We review the random first-order transition theory of the glass transition, emphasizing the
experimental tests of the theory. Many distinct phenomena are quantitatively predicted or …

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 …

We show that, in nonequilibrium systems with small heat flows, there is a time-scale-
dependent effective temperature that plays the same role as the thermodynamical …

We study various models of independent particles hop** between energytraps' with a
density of energy barriers, on a d-dimensional lattice or on a fully connected lattice. If decays …

A microscopically motivated theory of glassy dynamics based on an underlying random first
order transition is developed to explain the magnitude of free energy barriers for glassy …

We review recent theoretical progress on glassy dynamics, with special emphasis on the
importance and universality of the aging regime, which is relevant to many experimental …

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 …

We propose a first principles computation of the thermodynamics of simple fragile glasses
starting from the two-body interatomic potential. A replica formulation translates this problem …

We discuss the general link between mode-coupling like equations (which serve as the
basis of some recent theories of supercooled liquids) and the dynamical equations …

Thermodynamics, a scientific discipline inherited from the 18th century, is facing new
challenges in the description of nonequilibrium small (sometimes also called mesoscopic) …