Asymptotic Behaviour of the Spectrum of a Waveguide with Distant Perturbations

We consider a quantum waveguide modelled by an infinite straight tube with arbitrary cross-section in n-dimensional space. The operator we study is the Dirichlet Laplacian perturbed by two distant perturbations. The perturbations are described by arbitrary abstract operators “localized” in a certain sense. We study the asymptotic behaviour of the discrete spectrum of such system as the distance between the “supports” of localized perturbations tends to infinity. The main results are a convergence theorem and the asymptotics expansions for the eigenvalues. The asymptotic behaviour of the associated eigenfunctions is described as well. We provide a list of the operators, which can be chosen as distant perturbations. In particular, the distant perturbations may be a potential, a second order differential operator, a magnetic Schrödinger operator, an arbitrary geometric deformation of the straight waveguide, a delta interaction, and an integral operator.     

A geometric analysis of the Maxwell field in a vicinity of a multipole particle and a new family of special functions

A method of solving Maxwell equations in a vicinity of a multipole particle (moving along an arbitrary trajectory) is proposed. The method is based on a geometric construction of a novel trajectory-adapted coordinate system, which simplifies considerably the equations. The solution is given in terms of a series, where a new family of special functions arises in a natural way. Singular behaviour of the field near to the particle may be analyzed this way up to an arbitrary order. Application to the self-interaction problems in classical electrodynamics is discussed.     

Differential conservation laws in nonrelativistic quantum mechanics

Differential conservation laws for quantum mechanical operator fields are studied from a) some general point of view and b) to find the particle, momentum and energy conservation law, if the Hamiltonian isnot local as usually assumed. Concerning (b): If the interaction in a many body system is nonlocal, the particle current operator in the continuity equation has to be redefined. Physical properties of the interaction current are discussed. Similar nonlocal effects must be taken care of in the stress and energy current operator. Concerning (a): Besides the mentioned conservation laws there are arbitrary many other ones. In fact, for each arbitrary field a class of corresponding currents exists and vice versa, which together are related by a differential conservation law. Some physical aspects for defining current operators are given and discussed.     

A local approach to dimensional reduction: I. General formalism

We present a formalism for dimensional reduction based on the local properties of invariant cross-sections (“fields”) and differential operators. This formalism does not need an ansatz for the invariant fields and is convenient when the reducing group is non-compact.

In the approach presented here, splittings of some exact sequences of vector bundles play a key role. In the case of invariant fields and differential operators, the invariance property leads to an explicit splitting of the corresponding sequences, i.e. to the reduced field/operator. There are also situations when the splittings do not come from invariance with respect to a group action but from some other conditions, which leads to a “non-canonical” reduction.

In a special case, studied in detail in the second part of this article, this method provides an algorithm for construction of conformally invariant fields and differential operators in Minkowski space.     

Algebras of Operators on Holomorphic Functions and Applications

We develop the theory of operators defined on a space of holomorphic functions. First, we characterize such operators by a suitable space of holomorphic functions. Next, we show that every operator is a limit of a sequence of convolution and multiplication operators. Finally, we define the exponential of an operator which permits us to solve some quantum stochastic differential equations.     

The space of (generalized) Taub-Nut spacetimes

In this paper we show how to construct all analytic solutions of the vacuum Einstein equations having a compact Cauchy horizon diffeomorphic to S³ and ruled by closed null generators which fiber the horizon in the sense of Hopf. The set of (inequivalent) solutions is infinite dimensional, contains the two parameter Taub-NUT family as a special case, and may be uniquely parameterized by a pair of arbitrary, real analytic functions on S² (modulo an action of the conformal group of S²). The horizon of each such solution is necessarily a Killing horizon (as proven recently by Isenberg and the author) and is shown here always to be a «crushingå horizon in the sense of Eardley and Smarr. Some recent results of Gerhardt are used to show that a neighborhood of the horizon (in the globally hyperbolic region) is always foliated by constant mean curvature hypersurfaces.The possible isometry groups of the solutions considered are characterized in terms of isometries of the determining «Cauchy dataå which is specified on the horizons themselves.     

Darboux operators for linear first-order multi-component equations in arbitrary dimensions

We construct Darboux operators for linear, multi-component partial differential equations of first order. The number of variables and the dimension of the matrix coefficients in our equations are arbitrary. The Darboux operator and the transformed equation are worked out explicitly. We present an application of our formalism to the (1+2)-dimensional Weyl equation.     

Simple explicit formulas for Gaussian path integrals with time-dependent frequencies

Quadratic fluctuations require an evaluation of ratios of functional determinants of second-order differential operators. We relate these ratios to the Green functions of the operators for Dirichlet, periodic and antiperiodic boundary conditions on a line segment. This permits us to take advantage of Wronski's construction method for Green functions without knowledge of eigenvalues. Our final formula expresses the ratios of functional determinants in terms of an ordinary 2 × 2 determinant of a constant matrix constructed from two linearly independent solutions of the homogeneous differential equations associated with the second-order differential operators. For ratios of determinants encountered in semiclassical fluctuations around a classical solution, the result can further be expressed in terms of this classical solution. In the presence of a zero mode, our method allows for a simple universal regularization of the functional determinants. For Dirichlet's boundary condition, our result is equivalent to Gelfand-Yaglom's. Explicit formulas are given for a harmonic oscillator with an arbitrary time-dependent frequency.     

Algebraic dynamics solutions and algebraic dynamics algorithm for nonlinear ordinary differential equations

The problem of preserving fidelity in numerical computation of nonlinear ordinary differential equations is studied in terms of preserving local differential structure and approximating global integration structure of the dynamical system. The ordinary differential equations are lifted to the corresponding partial differential equations in the framework of algebraic dynamics, and a new algorithm—algebraic dynamics algorithm is proposed based on the exact analytical solutions of the ordinary differential equations by the algebraic dynamics method. In the new algorithm, the time evolution of the ordinary differential system is described locally by the time translation operator and globally by the time evolution operator. The exact analytical piece-like solution of the ordinary differential equations is expressed in terms of Taylor series with a local convergent radius, and its finite order truncation leads to the new numerical algorithm with a controllable precision better than Runge Kutta Algorithm and Symplectic Geometric Algorithm.     

Separation of variables in the Klein-Gordon equations. II

Two kinds of external nonstationary electromagnetic fields are found containing arbitrary functions which admit of total separation of variables in the Klein-Gordon equations by using two differential symmetry operators and one second order operator. Curvilinear coordinates are presented in which the variables are divided, and equations are written down in the separated variables.Translated from Izvestiya VUZ, Fizika, No. 12, pp. 45–52, December, 1973.     

Discrete spherical means of directional derivatives and Veronese maps

We describe and study geometric properties of discrete circular and spherical means of directional derivatives of functions, as well as discrete approximations of higher order differential operators. For an arbitrary dimension, we present a general construction for obtaining discrete spherical means of directional derivatives. The construction is based on using Minkowski’s existence theorem and Veronese maps. Approximating the directional derivatives by appropriate finite differences allows one to obtain finite difference operators with good rotation invariance properties. In particular, we use discrete circular and spherical means to derive discrete approximations of various linear and nonlinear first- and second-order differential operators, including discrete Laplacians. A practical potential of our approach is demonstrated by considering applications to nonlinear filtering of digital images and surface curvature estimation.     

New exact solutions of Einstein—Maxwell equations for magnetostatic fields

The symmetry reduction method based on the Fréchet derivative of differential operators is applied to investigate symmetries of the Einstein-Maxwell field equations for magnetostatic fields, which is a coupled system of nonlinear partial differential equations of the second order. The technique yields invariant transformations that reduce the given system of partial differential equations to a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Some of the reduced systems are further studied to obtain the exact solutions.     

Hyperbolic reduction

The notions of weak Darboux integrability and hyperbolic reduction are introduced, and their potential is gauged as a means of extending the range of application of geometric methods for solving hyperbolic partial differential equations. For directness, our work is expressed in local coordinates and formulated for semilinear hyperbolic systems in two independent variables. The theory is applied to the study of 1+1-wave maps into surfaces of revolution. It is shown that the differential system for any such wave map may be viewed as an integrable extension of a certain scalar, semilinear, hyperbolic partial differential equation which is explicitly constructed. Using this we discover a new integrable wave map system for which hyperbolic reduction leads to a large family of explicit wave maps.     

Conformally invariant differential operators on Minkowski space and their curved analogues

This article describes the construction of a natural family of conformally invariant differential operators on a four-dimensional (pseudo-)Riemannian manifold. Included in this family are the usual massless field equations for arbitrary helicity but there are many more besides. The article begins by classifying the invariant operators on flat space. This is a fairly straightforward task in representation theory best solved through the theory of Verma modules. The method generates conformally invariant operators in the curved case by means of Penrose's local twistor transport.S.E.R.C. Advanced Fellow and Flinders University Visiting Research Fellow     

Equilibrium theory in 2D Riemann manifold for heterogeneous biomembranes with arbitrary variational modes

Based on the first and second gradient operators and their integral theorems in 2D Riemann manifold, the equilibrium differential equations and geometrically constraint equations for heterogeneous biomembranes with arbitrary variation modes are developed. Through the combination of these equations, the equilibrium theory for heterogeneous biomembranes is established in 2D Riemann manifold. From the equilibrium theory, various interesting information is revealed: Different from homogeneous biomembranes, heterogeneous one posses new equations within the membrane’s tangential planes, i.e. the in-plane equilibrium differential equations, the in-plane boundary conditions and the in-plane geometrically constraint equations. Different from the equilibrium theory in Euclidean space, the one in 2D Riemann manifold displays strict constraints between the physical coefficients and characteristic geometric parameters of biomembranes.     

Yang-Mills Detour Complexes and Conformal Geometry

Working over a pseudo-Riemannian manifold, for each vector bundle with connection we construct a sequence of three differential operators which is a complex (termed a Yang-Mills detour complex) if and only if the connection satisfies the full Yang-Mills equations. A special case is a complex controlling the deformation theory of Yang-Mills connections. In the case of Riemannian signature the complex is elliptic. If the connection respects a metric on the bundle then the complex is formally self-adjoint. In dimension 4 the complex is conformally invariant and generalises, to the full Yang-Mills setting, the composition of (two operator) Yang-Mills complexes for (anti-)self-dual Yang-Mills connections. Via a prolonged system and tractor connection a diagram of differential operators is constructed which, when commutative, generates differential complexes of natural operators from the Yang-Mills detour complex. In dimension 4 this construction is conformally invariant and is used to yield two new sequences of conformal operators which are complexes if and only if the Bach tensor vanishes everywhere. In Riemannian signature these complexes are elliptic. In one case the first operator is the twistor operator and in the other sequence it is the operator for Einstein scales. The sequences are detour sequences associated to certain Bernstein-Gelfand-Gelfand sequences.     

Pseudodifferential Operators of Several Variables and Baker Functions

The KP hierarchy consists of an infinite system of nonlinear partial differential equations and is determined by Lax equations, which can be constructed using pseudodifferential operators. The KP hierarchy and the associated Lax equations can be generalized by using pseudodifferential operators of several variables. We construct Baker functions associated to those generalized Lax equations of several variables and prove some of the properties satisfied by such functions.     

Linked-cluster expansions in the equations of motion method for nonequilibrium processes

For an arbitrary irreversible process taking place in a closed physical system equations of motion are derived directly from the Liouville equation without introducing any projection operator. These equations are of nonmarkowian nature and are exactly valid for any system arbitrarily far from equilibrium. Using field-theoretical techniques the integral kernels in these equations are expanded into a diagram perturbation series which is proved to be linked. For a system having short memory it is shown that the secular divergent terms cancel each other. Then, using the diagram language the equations of motion are obtained in a much simpler form.