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Mean-field theory, mode-coupling theory, and the onset temperature in supercooled liquids

Yisroel Brumer and David R. Reichman

  • Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA

Phys. Rev. E 69, 041202 – Published 29 April, 2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.69.041202

Abstract

We consider the relationship between the temperature at which averaged energy landscape properties change sharply (To) and the breakdown of mean-field treatments of the dynamics of supercooled liquids. First, we show that the solution of the wave vector dependent mode-coupling equations undergoes an ergodic-nonergodic transition consistently close to To. Generalizing the landscape concept to include hard-sphere systems, we show that the property of inherent structures that changes near To is governed more fundamentally by packing and free volume than potential energy. Lastly, we study the finite-size random orthogonal model (ROM), and show that the onset of noticeable corrections to mean-field behavior occurs at To. These results highlight connections between the energy landscape and mode-coupling approach to supercooled liquids, and identify which features of the relaxation of supercooled liquids are properly captured by mode-coupling theory.

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