| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/G047162/1 |
| Title: |
Modelling continuous and discrete defective crystals |
| Principal Investigator: |
Parry, Dr G |
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| Department: |
Sch of Mathematical Sciences |
| Organisation: |
University of Nottingham |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research |
| Starts: |
01 December 2009 |
Ends: |
30 November 2012 |
Value (£): |
236,704
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05 Mar 2009
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Mathematics Prioritisation Panel
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Announced
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The strength of crystalline materials is significantly affected by the existence and arrangement of defects within the material , and it has emerged recently that there is a theory wherein the arrangement of defects itself has a precise mathematical structure , to the extent that symmetry properties of this structure may be found explicitly . With this geometrical information at hand , one may consider the minimal constraints that should be imposed on mathematical models which describe the mechanics of defective materials . The purpose of the research is to specify the structures which support these arrangements of defects , catalogue their symmetries , and so produce appropriate mechanical models of defective materials . It is a fascinating benefit that the relevant mathematical apparatus need to carry out this programme is partly a re-expression of classical work in algebra , whose relevance to mechanics has been not been exploited , hitherto . The long term aim of the work is to predict strengths and weaknesses of defective materials based just on the underlying geometry , without recourse to the constitutive assumptions which are the starting point for existing theories of these materials .
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