NANOSUBHARMONICS - THE DYNAMICS OF SMALL NONLINEAR CONTACTS

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作者
BURNHAM, NA [1 ]
KULIK, AJ [1 ]
GREMAUD, G [1 ]
BRIGGS, GAD [1 ]
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[1] UNIV OXFORD,DEPT MAT,OXFORD OX1 3PH,ENGLAND
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.5092
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We observed the generation of subharmonics and chaos in a nanometer-sized mechanical contact. To first order, the behavior matches that of macroscopic systems, with some intriguing secondary differences. As the occurrence of periodic behavior (subharmonics) is related to the coefficient of restitution, it may be possible to image local energy dissipation with nanometer resolution. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:5092 / 5095
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