Abstract

As a model for a crystal with displacive modulation a classical linear chain is discussed with up to third-neighbor interaction. This system has an infinite number of stable equilibrium configurations separated by high barriers. It has a zero-frequency phonon mode, a low-lying phason branch, and an amplitude mode.

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