Oscillating Fracture in Rubber
Pattern Formation and Solitons
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
We have found an oscillating instability of fast-running cracks in thin rubber sheets. A well-defined transition from straight to oscillating cracks occurs as the amount of biaxial strain increases. Measurements of the amplitude and wavelength of the oscillation near the onset of this instability indicate that the instability is a Hopf bifurcation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.nlin/0107030,
title = {Oscillating Fracture in Rubber},
author = {Robert D. Deegan and Paul J. Petersan and M. Marder and Harry L. Swinney},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nlin/0107030},
year = {2009}
}