Numerical studies of the extended two-chain model of friction

dc.creatorEinax, M.
dc.creatorTrimper, S.
dc.creatorHoeche, H. -R.
dc.creatorSchulz, M.
dc.date2000-04-26
dc.date2000-04-28
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-25T21:34:28Z
dc.descriptionWe investigate numerically a simple microscopic model to describe wearless dry friction between atomically flat contact interfaces without thermal fluctuations (T=0K). The analysis of the incommensurate ground state shows a breaking of analyticity when the amplitude $ε$ of the Lennard-Jones interaction between the both harmonic chains increased beyond a critical value $ε_c$. By the introduction of a suitable order parameter and using a finite size scaling we could show that the breaking of analyticity is a second order phase transition. This transition is often called Aubry transition. By applying of an uniform external force $F^{ex}$ we have determined the critical force of static friction $F_c$ above a sliding motion occurs.
dc.descriptionWritten in REVTex, 10 pages, 6 figures in Postscript
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0004446
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0004446
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/80811
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.titleNumerical studies of the extended two-chain model of friction
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