Testing theories of the glass transition with the same liquid, but many kinetic rules
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| author | Gavazzoni, Cristina Brito, Carolina Wyart, Matthieu |
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| contents | We study the glass transition by exploring a broad class of kinetic rules that can significantly modify the normal dynamics of super-cooled liquids, while maintaining thermal equilibrium. Beyond the usual dynamics of liquids, this class includes dynamics in which a fraction $(1-f_R)$ of the particles can perform pairwise exchange or 'swap moves', while a fraction $f_P$ of the particles can only move along restricted directions. We find that (i) the location of the glass transition varies greatly but smoothly as $f_P$ and $f_R$ change and (ii) it is governed by a linear combination of $f_P$ and $f_R$. (iii) Dynamical heterogeneities are not governed by the static structure of the material. Instead, they are similar at the glass transition across the ($f_R$, $f_P$) diagram. These observations are negative items for some existing theories of the glass transition, particularly those reliant on growing thermodynamic order or locally favored structure, and open new avenues to test other approaches. |
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| spellingShingle | Testing theories of the glass transition with the same liquid, but many kinetic rules Gavazzoni, Cristina Brito, Carolina Wyart, Matthieu Soft Condensed Matter We study the glass transition by exploring a broad class of kinetic rules that can significantly modify the normal dynamics of super-cooled liquids, while maintaining thermal equilibrium. Beyond the usual dynamics of liquids, this class includes dynamics in which a fraction $(1-f_R)$ of the particles can perform pairwise exchange or 'swap moves', while a fraction $f_P$ of the particles can only move along restricted directions. We find that (i) the location of the glass transition varies greatly but smoothly as $f_P$ and $f_R$ change and (ii) it is governed by a linear combination of $f_P$ and $f_R$. (iii) Dynamical heterogeneities are not governed by the static structure of the material. Instead, they are similar at the glass transition across the ($f_R$, $f_P$) diagram. These observations are negative items for some existing theories of the glass transition, particularly those reliant on growing thermodynamic order or locally favored structure, and open new avenues to test other approaches. |
| title | Testing theories of the glass transition with the same liquid, but many kinetic rules |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.00196 |