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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mate, C. Mathew (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Series:Mesoscopic physics and nanotechnology ; 6.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 333 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780198526780
0198526784
9780191523588
0191523585