Entropic origin of the growth of relaxation times in simple glassy liquids

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 801-804

  Dasgupta, Chandan ^a   Valls, Oriol T ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

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EID: 0000468863     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.58.801     Document Type: Article

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