Jamming, Yielding, and Irreversible Deformation in Condensed Matter

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Miguel, M. Carmen (Editor), Rubi, Miguel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag, 2006.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 688
• Subjects: Physics.; Continuum physics.; Condensed matter.; Materials science.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Classical Continuum Physics.; Materials Science, general.

This collection ot ten tutorial reviews by leading researchers in the field introduces and renews recent advances on irreversible deformation phenomena in solid state and soft condensed matter physics. The focus in applications is on amorphous materials, crystalline solids under stress and more gene...