分形聚集逾渗性质的计算机模拟

提出3种模型——小尺寸随机逐次成核生长模型和二维及三维代代聚集生长模型,在不同的近邻条件下和不同尺寸的网格中,通过蒙特卡罗模拟,系统地研究了一维、二维和三维分形聚集的逾渗性质.计算结果显示,分形聚集的逾渗阈值仅取决于空间维数和近邻条件,与模型的网格大小无关,是分形系统固有的临界属性;生长概率等于逾渗阈值时,聚集体可以无限生长并保持分形维数恒定,此时的分形维数只是空间维数的线性函数.     

分数维结构有机物体系中的发光

本文介绍了分数维结构和激子渗透概念,概述了分数维结构有机物体系中能量传递和发光动力学研究的基本现状。     

Stochastic webs and continuum percolation in quasiperiodic media

We report the results of an analytical and numerical study of the contour line and surface geometry in two models of continuum percolation with quasiperiodic properties. Both the fractal dimension of long isolines and the scaling coefficient nu are determined analytically for the two-dimensional percolation problem. The scaling characteristics of the isosurfaces of the three-dimensional potential function with an icosahedral symmetry are obtained using computer graphic representation.     

Flow, diffusion, and thermal convection in percolation clusters: NMR experiments and numerical FEM/FVM simulations.

Percolation objects were fabricated based on computer-generated, two- or three-dimensional templates. Random-site, semi-continuous swiss cheese, and semi-continuous inverse swiss-cheese percolation models above the percolation threshold were considered. The water-filled pore space was investigated by NMR imaging and, in the presence of a pressure gradient, NMR velocity mapping. The fractal dimension, the correlation length, and the percolation probability were evaluated both from the computer-generated templates and the corresponding NMR spin density maps. Based on velocity maps, the percolation backbones were determined. The fractal dimension of the backbones turned out to be smaller than that of the complete cluster. As a further relation of interest, the volume-averaged velocity was calculated as a function of the probe volume radius. In a certain scaling window, the resulting dependence can be represented by a power law the exponent of which was not yet considered in the theoretical literature. The experimental results favorably compare to computer simulations based on the finite-element method (FEM) or the finite-volume method (FVM). Percolation theory suggests a relationship between the anomalous diffusion exponent and the fractal dimension of the cluster, i.e., between a dynamic and a structural parameter. We examined interdiffusion between two compartments initially filled with H2O and D2O, respectively, by proton imaging. The results confirm the theoretical expectation. As a third transport mechanism, thermal convection in percolation clusters of different porosities was studied with the aid of NMR velocity mapping. The velocity distribution is related to the convection roll size distribution. Corresponding histograms consist of a power law part representing localized rolls, and a high-velocity cut-off for cluster-spanning rolls. The maximum velocity as a function of the porosity clearly visualizes the percolation transition.     

Computer simulations of two-phase flow with surface tension in the percolation cluster

Percolation clusters with varying occupation probability were constructed. Viscous fingering (VF) in the percolation cluster, based on the assumption that throat radii are Rayleigh distributed, is investigated by means of a successive over-relaxation technique. The fractal dimension and the sweep efficiency of VF in the percolation cluster when surface tension is considered are larger than when surface tension is neglected. The fractal dimension of VF will increase as the percolation probability increases or the viscous ratio decreases. VF's fractal dimension of porous media in the limit viscous ratio → ∞ is found to be identical with the DLA. The topology and the geometry of the porous medium have a strong effect on the displacement processes and the structure of the VF.     

Flocculation and percolation in reversible cluster-cluster aggregation

Off-lattice dynamic Monte-Carlo simulations were done of reversible cluster-cluster aggregation for spheres that form rigid bonds at contact. The equilibrium properties were found to be determined by the life time of encounters between two particles (t_e). t_e is a function not only of the probability to form or break a bond, but also of the elementary step size of the Brownian motion of the particles. In the flocculation regime the fractal dimension of the clusters is d_f=2.0 and the size distribution has a power law decay with exponent τ=1.5. At larger values of t_e transient gels are formed. Close to the percolation threshold the clusters have a fractal dimension d_f=2.7 and the power law exponent of the size distribution is τ=2.1. The transition between flocculation and percolation occurs at a characteristic weight average aggregation number that decreases with increasing volume fraction.     

Electric field induced by vortex transport in percolation superconductors

The influence of fractal normal phase clusters on the electric field induced by the flow and creep of the magnetic flux in percolation superconductors has been considered. The current–voltage characteristics of such superconductors with allowance for the influence of the fractal dimension of cluster boundaries and the pinning barrier height have been obtained. The vortex dynamics in percolation superconductors with a fractal cluster structure in a viscous flow of the magnetic flux, the Anderson–Kim creep, and the collective flux creep has been analyzed. It has been discovered that the fractality of normal phase clusters reduces the electric field arising in the initial stage of the resistive transition.     

Topological characteristics of bonds in SiO2 and GeO2 oxide systems upon a glass-liquid transition

Using the Angell model of broken bonds (configurons), configuron clustering in a topologically disordered lattice (network) of amorphous SiO₂ and GeO₂ upon a glass-liquid transition is considered. It is shown that the glass-liquid transition is accompanied by the formation of a macroscopic (percolation) configuron cluster penetrating the entire bulk of the material and possessing fractal geometry. The glass-liquid (overcooled liquid) percolation phase transition in the amorphous substance is accompanied by a change in the Hausdorff dimension of the bond network structure for configurons from the three-dimensional Euclidean dimension in the glassy state to a fractal dimension of 2.55 ± 0.05 in the liquidlike state. Contrary to the kinetic character of the liquid-glass transition, the glass-transition temperature is a thermodynamic parameter of the amorphous substance, depending parametrically on the cooling rate.     

Effects of ramification and connectivity degree on site percolation threshold on regular lattices and fractal networks

This Letter is focused on the impact of network topology on the site percolation. Specifically, we study how the site percolation threshold depends on the network dimensions (topological d and fractal D), degree of connectivity (quantified by the mean coordination number $Z_{\infty }$), and arrangement of bonds (characterized by the connectivity index Q also called the ramification exponent). Using the Fisher's containment principle, we established exact inequalities between percolation thresholds on fractal networks contained in the square lattice. The values of site percolation thresholds on some fractal lattices were found by numerical simulations. Our findings suggest that the most relevant parameters to describe properly the values of site percolation thresholds on fractal networks contained in square lattice (Sierpiński carpets and Cantor tartans) and based on the square lattice (weighted planar stochastic fractal and Cantor lattices) are the mean coordination number and ramification exponent, but not the fractal dimension. Accordingly, we propose an empirical formula providing a good approximation for the site percolation thresholds on these networks. We also put forward an empirical formula for the site percolation thresholds on d-dimensional simple hypercubic lattices.     

Flory theory of polymeric fractals - intersection,saturation and condensation

We consider swelling effects of polymeric fractals, recently introduced by Cates, by usual simple Flory arguments for the free energy. The Flory arguments can be formulated to give a unified view for all polymers, linear, branched, or percolation clusters, as long they are of fractal connectivity.If the size of solvent molecules, being fractals themselves, is comparable to the given cluster, new values of the fractal dimensions can be found. The upper critical dimension is reduced. This is due to usual screening of the excluded volume. By standing overlap and repulsive energies of fractals of different fractal dimensions we find condensation to non-fractal objects depending on the value of the fracton dimension. A melt of polymeric fractals of the same fractal dimension and the same size becomes compact if the spectral dimension exceeds a “critical” value.These considerations are of relevance concerning recent experiments, considering static and dynamic properties of mixtures of microgels and linear polymers of different or equal sizes.     

二维孔隙裂隙双重介质逾渗规律研究

在孔隙介质逾渗理论的基础上，将另外一个非常重要的渗透通道——裂隙引入到介质的逾渗研究中，提出了更为普遍的孔隙裂隙双重介质的逾渗研究方法.通过对二维平面孔隙裂隙双重介质的数值计算，得到了孔隙裂隙双重介质三个重要参数：孔隙率，裂隙分形维数、裂隙数量分布初值与逾渗概率的关系，给出了孔隙裂隙双重介质逾渗阈值的数学表达式，揭示了孔隙裂隙双重介质的逾渗规律. 关键词： 孔隙 裂隙 双重介质 逾渗 逾渗阈值     

Tortuosity for streamlines in porous media

An analysis of tortuosity for streamlines in porous media is presented by coupling the circle and square models. It is assumed that some particles in porous media do not overlap and that fluid in porous media is incompressible. The relationship between tortuosity and porosity is attained with different configurations by using a statistical method. In addition, the tortuosity fractal dimension is expressed as a function of porosity. Those correlations do not include any empirical constant. The percolation threshold and tortuosity fractal dimension threshold of porous media are also presented as: c = 0.32, D T c = 1.07. The predicted correlations of the tortuosity and the porosity agree well with the existing experimental and simulated results.     

Resistive state of superconducting structures with fractal clusters of a normal phase

The effect of morphologic factors on magnetic flux trapping and critical currents in a superconducting structure, which presents a type II percolation superconductor with pinning centers, is considered. The role of pinning centers is played by fractal clusters of the normal phase. The properties of these clusters are analyzed in detail: their statistics is studied, the distribution of critical currents of depinning is found, and the depen-dences of the main statistical parameters on the fractal dimension are obtained. The effect of fractal clusters of the normal phase on the electric field caused by the motion of the magnetic flux after the vortices have been broken away from pinning centers is considered. The current-voltage characteristics of superconducting structures in a resistive state are obtained for an arbitrary fractal dimension. It is found that the fractality of the boundaries of normal-phase clusters forces magnetic flux trapping, thereby increasing the critical current.     

The influence of inhomogeneous properties of a system on the percolation process in two-dimensional space

The percolation process in a two-dimensional inhomogeneous lattice is studied by the Monte Carlo method. The inhomogeneous lattice is simulated by a random distribution of inhomogeneities differing in size and number. The influence of inhomogeneities on the parameters (critical concentration, average number of sites in finite clusters, percolation probability, critical exponents, and fractal dimension of an infinite cluster) characterizing the percolation in the system is analyzed. It is demonstrated that all these parameters essentially depend on the linear size of inhomogeneities and their relative area.     

Flux front penetration in disordered superconductors

We investigate flux front penetration in a disordered type-II superconductor by molecular dynamics simulations of interacting vortices and find scaling laws for the front position and the density profile. The scaling can be understood by performing a coarse graining of the system and writing a disordered nonlinear diffusion equation. Integrating numerically the equation, we observe a crossover from flat to fractal front penetration as the system parameters are varied. The value of the fractal dimension indicates that the invasion process is described by gradient percolation.     

Phase diagram of optimal paths

We show that by choosing appropriate distributions of the randomness the search for optimal paths links diverse problems of disordered media, such as directed percolation, invasion percolation, and directed and nondirected spanning polymers. We also introduce a simple and efficient algorithm, which solves the d-dimensional model numerically in O(N(1+df/d)) steps, where df is the fractal dimension of the path. Using extensive simulations in two dimensions, we identify the phase boundaries of the directed polymer universality class. A new strong-disorder phase occurs where the optimum paths are self-affine with parameter-dependent scaling exponents. Furthermore, the phase diagram contains directed and nondirected percolation as well as the directed random walk models at specific points and lines.     

Fractal Analysis of Surface Roughness of Particles in Porous Media

A fractal dimension for roughness height （RH） is introduced to characterize the degree of roughness or disorder of particle surface characters which significantly influence physical-chimerical processes in porous media. An analytical expression for the fractal dimension of RH on statistically self-similar fractal surfaces is derived and is expressed as a function of roughness parameters. The specific surface area （SSA） of porous materials with spherical particles is also derived, and the proposed fractal model for the SSA of particles with rough surfaces is expressed as a function of fractal dimension for RH and fractal dimension for particle size distribution, relative roughness of particle surface, and ratio of the minimum to the maximum particle diameters of spherical particles.     

Revisiting the nonequilibrium phase transition of the triplet-creation model

The nonequilibrium phase transition in the triplet-creation model is investigated using critical spreading and the conservative diffusive contact process. The results support the claim that at high enough diffusion the phase transition becomes discontinuous. As the diffusion probability increases the critical exponents change continuously from the ordinary directed percolation (DP) class to the compact directed percolation (CDP). The fractal dimension of the critical cluster, however, switches abruptly between those two universality classes. Strong crossover effects in both methods make it difficult, if not impossible, to establish the exact location of the tricritical point.     

周期受击陀螺系统波函数的分形

研究了周期受击陀螺系统波函数的分形. 发现在打击强度系数较弱时 (即≤ 1时), 相空间是规则的, 分形维接近于1; 随着打击强度系数的增大, 相空间开始变得混沌, 分形维也随之增大; 当打击强度系数达到6时, 相空间完全混沌, 分形维将达到最大值, 此时若继续增大打击强度系数, 分形维保持基本不变. 关键词： 陀螺 波函数 分形维 相空间     

Magnetic domain wall propagation unto the percolation threshold across a pseudorectangular disordered lattice

The reversal process of thin FePt/Pt(001) layers with perpendicular magnetization was observed by magnetic imaging techniques. Reversal occurs through domain wall propagation across a strongly disordered rectangular lattice of linear anisotropy defects. Micromagnetic simulations of domain wall pinning allowed deriving an analytical model of the reversal process unto percolation threshold. Quantitative agreement is found between the calculated and experimental fractal dimension of the reversed domain.