Low-frequency vibrational states in ideal glasses with random pinning

Glasses exhibit spatially localized vibrations in the low-frequency regime. These localized modes emerge below the boson peak frequency wBP, and their vibrational densities of state follow g(w) oc w4 (w is frequency). Here, we attempt to address how the localized vibrations behave through the ideal glass transition. To do this, we employ a random pinning method, which enables us to study the thermodynamic glass transition. We find that the localized vibrations survive even in equilibrium glass states. Remarkably, the localized vibrations still maintain the properties of appearance below wBP and g(w) oc w4. Our results provide important insight into the material properties of ideal glasses.

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This study investigates the behavior of localized vibrations during the ideal glass transition using a random pinning method. The research reveals that these vibrations persist even in equilibrium glass states and maintain their characteristics below the boson peak frequency.