Orateur
Kay Wiese
(Ecole normale supérieure)
Description
When elastic systems like contact lines on a rough substrate, domain walls in disordered magnets, or tectonic plates are driven slowly, they remain immobile most of the time, before responding with strong intermittent motion, termed avalanche. I will describe the field theory behind these phenomena, explain why its effective action has a cusp, and how such intricate objects as the temporal shape of an avalanche can be obtained.
Auteur principal
Kay Wiese
(Ecole normale supérieure)
