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J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 42, Number C4, Octobre 1981
Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductors
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| Page(s) | C4-205 - C4-208 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:1981442 | |
Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductors
J. Phys. Colloques 42 (1981) C4-205-C4-208
DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1981442
Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, 7 Stuttgart 80, F.R.G.
J. Phys. Colloques 42 (1981) C4-205-C4-208
DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1981442
THE THIRD LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES OF DISORDERED SOLIDS
R. Dandoloff and R. ZeyherMax-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, 7 Stuttgart 80, F.R.G.
Abstract
It is shown that if the entropy can be derived from a restricted or unrestricted partition function both the second and the third law of thermodynamics hold. The consequences of this result for the low temperature behavior of solids are discussed. Moreover it is proposed that the leading term of the entropy of disordered solids at low temperatures is ~T3/2 due to a second diffusing mode caused by the conservation of mass.