Disorder Effects on Relaxational Processes

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIII

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2. Introduction

   1. Disordered Systems and Relaxation

      • R. Richert, A. Blumen

      Pages 1-7

3. General Approaches

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9

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   2. Local and Global Relaxations in Glass Forming Materials

      • Roland Böhmer, C. Austen Angell

      Pages 11-54

   3. Translational and Rotational Diffusion Near the Glass Transition

      • H. Sillescu, E. Bartsch

      Pages 55-88

   4. Universal Patterns of Relaxations in Complex Correlated Systems

      • K. L. Ngai

      Pages 89-150

4. Models for Relaxations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151

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   2. Models for Transport and Relaxation in Glass Forming and Complex Fluids: Universality?

      • Thomas A. Vilgis

      Pages 153-191

   3. Mode Coupling Approach to the Glass Transition

      • R. Schilling

      Pages 193-231

   4. Models of Cooperative Dynamics for Liquids Near the Glass Transition

      • J. Jäckle

      Pages 233-249

   5. Models for Anomalous Diffusion

      • G. Zumofen, J. Klafter, A. Blumen

      Pages 251-278

   6. Boundary Effects on Dipole-Dipole Interactions and Molecular Relaxation

      • M. Urbakh, J. Klafter

      Pages 279-305

5. Dielectric Spectroscopy and Solvation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 307-307

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   2. The Scaling of the α- and β-Relaxation in Low Molecular Weight and Polymeric Glassforming Systems

      • A. Hofmann, F. Kremer, E. W. Fischer, A. Schönhals

      Pages 309-331

   3. Dielectric Aspects of Dipolar Solvation at the Glass Transition

      • Ranko Richert

      Pages 333-358

6. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 359-359

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   2. NMR Studies of Disorder in Molecular Glasses and Crystals

      • Ernst Rössler, Matthias Taupitz

      Pages 361-383

   3. Molecular Dynamics in Polymers from Multidimensional NMR

      • H. W. Spiess, K. Schmidt-Rohr

      Pages 385-403

7. Hole Burning

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 405-405

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   2. Optical Spectroscopy and Disorder Phenomena in Polymers, Proteins and Glasses

      • Peter Schellenberg, J. Friedrich

      Pages 407-424

The field of non-crystalline materials has seen the emergence of many challeng­ ing problems during its long history. In recent years, the interest in polymeric and biological disordered matter has stimulated new activities which in turn have enlarged the organic and inorganic glass community. The current research fields and recent progress have extended our knowledge of the rich phenomenol­ ogy of glassy systems, where the role of disorder is fundamental for the underlying microscopic dynamics. In addition, despite the lack of a unified theory, many interesting theoretical models have recently evolved. The present volume offers the reader a collection of topics representing the current state in the understanding of disorder effects as well as a survey of the basic problems and phenomena involved. The task of compiling a book devoted to disordered systems has benefited much from a seminar organized by the W.-E. Heraeus Foundation in Bad Honnef in April 1992, where we had the opportunity to discuss the project with most of the authors. Here we wish to thank the Heraeus Foundation for their support, and the authors and Springer-Verlag, especially Dr. Marion Hertel, for the pleasant cooperation.

• Glas
• Helium-Atom-Streuung
• complex fluid
• dynamics
• glass
• low temperature
• magnetic resonance
• molecule
• optical spectroscopy
• physical chemistry
• polymer
• polymers
• proteins
• spectroscopy
• temperature

• Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz, Germany

  Ranko Richert

• Theoretische Polymerphysik Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, Germany

  Alexander Blumen

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