Linear Specific Heat of Disordered Solids at Low Temperatures
- 4 July 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 39 (1) , 41-43
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.39.41
Abstract
It is shown that a linear specific heat in amorphous systems at low temperatures is a general consequence of the nonapplicability of the third law of thermodynamics. A hydrodynamic formula relating the pair density of states of Anderson et al. to diffusive and mechanical coefficients, determinable under favorable conditions by Rayleigh light scattering is also proposed.Keywords
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