Hyperelasticity governs dynamic fracture at a critical length scale

Nature

Volumn 426, Issue 6963, 2003, Pages 141-146

  Buehler, Markus J ^a   Abraham, Farid F ^b   Gao, Huajian ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^b IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE; POLYMERS; SOLIDS;

ENERGY FLUX; HYPERELASTIC WAVES; HYPERELASTICITY;

ELASTICITY;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE MECHANICS;

ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; ENERGY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STRESS FRACTURE;

EID: 0345064192     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02096     Document Type: Article

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