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Vibrational modes of atoms in solids are an important type of excitation: quantized lattice vibrations are known as phonons. They are responsible for the thermal properties of solids, for example the heat capacity and thermal conductivity of non-metals (i.e. where the electronic contribution can be neglected).
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Elliott, S.R. (2001). Vibrational Excitations in Amorphous Materials. In: Thorpe, M.F., Tichý, L. (eds) Properties and Applications of Amorphous Materials. NATO Science Series, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0914-0_6
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