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| Nov 16, 2023 at 0:47 | comment | added | Mauricio | How many modes does this have? If it has a lower branch, then that is probably the soft mode, and the higher branches are not. | |
| Nov 16, 2023 at 0:24 | answer | added | GiorgioP-DoomsdayClockIsAt-90 | timeline score: 1 | |
| Nov 15, 2023 at 4:37 | comment | added | naturallyInconsistent | soft quantum particles are low energy, i.e. low $\omega$, which in turn should be low momentum, low $K$. This makes sense in this context too, because the derivation is really only good for long wavelength phonons. Almost-bulk motion, far from probing the interatomic spacing. | |
| Nov 15, 2023 at 4:06 | history | asked | Jonathan Huang | CC BY-SA 4.0 |