Isotopic Randomness ? Some Fundamental and Applied Aspects
Keywords: stable isotopes, isotopic disorder, Anderson localization, random number generators, synergetics, isotopic superlattices, isotopic genetic code, isotopically shifted organisms
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.
