The Glass Transition : Relaxation Dynamics in Liquids and Disordered Materials /
This is the first book dedicated to the glass transition since this concept became recognized as a distinct and independent field of investigation. The glass transition is a synonym for relaxation and dynamics in complex disordered systems, especially in liquids. It embraces time-scales ranging from...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
2001.
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| Series: | Springer series in materials science ;
48. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This is the first book dedicated to the glass transition since this concept became recognized as a distinct and independent field of investigation. The glass transition is a synonym for relaxation and dynamics in complex disordered systems, especially in liquids. It embraces time-scales ranging from picoseconds to years. The book describes and interrelates the following processes: cooperative alpha processes in a cold liquid, structural relaxation in the glass near Tg, the Johari-Goldstein beta process, the Williams-Götze process in a warm liquid, fast nonactivated cage rattling and boson peak, and ultraslow Fischer modes. By describing the salient facts, explaining and discussing the fundamentals, the author attempts to introduce a unifying concept for the entire material. The formulas, diagrams and references are carefully selected to illustrate the main current ideas about the glass transition. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 419 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9783662043653 (electronic bk.) 3662043653 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 0933-033X ; |