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Comment On “A Note On The Two-Spring Tomlinson Model”, Yalin Dong, Ashlie Martini
Comment On “A Note On The Two-Spring Tomlinson Model”, Yalin Dong, Ashlie Martini
Dr. Yalin Dong
A recent note by Lu et al. presented a theoretical study of atomic friction using a two-spring Tomlinson model. In this comment, we argue that the conclusion of the note can be understood in a simple manner, and that the discussion of the criterion for the onset of stick-slip is unnecessarily complicated and potentially misleading.