We show that for a standard continuously-polydisperse model with particle-diameter distribution P(σ)∝σ−3 and polydispersity index Δ, employing a combination of standard SWAP moves and transient degree of freedom (TDOF) moves during a Lubachevsky-Stillinger-like particle-growth process dramatically increases the generated packings' jamming densities ϕJ(Δ) and coordination numbers ZJ(Δ), for a wide range of Δ. The fractional increase in ϕJ(Δ) obtained by employing these moves first increases rapidly with Δ, then plateaus at 6−7% over the range 0.10≲Δ≤50; the obtained ϕJ are as high as 0.747 (for Δ=0.50). These density increases are achieved without producing clearly-noticeable crystallization or increased fractionation, despite the fact that the packings are quite hyperstatic for all Δ>0. SWAP and TDOF moves also reduce packings' rattler populations by as much as 99% and increase their bulk moduli by as much as 80%.
@article{arxiv.2506.16521,
title = {Ultrastable jammed sphere packings with a wide range of particle dispersities},
author = {Robert S. Hoy},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.16521},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
Extensively revised in response to reviewer comments