Integrable deformations of integrable symplectic maps

A method of generating integrable deformations of integrable symplectic maps is presented. The integrable deformations of the integrable Toda symplectic map, the integrable Volterra symplectic map and the integrable Ablowitz–Ladik symplectic map, as well as their Lax representations are obtained.     

C-projective equivalence and integrability of the geodesic flow

We show that there is a deep relation between $C$-projective equivalence and Kähler–Liouville manifolds; the latter is a typical class of Kähler manifolds whose geodesic flows are integrable in Liouville’s sense.     

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.     

On the Chaplygin system on the sphere with velocity dependent potential

We discuss how to get variables of separation, separated relations and the Lax matrix for the Chaplygin system on the sphere with velocity dependent potential starting with the Lax matrix for other integrable system separable in elliptic coordinates on the sphere.     

A numerical study of the topology of normally hyperbolic invariant manifolds supporting Arnold diffusion in quasi-integrable systems

We investigate numerically the stable and unstable manifolds of the hyperbolic manifolds of the phase space related to the resonances of quasi-integrable systems in the regime of validity of the Nekhoroshev and KAM theorems. Using a model of weakly interacting resonances we explain the qualitative features of these manifolds characterized by peculiar ‘flower-like’ structures. We detect different transitions in the topology of these manifolds related to the local rational approximations of the frequencies. We find numerically a correlation among these transitions and the speed of Arnold diffusion.     

AdS5○×S5背景下IIB超弦的Dressing对称性及Affine可积性

在AdS5S5背景中,IIB超弦的运动方程与Maurer-Cartan方程在世界面上存在对偶对称性.通过引入扭曲对偶(twisteddual)的概念，将有限的对偶变换推广到连续的对偶变换，并给出了AdＳ5S5中IIB超弦的Lax联络及其可积的相容条件. 关键词： 扭曲对偶 κ对称性 Lax联络     

Injected Power Fluctuations in 1D Dissipative Systems

Using fermionic techniques, we compute exactly the large deviation function (ldf) of the time-integrated injected power in several one-dimensional dissipative systems of classical spins. The dynamics are T=0 Glauber dynamics supplemented by an injection mechanism, which is taken as a poissonian flipping of one particular spin. We discuss the physical content of the results, specifically the influence of the rate of the Poisson process on the properties of the ldf.     

Chaotic Eigenfunctions in Phase Space

We study individual eigenstates of quantized area-preserving maps on the 2-torus which are classically chaotic. In order to analyze their semiclassical behavior, we use the Bargmann–Husimi representations for quantum states as well as their stellar parametrization, which encodes states through a minimal set of points in phase space (the constellation of zeros of the Husimi density). We rigorously prove that a semiclassical uniform distribution of Husimi densities on the torus entails a similar equidistribution for the corresponding constellations. We deduce from this property a universal behavior for the phase patterns of chaotic Bargmann eigenfunctions which is reminiscent of the WKB approximation for eigenstates of integrable systems (though in a weaker sense). In order to obtain more precise information on chaotic eigenconstellations, we then model their properties by ensembles of random states, generalizing former results on the 2-sphere to the torus geometry. This approach yields statistical predictions for the constellations which fit quite well the chaotic data. We finally observe that specific dynamical information, e.g., the presence of high peaks (like scars) in Husimi densities, can be recovered from the knowledge of a few long-wavelength Fourier coefficients, which therefore appear as valuable order parameters at the level of individual chaotic eigenfunctions.     

Phase transitions in small systems: Microcanonical vs. canonical ensembles

We compare phase transition(-like) phenomena in small model systems for both microcanonical and canonical ensembles. The model systems correspond to a few classical (non-quantum) point particles confined in a one-dimensional box and interacting via Lennard-Jones-type pair potentials. By means of these simple examples it can be shown already that the microcanonical thermodynamic functions of a small system may exhibit rich oscillatory behavior and, in particular, singularities (non-analyticities) separating different microscopic phases. These microscopic phases may be identified as different microphysical dissociation states of the small system. The microscopic oscillations of microcanonical thermodynamic quantities (e.g., temperature, heat capacity, or pressure) should in principle be observable in suitably designed evaporation/dissociation experiments (which must realize the physical preconditions of the microcanonical ensemble). By contrast, singular phase transitions cannot occur, if a small system is embedded into an infinite heat bath (thermostat), corresponding to the canonical ensemble. For the simple model systems under consideration, it is nevertheless possible to identify a smooth canonical phase transition by studying the distribution of complex zeros of the canonical partition function.     

Symmetry-Induced Emergence of a Pseudo-Qutrit in the Dipolar Coupling of Two Qubits

We investigate a system of two identical and distinguishable spins 1/2, with a direct magnetic dipole–dipole interaction, in an external magnetic field. Constraining the hyperfine tensor to exhibit axial symmetry generates the notable symmetry properties of the corresponding Hamiltonian model. In fact, we show that the reduction of the anisotropy induces the invariance of the Hamiltonian in the 3×3 subspace of the Hilbert space of the two spins in which S^2 invariably assumes its highest eigenvalue of 2. By means of appropriate mapping, it is then possible to choose initial density matrices of the two-spin system that evolve in such a way as to exactly simulate the time evolution of a pseudo-qutrit, in the sense that the the actual two-spin system nests the subdynamics of a qutrit regardless of the strength of the magnetic field. The occurrence of this dynamic similitude is investigated using two types of representation for the initial density matrix of the two spins. We show that the qutrit state emerges when the initial polarizations and probability vectors of the two spins are equal to each other. Further restrictions on the components of the probability vectors are reported and discussed.     

Dynamics of mean-field spin models from basic results in abstract differential equations

The infinite-volume limit of the dynamics of (generalized) mean-field spin models is obtained through a direct analysis of the equations of motion, in a large class of representations of the spin algebra. The resulting dynamics fits into a general framework for systems with long-range interaction: variables at infinity appear in the time evolution of local variables and spontaneous symmetry breaking with an energy gap follows from this mechanism. The independence of the construction of the approximation scheme in finite volume is proven.     

Dynamics of a single ion in a perturbed Penning trap. Sextupolar perturbation

In the frame work of classical mechanics, we study the nonlinear dynamics of a single ion trapped in a Penning trap perturbed by an electrostatic sextupolar perturbation. The perturbation is caused by a deformation in the configuration of the electrodes. By using a Hamiltonian formulation, we obtain that the system is governed by three parameters: the z-component of the canonical angular momentum P _φ - which is a constant of the motion because the perturbation we assume is axial-symmetric -, the parameter δ that determines the ratio between the axial and the cyclotron frequencies, and the parameter a which indicates how far from the ideal design the electrodes are. We study the case P _φ = 0. By means of surfaces of section, we show that the phase space structure is made of three fundamental families of orbits: arch, loop and box orbits. The coexistence of these kinds of orbits depends on the parameter δ. The escape is also explained on the basis of the shape of the potential energy surface as well as of the phase space structure. Received 6 September 2001 / Received in final form 19 March 2002 Published online 28 June 2002