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A Statistical Mechanics Model for Discontinuous Shear Thickening in Suspensions
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A Statistical Mechanics Model for Discontinuous Shear Thickening in Suspensions

Elan Shatoff
Brandeis University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Brandeis University, College of Arts and Sciences
2016
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https://hdl.handle.net/10192/32347

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In this paper we present a model for analyzing discontinuous shear thickening (DST) in suspensions. We perform analysis on force tiles obtained from 2D simulations of suspensions undergoing DST. Using point pattern analysis techniques, including spatial correlations and structure factors, we investigate the patterns of vertices from the force tilings. We attempt to characterize a phase transition from these patterns in force space.
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