Friction-Induced Vibrations and Self-Organization

Michael Nosonovsky is an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He received his M.Sc. from St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia, and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Northeastern University, Boston. He has also worked at Ohio State University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Michael’s interests include biomimetic surfaces, capillary effects, nanotribology, and friction-induced self-organization.Vahid Mortazavi is a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He received his M.Sc. from Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran, Iran. Vahid’s research interests include friction, tribology, and heat transfer.

• Introduction: Friction as a Fundamental Force of Nature in the History of Mechanics. Vibrations and Stability at the Bulk and at the Interface. Principles of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics and Friction. Fundamentals of Friction. Wear and Lubrication. Friction-Induced Instabilities and Vibrations. Friction-Induced Vibrations and Their Applications. From Frictional Instabilities to Friction-Induced Self-Organization. Self-Lubrication. Outlook. Index.

"The approach when friction is treated as a fundamental force of nature is definitely novel and very general. The relationship between friction-induced instabilities and friction-induced self-organization discussed in the book is an important topic ... . Much progress has been achieved in the field in the last decade and the book, reviewing the state of the art in the field, will be useful for a broad range of experts in the field of tribology. I also should emphasize the detailed treatment of self-healing materials in the book in the context of tribology, which is one of the hottest topics in the modern material science." —Edward Bormashenko, Ariel University, Israel"The book by Nosonovsky and Mortazavi presents a novel and intriguing approach to the studies of friction. The authors start with basic principles of non-linear dynamics and self-organization and apply them for analysis of friction in a daring attempt to deduce this phenomenon from general thermodynamics of non-equilibrium states. The authors succeeded to achieve clear and deep theory that, in particular, provides an interpretation of the events observed in recent experiments and explains a wide class of effects induced by friction."—Eugene Kagan, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel"While friction has been a largely discussed topic in different fields of science and engineering, there are lots of theoretical and practical questions that remain unanswered. This book takes a new theoretical approach in relating friction to very fundamental laws of nature. Hence, the book tries to show how real practical cases work under such theoretical observations. The book shows a very interesting combination of theoretical observations and practical necessities."—Pradeep L. Menezes, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA