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Statistical Theory of Friction in Interaction of a Nanoprobe with the Surface of a Solid Body

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Consideration is given to the statistical theory of friction between the probe of an atomic‐force microscope and the atomically smooth surface of a solid body. Based on the calculations performed it has been inferred that the process of friction in nanocontacts is fractal. It has been shown that the fractal integro‐differentiation formalism can be applied to analysis of the processes of interaction in nanocontacts.

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  1. Kabardino‐Balkar Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Applied Mathematics and Automation, Nal'chik, Russia

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Rekhviashvili, S.S. Statistical Theory of Friction in Interaction of a Nanoprobe with the Surface of a Solid Body. Journal of Engineering Physics and Thermophysics 76, 942–945 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025687129681

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