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From atomic vibrations to laboratory mechanics: Bridging 20 orders of magnitude in time

From atomic vibrations to laboratory mechanics: Bridging 20 orders of magnitude in time
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How can we predict the way a real material, such as a polymer, responds mechanically over timescales ranging from the ultrafast motion of atoms to the slow deformations measured in a laboratory? This is a deceptively difficult problem.

How can we predict the way a real material, such as a polymer, responds mechanically over timescales ranging from the ultrafast motion of atoms to the slow deformations measured in a laboratory? This is a deceptively difficult problem.
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