From 16/11/2017 to 27/12/2018
What is the physical mechanism behind the slowing down of the dynamics in super-cooled liquids close to the glass transition?
Being able to predict the future mobility of particles with high accuracy is a crucial step to answer this question, which is one of the major problems in modern theoretical physics.
Video of the challenge's presentation at Collège de France is available at: https://www.college-de-france.fr/site/stephane-mallat/Challenge-2017-2018-Predire-la-dynamique-des-liquides-surfondus-par-l-IPhT-ENS-et-CEA.htm
G. Biroli's team at the Institute for theoretical Physics (CEA Saclay) and ENS Paris has a long-standing interest in the glass transition, and more generally in out of equilibrium physics. This team belongs to the Simons collaboration "Cracking the Glass Problem" that gathers together 13 PIs to solve one of the major problems of modern theoretical physics.