Isotopic Randomness – Some Fundamental and Applied Aspects
| Scientific Paper | |
|---|---|
| Title | Isotopic Randomness – Some Fundamental and Applied Aspects |
| Author(s) | [[]] |
| Keywords | stable isotopes, isotopic disorder, Anderson localization, random number generators, synergetics, isotopic superlattices, isotopic genetic code, isotopically shifted organisms |
| Published | 1988 |
| Journal | Physics Essays |
| Volume | 1 |
| Number | 3 |
| Pages | 133-137 |
Abstract
We discuss some fundamental and practical aspects of isotopic randomness due to the diversity of stable isotopes, namely: 1) additional scattering mechanism for phonons and electrons and Anderson localization in narrow bands; 2) perfect (nonpseudo) random number generator with easy tunable relative density of 0's and 1's in a random string; 3) isotopic ordering and isotopic superlattices; 4) shifts of natural isotopic abundancies in biological experiments and isotopically pure organisms. Some aspects of structures with purposeful isotopic ordering(isotopic engineering) are also mentioned.