The JKR-DMT transition and Maugis-Dugdale MD Model

The emergence of these two theories, which are apparently contradictory to each other, induced a long dispute. A turning point of the argument was an indication by Tabor in 1977 [18] he noted that the JKR model becomes invalid and the forces outside the contact zone must be considered if the value. 

Another remarkable contribution to Tabor s idea is an analytical solution obtained by Maugis [17]. The key assumption in his model was that the traction form was represented in terms of the Dugdale approximation, in which the attraetive 

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