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Can exotic disordered "stealthy" particle configurations tolerate arbitrarily large holes?

G Zhang1, F H Stillinger, S Torquato.   

Abstract

The probability of finding a spherical cavity or "hole" of arbitrarily large size in typical disordered many-particle systems in the infinite-system-size limit (e.g., equilibrium liquid states) is non-zero. Such "hole" statistics are intimately linked to the thermodynamic and nonequilibrium physical properties of the system. Disordered "stealthy" many-particle configurations in d-dimensional Euclidean space [Doublestruck R]d are exotic amorphous states of matter that lie between a liquid and crystal that prohibit single-scattering events for a range of wave vectors and possess no Bragg peaks [Torquato et al., Phys. Rev. X, 2015, 5, 021020]. In this paper, we provide strong numerical evidence that disordered stealthy configurations across the first three space dimensions cannot tolerate arbitrarily large holes in the infinite-system-size limit, i.e., the hole probability has compact support. This structural "rigidity" property apparently endows disordered stealthy systems with novel thermodynamic and physical properties, including desirable band-gap, optical and transport characteristics. We also determine the maximum hole size that any stealthy system can possess across the first three space dimensions.

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Year:  2017        PMID: 28798966     DOI: 10.1039/c7sm01028a

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Soft Matter        ISSN: 1744-683X            Impact factor:   3.679


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1.  Multifunctional composites for elastic and electromagnetic wave propagation.

Authors:  Jaeuk Kim; Salvatore Torquato
Journal:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A       Date:  2020-04-09       Impact factor: 11.205

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