A length scale map of manufacturing systems, modelling methods, and dominant theories. (IMAGE)
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It summarizes the manufacturing systems, modelling methods, and dominant theories across the length scales, and it shows that ACSM is governed by quantum theory, while micromanufacturing and conventional manufacturing are governed by classical theory. In nanomanufacturing, when the length scale is below 10 nm, quantum effects start to become more apparent. When the de Broglie wavelength is larger than the system scale or inter-particle distances, quantum theory becomes dominant. Such a nanomanufacturing system is then governed by quantum theory.
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by Jian Gao, Xichun Luo, Fengzhou Fang, Jining Sun.
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