Classical dynamical density functional theory (DDFT) is one of the cornerstones of modern
statistical mechanics. It is an extension of the highly successful method of classical density …

Despite decades of work, gaining a first-principles understanding of amorphous materials
remains an extremely challenging problem. However, recent theoretical breakthroughs have …

We present a new time-dependent density functional approach to study the relaxational
dynamics of an assembly of interacting particles subject to thermal noise. Starting from the …

In these notes the main theoretical concepts and techniques in the field of mean-field spin
glasses are reviewed in a compact and pedagogical way, for the benefit of the graduate and …

We present an alternative derivation of the dynamical density functional theory for the one-
body density profile of a classical fluid developed by Marconi and Tarazona J. Chem. Phys …

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 …

Mode-coupling theory is an approach to the study of complex behavior in the supercooled
liquids which developed from the idea of a nonlinear feedback mechanism. From the …

The metastable states of a glass are localized and counted by adding a weak pinning field
that explicitly breaks the ergodicity. The entropy of the metastable states, that is, the …

We present a general view of a liquid-liquid phase transition, based on a simple physical
picture that there is “cooperative medium-range bond ordering” for any liquids. Contrary to …

The subject of jamming and rheology is a broad and interdisciplinary one that is generating
increasing interest. This book deals with one of the oldest unsolved problems in condensed …