Topological defects are singularities within a field that cannot be removed by continuous
transformations. The definition of these irregularities requires an ordered reference …

The mechanical response of amorphous solids to external strains is riddled with plastic
events that create topological charges in the resulting displacement field. It was recently …

The jamming transition of frictionless athermal particles is a paradigm to understand the
mechanics of amorphous materials at the atomic scale. Concepts related to the jamming …

The notion of defects in crystalline phases of matter has been extremely powerful for
understanding crystal growth, deformation and melting. These discontinuities in the periodic …

Solids subjected to repeated cycles of stress or deformation can fail after several cycles, a
phenomenon termed fatigue failure. Although intensely investigated for a wide range of …

The relation between dynamics and structure in systems of bidisperse 2D hard disks with
apparent arrested dynamics is considered using numerical simulations and Voronoi …