Modeling friction on a mesoscale: Master equation for the earthquake-like model
Statistical Mechanics
2008-08-06 v1
Abstract
The earthquake-like model with a continuous distribution of static thresholds is used to describe the properties of solid friction. The evolution of the model is reduced to a master equation which can be solved analytically. This approach naturally describes stick-slip and smooth sliding regimes of tribological systems within a framework which separates the calculation of the friction force from the studies of the properties of the contacts.
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@article{arxiv.0802.2144,
title = {Modeling friction on a mesoscale: Master equation for the earthquake-like model},
author = {Oleg Braun and Michel Peyrard},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.2144},
year = {2008}
}
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Accepted for publication by Physical Review Letters