Hydrodynamic Theory of the Glass Transition

Abstract

We demonstrate that the equations of hydrodynamics for a simple compressible fluid, including nonlinearities and thermal fluctuations, display a transition, at sufficiently high densities and low temperatures, to a glass. The theory leads to predictions for the behavior of viscosities, sound speeds, and correlation functions near the transition. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.118 ©1985 American Physical Society