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Glassy dynamics in thermally-activated list sorting
Ling-Nan Zou, Sidney R. Nagel
Sorting the integers 1 through into an ordered list is a simple task that can be done rapidly. However, using an algorithm based on the thermally-activated pairwise exchanges o…
The packing of granular polymer chains
Ling-Nan Zou, Xiang Cheng, Mark L. Rivers +2
Rigid particles pack into structures, such as sand dunes on the beach, whose overall stability is determined by the average number of contacts between particles. However, when pack…
Spectral responses in granular compaction
Ling-Nan Zou
The slow compaction of a gently tapped granular packing is reminiscent of the low-temperature dynamics of structural and spin glasses. Here, I probe the dynamical spectrum of granu…
Myelin figures: the buckling and flow of wet soap
Ling-Nan Zou
Myelin figures are interfacial structures formed when certain surfactants swell in excess water. Here, I present data and model calculations suggesting myelin formation and growth…
On the stability and growth of single myelin figures
Ling-Nan Zou, Sidney R. Nagel
Myelin figures are long thin cylindrical structures that typically grow as a dense tangle when water is added to the concentrated lamellar phase of certain surfactants. We show tha…
Confined Multilamellae Prefer Cylindrical Morphology
Jung-Ren Huang, Ling-Nan Zou, Thomas A. Witten
By evaporating a drop of lipid dispersion we generate the myelin morphology often seen in dissolving surfactant powders. We explain these puzzling nonequilibrium structures using a…