= heating rate ϕ = temperature T = room temperature Tr = glass transition temperature Tg = onset temperature of crystallization Tx = melting temperature Tm = liquids temperature Tl = peak temperature Tp = temperature in the liquid region of the shear band Tf = reduced glass transition temperature Trg = hard sphere volume v* = average free volume of an atom vf = shear velocity vs = growth velocity of the shear band vg = longitudinal velocity νl = velocity of a Rayleigh wave vR = displacement velocity vs = thickness of shear band w = atomic fraction xi = molar volume Vm = plastic work converted to heat α = ratio of the dilatation to the shear strain β = characteristic strain of an STZ γ0 = interaction parameter between two constituent elements ω
ϕ = heating rate T = temperature Tr = room temperature Tg = glass transition temperature Tx = onset temperature of crystallization Tm = melting temperature Tl = liquids temperature Tp = peak temperature Tf = temperature in the liquid region of the shear band Trg = reduced glass transition temperature v* = hard sphere volume vf = average free volume of an atom vs = shear velocity vg = growth velocity of the shear band νl = longitudinal velocity vR = velocity of a Rayleigh wave vs = displacement velocity w = thickness of shear band xi = atomic fraction Vm = molar volume α = plastic work converted to heat β = ratio of the dilatation to the shear strain γ0 = characteristic strain of an STZ ω = interaction parameter between two constituent elements
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