Do solids flow?

DOI10.1007/S10955-010-0006-9zbMATH Open1197.82032arXiv1001.0918OpenAlexW2009257918MaRDI QIDQ5961864FDOQ5961864

Jorge Kurchan, Giulio Biroli, François Sausset

Publication date: 16 September 2010

Published in: Journal of Statistical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Are solids intrinsically different from liquids? Must a finite stress be applied in order to induce flow? Or, instead, do all solids only look rigid on some finite timescales and eventually flow if an infinitesimal shear stress is applied? Surprisingly, these simple questions are a matter of debate and definite answers are still lacking. Here we show that solidity is only a time-scale dependent notion: equilibrium states of matter that break spontaneously translation invariance, e.g. crystals, flow if even an infinitesimal stress is applied. However, they do so in a way inherently different from ordinary liquids since their viscosity diverges for vanishing shear stress with an essential singularity. We find an ultra-slow decrease of the shear stress as a function of the shear rate, which explains the apparent yield stress identified in rheological flow curves. Furthermore, we suggest that an alternating shear of frequency $omega$ and amplitude $gamma$ should lead to a dynamic phase transition line in the ($omega$,$gamma$) plane, from a 'flowing' to a 'non-flowing' phase. Finally, we apply our results to crystals, show the corresponding microscopic process leading to flow and discuss possible experimental investigations.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1001.0918

zbMATH Keywords

flowsolidYield stress

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Phase transitions (general) in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B26) Foundations of equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B03)

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