Submitted by stinkybuttttt t3_10obltn in explainlikeimfive
Belzeturtle t1_j6ep8h7 wrote
Reply to comment by WinBarr86 in ELI5- what is the difference between a liquid and a fluid? by stinkybuttttt
Physicist here. Amorphous doesn't mean it changes. Amorphous means "it has no long-range order". As opposed to crystalline solids, where this longe-range translational symmetry is present.
Glass is an amorphous solid. It's not a liquid. It has a structure somewhat similar to a liquid, but calling it "a liquid which doesn't flow" is like calling a tank "an aeroplane that doesn't fly".
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