The use of the isoconfigurational method has enabled one to determine the existence of particles with high and low dynamic propensity (tendency to be mobile) and particles with preferred directionality for motion (directional particles) in supercooled liquids. On the other hand, dynamical...

In this work, we assess the relevance of different range particle displacements and string motions to the metabasin (MB) dynamics of a simple glass former. We find that MB transitions are triggered by the occurrence of massive rearrangements termed as “democratic clusters” or d-clusters...

We perform a series of molecular dynamics simulations in a binary Lennard-Jones system at temperatures close to its mode-coupling temperature, Tc. We demonstrate that the string-like movements carried out by a fraction of the particles are of ballistic nature. Depending on temperature these...

In this work we investigate by means of molecular dynamics simulations the detailed time evolution of string-like cooperative motions in a binary Lennard–Jones system at temperatures close to its mode-coupling temperature, Tc. The strings will be fully geometrically and dynamically...

We develop a variational principle governing the relaxation behavior of hierarchical systems. Limiting ourselves to a particular class of models amenable of a variational treatment, we study the relaxation of rugged systems whose conformation space topology deviates from ultrametricity under...