On the linearised force balance condition in the analysis of atomistic dislocation models

Julian Braun; Thomas Hudson

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On the linearised force balance condition in the analysis of atomistic dislocation models

Julian Braun·Thomas Hudson

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A technical condition arising in the analysis of atomistic models for dislocations is studied. Key estimates for the far-field strain behaviour proved in Ehrlacher, Ortner, Shapeev (2016) rely on a summation-by-parts argument for linearised forces, under conditions of sufficient decay and of vanishing net force in an infinite system. In particular, the latter condition is required for an application of this theory to the standard far-field dislocation predictor, but the vanishing of the associated force sum has not been fully justified. Here, the missing verification of this condition is provided and its role in determining the far-field decay of the corrector is clarified. It is moreover shown that for more general physically compatible predictors, the linearised force sum need not vanish, leading to slower decay and potentially divergent finite-domain approximations.

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Julian Braun, Thomas Hudson. 2026-09-30. On the linearised force balance condition in the analysis of atomistic dislocation models. https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.39642

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