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3 Dynamics of Dislocations in a Two-dimensional System K. Kaski, A. Kuronen, and M. Robles Laboratory of Computational Engineering, Helsinki University of Technology P.O. Box 9400, FIN-02015 HUT, Finland. Abstract. Dislocation dynamics in a two-dimensional Lennard-Jones solid is stud- ied using an interactive simulation environment with on-line visualization. Move- ment of a dislocation in a homogeneous system under the influence of external stress and strain rate has been investigated. The results indicate that the simple model is capturing some essential characteristics of real materials. Investigation of strain relief in lattice-mismatched layer structures indicates that dislocation nucleation is asymmetric with respect to the sign of misfit. Moreover, dislocation reactions are observed that enhance the strain relief process. 3.1 Introduction Dislocations play a central role in the theory of plasticity. Through their mo- tion solids that display a ductile behaviour accommodate plastic deformation and thus avoid the catastrophic failure that is characteristic of brittle fracture. Therefore, the ease with which dislocations move in a solid, affects critically the behaviour of the solid under deformation. The dynamics of dislocations under different deformation processes has been the subject of a large number of both theoretical [1–3] and experimental [4–11] investigations. The importance of the relation between dislocation velocity and exter- nally applied stress has long been recognized. Four decades ago, in what pos- sibly were the first experiments attempting to directly measure the velocity of dislocations, Johnston and Gilman [8] developed an experimental method which combined calibrated stress pulses with etch pitting technique. In their experiments dislocations were initially introduced by scratching the surface of a polished sample of known orientation. The position of