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cond-mat.stat-mech2009★ 10 cited
Nucleation of cracks in a brittle sheet
Cristiano L. Dias, Jens Kroger, Daniel Vernon +1
We use molecular dynamics to study the nucleation of cracks in a two dimensional material without pre-existing cracks. We study models with zero and non-zero shear modulus. In both…
cond-mat.soft2009★ 61 cited
Three-dimensional "Mercedes-Benz" model for water
Cristiano L. Dias, Tapio Ala-Nissila, Martin Grant +1
In this paper we introduce a three-dimensional version of the Mercedes-Benz model to describe water molecules. In this model van der Waals interactions and hydrogen bonds are given…