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Sliding Friction

Physical Principles and Applications

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  • © 1998

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Authors:
  1. Bo N. J. Persson

    1. Institut für Festkörperforschung, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany

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  • Sliding Friction is the first book on this topic.
  • Sliding friction is one of the oldest problems in physics and certainly one of the most important from a practical point of view.
  • The ability to produce durable low-friction surfaces and lubricant fluids has become an important factor in the miniaturization of moving components in many technological devices.

Part of the book series: NanoScience and Technology (NANO)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-8

  3. Historical Note

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    Pages 9-16

  4. Modern Experimental Methods and Results

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    Pages 17-35

  5. Surface Topography and Surface Contaminants

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    Pages 37-43

  6. Area of Real Contact: Elastic and Plastic Deformations

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    Pages 45-87

  7. Sliding on Clean (Dry) Surfaces

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    Pages 89-96

  8. Sliding on Lubricated Surfaces

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    Pages 97-154

  9. Sliding of Adsorbate Layers

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    Pages 155-268

  10. Boundary Lubrication

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    Pages 269-288

  11. Elastic Interactions and Instability Transitions

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    Pages 289-313

  12. Stress Domains, Relaxation, and Creep

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    Pages 315-345

  13. Lubricated Friction Dynamics

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    Pages 347-365

  14. Dry Friction Dynamics

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    Pages 367-385

  15. Novel Sliding Systems

    • Bo N. J. Persson
    Pages 387-444

  16. Outlook

    • Bo N. J. Persson
    Pages 445-445

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 447-463
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About this book

Sliding friction is one of the oldest problems in physics and certainly one of the most important from a practical point of view. The ability to produce durable low-friction surfaces and lubricant fluids has become an important factor in the miniaturization of moving components in many technological devices, e.g., magnetic storage, recording systems, miniature motors and many aerospace components. This book will be useful to physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and engineers who want to understand sliding friction. The book (or parts of it) could also form the basis for a modern undergraduate or graduate course on tribology.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Festkörperforschung, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany

    Bo N. J. Persson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sliding Friction

  • Book Subtitle: Physical Principles and Applications

  • Authors: Bo N. J. Persson

  • Series Title: NanoScience and Technology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03646-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1998

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-03646-4Published: 14 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1434-4904

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-7127

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 463

  • Topics: Physics, general

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