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cond-mat.soft2008★ 13 cited
Molecular rolling friction: the cogwheel model
O. M. Braun, Erio Tosatti
With the help of a two-dimensional model we study rolling lubrication by circular (2D fullerenes) molecules for a wide range of parameters. The conditions under which microscopic r…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2008★ 8 cited
Nonlinear hysteretic behavior of a confined sliding layer
N. Manini, G. E. Santoro, E. Tosatti +1
A nonlinear model representing the tribological problem of a thin solid lubricant layer between two sliding periodic surfaces is used to analyze the phenomenon of hysteresis at pin…