We discuss non-linear rheology of a simple model developed to mimic layered systems such as lamellar structures under shear. Our model is closely related to a family of phase models developed to study dynamics of charge-density-waves (CDW) and superconductors. We focus on a 2-dimensional version of the model which exhibits a Kosterlitz-Thouless Transition in equilibrium at a critical temperature Tc. While the system behaves as a Newtonian fluid at high temperatures T > Tc, it exhibits shear thinning at low temperatures T < Tc. The non-linear rheology is understood as due to collective motions of edge dislocations and resembles the non-linear transport phenomena in superconductors by vorticies. The so called shear-thinning exponent is related to other conventional critical exponents by a scaling relation. Finally we discuss an extension of the model which exhibits a jamming transition at zero temperature. "Non-linear rheology of layered systems - a phase model approach" Hajime Yoshino, Hiroshi Matsukawa, Satoshi Yukawa and Hikaru Kawamura J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 89 012014 (2007) arXiv:0709.3883
The jamming transition is, in short, a solidification phenomenon of inelastic particles. In contrast to conventional solid-liquid transition, it can be regarded as a second-order phase transition in the sense that the second-order derivative of the energy (i.e., the bulk modulus) is discontinuous at the transition point. Moreover, various power-law behaviors including the diverging correlation length are observed near the transition point. In this talk, as an example of such power-law behaviors, we show scaling laws with respect to rheology. These scaling laws are of the same form as those in conventional critical phenomena. By means of molecular dynamics simulation, some critical exponents are estimated in order to discuss the universality class of the jamming transition.
Fluctuation-Dissipation relation preserving field theoretical method for the fluctuating hydrodynamics is developed. >From the analysis of the fluctuating hydrodynamics, we will discuss about cutoff mechanism which is suggested by Das and Mazenko (PRE,1986),and Schmitz, Dufty and De (PRL,1993). We also derive the non-ergodic parameter in the first loop order approximation.