title: Mirror-mist transition in brittle fracture.
abstract: A consistent explanation for the abrupt appearance of the mist zone in high velocity brittle fractures is given. The dependence of the boundary on flaw sizes is calculated. For low velocity fractures a gradual mirror-mist transition is demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, Ben-Gurion Unviersity, Beer Sheva, 84105, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rabinovitch
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bahat