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Is dislocation flow turbulent in deformed crystals?

Computational Physics 2012-01-20 v3 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Statistical Mechanics Fluid Dynamics

Abstract

Intriguing analogies were found between a model of plastic deformation in crystals and turbulence in fluids. A study of this model provides remarkable explanations of known experiments and predicts fractal dislocation pattern formation. Further, the challenges encountered resemble those in turbulence, which is exemplified in a comparison with the Rayleigh-Taylor instability.

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@article{arxiv.1105.5351,
  title  = {Is dislocation flow turbulent in deformed crystals?},
  author = {Woosong Choi and Yong S. Chen and Stefanos Papanikolaou and James P. Sethna},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1105.5351},
  year   = {2012}
}

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6 pages, 7 figures

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