Low energy chaos in the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam problemA possibility that in the FPU problem the critical energy for chaos goes to zero with the increase of the number of particles in the chain is discussed. The distribution for long linear waves in this…D. L. Shepelyansky·Nov 13, 1996SaveLearn
Intermittency and the Slow Approach to Kolmogorov ScalingFrom a simple path integral involving a variable volatility in the velocity differences, we obtain velocity probability density functions with exponential tails, resembling those observed in fully…B. Holdom·Nov 7, 1996SaveLearn
Time-reversal symmetry and random polynomialsWe analyze the density of roots of random polynomials where each complex coefficient is constructed of a random modulus and a fixed, deterministic phase. The density of roots is shown to possess a…D. Braun, M. Kus, K. Zyczkowski·Nov 6, 1996SaveLearn
Quantum Chaos and Random Matrix Theory - Some New ResultsNew insight into the correspondence between Quantum Chaos and Random Matrix Theory is gained by developing a semiclassical theory for the autocorrelation function of spectral determinants. We study…U. Smilansky·Nov 4, 1996SaveLearn
Characterization of Quantum Chaos by the Autocorrelation Function of Spectral DeterminantsThe autocorrelation function of spectral determinants is proposed as a convenient tool for the characterization of spectral statistics in general, and for the study of the intimate link between…S. Kettemann, D. Klakow, U. Smilansky·Nov 4, 1996SaveLearn
Synchronization in the identically driven systemsWe investigate a transition from chaotic to nonchaotic behavior and synchronization in an ensemble of systems driven by identical random forces. We analyze the synchronization phenomenon in the…B. Kaulakys, F. Ivanauskas, T. Meskauskas·Oct 31, 1996SaveLearn
On scaling in relation to singular spectraThis paper relates uniform alpha-Hoelder continuity, or alpha-dimensionality, of spectral measures in an arbitrary interval to the Fourier transform of the measure. This is used to show that scaling…A. Hof·Oct 30, 1996SaveLearn
New methods in nonequilibrium gases and fluidsKinematical and dynamical properties of chaotic systems are reviewed and a few applications are described.Giovannni Gallavotti·Oct 30, 1996SaveLearn
The lift on a tank-treading ellipsoidal cell in a bounded shear flowThe lift on a strongly non-spherical vesicle in a bounded shear flow, is studied in the case the membrane moves with a velocity, which is a linear function of the coordinates. The magnitude of the…Piero Olla·Oct 24, 1996SaveLearn
Non-Perturbative Zero Modes in the Kraichnan Model for Turbulent AdvectionThe anomalous scaling behavior of the n-th order correlation functions Fn of the Kraichnan model of turbulent passive scalar advection is believed to be dominated by the homogeneous…Omri Gat, Victor S. L'vov, Evgenii Podivilov et al.·Oct 22, 1996SaveLearn
Entrainment control of chaos near unstable periodic orbitsIt is demonstrated that improved entrainment control of chaotic systems can maintain periodic goal dynamics near unstable periodic orbits without feedback. The method is based on the optimization of…R. Mettin·Oct 16, 1996SaveLearn
On the Convergence to Ergodic Behaviour of Quantum Wave FunctionsWe study the decrease of fluctuations of diagonal matrix elements of observables and of Husimi densities of quantum mechanical wave functions around their mean value upon approaching the…Ph. Jacquod, J. -P. Amiet·Oct 15, 1996SaveLearn
How Chaotic is the Stadium Billiard? A Semiclassical AnalysisThe impression gained from the literature published to date is that the spectrum of the stadium billiard can be adequately described, semiclassically, by the Gutzwiller periodic orbit trace formula…Gregor Tanner·Oct 14, 1996SaveLearn
(1+1)-dimensional turbulenceA class of dynamical models of turbulence living on a one-dimensional dyadic-tree structure is introduced and studied. The models are obtained as a natural generalization of the popular GOY shell…R. Benzi, L. Biferale, R. Tripiccione et al.·Oct 14, 1996SaveLearn
Intermittency and Regularized Fredholm DeterminantsWe consider real-analytic maps of the interval I=[0,1] which are expanding everywhere except for a neutral fixed point at 0. We show that on a certain function space the spectrum of the associated…Hans Henrik Rugh·Oct 7, 1996SaveLearn
Scaling of Low-Order Structure Functions in Homogeneous TurbulenceHigh-resolution direct numerical simulation data for three-dimensional Navier-Stokes turbulence in a periodic box are used to study the scaling behavior of low-order velocity structure functions with…Nianzheng Cao, Shiyi Chen, Katepalli R. Sreenivasan·Oct 4, 1996SaveLearn
Method of constructing exactly solvable chaosWe present a new systematic method of constructing rational mappings as ergordic transformations with nonuniform invariant measures on the unit interval [0,1]. As a result, we obtain a two-parameter…Ken Umeno·Oct 3, 1996SaveLearn
Parallel Computation Using Generalized Models of Exactly Solvable ChaosHow chaos is useful in the brain information processing is greatly unknown. Here, we show that the statistical property of chaos such as invariant measures naturally organized under a great number of…Ken Umeno·Oct 3, 1996SaveLearn
Karhunen-Lo`eve Decomposition of Extensive ChaosWe show that the number of KLD (Karhunen-Lo`eve decomposition) modes DKLD(f) needed to capture a fraction f of the total variance of an extensively chaotic state scales extensively with subsystem…Scott M. Zoldi, Henry S. Greenside·Oct 2, 1996SaveLearn
Uniform approximation for diffractive contributions to the trace formula in billiard systemsWe derive contributions to the trace formula for the spectral density accounting for the role of diffractive orbits in two-dimensional billiard systems with corners. This is achieved by using the…Martin Sieber, Nicolas Pavloff, Charles Schmit·Oct 2, 1996SaveLearn
Discrete ChaosWe propose a theory of deterministic chaos for discrete systems, based on their representations in binary state spaces Ω, homeomorphic to the space of symbolic dynamics. This formalism is applied…H. Waelbroeck, F. Zertuche·Sep 30, 1996SaveLearn
Successive Continuation for Locating Connecting OrbitsA successive continuation method for locating connecting orbits in parametrized systems of autonomous ODEs is considered. A local convergence analysis is presented and several illustrative numerical…E. J. Doedel, M. J. Friedman, B. I. Kunin·Sep 30, 1996SaveLearn
Turbulence under a magnifying glassThis is an introductory course on the open problems in the theory of fully developed turbulence. It discusses: 1. hydrodynamical equations, 2. existence of solutions, 3. statistical description of…Krzysztof Gawedzki·Sep 30, 1996SaveLearn
Fluctuations in the Irreversible Decay of Turbulent EnergyA fluctuation law of the energy in freely-decaying, homogeneous and isotropic turbulence is derived within standard closure hypotheses for 3D incompressible flow. In particular, a…Gregory L. Eyink·Sep 27, 1996SaveLearn
A New Class of Automata NetworksA new class of automata networks is defined. Their evolution rules are determined by a probability measure p on the set of all integers Z and an indicator function IA on the interval [0,1]. It is…N. Boccara, H. Fuks, S. Geurten·Sep 27, 1996SaveLearn