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Stiff-Glass Approximation of Mode-Coupling Theory

Soft Condensed Matter 2009-11-07 v1

Abstract

The stiff-glass approximation of the mode-coupling theory of the glass-transition--as introduced in a recent paper by G\"otze and Mayr for a discussion of phenomena resembling the Boson Peak and High-Frequency Sound observations made in real glass-formers--is examined in detail. It amounts to a neglection of two-phonon processes and thus provides a clear physical picture for the MCT solutions deep in the glass. In addition, the effect of additional symplifying approximations and the combination of these approximations is studied.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0110461,
  title  = {Stiff-Glass Approximation of Mode-Coupling Theory},
  author = {Th. Voigtmann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0110461},
  year   = {2009}
}

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8 pages, Proceedings of the 4th IDMRCS (Crete, 2001), to appear in J. Non-Cryst. Sol

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