3 papers
physics.app-ph2024
A theoretical framework for physically-realizable kagome metamaterials and its implications on dualities and topological edge modes
Weijian Jiao, Hang Shu, Vincent Tournat
Since the discovery of topological modes in idealized ball-and-spring kagome lattices, significant efforts have been devoted to realizing mechanical analogues of these ideal lattic…
physics.app-ph2023
Nucleation of transition waves via collisions of elastic vector solitons
Hiromi Yasuda, Hang Shu, Weijian Jiao +2
In this work, we show that collisions of one type of nonlinear wave can lead to generation of a different kind of nonlinear wave. Specifically, we demonstrate the formation of topo…
nlin.PS2023
Phase transitions in 2D multistable mechanical metamaterials via collisions of soliton-like pulses
Weijian Jiao, Hang Shu, Vincent Tournat +2
In this work, we report observations of phase transitions in 2D multistable mechanical metamaterials that are initiated by collisions of soliton-like pulses in the metamaterial. An…