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A brief critique of the Adam-Gibbs entropy model

Soft Condensed Matter 2013-01-29 v1

Abstract

This paper critically reviews the entropy model proposed by Adam and Gibbs in 1965 for explaining the dramatic temperature dependence of glass-forming liquids' average relaxation time, one of the most influential models during the last three decades. We discuss the Adam-Gibbs model's theoretical bases as well as the reported experimental model confirmations; in the process of doing this a number of problems with the model are identified.

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@article{arxiv.0901.2104,
  title  = {A brief critique of the Adam-Gibbs entropy model},
  author = {Jeppe C. Dyre and Tina Hechsher and Kristine Niss},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0901.2104},
  year   = {2013}
}