Effective temperatures from the fluctuation-dissipation measurements in soft glassy materials

We have investigated the validity of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem (FDT) and the applicability of the concept of effective temperature in a number of non-equilibrium soft glassy materials. Using a combination of passive and active microrheology to measure displacement fluctuations and the mech...

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Published in:Europhysics letters 2008-10, Vol.84 (2), p.20006-20006(6)
Main Authors: Jabbari-Farouji, S, Mizuno, D, Derks, D, Wegdam, G. H, MacKintosh, F. C, Schmidt, C. F, Bonn, D
Format: Article
Language:English
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05.40.-a
05.70.Ln
81.05.Kf
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Summary:We have investigated the validity of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem (FDT) and the applicability of the concept of effective temperature in a number of non-equilibrium soft glassy materials. Using a combination of passive and active microrheology to measure displacement fluctuations and the mechanical response function of probe particles embedded in the materials, we have directly tested the validity of the FDT. Our results show no violation of the FDT over several decades in frequency (1$\hbox{--}$104 Hz) for hard-sphere colloidal glasses and colloidal glasses and gels of Laponite. We further extended the bandwidth of our measurements to lower frequencies (down to 0.1 Hz) using video microscopy to measure the displacement fluctuations, again without finding any deviations from the FDT.
ISSN:0295-5075
1286-4854
DOI:10.1209/0295-5075/84/20006