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. 2020 Jan 10;124(1):015501.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.015501.

Rigidity-Controlled Crossover: From Spinodal to Critical Failure

Hudson Borja da Rocha  1   2 , Lev Truskinovsky  2
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Rigidity-Controlled Crossover: From Spinodal to Critical Failure

Hudson Borja da Rocha et al. Phys Rev Lett. .

Abstract

Failure in disordered solids is accompanied by intermittent fluctuations extending over a broad range of scales. The implied scaling has been previously associated with either spinodal or critical points. We use an analytically transparent mean-field model to show that both analogies are relevant near the brittle-to-ductile transition. Our study indicates that in addition to the strength of quenched disorder, an appropriately chosen global measure of rigidity (connectivity) can be also used to tune the system to criticality. By interpreting rigidity as a timelike variable we reveal an intriguing parallel between earthquake-type critical failure and Burgers turbulence.

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