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Frenkel-Kontorova model
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English
Etymology
Introduced by Yakov Frenkel and Tatiana Kontorova in 1938.
Noun
en physics 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.
en FK model abbreviation
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