title: Dynamics of glass relaxation at room temperature.
abstract: The problem of glass relaxation under ambient conditions has intrigued scientists and the general public for centuries, most notably in the legend of flowing cathedral glass windows. Here we report quantitative measurement of glass relaxation at room temperature. We find that Corning® Gorilla® Glass shows measurable and reproducible relaxation at room temperature. Remarkably, this relaxation follows a stretched exponential decay rather than simple exponential relaxation, and the value of the stretching exponent (β=3/7) follows a theoretical prediction made by Phillips for homogeneous glasses.
authors.affiliation: Science and Technology Division, Corning Incorporated, Corning, New York 14831, USA.
authors.forename: Roger C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Welch
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Marcel
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authors.lastname: Potuzak
authors.forename: Xiaoju
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Bradley F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Bowden
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Kiczenski
authors.forename: Douglas C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Allan
authors.forename: Ellyn A
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authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Adam J
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authors.lastname: Ellison
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Mauro