Kinetic limits of the HPP cellular automaton

We study the Boltzmann-Grad limit in various versions of the two-dimensional HPP cellular automaton. In the completely deterministic case we prove convergence to an evolution that is not of kinetic type, a well-known phenomenon after Uchyiama's paper on the Broadwell gas, whereas the limiting equation becomes of kinetic type in the model with random collisions. The main part of the paper concerns the case where the collisions are deterministic and the randomness comes from inserting, between any two successive HPP updatings, ^- stirring updatings, <1 being any fixed positive number and a parameter which tends to 0. The initial measure is a product measure with average occupation numbers of the order of (low-density limit) and varying on distances of the order of ^–1. The limit as 0 of the system evolved for times of the order of ^-1- corresponds to the Boltzmann-Grad limit. We prove propagation of chaos and that the renormalized average occupation numbers (i.e., divided by) converge to the solution of the Broadwell equation. Convergence is proven at all times for which the solution of the Broadwell equation is bounded.     

Stochastic linear maps and transition probability

Some aspects of the transition probability P(, ) between states , on unital ^*-algebras are discussed. It is shown that P increases under the action of any stochastic linear map T, i.e., P(T, T)P(, ). Some properties of P are derived in starting from a recently-proved characterization of the quantity in question.     

A Far IR Study of NbN in the Normal and Superconductive State

A thin film of NbN (thickness t = 300 Å), has been deposited on an MgO and a Si wafer. Both samples have been studied by transmission from 10 or 20 to 120 cm^–1, and have exhibited one maximum of transmission at a given frequency like the classical superconductors as Pb, Sn or Hg in the superconductive state. From the Far IR experimental data, the characteristic temperature _c, and the gap frequency (_gap () = 2 (), () being the energy gap) are immediately obtained (for instance for the NbN / MgO sample, _c = 15.5 K; _g (5 K) = 39.7 cm^–1), and it is seen that as expected from the BCS theory for a weak coupling. To fit the data we had to adjust only two additionnal parameters: collision and plasma frequency, _c () and _p (including all carriers). At = 5 K, thebest fit for the NbN / MgO sample is obtained with _c = 371 cm^–1 and _p = 12,600cm^–1.     

Geometric localization of the threshold in two-dimensional Ising ±J spin glasses forT=0

Following an approach of Toulouse, ground states in random 2D Ising ±J spin glasses (without external magnetic field), on square lattices, and with concentrations 0p0.5 of antiferromagnetic bonds are studied by means of minimal matchings of frustrated plaquettes. Lete(p) be the ground-state energy per spin in the thermodynamic limit. Then the well-known equatione(p)=–2+(p)f(p) holds, wheref(p) is the concentration of frustrated plaquettes and(p) is the average connection length between paired frustrated plaquettes in minimal matchings. Introducing (p) as the probability that a frustrated plaquette is matched to another frustrated plaquette by a connection of length (in a minimal matching), the average length(p) can be rewritten asgl(p)=(p). The study of(p) and its components (p) leads to an intervalp ^*pp ₂ (p ^*0.121±0.008,p ₂0.161±0.008) where the threshold between ferromagnet and paramagnet forT=0 lies. Analyzing a similar so-called adjoined average lengthl(p) admits further insight.     

Error performance analysis for an optical heterodyne FSK communication system with a limiter-discriminator-integrator detector

The error probability for a coherent optical heterodyne FSK system with a limiter-discriminator-integrator (LDI) detector is analysed. The analysis includes laser quantum phase noise, the correlated receiver additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN), Gaussian narrow-band IF filtering and intersymbol interference (ISI) caused by it. It is shown that, for 1 dBEb/N ₀penalty at bit error rate (BER) 10^–9, (i) the normalized IF beat spectral linewidth T0.35% for frequency deviation ratioh=0.5(MSK), and T0.5% forh=0.7 (the receiver is insensitive to laser quantum phase noise ath=1.0, if ISI is not included.); (ii) if ISI is incorporated, T0.15% forh=0.5, T0.5% forh=0.7, both with 3dB bandwidth-bit period product (3.0>BT1.5), and T0.5% forh=1.0 with BT1.0 ifT0.35% when ISI exists,h=0.7 is optimum;h=1.0 otherwise.     

True self-avoiding walk on critical percolation clusters and lattice animal

The statistics of true-self-avoiding walk model on two dimensional critical percolation clusters and lattice animals are studied using real-space renormalization group method. The correlation length exponents 's are found to be _TSAW ^pc 0.576 and _TSAW ^LA 0.623 respectively for the critical percolation clusters and lattice animals.     

Kinetic growth walk on critical percolation clusters and lattice animals

The statistics of recently proposed kinetic growth walk (KGW) model for linear polymers (or growing self avoiding walk (GSAW)) on two dimensional critical percolation clusters and lattice animals are studied using real-space renormalization group method. The correlation length exponents 's are found to be _KGW ^Pc = 0.68 and _KGW ^LA respectively for the critical percolation clusters and lattice animals. Close agreements are found between these results and a generalized Flory formula for linear polymers at theta point _KGW ^F = 2/ +1),, where is the fractal dimension of the fractal objectF.     

Fluctuations in the flux nucleation process of the current-induced resistive state in type-I superconductors

The fluctuations of the flux-tube nucleation frequency ^* in the current-induced resistive state have been studied using a strictly passive micro-fieldprobe as a flux-tube counter. The measurements were performed with constricted indium films near 2.0K. They included both the bandwidth of the rf signal from the field probe and the temporal variations of ^*. From a comparison of the power spectrum of the noise voltage and of the function ^*(t) the relative importance of the fluctuations in the size and in the nucleation frequency of the flux tubes can be evaluated. In addition to fluctuations ofv ^* around an average value, switching between two frequencies ₁ ^* and ₂ ^* can be observed. As a function of sample voltage the bandwidth shows oscillations which appear to be associated with the change in the time-averaged number of flux tubes traveling simultaneously through the constricted film. Narrow-band flux nucleation with ^*/ ^*<10^–1 is observed only in rather restricted regimes of the sample voltage.Supported by a grant from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft     

The turning of magnetotactic bacteria

A magnetotactic bacterium aligns itself along the magnetic field. When the field is reversed the bacterium makes a U-turn in the surrounding water. The turning is described by a Fokker-Planck equation for the angle , which is singular at the endpoints =0 and =. The time needed for turning can be found exactly as a first-passage time. The probability distribution itself can be found in terms of an approximation for low temperature. To cover the regions near the endpoints singular perturbation theory is needed.     

Kinetic theory of granular shear flow: Constitutive relations for the hard-disk model

A kinetic theory for the constitutive Theological relations of rapid granular shear flow of hard circular disks, characterized by a coefficient of restitutione and a surface roughness coefficient, is formulated. From a set of general constitutive equations for single-particle dynamical variables, the approximate expressions for the limit of small and large dimensionless dissipative parameterR _t are obtained. HereR _t is defined as the ratio /, where is the fluctuation of translational velocity from the mean flow velocity, is the diameter of a disk, and is the shear rate. At smallR _t the theoretical predictions can be compared with exact computer simulation results of granular dynamics that are also reported. The agreement between theory and simulation is better than expected; the present theory is accurate up to high packing density in this region ofR _t .     

Poincaré Algebra and Space-Time Critical Dimensions for Paraspinnings Strings

In this paper, we paraquantize the spinning string theory in the Neveu-Shwarz model. Unlike the Ardalan and Mansouri work [Phys. Rev. D, Vol. 9, (1974) 3341], the paraquantum system is such that both the center of mass variables and the excitation modes of the string verify paracommutation relations. The commutators of the Poincaré algebra are satisfied, except the [p ,p ] one, since one can only write [p ,p ]= 0, for Q1. Because of the relation [x ,x ] =,0 and with the sole use of the trilinear relations, we find existence possibilities of spinning strings defined in a noncommutative space-time at space-time dimensions other than D=10.     

Realization of holonomic constraints and freezing of high frequency degrees of freedom in the light of classical perturbation theory. Part II

As in Part I of this paper, we consider the problem of the energy exchanges between two subsystems, of which one is a system of harmonic oscillators, while the other one is any dynamical system ofn degrees of freedom. Such a problem is of interest both for the realization of holonomic constraints of classical mechanics, and for the freezing of the internal degrees of freedom in molecular collisions. The results of Part I, which referred to the particular case =1, are here extended to the more difficult case >1. For the rate of energy transfer we find exponential estimates of Nekhoroshev's type, namely of the form exp (_*/)^1/a , where is a positive real number giving the size of the involved frequencies, and _* anda are constants. For the particularly relevant constanta we find in generala=1/ however, in the particular case when the frequencies are equal (collision of identical molecules), we finda=1 independently of , as conjectured by Jeans in the year 1903.     

A solution of the multiple-binding mean spherical approximation for ionic mixtures

The mean spherical approximation (MSA) for an arbitrary mixture of charged hard spheres with saturating bonds is solved in the Wertheim formalism. Any number of bonds is allowed. It is shown that the general solution is given in terms of a screening MSA-like parameter ^T , a cross-interaction parameter that will depend on the binding association equations, the set of binding association fractions, and an additional algebraic equation. The equation for ^T is given for the general case. The equation for , however, depends strongly on the particular closure that is used to compute the contact pair correlation function. The full solution requires, as in the dimer case recently solved by Blum and Bernard, solvingm+2 equations and additionally the inversion of a matrix of size [(–1)m] for a system withm components and bonds. We recall that when =1, only dimers are allowed; for =2, only linear chains are formed: and when 3, branching of the polymers occurs. It can be shown that the excess entropy for the polymer case is as before,S ^MSA=( ^T )³/3 + sticky terms, where the sticky terms depend on the model and will be given in future work.     

Weakly singular perturbations of a discrete spectrum

We consider weakly singular perturbations ¦x¦^–(0<<2) of an even restoring potential. We compute the matrix elements of the perturbation together with the additional point potential associated with the perturbation. It is shown that even for unperturbed wave functions, the matrix elements exist when 0 < < 3/2. The series for the Rayleigh-Schrödinger coefficients converge in all orders for the same interval in , regardless of the form of the restoring potential. For odd states, the matrix elements of the perturbation exist when 0 < < 3, while estimates for the Rayleigh-Schrödinger coefficients give the boundary = 2.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 6, pp. 14–18, June, 1989.     

On exact allowance for masses,anomalous magnetic moments,and electric dipole moments of the neutrinos in the ν1 → ν1ν2¯ν2 reaction in an external field

The probability of the process _{1 12}¯₂ in the field of a plane wave is calculated in the general case with allowance for masses, anomalous magnetic moments, and electric dipole moments of the neutrinos. In special cases, earlier results are confirmed. The symmetry of the expression for the integrated probability with respect to the anomalous magnetic moment and the electric dipole moment of the neutrinos is analyzed.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 1, pp. 101–105, January, 1992.     

Some Remarks on a Nongeometrical Interpretation of Gravity and the Flatness Problem

In a nongeometrical interpretation of gravity,the metric g(x) = + (x)is interpreted as an effective metric, whereas(x) is interpreted as afundamental gravitational field, propagated in spacetime which isactually flat. Some advantages and disadvantages of suchan interpretation are discussed. The main advantage isa natural resolution of the flatness problem.     

Manifestation of Extracoordination in the Resonance Raman Spectra of Water‐Soluble Cation Co‐Porphyrins

Resonance Raman spectra (RRS) of Co(II) and Co(III)5,10,15,20tetrakis(4Nmethylpyridinium)porphyrin ((Co^II(TmpyP4), and Co^III(TMPyP4)) in aqueous solutions at different pH as well as in organic solvents (methanol, ethanol, DMSO, DMF) are obtained. The increased sensitivity of the oscillation frequencies ₂, ₄, ₈, and ₆ — the markers of the oxidation state of a metal — to the nature of an axial ligand has been revealed. For Co^III(TmpyP4), the shifts of the indicated frequencies in extracoordination have turned out to be twofold larger than those for Co^II(TmpyP4). The spectral effects observed are related to different electron influence of the extraligands on the system of the porphyrin ring. In the case of Co(III)porphyrin, interaction of the d orbitals of the metal and the e _g ^*orbitals of the macrocycle is more efficient since its ionic radius is smaller than for the Co(II)complex. For Co^III(TmpyP4), a linear correlation between the oscillation frequencies ₂, ₄, ₈, and ₆ and the experimental Gutmann parameters characterizing the electronacceptor properties of solvents is found.     

Impurity-defect configurations in ion-irradiated copper studied by the DPAC-technique with111In

The structure and dynamics of lattice defects in copper are investigated. The defects have been produced by irradiation with heavy ions of 350 keV between 85 K and 300 K. Three different defect configurations are distinguished by the time differential perturbed angular correlation technique (DPAC) with¹¹¹In as radioactive probe. Their electric quadrupole coupling constants _Q =e ² Qq _zz /h are _Q1=116(2)MHz, _Q2=181(3)MHz and _Q3=52(1)MHz. The defects characterized by _Q1 and _Q2 are observed in the temperature range of recovery stage III. The appearance of _Q3 is closely correlated with recovery stage V. The symmetry axis of the electric field gradient associated with this defect-¹¹¹In configuration points along a crystallographic 111 direction. We attribute this defect to a planar faulted loop, presumably of vacancy type. The influence of irradiating particles and dose on the defect configurations is analyzed.     

Goldstone theorem for bose systems

In three or more dimensions (3) it is proved that if the correlations decay faster than |x|^-(-20) then gauge symmetry breaking is excluded. In one and two dimensions (=1 or 2) the gauge symmetry is always preserved.