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==Law of Dulong and Petit: failure of classical physics==
==Law of Dulong and Pettit: failure of classical physics==


==Quantization of sound waves: phonons==
==Quantization of sound waves: phonons==

Revision as of 13:35, 19 February 2009

Law of Dulong and Pettit: failure of classical physics

Quantization of sound waves: phonons

Bose-Einstein distribution

Classical limit

Thermodynamics of phonons

Low T specific heat

Debye model

Planck distribution and the black-body radiation law

Experimental probes of phonons