Calculation and optimization of parameters of radiating distributed feedback structures

A simple method is suggested for calculation of reflection, radiation and transmission coefficients for the distributed feedback structure in the second diffraction order. The method is based on a slight difference between coefficients of reflectionR and radiationI of the surface wave for = (where is the light wavelength corresponding to a precise resonance for the grating length I) and those for =_l (where _l is the light wavelength corresponding to the resonance for the finite grating length). The simplicity of the method makes it possible to use it for optimization of the distributed feedback structure by a number of parameters. The technique can be used in the case of thin-film and diffused waveguides for both TE and TM modes.     

Truesdell invariance in relativistic electromagnetic fields

The Truesdell derivative of a contravariant tensor fieldX ^ab is defined with respect to a null congruencel ^a analogous to the Truesdell stress rate in classical continuum mechanics. The dynamical consequences of the Truesdell invariance with respect to a timelike vectoru ^a of the stress-energy tensor characterizing a charged perfect fluid with null conductivity are the conservation of pressure (p), charged density (e) an expansion-free flow, constancy of the Maxwell scalars, and vanishing spin coefficients+¯ = ¯ – = = 0 (assuming freedom conditionsk = = + ¯ = 0). The electromagnetic energy momentum tensor for the special subcases of Ruse-Synge classification for typesA andB are described in terms of the spin coefficients introduced by Newman-Penrose.     

A solvable model exhibiting a glass-like transition

A nonlinear equation of motion of an overdamped oscillator exhibiting a glass-like transition at a critical coupling constant _c is presented and solved exactly. Below _c , in the fluid phase, the oscillator coordinatex(t) decays to zero, while above _c , in the amorphous phase, it decays to a nonzero infinite time limit. Near _c the motion is slowed down by a nonlinear feedback mechanism andx(t) decays exponentially to its long time limit with a relaxation time diverging as (1 – / _c )^–3/2 and (/ _c –1)^–1 for < _c and > _c respectively. At _c x(t) exhibits a power law decay proportional tot ^– with exponent -1/2.     

Mean-Field Critical Behavior for the Contact Process

The contact process is a model of spread of an infectious disease. Combining with the result of ref. 1, we prove that the critical exponents take on the mean-field values for sufficiently high dimensional nearest-neighbor models and for sufficiently spread-out models with d>4:()– _c as _c and ()( _c–)^–1 as _c, where () and () are the spread probability and the susceptibility of the infection respectively, and _c is the critical infection rate. Our results imply that the upper critical dimension for the contact process is at most 4.     

Scattering states and bound states in λ℘(φ)2

By analyzing the Bethe-Salpeter equation for even ()₂ models we show that for weak coupling the mass spectrum is discrete and of finite multiplicity below 2m. Moreover on even states of energy less than 4(m–) we show that theS matrix is unitary. Herem is the physical mass and =()0 as 0. Our results rely essentially only on a simple assumption about the analyticity of the Bethe-Salpeter kernel which has been verified for weak coupling. For the interaction ⁴, (/m _o ² 1) we show that there are no even bound states of energy less than 4(m–).Work supported in part by NSF, Grant MPS 74-13252     

Theory of fluctuations in limit-cycles of second-order bifurcation type

The fluctuations in limit cycles of second-order bifurcation (transition from a stable to an unstable focus) are investigated near the bifurcation point _c, being an external control parameter. Two different methods are applied: a time- and space-dependent Fokker-Planck equation obtained from an ^1/2-expansion of the master equation ( being the volume) and a time- and space-dependent Langevin equation. Both methods give the same results. It is shown that the dependence of the radial correlation on ² = | – _c| and the time-behaviour of the phase correlation (ensemble dephasing) are determined by the dimensionality of space.     

Self-avoiding walks on random fractal environments

Self-avoiding random walks (SAWs) are studied on several hierarchical lattices in a randomly disordered environment. An analytical method to determine whether their fractal dimensionD _saw is affected by disorder is introduced. Using this method, it is found that for some lattices,D _saw is unaffected by weak disorder; while for othersD _saw changes even for infinitestimal disorder. A weak disorder exponent is defined and calculated analytically [ measures the dependence of the variance in the partition function (or in the effective fugacity per step)vL on the end-to-end distance of the SAW,L]. For lattices which are stable against weak disorder (<0) a phase transition exists at a critical valuev=v ^* which separates weak- and strong-disorder phases. The geometrical properties which contribute to the value of are discussed.     

Probabilistic approach to homoclinic chaos

Three-dimensional systems possessing a homoclinic orbit associated to a saddle focus with eigenvalues ±i, – and giving rise to homoclinic chaos when the Shil'nikov condition < is satisfied are studied. The 2D Poincaré map and its 1D contractions capturing the essential features of the flow are given. At homoclinicity, these 1D maps are found to be piecewise linear. This property allows one to reduce the Frobenius—Perron equation to a master equation whose solution is analytically known. The probabilistic properties such as the time autocorrelation function of the state variablex are explicitly derived.     

Differential equations in the spectral parameter,Darboux transformations and a hierarchy of master symmetries for KdV

We study a certain family of Schrödinger operators whose eigenfunctions (, ) satisfy a differential equation in the spectral parameter of the formB(, )=(x). We show that the flows of a hierarchy of master symmetries for KdV are tangent to the manifolds that compose the strata of this class ofbispectral potentials. This extends and complements a result of Duistermaat and Grünbaum concerning a similar property for the Adler and Moser potentials and the flows of the KdV hierarchy.     

Persistent Random Walks in Stationary Environment

We study the behavior of persistent random walks (RW) on the integers in a random environment. A complete characterization of the almost sure limit behavior of these processes, including the law of large numbers, is obtained. This is done in a general situation where the environmental sequence of random variables is stationary and ergodic. Szász and Tóth obtained a central limit theorem when the ratio /, of right- and left-transpassing probabilities satisfies /a<1 a.s. (for a given constant a). We consider the case where / has wider fluctuations; we shall observe that an unusual situation arises: the RW may converge a.s. to infinity even with zero drift. Then, we obtain nonclassical limiting distributions for the RW. Proofs are based on the introduction of suitable branching processes in order to count the steps performed by the RW.     

Antibound states for a class of one-dimensional Schrödinger operators

Let (x) be the Dirac's delta,q(x)L ¹ (R)L ² (R) be a real valued function, and , R; we will consider the following class of one-dimensional formal Schrödinger operators on . It is known that to the formal operator may be associated a selfadjoint operatorH(,) onL ²(R). Ifq is of finite range, for >0 and || is small enough, we prove thatH(,) has an antibound state; that is the resolvent ofH(,) has a pole on the negative real axis on the second Riemann sheet.Work done while the author was supported by an undergraduate fellowship of the (Italian) National Research Council (CNR).     

A class of exact solutions for doubly anharmonic oscillators

The solution of a difference equation in the form of an infinite continued fraction is used to obtain a class of exact solutions for the eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of doubly anharmonic oscillators described by potentials of the type (1/2)²x²+(1/4)x⁴+(1/6)x⁶, n>0, provided certain constraints on the couplings are satisfied. The class is denumerably infinite but not complete.     

Absence of absolutely continuous spectrum of Floquet operators

The spectrum of the Floquet operator associated with time-periodic perturbations of discrete Hamiltonians is considered. If the gap between successive eigenvalues _j of the unperturbed Hamiltonian grows as _j - _j-1 j and the multiplicity of _j grows asj with >0 asj tends to infinity, then the corresponding Floquet operator possesses no absolutely continuous spectrum provided the perturbation is smooth enough.     

Mathematical properties of gap-functions in strongly coupled superconductors

We consider the Dyson equation associated with the BCS superconducting state from a mathematical point of view. The Dyson equation gives rise to a modified gap equation that is similar to the BCS gap equation, but with a different kernel. We first show that for strong coupling (such that the McMillan parameter ||1) both the real and imaginary parts of the solution (E) of the modified gap equation alternate in sign as function of the excitation energyE, the periods being 4₀ for positive and 4₀/3 for negative . (₀ is the frequency of an Einstein spectrum of phonons). A closed, algebraic approximation to (E) is 2||₀log[cotan(E/ )]. Finally, the poles of the kernel of the integral equation are located in the complex-E plane. For the new-type, oscillatory solution of the modified gap equation the analogue of the causal (zero-temperature) Green's function is shown to have different analytic properties from those of the smooth Eliashberg solution of BCS theory.     

The Euclidean loop expansion for massive λΦ 4 4 : Through one loop

As an application of the theory of solutions of the classical, Euclidean field equation, we prove the existence of solutions to the renormalized functional field equation, for the ⁴ interaction in four Euclidean space dimensions, with non-negative and nonzero mass, through orderc. That is, we prove that the functional derivative of the connected generating functional is in the Schwartz space Re(R ⁴), when evaluated at external sources in Re, through orderc. We also prove the existence of all functional derivatives of the connected generating functional through the same order. All quantities of interest are analytic in the coupling constant at 0<, and continuous in the external source.     

Rigorous Spectral Analysis of the Metal–Insulator Transition in a Limit-Periodic Potential

We consider the limit-periodic Jacobi matrices associated with the real Julia sets of f (z)=z ²– for which [2, ) can be seen as the strength of the limit-periodic coefficients. The typical local spectral exponent of their spectral measures is shown to be a harmonic function in decreasing logarithmically from 1 to 0.     

New proofs of the existence of the Feigenbaum functions

A new proof of the existence of analytic, unimodal solutions of the Cvitanovi-Feigenbaum functional equation g(x) = –g(g(–x)),g(x) 1 - const|x|^r at 0, valid for all in (0, 1), is given, and the existence of the Eckmann-Wittwer functions [8] is recovered. The method also provides the existence of solutions for certain given values ofr, and in particular, forr=2, a proof requiring no computer.     

Derivation of the transport equation for electrons moving through random impurities

A single (nonrelativistic, spinless) electron subject to a constant external electric field interacts with impurities located on an infinitely extended lattice by a potential of random strength. The random strength is given by a field of Gaussian random variables. We show the existence of the averaged dynamics and prove that in the weak coupling limit, 0, ₂ t= fixed, one obtains the usual transport equation for the velocity distribution.Work supported by a Max Kade Foundation fellowship.On leave of absence of the Fachbereich Physik der Universität München.     

Time evolution of infinite classical systems with singular,long range,two body interactions

Existence of dynamics for infinitely many hard-spheres inv dimensions is proven in a set of full equilibrium measure.Singular unbounded perturbations are considered with pair potentials diverging as (x – a)^–, >2 anda is the hard-core diameter. Long range forces are allowed with potentials decreasing at infinity asx , <v. The result corrects and generalizes a proof given in a previous paper by the same authors.Research partially supported by a CNR fellowship Posit. 204530.Research partially supported by a CNR fellowship.     

On the invariant sets of a family of quadratic maps

The Julia setB for the mappingz (z–)² is considered, where is a complex parameter. For 2 a new upper bound for the Hausdorff dimension is given, and the monic polynomials orthogonal with respect to the equilibrium measure onB are introduced. A method for calculating all of the polynomials is provided, and certain identities which obtain among coefficients of the three-term recurrence relations are given. A unifying theme is the relationship betweenB and -chains ± (± (± ...), which is explored for –1/42 and for with ||1/4, with the aid of the Böttcher equation. ThenB is shown to be a Hölder continuous curve for ||<1/4.Supported by NSF Grant MCS-8104862Supported by NSF Grant MCS-8002731