Topological jamming of extended structures and the glass transition
Statistical Mechanics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We propose a new scenario for glassy dynamics in frustrated systems with no quenched-in randomness, based on jamming of extended dynamical structures near a critical point. This route to a glassy state is demonstrated in a lattice model of fluctuating lines. Numerical simulations of the model show non-exponential relaxations and diverging energy barriers in the vicinity of a thermodynamic phase transition. A master equation for the coarse grained dynamics is constructed. It shows how topological jamming leads to the observed glassy dynamics.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0112281,
title = {Topological jamming of extended structures and the glass transition},
author = {Dibyendu Das and Jane' Kondev and Bulbul Chakraborty},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0112281},
year = {2007}
}
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4 pages, 3 postscript figures