TY - BOOK AU - Berthier,Ludovic TI - Dynamical heterogeneities in glasses, colloids, and granular media T2 - International series of monographs on physics SN - 9780191729799 (ebook) : AV - QC173.458.S75 U1 - 541.04213 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Glass KW - Colloids KW - Granular materials N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - Most everyday solid materials, from plastics to cosmetic gels exist in a non-crystalline, amorphous form: they are glasses. Yet we are still seeking an explanation as to what glasses really are and to why they form. Here, leading experts present broad perspectives on one of the deepest mysteries of condensed matter physics UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199691470.001.0001 ER -