The distribution function of relaxation time in disordered dielectrics has
been calculated in the random field theory framework. For this purpose, we
first consider the dynamics of single two-orientable electric dipole in a r
andom electric field E in a disordered ferroelectric. The obtained dependen
ce tau(E) made it possible to express the relaxation time distribution func
tion F(tau) via the random field distribution function f(E). This function
has been calculated self-consistently in the random field theory framework.
Nonlinear random field contribution and effects of spatial correlations be
tween the dipoles have also been taken into account. It was shown that nonl
inear contribution of random field gives asymmetric shape of F(tau) while i
n linear case it is symmetric.
Comparison of calculated F(tau) curves with those extracted from empirical
Cole-Cole (CC), Davidson-Cole (DC), Kohlrausch-William-Watts (KWW) and Havr
iliak-Negami (HN) functions had shown, that they correspond to mixed ferroe
lectric-dipole glass (ferro-glass) phase with coexistence of shea and long-
range order. Different forms of F(tau) are determined by linear (CC) or non
linear (DC, KWW, HN) contributions of random field.