Assur graphs, marginally jammed packings, and reconfigurable metamaterials

Isostatic frames are mechanical networks that are simultaneously rigid and stress-free. Isostaticity itself is a powerful concept in understanding phase transitions in soft matter and designing mechanical metamaterials. We show that the contact network of marginally jammed packings approaches not on...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jose Ortiz-Tavarez, Ethan Stanifer, Xiaoming Mao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2023-10-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.L042001