2005/10/31 by M. A. Moore, Joonhyun Yeo, J. Yeo
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis #Condensed matter physics #Glass transition #Ising spin #Magnetic field #Material Dynamics and Properties #Materials science #Nuclear magnetic resonance #Physics #Polymer #Quantum mechanics #Replica #Spin glass #Statistical physics #Supercooling #Theoretical and Computational Physics #Thermodynamics #cond-mat.dis-nn #cond-mat.stat-mech
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.96.095701
published as Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 095701 (2006) · 4 pages; Final version published in Physical Review Letters
openalex publication_date 2006/03/07 · arxiv created 2006/03/09 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Using an effective potential method, a replica formulism is set up for describing supercooled liquids near their glass transition. The resulting potential is equivalent to that for an Ising spin glass in a magnetic field. Results taken from the droplet picture of spin glasses are then used to provide an explanation of the main features of fragile glasses.