The physics of sliding friction is gaining impulse from nanoscale and mesoscale
experiments, simulations, and theoretical modeling. This Colloquium reviews some recent …

We study the stability of steady sliding between elastically deformable continua using rate
and state dependent friction laws. That is done for both elastically identical and elastically …

We review the present state of understanding of solid friction at low velocities and for
systems with negligibly small wear effects. We first analyze in detail the behavior of friction at …

Stiction and wear are demanding problems in nanoelectromechanical devices, because of
their large surface-to-volume ratios and the inapplicability of traditional liquid lubricants. An …

We model ruptures on faults that weaken in response to flash heating of microscopic
asperity contacts (within a rate‐and‐state framework) and thermal pressurization of pore …

The goal of this chapter is to review statistical mechanical approaches to the molecular
origins of friction. A brief outline of macroscopic experimental results and the fundamental …

Faults often separate materials with different elastic properties. Nonuniform slip on such
faults induces a change in normal stress. That suggests the possibility of self‐sustained slip …

In this chapter, we describe the static and dynamic normal forces that occur between
surfaces in vacuum or liquids and the different modes of friction that can be observed …

Tribology—the science of friction, wear and lubrication—is of great importance for all
technical applications where moving bodies are in contact. Nonetheless, little progress has …

Abstract Changes in shear velocity can strengthen or weaken the frictional resistance of
joints/faults in natural systems, but the mechanism remains unclear. We investigated the …