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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300402403321

Autore

Swinburne Thomas D

Titolo

Stochastic Dynamics of Crystal Defects / / by Thomas D Swinburne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-20019-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (110 p.)

Collana

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5053

Disciplina

548.8420153154

Soggetti

Solid state physics

Statistical physics

Dynamical systems

Physics

Solid State Physics

Complex Systems

Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation

Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Doctoral thesis accepted by Imperial College London, UK."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Dislocations -- Stochastic Motion -- Atomistic simulations in bcc Metals -- Properties of Coarse Grained Dislocations -- The Stochastic Force on Crystal Defects -- Conclusions and Outlook.

Sommario/riassunto

This thesis is concerned with establishing a rigorous, modern theory of the stochastic and dissipative forces on crystal defects, which remain poorly understood despite their importance in any temperature dependent micro-structural process such as the ductile to brittle transition or irradiation damage. The author first uses novel molecular dynamics simulations to parameterise an efficient, stochastic and discrete dislocation model that allows access to experimental time and length scales. Simulated trajectories are in excellent agreement with experiment. The author also applies modern methods of multiscale analysis to extract novel bounds on the transport properties of these many body systems. Despite their successes in coarse graining, existing theories are found unable to explain stochastic defect



dynamics. To resolve this, the author defines crystal defects through projection operators, without any recourse to elasticity. By rigorous dimensional reduction, explicit analytical forms are derived for the stochastic forces acting on crystal defects, allowing new quantitative insight into the role of thermal fluctuations in crystal plasticity.