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Quantifying Spatially Heterogeneous Dynamics in Computer Simulations of Glass-Forming Liquids

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Author(s)

S C. Glotzer, C Donati

Abstract

We examine the phenomenon of dynamical heterogeneity in computer simulations of an equilibrium, glass-forming liquid. We describe several approaches to quantify the spatial correlation of single-particle motion, and show that spatial correlations of particle displacements become increasingly long-range as the temperature decreases toward the mode coupling critical temperature.
Citation
Journal of Physics B-Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics
Volume
11
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

dynamics, glasses, supercooled liquids

Citation

Glotzer, S. and Donati, C. (1999), Quantifying Spatially Heterogeneous Dynamics in Computer Simulations of Glass-Forming Liquids, Journal of Physics B-Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=851525 (Accessed October 21, 2025)

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Created January 1, 1999, Updated February 17, 2017
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