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cond-mat.soft2004
Soft lubrication: the elastohydrodynamics of non-conforming and conforming contacts
J. M. Skotheim, L. Mahadevan
We study the lubrication of fluid-immersed soft interfaces and show that elastic deformation couples tangential and normal forces and thus generates lift. We consider materials tha…
cond-mat.soft2004
Soft lubrication
J. M. Skotheim, L. Mahadevan
We consider some basic principles of fluid-induced lubrication at soft interfaces. In particular, we show how the presence of a soft substrate leads to an increase in the physical…