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  "abstract": "The ideal glass transition has often been associated with the extrapolated vanishing of configurational entropy $S_c$, yet how this thermodynamic criterion is reflected in microscopic dynamics remains unclear. Here, we show that the vanishing of deterministic chaos quantified by the maximum Lyapunov exponent $λ_{\\mathrm{max}}$ provides such a dynamical signature. Using molecular dynamics simulations across diverse model glass-forming liquids in two and three dimensions, we show that $λ_{\\mathrm{max}}$ follows an approximate scaling $λ_{\\mathrm{max}} \\propto (T-T_λ)^{1/2}$ and extrapolates to zero at a temperature $T_λ$ consistent with the Kauzmann temperature $T_{\\mathrm{K}}$. Furthermore, we establish the quantitative relation $λ_{\\mathrm{max}}^2 \\propto T S_c$, directly linking chaotic dynamics to configurational entropy. By demonstrating that $λ_{\\mathrm{max}}^2 \\propto σ_K^2$, where $σ_K^2$ is the variance of local potential energy landscape curvature fluctuations, we connect the suppression of chaos directly to landscape geometry. These results provide a unified thermodynamic, dynamical, and geometric framework for glass formation, identifying the ideal glass transition as the endpoint of chaotic exploration of the energy landscape.",
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      "name": "Zi-Long Wang"
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    {
      "name": "Jack F. Douglas"
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    {
      "name": "Matteo Baggioli"
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    {
      "name": "Zhao-Yan Sun"
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    {
      "name": "Wen-Sheng Xu"
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/1rrk3kd7t50hg.bib",
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2610.39098",
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  "published": "2026-10-29",
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  "title": "The End of Chaos at the Ideal Glass Transition",
  "title_text": "The End of Chaos at the Ideal Glass Transition",
  "type": "preprint",
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