5 papers
When does nonreciprocity matter? Scale-dependence and nonequilibrium signatures
Sarah A. M. Loos, Robert L. Jack
Nonreciprocity is increasingly recognized as a unifying concept linking diverse nonequilibrium phenomena found across physics, chemistry, and biology. It gives rise to distinctive…
Nonreciprocal Disorder Prevents Zero-Temperature Freezing in a Ferromagnet
Noah Grodzinski, Robert L. Jack, Sarah A. M. Loos
Nonreciprocal interactions underpin diverse nonequilibrium phenomena, yet the effects of quenched nonreciprocity in extended systems remain largely unexplored. We study a Isin…
Odd pathways speed up self-assembly
Dawid Dopierała, Luca Cocconi, Robert L. Jack +1
Active self-assembly can bypass equilibrium bottlenecks through external energy injection. However, generic driving typically distorts target structures and requires sustained ener…
Cyclically sheared colloidal gels: structural change and delayed failure time
Himangsu Bhaumik, James E. Hallett, Tanniemola B. Liverpool +2
We present experiments and simulations on cyclically sheared colloidal gels, and probe their behaviour on several different length scales. The shearing induces structural changes i…
Yielding in colloidal gels: from local structure to meso-scale strand breakage and macroscopic failure
Himangsu Bhaumik, Tanniemola B. Liverpool, C. Patrick Royall +1
We study creep flow and yielding of particulate depletion gels under constant shear stress, combining data on different length and time scales. We characterise the breakage of meso…