Nontopographic description of inherent structure dynamics in glassformers
Nontopographic description of inherent structure dynamics in glassformers
We show that the dynamics between inherent structures in glassforming systems can be understood in purely dynamical terms, without any reference to “topographic” features of the potential energy landscape. This “nontopographic” interpretation is based instead on the existence of dynamical heterogeneities and on their statistical properties. Our view is supported …