Wrapping and unwrapping multifractal fields: Application to fatigue and abrupt failure fracture surfaces

We develop a spectral procedure to generate multifractal random fields in any dimensions d, parameterized by their roughness exponent H, intermittency exponent λ, and multifractal range ξ. We retrieve all the salient features of the log-normal multifractal random walk introduced by E. Bacry et al. [...

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Main Authors: Samy Lakhal, Laurent Ponson, Michael Benzaquen, Jean-Philippe Bouchaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2025-01-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.7.L012003
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Summary:We develop a spectral procedure to generate multifractal random fields in any dimensions d, parameterized by their roughness exponent H, intermittency exponent λ, and multifractal range ξ. We retrieve all the salient features of the log-normal multifractal random walk introduced by E. Bacry et al. [Phys. Rev. E 64, 026103 (2001)1063-651X10.1103/PhysRevE.64.026103], namely, a quadratic scaling exponent spectrum ζ_{q}, and fat-tailed and spatially correlated fluctuations. Such construction procedure is then used in d=2 to “unwrap” experimental fracture surfaces of an aluminum alloy obtained by abrupt and fatigue failure. Our analysis demonstrates the presence of anisotropic and filamental structures, ascribed to the dissipative nature of the damage mechanisms that underlie material failure.
ISSN:2643-1564