Modeling friction on a mesoscale: master equation for the earthquakelike model.
The earthquakelike 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.
Braun
O M
OM
Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 46 Science Avenue, 03028 Kiev, Ukraine. obraun@iop.kiev.ua
Peyrard
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