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The Interaction of Longitudinally Polarized Vibrations in an Isotropic Dielectric

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

S. Simons
Affiliation:
Queen Mary CollegeUniversity of London

Abstract

A theoretical treatment is given of the relaxation time for the absorption of longitudinally polarized vibrations in an isotropie medium. Employing standard phonon interaction theory, the relaxation time is obtained in terms of certain integrals, depending parametrically on the ratio of transverse to longitudinal sound velocity. These integrals are evaluated numerically over the range which this ratio takes in practice. The results are applied to a consideration of solid argon, sodium chloride and germanium.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1961

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