S.W. Koch, C. Desai, et al.
Physical Review A
With present-day supercomputers, simulation is becoming a powerful tool for providing immediate insights into the nature of fracture dynamics. Atomistic simulations yield ab initio information about crack-tip formation and deformation at length-scales unattainable by experimental measurement and unpredictable by continuum elasticity theory. We will describe several atomistic dynamics studies concerning brittle fracture and ductile deformation.