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Topological thermalization via vortex formation in ultra-fast quenches
Marcos Tello-Fraile, Andrés Cano, Manuel Donaire
We investigate the thermalization of a two-component scalar field across a second-order phase transition under extremely fast quenches. We find that vortices start developing at th…
A glass-like behavior in the low-temperature specific heat is a natural property of any real crystal
A. Cano, A. P. Levanyuk, S. A. Minyukov
We provide a rigorous calculation of the free energy of a non-metallic crystal containing a small concentration of defects. The low-temperature leading contribution is found to be…
On low-temperature structural phase transitions
A. Cano, A. P. Levanyuk
We comment on zero- and low-temperature structural phase transitions, expecting that these comments might be relevant not only for this structural case. We first consider a textboo…
Universal features of the defect-induced damping of lattice vibrations
A. Cano, A. P. Levanyuk, S. A. Minyukov
It is shown that any defect gives an Ohmic contribution to the damping of any normal mode of the crystal lattice with nonzero wavevector which does not vanish at zero temperature.…
An explanation for the glass-like anomaly in the low-temperature specific heat of incommensurate phases
A. Cano, A. P. Levanyuk
An explanation for the glass-like anomaly observed in the low-temperature specific heat of incommensurate phases is proposed. The key point of this explanation is the proper accoun…
Low-temperature specific heat of real crystals: Possibility of leading contribution of optical and short-wavelength acoustical vibrations
A. Cano, A. P. Levanyuk
We point out that the repeatedly reported glass-like properties of crystalline materials are not necessarily associated with localized (or quasilocalized) excitations. In real crys…