 Kohn anomaly (source code)

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= Kohn anomaly
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A feature in <phonon> <dispersion> caused by a nonanalytic <wavevector> dependence of electronic screening. In a quasi-one-dimensional conductor, enhanced response near $2k_F$ can soften a lattice mode and signal an approaching <Peierls transition>.

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