Thermodynamics of the glassy state / Luca Leuzzi, Theo M. Nieuwenhuizen.

Content

Introduction
1. Theory and phenomenology of glasses
1.1 Process, timescales and transitions
1.2 Strong and fragile glass formers
1.3 Aging
1.4 Configurational entropy
1.5 Adam-Gibbs entropic theroy
Etc.

2. Two temperature thermodynamics
2.1 Elements of thermodynamics
2.2 Fictive temperature
2.3 Two temperature thermodynamics
2.4 Laws of thermodynamics for off-equilbrium systems
2.5 Laws of thermodynamic of the glassy systems
Etc.

3 Exactly solvable models for the glassy state
3.1 Harmonic oscillator model
3.2 Kinetic models with separation of timescales
3.3 Out-of-equilibrium thermodynamics
3.4 Below the Kauzmamn transtion
3.5 Kovacs effects: limits of two temperature thermodynamics
Etc.

4 Aging turn models
4.1 The backgammon model
4.2 Two-time dynamics and FDR effective temperature
4.3 A model for collective modes
4.5 Glassiness in a directed polymer model
Etc.

6 Potential energy landscape approach
6.1 Potential energy landscape
6.2 Thermodynamics in supercooled liquids
6.3 The solid amorphous phase
6.4 Fragility in the PEL
6.5 PEL approach to the random orthogonal model
Etc.

7 Theories of the glassy state
7.1 Mode-coupling theory
7.2 Replica theory for glasses with quenched disorder
7.3 Glass models without quenched disorders: clone theory
7.4 Frustration limited domain theory
Etc.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-338) and index: 339-343