A hypothesis is formulated and substantiated that quasi-static deformation in an amorphous metal alloy a complex relaxation multi-stage process, which hierarchical sequence of interrelated structural transitions the first order ordered time. These nonequilibrium processes sequentially proceed at different scale space-time levels, starting from lowest level --- cluster atoms coordination sphere ...

In this paper we address the topic of inelastic electron scattering in mesoscopic quantum transport. For systems where only elastic scattering is present, Landauer theory provides an adequate description of transport that relates the electronic current to single-particle transmission and reflection probabilities. A formalism proposed recently by Bonc̆a and Trugman facilitates the calculation of ...

We develop a thermodynamic framework for modeling nonlinear ultrasonic damage sensing and prognosis in materials undergoing progressive damage. The framework is based on the internal variable approach and relies on the construction of a pseudo-elastic strain energy function that captures the energetics associated with the damage progression. The pseudo-elastic strain energy function is composed...

Magnetic order and low-energy spin dynamics in the zero field ground state of Ni3V2O8 are revealed in elastic and inelastic neutron scattering experiments. Neutron diffraction shows that below T = 2.3 K the Ni2+ moments (spin S = 1) order in a cycloid pattern with incommensurate wave vector kICM = (0,1,τ ), where τ = 0.4030 ± 0.0004, which is superimposed on a commensurate antiferromagnetic spi...

The mechanical properties of extracellular matrix proteins strongly influence cell-induced tension in the matrix, which in turn influences cell function. Despite progress on the impact of elastic behaviour of matrix proteins on cell-matrix interactions, little is known about the influence of inelastic behaviour, especially at the large and slow deformations that characterize cell-induced matrix...

We develop a conceptually simple scheme based on a master-equation approach to evaluate the full-counting statistics (FCS) of elastic and inelastic off-resonant tunneling (cotunneling) in quantum dots (QDs) and molecules. We demonstrate the method by showing that it reproduces known results for the FCS and shot noise in the cotunneling regime. For a QD with an excited state, we obtain an analyt...

Land subsidence due to groundwater withdrawal combined with a global sea level rise creates a serious environmental problem in the coastal region. Groundwater withdrawal results in fluid pressure change in the layers. The pressure change in the layers induces both elastic and inelastic land compaction. The elastic compaction can be recovered if the water level rises again and inelastic compacti...