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Entropy, fragility, “landscapes”, and the glass transition

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Complex Behaviour of Glassy Systems

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Angell, C.A. (1997). Entropy, fragility, “landscapes”, and the glass transition. In: Rubí, M., Pérez-Vicente, C. (eds) Complex Behaviour of Glassy Systems. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 492. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0104814

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