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Recent developments in dynamic fracture: some perspectives

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We briefly review a number of important recent experimental and theoretical developments in the field of dynamic fracture. Topics include experimental validation of the equations of motion for straight tensile cracks (in both infinite media and strip geometries), validation of a new theoretical description of the near-tip fields of dynamic cracks incorporating weak elastic nonlinearities, a new understanding of dynamic instabilities of tensile cracks in both 2D and 3D, crack front dynamics, and the relation between frictional motion and dynamic shear cracks. Related future research directions are briefly discussed.

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E. B. and J. F. acknowledge support from the James S. McDonnell Fund (Grant No. 220020221), E. B. acknowledges support from the Minerva Foundation with funding from the Federal German Ministry for Education and Research, the Harold Perlman Family Foundation and the William Z. and Eda Bess Novick Young Scientist Fund. J. F. acknowledges support from the European Research Council (Grant No. 267256), and the Israel Science Foundation (Grant 76/11).

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Fineberg, J., Bouchbinder, E. Recent developments in dynamic fracture: some perspectives. Int J Fract 196, 33–57 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-015-0038-x

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