Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1655936 Progress in Materials Science 2011 17 Pages PDF
Abstract

The birth and subsequent development of the concept of the atomic level stresses are reviewed, and its future is discussed. Initially it was conceived as a means of describing the local structure in metallic glasses. It gradually became evident that its capacity is beyond the initial expectation. It appears that this concept is a powerful tool in understanding diverse phenomena in strongly disordered systems, such as the atomic dynamics in liquids, glass transition, mechanical failure and structural relaxation. This concept also has a potential to bridge distinct fields of glass research beyond metallic glasses, including colloids, molecular liquids, granular matter and other materials.

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