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Flavon Inflation
S. Antusch, S. F. King, M. Malinsky +2
We propose an entirely new class of particle physics models of inflation based on the phase transition associated with the spontaneous breaking of family symmetry responsible for t…
Rubber friction on wet and dry road surfaces: the sealing effect
B. N. J. Persson, U. Tartaglino, O. Albohr +1
Rubber friction on wet rough substrates at low velocities is typically 20-30% smaller than for the corresponding dry surfaces. We show that this cannot be due to hydrodynamics and…
On the nature of surface roughness with application to contact mechanics, sealing, rubber friction and adhesion
B. N. J. Persson, O. Albohr, U. Tartaglino +2
Surface roughness has a huge impact on many important phenomena. The most important property of rough surfaces is the surface roughness power spectrum C(q). We present surface roug…
NaCl nanodroplet on NaCl(100) at the melting point
T. Zykova-Timan, U. Tartaglino, D. Ceresoli +2
The self-wetting properties of ionic crystal surfaces are studied, using NaCl(100) as a prototype case. The anomalously large contact angle measured long ago by Mutaftschiev is wel…
Strain effects at solid surfaces near the melting point
U. Tartaglino, E. Tosatti
We investigate the effects of strain on a crystal surface close to the bulk melting temperature T_m, where surface melting usually sets in. Strain lowers the bulk melting point, so…
Bending strain-driven modification of surface reconstructions: Au(111)
U. Tartaglino, E. Tosatti, D. Passerone +1
Strain can affect the morphology of a crystal surface, and cause modifications of its reconstruction even when weak, as in the case of mechanical bending. We carried out calculatio…