Giorgio Parisi

Theory of Simple Glasses (eBook, ePUB)

Exact Solutions in Infinite Dimensions

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This pedagogical and self-contained text describes the modern mean field theory of simple structural glasses. The book begins with a thorough explanation of infinite-dimensional models in statistical physics, before reviewing the key elements of the thermodynamic theory of liquids and the dynamical properties of liquids and glasses. The central feature of the mean field theory of disordered systems, the existence of a large multiplicity of metastable states, is then introduced. The replica method is then covered, before the final chapters describe important, advanced topics such as Gardner transitions, complexity, packing spheres in large dimensions, the jamming transition, and the rheology of glass. Presenting the theory in a clear and pedagogical style, this is an excellent resource for researchers and graduate students working in condensed matter physics and statistical mechanics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108126106
• Artikelnr.: 62734371

Autorenporträt

Giorgio Parisi is a Professor of Physics at the Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza', Italy. His research is broadly focused on theoretical physics; from particle physics to glassy systems. He has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Boltzmann Medal, the Enrico Fermi Prize, the Max Planck Medal, the Lars Onsager Prize and an ERC advanced grant. He is president of the Accademia dei Lincei and a member of the collaboration 'Cracking the glass problem', funded by the Simons Foundation.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Infinite-dimensional models in statistical physics
2. Atomic liquids in infinite dimensions: thermodynamics
3. Atomic liquids in infinite dimensions: equilibrium dynamics
4. Thermodynamics of glass states
5. Replica symmetry breaking and hierarchical free energy landscapes
6. The Gardner transition
7. Counting glass states: the complexity
8. Packing spheres in large dimensions
9. The jamming transition
10. Rheology of the glass
References
Index.