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cond-mat.stat-mech2010★ 17 cited
Duality mapping and unbinding transitions of semiflexible and directed polymers
Jan Kierfeld, Reinhard Lipowsky
Directed polymers (strings) and semiflexible polymers (filaments) are one-dimensional objects governed by tension and bending energy, respectively. They undergo unbinding transitio…
cond-mat.dis-nn2010★ 23 cited
Slow Crack Propagation in Heterogeneous Materials
J. Kierfeld, V. M. Vinokur
Statistics and thermally activated dynamics of crack nucleation and propagation in a two-dimensional heterogeneous material containing quenched randomly distributed defects are stu…