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Facilitated spin models: recent and new results
Facilitated or kinetically constrained spin models (KCSM) are a class of
interacting particle systems reversible w.r.t. to a simple product measure.
Each dynamical variable (spin) is re-sampled from its equilibrium distribution
only if the surrounding configuration fulfills a simple local constraint which
\emph{does not involve} the chosen variable itself. Such simple models are
quite popular in the glass community since they display some of the peculiar
features of glassy dynamics, in particular they can undergo a dynamical arrest
reminiscent of the liquid/glass transitiom. Due to the fact that the jumps
rates of the Markov process can be zero, the whole analysis of the long time
behavior becomes quite delicate and, until recently, KCSM have escaped a
rigorous analysis with the notable exception of the East model. In these notes
we will mainly review several recent mathematical results which, besides being
applicable to a wide class of KCSM, have contributed to settle some debated
questions arising in numerical simulations made by physicists. We will also
provide some interesting new extensions. In particular we will show how to deal
with interacting models reversible w.r.t. to a high temperature Gibbs measure
and we will provide a detailed analysis of the so called one spin facilitated
model on a general connected graph.Comment: 30 pages, 3 figure
Jamming percolation and glassy dynamics
We present a detailed physical analysis of the dynamical glass-jamming
transition which occurs for the so called Knight models recently introduced and
analyzed in a joint work with D.S.Fisher \cite{letterTBF}. Furthermore, we
review some of our previous works on Kinetically Constrained Models.
The Knights models correspond to a new class of kinetically constrained
models which provide the first example of finite dimensional models with an
ideal glass-jamming transition. This is due to the underlying percolation
transition of particles which are mutually blocked by the constraints. This
jamming percolation has unconventional features: it is discontinuous (i.e. the
percolating cluster is compact at the transition) and the typical size of the
clusters diverges faster than any power law when . These
properties give rise for Knight models to an ergodicity breaking transition at
: at and above a finite fraction of the system is frozen. In
turn, this finite jump in the density of frozen sites leads to a two step
relaxation for dynamic correlations in the unjammed phase, analogous to that of
glass forming liquids. Also, due to the faster than power law divergence of the
dynamical correlation length, relaxation times diverge in a way similar to the
Vogel-Fulcher law.Comment: Submitted to the special issue of Journal of Statistical Physics on
Spin glasses and related topic
Crystal Bridges, Tetratic Order, and Elusive Equilibria:Â The Role of Structure in Lubrication Films
The impact of developmental coordination disorder on educational achievement in secondary school
Fast and Slow Components in the Crystallization of a Model Multicomponent System, NaKCa(NO 3
Children and young people's experiences of living with developmental coordination disorder/dyspraxia: study protocol for a qualitative evidence synthesis
Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) face significant
challenges to deal with everyday activities due to underlying motor
proficiency difficulties. These challenges affect children and young peopleâs
participation; that is, involvement in daily life situations. In the past, limited
consideration was given to personal experience of events, relationships
and everyday life in children and young people with DCD; as a result,
understanding what it is like to live with DCD is not well conceptualised in
the literature. There is a pressing need to synthesise the findings of discrete
qualitative studies to advance the conceptual understanding of living with
DCD, to inform health service delivery and the development and
implementation of complex interventions. This study aims to systematically
review and synthesise qualitative literature regarding children and young
peopleâs experiences and views of everyday life and living with DCD. The
method of qualitative evidence synthesis that will be followed in this review
is a meta-ethnography. The eMERGe and PRISMA reporting guidelines will
be used in the development, design and reporting of this review. Nine
databases will be searched; Academic Search Complete, AMED, CINAHL,
MEDLINE, PsychArticles, PsychInfo, EMBASE, SPORTDiscus, and Web of
Science. Two independent reviewers will use the Joanna Briggs Institute
Checklist to appraise all included papers. The findings of this
meta-ethnography will endeavour to inform future research, policy and
practice. In particular, the results will help to inform the design of future
complex interventions to meet the needs of children and young people with
DCD. Dissemination will involve the publication of the results in a
peer-reviewed journal. Increasingly researchers and policymakers are
calling for services to be informed by the perspective and voice of children
with DCD; therefore, a policy brief will be published so that the findings are
widely available