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cond-mat.soft2025
Lyapunov exponents explain disorder-induced polarization and soliton teleportation in a mechanical Markov system
Will Stephenson, Nan Cheng, Kai Sun +1
Using a mapping between spatial disorder and temporal stochasticity, we develop a new framework using Lyapunov exponents to explain exotic wave localization and mobility phenomena…
cond-mat.soft2023
Backscattering-free edge states below all bands in two-dimensional auxetic media
Wenting Cheng, Kai Qian, Nan Cheng +3
Unidirectional and backscattering-free propagation of sound waves is of fundamental interest in physics, and highly sought-after in engineering. Current strategies utilize topologi…
cond-mat.soft2023★ 4 cited
Geometrically frustrated self-assembly of hyperbolic crystals from icosahedral nanoparticles
Nan Cheng, Kai Sun, Xiaoming Mao
Geometric frustration is a fundamental concept in various areas of physics, and its role in self-assembly processes has recently been recognized as a source of intricate self-limit…