Spiral cracks without twisting

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dc.creatorLeung, K-t.
dc.creatorJozsa, L.
dc.creatorRavasz, M.
dc.creatorNeda, Z.
dc.date2001-03-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:40:42Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:40:42Z
dc.descriptionA fascinating class of patterns, often encountered in nature as meandering cracks on rocks, dried-out fields and tectonic plates is produced by the fracture of solids. Here we report the observation and modeling of an unusual type of patterns consisting of spiral cracks within fragments of a thin layer of drying precipitate. We find that this symmetry-breaking cracking mode arises naturally not from twisting forces, but from a propagating stress front induced by the fold-up of the fragments.
dc.description4 pages, 1 figure
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0103221
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0103221
dc.identifierNature, vol.410 pp.166 (8 March 2001)
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/17469
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.titleSpiral cracks without twisting
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