9 Result(s)

Chapter

Layer Rigidity in Intercalation Compounds

M. F. Thorpe, S. A. Solin in Access in Nanoporous Materials (2002)

Chapter

Size-Mismatch Melting in Two Dimensions

Two dimensional systems present structural properties that differ markedly from those of three dimensional systems. It has been known for a long time that at any nonzero temperature the long range positional o...

Normand Mousseau, M. F. Thorpe in Chemical Physics of Intercalation II (1993)

Chapter

Size-Mismatch Effects in Alloys

In these lectures, we will discuss how to describe solid structures composed of atoms with different sizes. The concepts we will develop are quite general and have important implications in many areas of conde...

M. F. Thorpe, S. D. Mahanti in Chemical Physics of Intercalation II (1993)

Chapter

Rigidity Percolation

We review the new concept of rigidity percolation and show that if local flexible units are joined together to form a network, the composite consists of floppy and rigid regions. When the rigid regions percolate,...

M. F. Thorpe in Physics of Disordered Materials (1985)

Chapter

Phonons in Amorphous Solids

Lattice vibrations, or phonons, in crystalline solids have been studied since the beginning of the century¹. Until about 15 years ago they were seen experimentally rather indirectly but since then, inelastic neut...

M. F. Thorpe in Physics of Structurally Disordered Solids (1976)