# gst: apropos interacting cracks

<< When two cracks propagate in a material like concrete or metal, they tend to follow paths that bring them closer to each other. However, some cracks exhibit repulsion for a short distance before reverting to the attractive mode of propagation. >>

Michael Schirber. Synopsis: Why Some Cracks Repel. June 20, 2018.

https://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.255501

Marie-Emeline Schwaab, Thierry Biben, et al. Interacting Cracks Obey a Multiscale Attractive to Repulsive Transition. Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 255501. June 20, 2018.

https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.255501  

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