Grand Séminaire d'Institut

Vendredi 13 Janvier 2017 à 11h00.

Recent Advances on the Glass Problem

''The anomalous thermal and transport properties of amorphous solids have long puzzled solid-state physicists. Recent theoretical advances in the mean-field theory of glasses predict the existence deep in the glass phase of a novel phase transition, a so-called Gardner transition. This transition signals the emergence of a complex free energy landscape composed of a marginally stable hierarchy of sub-basins. This Gardner transition may be the origin of the anomalous behavior of amorphous systems, and to ultimately lead to the unusual critical behavior at jamming. In this talk, I will present an overview of our recent theoretical and numerical advances in capturing and characterizing this novel materials feature.''