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Scaling properties of cracks

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, , Citation Elisabeth Bouchaud 1997 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 9 4319 DOI 10.1088/0953-8984/9/21/002

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  1. Received 29 November 1996

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Abstract

Experiments concerning the morphology of fracture surfaces of various materials are reviewed. The observations are interpreted within the framework of models of lines moving in a random environment. This suggests that fracture of heterogeneous materials could be seen as a dynamic phase transition.

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