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Green's function method for dynamic contact calculations.

Joseph M Monti¹, Lars Pastewka^2,3, Mark O Robbins¹

¹Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.

Physical Review. E

|June 17, 2021

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This study introduces a dynamic Green's function method for efficient computer simulations of elastic solids. The technique accurately models wave propagation, accelerating molecular dynamics simulations for contact mechanics problems.

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Area of Science:

Computational physics
Materials science
Solid mechanics

Background:

Simulating contact mechanics requires resolving atomic details and long-range elastic deformation.
Fully atomistic simulations are computationally expensive due to the large number of atoms needed for deformation modes.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a numerically efficient dynamic Green's function technique for simulating time-evolving elastic solids.
To accelerate molecular dynamics simulations of large elastic substrates in contact mechanics.

Main Methods:

Developed a dynamic Green's function method solving substrate dynamics in reciprocal space.
Utilized precomputed Green's functions to model elastic interactions without retaining bulk atomic degrees of freedom.
Determined necessary substrate layers for wave attenuation based on surface wave vector, enabling accurate wave propagation modeling.

Main Results:

The new method accurately models wave propagation without arbitrary damping.
Substantially accelerated molecular dynamics simulations of large elastic substrates.
Successfully applied the framework to single asperity contact, impact, and sliding friction problems.

Conclusions:

The dynamic Green's function technique offers a significant advancement in simulating elastic solids for contact mechanics.
This method provides an efficient and accurate approach for molecular dynamics simulations involving large substrates.