A single saddle model for the beta-relaxation in supercooled liquids

Details A single saddle model for the beta-relaxation in supercooled liquids A single saddle model for the beta-relaxation in supercooled liquids

2002-12-18

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0212438v2

J. Phys. A 36, 10721 (2003)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

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10.1088/0305-4470/36/43/004

We study the Langevin equation for a single harmonic saddle as an elementary model for the beta-relaxation in supercooled liquids close to Tc. The input of the theory is the spectrum of the eigenvalues of the dominant stationary points at a given temperature. We prove in general the existence of a time-scale t_eps, which is uniquely determined by the spectrum, but is not simply related to the fraction of negative eigenvalues. The mean square displacement develops a plateau of length t_eps, such that a two-step relaxation is obtained if t_eps diverges at Tc. We analyze the specific case of a spectrum with bounded left tail, and show that in this case the mean square displacement has a scaling dependence on time identical to the beta-relaxation regime of Mode Coupling Theory, with power law approach to the plateau and power law divergence of t_eps at Tc.

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