Rate equations in the hopping transport

The usual kinetic equations for the site occupation probabilities in an external field are solved exactly in a simple one-dimensional periodic model with two kinds of atoms using a) free boundary conditions and order of limitsN, 0 needed for a proper treatment of the dc conductivity here b) boundary conditions with metallic contacts and order of limitsN, 0 and c) the same boundary conditions but reversed order of limiting processes 0,N typical of e.g. numerical and percolation treatments. (N and are the number of sites and frequency.) It is demonstrated that though the bulk dc conductivity is the same in all three cases, local bulk properties of the material are strongly dependent on the régime used. The role of the order of all three limiting processes 0,N+ andn+ (N–n+) for local shifts of the chemical potential _n in the dc limit is examined (n is the number of the relevant site calculated from a boundary of the chain). It is shown especially that the rate equation treatment (régime a) on the one hand and numerical or percolation treatments (régime c) on the other hand never yield the same bulk values of _r.     

A two-dimensional Fokker-Planck equation degenerating on a straight line

By an example of a two-dimensional hydrodynamic system, second-order Langevin equations with two correlated noise sources are investigated. It is shown that the asymptotic expression (t) for the stationary distribution functionP depends on the order in which the limiting transitions;t andN ₂₂0 (N ₂₂ is the power of one of the noises) are made. Using the method of local expansions in trigonometric form, approximate expressions are written for the distribution functionP at small but finiteN ₂₂ tending atN ₂₂0 to the known exact solution.     

Generalization ability and information gain of clock-model perceptrons

We study the generalization abilityg _Q ofQ-state Clock-model perceptrons for (i) Hebbian and for certain Non-Hebbian learning procedures, namely (ii) learning with maximal stability, (iii) zero stability and (iv) optimal generalization, for the case of random training sets. Among other results we find thatg _Q behaves quite different in the Hebbian and in the Non-Hebbian cases in the limitQ. E.g. in the Hebbian case for finite ,g _Q vanishes always 1/Q, whereas in the Non-Hebbian cases considered,g _Q converges forQ to a non-trivial continuous functiong (), which vanishes for <2, but increases rapidly for >2. This means that for (ii), (iii) and (iv), as a function of atQ=, there is a 2nd-order phase transition from a non-generalizing phase for 2 to a generalizing phase for >2. Different behaviour of the Hebbian and Non-Hebbian cases, respectively, is also observed for the information gain obtained through learning. For the particular case of AdaTron Learning, which is identical to case (ii), we find a geometrical formulation forg _Q (), which is applicable to more general models.     

Variance calculations and the Bessel kernel

In the Laguerre ensembleof n xN Hermitian matrices, it is of interest both theoretically and for applications to quantum transport problems to compute the variance of a linear statistic, denoted var_N f, asN . Furthermore, this statistic often contains an additional parameter a for which the limit is most interesting and most difficult to compute numerically. We derive exact expressions for both lim_N var_N f and lim , lim_N var_N f.     

Retrieval and chaos in layeredQ-Ising neural networks

Using a probabilistic approach, we study the parallel dynamics of theQ-Ising layered networks for arbitraryQ. By introducing auxiliary thermal fields, we express the stochastic dynamics within the gain function formulation of the deterministic dynamics. Evolution equations are derived for arbitraryQ at both zero and finite temperatures. An explicit analysis of the fixed-point equations is carried out for bothQ=3 andQ. The retrieval properties are discussed in terms of the gain parameter, the storage capacity, and the temperature. Using the time evolution of the distance between two network configurations, we investigate the possibility of microscopic chaos. Chaotic behavior is always present for arbitrary finiteQ. However, in the limitQ the existence of chaos depends on the parameters of the system.     

The free energy of a class of Hopfield models

We show that in the limitp ,N 0,=p/N 0 the limit free energy of the Hopfield model equals in probability the Curie-Weiss free energy. We prove also that the free energy of the Hopfield model is self-averaging for any finite .     

D-Dimensional ideal gas in parastatistics: Thermodynamic properties

We consider a parastatistics ideal gas with energy spectrum ¦k¦ (>0) or even more generally in ad-dimensional box with volumeV (periodic boundary conditions), the numberN of the gas particles being well determined (real particles) or not (quasiparticles). We calculate the main thermodynamic quantities (chemical potential, internal energy, specific heatC, equation of state, latent heat, average numbers of particles) for arbitraryd, ,T (temperature), andp (maximal number of particles per state allowed in the parastatistics). The main asymptotic regimes are worked out explicitly. In particular, the Bose-Einstein condensation for fixed densityN/V appears as a nonuniform convergence in thep limit, in complete analogy with the standard critical phenomena that appear in interacting systems in theN limit. The system behaves essentially like a Fermi-Dirac one forall finite values ofp, and reveals a Bose-Einstein behavioronly in thep limit. For instance, at low temperaturesC T ifp< andC T ^d/ ifp. Finally, the Sommerfeld integral and its expansion are generalized to an arbitrary, finitep.     

Two results concerning asymptotic behavior of solutions of the Burgers equation with force

We consider the Burgers equation with an external force. For the case of the force periodic in space and time we prove the existence of a solution periodic in space and time which is the limit of a wide class of solutions ast . If the force is the product of a periodic function ofx and white noise in time, we prove the existence of an invariant distribution concentrated on the space of space-periodic functions which is the limit of a wide class of distributions ast .     

Isospectral transformations in relativistic and nonrelativistic mechanics

The modified Korteweg de-Vries hierarchy of partial differential equations generating transformations of the one-dimensional Dirac equation, is shown to reduce in the limitc to the Korteweg de-Vries hierarchy, generating isospectral transformations of the Schrödinger equation. The former hierarchy reduces into relativistic and the latter into nonrelativistic isoperiodic transformation in the limit0.     

Notes on the classical and the nonrelativistic limits in quantum mechanics

A method is presented which can be used to discuss both the classical and also the nonrelativistic limit of quantum mechanics. A one-to-one correspondence may be established between the asymptotic convergence of the resolvent and that of the timedependent solution. In so far as the question of dynamics is concerned we investigate the relation between families of nonrelativistic Hamiltonians and the corresponding Dirac-Hamiltonians when c± or when c±0. The nonrelativistic free theory formally shows the same pattern when ±0 (the classical limit) or when ±. The investigation finally shows how the asymptotic convergence of the relativistic theory can take place under some fairly general conditions of the radiation field.     

Positive resonances and the limiting amplitude principle

We define the positive resonance points of self-adjoint operators without using the analytical continuation of corresponding resolvents and show that the limiting amplitude principle for the abstract wave equation does not take place in general, if ² = , where is the disturbing frequency and is the resonance point. The asymptotics of corresponding solutions as t are obtained, which imply the growth of the oscillation amplitude as t , 0<<1, or as ln t, t .     

Characteristic Properties of the Scattering Data for the mKdV Equation on the Half-Line

In this paper we describe characteristic properties of the scattering data of the compatible eigenvalue problem for the pair of differential equations related to the modified Korteweg-de Vries (mKdV) equation whose solution is defined in some half-strip or in the quarter plane (0<x<)×[0,T), T. We suppose that this solution has a C initial function vanishing as x, and C boundary values, vanishing as t when T=. We study the corresponding scattering problem for the compatible Zakharov-Shabat system of differential equations associated with the mKdV equation and obtain a representation of the solution of the mKdV equation through Marchenko integral equations of the inverse scattering method. The kernel of these equations is valid only for x0 and it takes into account all specific properties of the pair of compatible differential equations in the chosen half-strip or in the quarter plane. The main result of the paper is the collection A–B–C of characteristic properties of the scattering functions given below.     

Scaling limit of the energy variable for the two-dimensional Ising ferromagnet

The critical point limit law (scaling limit) of the suitably renormalized energy variable is explicitly calculated for the two-dimensional nearest-neighbour Ising cylinder with free edges. It is shown that the renormalization factor has to behave as (2M 2N lnN)^1/2, where 2M denotes the number of rows and 2N the number of columns. By first taking the limitM and thenN, the limit law is proven to be Gaussian.     

Two-soliton solutions of relativistic field equations

Existence of solutions converging fort - to a superposition of two solitons is shown for a class of scalar, relativistic, field equations in two-dimensional space-time.     

The number of bound states of singular oscillating potentials

For a spherically symmetric potential such that rVL ¹(a, ), a>0, and is such that, if we define W=– _r V(t) d(t), W belongs to L ¹ (0, ) and rW0 as r0, we show that the number of bound states in any partial-wave satisfies the bound n2 ₀ r W ² dr. It was shown in a previous paper [1] that this class of potentials is regular from the point of view of abstract scattering theory as well as from the time-independent theory and the Jost function approach. We show also that, for large values of the coupling constant, n(gV) has the asymptotic behaviour C _±g ₀ W(r) dr as g±.     

Geometry of KDV (2): Three examples

LetQ be a 1-dimensional Schrödinger operator with spectrum bounded from –. Byaddition I mean a map of the formQQ=Q–2D ² lge withQe=e, to the left of specQ, and either _– ⁰ e ² or ₀ e² finite. Theadditive class ofQ is obtained by composite addition and a subsequent closure; it is a substitute for the KDV invariant manifold even if the individual KDV flows have no existence. KDV(1) = McKean [1987] suggested that the additive class ofQ is the same as itsunimodular spectral class defined in terms of the 2×2 spectral weightdF by fixing (a) the measure class ofdF, and (b) the value of detdF. The present paper verifies this for (1) the scattering case, (2) Hill's case, and (3) when the additive class is finite-dimensional (Neumann case).This paper is dedicated to the memory of Mark Kac by a grateful student. Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York, New York.     

The spherical-model limit in a random field

The spherical-model limitn of then-vector model in a random field, with either a statistically independent distribution or with long-range correlated random fields, is studied to demonstrate the correctness of the replica method in which then and replica limits limits are interchanged, provided the replica and thermodynamic limits are taken in the right order, in the case of long-range correlated random fields. A scaling form for the two-point correlation function relevant to the first-order phase transition below the lower critical dimensionality of the random system is also obtained.     

On the asymptotic behavior of the solutions of the Caldirola-Kanai equation

We study in this Letter the asymptotic behavior, as t+, of the solutions of the one-dimensional Caldirola-Kanai equation for a large class of potentials satisfying the condition V(x)+ as |x|. We show, first of all, that if I is a closed interval containing no critical points of V, then the probability P _t (t) of finding the particle inside I tends to zero as t+. On the other hand, when I contains critical points of V in its interior, we prove that P _t (t) does not oscillate indefinitely, but tends to a limit as t+. In particular, when the potential has only isolated critical points x ₁, ..., x _N our results imply that the probability density of the particle tends to in the sense of distributions.Supported by Fulbright-MEC grant 85-07391.     

Periodic nonlinear waves on a half-line

Nontrivial solutions of the equationu _tt=u _xx–g(u) which are 2-periodic int and which decay asx are shown to exist ifg(a)=0 andg(0)>1. Breather-like solutions, which also decay asx –, can be interpreted as homoclinic solutions in thex-dynamics; their existence is still in question for generalg.     

Cosmological models

An LRS Bianchi type II cosmological model is built with a state equation that is a function of the cosmic timet. The ratiop/ is 1/3 whent 0 and is insignificant whent. Thus, the matter content behaves like radiation for smallt and like dust for larget.