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In the present communication we consider the one-dimensional (1D) isotopically disordered lattice with the harmonic potential. Our analytical method is adequate for any 1D lattice where potential energy can be presented as the quadratic…

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By revisiting previous definitions of the heat current operator, we show that one can define a heat current operator that satisfies the continuity equation for a general Hamiltonian in one dimension. This expression is useful for studying…

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We demonstrate that a weak disorder in atomic positions introduces spatially localized optical modes in a dense three-dimensional ensemble of immobile two-level atoms arranged in a diamond lattice and coupled by the electromagnetic field.…

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We study the phonon dynamics in lattices of optomechanical resonators where the mutually coupled photonic modes are coherently driven and the mechanical resonators are uncoupled and connected to independent thermal baths. We present a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-02-27 Zakari Denis , Alberto Biella , Ivan Favero , Cristiano Ciuti

In the paper we apply asymptotic technique based on the method of stationary phase and obtain the approximate analytical description of thermal motions caused by a source on an isotopic defect of an arbitrary mass in a 1D harmonic crystal.…

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We investigate confinement-induced resonances in a system composed by a tightly trapped ion and a moving atom in a waveguide. We determine the conditions for the appearance of such resonances in a broad region -- from the "long-wavelength"…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2016-08-24 Vladimir S. Melezhik , Antonio Negretti

We investigate the steady-state electronic transport through a suspended dimer molecule coupled to leads. When strongly coupled to a vibrational mode, the electron transport is enhanced at the phonon resonant frequency and higher-order…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-02-18 D. H. Santamore , Neill Lambert , Franco Nori

Heat flow and thermal profile in a 1D harmonic lattice with coordinate-dependent masses has been calculated in the thermodynamic limit. It is shown in the particular example of a 1D harmonic lattice with linearly increasing masses that in…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2013-05-09 K. V. Reich

While spatial phonon coherence manifested through band folding is believed to be a key factor governing the anomalous thermal conductivity of periodic structures, we investigate phonon transport from the perspective of temporal coherence.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-01 Xiaoyu Huang , Yuxiang Ni , Zhongwei Zhang , Yangyu Guo , Marc Bescond , Masahiro Nomura , Sebastian Volz

Atomic mass and interatomic interaction are the two key quantities that significantly affect the heat conduction carried by phonons. Here, we study the effects of long-range (LR) interatomic interaction and mass-disorder on the phonon…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-11-23 Hangbo Zhou , Gang Zhang , Jian-Sheng Wang , Yong-Wei Zhang

Hamiltonian mechanics can be used to constrain temperature simultaneously with energy. We illustrate the interesting situations that develop when two different temperatures are imposed within a composite Hamiltonian system. The model…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-06-15 Wm. G. Hoover , Carol G. Hoover

This paper studies the long time stability of both stochastic heat equations on a bounded domain driven by a correlated noise and their approximations. It is popular for researchers to prove the intermittency of the solution which means…

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We study the localization properties of normal modes in harmonic chains with mass and spring weak disorder. Using a perturbative approach, an expression for the localization length is obtained, which is valid for arbitrary correlations of…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2023-03-09 I. F. Herrera-Gonzalez , J. A. Mendez-Bermudez

Weak localization leads to the same correction to both the conductivity and the McMillan's electron-phonon coupling constant $\lambda$ (and $\lambda_{tr}$). Consequently the temperature dependence of the thermal electrical resistivity is…

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Heat transport by acoustic phonons in 2D materials is fundamentally different from that in 3D crystals because the out-of-plane phonons propagate in a unique way that strongly depends on tension and bending rigidity. Since in-plane and…

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We introduce and model a three-dimensional (3D) atomic-scale phononic metamaterial producing two-path phonon interference antiresonances to control the heat flux spectrum. We show that a crystal plane partially embedded with defect-atom…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-05-22 Haoxue Han , Lyudmila G. Potyomina , Alexandre A. Darinskii , Sebastian Volz , Yuriy A. Kosevich

Self-consistent approach for interacting phonons description in lattice, which generalized Debye model, is proposed. Notion of "self-consistent" phonons is introduced, speed of which depends on temperature and is determined from non-linear…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-11-24 Yuri Poluektov , Volodymyr Savchenko

We investigate the energy transport in a one-dimensional lattice of oscillators with a harmonic nearest neighbor coupling and a harmonic plus quartic on-site potential. As numerically observed for particular coupling parameters before, and…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 Kenichiro Aoki , Jani Lukkarinen , Herbert Spohn

We present a detailed analysis of the vibrational spectrum and heat capacity of suspended mesoscopic dielectric plates, for various thickness-to-side ratios at sub-Kelvin temperatures. The vibrational modes of the suspended cavity are…

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