Structure and dynamics in glass-formers: predictability at large length scales

Details Structure and dynamics in glass-formers: predictability at large length scales Structure and dynamics in glass-formers: predictability at large length scales

2007-06-07

arxiv.org/abs/0706.1044v2

Phys. Rev. E 76, 041509 (2007)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

7 pages; 4 figs - Extended, clarified version

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.76.041509

Dynamic heterogeneity in glass-formers has been related to their static structure using the concept of dynamic propensity. We re-examine this relationship by analyzing dynamical fluctuations in two atomistic glass-formers and two theoretical models. We introduce quantitative statistical indicators which show that the dynamics of individual particles cannot be predicted on the basis of the propensity, nor by any structural indicator. However, the spatial structure of the propensity field does have predictive power for the spatial correlations associated with dynamic heterogeneity. Our results suggest that the quest for a connection between static and dynamic properties of glass-formers at the particle level is vain, but they demonstrate that such connection does exist on larger length scales.

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