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Cite Martin Goldstein 1969

The article could cite M. Goldstein. J. Chem. Phys., 51, 3728–3739 (1969) for the experimental definitions tau=100s and eta=10^19 Pa s.

I would add this to the list of "formal definitions", because the glass transition is a phenomenon that happens on a timescale. As I see it you cannot define the glass transition unless you introduce a timescale - But that is the view of a theoretical phycisist. Views may differ :-) 89.23.239.207 (talk) 07:38, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Move the tables of Tgs to "specific materials"

The tables in Glass_transition#Polymers and Glass_transition#Silicates_and_other_covalent_network_glasses should probably be moved to Glass_transition#In_specific_materials. That would help readability. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.23.239.207 (talk) 08:44, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Figure missing?

Section "Time-temperature superposition and master curves" has a line that just says "Figure !!!!!!!" 173.15.20.18 (talk) 23:27, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Significant clean-up required of "Time-temperature superposition and master curves" section

Issues include the curve not actually being defined, "Figure !!!!!" being written instead of a figure, and direct hyperlinks to pdfs.

Wiki Education assignment: Chemistry of Materials

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 12 January 2026 and 2 May 2026. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Lady OJO (article contribs).

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Added paragraph on liquid glass in ellipsoidal colloids

I added a short sourced paragraph to the Characteristics section about a physical state called liquid glass, observed in dense suspensions of ellipsoidal colloids. In this state, particle rotations become arrested while translational motion remains mobile, so it differs from a conventional translational glass transition. I disclose that I am one of the authors of the cited 2024 Journal of Chemical Physics paper, “Observation of liquid glass in molecular dynamics simulations”. I tried to keep the wording neutral and based on published sources. Mohalhissi (talk) 15:21, 20 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]