Fractal Collapse in Developed Hydrodynamic TurbulenceThe problem of intermittency in developed hydrodynamic turbulence is considered. Explicit formulae taking into account effects of finite size of the inertial range are presented for the whole set of…V. M. Malkin·Sep 26, 1996SaveLearn
The Fermi-Pasta-Ulam problem revisited: stochasticity thresholds in nonlinear Hamiltonian systemsThe Fermi-Pasta-Ulam α-model of harmonic oscillators with cubic anharmonic interactions is studied from a statistical mechanical point of view. Systems of N= 32 to 128 oscillators appear to be…Lapo Casetti, Monica Cerruti-Sola, Marco Pettini et al.·Sep 25, 1996SaveLearn
Mixed Quantum-Classical versus Full Quantum Dynamics: Coupled Quasiparticle-Oscillator SystemThe relation between the dynamical properties of a coupled quasiparticle-oscillator system in the mixed quantum-classical and fully quantized descriptions is investigated. The system is considered to…Holger Schanz, Bernd Esser·Sep 25, 1996SaveLearn
Fractional differentiability of nowhere differentiable functions and dimensionsWeierstrass's everywhere continuous but nowhere differentiable function is shown to be locally continuously fractionally differentiable everywhere for all orders below the `critical order'…Kiran M. Kolwankar, Anil D. Gangal·Sep 24, 1996SaveLearn
On Generalized Nambu MechanicsA geometric formulation of a generalization of Nambu mechanics is proposed. This formulation is carried out, wherever possible, in analogy with that of Hamiltonian systems. In this formulation, a…Sagar A. Pandit, Anil D. Gangal·Sep 21, 1996SaveLearn
Field theory of the quantum kicked rotorThe quantum kicked rotor is investigated by field theoretical methods. It is shown that the effective theory describing the long wave length physics of the system is precisely the supersymmetric…Alexander Altland, Martin R. Zirnbauer·Sep 20, 1996SaveLearn
Coupled Map Modeling for Cloud DynamicsA coupled map model for cloud dynamics is proposed, which consists of the successive operations of the physical processes; buoyancy, diffusion, viscosity, adiabatic expansion, fall of a droplet by…Tatsuo Yanagita, Kunihiko Kaneko·Sep 19, 1996SaveLearn
Quantum chaos, random matrix theory, and statistical mechanics in two dimensions - a unified approachWe present a theory where the statistical mechanics for dilute ideal gases can be derived from random matrix approach. We show the connection of this approach with Srednicki approach which connects…Sudhir R. Jain, Daniel Alonso·Sep 19, 1996SaveLearn
Do zeta functions for intermittent maps have branch points?We present numerical evidence that the dynamical zeta function and the Fredholm determinant of intermittent maps with a neutral fix point have branch point singularities at z=1 We consider the power…Per Dahlqvist·Sep 19, 1996SaveLearn
Riemannian theory of Hamiltonian chaos and Lyapunov exponentsThis paper deals with the problem of analytically computing the largest Lyapunov exponent for many degrees of freedom Hamiltonian systems. This aim is succesfully reached within a theoretical…Lapo Casetti, Cecilia Clementi, Marco Pettini·Sep 18, 1996SaveLearn
Extended time-delay autosynchronization for the buck converterTime-delay autosynchronization (TDAS) can be used to stabilize unstable periodic orbits in dynamical systems. The technique involves continuous feedback of signals delayed by the orbit's period.…C. Batlle, E. Fossas, G. Olivar·Sep 17, 1996SaveLearn
An Invitation to Algorithmic Information TheoryI'll outline the latest version of my limits of math course. The purpose of this course is to illustrate the proofs of the key information-theoretic incompleteness theorems of algorithmic…G. J. Chaitin·Sep 17, 1996SaveLearn
Supersymmetry for Systems with Unitary Disorder: Circular EnsemblesA generalized Hubbard-Stratonovitch transformation relating an integral over random unitary N times N matrices to an integral over Efetov's unitary sigma model manifold, is introduced. This…Martin R. Zirnbauer·Sep 14, 1996SaveLearn
Geometric zero mode for the Kraichnan's problem of passive scalar advectionWe find explicitly a zero mode of the Kraichnan operator at two dimensions.E. Balkovsky·Sep 12, 1996SaveLearn
Intermittency of Burgers' TurbulenceWe consider the tails of probability density function (PDF) for the velocity that satisfies Burgers equation driven by a Gaussian large-scale force. The saddle-point approximation is employed in the…E. Balkovsky, G. Falkovich, I. Kolokolov et al.·Sep 10, 1996SaveLearn
Symmetry Decomposition of Potentials with ChannelsWe discuss the symmetry decomposition of the average density of states for the two dimensional potential V=x2y2 and its three dimensional generalisation V=x2y2+y2z2+z2x2. In both…N. D. Whelan·Sep 10, 1996SaveLearn
Disturbance propagation in chaotic extended systems with long-range couplingPropagation of initially localized perturbations is investigated in chaotic coupled map lattices with long-range couplings decaying as a power of the distance. The initial perturbation propagates…Alessandro Torcini, Stefano Lepri·Sep 9, 1996SaveLearn
Eigenstate structures around a hyperbolic pointUsing coherent-state representations of quantum mechanics (Bargmann, Husimi, and stellar representations), we describe analytically the phase-space structure of the general eigenstates corresponding…S. Nonnenmacher, A. Voros·Sep 5, 1996SaveLearn
Periodic Orbits in Polygonal BilliardsWe review some properties of periodic orbit families in polygonal billiards and discuss in particular a sum rule that they obey. In addition, we provide algorithms to determine periodic orbit…Debabrata Biswas·Sep 4, 1996SaveLearn
Periodic Orbits in a Simple Ray-Splitting SystemWe study ray dynamics in a square billiard that allows mode conversion and is parametrised by κ, the ratio of the velocities of the two modes. At κ→ 1+, conversion occurs at every…Debabrata Biswas·Aug 28, 1996SaveLearn
Periodic Orbits and Spectral Statistics of Pseudointegrable BilliardsWe demonstrate for a generic pseudointegrable billiard that the number of periodic orbit families with length less than l increases as πb0l2/ a(l) , where b0 is a constant and…Debabrata Biswas·Aug 28, 1996SaveLearn
Mode fluctuations as fingerprint of chaotic and non-chaotic systemsThe mode-fluctuation distribution P(W) is studied for chaotic as well as for non-chaotic quantum billiards. This statistic is discussed in the broader framework of the E(k,L) functions being the…R. Aurich, A. Bäcker, F. Steiner·Aug 26, 1996SaveLearn
Partial Dynamical Symmetry and Mixed DynamicsPartial dynamical symmetry describes a situation in which some eigenstates have a symmetry which the quantum Hamiltonian does not share. This property is shown to have a classical analogue in which…A. Leviatan, N. D. Whelan·Aug 24, 1996SaveLearn
Quantum-Classical Correspondence via Liouville Dynamics: II. Correspondence for Chaotic Hamiltonian SystemsWe prove quantum-classical correspondence for bound conservative classically chaotic Hamiltonian systems. In particular, quantum Liouville spectral projection operators and spectral densities, and…Joshua Wilkie, Paul Brumer·Aug 15, 1996SaveLearn
Quantum-Classical Correspondence via Liouville Dynamics: I. Integrable Systems and the Chaotic Spectral DecompositionA general program to show quantum-classical correspondence for bound conservative integrable and chaotic systems is described. The method is applied to integrable systems and the nature of the…Joshua Wilkie, Paul Brumer·Aug 15, 1996SaveLearn