Author(s)

Lev B. Zuev, Svetlana A. Barannikova

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A new approach is proposed to describe the autowave processes responsible for plastic deformation localiza-tion in metals and alloys. The existence of a quasi-particle, which corresponds to a localized plastic flow autowave, is postulated and its characteristics are determined. The above postulate leads to a number of cor-ollaries and quantitative assessments that are considered herein. The deformation processes occurring on the macro- and micro-scale levels are found to be directly related.

Localization, Plastic Deformation, Autowave, Quasi-Particle

L. Zuev and S. Barannikova, "Plastic Flow Macrolocalization: Autowave and Quasi-Particle," Journal of Modern Physics, Vol. 1 No. 1, 2010, pp. 1-8. doi: 10.4236/jmp.2010.11001.