The variational theory of adiabatic motions,and its applications to linear and non-linear oscillators

This paper presents a variational derivation of the adiabatic periodic motion theorems and related time-integral-of-energy results, including the virial theorem, and some of their applications to linear and non-linear oscillators. Specifically, (i) first, the Maupertuis-Euler-Langrange (MEL) action principle is formulated for the most general (scleronomic and holonomic) system; in the derivation the time-dependent system parameters are treated just like additional generalized co-ordinates and subjected to similar variations; (ii) next, combination of MEL's principle with the first law of thermodynamics yields the adiabatic theorem; subsequent specializations of it lead to additional energetic equations; (iii) the theory is then applied to the one d.o.f. linear and non-linear oscillator; the effects of linear friction and of a harmonic external force are also discussed; useful relations for the adiabatically varying system parameters are thus obtained.     

Multiplication of solutions for linear overdetermined systems of partial differential equations

A large family of linear, usually overdetermined, systems of partial differential equations that admit a multiplication of solutions, i.e, a bi-linear and commutative mapping on the solution space, is studied. This family of PDE’s contains the Cauchy–Riemann equations and the cofactor pair systems, included as special cases. The multiplication provides a method for generating, in a pure algebraic way, large classes of non-trivial solutions that can be constructed by forming convergent power series of trivial solutions.     

Differential transform method for solving linear and non-linear systems of partial differential equations

In this Letter, we propose a reliable algorithm to develop exact and approximate solutions for the linear and non-linear systems of partial differential equations. The approach rest mainly on two-dimensional differential transform method which is one of the approximate methods. The method can easily be applied to many linear and non-linear problems and is capable of reducing the size of computational work. Exact solutions can also be achieved by the known forms of the series solutions. Several illustrative examples are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the present method.     

Theory of fourier hyperfunctions and its applications to quantum field theory

A new type of Fourier hyperfunctions is introduced. The axiomatic quantum field theory in terms of Fourier hyperfunctions is shown to include Wightman's formulation of tempered fields and its generalizations. The complete equivalence is established between the axioms for Wightman Fourier hyperfunctions and those for Green's functions by eliminating from the latter the linear growth condition of Osterwalder and Schrader.     

Equivalent higher order linear and non-linear systems

The object of this study is to put forth the concept of equivalence of classes of linear and non-linear systems of higher order. In particular, the equivalence of classes of non-linear (non-autonomous/autonomous) systems of order n described by partial/ordinary differential equations with corresponding classes of linear systems of order (n + 1) is established through a differential transformation of the dependent variable. In view of the fact that the resulting linear systems are amenable to existing state-space techniques, this approach can be expected to be of value in the study of many non-linear problems arising in a variety of disciplines. The possible applications of the technique are illustrated with an example.     

Geometrization of linear perturbation theory for diffeomorphism-invariant covariant field equations. II. Basic gauge-invariant variables with applications to de sitter space-time

In a companion paper, a systematic treatment of linearized perturbations and a new geometric definition of gauge-invariant variables, based on the theory of vector bundles and applicable to the case of an arbitrary system of covariant field equations, were carefully presented. One of the purposes of the present paper is to specify a necessary and sufficient condition that a given, finite set of gaugeinvariant variables, denoted collectively by ω and referred to as the complete set of basic variables, can be used to extract the equivalence classes of perturbations from ω in a unique way. The above set is complete because it has the following property: a knowledge of ω is all one needs in the sense that ifx represents an arbitrary point of the “space-time” manifoldX andG denotes any gauge-invariant tensor field onX, then the value ofG atx∈X is uniquely specified by giving the germs of basic gauge-invariant variables atx∈X. Arguments are proposed that ω also has a stronger property which is more immediately useful: anyG is obtainable directly from the basic variables through purely algebraic and differential operations. These results are of practical interest, and one concrete setting where one is led to the explicit definition of ω occurs when considering the infinitesimal perturbation of the metric tensor itself (pure gravity) defined on a fixed background de Sitter space-time and obeying the linearized empty-space Einstein equations with nonnegative cosmological constant Λ; the case Λ=0 corresponds to linear perturbation theory in Minkowski space-time.     

Qualitative theory of stochastic systems and its applications in physics

The aim of this note is just to sketch some of the problems and results of the qualitative theory of Stochastic Dynamical Systems (SDS) relevant to physics and to give reference to papers where details can be found. General references are Arnold [6] and Arnold and Kleinmann [7].     

On a linearization program of non-linear field equations

The relevance of a recently developed theory of non-linear representations of Lie groups to the problem of linearization of non-linear field equations covariant under the action of a Lie group is discussed. Some basic definitions and results of this theory are then summarized. The article ends with a discussion of the physical meaning, consequences, and further possible developments of the non-linear representation theory.     

Equivalent linear models for non-linear non-autonomous systems

Equivalence between a class of non-linear non-autonomous systems of second order and a linear model of lower order is established through a differential transformation relation. It is shown that this equivalence can be established only under a certain constraint on the non-linear functional parameters of the given system. The equivalence automatically leads to the first integral which then can be analyzed further to obtain the response of the system. The feasibility of obtaining closed form solutions through such analysis is illustrated by considering certain sub-classes of systems. Further, the practical value of the technique is demonstrated through an example.     

On quantization of non-linear relativistic field without recourse to perturbation theory

A new method of quantization of non-linear relativistic field based on separation of the concepts of energy and Hamiltonian is suggested. The proposed method allows the making of the vacuum a stationary state with zero eigenvalues of energy, momentum and charge, and to obtain the exact solutions without recourse to perturbation theory. Infinite integrals, if they appear, turn to be in the denominator and cause no difficulties. An application of this method is demonstrated by an example of a nontrivial relativistic model. Mass-spectrum andS-matrix have been obtained. Only exact solutions are used.     

Relativistic breakdown of a non-linear classical field theory

It is shown that the relativistic generalization of a certain classical, non-linear, scalar, field theory displays unphysical behavior not found for the non-relativistic case. An explicit, unphysical solution of the relativistic equation is given. The different properties of relativistic and non-relativistic particle densities affect the behavior of the solutions in the respective cases.     

The scale-transformation of electromagnetic theory and its applications

The scale-transformation of electromagnetic theory is investigated in detail based on the form of Maxwell equations in scale-transformation being unchanged in different coordinate systems. The relations of electromagnetic parameters in a rectangular coordinate system and in a spherical coordinate system are presented respectively. The scale-transformation invariants for electromagnetic field are derived and their physical meaning is also presented. It is indicated by simulation that the electromagnetic waves located in medium can be considered to be isotropic due to the fact that the size of propagating vector affected by the scale factors and observing azimuth is on a size of 10^-9, which provides a new approach for investigating the electromagnetic characteristics of ellipsoidal targets.     

Dynamics of linear discrete systems connected to local, essentially non-linear attachments

The dynamics of a linear periodic substructure, weakly coupled to an essentially non-linear attachment are studied. The essential (non-linearizable) non-linearity of the attachment enables it to resonate with any of the linearized modes of the subtructure leading to energy pumping phenomena, e.g., passive, one-way, irreversible transfer of energy from the substructure to the attachment. As a specific application the dynamics of a finite linear chain of coupled oscillators with a non-linear end attachment is examined. In the absence of damping, it is found that the dynamical effect of the non-linear attachment is predominant in neighborhoods of internal resonances between the attachment and the chain. When damping exists energy pumping phenomena are realized in the system. It is shown that energy pumping strongly depends on the topological structure of the non-linear normal modes (NNMs) of the underlying undamped system. This is due to the fact that energy pumping is caused by the excitation of certain damped invariant NNM manifolds that are analytic continuations for weak damping of NNMs of the underlying undamped system. The bifurcations of the NNMs of the undamped system help explain resonance capture cascades in the damped system. This is a series of energy pumping phenomena occurring at different frequencies, with sudden lower frequency transitions between sequential events. The observed multi-frequency energy pumping cascades are particularly interesting from a practical point of view, since they indicate that non-linear attachments can be designed to resonate and extract energy from an a priori specified set of modes of a linear structure, in compatibility with the design objectives.     

Some applications of thermal field theory to quark-gluon plasma

We briefly introduce the thermal field theory within imaginary time formalism, the hard thermal loop perturbation theory and some of its applications to the physics of the quark-gluon plasma, possibly created in relativistic heavy-ion collisions     

Complex hyperbolic-function method and its applications to nonlinear equations

Based on computerized symbolic computation, a complex hyperbolic-function method is proposed for the general nonlinear equations of mathematical physics in a unified way. In this method, we assume that exact solutions for a given general nonlinear equations be the superposition of different powers of the sech-function, tanh-function and/or their combinations. After finishing some direct calculations, we can finally obtain the exact solutions expressed by the complex hyperbolic function. The characteristic feature of this method is that we can derive exact solutions to the general nonlinear equations directly without transformation. Some illustrative equations, such as the ($1+1$)-dimensional coupled Schrödinger–KdV equation, ($2+1$)-dimensional Davey–Stewartson equation and Hirota–Maccari equation, are investigated by this means and new exact solutions are found.     

The field algebra and its positive linear functionals

We show that positive linear functionals on the field algebra are necessarily continuous and can be represented by conical measures. Furthermore extension theorems for continuous linear functionals, defined on a subspace of the field algebra, to positive linear functionals are discussed.Supported in part by National Science Foundation, GP 19479, and a Summer Research Initiation Fellowship from the University of Colorado.     

Algebraic field theory operads and linear quantization

Letters in Mathematical Physics - We generalize the operadic approach to algebraic quantum field theory ( arXiv:1709.08657 ) to a broader class of field theories whose observables on a spacetime...     

Hilbert space sectors for solutions of non-linear relativistic field equations

In the set of Cauchy data corresponding to the solutions of non-linear classical relativistic field equations having locally finite kinetic energy a structure of Hilbert space sectors is introduced. Each sector is invariant under time evolution and a total energy and linear momentum functionals can be defined as global quantities. Within this framework the existence of conserved dynamical charges is proved and the mechanism by which a symmetry can be spontaneously broken is explained.Partially supported by C.N.R. (gruppo G.N.A.F.A.)     

Algebraic structure of linear and non-linear models of open quantum systems

We show that all the linear and nonlinear evolution equations proposed so far for the density operator of open quantum systems admit a common algebraic structure in the form of a generalized commutator, which is the nonassociative product of a Lie-admissible algebra.