Activated events in glasses : The structure of entropic droplets

Using an effective potential approach, we present a replica instanton theory for the dynamics of entropic droplets in glassy systems. Replica symmetry breaking in the droplet interface leads to a length scale dependent reduction of the droplet surface tension and changes the character of the dynamical heterogeneity and activated dynamics in glasses.

• Publication year

  2005

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  Physical Review B

• Publication date

  2005-02-01

• Fields of study

  Physics

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  DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.100201arXiv cond-mat/0502011
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