Viscoelastic toy model explaining the static friction paradox (IMAGE)

Yokohama National University

Viscoelastic toy model explaining the static friction paradox

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The upper figure shows the viscoelastic toy model proposed here, characterized by only six independent parameters. Surprisingly, this simple mechanical model produces complicated system dynamics, as shown in the lower graphs, which explains the static friction paradox without artificial friction laws.

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YOKOHAMA National University

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