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Recursion formulas for nonlinear density fluctuations near the glass transition

Statistical Mechanics 2015-06-22 v3

Abstract

The time-convolutionless mode-coupling (TMCT) equation for the intermediate scattering function fα(q,t)f_{\alpha}(q,t) derived recently by the present author is transformed into a simple nonlinear recursion formula for a generating function Ωα(q,t)(=ln[fα(q,t)]/q2)\Omega_{\alpha}(\bm{q},t)(=-\ln[f_{\alpha}(q,t)]/q^2), where α=c\alpha=c stands for a collective case and α=s\alpha=s for a self case. By employing the same simplification on the nonlinear memory function as that proposed by the mode-coupling theory (MCT), the simplified asymptotic recursion formula is then derived and is numerically analyzed for different temperatures under the initial conditions obtained from the simulation. In a liquid state the numerical results are shown to recover the simulation results well. Although they can describe the simulation results well in the β\beta-relaxation stage even for lower temperatures, they do not agree with those in the so-called α\alpha-relaxation stage because of the simplified model. The coupling parameter λ(α)\lambda^{(\alpha)} dependence of the Debye-Waller factor fαf_{\alpha} is also discussed. The critical point is found as λc(c)=2e(5.43656)\lambda_c^{(c)}=2e(\simeq 5.43656) and fc=e1/2(0.60653)f_c=e^{-1/2}(\simeq 0.60653), while MCT gives λc(c)=4.0\lambda_c^{(c)}=4.0 and fc=1/2f_c=1/2. Then, the critical temperature TcT_c is shown to be definitely lower than that predicted by MCT. Thus, it is emphasized that the present theory can improve the high TcT_c problem appeared in MCT. The time evolution of the memory function and that of the diffusion coefficient are also investigated within asymptotic formulas.

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@article{arxiv.1409.4839,
  title  = {Recursion formulas for nonlinear density fluctuations near the glass transition},
  author = {Michio Tokuyama},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1409.4839},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

This paper has been withdrawn by the author due to a crucial mistake in the asymptotic recursion formula given by Eq. (40)

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