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Facets of glass physics

Materials Science 2016-01-05 v1

Abstract

Glasses constitute a widespread form of solid matter, and glass production has been an important human technology for more than 3000 years. Despite that long history, new ways to understand the fundamental physics of glasses continue to emerge.

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@article{arxiv.1512.03540,
  title  = {Facets of glass physics},
  author = {Ludovic Berthier and Mark D. Ediger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1512.03540},
  year   = {2016}
}

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13 pages, 5 figures. To appear in the January 2016 issue of Physics Today (in press)

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