Dynamics of shear-transformation zones in amorphous plasticity: non-linear theory at low temperatures
Soft Condensed Matter
2007-05-23 v2 Materials Science
Abstract
We use considerations of energy balance and dissipation to derive a self-consistent version of the shear-transformation-zone (STZ) theory of plastic deformation in amorphous solids. The theory is generalized to include arbitrary spatial orientations of STZs. Continuum equations for elasto-plastic material and their energy balance properties are discussed.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0305516,
title = {Dynamics of shear-transformation zones in amorphous plasticity: non-linear theory at low temperatures},
author = {Leonid Pechenik},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0305516},
year = {2007}
}
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26 pages, 4 figures