摘要
Static granular packings are model hard-sphere glass formers. The nature of glass transition has remained a hotly debated issue. We review recent experimental progresses in using granular materials to study glass transitions. We focus on the growth of glass order with five-fold symmetry in granular packings and relate the findings to both geometric frustration and random first-order phase transition theories.
Static granular packings are model hard-sphere glass formers. The nature of glass transition has remained a hotly debated issue. We review recent experimental progresses in using granular materials to study glass transitions. We focus on the growth of glass order with five-fold symmetry in granular packings and relate the findings to both geometric frustration and random first-order phase transition theories.
作者
Yujie Wang
王宇杰(Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China Materials Genome Initiative Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China)
基金
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11175121,11675110,and U1432111)
the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(Grant No.20110073120073)
