Combining the classical theories of contact mechanics and lubrication with the study of friction on the nanometer range‎,‎ this multi‎-scale book for researchers and students alike guides the reader deftly through the mechanisms governing friction processes‎,‎ based on state‎-of‎-the‎-art models and experimental results‎.‎ The first book in the field to incorporate recent research on nanotribology with classical theories of contact mechanics‎,‎ this unique text explores atomic scale scratches‎,‎ non‎-contact friction and fishing of molecular nanowires as observed in the lab‎.‎ Beginning with simple key concepts‎,‎ the reader is guided through progressively more complex topics‎,‎ such as contact of self‎-affine surfaces and nanomanipulation‎,‎ in a consistent style‎,‎ encompassing both macroscopic and atomistic descriptions of friction‎,‎ and using unified notations to enable use by physicists and engineers across the scientific community‎.‎

• Author‎:‎ Enrico Gnecco‎.‎ Ernst Meyer
• Publisher‎:‎ Cambridge University Press
• ISBN‎:‎ 9781107006232