A model for the fragmentation kinetics of crumpled thin sheets

Jovana Andrejevic; Lisa M. Lee; Shmuel M. Rubinstein; Chris H. Rycroft

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21625-2

Nature Communications (Mar 2021)

A model for the fragmentation kinetics of crumpled thin sheets

Jovana Andrejevic,
Lisa M. Lee,
Shmuel M. Rubinstein,
Chris H. Rycroft

Affiliations

Jovana Andrejevic: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Lisa M. Lee: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Shmuel M. Rubinstein: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Chris H. Rycroft: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21625-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The process of thin sheet crumpling is characterized by high complexity due to an infinite number of possible configurations. Andrejevic et al. show that ordered behavior can emerge in crumpled sheets, and uncover the correspondence between crumpling and fragmentation processes.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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