We report evi
dence from broa
dban
d dielectric spectroscopy that the
dynamics of the primary
- an
d secon
daryJohari-Gol
dstein (JG)
ddle">
-processes are strongly correlate
d in
different glass-forming systems over a wi
detemperature
T an
d pressure
P range, in contrast with the wi
desprea
d opinion of statistical in
depen
dence ofthese processes. The
-
ddle"> mutual
depen
dence is quantitatively confirme
d by (a) the overall superposition ofspectra measure
d at
different
T-P combinations but with an invariant
-relaxation time; (b) the contemporaryscaling of the isothermal-pressure an
d isobaric-temperature
depen
dences of the
-an
d ddle">
-relaxation times asplotte
d versus the re
duce
d variable
Tg(
P)/
T where
Tg is the glass transition temperature. These novel an
dmo
del-in
depen
dent evi
dences in
dicate the relevance of the JG relaxation phenomenon in glass transition,often overlooke
d by most current theories.