In this theoretical work, the elastic and dynamical properties of a solid are studied with the aim to draw the links between a perfect crystal and a glassy state. Recently, experimental groups observed a slice in a colloidal glass under a confocal microscope, in order to study its local elastic properties. This work proves analytically that, even in the case of a crystal, observing only a slice does not lead to the elastic constants and dispersion relation of the three-dimensional solid. Molecular dynamic simulations performed on a hard sphere crystal ar consistent with the analytical results. Moreover, this work shows numerical evidence that adding polydispersity in the sphere radii causes the elastic constants of the crystal to grow and c...
We report new results from our programme of molecular dynamics simulation of hard-sphere systems, fo...
The crystallization of a metastable melt is one of the most important non-equilibrium phenomena in c...
This work contributes to the understanding of thermodynamic aspects and microscopic mechanisms of th...
In this theoretical work, the elastic and dynamical properties of a solid are studied with the aim t...
Dynamic processes in nonequilibrium liquid-solid systems are studied over mesoscopic time scales and...
We have performed Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations of suspensions of monodisperse, har...
The role played by the structure in determining the dynamics of glassy colloidal systems is still a ...
One way to increase the ductility of metallic glasses is to induce heterogeneous microstructures, as...
In physics, the term ‘solid’ is frequently associated with crystals, despite the fact that there is ...
In this thesis, experiments and simulations are combined to investigate the nonequilibrium behaviour...
Disordered solids are all around us from glass and plastic to sand and grains. However, compared to ...
This thesis is devoted to the study of the transition between liquid and amorphous solid. This trans...
Disordered solids are all around us from glass and plastic to sand and grains. However, compared to ...
We have carried out computer simulations of overcompressed suspensions of hard monodisperse ellipsoi...
Crystal plasticity has been an active research field for several decades. The crystal plasticity of ...
We report new results from our programme of molecular dynamics simulation of hard-sphere systems, fo...
The crystallization of a metastable melt is one of the most important non-equilibrium phenomena in c...
This work contributes to the understanding of thermodynamic aspects and microscopic mechanisms of th...
In this theoretical work, the elastic and dynamical properties of a solid are studied with the aim t...
Dynamic processes in nonequilibrium liquid-solid systems are studied over mesoscopic time scales and...
We have performed Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations of suspensions of monodisperse, har...
The role played by the structure in determining the dynamics of glassy colloidal systems is still a ...
One way to increase the ductility of metallic glasses is to induce heterogeneous microstructures, as...
In physics, the term ‘solid’ is frequently associated with crystals, despite the fact that there is ...
In this thesis, experiments and simulations are combined to investigate the nonequilibrium behaviour...
Disordered solids are all around us from glass and plastic to sand and grains. However, compared to ...
This thesis is devoted to the study of the transition between liquid and amorphous solid. This trans...
Disordered solids are all around us from glass and plastic to sand and grains. However, compared to ...
We have carried out computer simulations of overcompressed suspensions of hard monodisperse ellipsoi...
Crystal plasticity has been an active research field for several decades. The crystal plasticity of ...
We report new results from our programme of molecular dynamics simulation of hard-sphere systems, fo...
The crystallization of a metastable melt is one of the most important non-equilibrium phenomena in c...
This work contributes to the understanding of thermodynamic aspects and microscopic mechanisms of th...