Instability in dynamic fracture

Physics Report

Volumn 313, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 1-108

  Fineberg, J ^a   Marder, M ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

46.50.+a; 62.20.Mk; 68.35.Ct; 81.40.Np; 83.50.Tq

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041876727     PISSN: 03701573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0370-1573(98)00085-4     Document Type: Review

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