Topological jamming of extended structures and the glass transition

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We propose a new scenario for glassy dynamics in frustrated systems with no quenched-in randomness, based on jamming of extended dynamical structures near a critical point. This route to a glassy state is demonstrated in a lattice model of fluctuating lines. Numerical simulations of the model show non-exponential relaxations and diverging energy barriers in the vicinity of a thermodynamic phase transition. A master equation for the coarse grained dynamics is constructed. It shows how topological jamming leads to the observed glassy dynamics.
4 pages, 3 postscript figures

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Statistical Mechanics

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/18670

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https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0112281
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