Glass transitions may be similar in 2 and 3 dimensions, after all

Abstract

This is a commentary on two recent experimental papers in PNAS by Vivek et al. and Illing et al. that convincingly address an issue at the junction of two fundamental questions in glass physics: the role of the dimensionality of space on the glass transition and the possible existence of long wavelength fluctuations in two-dimensional amorphous solids.

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