Connecting real glasses to mean-field models: A study of structure, dynamics and thermodynamics

Abstract

The aim of the thesis is threefold 1. To connect the mean-field behaviour with the real three dimensional system where structural, dynamic and thermodynamic properties have been studied. 2. To find the jamming transition in the mean-field system in the three dimensional limit. 3. To examine the glass forming ability and the role of mixing entropy in the system.