The Dislocation-Particle Analogy and Plasma-Crystal Models

The present monograph focuses on the very fruitful method of equating particle-physics phenomena - where the speed of light is a key factor - to dislocation-motion in solids - where the speed of sound plays an analogous role. The so-called 'dusty plasma' has proved to be a very useful substitute and its use confirms that the particle/dislocation analogy is well-founded.Argument by Analogy, attraction-repulsion reversal, causality paradox, dislocation interactions, dislocation velocity, dusty plasma, Frenkel-Kontorova model, photons, plasma crystal, solitons, sound barrier, special relativity, tachyons, velocity of light, 'zero-gravity' experimentsMaterials Science