07-21-2015, 01:04 AM
(07-17-2015, 09:31 AM)Erthona Wrote: Is that the same thing as "fractal mechanics"?no, it isn't. or at least, I haven't heard of that. But come to think of it, there could be a fractal fracture mechanics, that would be interesting. but as a phrase it is too much of a tongue twister for my liking.
One of my favorite phrases is "synthetic a priori intuition".
dale
fracture mechanics is the study of cracks in rigid materials and how they develop. for example fracture mechanics is involved with the development of the wings of planes... which is a terrifying concept for someone [like me] who is, putting it mildly, a nervous flyer, to know that the wings of the plane are covered with tiny cracks [essential, of course, but still worrying]. In which case there may very well be fractals within fractures. Unfortunately, i am not an expert.
However, I also like the way that this idea of cracks and the way things crack is a rather poetic metaphor; people crack, 'there is a crack, a crack, in everything. that's how the light gets in' [leonard cohen] etc. Fracture is a poetic word whereas mechanics isn't. so having these two words together creates this kind of beautiful strangeness of concept. but sonically they fit perfectly; the one flowing into the other, the sharp consonants complement each other fraCTure meChaniCs; but also, they complement the meaning; cracks can flow like a liquid, but flow through a brittle material...
oh dear, rambled on a bit there... must like this phrase more than I thought
