Vector Nonlinear Klein-Gordon Lattices: General Derivation of Small Amplitude Envelope Soliton SolutionsGroup velocity and group velocity dispersion for a wave packet in vectorial discrete Klein-Gordon models are obtained by an expansion, based on perturbation theory, of the linear system giving the…Simona Cocco, Maria Barbi, Michel Peyrard·Apr 19, 1999SaveLearn
A Mean-field statistical theory for the nonlinear Schrodinger equationA statistical model of self-organization in a generic class of one-dimensional nonlinear Schrodinger (NLS) equations on a bounded interval is developed. The main prediction of this model is that the…Richard Jordan, Bruce Turkington, Craig Zirbel·Apr 16, 1999SaveLearn
Exit time of turbulent signals: a way to detect the intermediate dissipative rangeThe exit time statistics of experimental turbulent data is analyzed. By looking at the exit-time moments (Inverse Structure Functions) it is possible to have a direct measurement of scaling…L. Biferale, M. Cencini, D. Vergni et al.·Apr 16, 1999SaveLearn
Statistical Theory for the Stochastic Burgers Equation in the Inviscid LimitA statistical theory is developed for the stochastic Burgers equation in the inviscid limit. Master equations for the probability density functions of velocity, velocity difference and velocity…Weinan E, Eric Vanden Eijnden·Apr 15, 1999SaveLearn
Structure function of passive scalars in two-dimensional turbulenceThe structure function of a scalar θ( x,t), passively advected in a two-dimensional turbulent flow u( x,t), is discussed by means of the fractal dimension δ(1)g of the…Bruno Eckhardt, Joerg Schumacher·Apr 14, 1999SaveLearn
Spectrum of stochastic evolution operators: Local matrix representation approachA matrix representation of the evolution operator associated with a nonlinear stochastic flow with additive noise is used to compute its spectrum. In the weak noise limit a perturbative expansion for…Predrag Cvitanovic, Niels Sondergaard, Gergely Palla et al.·Apr 14, 1999SaveLearn
Chaotic dynamics of a classical radiant cavityThe statistical properties of a classical electromagnetic field in interaction with matter are numerically investigated on a one-dimensional model of a radiant cavity, conservative and with finite…Giuliano Benenti, Giulio Casati, Italo Guarneri·Apr 14, 1999SaveLearn
Intermittency in Inhomogeneous Coupled Map LatticesWe study the phenomenon of intermittency in inhomogeneous lattices of coupled map where inhomogeneity appears in the form of different values of map parameters at adjacent sites.The system exhibits…Ashutosh Sharma, Neelima Gupte·Apr 14, 1999SaveLearn
Surrogate data for non-stationary signalsStandard tests for nonlinearity reject the null hypothesis of a Gaussian linear process whenever the data is non-stationary. Thus, they are not appropriate to distinguish nonlinearity from…Andreas Schmitz, Thomas Schreiber·Apr 13, 1999SaveLearn
Intermittency exponents and energy spectrum of the Burgers and KPZ equations with correlated noiseWe numerically calculate the energy spectrum, intermittency exponents, and probability density P(u') of the one-dimensional Burgers and KPZ equations with correlated noise. We have used…Mahendra K. Verma·Apr 12, 1999SaveLearn
Kepler mapWe present a consecutive derivation of mapping equations of motion for the one-dimensional classical hydrogenic atom in a monochromatic field of any frequency. We analyze this map in the case of high…B. Kaulakys, G. Vilutis·Apr 12, 1999SaveLearn
Transitions to Line-Defect Turbulence in Complex Oscillatory MediaThe transition from complex-periodic to chaotic behavior is investigated in oscillatory media supporting spiral waves. We find turbulent regimes characterized by the spontaneous nucleation,…Andrei Goryachev, Hugues Chate', Raymond Kapral·Apr 12, 1999SaveLearn
Homoclinic Bifurcations for the Henon MapChaotic dynamics can be effectively studied by continuation from an anti-integrable limit. We use this limit to assign global symbols to orbits and use continuation from the limit to study their…D. G. Sterling, H. R. Dullin, J. D. Meiss·Apr 9, 1999SaveLearn
Multiple Attractor Bifurcations: A Source of Unpredictability in Piecewise Smooth SystemsThere exists a variety of physically interesting situations described by continuous maps that are nondifferentiable on some surface in phase space. Such systems exhibit novel types of bifurcations in…Mitrajit Dutta, Helena E. Nusse, Edward Ott et al.·Apr 9, 1999SaveLearn
Dynamics of vortex and magnetic lines in ideal hydrodynamics and MHDVortex line and magnetic line representations are introduced for description of flows in ideal hydrodynamics and MHD, respectively. For incompressible fluids it is shown that the equations of motion…E. A. Kuznetsov, V. P. Ruban·Apr 8, 1999SaveLearn
Two-Dimensional turbulence in the inverse cascade rangeNumerical and physical experiments on the forced two-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations show that transverse velocity differences are described by ``normal'' Kolmogorov scaling $<(Δv)2n>…Victor Yakhot·Apr 7, 1999SaveLearn
Magnetic field correlations in kinematic two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulenceThe scaling properties of the second order magnetic structure function D2(B)(r) and the corresponding magnetic correlation function C2(B)(r) are derived for two-dimensional…Joerg Schumacher, Bruno Eckhardt·Apr 7, 1999SaveLearn
Traversal-time distribution for a classical time-modulated barrierThe classical problem of a time-modulated barrier, inspired by the Buttiker and Landauer model to study the tunneling times, is analyzed. We show that the traversal-time distribution of an ensemble…Jose L. Mateos·Apr 7, 1999SaveLearn
Dripping Faucet Dynamics Clarified by an Improved Mass-Spring ModelAn improved mass-spring model for a dripping faucet is presented. The model is constructed based on the numerical results which we recently obtained from fluid dynamical calculations. Both the fluid…Ken Kiyono, Nobuko Fuchikami·Apr 6, 1999SaveLearn
Randomly Amplified Discrete Langevin SystemsA discrete stochastic process involving random amplification with additive noise is studied analytically. If the non-negative random amplification factor b is such that <bβ>=1 where β is any…Nobuko Fuchikami·Apr 5, 1999SaveLearn
Thermodynamic limit from small lattices of coupled mapsWe compare the behaviour of a small truncated coupled map lattice with random inputs at the boundaries with that of a large deterministic lattice essentially at the thermodynamic limit. We find…R. Carretero-González, S. Ørstavik, J. Huke et al.·Apr 2, 1999SaveLearn
Spectral Statistics for Quantum Graphs: Periodic Orbits and CombinatoricsWe consider the Schroedinger operator on graphs and study the spectral statistics of a unitary operator which represents the quantum evolution, or a quantum map on the graph. This operator is the…Holger Schanz, Uzy Smilansky·Apr 1, 1999SaveLearn
One-dimensional dynamics for travelling fronts in coupled map latticesMultistable coupled map lattices typically support travelling fronts, separating two adjacent stable phases. We show how the existence of an invariant function describing the front profile, allows a…R. Carretero-González, D. K. Arrowsmith, F. Vivaldi·Apr 1, 1999SaveLearn
Semiclassical Treatment of Diffraction in Billiard Systems with a Flux LineIn billiard systems with a flux line semiclassical approximations for the density of states contain contributions from periodic orbits as well as from diffractive orbits that are scattered on the…Martin Sieber·Mar 31, 1999SaveLearn
Control of Dynamic Hopf BifurcationsThe slow passage through a Hopf bifurcation leads to the delayed appearance of large amplitude oscillations. We construct a smooth scalar feedback control which suppresses the delay and causes the…Nils Berglund·Mar 31, 1999SaveLearn