Dynamical heterogeneities in glasses, colloids, and granular media /

"Most of the solid materials we use in everyday life, from plastics to cosmetic gels exist under a non-crystalline, amorphous form: they are glasses. Yet, we are still seeking a fundamental explanation as to what glasses really are and to why they form. In this book, we survey the most recent t...

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Main Authors: Berthier, Ludovic (Author)
Corporate Authors: Oxford University Press.
Group Author: Biroli, Giulio; Bouchaud, Jean-Philippe; Cipelletti, Luca; Saarloos, Wim van
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: 2011.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: International Series of Monographs on Physics.
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Online Access: http://www.iresearchbook.cn/f/ebook/detail?id=89ae5d8d7d5f4ae0a5f2086f967fb112
Summary: "Most of the solid materials we use in everyday life, from plastics to cosmetic gels exist under a non-crystalline, amorphous form: they are glasses. Yet, we are still seeking a fundamental explanation as to what glasses really are and to why they form. In this book, we survey the most recent theoretical and experimental research dealing with glassy physics, from molecular to colloidal glasses and granular media. Leading experts in this field present broad and original perspectives on one of the deepest mysteries of condensed matter physics, with an emphasis on the key role played by heterogeneities in the dynamics of glassiness"--
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xiii, 450 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9780191621918
9780199691470
Index Number: QC173
CLC: O469
Contents: 1. Scientic interview on the glass transition, Jorge Kurchan / James S. Langer ... [et al.] -- 2. An overview of the theories of the glass transition / Gilles Tarjus -- 3. Overview of different characterisations of dynamic heterogeneity / L. Berthier, G. Biroli, J.-P. Bouchaud, R. L. Jack -- 4. Glassy dynamics and dynamical heterogeneity in colloids / Luca Cipelletti, Eric R. Weeks -- 5. Experimental Approaches to Heterogeneous Dynamics / Ranko Richert ... [et al.] -- 6. Dynamical Heterogeneities in Grains and Foams / Olivier Dauchot, Douglas J. Durian, Martin van Hecke -- 7. The Length Scales of Dynamic Heterogeneity: Results from Molecular Dynamics Simulations / Peter Harrowell -- 8. Heterogeneities in amorphous systems under shear / Jean-Louis Barrat, Anael Lemaitre -- 9. The jamming scenario an introduction and outlook / Andrea J. Liu ... [et al.] -- 10. Kinetically Constrained Models / Juan P. Garrahan, Peter Sollich, Cristina Toninelli -- 11. Growing length scales in aging systems / Federico Corberi, Leticia F. Cugliandolo, Hajime Yoshino -- 12. Analytical approaches to time and length scales in models of glasses / Silvio Franz, Guilhem Semerjian.