Influence of critical fluctuations in the structural phase transition of superconductive coupling

The influence of critical fluctuations in the vicinity of the structural phase transition (SPT) on the isotope effect (IE) is investigated in the framework of the anharmonic model of high-temperature superconductivity. It is shown that if the structural transition and the superconducting transition temperatures coincide. IE is determined by the critical exponent . For <1, the IE factor for the T_c superconducting transition temperature (=–log T_c/log M) is equal to the IE factor for the T₀ structural phase-transition temperature (i.e., =. where =–log T₀/log M) and for >1, =&frac; (if the Coulomb repulsion is neglected). This result has a general character and does not depend on the choice of SPT model. This is illustrated by the example of an exactly solvable SPT model with =2.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 107, No. 1, pp. 162–173, April, 1996.     

Influence of hydrodynamic fluctuations on the phase transition in the E and F models of critical dynamics

We use the renormalization group method to study the E model of critical dynamics in the presence of velocity fluctuations arising in accordance with the stochastic Navier-Stokes equation. Using the Martin-Siggia-Rose theorem, we obtain a field theory model that allows a perturbative renormalization group analysis. By direct power counting and an analysis of ultraviolet divergences, we show that the model is multiplicatively renormalizable, and we use a two-parameter expansion in ∈ and δ to calculate the renormalization constants. Here, ∈ is the deviation from the critical dimension four, and δ is the deviation from the Kolmogorov regime. We present the results of the one-loop approximation and part of the fixedpoint structure. We briefly discuss the possible effect of velocity fluctuations on the arge-scale behavior of the model.     

Factorizations and construction of linear phase paraunitary filter banks and higher multiplicity wavelets

It is known that paraunitary matrices can be factorized into shift products of orthogonal matrices or linear factors. When the number of rows of such a matrix (i.e. the number of channels of a paraunitary filter bank) is even, the symmetry constraints corresponding to the linear phase property of the filter bank can be expressed as restrictions on factors — except the very first one, all must be centrosymmetric. For odd numbers of rows the situation is more complicated. It turns out that paraunitary matrices comprising an even number of square blocks do not exist and quadratic centrosymmetric factors have to be used in the 0-shift product factorization. The centrosymmetric linear and quadratic factors can be easily obtained from partitions of centrosymmetric orthogonal matrices. Their parameterizations are also described.The characterizations of paraunitary matrices obtained from these factorizations are complete; the question of the number of free parameters is discussed. Furthermore, the proposed factorizations also allow us to derive lattice structures for linear phase paraunitary filter banks and, since the basic regularity conditions can be incorporated as a constraint on the first factor, they can be used also for the construction of symmetric higher multiplicity wavelets.and Cooperative Research Centre for Sensor Signal and Information ProcessingThe author is an Overseas Postgraduate Research Scholar supported by the Australian Government.     

Phase transition in equilibrium fluctuations of symmetric slowed exclusion

We analyze the equilibrium fluctuations of density, current and tagged particle in symmetric exclusion with a slow bond. The system evolves in the one-dimensional lattice and the jump rate is everywhere equal to one except at the slow bond where it is αn^−β$\alpha n^{-\beta }$, with α>0$\alpha >0$, β∈[0,+∞]$\beta \in [0,+\infty ]$ and n$n$ is the scaling parameter. Depending on the regime of β$\beta$, we find three different behaviors for the limiting fluctuations whose covariances are explicitly computed. In particular, for the critical value β=1$\beta =1$, starting a tagged particle near the slow bond, we obtain a family of Gaussian processes indexed in α$\alpha$, interpolating a fractional Brownian motion of Hurst exponent 1/4$1/4$ and the degenerate process equal to zero.     

On a phase transition model

An Allen–Cahn phase transition model with a periodic nonautonomous term is presented for which an infinite number of transition states is shown to exist. A constrained minimization argument and the analysis of a limit problem are employed to get states having a finite number of transitions. A priori bounds and an approximation procedure give the general case. Decay properties are also studied and a sharp transition result with an arbitrary interface is proved.     

Stochastic model of phase transition and metastability

The evolution of a system with phase transition is simulated by a Markov process whose transition probabilities depend on a parameter. The change of the stationary distribution of the Markov process with a change of this parameter is interpreted as a phase transition of the system from one thermodynamic equilibrium state to another. Calculations and computer experiments are performed for condensation of a vapor. The sample paths of the corresponding Markov process have parts where the radius of condensed drops is approximately constant. These parts are interpreted as metastable states. Two metastable states occur, initial (gaseous steam) and intermediate (fog). The probability distributions of the drop radii in the metastable states are estimated. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 123, No. 1, pp. 94–106, April, 2000.     

Biased positional games and the phase transition

Let 𝔏(n, q) be the game in which two players, Maker and Breaker, alternately claim 1 and q edges of the complete graph K_n, respectively. Maker's goal is to maximize the number of vertices in the largest component of his graph; Breaker tries to make it as small as possible. Let L(n,q) denote the size of the largest component in Maker's graph when both players follow their optimal strategies. We study the behavior of L(n, q) for large n and q=q(n). In particular, we show that the value of L(n, q) abruptly changes for q∼n and discuss the differences between this phenomenon and a similar one, which occurs in the evolution of random graphs. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Random Struct. Alg., 18: 141–152, 2001     

Solutions with transition layer and spike in an inhomogeneous phase transition model

We consider the following singularly perturbed elliptic problem

     

Layer dynamics and phase transition for non-linear thermoviscoelasticity

In this article, we study the dynamics of transition layers for a system of 1D non-linear thermoviscoelasticity with non-monotone stress–strain relation.     

Turbulence as a nonequilibrium phase transition

The transition from laminar to turbulent flow is studied on the basis of an exact equation for the averaged velocity and an approximate nonlinear equation for the Reynolds stress . The stationary state can be determined from the condition of minimum of a functional that is analogous to the Landau functional in the theory of phase transitions. The Reynolds stress plays the role of a parameter. It is shown that a nontrivial solution for corresponding to a steady turbulent regime exists only for Reynolds numbersR that exceed a certain critical valueR _cr. The results of a numerical calculation of the profile of the averaged velocity, the friction coefficient, and the Reynolds stress in a wide range of values ofR agree well with experimental data for channel flow.V. A. Steklov Mathematics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 92, No. 2, pp. 293–311, August, 1992.     

Regularity in parabolic phase transition problems

We describe the main results obtained in a joint work with Athanasopoulos and Caffarelli on the regularity of viscosity solutions and of their free boundaries for a rather general class of parabolic phase transition problems. To a great unforgettable Master.