Accepted Paper

Inserted: 9 jul 2024
Last Updated: 2 jun 2025

Journal: Arch. Ration. Mech. Anal.
Year: 2024

Abstract:

In the limit of vanishing lattice spacing we provide a rigorous variational coarse-graining result for a next-to-nearest neighbor lattice model of a simple crystal. We show that the $\Gamma$-limit of suitable scaled versions of the model leads to an energy describing a continuum mechanical model depending on partial dislocations and stacking faults. Our result highlights the necessary multiscale character of the energies setting the groundwork for more comprehensive models that can better explain and predict the mechanical behavior of materials with complex defect structures.