multiple theories of low-T universalities - Burin, Yu, etc.
Quasi-Classical theories
- Turlakov 2003 Universal sound absorption in low-temperature glasses
Phenomenologically assuming a sharp decrease of shear relaxation time for large wavevector k > kξ
density modes (where kξ is of order of inverse of several interatomic distances a), I develop a general
elasto-hydrodynamic theory describing the low-energy excitations of glassy and amorphous solids
- 2021 Universality of Ultrasonic attenuation in amorphous systems at low temperatures - Pragya Shukla
Based on experimental evidence of ordered structure in glasses below MRO (10 → 30˚A) and its lack above, we describe a macroscopic size glass material as elastically coupled, spherical shape, generic blocks, with homogeneous dispersion interaction within each such block.
"Justification of T-TLSs"
Burin-Kagan - universal nature - broad distribution of parameters 1996 main paper
SOME COMMENTS ON THE NATURE OF UNIVERSAL PROPERTIES IN LOW–TEMPERATURE GLASSES
DAVID R. REICHMAN, PETER NEU, AND ROBERT J. SILBEY
more parameters - two types, etc
Origins of double-well potentials (DWP) are discussed and two types of DWPS-Soft and rigid-are emphasised. Soft DWPS
are mainly responsible for low-temperature properties whereas rigid DWPS determine the
properties of glasses at higher temperatures
- Low temperature universality in disordered solids 2009 M. Schechter, P. C. E. Stamp
We introduce a model that includes two types of two level systems (TLSs), which, based on their local symmetry, interact weakly or strongly with the phonon field
We present a novel view of the standard model of tunneling two level systems (TLSs) to explain the
puzzling universal value of a quantity, C ∼ 3 × 10−4, that characterizes phonon scattering in glasses below
1 K as reflected in thermal conductivity, ultrasonic attenuation, internal friction, and the change in soundwe have elucidated aspects implicit in the standard TLS model that include strongly interacting TLSs
[6,7,13], exponentially renormalized tunneling matrix elements [13], and a heretofore unrecognized broad distribution of TLS-phonon couplings
- Frustrated Interactions and Tunneling: Two-Level Systems in Glasses 1991 S. N. Coppersmith
Typical strongly interacting defects have their tunneling suppressed, and observable tunneling occurs
only for TLS which appear to be weakly coupled because their interactions are frustrated
Lubchenko-Wolynesand connections to the glass transition
2001 The origin of the boson peak and thermal conductivity plateau in low-temperature glasses
2005 The Microscopic Quantum Theory of Low Temperature Amorphous Solids
2018 Low-temperature anomalies in disordered solids: A cold case of contested relics?