Tuning friction with noise and disorder

Y. Braiman; H. G. E. Hentschel; F. Family; C. Mak; J. Krim

doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.59.R4737

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Tuning friction with noise and disorder

Y. Braiman, H. G. E. Hentschel, F. Family, C. Mak, and J. Krim

Phys. Rev. E 59, R4737(R) – Published 1 May 1999

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We present numerical and experimental evidence which demonstrates that under certain conditions friction can be reduced by spatial disorder and/or thermal noise. We discuss possible mechanisms for this behavior.

Received 9 February 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.59.R4737

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Y. Braiman¹, H. G. E. Hentschel², F. Family², C. Mak³, and J. Krim⁴

¹Center for Engineering Science Advanced Research, Computer Science and Mathematics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831
²Department of Physics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322
³Department of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
⁴Department of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695

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