3 papers
cond-mat.stat-mech2026
Multi-field Return Point Memory
Nathaniel Croce, Hossein Salahshoor, D. Zeb Rocklin
Non-equilibrium systems display memory, a dependence not merely on their present environment but on previously applied fields. Multistable systems such as spin glasses, martensites…
cond-mat.soft2025
Geometric Mechanics of Thin Periodic Surfaces
Wenqian Sun, Yanxin Feng, Christian D. Santangelo +1
Thin surfaces are ubiquitous in nature, from leaves to cell membranes, and in technology, from paper to corrugated containers. Structural thinness imbues them with flexibility, the…
cond-mat.soft2025
Rigidity of generic random tensegrity structures
Vishal Sudhakar, William Stephenson, James P. McInerney +1
Many mechanical structures, both engineered and biological, combine heavy rigid elements such as bones and beams with lightweight flexible ones such as cables and membranes. These…