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Unified Theory of Relaxation in Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Glass-Forming Liquids

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Pith's one-line read Sheared and equilibrium glass relaxation follow the same string-based law once a single effective temperature replaces the bath temperature.

desk verdict Solid simulation study with a genuinely new FDR crossing-point construction, but the 'parameter-free prediction' of relaxation under shear is built on a circular Tmap definition, and the independent Tavg_c is never used to make the prediction. read the letter →

arxiv 2607.16460 v1 pith:AETPRCWI submitted 2026-07-17 cond-mat.soft cond-mat.mtrl-scicond-mat.stat-mech

Zi-Long Wang , Qi-Lu Yuan , Yun-Jiang Wang , Jack F. Douglas , Matteo Baggioli , Zhao-Yan Sun , Wen-Sheng Xu This is my paper · ORCID
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The reading

The paper tries to prove that structural relaxation in glass-forming liquids under steady shear is not a separate phenomenon from equilibrium relaxation: the same stringlike cooperative rearrangements control both, and a single scalar effective temperature captures the effect of driving. With that temperature, the equilibrium String Model predicts relaxation times across all simulated temperatures and shear rates using zero new fitting parameters. The authors show that modifying only the cooperative-motion factor fails, and that the needed effective temperature is not the usual long-time FDR slope but an average over all timescales obtained from crossing points between the sheared and equilibrium correlation functions. If right, this gives a unified microscopic account of thermal and mechanical activation in glass-formers.

What carries the argument

The central object is the Generalized String Model relation τα = τ0 exp[(ΔH0 − T_map ΔS0) z(T)/(k_B T_map)], where z(T) is the characteristic string length normalized by its onset-temperature value and T_map is an effective temperature. The paper identifies T_map with T_avg,c, obtained from the crossing-point fluctuation-dissipation analysis: the long-time intercept of the parametric plot of susceptibility versus correlation built from intersections of the sheared Fs(q,t) with equilibrium curves. This construction does the work of converting the driven system's thermodynamics into an equilibrium-looking description without adjustable parameters.

What would settle it

Measure the sheared system's mean-square displacement or diffusion constant at several T and γ̇, compute T_map from τα matching, and check whether D(T,γ̇) collapses onto D_eq(T_map). If the collapse fails by more than the uncertainty, the single-scalar reduction is approximate. Alternatively, find a state where the crossing-point χ–F plot is not linear, so T_avg,c is undefined.

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Extended reading notes

Core claim

External driving suppresses stringlike cooperative motion, and this suppression alone cannot explain the accelerated relaxation. The paper's central claim is that the equilibrium String Model remains valid under shear provided the bath temperature T is replaced by an effective temperature T_map, defined as the equilibrium temperature at which the relaxation time matches the driven system's. They further derive T_map from a generalized fluctuation-dissipation construction: the sheared intermediate scattering function is intersected with a family of equilibrium curves, and the intercept of the resulting parametric χ–F plot yields T_avg,c, which coincides with T_map. Inserting T_avg,c and the s

Load-bearing premise

The driven system's relaxation is fully characterized by a single scalar effective temperature T_map, even though the paper's own data show the time-dependent correlation function and string length under shear do not match equilibrium at T_map.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • Relaxation under steady shear is predicted from equilibrium parameters once the effective temperature is measured, enabling parameter-free estimates in processing models.
  • The failure of T_slow shows that for driven systems the relevant effective temperature is the full-spectrum average, not the asymptotic slow-mode slope, because shear couples time scales.
  • The same framework is expected by the authors to generalize to other nonequilibrium protocols such as aging and oscillatory driving.
  • Since T_avg,c equals the phenomenological T_map, it provides a first-principles route to effective temperatures previously introduced ad hoc in rheology.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • If this holds, the crossing-point FDR procedure could serve as a standard operational definition of effective temperature in sheared materials, potentially extendable to experimental colloidal systems where both Fs and susceptibility are measurable.
  • The paper's own S9 shows the full Fs(q,t) shape under shear differs from equilibrium at T_map; so the single-scalar mapping is a coarse-graining of the dynamics, and quantities that depend on non-universal shape (e.g., stretching exponent) may need a distribution of effective temperatures.
  • A sharper test would be to predict the shear-dependent diffusion coefficient or viscosity using the same T_map and see whether the data collapse as well as τα does; failure there would reveal the limit of the reduction.
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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript proposes a unified microscopic theory of relaxation in equilibrium and shear-driven glass-forming liquids. Using molecular dynamics simulations of KABLJ, a constant-volume polymer melt, and a constant-pressure polymer melt, it shows that steady shear suppresses stringlike cooperative motion and shortens the structural relaxation time. The authors extend the equilibrium String Model by introducing an effective temperature Tmap, defined in Eq. (2) as the equilibrium temperature at which the equilibrium relaxation time equals the driven-system relaxation time, and by inserting this Tmap together with the measured shear-dependent string length z(T) into Eq. (3). They claim that Eq. (3) gives a parameter-free, quantitative prediction of the nonequilibrium relaxation time. They also construct an FDR-based effective temperature Tavg,c, report agreement with Tmap, and conclude that equilibrium and nonequilibrium relaxation are governed by the same cooperative mechanism. The supplementary information documents the simulation protocol, FDR calculations, and additional comparisons.

Significance. The idea that a single scalar effective temperature, combined with the measured extent of collective motion, can collapse both equilibrium and sheared relaxation onto one String-Model curve is attractive and, if established, would be an important step for driven glassy systems. The paper's strengths are the breadth of systems studied, the careful validation of the FDR implementation against the literature (SI Fig. S5), and the explicit construction of a crossing-based FDR analysis. However, the central claim as presented is not supported: Tmap is defined through the very relaxation time that Eq. (3) claims to predict, so the collapse in Fig. 3(d) is at least partially a consistency check rather than an independent prediction. The underlying simulation data and FDR machinery are valuable, and a revised version with a genuinely independent test could make a strong contribution.

major comments (4)
  1. [A Predictive Theory (Eqs. 2-3; Fig. 3d)] The central claim of a parameter-free prediction is not established. Equation (2) defines Tmap via τα(Tmap,γ=0)=τα(T,γ), so Tmap is constructed from the simulated relaxation time that Eq. (3) is alleged to predict. Substituting Eq. (3) shows that the prediction reduces to z(T,γ)=z_eq(Tmap), where z_eq is the equilibrium string-length ratio at Tmap. This equality is never directly tested. In Fig. 3(d), the x-axis is built from the same simulated τα through Tmap, and the y-axis is the same simulated τα; the collapse is therefore at least partly tautological. A direct test using the independently determined Tavg,c in Eq. (3), or a direct comparison of z(T,γ) with z_eq(Tmap), is required before the claim 'without any additional nonequilibrium fitting parameters' can be accepted.
  2. [SI §S4.3, Fig. S9] Supplementary Fig. S9 shows that the full sheared Fs(q,t) and the sheared ⟨s(t)⟩ differ noticeably from their equilibrium counterparts at Tmap, even though τα is matched by construction. Since Eq. (3) uses the measured shear-dependent z(T,γ), and since z_eq(Tmap) is the only string-length ratio consistent with Eq. (2), Fig. S9 raises the question of how the collapse in Fig. 3(d) is obtained. If the difference in the characteristic string length L is quantitatively negligible, that should be shown with error bars. If it is not negligible, the collapse cannot be interpreted as evidence for Eq. (3). This figure also directly undermines the assumption that a single scalar effective temperature fully characterizes the driven state for relaxation.
  3. [Effective Temperature from FDR; Fig. 4(c)] The abstract states that the effective temperature is 'independently determined from fluctuation-dissipation relations' and that the theory quantitatively predicts τα. However, Tavg,c is only shown to agree with Tmap in Fig. 4(c); it is never inserted into Eq. (3). Agreement between Tavg,c and Tmap, even if quantitative, does not demonstrate that Eq. (3) predicts τα when Tavg,c is used. The authors should provide the direct test—compute Eq. (3) with Tavg,c in place of Tmap—and report the resulting scatter for each system, temperature, and shear rate. Without this step, the 'independently determined' claim is not demonstrated.
  4. [SI §S4.1, Poly-P FDR] The SI states that for the Poly-P system the standard FDR perturbation protocol 'becomes problematic under isobaric conditions' and that the FDR exhibits non-monotonic behavior. Yet Poly-P is included in the central collapse of Fig. 3(d). If the FDR-derived Tavg,c is intended to provide the independent grounding of Tmap, the authors need to establish that Tavg,c for Poly-P is reliable despite this concern, or explicitly exclude Poly-P from the 'independently determined' claim. As written, the connection between Tmap and Tavg,c for one of the three central systems is not firm.
minor comments (5)
  1. [Fig. 3(d)] The figure has no error bars. Given the circular construction of Tmap, error bars on z(T,γ), L, and Tmap are essential for judging whether the collapse is meaningful.
  2. [Table I] The activation entropy ΔS0 for Poly-V is positive, unlike the other two systems. A brief physical comment would help the reader interpret this difference.
  3. [Notation, Eq. (3)] The notation z(T) is used for both the equilibrium and nonequilibrium string-length ratio. Explicitly writing z(T,γ) for the sheared case would avoid ambiguity, especially in the context of Eq. (2).
  4. [General text] The sentence in the text immediately following Eq. (3) says the relaxation time 'is predicted without introducing any additional fitting parameters,' but because Tmap is defined from τα, this phrasing is misleading. Rephrase to acknowledge that Tmap is a mapping quantity until an independent determination is used.
  5. [Discussion of Tavg] The term 'effective disorder temperature' is used without a citation to the original literature. Adding reference(s) would improve the scholarly context.

Circularity Check

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Equation (3)'s 'parameter-free prediction' is circular: Tmap is defined from the driven τα it is supposed to predict, and the independently measured FDR temperature is never used in Eq. (3).

  1. fitted input called prediction [Section 'A PREDICTIVE THEORY OF RELAXATION UNDER SHEAR', Eqs. (2) and (3), Fig. 3(d)]
    "More precisely, we define the effective temperature Tmap as the equilibrium temperature for which the equilibrium structural relaxation time equals that of the driven system [Fig. 3(b)], τα(Tmap, γ=0) = τα(T, γ). (2) ... The relaxation time is therefore predicted to obey τα = τ0 exp[(ΔH0 − Tmap ΔS0) z(T)/(kBTmap)]. (3) ... after fixing the parameters from equilibrium simulations, the relaxation time under nonequilibrium conditions is predicted without introducing any additional fitting parameters."

    Tmap is constructed from the driven τα that Eq. (3) claims to predict. Combining Eq. (2) with the equilibrium String Model, Eq. (1), shows that Eq. (3) is equivalent to z(T,γ) = z_eq(Tmap); the 'prediction' is therefore the definition of Tmap plus an unverified equality of string lengths. The collapse in Fig. 3(d) uses an x-axis built from the same simulated τα through Tmap, so it is not an independent test. The FDR-derived Tavg,c is only compared with Tmap in Fig. 4(c) and never substituted into Eq. (3), so the claimed independent FDR-based prediction is not actually performed.

full rationale

The central quantitative claim—that Eq. (3) predicts nonequilibrium τα without additional fitting parameters—is undercut by the way Tmap is defined. Equation (2) imposes τα(Tmap, γ=0)=τα(T,γ), so Tmap is constructed to reproduce the driven relaxation time. Inserting the equilibrium String Model (1) into (2) shows that (3) holds only if z(T,γ)=z_eq(Tmap); the collapse in Fig. 3(d) therefore tests this string-length equality, not the independence of the τα prediction. The FDR-derived Tavg,c is presented as independent support, but it is never used in Eq. (3); the paper only shows Tavg,c≈Tmap. Moreover, Tavg,c is defined through the same crossing construction of Fs(q,t) (Eqs. 7–9), so its agreement with Tmap is partly built into the definition rather than being a genuinely independent FDR measurement. The paper's own SI S4.3 (Fig. S9) states that Fs(q,t) and ⟨s(t)⟩ under shear differ noticeably from equilibrium at Teff, implying z(T,γ)≠z_eq(Tmap), which creates an unresolved tension with the claimed collapse. The equilibrium String Model itself is validated against un-sheared simulation data and is not the circular element; the circularity is confined to the nonequilibrium extension. Overall, one central 'prediction' reduces by construction, warranting a score of 8.

Assumptions & free parameters 6 free parameters · 6 assumptions · 0 invented entities

No new physical entities are proposed; the effective temperature is a constructed thermodynamic parameter rather than a new degree of freedom. The central contribution relies on measured string lengths, an equilibrium fitting relation, and a scalar effective-temperature mapping.

free parameters (6)
  • Activation entropy ΔS0 = KABLJ: −2.163 kB; Poly-V: 1.070 kB; Poly-P: −3.044 kB
    The only fitting parameter of the equilibrium String Model claimed; obtained from equilibrium τα fits and enters the generalized prediction in Eq. (3).
  • Prefactor τ0 = 2.144e−2, 6.601e−1, 7.265e−3 τ for KABLJ, Poly-V, Poly-P
    Fixed by requiring τα(TA)=τA; data-derived timescale rather than independently predicted.
  • Onset temperature T_A = 0.80, 0.75, 0.65 ε/kB
    Estimated from the minimum in the logarithmic derivative of the mean-squared displacement; defines L_A used to normalize z(T).
  • String-definition parameters f0 and δ = f0 = 5.0%/6.5%; δ = 0.6σ/0.55σ
    Hand-chosen mobile-particle fraction and displacement threshold; changing them changes measured L and therefore z(T) and the collapse.
  • Effective temperature Tmap per state point = Varies; e.g., ~0.63 ε/kB for KABLJ at T=0.43, γ=10−2
    Defined by Eq. (2) via equality of the target relaxation time; effectively a per-state-point fit of the predicted quantity.
  • FDR intercept/extrapolation Tavg,c = e.g., ~0.63 ε/kB for KABLJ at T=0.43, γ=10−2
    Obtained by linear extrapolation of the χc–Fs,c parametric curve to Fs,c→0; a slope/intercept fit, not directly measured.
assumptions (6)
  • domain assumption String Model proportionality ΔG = ΔG0 z(T) with z(T)=L(T)/L_A
    Assumed from Refs. [18,20] by the same research group; not derived in this paper.
  • ad hoc to paper A single scalar effective temperature Tmap/Tavg,c fully characterizes the nonequilibrium thermodynamic conditions for relaxation
    Core of Eq. (3); the paper's own SI Fig. S9 shows full Fs(q,t) and ⟨s(t)⟩ under shear do not match equilibrium at Tmap, so the one-scalar reduction is approximate.
  • domain assumption Nonequilibrium fluctuation-dissipation formalism (Cugliandolo et al.) with piecewise linear χ–C sectors defines a valid effective temperature under steady shear
    Basis for Tslow and Tavg; imported from prior literature and not re-derived here.
  • domain assumption Affine-subtraction approximation γ∫₀ᵗ y_j(t′)dt′ ≈ γ t y_j(0)
    Adopted from Tanaka et al.; used for both Fs(q,t) and string analysis under shear.
  • domain assumption τα defined by Fs(q,t)=0.2 at q near the first peak of S(q)
    Operational definition; a different cutoff would change τα and therefore Tmap.
  • domain assumption Perturbation field h=0.08ε is within the linear-response regime for all three systems
    SI S4.1 notes the FDR is non-monotonic in the Poly-P system and that the protocol 'becomes problematic under isobaric conditions,' putting this assumption in doubt for Poly-P.

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Understanding how structural relaxation evolves from equilibrium to nonequilibrium conditions remains a central problem in glass physics. Using simulations of model glass formers under steady shear, we show that external driving progressively suppresses the stringlike cooperative rearrangements that control relaxation in equilibrium, leading to dramatically faster dynamics. A theory based on collective motion and a shear-dependent effective temperature independently determined from fluctuation-dissipation relations quantitatively predicts the structural relaxation time across the full range of temperatures and shear rates investigated without additional nonequilibrium fitting parameters. These results show that equilibrium and nonequilibrium relaxation are governed by the same underlying cooperative mechanism, but they occur under different effective thermodynamic conditions under steady shear. More broadly, our study provides a unified microscopic description of thermal and mechanically driven dynamics in glass-forming liquids.

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