Disorder plays a fundamental role in many natural and man-made systems that are of industrial and scienti?c importance. Of all the disordered systems, hete- geneous materials are perhaps the most heavily utilized in all aspects of our daily lives, and hence have been studied for a long time. With the advent of new - perimental techniques, it is now possible to study the morphology of disordered materials and gain a much deeper understanding of their properties. Novel te- niqueshavealsoallowedustodesignmaterialsofmorphologieswiththeproperties that are suitable for intended applications. With...
Disorder plays a fundamental role in many natural and man-made systems that are of industrial and scienti?c importance. Of all the disordered systems,...
Disorder plays a fundamental role in many natural and man-made systems that are of industrial and scienti?c importance. Of all the disordered systems, hete- geneous materials are perhaps the most heavily utilized in all aspects of our daily lives, and hence have been studied for a long time. With the advent of new - perimental techniques, it is now possible to study the morphology of disordered materials and gain a much deeper understanding of their properties. Novel te- niqueshavealsoallowedustodesignmaterialsofmorphologieswiththeproperties that are suitable for intended applications. With...
Disorder plays a fundamental role in many natural and man-made systems that are of industrial and scienti?c importance. Of all the disordered systems,...
8. Rigidity and Elastic Properties: The Discrete Approach 8. 0 Introduction 8. 1 Elastic Networks in Biological Materials 8. 2 Number of Elastic Moduli of a Lattice 8. 3 Numerical Simulation and Finite-Size Scaling 8. 4 Derivation of Elastic Networks from Continuum Elasticity 8. 4. 1 The Born model 8. 4. 2 Shortcomings of the Born model 8. 5 The Central-Force Network 8. 6 Rigidity Percolation 8. 6. 1 Static and dynamic rigidity and ?oppiness of networks 8. 6. 2 The correlation length of rigidity percolation 8. 6. 3 The force distribution 8. 6. 4 Determination of the percolation threshold 8....
8. Rigidity and Elastic Properties: The Discrete Approach 8. 0 Introduction 8. 1 Elastic Networks in Biological Materials 8. 2 Number of Elastic Modul...
Percolation theory provides a mathematical framework for the study of random physical processes such as flow through disordered porous media. It spans applications in the physical sciences and beyond natural phenomena. Double in size, this second edition provides an up-to-date account of these applications. After reviewing the theory, the book covers a range of applications and variations. Well known in the field, the author presents examples in phase transitions, semiconductors, geology, astrophysics, network modeling, and the social sciences.
Percolation theory provides a mathematical framework for the study of random physical processes such as flow through disordered porous media. It sp...
This monograph describes and discusses the properties of heterogeneous materials, including conductivity, elastic moduli, and dielectrical constant. The book outlines typical experimental methods, and compares the experimental data and the theoretical predictions. This multidisciplinary book will appeal to applied physicists, materials scientists, chemical and mechanical engineers, chemists, and applied mathematicians.
This monograph describes and discusses the properties of heterogeneous materials, including conductivity, elastic moduli, and dielectrical constant...