particle velocity obeys a robust power law that persists to drive wells above threshold. As the single driven particle moves, it induces cooperative distortions in the surrounding medium. We show theoretically that a fracture model for these distortions produces power-law behavior and discuss implications for experimental probes of soft matter systems.