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We consider the Schramm-Loewner evolution (SLE$_\kappa$) for $\kappa \in (4,8)$, which is the regime where the curve is self-intersecting but not space-filling. We show that there exists $\delta_0>0$ such that for $\kappa \in (8 -…

Probability · Mathematics 2025-10-14 Haoyu Liu , Zijie Zhuang

Rigidity percolation (RP) occurs when mechanical stability emerges in disordered networks as constraints or components are added. Here we discuss RP with structural correlations, an effect ignored in classical theories albeit relevant to…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2019-08-07 Shang Zhang , Leyou Zhang , Mehdi Bouzid , D. Zeb Rocklin , Emanuela Del Gado , Xiaoming Mao

Rigidity Percolation is a crucial framework for describing rigidity transitions in amorphous systems. We present a new, efficient algorithm to study central-force Rigidity Percolation in two dimensions. This algorithm combines the Pebble…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2026-02-12 Nina Javerzat , Daniele Notarmuzi

The natural paramterization or length for the Schramm-Loewner evolution (SLE{\kappa}) is the candidate for the scaling limit of the length of discrete curves for \kappa < 8. We improve the proof of the existence of the parametrization and…

Probability · Mathematics 2012-09-13 Gregory F. Lawler , Mohammad A. Rezaei

We have studied the iso-height lines on the $\mathrm{WO_3}$ surface as a physical candidate for conformally invariant curves. We have shown that these lines are conformally invariant with the same statistics of domain walls in the critical…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. A. Saberi , M. A. Rajabpour , S. Rouhani

These lecture notes on 2D growth processes are divided in two parts. The first part is a non-technical introduction to stochastic Loewner evolutions (SLEs). Their relationship with 2D critical interfaces is illustrated using numerical…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 Michel Bauer , Denis Bernard

The square lattice with central forces between nearest neighbors is isostatic with a subextensive number of floppy modes. It can be made rigid by the random addition of next-nearest neighbor bonds. This constitutes a rigidity percolation…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2011-12-06 Wouter G. Ellenbroek , Xiaoming Mao

Rigidity percolation (RP) is the emergence of mechanical stability in networks. Motivated by the experimentally observed fractal nature of materials like colloidal gels and disordered fiber networks, we study RP in a fractal network.…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2021-01-13 Shae Machlus , Shang Zhang , Xiaoming Mao

Determining the onset of rigidity in gels is a fundamental challenge with significant practical implications across different applications. Limited-valence, or patchy-particle systems have proven to be a valuable model to study the…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-04-04 J. C. Neves , J. M. Tavares , N. A. M. Araújo , C. S. Dias

We demonstrate how to obtain integrable results for the Schramm-Loewner evolution (SLE) from Liouville conformal field theory (LCFT) and the mating-of-trees framework for Liouville quantum gravity (LQG). In particular, we prove an exact…

Probability · Mathematics 2022-05-09 Morris Ang , Nina Holden , Xin Sun

SLE_k stochastic processes describe growth of random curves which, in some cases, may be identified with boundaries of two dimensional critical percolating clusters. By generalizing SLE_k growths to formal Markov processes on the central…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 M. Bauer , D. Bernard

Metallic glasses possess outstanding mechanical and physical properties, making them promising candidates for advanced structural and functional applications; however, the lack of understanding and control over their glass transition and…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-06-04 Wei Chu , Zheng Wang , Christopher Ness , Konrad Samwer , Alessio Zaccone , Lina Hu

Solids are distinguished from fluids by their ability to resist shear. In traditional solids, the resistance to shear is associated with the emergence of broken translational symmetry as exhibited by a non-uniform density pattern. In this…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2013-08-20 Sumantra Sarkar , Dapeng Bi , Jie Zhang , R. P. Behringer , Bulbul Chakraborty

We examine three--dimensional turbulent flows in the presence of solid-body rotation and helical forcing in the framework of stochastic Schramm-L\"owner evolution curves (SLE). The data stems from a run on a grid of $1536^3$ points, with…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2015-05-27 S. Thalabard , D. Rosenberg , A. Pouquet , P. D. Mininni

Scharmm-Loewner evolution (SLE) and conformal field theory (CFT) are popular and widely used instruments to study critical behavior of two-dimensional models, but they use different objects. While SLE has natural connection with lattice…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2012-08-09 Anton Nazarov

The onset and growth of rigid clusters in a two-dimensional (2D) suspension in shear flow are studied by numerical simulations. The suspension exhibits the lubricated-to-frictional rheology transition, but the key results here are for…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-10-27 Aritra Santra , Michel Orsi , Bulbul Chakraborty , Jeffrey F. Morris

In the present work, the overall nonlinear elastic behavior of a 1D multi-modular structure incorporating possible imperfections at the discrete (micro-scale) level, is derived with respect to both tensile and compressive applied loads. The…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2019-04-10 S. Palumbo , L. Deseri , D. R. Owen , M. Fraldi

Using results from Schramm Loewner evolution (SLE), we give the expression of the fluctuation-induced force exerted by a polymer on a small impenetrable disk, in various 2-dimensional domain geometries. We generalize to two polymers and…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-05-13 Pierre Le Doussal , Kay Jörg Wiese

Schramm Loewner Evolution (SLE) is a one-parameter family of random planar curves introduced by Oded Schramm in 1999 as the candidates for the scaling limits of the interfaces in the planar critical lattice models. This is the only possible…

Probability · Mathematics 2018-06-06 Hao Wu

We study universal aspects of polymer conformations and transverse fluctuations for a single swollen chain characterized by a contour length $L$ and a persistence length $\ell_p$ in two dimensions (2D) and in three dimensions (3D) in the…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2023-06-07 Jacob Bair , Swarnadeep Seth , Aniket Bhattacharya