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Slow stretched-exponential and fast compressed-exponential relaxation from local event dynamics
K Trachenko1, A Zaccone2,3
1School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
We propose an atomistic model for correlated particle dynamics in liquids and glasses predicting both slow stretched-exponential relaxation (SER) and fast compressed-exponential relaxation (CER). The model is based on the key concept of elastically interacting local relaxation events. SER is related to slowing down of dynamics of local relaxation events as a result of this interaction, whereas CER is related to the avalanche-like dynamics in the low-temperature glass state. The model predicts temperature dependence of SER and CER seen experimentally and recovers the simple, Debye, exponential decay at high temperature. Finally, we reproduce SER to CER crossover across the glass transition recently observed in metallic glasses.
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