摩擦学向何处去──关于摩擦学学科发展的思考

Thinking about the Future Development of Tribology

根据科学学的理论，从摩擦学的形成与发展的过程，论证了摩擦学是一门独立的学科，并重新给出摩擦学的定义，阐明其学科性质的3个特点，建立了学科结构的基本框架。此外，还依据科学发展的动力学探讨了摩擦学今后的发展前景，认为摩擦学将会在更广泛的范围内促进其它学科的发展（包括天体物理、地球科学、医学工程、运动力学和核子物理等），从而进入一个新的发展阶段。

Based on the theory of science and the history of tribology, it has been proved that Tribology is an independent discipline. Moreover, for this subject, a well-defined definition was given, three features of the disciplinary char acteristics were expounded and the basic frame of the disciplinary structure was set up. In addition, the prospect of the future development of tribology was approach ed in the view of the dynamics of scientific development. It is concluded that Tribology will widely prompt the development of other subjects, such as cosmical physics, geoscience, medical engineering, mechanics of sports and nuclear physic s etc., and then will enter a new phase of development.