Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: Sorting the integers 1 through N into an ordered list is a simple task that can be done rapidly. However, using an algorithm based on the thermally activated pairwise exchanges of neighboring list elements, we find sorting can display many features of a glass, even for lists as small as N=5. This includes memory and rejuvenation effects during aging-two hallmarks of glassy dynamics that have been difficult to reproduce in standard glass simulations.
Source: Physical Review Letters
Authors: Ling-Nan Zou, Sidney R. Nagel
Institution: University of Chicago
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2047063344