Fig. 5.

Cluster of atoms that have undergone obvious shear transformations (Methods) (24) in Cu₆₄Zr₃₆ MG sheared to γ = 5%. Atoms in each cluster are activated at the same time, as indicated by their simultaneous jump in $\mathrm{\Delta }{\mathit{D}}_{\min }^2$ at the same shear strain γ. Two such shear transformation zones are circled, with the Inset displaying the overlapping $\mathrm{\Delta }{\mathit{D}}_{\min }^2$ jumps of the atoms involved in each cluster.