COLLOIDAL GLASS TRANSITION

Soft-Core Repulsive Particles · Mode-Coupling Theory · Dynamic Heterogeneity

CONTROLS

PHASE INDICATOR

φ_glass ≈ 0.58
State: LIQUID
MSD: 0.000
α₂ (non-Gauss): 0.00
D_eff: 0.000

MSD CURVE

log t vs log MSD — plateau = cage

ABOUT

At high packing φ>0.58, particles become caged by neighbors. MSD shows a plateau (cage regime) before long-time diffusion. Non-Gaussian parameter α₂ peaks at cage escape time. Mode-coupling theory predicts diverging relaxation time τ~(φ_c-φ)^-γ.
Particle color = local mobility (blue=slow, red=fast)

DYNAMICS

Displacement dist.

STRUCTURE

Radial dist. g(r)