Distribution of low-lying states in amorphous and glassy materials

Daniel C Mattis

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2002, vol. 315, issue 1, 274-280

Abstract: We examine the distribution of normal modes in amorphous or glassy materials. Thermodynamical considerations suggest an unusually high density of low-lying states in such materials. Here we inquire into the dynamics, using the appropriate Green functions.

Keywords: Amorphous; Glasses; Normal-modes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(02)01230-X

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