Poisson
Britishnoun
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Even though the inner core is solid, it behaves like a softened metal, slowing seismic shear waves and displaying a Poisson's ratio more similar to butter than to steel.
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By pairing in-situ sound velocity measurements with advanced molecular dynamics simulations, the team detected a dramatic loss of shear wave speed and a sharp increase in Poisson's ratio.
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The behavior of elastic materials is partially described by Poisson's ratio, which explains how the material changes shape when you stretch or squeeze it in one direction.
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Most materials have a positive Poisson's ratio, which means squeezing them in one direction will make them wider and/or thicker in other directions.
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Auxetics have a negative value of Poisson's ratio and do exactly the reverse.
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