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A theory for the vibrational dynamics in disordered solids [W. Schirmacher, Europhys. Lett. {bf 73}, 892 (2006)], based on the random spatial variation of the shear modulus, has been applied to determine the wavevector ($k$) dependence of the Brillouin peak position ($Omega_k)$ and width ($Gamma_k$), as well as the density of vibrational states ($g(omega)$), in disordered systems. As a result, we give a firm theoretical ground to the ubiquitous $k^2$ dependence of $Gamma_k$ observed in glasses. Moreover, we derive a quantitative relation between the excess of the density of states (the boson peak) and $Gamma_k$, two quantities that were not considered related before. The successful comparison of this relation with the outcome of experiments and numerical simulations gives further support to the theory.
Experimental results on the density of states and on the acoustic modes of glasses in the THz region are compared to the predictions of two categories of models. A recent one, solely based on an elastic instability, does not account for most observat
We show that a {em vibrational instability} of the spectrum of weakly interacting quasi-local harmonic modes creates the maximum in the inelastic scattering intensity in glasses, the Boson peak. The instability, limited by anharmonicity, causes a com
The inelastic scattering intensities of glasses and amorphous materials has a maximum at a low frequency, the so called Boson peak. Under applied hydrostatic pressure, $P$, the Boson peak frequency, $omega_{rm b}$, is shifted upwards. We have shown p
The boson peak in metallic glasses is modeled in terms of local structural shear rearrangements. Using Eshelbys solution of the corresponding elasticity theory problem (J. D. Eshelby, Proc. Roy. Soc. A241, 376 (1957)), one can calculate the saddle po
New temperature dependent inelastic x-ray (IXS) and Raman (RS) scattering data are compared to each other and with existing inelastic neutron scattering data in vitreous silica (v-SiO_2), in the 300 - 1775 K region. The IXS data show collective propa