1207.5417 (Haibin Li et al.)

The origin of normal heat conduction in one-dimensional classics system    [PDF]

Haibin Li, Xiaotian Xin

We propose a new one-dimensional lattice model with strong asymmetric interaction potential and investigate heat conduction in this model numerically. We find that Fourier law is obeyed. Based on the phonon theory, we find a new scattering mechanism of phonon because of the breaking of the lattice segment. It is shown that in most of scattering process in this model momentum is destroyed as well as the Umklapp phonon-phonon scattering process which leads to the normal heat conduction. At last, we extend our analysis to the same class model with asymmetry interaction potential and get a general conclusion.

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