Transition Graphs of Interacting Hysterons: Structure, Design, Organization and Statistics

Abstract

Transition graphs capture the memory and sequential response of multistable media, by specifying their evolution under external driving. Microscopically, collections of bistable elements, or hysterons, provide a powerful model for these materials, with recent work highlighting the crucial role of hysteron interactions. Here, we introduce a general framework that links transition graphs and the microscopic parameters of interacting hysterons. We first introduce a systematic framework, based on so-called scaffolds, which structures the space of transition graphs and provides tools to deal with their combinatorial explosion. We then connect the topology of transition graphs to partial orders of the microscopic parameters. This allows us to understand the statistical properties of transition graphs, as well as determine whether a given graph is realizable, i.e. compatible with the hysteron framework. Our approach paves the way for a deeper theoretical understanding of memory effects in complex media and opens a route to rationally design pathways and memory effects in materials.

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