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Surface tension and contact with soft elastic solids
Robert W. Style, Callen Hyland, Rostislav Boltyanskiy +2
Johnson-Kendall-Robert (JKR) theory is the basis of modern contact mechanics. It describes how two deformable objects adhere together, driven by adhesion energy and opposed by elas…
Can planetesimals form by collisional fusion?
Dhrubaditya Mitra, J. S. Wettlaufer, Axel Brandenburg
As a test bed for the growth of protoplanetary bodies in a turbulent circumstellar disk we examine the fate of a boulder using direct numerical simulations of particle seeded gas f…
Hertz Beyond Belief
Andong He, John S. Wettlaufer
We examine the validity of Hertz's linear elastic theory for central collisions using a viscoelastic model. This model explains why Hertz's theory is accurate in predicting the col…
Patterning droplets with durotaxis
Robert W. Style, Yonglu Che, Su Ji Park +8
Numerous cell-types have shown a remarkable ability to detect and move along gradients in stiffness of an underlying substrate -- a process known as durotaxis. The mechanisms under…
On the nature of the sea ice albedo feedback in simple models
Woosok Moon, John S. Wettlaufer
We examine the nature of the ice-albedo feedback in a long standing approach used in the dynamic-thermodynamic modeling of sea ice. The central issue examined is how the evolution…