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Disordered systems that are far from equilibrium relax slowly towards their equilibrium. Now, we learn that the irreversible plastic deformations that form the wrinkles of a crumpled sheet result in a complex energy landscape that ages logarithmically.

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    Kari Dalnoki-Veress

  2. Gulliver, CNRS UMR 7083, ESPCI Paris, Université PSL, Paris, France

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