Theories of Strongly Nonequilibrium Phenomena, Especially Deformation and Fracture of Solids

[摘要] The major focus of the research program supported by this grant was the development of the shear-transformation-zone (STZ) theory of amorphous plasticity and its application to theories of dynamic fracture. In retrospect, the project was remarkably successful. It produced a deep understanding of the formability and strength of bulk metallic glasses [see, especially, refs 5, 6, 19] , and a predictive theory of shear-banding instabilities [17] . The shear-band analysis led, peripherally, to a first understanding of the origin of sharp stress drops during large earthquakes [22]. An important theme that emerged during these studies was the role of an effective temperature as a quantitative measure of the state of disorder induced by shear deformations. This theme led to what now appears to be a fundamental advance in nonequilibrium thermodynamics [6,23,24,25]. Much of this work has been summarized in a review article [26].

[发布日期] 2013-02-13

[学科分类] 材料科学（综合）