Transition from smooth sliding to stick-slip motion in a single frictional contact.
We show that the transition from smooth sliding to stick-slip motion in a single planar frictional junction always takes place at an atomic-scale relative velocity of the substrates.
Braun
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Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 03028 Kiev, Ukraine. obraun@iop.kiev.au
Peyrard
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Bortolani
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Franchini
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Vanossi
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