Step 1:
Given the dispersion relation for phonons in a three-dimensional crystal:
\[ \omega = 2 \sqrt{\frac{K}{m}} \left| \sin \left( \frac{ka}{2} \right) \right| \]
where \( \omega \) is the angular frequency, \( k \) is the wave vector, \( a \) is the lattice
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