Critical slowing down in purely elastic `snap-through' instabilities
Many elastic structures have two possible equilibrium states [1]: from umbrellas that become inverted in a sudden gust of wind, to nanoelectromechanical switches [2, 3], origami patterns [4, 5] and the hopper popper, which jumps after being turned inside-out [6]. These systems typically transition f...
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Nature Publishing Group
2017
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