Colloquium: Modeling friction: From nanoscale to mesoscale

Andrea Vanossi, Nicola Manini, Michael Urbakh, Stefano Zapperi, and Erio Tosatti
Rev. Mod. Phys. 85, 529 – Published 2 April 2013

Abstract

The physics of sliding friction is gaining impulse from nanoscale and mesoscale experiments, simulations, and theoretical modeling. This Colloquium reviews some recent developments in modeling and in atomistic simulation of friction, covering open-ended directions, unconventional nanofrictional systems, and unsolved problems.

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  • Received 6 October 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.85.529

© 2013 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Andrea Vanossi

  • CNR-IOM Democritos National Simulation Center, Via Bonomea 265, 34136 Trieste, Italy and International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Via Bonomea 265, 34136 Trieste, Italy

Nicola Manini

  • Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano, Italy and International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Via Bonomea 265, 34136 Trieste, Italy

Michael Urbakh

  • School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel

Stefano Zapperi

  • CNR-IENI, Via R. Cozzi 53, 20125 Milano, Italy and ISI Foundation, Via Alassio 11C, 10126 Torino, Italy

Erio Tosatti

  • International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Via Bonomea 265, 34136 Trieste, Italy, CNR-IOM Democritos National Simulation Center, Via Bonomea 265, 34136 Trieste, Italy, and International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Strada Costiera 11, 34151 Trieste, Italy

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Vol. 85, Iss. 2 — April - June 2013

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