2001/01/07 by Srikanth Sastry, Sastry, Srikanth
Engineering · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Material Dynamics and Properties #Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics #Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech) #Theoretical and Computational Physics #cond-mat.stat-mech
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0101079
Proceedings of Slow Dynamics and Freezing in Condensed Matter Systems, J. Nehru University, 2000. To appear in Phase Transitions. 17 pages, 4 figures
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The inherent structure approach, wherein thermodynamic and structural changes in glass forming liquids are analyzed in terms of local potential energy minima that the liquid samples, has recently been applied extensively to the study of thermodynamic aspects of glass forming liquids. The evalation of the configurational entropy, which arises from the multiplicity of local energy minima, plays a central role in such analyses. Results are presented here concerning the calculation of configurational entropy based on computer simulations of a model liquid, and the application of the inherent structure formalism to the study of the glass transition locus, and the fragility of glass forming liquids.