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Co-operative effects in non-linear relaxation

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A many-body, co-operative, theory of relaxation recently presented by the authors is extended to the case of non-linear response in the time domain to the application of high force fields. It is shown that the characteristic fractional power law time decay of the initial perturbation is an essential feature of co-operative relaxation. The application of the theory to experimental situations is considered.

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Dissado, L.A., Hill, R.M. Co-operative effects in non-linear relaxation. J Mater Sci 16, 638–648 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02402781

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