Introduction to dislocation dynamics

Speaker(s)

Regis Monneau (Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees, Paris)

Date

Feb. 21, 2008, 12:30 p.m.

Room

room 2070

Seminar

Seminar of Mathematical Physics Equations Group

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We will give an introduction to the physical concept of dislocations. Dislocations are curve defects present in crystals. They are the main explanation of plasticity of metals. I will present some models that describe dislocation dynamics and will give some recent mathematical results on these models.

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