Are there localized saddles behind the heterogeneous dynamics of supercooled liquids?

Abstract

We numerically study the interplay between heterogeneous dynamics and properties of negatively curved regions of the potential energy surface in a model glassy system. We find that the unstable modes of saddles and quasi-saddles undergo a localization transition close to the Mode-Coupling critical temperature. We also find evidence of a positive spatial correlation between clusters of particles having large displacements in the unstable modes and dynamical heterogeneities.

arXiv comment7 pages, 3 figures, submitted to Europhys. Lett

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