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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Statistical Mechanics

Background:

  • Glassy materials exhibit relaxation mediated by localized soft spots.
  • Current softness measures are scalar, neglecting the anisotropic nature of these soft spots.
  • Anisotropy implies orientation-dependent coupling to external deformation, limiting predictive power.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To derive the linear response coupling between local heat capacity and external deformation in glasses.
  • To account for the tensorial, anisotropic nature of soft spots.
  • To develop an enhanced structural predictor for plastic rearrangements.

Main Methods:

  • Derivation of linear response coupling from first principles.
  • Analysis of the distribution of the linear response quantity.
  • Construction of a structural predictor using local heat capacity and its linear response.

Main Results:

  • The linear response quantity follows an anomalous, fat-tailed distribution related to the universal $\omega^{4}$ density of states.
  • A structural predictor combining local heat capacity and its linear response shows enhanced predictability.
  • The new predictor outperforms purely scalar predictors for plastic rearrangements under directional deformation.

Conclusions:

  • Anisotropic properties of soft spots are crucial for understanding glassy material behavior.
  • The derived linear response coupling and the new structural predictor offer a more accurate way to predict deformation.
  • This work advances the characterization and prediction of mechanical responses in glasses.