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The Dynamics of a Disordered Linear Chain

Freeman J. Dyson
- 15 Dec 1953 - 
- Vol. 92, Iss: 6, pp 1331-1338
TLDR
In this paper, the distribution function of the frequencies of normal modes of vibration of a disordered chain of one-dimensional harmonic oscillators is calculated analytically, in the limit when the chain becomes infinitely long.
Abstract
By a disordered chain we mean a chain of one-dimensional harmonic oscillators, each coupled to its nearest neighbors by harmonic forces, the inertia of each oscillator and the strength of each coupling being a random variable with a known statistical distribution law. A method is presented for calculating exactly the distribution-function of the frequencies of normal modes of vibration of such a chain, in the limit when the chain becomes infinitely long. For some special examples, in which the distribution law of the oscillator parameters is assumed to be of exponential form, the frequency spectra are calculated analytically. The theory applies equally well to a chain of masses connected by elastic springs and making mechanical vibrations, or to an electrical transmission line composed of alternating inductances and capacitances with random characteristics.

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