A phase-separation perspective on dynamic heterogeneities in glass-forming liquids

Details A phase-separation perspective on dynamic heterogeneities in glass-forming liquids A phase-separation perspective on dynamic heterogeneities in glass-forming liquids

2010-01-14

arxiv.org/abs/1001.2539v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks

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We study dynamic heterogeneities in a model glass-former whose overlap with a reference configuration is constrained to a fixed value. The system phase-separates into regions of small and large overlap, so that dynamical correlations remain strong even for asymptotic times. We calculate an appropriate thermodynamic potential and find evidence of a Maxwell's construction consistent with a spinodal decomposition of two phases. Our results suggest that dynamic heterogeneities are the expression of an ephemeral phase-separating regime ruled by a finite surface tension.

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