Structural heterogeneities and mechanical behavior of amorphous alloys
Although the atomic structure of amorphous alloys, which lacks long-range translational
symmetry, may appear homogeneous at the macroscopic scale, their local dynamic and/or …
symmetry, may appear homogeneous at the macroscopic scale, their local dynamic and/or …
Polymer physics of intracellular phase transitions
Intracellular organelles are either membrane-bound vesicles or membrane-less
compartments that are made up of proteins and RNA. These organelles play key biological …
compartments that are made up of proteins and RNA. These organelles play key biological …
Deformation of metallic glasses: Recent developments in theory, simulations, and experiments
We review recent research into elastic and plastic deformation of metallic glasses, with an
emphasis on making connections between developments in theory and simulation (largely …
emphasis on making connections between developments in theory and simulation (largely …
Polymer free volume and its connection to the glass transition
RP White, JEG Lipson - Macromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this Perspective we summarize the most widely used definitions of free volume and
illustrate the differences between them, including the important distinction between total free …
illustrate the differences between them, including the important distinction between total free …
The role of local structure in dynamical arrest
CP Royall, SR Williams - Physics Reports, 2015 - Elsevier
Amorphous solids, or glasses, are distinguished from crystalline solids by their lack of long-
range structural order. At the level of two-body structural correlations, glassformers show no …
range structural order. At the level of two-body structural correlations, glassformers show no …
50th Anniversary Perspective: Challenges in the Dynamics and Kinetics of Glass-Forming Polymers
The phenomenology of the glass transition and the associated behavior in the near liquid
and glassy states are detailed, including the cooling rate dependence of the glass transition …
and glassy states are detailed, including the cooling rate dependence of the glass transition …
Configurational entropy of glass-forming liquids
The configurational entropy is one of the most important thermodynamic quantities
characterizing supercooled liquids approaching the glass transition. Despite decades of …
characterizing supercooled liquids approaching the glass transition. Despite decades of …
High-throughput molecular dynamics simulations and validation of thermophysical properties of polymers for various applications
Recent advances in graphics processing unit (GPU) hardware and improved efficiencies of
atomistic simulation programs allow for the screening of a large number of polymers to …
atomistic simulation programs allow for the screening of a large number of polymers to …
Simple liquids' quasiuniversality and the hard-sphere paradigm
JC Dyre - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
This topical review discusses the quasiuniversality of simple liquids' structure and dynamics
and two possible justifications of it. The traditional one is based on the van der Waals picture …
and two possible justifications of it. The traditional one is based on the van der Waals picture …
Temperature dependence of rate processes beyond Arrhenius and Eyring: Activation and Transitivity
Advances in the understanding of the dependence of reaction rates from temperature, as
motivated from progress in experiments and theoretical tools (eg, molecular dynamics), are …
motivated from progress in experiments and theoretical tools (eg, molecular dynamics), are …