Spontaneous and induced dynamic correlations in glass-formers II: Model calculations and comparison to numerical simulations

Details Spontaneous and induced dynamic correlations in glass-formers II: Model calculations and comparison to numerical simulations Spontaneous and induced dynamic correlations in glass-formers II: Model calculations and comparison to numerical simulations

2006-09-26

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0609658v2

J. Chem. Phys. 126, 184504 (2007)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

23 pages, 12 figs

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.2721555

We study in detail the predictions of various theoretical approaches, in particular mode-coupling theory (MCT) and kinetically constrained models (KCMs), concerning the time, temperature, and wavevector dependence of multi-point correlation functions that quantify the strength of both induced and spontaneous dynamical fluctuations. We also discuss the precise predictions of MCT concerning the statistical ensemble and microscopic dynamics dependence of these multi-point correlation functions. These predictions are compared to simulations of model fragile and strong glass-forming liquids. Overall, MCT fares quite well in the fragile case, in particular explaining the observed crucial role of the statistical ensemble and microscopic dynamics, while MCT predictions do not seem to hold in the strong case. KCMs provide a simplified framework for understanding how these multi-point correlation functions may encode dynamic correlations in glassy materials. However, our analysis highlights important unresolved questions concerning the application of KCMs to supercooled liquids.

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