Rare events and disorder control the brittle yielding of well-annealed amorphous solids
We use atomistic computer simulations to provide a microscopic description of the brittle failure of amorphous materials, and we assess the role of rare events and quenched disorder. We argue that brittle yielding originates at rare soft regions, similarly to Griffiths effects in disordered systems....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Physical Review Research |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.023227 |