Title Geometric Control of Fracture and Topological Metamaterials Author(s) Mitchell, Noah Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2020. Description XIX, 121 p. 49 illus., 48 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note This thesis reports a rare combination of experiment and theory on the role of geometry in materials science. It is built on two significant findings: that curvature can be used to guide crack paths in a predictive way, and that protected topological order can exist in amorphous materials. In each, the underlying geometry controls the elastic behavior of quasi-2D materials, enabling the control of crack propagation in elastic sheets and the control of unidirectional waves traveling at the boundary of metamaterials. The thesis examines the consequences of this geometric control in a range of materials spanning many orders of magnitude in length scale, from amorphous macroscopic networks and elastic continua to nanoscale lattices ISBN,Price 9783030363611 Keyword(s) 1. EBOOK 2. EBOOK - SPRINGER 3. Electronic materials 4. Mathematical Methods in Physics 5. Optical and Electronic Materials 6. OPTICAL MATERIALS 7. Phase transitions (Statistical physics) 8. Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems 9. PHYSICS 10. SOLID STATE PHYSICS Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I08905     On Shelf