Generic dynamic scaling in kinetic roughening

We study the dynamic scaling hypothesis in invariant surface growth. We show that the existence of power-law scaling of the correlation functions (scale invariance) does not determine a unique dynamic scaling form of the correlation functions, which leads to the different anomalous forms of scaling recently observed in growth models. We derive all the existing forms of anomalous dynamic scaling from a new generic scaling ansatz. The different scaling forms are subclasses of this generic scaling ansatz associated with bounds on the roughness exponent values. The existence of a new class of anomalous dynamic scaling is predicted and compared with simulations.     

Scaling in nature: from DNA through heartbeats to weather.

The purpose of this report is to describe some recent progress in applying scaling concepts to various systems in nature. We review several systems characterized by scaling laws such as DNA sequences, heartbeat rates and weather variations. We discuss the finding that the exponent alpha quantifying the scaling in DNA in smaller for coding than for noncoding sequences. We also discuss the application of fractal scaling analysis to the dynamics of heartbeat regulation, and report the recent finding that the scaling exponent alpha is smaller during sleep periods compared to wake periods. We also discuss the recent findings that suggest a universal scaling exponent characterizing the weather fluctuations.     

Anomalous scaling in systems partially controlled by diffusion

We study the nature of anomalous scaling in several systems partially controlled by diffusion. We quantify the departure from Fickian scaling by means of an apparent exponent governing the scaling of long-time behavior with system size. We find that anomalous scaling should be expected whenever complex geometries, higher dimensionality, or time-dependent boundary conditions are encountered.     

Scaling in the ideal Bose gas

We have made a detailed study of scaling in the ideal Bose gas in order to resolve the apparent inconsistencies that occur in the scaling laws when the dimensionality of the system is greater than four. We have found that there are not one, but two critical exponents associated with the specific heat singularity that appear in the scaling laws. We have proposed a modification of the scaling laws which is correct in any dimension.     

Corrections to scaling for period doubling

We have studied a multiple scaling which describes corrections to scaling. For the period doubling in one-dimensional dissipative maps, two-dimensional areapreserving maps, and four-dimensional symplectic maps, the multiple scaling is seen to be well-obeyed, and new scaling factors have been found. The multiple scaling is also seen to be a very powerful tool for searching for scaling behavior.     

Dynamical scaling and kinetic roughening of single valued fronts propagating in fractal media

We consider the dynamical scaling and kinetic roughening of single-valued interfaces propagating in 2D fractal media. Assuming that the nearest-neighbor height difference distribution function of the fronts obeys Lévy statistics with a well-defined algebraic decay exponent, we consider the generalized scaling forms and derive analytic expressions for the local scaling exponents. We show that the kinetic roughening of the interfaces displays intrinsic anomalous scaling and multiscaling in the relevant correlation functions. We test the predictions of the scaling theory with a variety of well-known models which produce fractal growth structures. Results are in excellent agreement with theory. For some models, we find interesting crossover behavior related to large-scale structural instabilities of the growing aggregates. Received 22 May 2002 Published online 19 November 2002     

Scaling algorithms for the calculation of solar radiative fluxes

We derived new scaling formulae based on the method of successive orders of scattering to calculate solar radiative flux. In this report, we demonstrate a multiple scaling method, in which we introduce scaling factors for each scattering order independently. The formula of radiative transfer by the method of successive orders of scattering cannot be solved rapidly except in the case of optically thin atmospheres. Then we further derived a double scaling method, which scales the ordinary radiative transfer equation by two scaling factors. We applied the double scaling method to two-stream and four-stream approximations of the discrete ordinates method. Comparing the results of the double scaling method with those of the delta-M method, we found that the double scaling method improved the accuracy of radiative fluxes at large solar zenith angles, especially in the optically thin region, and that in the region where multiple scattering dominates, its accuracy was comparable to that of the delta-M method. Once we determined the scaling factors appropriately, the double scaling method calculated radiative fluxes as rapidly as the delta-M method in the two-stream and four-stream approximations. This method, therefore, is useful for accurate computation of solar radiative fluxes in general circulation models.     

On the scaling behavior of the chiral phase transition in QCD in finite and infinite volume

We study the scaling behavior of the two-flavor chiral phase transition using an effective quark–meson model. We investigate the transition between infinite-volume and finite-volume scaling behavior when the system is placed in a finite box. We can estimate effects that the finite volume and the explicit symmetry breaking by the current quark masses have on the scaling behavior which is observed in full QCD lattice simulations. The model allows us to explore large quark masses as well as the chiral limit in a wide range of volumes, and extract information about the scaling regimes. In particular, we find large scaling deviations for physical pion masses and significant finite-volume effects for pion masses that are used in current lattice simulations.     

Metal-insulator transition in two dimensions: experimental test of the two-parameter scaling

We report a detailed scaling analysis of resistivity rho(T,n) measured for several high-mobility 2D electron systems in the vicinity of the 2D metal-insulator transition. We analyzed the data using the two-parameter scaling approach and general scaling ideas. This enables us to determine the critical electron density, two critical indices, and temperature dependence for the separatrix in the self-consistent manner. In addition, we reconstruct the empirical scaling function describing a two-parameter surface which fits well the rho(T,n) data.     

Anomalous scaling in the Zhang model

We apply the moment analysis technique to analyze large scale simulations of the Zhang sandpile model. We find that this model shows different scaling behavior depending on the update mechanism used. With the standard parallel updating, the Zhang model violates the finite-size scaling hypothesis, and it also appears to be incompatible with the more general multifractal scaling form. This makes impossible its affiliation to any one of the known universality classes of sandpile models. With sequential updating, it shows scaling for the size and area distribution. The introduction of stochasticity into the toppling rules of the parallel Zhang model leads to a scaling behavior compatible with the Manna universality class. Received 8 August 2000 and Received in final form 4 October 2000     

Polymers and g|φ|4 theory in four dimensions

We investigate the approach to the critical point and the scaling limit of a variety of models on a four-dimensional lattice, including g|φ|₄⁴ theory and the self-avoiding random walk. Our results, both theoretical and numerical, provide strong evidence for the triviality of the scaling limit and for logarithmic corrections to mean field scaling laws, as predicted by the perturbative renormalization group. We relate logarithmic corrections to scaling to the triviality of the scaling limit. Our numerical analysis is based on a novel, high-precision Monte Carlo technique.     

Scaling of the Euler characteristic, surface area, and curvatures in the phase separating or ordering systems

We present robust scaling laws for the Euler characteristic and curvatures applicable to any symmetric system undergoing phase separating or ordering kinetics. We apply it to the phase ordering in a system of the nonconserved scalar order parameter and find three scaling regimes. The appearance of the preferred nonzero curvature of an interface separating +/- domains marks the crossover to the late stage regime characterized by the Lifshitz-Cahn-Allen scaling.     

On the scaling of three-dimensional homogeneous and isotropic turbulence

In this paper we investigate the scaling properties of three-dimensional isotropic and homogeneous turbulence. We analyze a new form of scaling (extended self-similarity) recently introduced in the literature. We found that anomalous scaling of the velocity structure functions is clearly detectable even at a moderate and low Reynolds number and it extends over a much wider range of scales with respect to the inertial range.     

One-parameter scaling at the dirac point in graphene

We numerically calculate the conductivity sigma of an undoped graphene sheet (size L) in the limit of a vanishingly small lattice constant. We demonstrate one-parameter scaling for random impurity scattering and determine the scaling function beta(sigma)=dlnsigma/dlnL. Contrary to a recent prediction, the scaling flow has no fixed point (beta>0) for conductivities up to and beyond the symplectic metal-insulator transition. Instead, the data support an alternative scaling flow for which the conductivity at the Dirac point increases logarithmically with sample size in the absence of intervalley scattering--without reaching a scale-invariant limit.     

Scaling law and critical exponent for α0 at the 3D Anderson transition

We use high‐precision, large system‐size wave function data to analyse the scaling properties of the multifractal spectra around the disorder‐induced three‐dimensional Anderson transition in order to extract the critical exponents of the transition. Using a previously suggested scaling law, we find that the critical exponent ν is significantly larger than suggested by previous results. We speculate that this discrepancy is due to the use of an oversimplified scaling relation.     

Finite-size scaling for near-critical continuum fluids at constant pressure

We consider the application of finite-size scaling methods to isothermal-isobaric (constant-NpT) simulations of pure continuum fluids. A finite-size scaling ansatz is made for the dependence of the relevant scaling operators on the particle number. To test the proposed scaling form, constant pressure simulations of the Lennard-Jones fluid at its liquid-vapour critical point are performed. The critical scaling operator distributions are obtained and their scaling with particle number is found to be consistent with the proposed behaviour. The forms of these scaling distributions are shown to be identical to their Ising model counterparts. The relative merits of employing the constant-NpT and grand canonical (constant-μVT) ensembles for simulations of fluid critically are also discussed.     

Scaling properties of spatially extended chaotic systems

We investigate the scaling properties of Lyapunov eigenvectors and exponents in coupled-map lattices exhibiting space-time chaos. A deep interrelation between spatiotemporal chaos and kinetic roughening of surfaces is postulated. We show that the logarithm of unstable eigenvectors exhibits scale-invariance with roughness exponents that can be predicted by a simple scaling conjecture. We argue that these scaling properties should be generic in spatially homogeneous extended systems with local diffusive-like couplings.     

Asymptotic Scaling in a Model Class of Anomalous Reaction-Diffusion Equations

Abstract

We analyze asymptotic scaling properties of a model class of anomalous reaction-diffusion (ARD) equations. Numerical experiments show that solutions to these have, for large t, well defined scaling properties. We suggest a general framework to analyze asymptotic symmetry properties; this provides an analytical explanation of the observed asymptotic scaling properties for the considered ARD equations.     

Roughness scaling and sensitivity to initial conditions in a symmetric restricted ballistic deposition model

In this work, we introduce a restricted ballistic deposition model with symmetric growth rules that favors the formation of local finite slopes. It is the simplest model which, even without including a diffusive relaxation mode of the interface, leads to a macroscopic groove instability. By employing a finite-size scaling of numerical simulation data, we determine the scaling behavior of the surface structure grown over a one-dimensional substrate of linear size L. We found that the surface profile develops a macroscopic groove with the asymptotic surface width scaling as , with . The early-time dynamics is governed by the scaling law , with . We further investigate the sensitivity to initial conditions of the present model by applying damage spreading techniques. We find that the early-time distance between two initially close surface configurations grows in a ballistic fashion as , but a slower Brownian-like scaling () sets up for evolution times much larger than a characteristic time scale . Received 26 May 2000