Approach to Equilibrium of a Glass-Forming Liquid
Abstract
We use numerical simulations to study how a glass-forming liquid approaches equilibrium at low temperatures. We find the system has an initial period of little change, an intermediate period of rapid change, and a final period where it has equilibrated.
Keywords:
Condensed Matter Physics, Supercooled liquid, Lennard-Jones potential, Relaxation time, Physical aging
Status
Undergraduate
Department
Physics & Astronomy
College
Honors Tutorial College
Campus
Athens
Faculty Mentor
Castillo, Horacio
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Approach to Equilibrium of a Glass-Forming Liquid
We use numerical simulations to study how a glass-forming liquid approaches equilibrium at low temperatures. We find the system has an initial period of little change, an intermediate period of rapid change, and a final period where it has equilibrated.