Physical properties of ultrastable computer-generated glasses

Computer simulations give unique insights into the microscopic behavior of amorphous materials. It became recently possible to generate ultrastable glass configurations using a simple Monte Carlo algorithm for a broad variety of model glass-formers. In this talk, we show that this discovery has allowed a deeper understanding of the rheological, thermodynamic and thermal properties of amorphous solids. We discuss in particular recent work regarding the brittle yielding of glassy materials, the Kauzmann transition, and low-temperature excitations of amorphous solids.