3 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Collective Asperity Dynamics and the Origin of Static Friction
Kasra Farain, Daniel Bonn
Solid interfaces resist sliding up to a threshold shear force, called static friction, beyond which they start moving and their resistance drops to the kinetic friction. Static fri…
cond-mat.soft2025
Structural Relaxation in Simple Yield Stress Materials Influences Their Rheology
Kasra Farain, Daniel Bonn
Simple yield stress materials are composed of soft particles, bubbles, or droplets with purely repulsive forces. The constituent elements are typically too large to undergo thermal…
cond-mat.soft2025
Anomalous Creep as a Precursor to Failure in Granular Materials
Kasra Farain, Daniel Bonn
Granular materials, composed of discrete solid grains, can be modeled as simple mechanical systems. However, these materials can undergo spontaneous slow deformation, or creep, eve…