Memory formation in matter is a theme of broad intellectual relevance; it sits at the
interdisciplinary crossroads of physics, biology, chemistry, and computer science. Memory …

The nonlinear response of driven complex materials—disordered magnets, amorphous
media, and crumpled sheets—features intricate transition pathways where the system …

Materials that feature bistable elements, hysterons, exhibit memory effects. Often, these
hysterons are difficult to observe or control directly. Here, we introduce a mechanical …

We consider the slow and athermal deformations of amorphous solids and show how the
ensuing sequence of discrete plastic rearrangements can be mapped onto a directed …

Cyclically sheared jammed packings form memories of the shear amplitude at which they
were trained by falling into periodic orbits where each particle returns to the identical …

Self-organization, and transitions from reversible to irreversible behavior, of interacting
particle assemblies driven by externally imposed stresses or deformation is of interest in …

A disordered material that cannot relax to equilibrium, such as an amorphous or glassy
solid, responds to deformation in a way that depends on its past. In experiments we train a …

Investigations of plastic deformation and yielding of amorphous solids reveal a strong
dependence of their yielding behavior on the degree of annealing. Above a threshold …

Random assemblies of particles subjected to cyclic shear undergo a reversible–irreversible
transition (RIT) with increasing a shear amplitude d or particle density n, while the latter type …

A major challenge in simulating glassy systems is the ability to generate configurations that
may be found in equilibrium at sufficiently low temperatures, in order to probe static and …