부산대학교 도서관

The exact mean-field theory for the simplest glass-forming system - the dense assembly of hard spheres in the large dimensional limit - predicts the existence of a Gardner phase. This transition is characterized by full replica symmetry breaking that implies two fascinating physical consequences: (i) a hierarchical free-energy landscape, and (ii) marginal stability. Here we discuss recent results of numerical simulations to examine these mean-field predictions in physical dimensions.
Comment: 9 pages, 6 figures. To appear as a contribution to the edited volume "Spin Glass Theory & Far Beyond - Replica Symmetry Breaking after 40 Years", World Scientific