Excess of low frequency vibrational modes and glass transition: A molecular dynamics study for soft spheres at constant pressure

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 131, Issue 15, 2009, Pages

  Flores Ruiz, Hugo M ^a   Naumis, Gerardo G ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE FORCE; BOSON PEAKS; CONSTANT PRESSURES; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; LENNARD-JONES POTENTIAL; LINDEMANN CRITERIA; LOW-FREQUENCY VIBRATIONAL MODES; MEAN DISPLACEMENT; META-STABLE STATE; SOFT SPHERES;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; GLASS; MECHANICAL STABILITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; STABILITY CRITERIA;

GLASS TRANSITION;

EID: 70449435853     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3246805     Document Type: Article

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