Unexpected Solidlike Fracture in Simple Liquids

Researchers discovered that simple fluids, previously thought to only flow, can exhibit solid-like fractures under stress, challenging existing theories about the role of elasticity in fluid fracture mechanisms. The study suggests that cohesive energy, rather than elasticity, may be a fundamental factor in such fractures, as demonstrated by a hydrocarbon blend that cracked under extensional stress.

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