Dynamical Approach to the Jamming Problem.
Phys Rev Lett
; 131(23): 238202, 2023 Dec 08.
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A simple dynamical model, biased random organization (BRO), appears to produce configurations known as random close packing (RCP) as BRO's densest critical point in dimension d=3. We conjecture that BRO likewise produces RCP in any dimension; if so, then RCP does not exist in d=1-2 (where BRO dynamics lead to crystalline order). In d=3-5, BRO produces isostatic configurations and previously estimated RCP volume fractions 0.64, 0.46, and 0.30, respectively. For all investigated dimensions (d=2-5), we find that BRO belongs to the Manna universality class of dynamical phase transitions by measuring critical exponents associated with the steady-state activity and the long-range density fluctuations. Additionally, BRO's distribution of near contacts (gaps) displays behavior consistent with the infinite-dimensional theoretical treatment of RCP when d≥4. The association of BRO's densest critical configurations with random close packing implies that RCP's upper-critical dimension is consistent with the Manna class d_{uc}=4.
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