Modeling friction: From nanoscale to mesoscale
Andrea Vanossi, Nicola Manini, Michael Urbakh, Stefano Zapperi, Erio, Tosatti

TL;DR
This paper reviews recent advances in modeling and atomistic simulation of sliding friction across nanoscale and mesoscale, highlighting new experimental insights, unconventional systems, and unresolved challenges.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of recent developments in friction modeling, emphasizing open questions and novel nanofrictional systems.
Findings
Advances in atomistic simulation techniques
Emerging unconventional nanofrictional systems
Identification of unresolved problems in friction modeling
Abstract
The physics of sliding friction is gaining impulse from nanoscale and mesoscale experiments, simulations, and theoretical modeling. This Colloquium reviews some recent developments in modeling and in atomistic simulation of friction, covering open-ended directions, unconventional nanofrictional systems, and unsolved problems.
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