3 papers
cond-mat.dis-nn2026
The Physics of Topological Defects in Glasses
Arabinda Bera, Peter Schall, Timothy W. Sirk +2
Topological defects play a central role in the mechanical behavior of crystalline materials, yet their relevance to amorphous solids has only recently begun to emerge. Over the las…
cond-mat.soft2025
Shear induced topological changes of local structure in dense colloidal suspensions
Ratimanasee Sahu, Abhishek Kumar Gupta, Peter Schall +2
Understanding the structural origins of glass formation and mechanical response remains a central challenge in condensed matter physics. Recent studies have identified the local ca…
cond-mat.soft2024
Structural origin of relaxation in dense colloidal suspensions
Ratimanasee Sahu, Mohit Sharma, Peter Schall +2
Amorphous solids relax via slow molecular rearrangement induced by thermal fluctuations or applied stress. Although microscopic structural signatures predicting these structural re…