Does a Growing Static Length Scale Control the Glass Transition?

作者:Wyart Matthieu*; Cates Michael E
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2017, 119(19): 195501.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.195501

摘要

Several theories of the glass transition propose that the structural relaxation time tau(alpha) is controlled by a growing static length scale. that is determined by the free energy landscape but not by the local dynamic rules governing its exploration. We argue, based on recent simulations using particle-radius-swap dynamics, that only a modest factor in the increase in ta on approach to the glass transition may stem from the growth of a static length, with a vastly larger contribution attributable, instead, to a slowdown of local dynamics. This reinforces arguments that we base on the observed strong coupling of particle diffusion and density fluctuations in real glasses.

  • 出版日期2017-11-9