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physics.optics2012★ 6 cited
Elucidating the stop bands of structurally colored systems through recursion
Ariel Amir, Peter Vukusic
Interference phenomena are the source of some of the spectacular colors of animals and plants in nature. In some of these systems, the physical structure consists of an ordered arr…
cond-mat.dis-nn2012★ 33 cited
Emergent percolation length and localization in random elastic networks
Ariel Amir, Jacob J. Krich, Vincenzo Vitelli +2
We study, theoretically and numerically, a minimal model for phonons in a disordered system. For sufficient disorder, the vibrational modes of this classical system can become Ande…
physics.bio-ph2012★ 83 cited
Dislocation-mediated growth of bacterial cell walls
Ariel Amir, David R. Nelson
Recent experiments have illuminated a remarkable growth mechanism of rod-shaped bacteria: proteins associated with cell wall extension move at constant velocity in circles oriented…