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Anharmonic properties of vibrational excitations in amorphous solids

Hideyuki Mizuno, Masanari Shimada, Atsushi Ikeda

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This paper reveals that vibrational excitations in amorphous solids induce particle rearrangements and cause transitions to different states, which do not concur in crystals. These results suggest a rather complex structure of the energy landscape in amorphous solids.

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This paper reveals that vibrational excitations in amorphous solids induce particle rearrangements and cause transitions to different states, which do not concur in crystals. These results suggest a rather complex structure of the energy landscape in amorphous solids.

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This paper reveals that vibrational excitations in amorphous solids induce particle rearrangements and cause transitions to different states, which do not concur in crystals. These results suggest a rather complex structure of the energy landscape in amorphous solids.

Key concepts: Anharmonicity, Amorphous solid, Materials science, Atomic physics, Condensed matter physics, Physics, Molecular physics, Chemistry

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