Tuning friction with noise and disorder
- 1 May 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review E
- Vol. 59 (5), R4737-R4740
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.59.r4737
Abstract
We present numerical and experimental evidence which demonstrates that under certain conditions friction can be reduced by spatial disorder and/or thermal noise. We discuss possible mechanisms for this behavior.Keywords
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