Skimming the surface

Jacob N. Israelachvili ()
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Jacob N. Israelachvili: the Interfacial Sciences Laboratory, College of Engineering, University of California

Nature, 2005, vol. 435, issue 7044, 893-894

Abstract: Models of the microscopic contact area between two surfaces work surprisingly well, or fail completely, depending on the aspects of adhesion or friction being investigated. A simulation now shows how the details matter.

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1038/435893a

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