Direct tests of the entropic model of quasicrystals

Hatwalne, Yashodhan and Ramaswamy, Sriram (1990) Direct tests of the entropic model of quasicrystals. In: Physical Review Letters, 65 (1). pp. 68-71.

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Abstract

Assuming an entropic origin for phason elasticity in quasicrystals, we derive predictions for the temperature dependence of grain-boundary structure and free energy, the nature of the elastic instability in these systems, and the behavior of sound damping near the instability. We believe that these will provide decisive tests of the entropic model for quasicrystals.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Physical Review Letters
Publisher:	The American Physical Society
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to The American Physical Society.
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited:	03 Feb 2011 09:29
Last Modified:	03 Feb 2011 09:29
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/35183

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