2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/29290We investigate universal features of the jamming transition in granular materials, colloids and glasses. We show that the jamming transition in these systems has common features: slowing of response to external perturbation, and the onset of structural heterogeneities.22 pages, 11 figures,"Jamming and Rheology" Conference, ITP UCSB, October 1997. To appear in "Jamming and Rheology" eds. A.Liu and S.R.Nagel, Taylor & Francis, New-York (1999)Soft Condensed MatterStatistical Mechanicstext