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Mutual information reveals multiple structural relaxation mechanisms in a model glass former

Overview of attention for article published in Nature Communications, January 2015
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Title
Mutual information reveals multiple structural relaxation mechanisms in a model glass former
Published in
Nature Communications, January 2015
DOI 10.1038/ncomms7089
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Authors

Andrew J. Dunleavy, Karoline Wiesner, Ryoichi Yamamoto, C. Patrick Royall

Abstract

Among the key challenges to our understanding of solidification in the glass transition is that it is accompanied by little apparent change in structure. Recently, geometric motifs have been identified in glassy liquids, but a causal link between these motifs and solidification remains elusive. One 'smoking gun' for such a link would be identical scaling of structural and dynamic lengthscales on approaching the glass transition, but this is highly controversial. Here we introduce an information theoretic approach to determine correlations in displacement for particle relaxation encoded in the initial configuration of a glass-forming liquid. We uncover two populations of particles, one inclined to relax quickly, the other slowly. Each population is correlated with local density and geometric motifs. Our analysis further reveals a dynamic lengthscale similar to that associated with structural properties, which may resolve the discrepancy between structural and dynamic lengthscales.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 1%
Russia 1 1%
Germany 1 1%
Unknown 89 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 19 21%
Student > Ph. D. Student 17 18%
Student > Master 8 9%
Professor 7 8%
Professor > Associate Professor 6 7%
Other 13 14%
Unknown 22 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Physics and Astronomy 36 39%
Chemistry 10 11%
Materials Science 10 11%
Chemical Engineering 5 5%
Engineering 3 3%
Other 5 5%
Unknown 23 25%
Attention Score in Context

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