Abstract
Recent mode coupling theory (MCT) studies show that if a short-range attractive interaction is added to the pure hard sphere system, one may observe a new type of glass. Within a certain volume fraction range where the two glass-forming mechanisms nearly balance each other, varying the external control parameter, the effective temperature, makes the glass-to-liquid-to-glass re-entrance and the glass-to-glass transitions possible. In this context, by using small angle neutron scattering and photon correlation measurements in a micellar system, the chapter presents evidence on this complex phase behavior. Finally, in agreement with MCT, an end point on the glass-to-glass transitions line is found, beyond which, the two glasses become identical in their local structure and the long time dynamics.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Unifying Concepts in Granular Media and Glasses |
| Subtitle of host publication | From the Statistical Mechanics of Granular Media to the Theory of Jamming |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Pages | 163-180 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780444516077 |
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| State | Published - Jun 30 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
The research at MIT is supported by a grant from Materials Science Division of US DOE. The research in Italy is supported by the PRIN2002-MIUR project.