The Limits of Mathematics---Course Outline and SoftwareA remarkable new definition of a self-delimiting universal Turing machine is presented that is easy to program and runs very quickly. This provides a new foundation for algorithmic information…G. J. Chaitin·Dec 12, 1993SaveLearn
Noise-Induced Linearisation and DelinearisationIt is demonstrated, by means of analogue electronic simulation and theoretically, that external noise can markedly change the character of the response of a nonlinear system to a low-frequency…MI Dykman, DG Luchinsky, R Mannella et al.·Dec 9, 1993SaveLearn
Self-Similarity of Friction LawsThe change of the friction law from a mesoscopic level to a macroscopic level is studied in the spring-block models introduced by Burridge-Knopoff. We find that the Coulomb law is always scale…Maria de Sousa Vieira, Hans J. Herrmann·Dec 6, 1993SaveLearn
Transport Properties of the Lorentz Gas in Terms of Periodic OrbitsWe establish a formula relating global diffusion in a space periodic dynamical system to cycles in the elementary cell which tiles the space under translations.P. Cvitanović, J. -P. Eckmann, P. Gaspard·Dec 5, 1993SaveLearn
Effect of a magnetic flux line on the quantum beats in the Hénon-Heiles level densityThe quantum density of states of the Hénon-Heiles potential displays a pronounced beating pattern. This has been explained by the interference of three isolated classical periodic orbits with nearby…M. Brack, R. K. Bhaduri, J. Law et al.·Dec 3, 1993SaveLearn
Universality in fully developed turbulenceWe extend the numerical simulations of She et al. [Phys.\ Rev.\ Lett.\ 70, 3251 (1993)] of highly turbulent flow with 15 Taylor-Reynolds number Reλ 200 up to Reλ≈ 45000,…Siegfried Grossmann, Detlef Lohse·Dec 3, 1993SaveLearn
The Great Inequality In A Hamiltonian Planetary TheoryThe Jupiter-Saturn 2:5 near-commensurability is analyzed in a fully analytic Hamiltonian planetary theory. Computations for the Sun-Jupiter-Saturn system, extending to the third order of the masses…F. Varadi, M. Ghil, W. M. Kaula et al.·Nov 30, 1993SaveLearn
Classical and Quantum Chaos from Continuous Quantum MeasurementsThe method of restricted path integrals allows one to effectively consider continuous (prolonged in time) measurements of quantum systems. Monitoring of the system coordinates is such a continuous…Michael Mensky·Nov 25, 1993SaveLearn
Peeling the Onion of Order and Chaos in a High-dimensional Hamiltonian SystemCoexistence of various ordered chaotic states in a Hamiltonian system is studied with the use of a symplectic coupled map lattice. Besides the clustered states for the attractive interaction, a novel…Kunihiko KANEKO, Tetsuro KONISHI·Nov 25, 1993SaveLearn
Relevance of Dynamic Clustering to Biological NetworksNetwork of nonlinear dynamical elements often show clustering of synchronization by chaotic instability. Relevance of the clustering to ecological, immune, neural, and cellular networks is discussed,…Kunihiko Kaneko·Nov 25, 1993SaveLearn
Probability distributions for multicomponent systems with multiplicative noiseLinear systems with many degrees of freedom containing multiplicative and additive noise are considered. The steady state probability distribution for equations of this kind is examined. With…J. M. Deutsch·Nov 20, 1993SaveLearn
Hamiltonian Maps and Transport in Structured FluidsStructures such as waves, jets, and vortices have a dramatic impact on the transport properties of a flow. Passive tracer transport in incompressible two-dimensional flows is described by Hamiltonian…Jeffrey B. Weiss·Nov 20, 1993SaveLearn
Probability distributions for one component equations with multiplicative noiseSystems described by equations involving both multiplicative and additive noise are common in nature. Examples include convection of a passive scalar field, polymersin turbulent flow, and noise in…J. M. Deutsch·Nov 20, 1993SaveLearn
An Entire Spectral Determinant for Semiclassical QuantizationWe show that the eigenvalues of the first order partial differential equation derived by quasi-classical approximation of the Schrödinger equation can be computed from the trace of a classical…Gabor Vattay·Nov 19, 1993SaveLearn
Correspondence in Quasiperiodic and Chaotic Maps: Quantization via the von Neumann EquationA generalized approach to the quantization of a large class of maps on a torus, i.e. quantization via the von Neumann Equation, is described and a number of issues related to the quantization of…Joshua Wilkie, Paul Brumer·Nov 16, 1993SaveLearn
Spatial Variation of Correlation Times for 1D Phase TurbulenceFor one-dimensional phase-turbulent solutions of the Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation with rigid boundary conditions, we show that there is a substantial variation of the correlation time~τc(x) with…David A. Egolf, Henry S. Greenside·Nov 11, 1993SaveLearn
Characteristic Representation of Elementary Cellular AutomataWe propose a characteristic representation ofone-dimensional and 2-state, 3-neighbor cellular automaton rules, which describes an effective form of each rule after many time steps. Simulated results…Y. Kayama, H. Anada, Y. Imamura et al.·Nov 6, 1993SaveLearn
Tunneling And The Onset Of Chaos In A Driven Bistable SystemWe study the interplay between coherent transport by tunneling and diffusive transport through classically chaotic phase-space regions, as it is reflected in the Floquet spectrum of the periodically…R. Utermann, T. Dittrich, P. Hanggi·Oct 28, 1993SaveLearn
Billiards correlation functionsWe discuss various experiments on the time decay of velocity autocorrelation functions in billiards. We perform new experiments and find results which are compatible with an exponential mixing…Garrido Pedro, Gallavotti Giovanni·Oct 27, 1993SaveLearn
Chaotic, regular and unbounded behaviour in the elastic impact oscillatorA discontinuous area-preserving mapping derived from a sinusoidally-forced impacting system is studied. This system, the elastic impact oscillator, is very closely related to the accelerator models…Harbir Lamba·Oct 27, 1993SaveLearn
Truncated horseshoes and formal languages in chaotic scatteringIn this paper we study parameter families of truncated horseshoes as models of multiscattering systems which show a transition to chaos without losing hyperbolicity, so that the topological features…G. Troll·Oct 22, 1993SaveLearn
Non recursive proof of the KAM theoremA selfcontained proof of the KAM theorem in the Thirring model is discussed, completely relaxing the ``strong diophantine property'' hypothesis used in previous papers. Keywords: KAM,…Giovanni Gallavotti, Guido Gentile·Oct 14, 1993SaveLearn
Regular unimodal systems and factors of finite automataDynamical systems at the edge of chaos, which have been considered as models of self-organization phenomena, are marked by their ability to perform nontrivial computations. To distinguish them from…Petr Kurka·Oct 11, 1993SaveLearn
Entropy and Long range correlations in literary EnglishRecently long range correlations were detected in nucleotide sequences and in human writings by several authors. We undertake here a systematic investigation of two books, Moby Dick by H. Melville…Werner Ebeling, Thorsten Pöschel·Sep 16, 1993SaveLearn
Semi-Quantum ChaosWe consider a system in which a classical oscillator is interacting with a purely quantum mechanical oscillator, described by the Lagrangian $ L = 12 x2 + 12 A2 -…Fred Cooper, John Dawson, Dawn Meredith et al.·Sep 13, 1993SaveLearn