The deformation and flow of disordered solids, such as metallic glasses and concentrated
emulsions, involves swift localized rearrangements of particles that induce a long-range …

We revisit the concept of marginal stability in glasses and determine its range of applicability
in the context of an avalanche-type response to slow external driving. We argue that there is …

We use machine-learning methods on local structure to identify flow defects—or particles
susceptible to rearrangement—in jammed and glassy systems. We apply this method …

Amorphous solids lack long-range order. Therefore identifying structural defects—akin to
dislocations in crystalline solids—that carry plastic flow in these systems remains a daunting …

In model amorphous solids produced via differing quench protocols, a strong correlation is
established between local yield stress measured by direct local probing of shear stress …

Yield stress materials flow if a sufficiently large shear stress is applied. Although such
materials are ubiquitous and relevant for industry, there is no accepted microscopic …

We provide a theoretical description of dynamical heterogeneities in glass-forming liquids,
based on the premise that relaxation occurs via local rearrangements coupled by elasticity …

The physical processes governing the onset of yield, where a material changes its shape
permanently under external deformation, are not yet understood for amorphous solids that …

We study stress time series caused by plastic avalanches in athermally sheared disordered
materials. Using particle-based simulations and a mesoscopic elastoplastic model, we …

We develop and extend a method presented by Patinet, Vandembroucq, and Falk [Phys.
Rev. Lett. 117, 045501 (2016) PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett. 117.045501] to …