Structural glasses and supercooled liquids : theory, experiment, and applications / edited By Peter G. Wolynes, Vassiliy Lubchenko.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wolynes, P. G. (Peter G.)

Lubchenko, Vassiliy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Glass--Analysis.

Glass.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (422 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"With contributions from 24 global experts in diverse fields, and edited by world-recognized leaders in physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysics, Structural Glasses and Supercooled Liquids: Theory, Experiment, and Applications presents a modern, complete survey of glassy phenomena in many systems based on firmly established characteristics of the underlying molecular motions as deduced by first principle theoretical calculations, or with direct/single-molecule experimental techniques. A well-rounded view of a variety of disordered systems where cooperative phenomena, which are epitomized by supercooled liquids, take place is provided. These systems include structural glasses and supercooled liquids, polymers, complex liquids, protein conformational dynamics, and strongly interacting electron systems with quenched/self-generated disorder.Detailed calculations and reasoned arguments closely corresponding with experimental data are included, making the book accessible to an educated non-expert reader. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Structural Glasses and Supercooled Liquids: Theory, Experiment, and Applications; CONTENTS; Preface; Contributors; 1 Supercooled Liquid Dynamics: Advances and Challenges; 2 The Random First-Order Transition Theory of Glasses: A Critical Assessment; 3 Dielectric Spectroscopy of Glassy Dynamics; 4 Glasses and Replicas; 5 Glassiness in Uniformly Frustrated Systems; 6 Random First-Order Phase Transition Theory of the Structural Glass Transition; 7 Fragile Glass Formers: Evidence for a New Paradigm, and a New Relation to Strong Liquids; 8 Dynamics in the Crossover Region of Supercooled Liquids

9 Glassy Dynamics of Proteins10 Theories of Structural Glass Dynamics: Mosaics, Jamming, and All That; Index; Colour Plates

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613622365

9781280592539

1280592532

9781118202418

1118202414

9781118202470

1118202473

9781118202494

111820249X

OCLC:

784136567