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In this paper my task is to set a perspective for the physical problems posed by fracture. Fracture is not a subject often mentioned among solid state physicists, but the field of fracture research is extraordinary in the range of disciplines it spans and draws from, and it will be my purpose to demonstrate that there is an important physical dimension to this subject.
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Thomson, R. (1983). Physics of Fracture. In: Latanision, R.M., Pickens, J.R. (eds) Atomistics of Fracture. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3500-9_5
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