The Classical and Quantum Mechanics of Lazy Baker MapsWe introduce and study the classical and quantum mechanics of certain non hyperbolic maps on the unit square. These maps are modifications of the usual baker's map and their behaviour ranges from…A. Lakshminarayan, N. L. Balazs·Jul 12, 1993SaveLearn
Relaxation and Localization in Interacting Quantum MapsWe quantise and study several versions of finite multibaker maps. Classically these are exactly solvable K-systems with known exponential decay to global equilibrium. This is an attempt to construct…A. Lakshminarayan, N. L. Balazs·Jul 11, 1993SaveLearn
Scale resolved intermittency in turbulenceThe deviations δζm ("intermittency corrections") from classical ("K41") scaling ζm=m/3 of the mth moments of the velocity differences in high Reynolds number turbulence are…Siegfried Grossmann, Detlef Lohse·Jul 9, 1993SaveLearn
Dynamical zeta functions for Artin's billiard and the Venkov--Zograf factorization formulaDynamical zeta functions are expected to relate the Schrödinger operator's spectrum to the periodic orbits of the corresponding fully chaotic Hamiltonian system. The relationsship is exact in the…Michael Eisele, Dieter Mayer·Jul 2, 1993SaveLearn
Stable Non-Gaussian Diffusive ProfilesWe prove two stability results for the scale invariant solutions of the nonlinear heat equation ∂t u=Δu - |u|p-1u with 1<p<1+2 n, n being the spatial dimension. The first…J. Bricmont, A. Kupiainen·Jun 28, 1993SaveLearn
Self-Preservation of Large-Scale Structures in Burgers' TurbulenceWe investigate the stability of large-scale structures in Burgers' equation under the perturbation of high wave-number noise in the initial conditions. Analytical estimates are obtained for…Erik Aurell, Sergey N. Gurbatov, Igor I. Wertgeim·Jun 26, 1993SaveLearn
Using Horseshoes to Create Coherent StructuresIn this letter, we show that coherent structures are related to folds of horseshoes which are present in chaotic systems. We develop techniques that allow us to construct coherent structures by…Troy Shinbrot, J. M. Ottino·Jun 24, 1993SaveLearn
Stability of Moving Fronts in the Ginzburg-Landau EquationWe use Renormalization Group ideas to study stability of moving fronts in the Ginzburg-Landau equation in one spatial dimension. In particular, we prove stability of the real fronts under complex…J. Bricmont, A. Kupiainen·Jun 21, 1993SaveLearn
Renormalization Group and Asymptotics of Solutions of Nonlinear Parabolic EquationsWe present a general method for studying long time asymptotics of nonlinear parabolic partial differential equations. The method does not rely on a priori estimates such as the maximum principle. It…J. Bricmont, A. Kupiainen, G. Lin·Jun 21, 1993SaveLearn
Universality in Blow-Up for Nonlinear Heat EquationsWe consider the classical problem of the blowing-up of solutions of the nonlinear heat equation. We show that there exist infinitely many profiles around the blow-up point, and for each integer k,…J. Bricmont, A. Kupiainen·Jun 21, 1993SaveLearn
Interaction of surface waves with vorticity in shallow waterVortical flows in shallow water interact with long surface waves by virtue of the nonlinear terms of the fluid equations. Analytical formulae are derived that quantify the spontaneous generation of…Enrique cerda, Fernando Lund·Jun 18, 1993SaveLearn
Stochastic chaos: An analog of quantum chaosSome intriging connections between the properties of nonlinear noise driven systems and the nonlinear dynamics of a particular set of Hamilton's equation are discussed. A large class of…Mark M. Millonas·Jun 10, 1993SaveLearn
Synchronization of coupled maps and stable, dissipative windowsSynchronization among globally coupled, chaotic map lattices can be related to stable periodic windows in isolated chaotic maps. This relation provides a simple predictive tool for the understanding…Troy Shinbrot·Jun 9, 1993SaveLearn
Twistless KAM toriA selfcontained proof of the KAM theorem in the Thirring model is discussed.Giovanni Gallavotti·Jun 9, 1993SaveLearn
Exhibiting Randomness in Arithmetic using Mathematica and CIn my book "Algorithmic Information Theory" I explain how I constructed a million-character equation that proves that there is randomness in arithmetic. My book only includes a few pages from…G J Chaitin·Jun 8, 1993SaveLearn
Chaotic System on the Super Riemann SurfaceA chaotic system of a nonrelativistic superparticle moving freely on the super Riemann surface (SRS) of genus g ≥ 2 is reviewed.Shuji MATSUMOTO, Shozo UEHARA, Yukinori YASUI·Jun 4, 1993SaveLearn
Threshold Analysis for the Inverse ac Josephson EffectThe inverse ac Josephson effect involves rf-induced (Shapiro) steps that cross over the zero-current axis; the phenomenon is of interest in voltage standard applications. The standard analysis of the…G. Filatrella, B. A. Malomed, R. D. Parmentier·May 28, 1993SaveLearn
The Effect of Focusing and Caustics on Exit Phenomena in Systems Lacking Detailed BalanceWe study the trajectories followed by a particle subjected to weak noise when escaping from the domain of attraction of a stable fixed point. If detailed balance is absent, a focus may occur along…Robert S. Maier, Daniel L. Stein·May 28, 1993SaveLearn
Large Fluctuations in Stochastically Perturbed Nonlinear Systems: Applications in ComputingThis is the transcript of a talk given at the 1992 Complex Systems Summer School. The theory of large fluctuations of stochastically perturbed continuous-time dynamical systems is reviewed, and the…Robert S. Maier·May 28, 1993SaveLearn
Formal Languages in Dynamical SystemsWe treat here the interrelation between formal languages and those dynamical systems that can be described by cellular automata (CA). There is a well-known injective map which identifies any…G. Troll·May 21, 1993SaveLearn
Periodic Solutions of a System of Coupled Oscillators Near ResonanceSummary: A system of autonomous ordinary differential equations depending on a small parameter is considered such that the unperturbed system has an invariant manifold of periodic solutions that is…Carmen Chicone·May 17, 1993SaveLearn
Some Studies on Arithmetical Chaos in Classical and Quantum MechanicsSeveral aspects of classical and quantum mechanics applied to a class of strongly chaotic systems are studied. These consist of single particles moving without external forces on surfaces of constant…Jens Bolte·May 14, 1993SaveLearn
The cost of compressible dynamics, time-reversibility, Maxwell's demon, and the second lawA tantalizing version of Maxwell's demon is presented which appears to operate reversibly. A container of hard core disks is separated into two chambers of equal volume by a membrane that selects…P. A. Skordos·May 14, 1993SaveLearn
Poincaré maps of Duffing--type oscillators and their reduction to circle maps. I. Analytic resultsBifurcation diagrams and plots of Lyapunov exponents in the r--Ω --plane for Duffing--type oscillators x +2r x +V'(x,Ωt) =0 exhibit a regular pattern of repeating selfsimilar…G. Eilenberger, K. Schmidt·May 13, 1993SaveLearn
A Semiclassical Calculation of Scars for a Smooth PotentialBogomolny's formula for energy-smoothed scars is applied for the first time to a non-specific, non-scalable Hamiltonian, a 2-D anharmonic oscillator. The semiclassical theory reproduces well the…Daniel Provost, Michel Baranger·May 7, 1993SaveLearn