RT Journal Article T1 Shear elasticity of isotropic magnetic gels A1 Lopez-Lopez, M. T. A1 Borin, D. Yu. A1 Zubarev, A. Yu. K1 Magnetorheological elastomers K1 Field K1 Composites K1 Particles K1 Hydrogel AB The paper deals with a theoretical study of the effective shear modulus of a magnetic gel, consisting of magnetizable particles randomly and isotropically distributed in an elastic matrix. The effect of an external magnetic field on the composite modulus is the focus of our consideration. We take into account that magnetic interaction between the particles can induce their spatial rearrangement and lead to internal anisotropy of the system. Our results show that, if this magnetically induced anisotropy is insignificant, the applied field reduces the total shear modulus of the composite. Strong anisotropy can qualitatively change the magnetomechanic effect and induce an increase of this modulus with the field. PB American Physical Society SN 2470-0045 YR 2017 FD 2017-08-07 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/18965 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/18965 LA en NO Lopez-Lopez MT, Borin DY, Zubarev AY. Shear elasticity of isotropic magnetic gels. Phys Rev E. 2017 Aug;96(2-1):18 NO A.Z. is grateful for the financial support to the Russian Fund for Basic Research, 16-58-12003,the Program of Russian Federation Ministry of Science and Education, project 3.1438.2017/4.6.M.L-L was supported by the project FIS2013-41821-R (Plan Nacional de InvestigaciónCientífica, Desarrollo e Innovación Tecnológica, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad,Spain, co-funded by ERDF, European Union).D. Borin would like to acknowledge the support of DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)under Grant Bo 3343/1-1 DS RISalud RD Apr 5, 2025