Abstract (may include machine translation)
By solving the full elastic equations on a two-dimensional lattice we grow cracks under various breaking conditions for a system that is submitted to external shear. We find that deterministic fracture patterns are in general branched and can be fractal. This effect is due to the competition between the direction of global stress and the local growth direction imposed by the lattice anisotropy. In scalar models this novel type of patterns cannot be observed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 147-152 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | EPL |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Sep 1989 |
Externally published | Yes |