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) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3528-3537 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids |
Volume | 357 |
Issue number | 19-20 |
DOIs | |
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