Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 October 2021
The self-interaction force of dislocation curves in metals depends on the local arrangement of the atoms and on the non-local interaction between dislocation curve segments. While these non-local segment–segment interactions can be accurately described by linear elasticity when the segments are further apart than the atomic scale of size  $\varepsilon$, this model breaks down and blows up when the segments are
$\varepsilon$, this model breaks down and blows up when the segments are  $O(\varepsilon)$ apart. To separate the non-local interactions from the local contribution, various models depending on
$O(\varepsilon)$ apart. To separate the non-local interactions from the local contribution, various models depending on  $\varepsilon$ have been constructed to account for the non-local term. However, there are no quantitative comparisons available between these models. This paper makes such comparisons possible by expanding the self-interaction force in these models in
$\varepsilon$ have been constructed to account for the non-local term. However, there are no quantitative comparisons available between these models. This paper makes such comparisons possible by expanding the self-interaction force in these models in  $\varepsilon$ beyond the O(1)-term. Our derivation of these expansions relies on asymptotic analysis. The practical use of these expansions is demonstrated by developing numerical schemes for them, and by – for the first time – bounding the corresponding discretisation error.
$\varepsilon$ beyond the O(1)-term. Our derivation of these expansions relies on asymptotic analysis. The practical use of these expansions is demonstrated by developing numerical schemes for them, and by – for the first time – bounding the corresponding discretisation error.
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-iron. J. Appl. Phys. 43(10), 3921–3933.Google Scholar