Physics: Direct experimental evidence of a growing length scale accompanying the glass transition

Science

Volumn 310, Issue 5755, 2005, Pages 1797-1800

  Berthier, L ^a   Biroli, G ^b   Bouchaud, J P ^c,d   Cipelletti, L ^a   El Masri, D ^a   L'Hote D ^d   Ladieu, F ^d   Pierno, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

^c Science and Finance   (France)

^d SERVICE DE PHYSIQUE DE L ETAT CONDENSÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; CORRELATION METHODS; GASES; GLASS FORMING MACHINES; VISCOUS FLOW;

COLLOIDAL SUSPENSIONS; CORRELATION LENGTH SCALES; GLASS FORMATION; GLASS STATE;

GLASS TRANSITION;

GLASS;

GLASS; PHASE TRANSITION;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COLLOID; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; ENERGY; ENTHALPY; FLUID FLOW; HEAT; LIQUID; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PHASE TRANSITION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLID; VISCOSITY;

EID: 29244447380     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1120714     Document Type: Article

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