A new crack at friction

David A. Kessler ()
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David A. Kessler: Bar-Ilan University

Nature, 2001, vol. 413, issue 6853, 260-261

Abstract: One of the dirty little secrets of physics is that there is no generally accepted explanation of the basic laws of friction. An advance in the theory of cracks will stimulate fresh thinking on the question.

Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1038/35095141

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