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 review recent research into elastic and plastic deformation of metallic glasses, with an
emphasis on making connections between developments in theory and simulation (largely …

When deformed beyond their elastic limits, crystalline solids flow plastically via particle
rearrangements localized around structural defects. Disordered solids also flow, but without …

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 …

Solids are rigid, which means that when left undisturbed, their structures are nearly static. It
follows that these structures depend on history—but it is surprising that they hold readable …

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 …

It is now well established that glasses feature quasilocalized nonphononic excitations—
coined “soft spots”—, which follow a universal ω 4 density of states in the limit of low …

The dynamical glass transition is typically taken to be the temperature at which a glassy
liquid is no longer able to equilibrate on experimental timescales. Consequently, the …

The plastic deformation of crystalline materials can be understood by considering their
structural defects such as disclinations and dislocations. Although also glasses are solids …