Effects of inertia on the steady-shear rheology of disordered solids

Abstract

We study the finite-shear-rate rheology of disordered solids by means of molecular dynamics simulations in two dimensions. By systematically varying the damping magnitude $\zeta$ in the low-temperature limit, we identify two well defined flow regimes, separated by a thin (temperature-dependent) crossover region. In the overdamped regime, the athermal rheology is governed by the competition between elastic forces and viscous forces, whose ratio gives the Weissenberg number $Wi=\zeta \dot{\gamma }$ (up to elastic parameters); the macroscopic stress $\Sigma$ follows the frequently encountered Herschel-Bulkley law $\Sigma =\Sigma \_0+k\sqrt{Wi}$, with yield stress $Σ\_0\textgreater{}0$. In the underdamped (inertial) regime, dramatic changes in the rheology are observed for low damping: the flow curve becomes non-monotonic. This change is not caused by longer-lived correlations in the particle dynamics at lower damping; instead, for weak dissipation, the sample heats up considerably due to, and in proportion to, the driving. By suitably thermostatting more or less underdamped systems, we show that their rheology only depends on their kinetic temperature and the shear rate, rescaled with Einstein's vibration frequency.

Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Lett

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