The liquid-glass transition of silica
arXiv:cond-mat/0108464 · doi:10.1063/1.1447905
Abstract
We studied the liquid-glass transition of $SiO_2$ by means of replica theory, utilizing an effective pair potential which was proved to reproduce a few experimental features of silica. We found a finite critical temperature $T_0$, where the system undergoes a phase transition related to replica symmetry breaking, in a region where experiments do not show any transition. The possible sources of this discrepancy are discussed.
14 pages, 6 postscript figures. Revised version accepted for pubblication on J.Chem.Phys