Universal sound absorption in amorphous solids: A theory of elastically coupled generic blocks

Dervis C. Vural; Anthony J. Leggett

doi:10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2011.06.035

Universal sound absorption in amorphous solids: A theory of elastically coupled generic blocks

Dervis C. Vural, Anthony J. Leggett

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Abstract

Glasses are known to exhibit quantitative universalities at low temperatures, the most striking of which is the ultrasonic attenuation coefficient Q^-1. In this work we develop a theory of coupled generic blocks with a certain randomness property to show that universality emerges essentially due to the interactions between elastic blocks, regardless of their microscopic nature.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3528-3537
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids
Volume	357
Issue number	19-20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2011.06.035
State	Published - Oct 2011

Keywords

Amorphous solids
Glasses
Ultrasonic attenuation
Universality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Condensed Matter Physics
Ceramics and Composites
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Materials Chemistry

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