CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSICS VOL. 38, NO. 6 DECEMBER 2000

Letter

Localize Energy in Random Media: A New Phase State

Zhen Ye and Kang-Xin Wang

Wave Phenomena Laboratory, Department of Physics, National Central University,

Chungli, Taiwan 320, R.O.C.
(Received October 27, 2000)

This Letter reports a new wave phenomenon. We show that wave energy can be stored in random media. Associated with such energy storage is a global collective behavior. The features depicted are so general that they may be observed in many random systems.

PACS. 43.20.+g - General linear acoustics.
PACS. 71.55.Jv $\,$- Disordered structures; amorphous and glassy solids.
PACS. 03.40.Kf - Waves and wave propagation: general mathematical aspects.

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