Critical dynamics in glassy systems

Critical dynamics in various glass models, including those described by mode-coupling theory, is described by scale-invariant dynamical equations with a single nonuniversal quantity, i.e., the so-called parameter exponent that determines all the dynamical critical exponents. We show that these equations follow from the structure of the static replicated Gibbs free energy near the critical point. In particular, the exponent parameter is given by the ratio between two cubic proper vertexes that can be expressed as six-point cumulants measured in a purely static framework. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.87.012101