Theoretical perspective on the glass transition and amorphous materials
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 …
equilibrium, on the spatially heterogeneous and aging dynamics of disordered materials …
Supercooled liquids for pedestrians
A Cavagna - Physics Reports, 2009 - Elsevier
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 …
transition to the crystal. Yet, under certain conditions it is possible to keep the system in its …
Energy flow, partial equilibration, and effective temperatures in systems with slow dynamics
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 …
dependent effective temperature that plays the same role as the thermodynamical …
Spin-glass theory for pedestrians
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 …
glasses are reviewed in a compact and pedagogical way, for the benefit of the graduate and …
Models of traps and glass phenomenology
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 …
density of energy barriers, on a d-dimensional lattice or on a fully connected lattice. If decays …
The ergodic side of the many‐body localization transition
Recent studies point towards nontriviality of the ergodic phase in systems exhibiting many‐
body localization (MBL), which shows subexponential relaxation of local observables …
body localization (MBL), which shows subexponential relaxation of local observables …
The frustration-based approach of supercooled liquids and the glass transition: a review and critical assessment
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 …
transition and the associated slowing down of flow and relaxation with decreasing …
Recent applications of dynamical mean-field methods
LF Cugliandolo - Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Rich out-of-equilibrium collective dynamics of strongly interacting large assemblies emerge
in many areas of science. Some intriguing and not fully understood examples are the glassy …
in many areas of science. Some intriguing and not fully understood examples are the glassy …
Mode-coupling theory and the glass transition in supercooled liquids
SP Das - Reviews of modern physics, 2004 - APS
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 …
liquids which developed from the idea of a nonlinear feedback mechanism. From the …
Static and dynamic properties of a viscous silica melt
We present the results of a large scale molecular dynamics computer simulation in which we
investigated the static and dynamic properties of a silica melt in the temperature range in …
investigated the static and dynamic properties of a silica melt in the temperature range in …