title: Lattice glass models.
abstract: Motivated by the concept of geometrical frustration, we introduce a class of statistical mechanics lattice models for the glass transition. Monte Carlo simulations in three dimensions show that they display a dynamical glass transition which is very similar to that observed in other off-lattice systems and which does not depend on a specific dynamical rule. A mean-field study shows the existence of a discontinuous glass transition, in agreement with the numerical observations.
authors.affiliation: Center for Material Theory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA.
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biroli
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mézard