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Quantum fracture mechanics (QFM) is proposed by the author as a purely theoretical alternative of the generally accepted experimental-theoretical approach to fracture physics. The main concepts of theory and formulation of several main problems are examined. Using QFM to solve a problem of the initiation of cracks and dislocations makes it possible to predict the brittle-plastic nature of a specific crystal. Analytical and numerical results of calculations carried out using this theory are represented, including subcritical crack growth in a homogeneous lattice and intergranular layers: in loading and unloading, under stationary loading in creep conditions and in cyclic loading in fatigue conditions.
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Translated from Problemy Prochnosti, No. 2, pp. 3–9, February, 1990.
The author is grateful to Jim Rice for reading the document and for useful comments.
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Cherepanov, G.P. Quantum fracture mechanics. Strength Mater 22, 155–163 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00773232
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00773232