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Discrete breathers in polyethylene chain

A. V. Savin, L. I. Manevitch

cond-mat.dis-nnarXiv:cond-mat/0208496

Abstract

The existence of discrete breathers (DBs), or intrinsic localized modes (localized periodic oscillations of transzigzag) is shown. In the localization region periodic contraction-extension of valence C-C bonds occurs which is accompanied by decrease-increase of valence angles. It is shown that the breathers present in thermalized chain and their contribution dependent on temperature has been revealed.

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