Physics of Sliding Friction

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Sliding Friction

   1. Dry Friction Dynamics at Low Velocities

      • T. Baumberger

      Pages 1-26

   2. Dry Friction as a Hysteretic Elastic Response

      • C. Caroli, P. Nozieres

      Pages 27-49

   3. Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of Stick-Slip Friction Mechanisms

      • A. D. Berman, W. A. Ducker, J. N. Israelachvili

      Pages 51-67

   4. Sliding Friction of Lubricated Surfaces

      • B. N. J. Persson

      Pages 69-91

   5. What is Fluctuating in a Confined Liquid in the Stick-Slip Regime?

      • A. Levent Demirel, Steve Granick

      Pages 93-102

   6. Sliding Friction in the Frenkel-Kontorova Model

      • E. Granato, M. R. Baldan, S. C. Ying

      Pages 103-118

   7. The Solid-Like State of a Confined Liquid Lubricant: Deformation and Time Effects

      • Günter Reiter, A. Levent Demirel, John Peanasky, Lenore Cai, Steve Granick

      Pages 119-138

   8. Friction between Clean Surfaces and the Effects of Surface Randomness

      • H. Matsukawa, H. Fukuyama

      Pages 139-148

   9. On the Sliding Dynamics of the Frenkel-Kontorova Model

      • T. Strunz, F. J. Elmer

      Pages 149-161

   10. A Simple Model for Wearless Friction: The Frenkel-Kontorova-Tomlinson Model

       • M. Weiss, F. J. Elmer

       Pages 163-178

   11. Theory of Friction: Elastic Coherence Length and Earthquake Dynamics

       • B. N. J. Persson, E. Tosatti

       Pages 179-189

3. Energy Transfer at Surfaces

   1. Electronic Contributions to Sliding Friction

      • J. Krim, C. Daly

      Pages 191-201

   2. Probing the Electronic Friction via Surface Resistivity Measurements

      • Dieter Schumacher

      Pages 203-216

   3. Theory of Electron and Phonon Contributions to Sliding Friction

      • J. B. Sokoloff

      Pages 217-229

   4. Low-Energy Vibrations of Molecular Species Adsorbed on Metal Surfaces

      • Ch. Wöll

      Pages 231-252

   5. Electronic and phononic friction

      • B. N. J. Persson, A. I. Volokitin

      Pages 253-264

   6. The Surface Chemistry of Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Lubricant Additives

      • Wilfred T. Tysoe

      Pages 265-274

4. Sliding on Ice and Snow

   1. A Review of the Friction Of Snow

      • S. C. Colbeck

      Pages 275-291

   2. The sliding of glaciers

      • J. F. Nye

      Pages 293-298

The study of sliding friction is one of the oldest problems in physics, and certainly one of the most important from a practical point of view. Low-friction surfaces are in increasingly high demand for high-tech components such as computer storage systems, miniature motors, and aerospace devices. It has been estimated that about 5% of the gross national product in the developed countries is "wasted" on friction and the related wear. In spite of this, remarkable little is understood about the fundamental, microscopic processes responsible for friction and wear. The topic of interfacial sliding has experienced a major burst of in­ terest and activity since 1987, much of which has developed quite independently and spontaneously. This volume contains contributions from leading scientists on fundamental aspects of sliding friction. Some problems considered are: What is the origin of stick-and-slip motion? What is the origin of the rapid processes taking place within a lub­ at low sliding velocities? On a metallic surface, is the rication layer electronic or phononic friction the dominating energy dissipation pro­ cess? What is the role (if any) of self-organized criticality in sliding friction? How thick is the water layer during sliding on ice and snow? These and other questions raised in this book are of course only part­ ly answered: the topic of sliding friction is still in an early state of development.

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• Helium-Atom-Streuung
• chemistry
• metal
• spectroscopy
• surface

`In summary, this book offers a very useful collection of research papers ... It is highly recommended to researchers and engineers working in the area of tribology.'
Journal of Sound and Vibration, 196:5 (1996)

• Institut für Festkörperforschung, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany

  B. N. J. Persson

• Istituto Nazionale Fisica della Materia (INFM), International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), and International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy

  E. Tosatti

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