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frenkel-kontorova model

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
frenkel-kon-torova -mod-el
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

Introduced by Yakov Frenkel and Tatiana Kontorova in 1938.

Inflected Forms

Frenkel-Kontorova models (plural)

Synonyms

FK model

Questions

What does frenkel-kontorova model mean?
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.
Where does frenkel-kontorova model come from?
Introduced by Yakov Frenkel and Tatiana Kontorova in 1938.

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