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The revised elastic field of an edge dislocation
1Materials Science and Engineering Department, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210.
Abstract:
We modify the traditional linear-elastic field of an edge dislocation. The modifications stem from symmetry and energy requirements imposed in terms of embedded (deformed) coordinates. These requirements are satisfied if a line force is added to the dislocation field. The modification to the stress field is expressed by coefficients that are a function only of Poisson's ratio. Qualitatively, the field of the dislocation is increased in the glide direction and decreased in the climb direction. There are small changes to the field of a screw dislocation that do not entail the addition of a line force. Effects of nonlinearity, anisotropic elasticity, and image forces are briefly considered.
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