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The perfect thermal conductor and the perfect thermal insulator

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<strong>The</strong>rmal resistance is created by Umklappscattering (U-process)• Illustration gives examples of:N-process T+L → LU-process T+T → L• Considerations of symmetry <strong>and</strong>dimensionality are subtle <strong>and</strong> complex, seeHerring Phys. Rev. (1954).Peierls, Ann. Phys. 3, 1055 (1929)

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