On the state space of the dipole ghost

A particular representation of SO(4, 2) is identified with the state space of the free dipole ghost. This representation is then given an explicit realization as the solution space of a 4th-order wave equation on a spacetime locally isomorphic to Minkowski space. A discrete basis for this solution space is given, as well as an explicit expression for its SO(4, 2) invariant inner product. The connection between the modes of dipole field and those of the massless scalar field is clarified, and a recent conjecture concerning the restriction of the dipole representation to the Poincaré subgroup is confirmed. A particular coordinate transformation then reveals the theory of the dipole ghost in Minkowski space. Finally, it is shown that the solution space of the dipole equation is not unitarizable in a Poincaré invariant manner.     

Solution of the stationary vacuum equations of relativity for conformally flat 3-spaces

The solution of Einstein's vacuum gravitational equations for stationary space—times with a conformally flat 3-space is presented. There is no other solution of this problem than the Ehlers-rotation generalizations of the three conformastat space—times including the Schwarzschild metric.     

Static vacuum solution of direct Poincaré gauge theory in ten dimensions with four external

A torsion-free solution of the free gauge field equations of direct Poincaré gauge theory on a ten-dimensional Minkowski space is constructed. This solution exhibits nontrivial curvature two-forms, but shaves the metric structure down to that of a four-dimensional Minkowski space. Universality of this solution with respect to the choice of the free field Lagrangian is established.     

Three-dimensional static Green's function for a half space over mixed PEC and dielectric wedges

A pseudo-analytical solution technique is proposed to determine the three-dimensional static Green's function for a half space over mixed perfect electric conductor-dielectric wedges. The governing Poisson's equation is solved, using the Kontorovich–Lebedev and Fourier transforms. The solution, expressed in terms of image contributions, consists of an excitation point source, a set of point images in physical space, and two line images located in complex space for each region of the problem geometry. The validity of the proposed technique is confirmed by comparing our results with the existing analytical solutions and those obtained numerically using the using a finite integration code.     

A propagator theory applied to wave mechanics in phase space

The fact that the classical Liouville equation can be analyzed as a dynamical equation in Hilbert-Koopman (HK.) space is used in order to develop a perturbative method for the wave mechanics in phase space: an explicit solution of the Liouville equation inqp representation is exhibited. The connection between the solution obtained and the dynamics of correlations is established by computing theqp-kp transformation function in HK space. To elucidate the method, an application is presented and the result compared to that available in the literature.     

Gravitational field of electrically charged mass in the Lobachevski space

A variant of the Rosen bimetric general relativity with the Lobachevski background space metric is considered. An exact static external solution for the gravitational field of a concentrated electrically charged mass is found when the space is spherically symmetric. When the Lobachevski constant k , the solution turns into the Nordström-Reissner solution in general relativity, expressed via the harmonic coordinates. The results are also valid for the Chernikov theory with two connections and one metric.Dedicated to Professor N. Rosen on the occasion of his 85th birthday.     

A new type of global bifurcation in Hénon map

A simple branch of solution on a bifurcation diagram, which begins at static bifurcation and ends at boundary crisis (or interior crisis in a periodic window), is generally a period-doubling cascade. A domain of solution in parameter space, enclosed by curves of static bifurcation and that of boundary crisis (or the interior of a periodic window), is the trace of branches of solution. A P-n branch of solution refers to the one starting from a period-n (n≥1) solution, and the corresponding domain in parameter space is named the P-n domain of solution. Because of the co-existence of attractors, there may be several branches within one interval on a bifurcation diagram, and different domains of solution may overlap each other in some areas of the parameter space. A complex phenomenon, concerned both with the co-existence of attractors and the crises of chaotic attractors, was observed in the course of constructing domains of steady state solutions of the Hénon map in parameter space by numerical methods. A narrow domain of period-m solutions firstly co-exists with (lies on) a big period-n (m≥3n) domain. Then it enters the chaotic area of the big domain and becomes period-m windows. The co-existence of attractors disappears and is called the landing phenomenon. There is an interaction between the two domains in the course of landing: the chaotic area in the big domain is enlarged, and there is a crisis step near the landing area.     

On the Wang–Uhlenbeck Problem in Discrete Velocity Space

The arguably simplest model for dynamics in phase space is the one where the velocity can jump between only two discrete values, ±v with rate constant k. For this model, which is the continuous-space version of a persistent random walk, analytic expressions are found for the first passage time distributions to the origin. Since the evolution equation of this model can be regarded as the two-state finite-difference approximation in velocity space of the Kramers–Klein equation, this work constitutes a solution of the simplest version of the Wang–Uhlenbeck problem. Formal solution (in Laplace space) of generalizations where the velocity can assume an arbitrary number of discrete states that mimic the Maxwell distribution is also provided.     

Translations and rotations in Riemannian space

Vector fields ξ_i, corresponding to the Poincaré group generators (infinitesimal translations and rotations) are defined by first-order differential conditions. These equations have nontrivial solutions in an arbitrary torsionless Riemannian space, and can be considered as a generalization of the definition of translations and rotations in flat space. The equations for translations can be integrated. For a space with the Minkowski topology, if the boundary conditions at infinity are shown so that the space is asymptotically flat, the solution is unique. The vector fields ξ_i specify a physical system as a whole.     

Traffic Flow Models Considering an Internal Degree of Freedom

We solve numerically the integrodifferential equation for the equilibrium case of Paveri–Fontana's Boltzmann-like traffic equation. Beside space and actual velocity, Paveri–Fontana used an additional phase space variable, the desired velocity, to distinguish between the various driver characters. We refine his kinetic equation by introducing a modified cross section in order to incorporate finite vehicle length. We then calculate from the equilibrium solution the mean-velocity–density relation and investigate its dependence on the imposed desired velocity distribution. A further modification is made by modeling the interaction as an imperfect showing-down process. We find that the velocity cumulants of the stationary homogeneous solution essentially only depend on the first two cumulants, but not on the exact shape of the imposed desired velocity distribution. The equilibrium solution can therefore be approximated by a bivariate Gaussian distribution which is in agreement with empirical velocity distributions. From the improved kinetic equation we then derive a macroscopic model by neglecting third and higher order cumulants. The equilibrium solution of the macroscopic model is compared with the cumulants of the kinetic equilibrium solution and shows good agreement, thus justifying the closure assumption.     

Non-gravitating scalar field in the FRW background

We study interacting scalar field theory non-minimally coupled to gravity in the FRW background. We show that for a specific choice of interaction terms, the energy–momentum tensor of the scalar field ϕ vanishes, and as a result the scalar field does not gravitate. The naive space dependent solution to equations of motion gives rise to singular field profile. We carefully analyze the energy–momentum tensor for such a solution and show that the singularity of the solution gives a subtle contribution to the energy–momentum tensor. The space dependent solution therefore is not non-gravitating. Our conclusion is applicable to other space–time dependent non-gravitating solutions as well. We study hybrid inflation scenario in this model when purely time dependent non-gravitating field is coupled to another scalar field χ.     

Gravitational interaction of a vector field with account of the nonmetricity of space-time

The gravitational interaction of a vector field is investigated in a space with the nonmetricity described by the Weyl vector. The analogue of the Coulomb law for the electrostatic field of a point charge is found in such a space. It is shown that taking account of the nonmetricity of space-time leads to the appearance of a nonlinearity in a massive vector field, resulting in the sine-Gordon and shine-Gordon equations. The screening of the vector-field mass as a consequence of its interaction with the nonmetricity is clarified. The solution for the Reissner-Nordström problem in a Weyl space is obtained, which asymptotically coincides with the solution of the same problem in general relativity, but nowhere does it possess singularities apart from at the origin. The obtained results show that it is reasonable to take account of the nonmetricity when describing the gravitational interaction of a vector field.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 8, pp. 50–54, August, 1984.     

New compactifications of Chiral N = 2, d = 10 supergravity

We present a number of new compactifying solutions of chiral N = 2 ten-dimensional supergravity to five dimensions. Several are of the standard Freund-Rubin type; we give a complete classification of such compactifications for which the internal space M⁵ is a coset manifold. In another type of solution M⁵ is a non-Einstein U(1) bundle over a four-dimensional Kähler space, and the complex three-index field strength is nonvanishing in the internal directions. The latter construction gives a solution with SU(3) symmetry when M⁵ is taken to be a stretched five-sphere.     

Identification of three-dimensional electric conductivity changes from time-lapse electromagnetic observations

We present a novel solution algorithm for 3D parameter identification based on low frequency electromagnetic data. With focus on large-scale applications such as monitoring of subsea oil production, CO₂ sequestration, and geothermal systems, the proposed solution algorithm is designed to meet challenges related to low parameter sensitivity, nonuniqueness of the inverse solutions, nonlinearity in the mapping from the data to the parameter space, and costly numerical simulations. Motivated by earlier investigations on the relation between sensitivity, nonlinearity and scale, the proposed solution approach is based on a reduced, composite parameter representation. Though a reduced representation restricts the solution space, flexibility with respect to which parameter functions that can be represented is obtained by facilitating the estimation of the structure and smoothness of the representation itself. Moreover, the resolution of the parameter function is detached from the computational grid and determined as part of the estimation. The performance of the proposed solution algorithm is illustrated through numerical examples for identification of underground electric conductivity changes from time-lapse electromagnetic observations.     

Diffusion and relaxation of the fractional order in fractal media in the classical and quantum cases

Two model examples of the application of fractional calculus are considered. The Riemann–Liouville fractional derivative with 0 < α ≤ 1 was used. The solution of a fractional equation, which describes anomalous relaxation and diffusion in an isotropic fractal space, has been obtained in the form of the product of a Fox function by a Mittag-Leffler function. The solution is simpler than that given in Ref. 6 and it generalizes the result reported in Ref. 7. For the quantum case, a solution of the generalized Neumann–Kolmogorov fractional quantum-statistical equation has been obtained for an incomplete statistical operator which describes the random walk of a quantum spin particle, retarded in traps over a fractal space. The solution contains contributions from quantum Mittag-Leffler (nonharmonic) fractional oscillations, anomalous relaxation, noise fractional oscillations, and exponential fractional diffusion oscillation damping.     

Analytical solution of the fundamental space filling mode of photonic crystal fibers

Analytical solution of the fundamental space filling mode of photonic crystal fibers is revisited based on previous results by Midrio et al. [J Lightwave Technol 2000;18(7):1031–7]. The fundamental space filling mode is designated HE₁₁ mode following the conventional mode classification. A comparison is made between the vectorial method and the scalar method when identical parameters are used in the analytical solution. A more accurate radius of the equivalent circular unit cell is determined.     

Exact summation of outer rainbow self-energy graphs in λφ2ϕ2 theory

We use momentum space techniques to sum the complete class of outer rainbow graphs contributing to the IPI two-point function in λφ²?² theory. The results are exact to all orders of λ and for all values of q². By working in momentum space, we avoid the ambiguities which arose in the configuration space treatment of earlier work. It is shown that the renormalized integral equation can be reduced to a Volterra equation with $\text{non}\text{-}\text{L}{}^2$ kernel. The solution is found to agree with the asymptotic results of our configuration space treatment. Properties of the solution such as uniqueness, cut-off dependence, relation to perturbation theory and anomalous ultraviolet behaviour are discussed.     

One-loop effective action for non-local modified Gauss–Bonnet gravity in de Sitter space

We discuss the classical and quantum properties of non-local modified Gauss–Bonnet gravity in de Sitter space, using its equivalent representation via string-inspired local scalar-Gauss–Bonnet gravity with a scalar potential. A classical, multiple de Sitter universe solution is found where one of the de Sitter phases corresponds to the primordial inflationary epoch, while the other de Sitter space solution—the one with the smallest Hubble rate—describes the late-time acceleration of our universe. A Chameleon scenario for the theory under investigation is developed, and it is successfully used to show that the theory complies with gravitational tests. An explicit expression for the one-loop effective action for this non-local modified Gauss–Bonnet gravity in the de Sitter space is obtained. It is argued that this effective action might be an important step towards the solution of the cosmological constant problem.     

Asymptotic Stability of the Stationary Solution to the Compressible Navier–Stokes Equations in the Half Space

We investigate the existence and the asymptotic stability of a stationary solution to the initial boundary value problem for the compressible Navier–Stokes equation in a half space. The main concern is to analyze the phenomena that happens when the fluid blows out through the boundary. Thus, it is natural to consider the problem in the Eulerian coordinate. We have obtained the two results for this problem. The first result is concerning the existence of the stationary solution. We present the necessary and sufficient condition which ensures the existence of the stationary solution. Then it is shown that the stationary solution is time asymptotically stable if an initial perturbation is small in the suitable Sobolev space. The second result is proved by using an L²-energy method with the aid of the Poincaré type inequality.The second author's work was supported in part by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)(2) 14540200 of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the third author's work was supported by JSPS postdoctoral fellowship under P99217.     

Representation of solutions of the Burgers equation using functional integrals

In the paper, a representation of a solution of the Burgers equation in ℝ ⁿ is obtained by using integrals with respect to the Wiener measure on the space of trajectories in ℝ ⁿ . The Burgers equation is considered in a rigged Hilbert space. It is proved that, in the infinite-dimensional case, there is an analog of the Cole-Hopf transformation relating the Burgers equation and an analog of the heat equation with respect to measures. The Feynman-Kac formula for the heat equation (with potential) with respect to measures in a rigged Hilbert space is obtained.