Diffusive corrections to asymptotics of a strong-field quantum transport equation

The asymptotic analysis of a linear high-field Wigner-BGK equation is developed by a modified Chapman-Enskog procedure. By an expansion of the unknown Wigner function in powers of the Knudsen number ?, evolution equations are derived for the terms of zeroth and first order in ?. In particular, a quantum drift-diffusion equation for the position density of electrons, with an ?-order correction on the field terms, is obtained. Well-posedness and regularity of the approximate problems are established, and a rigorous proof that the difference between exact and asymptotic solutions is of order ?², uniformly in time and for arbitrary initial data is given.     

Evolution of two-dimensional lump nanosolitons for the Zakharov-Kuznetsov and electromigration equations

The evolution of lump solutions for the Zakharov-Kuznetsov equation and the surface electromigration equation, which describes mass transport along the surface of nanoconductors, is studied. Approximate equations are developed for these equations, these approximate equations including the important effect of the dispersive radiation shed by the lumps as they evolve. The approximate equations show that lump-like initial conditions evolve into lump soliton solutions for both the Zakharov-Kuznetsov equation and the surface electromigration equations. Solutions of the approximate equations, within their range of applicability, are found to be in good agreement with full numerical solutions of the governing equations. The asymptotic and numerical results predict that localized disturbances will always evolve into nanosolitons. Finally, it is found that dispersive radiation plays a more dominant role in the evolution of lumps for the electromigration equations than for the Zakharov-Kuznetsov equation.     

Self-similar factor approximants for evolution equations and boundary-value problems

The method of self-similar factor approximants is shown to be very convenient for solving different evolution equations and boundary-value problems typical of physical applications. The method is general and simple, being a straightforward two-step procedure. First, the solution to an equation is represented as an asymptotic series in powers of a variable. Second, the series are summed by means of the self-similar factor approximants. The obtained expressions provide highly accurate approximate solutions to the considered equations. In some cases, it is even possible to reconstruct exact solutions for the whole region of variables, starting from asymptotic series for small variables. This can become possible even when the solution is a transcendental function. The method is shown to be more simple and accurate than different variants of perturbation theory with respect to small parameters, being applicable even when these parameters are large. The generality and accuracy of the method are illustrated by a number of evolution equations as well as boundary value problems.     

Large Time Dynamics of a Classical System Subject to a Fast Varying Force

We investigate the asymptotic behavior of solutions to a kinetic equation describing the evolution of particles subject to the sum of a fixed, confining, Hamiltonian, and a small, time-oscillating, perturbation. The equation also involves an interaction operator which acts as a relaxation in the energy variable. This paper aims at providing a classical counterpart to the derivation of rate equations from the atomic Bloch equations. In the present classical setting, the homogenization procedure leads to a diffusion equation in the energy variable, rather than a rate equation, and the presence of the relaxation operator regularizes the limit process, leading to finite diffusion coefficients. The key assumption is that the time-oscillatory perturbation should have well-defined long time averages: our procedure includes general “ergodic” behaviors, amongst which periodic, or quasi-periodic potentials only are a particular case.     

Alternative adiabatic elimination schemes for fast variables in stochastic processes

We explore an alternative adiabatic elimination scheme for fast variables in stochastic processes, recently proposed by Haake. For the example of a Brownian particle in an external field we determine the reduced evolution operator, and the initial condition that should be used with it, by means of the Chapman-Enskog formalism. We exploit the close analogy between this formalism and the familiar perturbation theory for degenerate energy levels. We conclude that Haake's scheme is less suitable than other schemes already available in the literature for systems close to equilibrium; it may well be preferable far from equilibrium. We briefly discuss a still broader class of elimination procedures and a criterion for choosing between them.     

微扰的耦合非线性薛定谔方程的近似求解

将直接微扰方法应用于可积的含修正项的非线性薛定谔方程，通过近似解与精确解的比较确定了直接微扰方法的可靠性.继而，将该方法应用于微扰的耦合非线性薛定谔方程，并获得了该微扰方程的可靠的近似解. 关键词： 直接微扰方法 微扰 耦合非线性薛定谔方程 近似解     

Diffusion Dynamics of Classical Systems Driven by an Oscillatory Force

We investigate the asymptotic behavior of solutions to a kinetic equation describing the evolution of particles subject to the sum of a fixed, confining, Hamiltonian, and a small time-oscillating perturbation. Additionally, the equation involves an interaction operator which projects the distribution function onto functions of the fixed Hamiltonian. The paper aims at providing a classical counterpart to the derivation of rate equations from the atomic Bloch equations. Here, the homogenization procedure leads to a diffusion equation in the energy variable. The presence of the interaction operator regularizes the limit process and leads to finite diffusion coefficients. AMS Subject classification: 74Q10, 35Q99, 35B25, 82C70     

Instabilities in the Chapman-Enskog Expansion and Hyperbolic Burnett Equations

It is well-known that the classical Chapman-Enskog procedure does not work at the level of Burnett equations (the next step after the Navier-Stokes equations). Roughly speaking, the reason is that the solutions of higher equations of hydrodynamics (Burnett's, etc.) become unstable with respect to short-wave perturbations. This problem was recently attacked by several authors who proposed different ways to deal with it. We present in this paper one of possible alternatives. First we deduce a criterion for hyperbolicity of Burnett equations for the general molecular model and show that this criterion is not fulfilled in most typical cases. Then we discuss in more detail the problem of truncation of the Chapman-Enskog expansion and show that the way of truncation is not unique. The general idea of changes of coordinates (based on analogy with the theory of dynamical systems) leads finally to nonlinear Hyperbolic Burnett Equations (HBEs) without using any information beyond the classical Burnett equations. It is proved that HBEs satisfy the linearized H-theorem. The linear version of the problem is studied in more detail, the complete Chapman-Enskog expansion is given for the linear case. A simplified proof of the Slemrod identity for Burnett coefficients is also given.     

Lam函数和非线性演化方程的扰动方法

利用小扰动方法对非线性演化方程作展开得到原始方程的各级近似方程.应用Jacobi椭圆函 数展开法求得了零级近似方程的准确解，并由此得到一级近似方程和二级近似方程分别满足 齐次Lam方程和非齐次Lam方程，应用Lam函数和Jacobi椭圆函数展开法可以分别求得一级近似方程和二级近似方程的准确解.这样，就求得了非线性演化方程的多级准确解. 关键词： Jacobi椭圆函数 Lam函数 多级准确解 非线性演化方程 扰动方法     

光纤中扰动的小信号增益

从非线性薛定谔方程出发,在小信号近似下,推导并求解了光纤中扰动相位和幅度的演化方程,利用得到的扰动相位及功率增益的表达式,研究了初相位和频率对传输过程中扰动增益的影响。研究表明：扰动的初相位对扰动增益的初值和初始阶段的演化规律有重要影响;取决于扰动初相位,任何一个频率的扰动增益都有可能达到一个共同的最大值;在被认为无调制不稳定的正色散区和扰动频率大于截止频率的负色散区,扰动增益随距离是振荡的;在被认为有调制不稳定的扰动频率小于截止频率的负色散区,频率相同而初相位不同的扰动增益将经历不同形式的演化后趋于同一正值。     

Mach reflection for the two-dimensional Burgers equation

We study shock reflection for the two 2D Burgers equation. This model equation is an asymptotic limit of the Euler equations, and retains many of the features of the full equations. A von Neumann type analysis shows that the 2D Burgers equation has detachment, sonic, and Crocco points in complete analogy with gas dynamics. Numerical solutions support the detachment/sonic criterion for transition from regular to Mach reflection. There is also strong numerical evidence that the reflected shock in the 2D Burgers Mach reflection forms a smooth wave near the Mach stem, as proposed by Colella and Henderson in their study of the Euler equations.     

Nonlocal models for nonlinear, dispersive waves

Considered herein are model equations for the unidirectional propagation of small-amplitude, nonlinear, dispersive, long waves such as those governed by the classical Korteweg-de Vries equation. Of special interest are physical situations in which the linear dispersion relation is not appropriately approximated by a polynomial, so that the operator modelling dispersive effect is nonlocal. Particular cases in view here are the Benjamin-Ono equation and the intermediate long-wave equation which arise in internal-wave theory, and Smith's equation which governs certain types of continental-shelf waves.

The initial-value problem for these equations is shown to be globally well posed in the classical sense, including continuous dependence upon the initial data and, in certain cases upon the modelling of nonlinear and dispersive effects. Whilst the results are stated for the specific equations listed above, the techniques utilized are seen to have a considerable range of generality as regards application to nonlinear, dispersive evolution equations. Particularly worthy of note is our theorem implying that solutions of the intermediate long-wave equation converge strongly to solutions of the Korteweg-de Vries equation, or to solutions of the Benjamin-Ono equation, in appropriate asymptotic limits.     

耦合界面力的两相流相场格子Boltzmann模型

提出了一种改进的基于相场理论的两相流格子Boltzmann模型.通过引入一种新的更加简化的外力项分布函数,使得此模型克服了前人工作中界面力尺度与理论分析不一致的问题,并且通过Chapman-Enskog多尺度分析表明,所提出的模型能够准确恢复到追踪界面的Cahn-Hilliard方程和不可压的Navier-Stokes方程,并且宏观速度的计算更为简化.利用所提模型对几个经典两相流问题,包括静态液滴测试、液滴合并问题、亚稳态分解以及瑞利-泰勒不稳定性进行了数值模拟,发现本模型可以获得量级为10^-9极小的虚假速度,并且这些算例获取的数值解与解析解或已有的文献结果相吻合,从而验证了模型的准确性和可行性.最后,利用所发展的两相流格子Boltzmann模型研究了随机扰动的瑞利-泰勒不稳定性问题,并着重分析了雷诺数对流体相界面的影响.发现对于高雷诺数情形,在演化前期,流体界面出现一排“蘑菇”形状,而在演化后期,流体界面呈现十分复杂的混沌拓扑结构.不同于高雷诺数情形,低雷诺数时流体界面变得相对光滑,在演化后期未观察到混沌拓扑结构.     

Ionisation of metastable 3P-state hydrogen atom by electron with exchange effects

Propagation of nonlinear shock waves for the generalised Oskolkov equation and dynamic motions of the perturbed Oskolkov equation are investigated. Employing the unified method, a collection of exact shock wave solutions for the generalised Oskolkov equations is presented. Collocation finite element method is applied to the generalised Oskolkov equation for checking the accuracy of the proposed method by two test problems including the motion of shock wave and evolution of waves with Gaussian and undular bore initial conditions. Considering an external periodic perturbation, the dynamic motions of the perturbed generalised Oskolkov equation are studied depending on the system parameters with the help of phase portrait and time series plot. The perturbed generalised Oskolkov equation exhibits period-3, quasiperiodic and chaotic motions for some special values of the system parameters, whereas the generalised Oskolkov equation presents shock waves in the absence of external periodic perturbation.     

一类非线性演化方程的新多级准确解

在Lamé方程和新的Lamé函数的基础上，应用小扰动方法和Jacobi椭圆函数展开法求解一类非线性演化方程（如mKdV方程，非线性Klein-Gordon方程Ⅱ等），获得多种新的多级准确解 .这些多级准确解对应着不同形式的周期波解.这些解在极限条件下可以退化为多种形式的孤 立波解，如带状孤立子、钟形孤立子等. 关键词： Jacobi椭圆函数 Lam函数 多级准确解 非线性演化方程 扰动方法     

Existence theory of the linear equations appearing in the Chapman-Enskog solutions to two kinetic equations for liquids

The linear operators appearing in the Chapman-Enskog solutions to Kirkwood's Fokker-Planck kinetic equation and to Rice and Allnatt's kinetic equation are studied in this article. Existence proofs are given for the linearized Chapman-Enskog equations involving either the Fokker-Planck or the Rice-Allnatt operators. It is shown that the Fokker-Planck and Rice-Allnatt operators, defined in the domain appropriate to kinetic theory, are essentially self-adjoint. It is also shown that the spectrum of either of these operators coincides with the spectrum of the self-adjoint extension of the corresponding operator.Sloan Foundation Fellow 1968–70. Guggenheim Fellow 1969–70.     

The QCD β-function from global solutions to Dyson-Schwinger equations

We study quantum chromodynamics from the viewpoint of untruncated Dyson-Schwinger equations turned to an ordinary differential equation for the gluon anomalous dimension. This non-linear equation is parameterized by a function P(x) which is unknown beyond perturbation theory. Still, very mild assumptions on P(x) lead to stringent restrictions for possible solutions to Dyson-Schwinger equations.We establish that the theory must have asymptotic freedom beyond perturbation theory and also investigate the low energy regime and the possibility for a mass gap in the asymptotically free theory.     

Exact and asymptotic solutions of the Cauchy–Poisson problem with localized initial conditions and a constant function of the bottom

In the paper, the asymptotic solutions for a problem of Cauchy–Poisson type with localized initial conditions are constructed. The bottom of the basin under consideration which was constant before the perturbation, is instantly perturbed at the initial time moment by a spatially localized function. Simplifications of the corresponding formulas are presented inside and outside the vicinity of the leading front, as well as in the case of a special choice of the initial condition. It is shown that, in the vicinity of the leading front, the asymptotic solution coincides with the asymptotic solution of the linear Boussinesq equation.     

Some comments on modeling the linearized Boltzmann equation

Some exact solutions of the homogeneous and the inhomogeneous linearized Boltzmann equation (LBE) for rigid-sphere collisions are used to define two model equations in the general area of rarefied-gas dynamics. These equations are obtained from a systematic development of two synthetic scattering kernels that yield model equations that have as exact solutions certain known exact solutions of the homogeneous and of the inhomogeneous LBE. The first model established is defined in terms of the collisional invariants and the Chapman-Enskog integral equations for viscosity and for heat conduction. An extended model is defined also in terms of the collisional invariants and the Chapman-Enskog functions for viscosity and heat conduction, but the first and second Burnett functions are also included in the model. The variable collision frequency or generalized BGK model is also obtained as a special case. In addition, the exact mean-free paths defined, for rigid-sphere collisions and the LBE, in terms of viscosity or heat conduction are employed to define approximations of these quantities that are consistent with the use of the variable collision frequency model.     

Diffusional mechanism of strong selection in ostwald ripening

The purpose of this paper is to show through a systematic asymptotic analysis that fluctuations, accounted for as a diffusional perturbation in the Lifshitz-Slyozov-Wagner (LSW) model of Ostwald ripening, provides, as conjectured previously by Meerson [Phys. Rev. E 60, 3072 (1999)], a "strong" selection of the limiting solution, out of a one-parameter family of similarity solutions with a finite support, as the sole attractor of time evolution. Throughout the latter, the previously described weak selection of other similarity solutions of that family, by the initial conditions with finite supports, occurs as intermediate time asymptotics. The respective mechanism is traced first for a simple instance of the LSW model with linear characteristic equations (integer power in the particle growth rate law equals -1), beginning with the analysis of steady states in the perturbed problem in similarity variables and weak selection in the unperturbed problem, followed by a detailed asymptotic analysis of the time-dependent perturbed problem, and generalized next for an arbitrary integer power in the range [-1,2]. The approximate asymptotic solutions obtained are compared with the exact numerical ones.