ISSN:
0323-7648
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
Relaxation in glass-forming liquids as measured by dielectric, by light- and by neutron-scattering experiments can be described with the aid of the conformon model. Conformons behave like bosons which display a photon statistics. Conformons are excited and can also be annihilated. They show a universal reduced energy density distribution, revealing their thermodynamic roots. Each relaxation mode is assumed to be directly connected with a distinct conformon. The coupling is described by an empirical power law. The actual relaxation time distribution is then obtained by scaling each relaxation mode with the same kinetic factor. The relaxation behavior of liquids is therefore self-similar, characterized by individual factors such as the relaxation power, the coupling parameter and the temperature of pressure dependence of the kinetic factor (“shift factor”).
Additional Material:
15 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/actp.1996.010470403
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