title: Multiscaling at Point J: jamming is a critical phenomenon.
abstract: We analyze the jamming transition that occurs as a function of increasing packing density in a disordered two-dimensional assembly of disks at zero temperature for "Point J" of the recently proposed jamming phase diagram. We measure the total number of moving disks and the transverse length of the moving region, and find a power law divergence as the packing density increases toward a critical jamming density. This provides evidence that the T=0 jamming transition as a function of packing density is a second order phase transition. Additionally, we find evidence for multiscaling, indicating the importance of long tails in the velocity fluctuations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46656, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Drocco
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Hastings
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Olson Reichhardt
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reichhardt