Abstract
Drastic shape changes of domains can occur when they have a smaller shear modulus than that of the matrix. Our simulations in two dimensions demonstrate the following. (i) An isolated softer domain is deformed into a stripe with its ends growing relatively rapidly into a metastable matrix. (ii) A planar interface becomes unstable when it separates an elastically isotropic softer region and a uniaxially deformed harder region. (iii) Elongated softer domains form a percolated network even at relatively small volume fractions.
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