Simpler model for materials with varying stiffness. (IMAGE)

Tokyo Metropolitan University

Simpler model for materials with varying stiffness.

Caption

Groups of atoms or molecules arranged in different ways can be approximated by a single squishy bead with some effective stiffness.

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Tokyo Metropolitan University

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