Effective temperature in elastoplasticity of amorphous solids

Laurent Boué, H. G.E. Hentschel, Itamar Procaccia, Ido Regev, Jacques Zylberg

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Abstract

An effective temperature Teff which differs from the bath temperature is believed to play an essential role in the theory of elastoplasticity of amorphous solids. Here, we introduce a natural definition of Teff appearing naturally in a Boltzmann-like distribution of measurable structural features without recourse to any questionable assumption. The value of Teff is connected, using theory and scaling concepts, to the flow stress and the mean energy that characterize the elastoplastic flow.

Original languageEnglish
Article number100201
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume81
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Mar 2010
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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