Critical decay at higher-order glass-transition singularities

W. Götze, M. Sperl

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Abstract

Within the mode-coupling theory for the evolution of structural relaxation in glass-forming systems, it is shown that the correlation functions for density fluctuations for states at A3- and A4-glass-transition singularities can be presented as an asymptotic series in increasing inverse powers of the logarithm of the time t: Φ(t) - f α σi gi(x), where gn(x) = pn(ln x)/xn with pn denoting some polynomial and x = ln(t/t0). The results are demonstrated for schematic models describing the system by solely one or two correlators and also for a colloid model with a square-well- interaction potential.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)S4807-S4830
JournalJournal of Physics Condensed Matter
Volume16
Issue number42
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Nov 2004

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