The first term on the left-hand side is the dynamical component of the total mean square atomic displacement at the melting temperature of the defected crystal. The disorder-induced softening of the average shear modulus described by Eq. Therefore, within the framework of the generalized Lindemann melting criterion, the effect of static atomic disorder on the average shear modulus at constant temperature is identical to that of increasing temperature at constant pressure. Consequently, if the generalized Lindemann melting hypothesis described by Eq. Hence, the magnitude of this difference provides a basis for ranking the relative susceptibility of intermetallic compounds to radiation-induced amorphization.
Small differences imply high amorphization susceptibility and vice versa.
Our generalized Lindemann melting hypothesis has found applications outside the traditional field of C-G transformations. P. R. Okamoto, J. K. Heuer, N. Q. Lam, S Ohnuki, Y. Matsukawa, K. Tozawa and J. Stubbins, Appl. P. R. Okamoto, L. E. Rehn, J. Pearson, R. Bhadra and M. Grimsditch, Phys. D. Wolf, P. R. Okamoto, S. Yip, J. F. Lutsko and M. Kluge, J. Mater. N. Q. Lam and P. R. Okamoto, Mater.