2004/01/07 by Alain Karma, Alexander E. Lobkovsky · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #cond-mat.mtrl-sci
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.92.245510
11 pages, 4 figures
arxiv created 2004/01/07 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
Crack propagation is studied numerically using a continuum phase-field approach to mode III brittle fracture. The results shed light on the physics that controls the speed of accelerating cracks and the characteristic branching instability at a fraction of the wave speed.