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A new crack at friction

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  • David A. Kessler

    (Bar-Ilan University)

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One of the dirty little secrets of physics is that there is no generally accepted explanation of the basic laws of friction. An advance in the theory of cracks will stimulate fresh thinking on the question.

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  • David A. Kessler, 2001. "A new crack at friction," Nature, Nature, vol. 413(6853), pages 260-261, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:413:y:2001:i:6853:d:10.1038_35095141
    DOI: 10.1038/35095141
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    1. Plans, I. & Carpio, A. & Bonilla, L.L., 2009. "Toy nanoindentation model and incipient plasticity," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 42(3), pages 1623-1630.

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