Unveiling hedgehog topological defects in three dimensional glasses
Thursday, July 3, 2025 - 10:08
in Physics & Chemistry
I've always been fascinated by how materials break down, especially glasses and polymers that don't have a regular crystal structure. Unlike crystals, where we understand plasticity through things like dislocations, amorphous materials like glasses are messier. There's no neat lattice to analyze, so figuring out where and how they deform under stress is a big open question.