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    Potentials¶

    Incremental potential classes.

    Types¶

    Name

    Description

    Potential

    Base class for potentials.

    NormalPotential

    Base class for distance-based potentials.

    BarrierPotential

    The barrier collision potential.

    NormalAdhesionPotential

    The normal adhesion potential.

    TangentialPotential

    A tangential dissipative potential.

    FrictionPotential

    The friction dissipative potential.

    TangentialAdhesionPotential

    The tangential adhesion potential.

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