The RFOT Theory of Glasses: Recent Progress and Open Issues
The Random First Order Transition (RFOT) theory started with the pioneering work of Kirkpatrick, Thirumalai and Wolynes. It leverages methods and advances of the theory of disordered systems. It fares remarkably well at reproducing the salient experimental facts of super-cooled liquids. Yet, direct...
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| description | The Random First Order Transition (RFOT) theory started with the pioneering work of Kirkpatrick, Thirumalai and Wolynes. It leverages methods and advances of the theory of disordered systems. It fares remarkably well at reproducing the salient experimental facts of super-cooled liquids. Yet, direct and indisputable experimental validations are missing. In this short survey, we will review recent investigations that broadly support all static aspects of RFOT, but also those for which the standard dynamical extension of the theory appears to be struggling, in particular in relation with facilitation effects. We discuss possible solutions and open issues. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ad9c895f8bea4803bd3f65b887213ac02025-02-07T13:52:26ZengAcadémie des sciencesComptes Rendus. Physique1878-15352023-06-0124S192310.5802/crphys.13610.5802/crphys.136The RFOT Theory of Glasses: Recent Progress and Open IssuesBiroli, Giulio0Bouchaud, Jean-Philippe1Laboratoire de Physique de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure, ENS, Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, F-75005 Paris, FranceCFM, 23 rue de l’Université, F-75007 Paris, France, & Académie des Sciences, Quai de Conti, F-75006 Paris, FranceThe Random First Order Transition (RFOT) theory started with the pioneering work of Kirkpatrick, Thirumalai and Wolynes. It leverages methods and advances of the theory of disordered systems. It fares remarkably well at reproducing the salient experimental facts of super-cooled liquids. Yet, direct and indisputable experimental validations are missing. In this short survey, we will review recent investigations that broadly support all static aspects of RFOT, but also those for which the standard dynamical extension of the theory appears to be struggling, in particular in relation with facilitation effects. We discuss possible solutions and open issues.https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.5802/crphys.136/Theory of glassesCooperative DynamicsRandom First Order TransitionNon-linear susceptibilityActivated processesSuper-cooled liquidsglass transitions |
| spellingShingle | Biroli, Giulio Bouchaud, Jean-Philippe The RFOT Theory of Glasses: Recent Progress and Open Issues Comptes Rendus. Physique Theory of glasses Cooperative Dynamics Random First Order Transition Non-linear susceptibility Activated processes Super-cooled liquids glass transitions |
| title | The RFOT Theory of Glasses: Recent Progress and Open Issues |
| title_full | The RFOT Theory of Glasses: Recent Progress and Open Issues |
| title_fullStr | The RFOT Theory of Glasses: Recent Progress and Open Issues |
| title_full_unstemmed | The RFOT Theory of Glasses: Recent Progress and Open Issues |
| title_short | The RFOT Theory of Glasses: Recent Progress and Open Issues |
| title_sort | rfot theory of glasses recent progress and open issues |
| topic | Theory of glasses Cooperative Dynamics Random First Order Transition Non-linear susceptibility Activated processes Super-cooled liquids glass transitions |
| url | https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.5802/crphys.136/ |
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