3 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Predicting the mechanical properties of spring networks
Doron Grossman, Arezki Boudaoud
The elastic response of mechanical, chemical, and biological systems is often modeled using a discrete arrangement of Hookean springs, either representing finite material elements…
physics.flu-dyn2025
Geometry-driven jets underlie dispersal of plants and fungi by raindrops
Ana-Maria Bratu, Valentin Laplaud, Antoine Garcia +4
The impact of droplets on concave surfaces is poorly understood, although it is relevant to a mode of dispersal that has evolved independently in several species of plants and fung…
cond-mat.soft2025
Mechanics of pressurized cellular sheets
Thomas G. J. Chandler, Jordan Ferria, Oliver Shorthose +4
Everyday experience shows that cellular sheets are stiffened by the presence of a pressurized gas: from bicycle inner tubes to bubble wrap, the presence of an internal pressure inc…