Abstract
The usual phonon Boltzmann equation is solved by using two mean relaxation times, for normal and for resistive processes. For a Debye solid with three polarizations, an explicit expression for the Fourier transform of the local temperature in a heat-pulse experiment is calculated. It describes hydrodynamic phenomena for , such as second sound and diffusive heat conduction, and heat transport by ballistic phonons for . In the intermediate regime, , we find the following results: a second-sound wave with wave vector can only propagate if and are smaller than certain critical values, and , i.e., for , assuming the usual monotonic dependence of and . The velocity of second sound strongly depends on these relaxation times. Its maximum value, occurring at , is the larger the smaller the ratio . Then decreases with rising and finally goes to zero for .
- Received 19 January 1973
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.8.1669
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