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Rubber wear: Experiment and theory

BNJ Persson, R Xu, N Miyashita - JCP 2025

Modeling in tribology: Recent advances

L Pastewka, A Vakis et al - JMPS 2025

Rubber wear on concrete: dry and in-water

R Xu, n Myashita, BNJ Persson - Wear 2025

Bayesian cross-scale characterization of rough surfaces

S Wang, G Wang, X Jiang - Trib. Int. 2025