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@article{Lois2009, abstract = {We identify a link between the glass transition and percolation of regions of mobility in configuration space. We find that many hallmarks of glassy dynamics, for example, stretched-exponential response functions and a diverging structural relaxation time, are consequences of the critical properties of mean-field percolation. Specific predictions of the percolation model include the range of possible stretching exponents 1/31 and the functional dependence of the structural relaxation time and exponent on temperature, density, and wave number.}, author = {Lois, Gregg and Blawzdziewicz, Jerzy and O'Hern, Corey S.}, citeulike-article-id = {5128801}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=PRLTAO000102000001015702000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v102/e015702}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.015702}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.015702}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, keywords = {packing\_paper}, number = {1}, pages = {015702--4}, posted-at = {2009-07-12 21:54:53}, priority = {2}, publisher = {APS}, title = {Percolation Model for Slow Dynamics in Glass-Forming Materials}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.015702}, volume = {102}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - Lois2009 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5128801 N2 - We identify a link between the glass transition and percolation of regions of mobility in configuration space. We find that many hallmarks of glassy dynamics, for example, stretched-exponential response functions and a diverging structural relaxation time, are consequences of the critical properties of mean-field percolation. Specific predictions of the percolation model include the range of possible stretching exponents 1/31 and the functional dependence of the structural relaxation time and exponent on temperature, density, and wave number. IS - 1 JF - Physical Review Letters EP - 4 TI - Percolation Model for Slow Dynamics in Glass-Forming Materials PB - APS VL - 102 SP - 015702 KW - packing_paper AU - Lois, Gregg AU - Blawzdziewicz, Jerzy AU - O'Hern, Corey PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.015702 ER -