This thesis reports a rare combination of experiment and theory on the role of geometry in materials science. It is built on two significant findings: that curvature can be used to guide crack paths in a predictive way, and that protected topological order can exist in amorphous materials. In each, the underlying geometry controls the elastic behavior of quasi-2D materials, enabling the control of crack propagation in elastic sheets and the control of unidirectional waves traveling at the boundary of metamaterials. The thesis examines the consequences of this geometric control in a range of materials spanning many orders of magnitude in length scale, from amorphous macroscopic networks and elastic continua to nanoscale lattices.
| ISBN: | 9783030363635 |
| Publication date: | 3rd January 2021 |
| Author: | Noah Mitchell |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 121 pages |
| Series: | Springer Theses |
| Genres: |
Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics) Engineering applications of electronic, magnetic, optical materials Mathematical physics |
This thesis reports a rare combination of experiment and theory on the role of geometry in materials science. It is built on two significant findings: that curvature can be used to guide crack paths in a predictive way, and that protected topological order can exist in amorphous materials. In each, the underlying geometry controls the elastic behavior of quasi-2D materials, enabling the control of crack propagation in elastic sheets and the control of unidirectional waves traveling at the boundary of metamaterials. The thesis examines the consequences of this geometric control in a range of materials spanning many orders of magnitude in length scale, from amorphous macroscopic networks and elastic continua to nanoscale lattices.
Geometric Control of Fracture and Topological Metamaterials features in the following genres: Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics), Engineering applications of electronic, magnetic, optical materials, Mathematical physics
Geometric Control of Fracture and Topological Metamaterials is available in Paperback
Geometric Control of Fracture and Topological Metamaterials was written by Noah Mitchell and published by Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing
Geometric Control of Fracture and Topological Metamaterials has 121 pages
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