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ERIC Number: EJ179726
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Phonons, Atoms, and Waves
Reid, John S.
Physics Education, 12, 4, 233-7, May 77
Discussed are how the thermal vibrations of a solid are described in terms of lattice waves, how these waves interact with other waves, or with themselves, and how one is led from such a description in terms of waves to the concept of a phonon. (Author/MA)
Descriptors: Atomic Theory, College Science, Higher Education, Models, Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Reference Materials, Science Education, Thermodynamics, Waves (Physics)
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Identifiers: Phonons