A variational approach to relaxation in rugged free energy landscapes

被引:4
作者
Appignanesi, GA
Montani, R
Fernández, A
机构
[1] Univ Nacl Sur, Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, Inst Matemat INMABB, RA-8000 Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
[2] Univ Nacl Sur, Dept Quim & Ingn Quim, Lab Fisicoquim, RA-8000 Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
[3] Princeton Univ, Frick Lab, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
来源
PHYSICA A | 1999年 / 262卷 / 3-4期
关键词
rugged systems; Debye law; Kohlrausch relaxation;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-4371(98)00401-4
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We develop a variational principle governing the relaxation behavior of hierarchical systems. Limiting ourselves to a particular class of models amenable of a variational treatment, we study the relaxation of rugged systems whose conformation space topology deviates from ultrametricity under selective controllable conditions. While the Debye law is obtained in the ultrametric limit, Kohlrausch relaxation is shown to be directly related to the level of ruggedness beyond the ultrametric limit. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:349 / 358
页数:10
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