The research works of Coulomb and Amontons and generalized laws of friction

• DOI: 10.1007/s40544-015-0074-6
• Publication Date: 2015-05-04T13:13:36Z
• Authors: Elena Popova; Valentin L. Popov
• Keywords: Кулон, Шарль Огюстен 1736-1806; законы трения; история науки; 0203 mechanical engineering; Амонтона-Кулона закон; Амонтон, Гийом 1663-1705; 02 engineering and technology; трение

Abstract The paper is devoted to the contributions of Coulomb and Amontons to the physics of friction from the viewpoint of current discussions and attempts to formulate generalized laws of friction.