The Missing-Tooth Law: A Unified Mechanism of Energy Dissipation in Ordered Motion

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Main Author: Xu, Lingguang
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contents <p>This paper extends the Missing-Tooth Law from optics and electronics to mechanics and thermodynamics.</p> <p>Classical mechanics defines work as W = F × s_net, which fails to account for continuous energy dissipation in static load-bearing (e.g., standing with a weight) or cyclic deformation (e.g., rolling tire) scenarios. This paper proposes a unified mechanism: under sustained loading or cyclic deformation, the energy stored during the loading phase cannot be fully recovered during unloading. The unrecovered fraction is dissipated as heat.</p> <p>The loss factor tanδ from materials science is introduced as the "Missing-Tooth Coefficient". A general formula for energy dissipation is established: E_diss = ∮ σ dε = (F × h) × tanδ. This formulation reduces to classical work when net displacement exists, and extends to internal work when there is no net displacement but continuous dissipation occurs.</p> <p>The Missing-Tooth Law reveals a cross‑domain universal principle: from engineering materials to biological systems, incomplete energy recovery during load‑unload or stress‑relaxation cycles is the common essence of energy dissipation.</p>
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spellingShingle The Missing-Tooth Law: A Unified Mechanism of Energy Dissipation in Ordered Motion
Xu, Lingguang
<p>This paper extends the Missing-Tooth Law from optics and electronics to mechanics and thermodynamics.</p> <p>Classical mechanics defines work as W = F × s_net, which fails to account for continuous energy dissipation in static load-bearing (e.g., standing with a weight) or cyclic deformation (e.g., rolling tire) scenarios. This paper proposes a unified mechanism: under sustained loading or cyclic deformation, the energy stored during the loading phase cannot be fully recovered during unloading. The unrecovered fraction is dissipated as heat.</p> <p>The loss factor tanδ from materials science is introduced as the "Missing-Tooth Coefficient". A general formula for energy dissipation is established: E_diss = ∮ σ dε = (F × h) × tanδ. This formulation reduces to classical work when net displacement exists, and extends to internal work when there is no net displacement but continuous dissipation occurs.</p> <p>The Missing-Tooth Law reveals a cross‑domain universal principle: from engineering materials to biological systems, incomplete energy recovery during load‑unload or stress‑relaxation cycles is the common essence of energy dissipation.</p>
title The Missing-Tooth Law: A Unified Mechanism of Energy Dissipation in Ordered Motion
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20163848