1. Logarithmic critical slowing down in complex systems: from statics to dynamics
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Leuzzi, Luca and Rizzo, Tommaso
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Condensed Matter - Disordered Systems and Neural Networks ,Condensed Matter - Materials Science ,Condensed Matter - Soft Condensed Matter ,Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics - Abstract
We consider second-order phase transitions in which the order parameter is a replicated overlap matrix. We focus on a tricritical point that occurs in a variety of mean-field models and that, more generically, describes higher order liquid-liquid or liquid-glass transitions. We show that the static replicated theory implies slowing down with a logarithmic decay in time. The dynamical equations turn out to be those predicted by schematic Mode Coupling Theory for supercooled viscous liquids at a $A_3$ singularity, where the parameter exponent is $\lambda=1$. We obtain a quantitative expression for the parameter $\mu$ of the logarithmic decay in terms of cumulants of the overlap, which are physically observable in experiments or numerical simulations., Comment: 22 pages, 2 figures
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- 2024
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