Breaking fast and slow

Breaking fast and slow

When cracks creep forward in our three-dimensional world, they do so because of accompanying cracks racing perpendicular to the main direction of motion with almost sonic speed. Clever experiments have now directly demonstrated this phenomenon.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature physics 2024-04, Vol.20 (4), p.546-547
1. Verfasser: Marder, Michael
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:When cracks creep forward in our three-dimensional world, they do so because of accompanying cracks racing perpendicular to the main direction of motion with almost sonic speed. Clever experiments have now directly demonstrated this phenomenon.
ISSN:1745-2473
1745-2481
DOI:10.1038/s41567-024-02389-0