Spectral properties of a class of operators associated with conformal maps in two dimensions

Iff is a rational map of the Riemann sphere, define the transfer operator by Let also be the Banach space of functions for which the second derivatives are measures. Ifg andg satisfies a simple integrability condition (implying thatg vanishes at critical points and multiple poles off) then is a bounded linear operator on . The essential spectral radius of can be estimated and, under suitable conditions, proved to be strictly less than the spectral radius. Similar estimates for more general operators are also obtained.     

Time-energy uncertainty and relativistic canonical commutation relations in quantum spacetime

It is shown that the time operatorQ ⁰ appearing in the realization of the RCCR's [Q,P^v]=–jhg^v, on Minkowski quantum spacetime is a self adjoint operator on Hilbert space of square integrable functions over _m =×v _m , where is a timelike hyperplane. This result leads to time-energy uncertainty relations that match their space-momentum counterparts. The operators Q appearing in Born's metric operator in quantum spacetime emerge as internal spacetime operators for exciton states, and the condition that the metric operator should possess a ground exciton state assumes the significance of achieving minimal spacetime4-momentum uncertainty in fundamental standards for spacetime measurements.Supported in part by NSERC research grant No. A5206.     

Fractional noise

Fractional noiseN(t),t 0, is a stochastic process for every , and is defined as the fractional derivative or fractional integral of white noise. For = 1 we recover Brownian motion and for = 1/2 we findf ^–1-noise. For 1/2 1, a superposition of fractional noise is related to the fractional diffusion equation.     

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.     

Fractal drums and then-dimensional modified Weyl-Berry conjecture

In this paper, we study the spectrum of the Dirichlet Laplacian in a bounded (or, more generally, of finite volume) open set R ⁿ (n1) with fractal boundary of interior Minkowski dimension (n–1,n]. By means of the technique of tessellation of domains, we give the exact second term of the asymptotic expansion of the counting functionN() (i.e. the number of positive eigenvalues less than ) as +, which is of the form ^/2 times a negative, bounded and left-continuous function of . This explains the reason why the modified Weyl-Berry conjecture does not hold generally forn2. In addition, we also obtain explicit upper and lower bounds on the second term ofN().     

Logically independent von Neumann lattices

Three definitions of logical independence of two von Neumann latticesP₁,P₂ of two sub-von Neumann algebras ₁, ₂ of a von Neumann algebra are given and the relations of the definitions clarified. It is shown that under weak assumptions the following notion, called logical independence is the strongest:A B 0 for any 0 A P₁, 0 B P₂. Propositions relating logical independence ofP₁,P₂ toC ^*-independence,W ^* independence, and strict locality of ₁, ₂ are presented.     

Dynamical bifurcation with noise

It was shown by A. Neishtadt that dynamical bifurcation, in which the control parameter is varied with a small but finite speed , is characterized by adelay in bifurcation, here denoted _j and depending on . Here we study dynamical bifurcation, in the framework and with the language of Landau theory of phase transitions, in the presence of a Gaussian noise of strength . By numerical experiments at fixed = ₀, we study the dependence of _j on a for order parameters of dimension 3; an exact scaling relation satisfied by the equations permits us to obtain for this the behavior for general . We find that in the smallnoise regime _j() a(^–b ), while in the strong-noise regime _j() – ce(^–d); we also measure the parameters in these formulas.     

Statistical mechanics of nonlinear wave equations. 3. Metric transitivity for hyperbolic sine-gordon

McKean and Vaninsky proved that the canonical measuree ^–H d Q d P based upon the Hamiltonian of the wave equation ² Q/t ² - ² Q/x ² +f(Q) = 0 with restoring forcef(Q)=F'(Q) is preserved by the associated flow ofQ andP =Q , and they conjectured that metric transitivity prevails,always on the whole line, and likewise on the circleunless f(Q)=Q orf(Q)=shQ. Here, the metric transitivity is proved for the whole line in the second case. The proof employs the beautiful d'Alembert formula of Krichever.     

Long-time tails in lattice Lorentz gases

We consider a Lorentz gas on a square lattice with a fraction c of scattering sites. The collision laws are deterministic (fixed mirror model) or stochastic (with transmission, reflection, and deflection probabilities ,, and respectively). If all mirrors are parallel, the mirror model is exactly solvable. For the general case a self-consistent ring kinetic equation is used to calculate the longtime tails of the velocity correlation function (0) (t) and the tensor correlation Q(0)Q(t) withQ= _{x y} . Both functions showt ^–2 tails, as opposed to the continuous Lorentz gas, where the tails are respectivelyt ^–2 andt ^–3. Inclusion of the self-consistent ring collisions increases the low-density coefficient of the tail in (0)(t) by 30–100% as compared to the simple ring collisions, depending on the model parameters.     

Singular Perturbations of Self-Adjoint Operators

Singular finite rank perturbations of an unbounded self-adjoint operator A ₀ in a Hilbert space ₀ are defined formally as A ₍₎=A ₀+GG ^*, where G is an injective linear mapping from = ^d to the scale space _-k(A₀)k , kN, of generalized elements associated with the self-adjoint operator A ₀, and where is a self-adjoint operator in . The cases k=1 and k=2 have been studied extensively in the literature with applications to problems involving point interactions or zero range potentials. The scalar case with k=2n>1 has been considered recently by various authors from a mathematical point of view. In this paper, singular finite rank perturbations A ₍₎ in the general setting ran G – _k (A ₀), kN, are studied by means of a recent operator model induced by a class of matrix polynomials. As an application, singular perturbations of the Dirac operator are considered.     

On the existence of invariant,absolutely continuous measures

Let (, , ) be a measure space with normalized measure,f: a nonsingular transformation. We prove: there exists anf-invariant normalized measure which is absolutely continuous with respect to if and only if there exist >0, and , 0<<1, such that (E)< implies (f ^–k(E))< for allk0.     

Entropy,the central limit theorem and the algebra of the canonical commutation relation

The central limit theorem of Cushen and Hudson is reformulated on the algebra of the CCR. Namely, for a gauge invariant state , the weighted convolutions _n of the central limit tend to the quasi-free reduction _Q of pointwise. It is proved that if the initial relative entropy S(, _Q ) is finite, then S( _n , _Q ) goes to 0 and so _n – _Q 0. No restriction on the dimension of the test function space is made.     

On the Regularity of the Multifractal Spectrum of Bernoulli Convolutions

In previous work we developed a thermodynamic formalism for the Bernoulli convolution associated with the golden mean, and we obtained by perturbative analysis the existence, regularity, and strict convexity of the pressure F() in a neighborhood of =0. This gives the existence of a multifractal spectrum f() in a neighborhood of the almost sure value =f()=0, 9957.... In the present paper, by a direct study of the Ruelle–Perron–Frobenius operator associated with the random unbounded matrix product arising in our problem, we can prove the regularity of the pressure F() for (at least) (–1/2,+). This yields the interval of the singularity spectrum between the minimal value of the dimension of v, _min=0.94042..., and the almost sure value, _a.s.=0.9957....     

Optical Pumping of Samarium Atoms in a Bichromatic Laser Field in the Presence of Velocity-Changing Collisions

Dark resonances in the ¹⁵⁴Sm -system 4f ⁶6s ²(⁷ F ₀) 4f ⁶6s6p(⁹ F ₁ ⁰) 4f ⁶ s ²(⁷ F ₁) are observed alongside the velocity selective optical pumping. The shape of the resulting spectra strongly depended on the buffer gas (He, Ar) pressure due to velocity-changing collisions (VCC): the sign of the effect could be reversed from the dark to the bright resonance. The observed spectra are interpreted within the framework of the hard-sphere collision model. The role of VCC in the formation of the dark state in the -system is discussed.     

Unbounded derivations and invariant states

Let be a von Neumann algebra with a cyclic and separating vector . Let =i[H, ·] be the spatial derivation implemented by a selfadjoint operatorH, such thatH=0. Let be the modular operator associated with the pair (, ). We prove the equivalence of the following three conditions:1)H is essential selfadjoint onD(), andH commutes strongly with .2) The restriction ofH toD() is essential selfadjoint onD(^1/2) equipped with the inner product(|)_#=(|)+(^1/2|^1/2), , D(^1/2).3) exp (itH) exp (–itH)= for anyt.We show by an example, that the first part of 1),H is essential selfadjoint onD(), does not imply 3). This disproves a conjecture due to Bratteli and Robinson [3].Part of this work was done while O.B. was a member of Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Forschung der Universität Bielefeld     

Conditional stability of multiple-charged solitons

The stability of the three-dimensional multiple-charged soliton solutions to the nonlinear field equations is studied by Lyapunov's method. It is proved that an absolutely stable soliton solution can not exist in any field model. By imposing the subsidiary condition ^pQ_i=0 (fixation of charges) we find a sufficient condition for stability of the stationary soliton which includes the inequality ^{k i} (Q ⁱ / ^k <0. An illustrative example is considered.     

Possible generalization of Boltzmann-Gibbs statistics

With the use of a quantity normally scaled in multifractals, a generalized form is postulated for entropy, namelyS _q k [1 – _i=1 ^W p _i ^q ]/(q-1), whereq characterizes the generalization andp _i are the probabilities associated withW (microscopic) configurations (W). The main properties associated with this entropy are established, particularly those corresponding to the microcanonical and canonical ensembles. The Boltzmann-Gibbs statistics is recovered as theq1 limit.     

Existence of a Constant for Finite System Extinction

We show the existence of a constant (0, ) such that if ⁿ is the extinction time for a supercritical contact process on [1, n] ^d starting from full occupancy, then {log(E[ ⁿ])}/n ^d tend to as n tends to infinity.     

Norm inequalities for fractional powers of positive operators

It is shown that ifA, B andX are operators on a Hilbert space such thatA andB are positive andX belongs to a norm ideal associated with some unitarily invariant norm |·|, then for 0 r 1 we have |A ^r XB ^r | |X|^1-r |AXB| ^r . This is an extension of the classical Heinz-Kato inequality which was originally proved for the usual operator norm. Other related inequalities are also discussed.     

The Phase Transition in Statistical Models Defined on Farey Fractions

We consider several statistical models defined on the Farey fractions. Two of these models may be regarded as spin chains, with long-range interactions, while another arises in the study of multifractals associated with chaotic maps exhibiting intermittency. We prove that these models all have the same free energy. Their thermodynamic behavior is determined by the spectrum of the transfer operator (Ruelle–Perron–Frobenius operator), which is defined using the maps (presentation functions) generating the Farey tree. The spectrum of this operator was completely determined by Prellberg. It follows that these models have a second-order phase transition with a specific heat divergence of the form C [ ln² ]^–1. The spin chain models are also rigorously known to have a discontinuity in the magnetization at the phase transition.