Frenkel-Kontorova model

noun

Etymology

Introduced by Yakov Frenkel and Tatiana Kontorova in 1938.

Definitions

  1. A fundamental model of low-dimensional nonlinear physics, describing a chain of classical…

    A fundamental model of low-dimensional nonlinear physics, describing a chain of classical particles with nearest-neighbor interactions, subjected to a periodic on-site substrate potential.

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