Fast and slow dynamics in kinetically constrained models of glasses

Kinetically constrained models (KCMs) are able to account for many of the slow dynamical properties of glass forming systems such as dynamic heterogeneity and Stokes-Einstein breakdown using simple models with simple dynamical rules. In this thesis we study several KCMs and extend them to include fa...

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Main Author: Ashton, Douglas James
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/10623/