Plastic Flow Autowaves in Solids: Main Regularities

A new approach is proposed for description of autowave processes responsible for plastic deformation localization in metals and alloys. It is postulated that to a localized flow autowave there corresponds a quasi-particle. The characteristics of the quasi-particle have been determined. The above postulate leads to a number of consequences and quantitative assessments that are considered herein. A direct relationship has been established between the processes involved in the deformation on a macro- and a microscale level.