Persistent homology analysis of craze formation

Takashi Ichinomiya, Ippei Obayashi, Yasuaki Hiraoka

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Abstract

We apply a persistent homology analysis to investigate the behavior of nanovoids during the crazing process of glassy polymers. We carry out a coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation of the uniaxial deformation of an amorphous polymer and analyze the results with persistent homology. Persistent homology reveals the void coalescence during craze formation, and the results suggest that the yielding process is regarded as the percolation of nanovoids created by deformation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012504
JournalPhysical Review E
Volume95
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 13 2017
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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