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  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Soft Matter Physics

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  • Dense simple fluids exhibit slow dynamics approaching a glassy, nonergodic phase at high densities.
  • Mode-coupling theory (MCT) describes this transition via a three-step decay process but is phenomenological.
  • A new systematic theory allows self-consistent calculation of cumulants in a perturbation expansion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To extend the systematic theory and investigate the universal nature of the ergodic-nonergodic transition in dense fluids.
  • To determine if the nonergodic state is independent of the underlying dynamics (Smoluchowski vs. Newtonian).

Main Methods:

  • Extension of a systematic perturbation theory for calculating density and response field cumulants.
  • Analysis of the ergodic-nonergodic transition within this theoretical framework.
  • Investigation of loop contributions in the perturbation expansion.

Main Results:

  • The nonergodic state is characterized by the static equilibrium state, which is identical for both Smoluchowski and Newtonian dynamics.
  • Identical linear fluctuation-dissipation relations connect density-response field cumulants despite differing response fields.
  • Higher-order loop contributions in the perturbation expansion do not substantially alter the nonergodic state parameters.

Conclusions:

  • The ergodic-nonergodic transition in dense fluids exhibits universality, independent of the specific dynamics.
  • The developed systematic theory provides a robust framework for understanding glassy dynamics.
  • The findings are expected to hold more generally beyond the current theoretical scope.