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- Title
Decoupling-coupling of rotations as a mechanism of glass transition.
- Authors
Díaz-Sánchez, A.
- Abstract
We introduce a three-dimensional lattice gas model to study the glass transition. In this model the interactions come from the excluded volume and particles have five arms with an asymmetrical shape, which results in geometric frustration that inhibits full packing. Each particle has two degrees of freedom, the position and the orientation of the particle. We find a second order phase transition at a density, this transition decouples the orientation of the particles which can rotate without interaction in this degree of freedom untilis reached. Both the inverse diffusivity and the relaxation time follow a power law behavior for densities. The crystallization atis avoided because frustration lets to the system to reach higher densities, then the divergencies are overcome. Forthe orientations of the particles are coupled and the dynamics is governed by both degrees of freedom.
- Subjects
GLASS transition temperature; LATTICE gas; PARTICLES; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEGREES of freedom
- Publication
European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter, 2004, Vol 42, Issue 3, p391
- ISSN
1434-6028
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1140/epjb/e2004-00395-2