Role of temperature in the decohesion of an elastic chain tethered to a substrate by onsite breakable links
Giuseppe Florio, Giuseppe Puglisi, Stefano Giordano
Abstract
The authors establish the effect of temperature on the decohesion process of an elastic chain tethered to a rigid substrate. This process is investigated using the tools of equilibrium statistical mechanics and, in the thermodynamic limit, it exhibits a phase transition with the critical temperature obtained in closed form.
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Substrate (aquarium)Materials scienceChain (unit)Limit (mathematics)ThermodynamicsStatistical mechanicsPhase transitionProcess (computing)MechanicsStatistical physicsComputer scienceMathematicsPhysicsGeologyMathematical analysisAstronomyOceanographyOperating systemForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsCellular Mechanics and InteractionsAdhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions