Abstract
The phenomenology of the glass transition is briefly reviewed. Four classes of theories for the transition are discussed: rheological theories that account for the temperature dependence of the viscosity and/or relaxation time τp; kinetic theories that predict the form of the relaxation function Mp; relaxation theories that explain both the form of Mp and the temperature dependence of τp; and phenomenological theories that describe the kinetics of relaxation without reference to a microscopic model.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 75-89 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids |
Volume | 123 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2 1990 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Ceramics and Composites
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Materials Chemistry