Yolcu, Cem.
(Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2007., 2007.)
In this thesis, the ground state con guration of the Frenkel-Kontorova model with a scalloped external potential is investigated. The method of e ective potentials of Gri ths and Chou is extended by a novel approach involving ...