Geometry for mechanics

A. Souslov; V. Vitelli

doi:10.1038/s41567-019-0500-1

Geometry for mechanics

A. Souslov, V. Vitelli

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The mechanics of many materials can be modelled by a network of balls connected by springs. A bottom-up approach based on differential geometry now captures changes in mechanics upon network growth or merger, going beyond the linear deformation regime.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	623-624
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Physics
Volume	15
Issue number	7
Early online date	1 Apr 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-019-0500-1
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2019

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