An Improved Integration Scheme for Mode-Coupling-Theory Equations

An Improved Integration Scheme for Mode-Coupling-Theory Equations

Year:    2021

Author:    Michele Caraglio, Lukas Schrack, Gerhard Jung, Thomas Franosch

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 29 (2021), Iss. 2 : pp. 628–648

Abstract

Within the mode-coupling theory (MCT) of the glass transition, we reconsider the numerical schemes to evaluate the MCT functional. Here we propose nonuniform discretizations of the wave number, in contrast to the standard equidistant grid, in order to decrease the number of grid points without losing accuracy. We discuss in detail how the integration scheme on the new grids has to be modified from standard Riemann integration. We benchmark our approach by solving the MCT equations numerically for mono-disperse hard disks and hard spheres and by computing the critical packing fraction and the nonergodicity parameters. Our results show that significant improvements in performance can be obtained employing a nonuniform grid.

You do not have full access to this article.

Already a Subscriber? Sign in as an individual or via your institution

Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.OA-2020-0125

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 29 (2021), Iss. 2 : pp. 628–648

Published online:    2021-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    21

Keywords:    Glass transition mode coupling theory

Author Details

Michele Caraglio

Lukas Schrack

Gerhard Jung

Thomas Franosch

  1. Tagged-particle motion in quasi-confined colloidal hard-sphere liquids

    Schrack, Lukas

    Petersen, Charlotte F

    Caraglio, Michele

    Jung, Gerhard

    Franosch, Thomas

    Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, Vol. 2021 (2021), Iss. 4 P.043301

    https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-5468/abee23 [Citations: 0]