Depinning by Fracture in a Glassy Background

@article{HastingsReichhardtPRL03, abstract = {We force a single particle through a two-dimensional simulated glass of smaller particles.We find that the particle velocity obeys a robust power law that persists to drive wells above threshold. As the single driven particle moves, it induces cooperative distortions in the surrounding medium. We show theoretically that a fracture model for these distortions produces power-law behavior and discuss implications for experimental probes of soft matter systems.}, author = {Hastings, M. B. and Reichhardt, Olson C. J. and Reichhardt, C. }, citeulike-article-id = {1575976}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, keywords = {2d, microrheology, simulation}, number = {9}, posted-at = {2007-08-20 02:55:10}, priority = {2}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, title = {Depinning by Fracture in a Glassy Background}, volume = {90}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - HastingsReichhardtPRL03 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1575976 TI - Depinning by Fracture in a Glassy Background JF - Physical Review Letters VL - 90 IS - 9 PB - American Physical Society N2 - We force a single particle through a two-dimensional simulated glass of smaller particles.We find that the particle velocity obeys a robust power law that persists to drive wells above threshold. As the single driven particle moves, it induces cooperative distortions in the surrounding medium. We show theoretically that a fracture model for these distortions produces power-law behavior and discuss implications for experimental probes of soft matter systems. KW - 2d KW - microrheology KW - simulation AU - Hastings, MB AU - Reichhardt, Olson AU - Reichhardt, C PY - 2003/// ER -