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arxiv: cond-mat/9507068 · v2 · submitted 1995-07-17 · ❄️ cond-mat · mtrl-th· nlin.PS· patt-sol

Elastic forces that do no work and the dynamics of fast cracks

classification ❄️ cond-mat mtrl-thnlin.PSpatt-sol
keywords crackselasticfastforcesmotionalonebrittleconsiderations
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Elastic singularities such as crack tips, when in motion through a medium that is itself vibrating, are subject to forces orthogonal to the direction of motion and thus impossible to determine by energy considerations alone. This fact is used to propose a universal scenario, in which three dimensionality is essential, for the dynamic instability of fast cracks in thin brittle materials.

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