Kovacs effects in an aging molecular liquid
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-11-10 v2 Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Abstract
We study by means of molecular dynamics simulations the aging behavior of a molecular model of ortho-terphenyl. We find evidence of a a non-monotonic evolution of the volume during an isothermal-isobaric equilibration process, a phenomenon known in polymeric systems as Kovacs effect. We characterize this phenomenology in terms of landscape properties, providing evidence that, far from equilibrium, the system explores region of the potential energy landscape distinct from the one explored in thermal equilibrium. We discuss the relevance of our findings for the present understanding of the thermodynamics of the glass state.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0305526,
title = {Kovacs effects in an aging molecular liquid},
author = {S. Mossa and F. Sciortino},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0305526},
year = {2009}
}
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