contact mechanics; adhesion; friction; tribology;

Since the early study by Grosch in 1963 it has been known that rubber friction shows generally two maxima with respect to speed-the first one attributed to adhesion, and another at higher velocities attributed to viscoelastic losses.

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R. Sahli, G. Pallares, A. Papangelo, M. Ciavarella, C. Ducottet, N. Ponthus, and J. Scheibert
Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 214301 – https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.214301