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Covers the formation, properties, and behavior of metallic glasses, including the importance of rapid cooling and the mechanical properties of these unique materials.
Explores crack growth, stress intensity factors, and fracture mechanics in materials, emphasizing energy considerations and critical stress intensity for crack growth onset.
Explores plasticity in single crystals, including mechanisms of plastic flow and strain hardening, with a focus on dislocation behavior and geometrically necessary dislocations.
Explores the impact of strain on semiconductor band structures, epitaxy, critical thickness, and defect formation, emphasizing the role of Hooke's law and elasticity theory.