Amorphous solids show intriguing universal behaviour whose origins often remain poorly understood. One of these features, the boson peak, is now shown to be directly linked to transverse vibrations.
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HIROSHI SHINTANI / HAJIME TANAKA
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Ruocco, G. When disorder helps. Nature Mater 7, 842–843 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2311
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