tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post3658413760069327034..comments2024-03-28T17:13:01.117+10:00Comments on Condensed concepts: A key concept in glasses: the entropy crisisRoss H. McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09950455939572097456noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-87215070011128548922014-08-19T22:37:13.772+10:002014-08-19T22:37:13.772+10:00Given a lot of time, the system should crystallize...Given a lot of time, the system should crystallize, yes. The point is whether the supercooled liquid can be defined, i.e. can you do a measurement of the liquid before it eventually crystallizes? You must then compare the crystallization time with the liquid relaxation time: if the latter is smaller then it makes sense to ask about the behaviour of the supercooled liquid, even if it (eventually) crystallizes. Bear in mind that both times can be huge.terricolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18309366929050310564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-82861210930140287512014-07-23T03:00:42.745+10:002014-07-23T03:00:42.745+10:00Maybe I'm missing something simple but if the ...Maybe I'm missing something simple but if the liquid's supercooled very slowly, won't it simply crystallise? That is, won't the actual curve (going towards the origin) be somewhere between the dotted curve and the extrapolated bold curve?MVPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06242476603501376330noreply@blogger.com