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We propose a new way to introduce the measuring time in the Tunneling Model of non-crystalline solids. We have obtained a time dependent relation for the specific heat which can be used without limits in time or temperature. We prove that under the usual assumptions of the standard Tunneling Model and without free parameters one can understand quantitatively the experimentally observed time and temperature dependence of the specific heat and heat release experiments on vitreous silica over ten orders of magnitude in time. We also discuss the influence of conductions electrons on the time dependent specific heat. Time dependent experiments could provide useful information on the interaction of Tunneling Systems with conduction electrons.
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Deye, M., Esquinazi, P. Time and temperature dependence of the specific heat of non-crystalline solids within the tunneling model. Z. Physik B - Condensed Matter 76, 283–288 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01321904
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