The Statistics of Crumpled Paper
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-11-11 v1
Abstract
A statistical study of crumpled paper is allowed by a minimal 1D model: a self-avoiding line bent at sharp angles -- in which resides the elastic energy -- put in a confining potential. Many independent equilibrium configurations are generated numerically and their properties are investigated. At small confinement, the distribution of segment lengths is log-normal in agreement with previous predictions and experiments. At high confinement, the system approaches a jammed state with a critical behavior, whereas the length distribution follows a Gamma law which parameter is predicted as a function of the number of layers in the system.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0509137,
title = {The Statistics of Crumpled Paper},
author = {Eric Sultan and Arezki Boudaoud},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0509137},
year = {2009}
}