Kob-Andersen model: a non-standard mechanism for the glassy transition

S. Franz, R. Mulet, G. Parisi

Published 2001-08-07, updated 2001-08-13Version 2

We present new results reflecting the analogies between the Kob-Andersen model and other glassy systems. Studying the stability of the blocked configurations above and below the transition we also give arguments that supports their relevance for the glassy behaviour of the model. However we find, surprisingly, that the organization of the phase space of the system is different from the well known organization of other mean-field spin glasses and structural glasses.