Year: 2012
Type: preprint
Abstract: The theory of singular dislocations is placed within the framework of the theory of continuous dislocations using de Rham currents. For a general $n$-dimensional manifold, an $(n-1)$-current describes a local layering structure and its boundary in the sense of currents represents the structure of the dislocations. Frank's rules for dislocations follow naturally from the nilpotency of the boundary operator.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Epstein, Marcelo, Segev, Reuven
Institutions: University of Calgary, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2950690177