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Statistical field theory of equilibrium amorphous solids and the intrinsic heterogeneity distributions that characterize them
Paul M. Goldbart
A rich variety of amorphous solids are found in nature and technology, including ones formed via the vulcanization of long, flexible molecules. A special class -- those featuring a…
Towards perfect quantum insulation
Rafael Hipolito, Paul M. Goldbart
Electric fields, applied to insulators, cause transitions between valence and conduction bands, giving rise to current. Adjustments of the Hamiltonian can perfect the quality of th…
Scale-dependent elasticity as a probe of universal heterogeneity in equilibrium amorphous solids
Boli Zhou, Rafael Hipolito, Paul M. Goldbart
The equilibrium amorphous solid state -- formed, e.g., by adequately randomly crosslinking the constituents of a macromolecular fluid -- is a heterogeneous state characterized by a…
Swelling thermodynamics and phase transitions of polymer gels
Michael S. Dimitriyev, Ya-Wen Chang, Paul M. Goldbart +1
We present a pedagogical review of the swelling thermodynamics and phase transitions of polymer gels. In particular, we discuss how features of the volume phase transition of the g…
Extreme thermodynamics with polymer gel tori: harnessing thermodynamic instabilities to induce large-scale deformations
Ya-Wen Chang, Michael S. Dimitriyev, Anton Souslov +5
When a swollen, thermoresponsive polymer gel is heated in a solvent bath, it expels solvent and deswells. When this heating is slow, deswelling proceeds homogeneously, as observed…
Curvature corrections to the nonlocal interfacial model for short-ranged forces
Jose M. Romero-Enrique, Alessio Squarcini, Andrew O. Parry +1
In this paper we revisit the derivation of a nonlocal interfacial Hamiltonian model for systems with short-ranged intermolecular forces. Starting from a microscopic Landau-Ginzburg…