Tribology on the small scale : a bottom up approach to friction, lubrication, and wear /
Friction, lubrication, adhesion, and wear are prevalent physical phenomena in everyday life and in many key technologies. This book explains how these tribological phenomena originate from atomistic and microscale physical phenomena and shows how this understanding can be used to solve macroscale tr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
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| Series: | Mesoscopic physics and nanotechnology ;
6. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Friction, lubrication, adhesion, and wear are prevalent physical phenomena in everyday life and in many key technologies. This book explains how these tribological phenomena originate from atomistic and microscale physical phenomena and shows how this understanding can be used to solve macroscale tribology problems. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 333 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198526780 0198526784 9780191523588 0191523585 |