Phase diagram of a classical fluid in a quenched random potential

Thalmann, F. ; Dasgupta, C. ; Feinberg, D. (2000) Phase diagram of a classical fluid in a quenched random potential EPL: Europhysics Letters, 50 (1). pp. 54-60. ISSN 0295-5075

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Official URL: http://iopscience.iop.org/0295-5075/50/1/054

Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2000-00234-2

Abstract

We consider the phase diagram of a classical fluid in the presence of a random pinning potential of arbitrary strength. Introducing replicas for averaging over the quenched disorder, we use the hypernetted chain approximation to calculate the correlations in the replicated liquid. The freezing transition of the liquid into a nearly crystalline state is studied using a density functional approach, and the liquid-to-glass transition is studied using a phenomenological replica symmetry breaking approach introduced by Mezard and Parisi. The first-order liquid-to-crystal transition is found to change to a continuous liquid-to-glass transition as the strength of the disorder is increased above a threshold value.

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