A theoretical perspective is provided on the glass transition in molecular liquids at thermal
equilibrium, on the spatially heterogeneous and aging dynamics of disordered materials …

Understanding the physics of glass formation remains one of the major unsolved challenges
of condensed matter science. As a material solidifies into a glass, it exhibits a spectacular …

When a system jams, it undergoes a transition from a flowing to a rigid state. Despite this
important change in the dynamics, the internal structure of the system remains disordered in …

When we lower the temperature of a liquid, at some point we meet a first order phase
transition to the crystal. Yet, under certain conditions it is possible to keep the system in its …

This book gives a pedagogical introduction to the physics of amorphous solids and related
disordered condensed matter systems. Important concepts from statistical mechanics such …

Understanding glass formation is a challenge, because the existence of a true glass state,
distinct from liquid and solid, remains elusive: Glasses are liquids that have become too …

In this review a systematic analysis of the potential energy landscape (PEL) of glass-forming
systems is presented. Starting from the thermodynamics, the route towards the dynamics is …

We reformulate the interpretation of the mean-field glass transition scenario for finite
dimensional systems, proposed by Kirkpatrick, Thirumalai, and Wolynes (KTW)[Phys. Rev. A …

One of the most spectacular phenomena in physics in terms of dynamical range is the glass
transition and the associated slowing down of flow and relaxation with decreasing …

Amorphous solids are mechanically rigid while possessing a disordered structure similar to
that of dense liquids. Recent research indicates that dynamical heterogeneity, spatio …