Modeling friction on a mesoscale: Master equation for the earthquake-like model
Abstract
Description
The earthquake-like 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.
Accepted for publication by Physical Review Letters
Accepted for publication by Physical Review Letters