{
  "id": "cond-mat/9911460",
  "version": "v2",
  "published": "1999-11-29T11:40:40.000Z",
  "updated": "2001-02-21T14:59:25.000Z",
  "title": "Enhancement of structural rearrangement in glassy systems under shear flow",
  "authors": [
    "F. Corberi",
    "G. Gonnella",
    "D. Suppa"
  ],
  "comment": "8 pages, 3 figures, changed content Pacs{64}{70.Pf}{Glass transitions} Pacs{05}{70.Ln}{Non-equilibrium thermodynamics, irreversible processes} Pacs{83}{50.Ax}{Steady shear flows}",
  "doi": "10.1209/epl/i2000-00441-9",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.stat-mech"
  ],
  "abstract": "We extend the analysis of the mean field schematic model recently introduced for the description of glass forming liquids to the case of a supercooled fluid subjected to a shear flow of rate $\\gamma$. After quenching the system to a low temperature $T$, a slow glassy regime is observed before stationarity is achieved at the characteristic time $\\tau_g$. $\\tau_g$ is of the order of the usual equilibration time without shear $\\tau_g^o$ for weak shear, $\\gamma \\tau_g ^o<1$. For larger shear, $\\gamma \\tau_g ^o>1$, local rearrangement of dense regions is instead enhanced by the flow, and $\\tau_g \\simeq 1/(T\\gamma)$.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v2",
      "updated": "2001-02-21T14:59:25.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "shear flow",
      "glassy systems",
      "structural rearrangement",
      "enhancement",
      "mean field schematic model"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 8,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable"
    }
  }
}