Nanoscience: Friction and Rheology on the Nanometer Scale

Book Overview

Friction force microscopy is an important analytical tool in the field of tribology on the nanometer-scale. The contact area between the probing tip and the sample is reduced to some square nanometers, corresponding to the ideal of a single asperity contact. Traditional concepts, such as friction coefficients, adhesion and elasticity and stick-slip are re-examined with this novel technique. New concepts based upon classical and quantum mechanics are investigated.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9812380620
• ISBN13: 9789812380623
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.5"