Communication: Broken-ergodicity and the emergence of solid behaviour in amorphous materials

Stephen R. Williams*

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    Abstract

    Using a combination of theory and molecular dynamics simulations, we show how solid behaviour emerges in amorphous materials from microscopic considerations. The effect on the systems response to a sudden change in strain, upon entering the history dependent glass state, is focused on. An important symmetry that is always present in a fluid state, is shown to be broken for a simulated history dependent amorphous solid. Details of how this applies to a single sample and an ensemble of independent samples are discussed, along with the dependence on the time scale the system is monitored on.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number131102
    JournalJournal of Chemical Physics
    Volume135
    Issue number13
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 7 Oct 2011

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