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When two phonons interact in a material that is being heated, where does their energy go? Are the electrons in neighbouring atoms promoted? Is radiation given off?
What about at a crystal boundary? My guess is that the phonon would be reflected, so the energy would be radiated back off again.
What about at a crystal boundary? My guess is that the phonon would be reflected, so the energy would be radiated back off again.