Scaling assumption for lattice animals in percolation theory

A scaling assumption for the numberg _ns of different cluster configurations with perimeters and sizen leads to the desired cluster numbers near the percolation threshold. The perimeter distribution function has a mean square width proportional ton for largen. The relation between the average perimeter and the cluster sizen for percolation has three different forms atp _c, belowp _c, and abovep _c and is closely related to the shape of the cluster size distribution.     

Invasion percolation between two sites in two, three, and four dimensions

The mass distribution of invaded clusters in non-trapping invasion percolation between an injection site and an extraction site has been studied, in two, three, and four dimensions. This study is an extension of the recent study focused on two dimensions by Araújo et al. [A.D. Araújo, T.F. Vasconcelos, A.A. Moreira, L.S. Lucena, J.S. Andrade Jr., Phys. Rev. E 72 (2005) 041404] with respect to higher dimensions. The mass distribution exhibits a power-law behavior, P(m)∝m^−α. It has been found that the index α for p_e<p_c, p_c being the percolation threshold of a regular percolation, appears to be independent of the value of p_e and is also independent of the lattice dimensionality. When p_e=p_c, α appears to depend marginally on the lattice dimensionality, and the relation α=τ−1, τ being the exponent associated with cluster size distribution of a regular percolation via n_s∝s^−τ, appears to be valid.     

Note on the asymptotic decay of the numbers of percolation clusters

Renormalization group principles are used to argue that the Kunz-Souillard exponents are valid for all concentrations away from the percolation threshold, i.e. that the average numbers n_s of clusters containing s sites each decay as log n_s ∝ -sζ (s → ∞, p fixed), with ζ = 1 for all p below p_c, and ζ = 1 - 1/d for all p above p_c in d dimensions.     

Simultaneous analysis of three-dimensional percolation models

We simulate the bond and site percolation models on several three-dimensional lattices, including the diamond, body-centered cubic, and face-centered cubic lattices. As on the simple-cubic lattice [Phys. Rev. E, 2013, 87（5）： 052107], it is observed that in comparison with dimensionless ratios based on cluster-size distribution, certain wrapping probabilities exhibit weaker finite-size corrections and are more sensitive to the deviation from percolation threshold Pc, and thus provide a powerful means for determining Pc. We analyze the numerical data of the wrapping probabilities simultaneously such that universal parameters are shared by the aforementioned models, and thus significantly improved estimates of Pc are obtained.     

The one-site distribution of Gibbs states on Bethe lattice are probability vectors of period⩽2 for a nonlinear transformation

We prove that the one-site distribution of Gibbs states (for any finite spin setS) on the Bethe lattice is given by the points satisfying the equation π=T ²π, whereT=h·A·?, with?(x)=x ^(q?1/q,h(x)=(x∥x∥ _q ) ^q ,A=(a(r, s)∶r, s∈S), and $$a(r,s) = \exp (K[r,s] + (1/q)[N,r + s])$$ We also show that forA a symmetric, irreducible operator the nonlinear evolution on probability vectorsx(n+1)=Ax(n) ^p ∥Ax(n) ^p ∥₁ withp>0 has limit pointsξ of period?2. We show thatA positive definite implies limit points are fixed points that satisfy the equationAξ ^p=λξ. The main tool is the construction of a Liapunov functional by means of convex analysis techniques.     

The Incipient Infinite Cluster for High-Dimensional Unoriented Percolation

We consider bond percolation on $\mathbb{Z}^d$ at the critical occupation density p _c for d>6 in two different models. The first is the nearest-neighbor model in dimension d?6. The second model is a “spread-out” model having long range parameterized by L in dimension d>6. In the spread-out case, we show that the cluster of the origin conditioned to contain the site x weakly converges to an infinite cluster as |x|→∞ when d>6 and L is sufficiently large. We also give a general criterion for this convergence to hold, which is satisfied in the case d?6 in the nearest-neighbor model by work of Hara.⁽¹²⁾ We further give a second construction, by taking p<p _c , defining a measure $\mathbb{Q}^p $ and taking its limit as p↗p ^? _c . The limiting object is the high-dimensional analogue of Kesten's incipient infinite cluster (IIC) in d=2. We also investigate properties of the IIC such as bounds on the growth rate of the cluster that show its four-dimensional nature. The proofs of both the existence and of the claimed properties of the IIC use the lace expansion. Finally, we give heuristics connecting the incipient infinite cluster to invasion percolation, and use this connection to support the well-known conjecture that for d>6 the probability for invasion percolation to reach a site x is asymptotic to c|x|^?(d?4) as |x|→∞.     

Analyticity properties and a convergent expansion for the inverse correlation length of the high-temperatured-dimensional Ising model

We show that the inverse correlation lengthm(β) (= mass of the fundamental particle of the associated lattice quantum field theory) of the spin-spin correlation function 〈s _x s _y 〉,x, y εZ ^d , of thed-dimensional Ising model admits the representation $$m(\beta ) = - ln\beta + r(\beta )$$ for small inverse temperaturesβ > 0.r(β) is ad-dependent function, analytic atβ = 0.c _n , the nth β = 0 Taylor series coefficient of r(β) can be computed explicitly from the Z^d limit of a finite number of finite lattice A spin-spin correlation functions 〈s₀s_x〉t>Afor a finite number ofx = (x ₁,x₂, ..., x_d), ¦x¦ = ∑ _i ^d 1¦x_i¦< R(n), where R(n) increases withn. Furthermore, there exists aβ' > 0, such that for eachβ ε (0,β')m(β) is analytic. Similar results are also obtained for the dispersion curve ω(p), ω(p)=ω(0)=m, pε(-π, π]^d?1, of the fundamental particle of the associated lattice quantum field theory.     

Directed spiral site percolation on the square lattice

A new site percolation model, directed spiral percolation (DSP), under both directional and rotational (spiral) constraints is studied numerically on the square lattice. The critical percolation threshold p _c ≈ 0.655 is found between the directed and spiral percolation thresholds. Infinite percolation clusters are fractals of dimension d _f ≈ 1.733. The clusters generated are anisotropic. Due to the rotational constraint, the cluster growth is deviated from that expected due to the directional constraint. Connectivity lengths, one along the elongation of the cluster and the other perpendicular to it, diverge as p → p _c with different critical exponents. The clusters are less anisotropic than the directed percolation clusters. Different moments of the cluster size distribution P _s(p) show power law behaviour with | p - p _c| in the critical regime with appropriate critical exponents. The values of the critical exponents are estimated and found to be very different from those obtained in other percolation models. The proposed DSP model thus belongs to a new universality class. A scaling theory has been developed for the cluster related quantities. The critical exponents satisfy the scaling relations including the hyperscaling which is violated in directed percolation. A reasonable data collapse is observed in favour of the assumed scaling function form of P _s(p). The results obtained are in good agreement with other model calculations. Received 10 November 2002 / Received in final form 20 February 2003 Published online 23 May 2003 RID="a" ID="a"e-mail: santra@iitg.ernet.in     

Low-temperature x-ray diffraction studies of the crystallographic parameters and thermal expansion of (CH3)2NH2Al(SO4)2 · 6H2O crystals

The a, b, c, and β crystallographic parameters of the (CH₃)₂NH₂Al(SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O crystal (DMAAS) have been measured by x-ray diffraction in the 90–300-K temperature range. The thermal expansion coefficients along the principal crystallographic axes α_a, α_b, and α_c have been determined. It was shown that, as the temperature is increased, the parameter α decreases and b increases, whereas c decreases for T<T _c (where T _c is the transition temperature) and increases for T>T _c, so that one observes a minimum in the c=f(T) curve in the region of the phase transition (PT) temperature T _c ～ 152 K. The thermal expansion coefficients α_a, α_b, and α_c vary in a complicated manner with increasing temperature, more specifically, α_a and α_c assume negative values at low temperatures, and the α_a=f(T), α_b=f(T), and α_c=f(T) curves exhibit anomalies at the PT point. The crystal has been found to be substantially anisotropic in thermal expansion.     

Simple one-centre calculation of breathing force constants and equilibrium internuclear distances for NH3, H2O and HF

Total molecular energies, breathing force constants and equilibrium internuclear distances are determined for the NH₃, H₂O and HF molecules using a single determinant wave function of the simplified one-centre form s ² s′² p _x ² p _y ² p _z ², where each of the five Slater orbitals, s, s′, p _x , p _y , p _z , is characterized by an effective orbital exponent ζ and an effective principal quantum number n. Five different calculations are performed for each molecule: in (a) the orbitals are centred on the heavy atom, the parameters n are taken to be integral, and the orbitals p _x , p _y and p _z are given the same ζ values (the spherical approximation); in (b) the orbitals p _x , p _y and p _z are allowed to have different ζ values (the ellipsoidal approximation); (c) and (d) are the same as (a) and (b) except that non-integral n values are allowed; (e) is the same as (d) except that the orbital centre also is taken to be a variational parameter. The values obtained are compared with experimental values (the agreement is surprisingly good) and with values from previous one-centre wave functions. The electronic densities for the various spherical approximations are tabulated.     

Isometric immersions of pseudo-Riemannian space forms

In this paper we study local isometric immersions f:M_sⁿ(K)→N_s+q²ⁿ⁻¹(c) of a time-like n-submanifold M_sⁿ(K) with constant sectional curvature K and index s into a pseudo-Riemannian space form N_s+q²ⁿ⁻¹(c) with constant sectional curvature c and index s+q, where q≥0, 1≤s≤n−1 and K≠c. We first prove the existence of Chebyshev coordinates of a time-like submanifold M_sⁿ(K) in certain conditions. Afterwards, we generalize the classical Bäcklund theorem for space-like (or time-like) submanifolds in N_n−1²ⁿ⁻¹(c) and N₁²ⁿ⁻¹(c). Finally as an application, in the Chebyshev coordinates, we use the Bäcklund theorem to give a Bäcklund transformation and a permutability formula between the generalized sine-Laplace equation and the generalized sinh-Laplace equation.     

Phase diagram for three-dimensional correlated site-bond percolation

The Coniglio-Stanley-Klein model is a random bond percolation process between the occupied sites of a lattice gas in thermal equilibrium. Our Monte Carlo simulation for 40³ and 60³ simple cubic lattices determines at which bond thresholdp _Bc , as a function of temperatureT and concentrationx of occupied sites, an infinite network of active bonds connects occupied sites. The curvesp _Bc (x, T) depend only slightly onT whereas they cross over if plotted as a function of the field conjugate tox. Except close toT _c we find 1/p _Bc to be approximated well by a linear function ofx, in the whole interval between the thresholdx _c (T) of interacting site percolation atp _Bc =1 and the random bond percolation limitx=1 atp _Bc =0.248±0.001. Thisx _c (T) varied between 0.22 forT=0.96 (coexistence curve) and 0.3117±0.0003 forT= (random site percolation). At the critical point (T=T andx=1/2) we confirmed quite accurately the predictionp _Bc =1-exp(–2J/k _B T _c ) of Coniglio and Klein. As a byproduct we found 0.89±0.01 for the critical exponent of the correlation length in random percolation.     

Study of the iterations of a mapping associated to a spin glass model

We study the iterations of the mapping $$\mathcal{N}[F(s)] = \frac{{(F(s))^2 - (F(0))^2 }}{s} + (F(0))^2 ,$$ with the constraintsF(1)=1,F(s)=∑a _nsⁿ,a _n≧0, and find that, except ifF(s)≡s,N[F(s)] approaches either 0 or 1 for |s|<1 ask→∞.     

Observation of πo mesons with large transverse momentum in high-energy proton-proton collisions

Invariant cross-sections are presented for the inclusive reaction p + p → π^o + anything, Measurements of large transverse momentum π^o's (2.5 GeV/c<p_⊥<9 GeV/c) were made near 90° at the CERN ISR at five centre-of-mass energies (√s = 23.5, 30.6, 44.8, 52.7 and 62.4 GeV. At large p_⊥, the invariant cross-sections are seem to vary with s and p_⊥, in good agreement with a fit of the form Ap_⊥^?nF(p_⊥/√s), with n≈8 and F(p_⊥/√s)≈exp(?26p_⊥/√s).     

Direct photon production in proton-antiproton interactions at √s = 24.3 GeV

Direct photons have been studied in pp̄ interactions at √s = 24.3 GeV and in the transverse momentum (p_T) range 3–7 GeV/c(0.25 < x_T < 0.58). The experiment was performed using an internal H₂ cluster the target in the CERN pp̄ Collider. The measured invariant cross section is compared with recent theoretical predictions.     

Groundstate threshold in disordered anisotropic +/−J Ising models

In disordered anisotropic square +/− J Ising models SQ(p, q) at groundstates we investigate the pairs (p_c, q_c) of critical concentrations of antiferromagnetic bonds with concentrations p,q, respectively in orthogonal coordinate directions. We are led to p_c(q) ≈ π(q) with π(q) from the so-called adjoined problem. This approach is well supported by simulations for different values of q on the basis of minimal matchings of frustrated plaquettes. In particular, p_c(0) ≈ 0.21 from simulations and π(0) = 0.2113248 …, with the conjecture that p_c(0) = π(0). The concept of the adjoined problem is extended to d-dimensional (hyper-) cubic lattices. We hereby obtain for p_c,d especially in the sotropic case: p_c,3 ≈ 0.154, p_c,4 ≈ 0.170, p_c,5 ≈ 0.178, p_c,6 ≈ 0.182. Moreover, in analogy to SQ(p,q) we used the approach also for honeycomb Ising models HC(p,q,r) with no antiferromagnetic bonds in the third plaquette direction (r = 0).     

Effects of epidemic threshold definition on disease spread statistics

We study the statistical properties of SIR epidemics in random networks, when an epidemic is defined as only those SIR propagations that reach or exceed a minimum size s_c. Using percolation theory to calculate the average fractional size of an epidemic, we find that the strength of the spanning link percolation cluster P_∞ is an upper bound to . For small values of s_c, P_∞ is no longer a good approximation, and the average fractional size has to be computed directly. We find that the choice of s_c is generally (but not always) guided by the network structure and the value of T of the disease in question. If the goal is to always obtain P_∞ as the average epidemic size, one should choose s_c to be the typical size of the largest percolation cluster at the critical percolation threshold for the transmissibility. We also study Q, the probability that an SIR propagation reaches the epidemic mass s_c, and find that it is well characterized by percolation theory. We apply our results to real networks (DIMES and Tracerouter) to measure the consequences of the choice s_c on predictions of average outcome sizes of computer failure epidemics.     

Influence of the orthorhombic distortion on the van Hove singularities in the DOS and ARPES spectra of layered cuprates

Four atom states Cu3d_{x² −  y²}, Cu4s, O_a2p_xare involved in a tight-binding model for the superconducting CuO₂plane. The orthorhombic distortion is taken into account by the differences of Cu–O hopping amplitudes and single-site oxygen energies ε_aand ε_bof two oxygen positions in the elementary cell as well. An effective ‘oxygen’ Hamiltonian including only the electron amplitudes at the oxygen ions is derived. Simple expressions for the constant energy contours and the Fermi surface are obtained and they qualitatively describe the photoemission spectra. Extended saddle points nearp = (π,0) andp = (0,π) are observed in qualitative agreement with the ARPES data. The van Hove singularities of the density of states (DOS) related to the extended saddle points are calculated by a Monte Carlo method. It is found that the splitting of the singularity of the DOS at the bottom of the conduction band is created by the energy difference ε_a −  ε_b = 2δ.