Soft matter from a geometric perspective

A brief introduction to various forms of soft matter, with emphasis on the geometry of sphere packing

Granular Matter

Experiments and a model of dilatancy onset:

M. Schröter, S. Nägle, C. Radin and H.L. Swinney, EPL 78 (2007), 44004

J.-F. Métayer, D.J. Suntrup III, C. Radin, H.L. Swinney and M. Schröter, EPL 93(2011), 64003

D. Aristoff and Charles Radin, J. Stat. Phys. 143(2011), 215-225

A theory of random close packing:

C. Radin, J. Stat. Phys. 131(2008) 567-573

D. Aristoff and C. Radin, J. Math. Phys. 51 (2010) 113302

A theory of random loose packing:

D. Aristoff and C. Radin, J. Stat. Phys., 135(2009), 1-23

Some acoustic measurements:

T. Argo, M. Guild, P. Wilson, M. Schröter, C. Radin and H. Swinney, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 129(2011) EL101-EL107

Crumpled Sheets

Confined sheets, wires, polymers:

D. Aristoff and Charles Radin, EPL 91(2010) 56003.

D. Aristoff and C. Radin, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 44(2011) 065004.