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Dual Role for Heterogeneity in Dynamic Fracture
Author(s): Itamar Kolvin and Mokhtar Adda-Bedia
We approach the problem of heterogeneous dynamic fracture by considering spatiotemporal perturbations to planar crack fronts. Front propagation is governed by local energy balance between the elastic energy per unit area available to fracture $G$ and the dissipation in creating new surfaces. $G$ is … [Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 106201] Published Wed Sep 03, 2025
