Longitudinal bulk strain solitons in a hyperelastic rod with quadratic and Cubic nonlinearities

Theoretical and Mathematical Physics - We study long nonlinear longitudinal bulk strain waves in a hyperelastic rod of circular cross section in the framework of general weakly nonlinear elasticity...     

Density of states in random lattices with translational invariance

We propose a random matrix approach to describe vibrations in disordered systems. The dynamical matrix M is taken in the form M = AA ^T , where A is a real random matrix. It guaranties that M is a positive definite matrix. This is necessary for mechanical stability of the system. We built matrix A on a simple cubic lattice with translational invariance and interaction between nearest neighbors. It was found that for a certain type of disorder acoustical phonons cannot propagate through the lattice and the density of states g(ω) is not zero at ω = 0. The reason is a breakdown of affine assumptions and inapplicability of the macroscopic elasticity theory. Young modulus goes to zero in the thermodynamic limit. It reminds of some properties of a granular matter at the jamming transition point. Most of the vibrations are delocalized and similar to diffusons introduced by Allen, Feldman, et al., Phil. Mag. B 79, 1715 (1999). We show how one can gradually return rigidity and phonons back to the system increasing the width of the so-called phonon gap (the region where g(ω) ∝ ω²). Above the gap the reduced density of states g(ω)/ω² shows a well-defined Boson peak which is a typical feature of glasses. Phonons cease to exist above the Boson peak and diffusons are dominating. It is in excellent agreement with recent theoretical and experimental data.     

Diffusion of vibrations in disordered systems

We consider diffusion of vibrations in random lattices with translational invariance. Above the frequency ω_IR corresponding to the Ioffe-Regel crossover (and depending on the strength of disorder), phonons cannot propagate through the lattice and transfer energy. At the same time, most of the vibrations in this range are not localized. We show that these delocalized excitations are similar to diffusons introduced by P. B. Allen, J. L. Feldman, J. Fabian, and F. Wooten (see, e.g., Phil. Mag. B 79, 1715 (1999)) to describe heat transport in glasses. In this range the energy in the lattice is transferred by means of diffusion of vibrational excitations. We have calculated the diffusivity of the modes D(ω) using both the direct numerical solution of Newton equations and the Edwards-Thouless formula. It is nearly constant above ω_IR and goes to zero at the localization threshold.     

Universal Vibrational Properties of Disordered Systems in Terms of the Theory of Random Correlated Matrices

JETP Letters - It has been shown that a correlated Wishart ensemble can be used to study the general vibrational properties of stable amorphous solids, where the energy is translationally...     

Polystyrene-Based Composites with Aluminosilicate Inclusions of Different Shapes

Technical Physics - Samples of composites based on polystyrene with addition of halloysite nanotubes, mica, and montmorillonite aluminosilicates are obtained and the influence of these fillers on...     

Boson peak in various random-matrix models

A so-called boson peak in the reduced density g(ω)ω² of vibrational states is one of the most universal properties of amorphous solids (glasses). It quantifies the excess density of states above the Debye value at low frequencies ω. Its nature is not fully understood and, at a first sight, is nonuniversal. It is shown in this work that, under rather general assumptions, the boson peak emerges in a natural way in very dissimilar models of stable random dynamic matrices possessing translational symmetry. This peak can be shifted toward both higher and lower frequencies (down to zero frequency) by varying the parameters of the distribution and the degree of disorder in the system. The frequency ω_b of the boson peak appears to be proportional to the elastic modulus E of the system in all cases under investigation.     

Theory of sparse random matrices and vibrational spectra of amorphous solids

The random matrix theory has been used for analyzing vibrational spectra of amorphous solids. The random dynamical matrix M = AA ^T with nonnegative eigenvalues ɛ = ω² has been investigated. The matrix A is an arbitrary square (N-by-N) real sparse random matrix with n nonzero elements in each row, mean values 〈A _ij 〉 = 0, and finite variance 〈A _ij ²〉 = V ². It has been demonstrated that the density of vibrational states g(ω) of this matrix at N, n ≫ 1 is described by the Wigner quarter-circle law with the radius independent of N. For n ≪ N, this representation of the dynamical matrix M = AA ^T makes it possible in a number of cases to adequately describe the interaction of atoms in amorphous solids. The statistics of levels (eigenfrequencies) of the matrix M is adequately described by the Wigner surmise formula and indicates the repulsion of vibrational terms. The participation ratio of the vibrational modes is approximately equal to 0.2–0.3 almost over the entire range of frequencies. The conclusions are in qualitative and, frequently, quantitative agreement with the results of numerical calculations performed by molecular dynamics methods for real amorphous systems.     

Effect of Nonequilibrium Correlations on the Effective Resistances between Sites in the Theory of Hopping Conductivity

Physics of the Solid State - It has been shown that the nonequilibrium correlations in hopping conductivity can be taken into account by generalizing the Miller–Abrahams network of resistors....     

Third-Order Elastic Moduli of Polystyrene Samples Fabricated by Different Technologies

Technical Physics - Third-order elastic moduli of polystyrene samples fabricated by different technologies (two samples of styrene copolymer with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate in different...