title: Thermodynamic glass transition in finite dimensions.
abstract: Using an effective potential method, a replica formulism is set up for describing supercooled liquids near their glass transition. The resulting potential is equivalent to that for an Ising spin glass in a magnetic field. Results taken from the droplet picture of spin glasses are then used to provide an explanation of the main features of fragile glasses.
authors.affiliation: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yeo