A quantum field theory of the liquid–glass transition in multi-component liquids

Toyoyuki Kitamura

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2007, vol. 383, issue 2, 232-252

Abstract: An established unified theory of the liquid–glass transition in one-component liquids is extended to multi-component liquids. The universal features such as the Kauzmann paradox, the Vogel–Tamman–Fulcher (VTF) law on the relaxation times and the transport coefficients, the jump of the specific heat at the glass transition temperature and the Boson peaks are elucidated. The Kauzmann entropy in a form of a Curie law with a negative sign comes from the mixing between the sound and the intra-band fluctuation entropies, where the critical temperature corresponds to the sound instability temperature at a reciprocal particle distance. The VTF law is constructed from the Einstein relation on entropy and probability so that the Kauzmann entropy is included as a normal form in exponent of the VTF law. The Kauzmann entropy explains the Kauzmann paradox and the jump of the specific heat so that the universal features of the glass transition are elucidated consistently.

Keywords: Glass transition; Kauzmann paradox; VTF law; Specific heat; Boson peaks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2007.05.008

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