The form of energy termed heat that typically derives from lattice vibrations, ie, phonons, is
usually considered as waste energy and, moreover, deleterious to information processing …

An overview of the dynamics of one of the fundamental models of low-dimensional nonlinear
physics, the Frenkel–Kontorova (FK) model, is presented. In its simplest form, the FK model …

Theoretical physics deals with physical models. The main requirements for a good physical
model are simplicity and universality. Universal models which can be applied to describe a …

The physics of sliding friction is gaining impulse from nanoscale and mesoscale
experiments, simulations, and theoretical modeling. This Colloquium reviews some recent …

In 438 alphabetically-arranged essays, this work provides a useful overview of the core
mathematical background for nonlinear science, as well as its applications to key problems …

Over the recent decades there has been tremendous progress in understanding and
controlling friction between surfaces in relative motion. However the complex nature of the …

Recent progress has been made in the understanding of the physical properties of
chromatin—the dense complex of DNA and histone proteins that occupies the nuclei of plant …

The mechanisms of energy dissipation are discussed in this paper by reviewing the models
and research in atomic-scale friction. The study is undertaken to answer a fundamental …

It is now well-established that the liquid adjacent to a solid need not be stationary–it can slip.
How this slip occurs is unclear. We present molecular-dynamics (MD) simulation data and …

The purpose of this work is the investigation of the dynamical behavior of a mechanical
network consisting of discontinuous elastically coupled system oscillators with strong …