Twofold-broken rational tori and the uniform semiclassical approximationWe investigate broken rational tori consisting of a chain of four (rather than two) periodic orbits. The normal form that describes this configuration is identified and used to construct a uniform…Henning Schomerus·Mar 31, 1999SaveLearn
Multistability in dynamical systemsIn neuroscience, optics and condensed matter there is ample physical evidence for multistable dynamical systems, that is, systems with a large number of attractors. The known mathematical mechanisms…R. Vilela Mendes·Mar 30, 1999SaveLearn
Spectral properties of Dissipative Chaotic Quantum MapsI examine spectral properties of a dissipative chaotic quantum map with the help of a recently discovered semiclassical trace formula. I show that in the presence of a small amount of dissipation the…Daniel Braun·Mar 29, 1999SaveLearn
Nonhyperbolic homoclinic chaosHomoclinic chaos is usually examined with the hypothesis of hyperbolicity of the critical point. We consider here, following a (suitably adjusted) classical analytic method, the case of…G. Cicogna, M. Santoprete·Mar 26, 1999SaveLearn
A Nonlinear Analysis of the Averaged Euler EquationsThis paper develops the geometry and analysis of the averaged Euler equations for ideal incompressible flow in domains in Euclidean space and on Riemannian manifolds, possibly with boundary. The…Darryl D. Holm, Shinar Kouranbaeva, Jerrold E. Marsden et al.·Mar 25, 1999SaveLearn
The Euler-Poincare Equations in Geophysical Fluid DynamicsRecent theoretical work has developed the Hamilton's-principle analog of Lie-Poisson Hamiltonian systems defined on semidirect products. The main theoretical results are twofold: (1)…Darryl D. Holm, Jerrold E. Marsden, Tudor S. Ratiu·Mar 25, 1999SaveLearn
Fluctuation effects on 3D Lagrangian mean and Eulerian mean fluid motionWe formulate equations for the slow time dynamics of fluid motion that self consistently account for the effects of the variability upon the mean. The time-average effects of the fluctuations…Darryl D. Holm·Mar 25, 1999SaveLearn
A connection between the Camassa-Holm equations and turbulent flows in channels and pipesIn this paper we discuss recent progress in using the Camassa-Holm equations to model turbulent flows. The Camassa-Holm equations, given their special geometric and physical properties, appear…S. Chen, C. Foias, D. D. Holm et al.·Mar 25, 1999SaveLearn
The effect of noise on parameter estimation in systems with complicated dynamicsChanges in parameters of a physical device can eventually lead to catastrophic failure. This paper discusses a parameter estimation method based on synchronization between a model and time series…Justin Goodwin, Reggie Brown, Lutz Junge·Mar 24, 1999SaveLearn
On the classical dynamics of billiards on the sphereWe study the classical motion in bidimensional polygonal billiards on the sphere. In particular we investigate the dynamics in tiling and generic rational and irrational equilateral triangles. Unlike…M. E. Spina, M. Saraceno·Mar 23, 1999SaveLearn
Chaotization of the Supercritical AtomChaotization of supercritical (Z>137) hydrogenlike atom in the monochromatic field is investigated. A theoretical analysis of chaotic dynamics of the relativistic electron based on Chirikov criterion…D. U. Matrasulov·Mar 23, 1999SaveLearn
Anomalous Scaling in a Model of Hydrodynamic Turbulence with a Small ParameterThe major difficulty in developing theories for anomalous scaling in hydrodynamic turbulence is the lack of a small parameter. In this Letter we introduce a shell model of turbulence that exhibits…Daniela Pierotti, Victor S. L'vov, Anna Pomyalov et al.·Mar 23, 1999SaveLearn
Non-Integrability and Infinite Branching of Solutions of 2DOF Hamiltonian Systems in Complex Plane of TimeIt has been proved by S.L.Ziglin, for a large class of 2-degree-of-freedom (d.o.f) Hamiltonian systems, that transverse intersections of the invariant manifolds of saddle fixed points imply infinite…Vassilios M. Rothos, Tassos C. Bountis·Mar 23, 1999SaveLearn
Anisotropic non-perturbative zero modes for passively advected magnetic fieldsA first analytic assessment of the role of anisotropic corrections to the isotropic anomalous scaling exponents is given for the d-dimensional kinematic magneto-hydrodynamics problem in the…Alessandra Lanotte, Andrea Mazzino·Mar 19, 1999SaveLearn
Geometrical approach to the distribution of the zeroes for the Husimi functionWe construct a semiclassical expression for the Husimi function of autonomous systems in one degree of freedom, by smoothing with a Gaussian function an expression that captures the essential…Fabricio Toscano, Alfredo M. Ozorio de Almeida·Mar 19, 1999SaveLearn
Thermostating by Deterministic Scattering: Heat and Shear FlowWe apply a recently proposed novel thermostating mechanism to an interacting many-particle system where the bulk particles are moving according to Hamiltonian dynamics. At the boundaries the system…C. Wagner, R. Klages, G. Nicolis·Mar 19, 1999SaveLearn
Escape from intermittent repellers- Periodic orbit theory for crossover from exponential to algebraic decayWe apply periodic orbit theory to study the asymptotic distribution of escape times from an intermittent map. The dynamical zeta function exhibits a branch point which is associated with an…Per Dahlqvist·Mar 18, 1999SaveLearn
Porosities and dimensions of measuresWe introduce a concept of porosity for measures and study relations between dimensions and porosities for two classes of measures: measures on Rn which satisfy the doubling condition and strongly…Jean-Pierre Eckmann, Esa Jarvenpaa, Maarit Jarvenpaa·Mar 17, 1999SaveLearn
Daisy Models: Semi-Poisson statistics and beyondSemi-Poisson statistics are shown to be obtained by removing every other number from a random sequence. Retaining every (r+1)th level we obtain a family of secuences which we call daisy models. Their…H. Hernandez-Saldaña, J. Flores, T. H. Seligman·Mar 17, 1999SaveLearn
Escape Time Weighting of Unstable Stationary Solutions of Spatiotemporal ChaosBy computing 254 unstable stationary solutions of the Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation in the extensive chaos regime (Lyapunov fractal dimension D=8.8), we find that 30% satisfy the symmetry of the…Scott M. Zoldi·Mar 17, 1999SaveLearn
High Rayleigh number turbulent convection in a gas near the gas-liquid critical pointSF6 in the vicinity of its critical point was used to study turbulent convection up to exceptionally high Rayleigh numbers, Ra, (up to 5· 1014) and to verify for the first time the…Sh. Ashkenazi, V. Steinberg·Mar 16, 1999SaveLearn
Interference phenomena in scalar transport induced by a noise finite correlation timeThe role played on the scalar transport by a finite, not small, correlation time, τu, for the noise velocity is investigated, both analytically and numerically. For small τu's a mechanism…A. Mazzino, P. Castiglione·Mar 15, 1999SaveLearn
An approximate renormalization-group transformation for Hamiltonian systems with three degrees of freedomWe construct an approximate renormalization transformation that combines Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser (KAM)and renormalization-group techniques, to analyze instabilities in Hamiltonian systems with three…C. Chandre, H. R. Jauslin, G. Benfatto et al.·Mar 15, 1999SaveLearn
Linear Parabolic Maps on the TorusWe investigate linear parabolic maps on the torus. In a generic case these maps are non-invertible and discontinuous. Although the metric entropy of these systems is equal to zero, their dynamics is…Karol Zyczkowski, Takashi Nishikawa·Mar 12, 1999SaveLearn
Noise-free Stochastic Resonance in Simple Chaotic SystemsThe phenomenon of Stochastic Resonance (SR) is reported in a completely noise-free situation, with the role of thermal noise being taken by low-dimensional chaos. A one-dimensional, piecewise linear…Sitabhra Sinha·Mar 12, 1999SaveLearn