Originally posted by: boris
"Glass is a uniform amorphous solid material" is the very first thing said! So much for being neutral. There is a real debate over whether glass is classed as an "amorphous solid" or a liquid. "One common misconception is that glass is a liquid... Glass is generally treated as an amorphous solid rather than a liquid, though different views can be justified since characterizing glass as either 'solid' or 'liquid' is not an entirely straightforward matter." Again, so much for neutrality.
"Glass is a uniform amorphous solid material" is the very first thing said! So much for being neutral. There is a real debate over whether glass is classed as an "amorphous solid" or a liquid. "One common misconception is that glass is a liquid... Glass is generally treated as an amorphous solid rather than a liquid, though different views can be justified since characterizing glass as either 'solid' or 'liquid' is not an entirely straightforward matter." Again, so much for neutrality.
My chemistry book last year classified glass as a "supercooled liquid".