The physics of the glass transition and amorphous materials continues to attract the attention
of a wide research community after decades of effort. Supercooled liquids and glasses have …

The simplicity of hard spheres as a model system is deceptive. Although the particles
interact solely through volume exclusion, that nevertheless suffices for a wealth of static and …

We start with a few concise definitions of the most important concepts discussed in this entry.
Glass transition For molecular liquids, the glass transition denotes a crossover from a …

We perform stringent tests of thermodynamic theories of the glass transition over the
experimentally relevant temperature regime for several simulated glass-formers. The swap …

The introduction of transient degrees of freedom into a system can lead to novel material
design and training protocols that guide a system into a desired metastable state. In this …

Key to resolving the scientific challenge of the glass transition is to understand the origin of
the massive increase in viscosity of liquids cooled below their melting temperature (avoiding …

The Random First Order Transition (RFOT) theory started with the pioneering work of
Kirkpatrick, Thirumalai and Wolynes. It leverages methods and advances of the theory of …

swap algorithms can shift the glass transition to lower temperatures, a recent unexplained
observation constraining the nature of this phenomenon. Here we show that swap dynamics …

It was recently discovered that SWAP, a Monte Carlo algorithm that involves the exchange of
pairs of particles of differing diameters, can dramatically accelerate the equilibration of …

A recent breakthrough in glass science has been the synthesis of ultrastable glasses via
physical vapor deposition techniques. These samples display enhanced thermodynamic …