TABLE OF CONTENTS | AMM | acoustic mismatch model |
| BCC | body-centered cubic |
| BDC | 1, 4-benzenedicarboxylate |
| B K S | van Beest Krammer-van Staten |
| BTE | Boltzmann transport equation |
| BZBC | Brillouin zone boundary condition |
| C P | Cahill Pohl |
| DCF | displacement correlation function |
| DFT | density function theory |
| DMM | diffuse mismatch model |
| DOS | density of states |
| EF | exponential-fit |
| EM | electromagnetic |
| ERT | equation of radiative transfer |
| FAU | faujasite (a zeolite) |
| FCC | face-centered cubic |
| FD | first-dip |
| FGR | Fermi golden rule |
| fm | free-molecular |
| GGA | generalized gradient approximation |
| G K | Green Kubo |
| GTO | Gaussian-type orbital |
| HCACF | heat current autocorrelation function |
| HFSS | high-frequency structure simulator |
| L J | Lennard Jones |
| LA | longitudinal-acoustic |
| LAPW | linearized augmented plane wave |
| LCAO | linear combination of atomic orbitals |
| LDA | local density approximation |
| LTA | zeolite A (Linde Type A) |
| LO | longitudinal-optical |
| M B | Maxwell Boltzmann |
| MD | molecular dynamics |
| MHD | magnetohydrodynamics |
| MOF | metal-organic framework |
| MSD | mean-square displacemnt |
| MSRD | mean-square relative displacement |
| MWNT | multiwall nanotube |
| NIR | near-infrared regime |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| | probability density function |
| PV | photovoltaic |
| QC | quadratic convergence |
| QD | quantum dot |
| QED | quantum electrodynamics |
| QW | quantum well |
| RDF |
