Memory Effects in the Standard Model for Glasses

Details Memory Effects in the Standard Model for Glasses Memory Effects in the Standard Model for Glasses

2007-10-14

arxiv.org/abs/0710.2650v1

Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 015901 (2008)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks

4 pages, 6 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.015901

The standard model of glasses is an ensemble of two-level systems interacting with a thermal bath. The general origin of memory effects in this model is a quasi-stationary but non-equilibrium state of a single two-level system, which is realized due to a finite-rate cooling and very slow thermally activated relaxation. We show that single particle memory effects, such as negativity of the specific heat under reheating, vanish for a sufficiently disordered ensemble. In contrast, a disordered ensemble displays a collective memory effect [similar to that described by Kovacs for glassy polymers], where non-equilibrium features of the ensemble are monitored via a macroscopic observable. An experimental realization of the effect can be used to further assess the consistency of the model.

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