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Philip Wood
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Does anyone know of a real system for which a collection of (weakly coupled) identical oscillators is a better model than it is for a solid?
Diatomic gas molcules are a possibility, but I'm really looking for a system of distinguishable oscillators, which no doubt dictates oscillators at (roughly) fixed sites.
It would also be good if the oscillator frequency were dependent in some clear way on a macroscopic variable such as strain or a field strength. This is probably too much to expect!
Diatomic gas molcules are a possibility, but I'm really looking for a system of distinguishable oscillators, which no doubt dictates oscillators at (roughly) fixed sites.
It would also be good if the oscillator frequency were dependent in some clear way on a macroscopic variable such as strain or a field strength. This is probably too much to expect!