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arxiv: 1811.00946 · v1 · pith:55RR3DNVnew · submitted 2018-11-02 · ❄️ cond-mat.soft

Comment on "Field Theory for Amorphous Solids" by Eric DeGiuli

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In a recent pair of papers, Eric DeGiuli has developed a field theory of glasses and granular materials based on the Edwards ensemble, extending our earlier theoretical framework. In this comment, we address a misconception regarding the relation between equiprobability of microstates and a flat measure in a field theory, which appears in the DeGiuli papers, and has often plagued discussions surrounding the Edwards ensemble. We point out that modeling this measure is the challenge addressed in both our earlier work and the recent DeGiuli work. Contrary to what is stated in the the DeGiuli papers, we did not assume a flat measure in our earlier work.

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