2 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Using the force landscape of an active solid to predict plastic deformation
Tyler Hain, Edan Lerner, M. Lisa Manning
Non-active disordered solids feature quasilocalized excitations that control plasticity, similar to crystal lattice defects, and these excitations can be identified via harmonic or…
cond-mat.soft2025
Rigidity and mechanical response in biological structures
Kelly Aspinwall, Tyler Hain, M. Lisa Manning
Rigidity is an emergent property of materials - it is not a feature of individual components that comprise the structure, but instead arises from interactions between many constitu…