Glassy behaviour in disordered systems with non-relaxational dynamics

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10 June 1996

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Published by arXiv in arXiv

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.cond-mat/9606060

Abstract

We show that a family of disordered systems with non-relaxational dynamics may exhibit ``glassy'' behavior at nonzero temperature, although such a behavior appears to be ruled out by a face-value application of mean-field theory. Nevertheless, the roots of this behavior can be understood within mean-field theory itself, properly interpreted. Finite systems belonging to this family have a dynamical regime with a self-similar pattern of alternating periods of fast motion and trapping.

Keywords

RELAXATIONAL DYNAMICS
DISORDERED SYSTEMS
MEAN FIELD THEORY
DYNAMICAL REGIME
GLASSY BEHAVIOUR
BEHAVIOR

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Version 1, 1996-06-10, ArXiv
Published version: Physical Review Letters, 78 (2), 350.

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