Topological Disorder in Condensed Matter Proceedings of the Fifth Taniguchi International Symposium, Shimoda, Japan, November 2–5, 1982

This volume contains papers presented at the Fifth Taniguchi Symposium on the Theory of Condensed Matter, which was held between 2-5 November, 1982, at Shimoda, Japan. The topic of the Symposium was "Topological Disorder in Condensed Matter. " The objective of the Taniguchi Symposium is to...

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Other Authors: Yonezawa, F. (Editor), Ninomiya, T. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1983, 1983
Edition:1st ed. 1983
Series:Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I Structural Aspects of Topological Disorder
  • Gauge Theory of Glass
  • Change in Space Curvature Relation to Order and Disorder in Amorphous Structures
  • Medium Range Order in Dense Random Packed Structure
  • Random Two-Dimensional Cellular Structures
  • Problems in a Digital Description of a Configuration of Atoms and Some Other Geometrical Topics in Physics
  • II Computer Simulations and Analyses
  • Computer Glass Transition
  • Atomic Structure and Electronic State of Metallic Glasses
  • III Some Aspects of Elementary Excitations
  • Topology, Geometry, Elementary Excitations and Physical Properties of Disordered Materials
  • Topological Disorder and Waves in a Dislocated Lattice
  • Path Integral Formulation of Quantum Propagation in a Dislocated Lattice
  • IV Statistical Properties in Two Dimensions
  • Order, Frustration, and Two-Dimensional Glass
  • Statistics of Two-Dimensional Amorphous Lattice and Some Applications
  • Ordering Processes in Frustrated Systems
  • Quantum Effects in Two-Dimensional X-Y Model
  • Dynamics of Topological Disorder: Brownian Motion with Geometrical Restriction
  • V Related Problems
  • Dislocation Model of Liquids—Basic Concepts and Phenomena Related to Atomic Motion
  • Macroscopic Response of Glassy Dielectrics: Long-Range Force and Local Randomness
  • Summary of the Conference
  • Index of Contributors