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Sliding-induced non-equilibrium in confined systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Martin H. Müser
Martin H. Müser*
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Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Western Ontario London, Ontario Canada N5Y 2W5
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Abstract

When two solids are in relative sliding motion, the intervening layer separating the two surfaces (for example the boundary lubricant) is typically far from thermal equilibrium. With the help of a generic model reflecting the boundary lubricant, it will be shown that it is often not possible to characterize a sliding contact by means of a single effective temperature. The reason is that the probability distribution (PD) of microscopic variables differs in a characteristic fashion from equilibrium PDs. Non-equilibrium velocity PDs are not Gaussian but tend to be exponential, thus favoring rare events. Leaving dynamic equilibrium by non-uniform sliding conditions leads to yet additional effects, in particular to enhanced dissipation. This is shown in a model describing rubbing polymer brushes in good solvent conditions. Shortly after returning the sliding velocity, the brush interdigitation is distinctly larger than during steady-state sliding. Based on this observation, predictions can be made at what amplitude the loss is maximum for a given driving frequency.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 790: Symposium P – Dynamics in Small Confining Systems–2003 , 2003, P2.2
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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