Equations of motion for continuum systems

We construct equations of motion for anN-component continuum. The basic assumption is that the dynamical vector field is the sum of two terms: a conservative term, being a Hamiltonian vector field associated with the energy function of the system; and a dissipative term, being a gradient vector field associated with a family of functions. The resulting equations satisfy the usual conservation laws for continuum systems, and, moreover, reduce to the standard fluid equations when the continuum is a fluid.     

Lie point symmetries,conservation laws,and analytical solutions of a generalized time-fractional Sawada–Kotera equation

Under investigation in this work is the invariance properties of the time-fractional generalized Sawada–Kotera equation, which can describe motion of long waves in shallow water under gravity and in a one-dimensional nonlinear lattice. With the help of the Lie symmetry analysis method of fractional differential equations, we strictly derive the vector fields and symmetry reductions of the equation. Furthermore, based on the power series theory, an effective method is presented to succinctly construct its analytical solutions. Finally, using the new conservation theorem, the conservation laws of the equation are well constructed with a detailed derivation.     

VIRTUAL REALITY OF SOUND GENERATED FROM VIBRATING STRUCTURES

The advancement of virtual reality (VR) technology in cyberspace is amazing, but its development is mainly concentrated on the visual part. In this paper, the development of VR technology to produce sound based on the exact physics is studied. Our main concern is on the sound generated from vibrating structures. This may be useful, for example, in apprehending sound field characteristics of an aircraft cabin in design stage.To calculate sound pressure from curved surface of a structure, a new integration scheme is developed in boundary element method. Several example problems are solved to confirm our integration scheme. The pressure distributions on a uniformly driven sphere and cylinders are computed and compared with analytic solutions, and radiation efficiency of a vibrating plate under one-dimensional flow is also calculated. Also, to realize sound through computer simulation, two concepts, “structure-oriented analysis” and “human-oriented analysis”, are proposed. Using these concepts, virtual sound field of an aircraft cabin is created.     

Electromagnetic momentum conservation in media

That static electric and magnetic fields can store momentum may be perplexing, but is necessary to ensure total conservation of momentum. Simple situations in which such field momentum is transferred to nearby bodies and point charges have often been considered for pedagogical purposes, normally assuming vacuum surroundings. If dielectric media are involved, however, the analysis becomes more delicate, not least since one encounters the electromagnetic energy–momentum problem in matter, the ‘Abraham–Minkowski enigma’, of what the momentum is of a photon in matter. We analyze the momentum balance in three nontrivial examples obeying azimuthal symmetry, showing how the momentum conservation is satisfied as the magnetic field decays and momentum is transferred to bodies present. In the last of the examples, that of point charge outside a dielectric sphere in an infinite magnetic field, we find that not all of the field momentum is transferred to the nearby bodies; a part of the momentum appears to vanish as momentum flux towards infinity. We discuss this and other surprising observations which can be attributed to the assumption of magnetic fields of infinite extent. We emphasize how formal arguments of conserved quantities cannot determine which energy–momentum tensor is more “correct”, and each of our conservation checks may be performed equally well in the Minkowski or Abraham framework.     

A one-to-two-dimensional mapping using a partial Fast Fourier Transform

It will be shown how to map a simple one-dimensional tight binding model with a cosine potential in one dimension exactly to a two-dimensional tight binding model with periodic boundary conditions in the presence of a single flux quantum spread evenly on the torus. The mapping is achieved by a partial sequence of “Fast Fourier Transform” (FFT) steps which if completed would be an exact Fourier transform of the original model. Each step of the FFT recursively maps a tight binding model into two decoupled sublattices of half the lattice length.     

A reconstruction in Minkowskian space-time of Einstein's assembly of test particles

We construct the energy-momentum tensor in Minkowskian space-time for Einstein's collisionless system of test particles moving in concentric circles and obtain the four-force necessary to preserve equilibrium. We derive a tensor field, satisfying the linearized Einstein equations, which is consistent with the applied four-force. If the particles are contained within a sphere, then outside the sphere we show that the tensor field is a linearized Schwarzschild fieldwith a cosmological constant (this constant being the potential energy calculated on the surface of the sphere).     

Density waves in the Calogero model - revisited

The Calogero model bears, in the continuum limit, collective excitations in the form of density waves and solitary modulations of the density of particles. This sector of the spectrum of the model was investigated, mostly within the framework of collective-field theory, by several authors, over the past 15 years or so. In this work we shall concentrate on periodic solutions of the collective BPS-equation (also known as “finite amplitude density waves”), as well as on periodic solutions of the full static variational equations which vanish periodically (also known as “large amplitude density waves”). While these solutions are not new, we feel that our analysis and presentation add to the existing literature, as we explain in the text. In addition, we show that these solutions also occur in a certain two-family generalization of the Calogero model, at special points in parameter space. A compendium of useful identities associated with Hilbert transforms, including our own proofs of these identities, appears in Appendix A. In Appendix B we also elucidate in the present paper some fine points having to do with manipulating Hilbert-transforms, which appear ubiquitously in the collective field formalism. Finally, in order to make this paper self-contained, we briefly summarize in Appendix C basic facts about the collective field formulation of the Calogero model.     

How random is a random vector?

Over 80 years ago Samuel Wilks proposed that the “generalized variance” of a random vector is the determinant of its covariance matrix. To date, the notion and use of the generalized variance is confined only to very specific niches in statistics. In this paper we establish that the “Wilks standard deviation” –the square root of the generalized variance–is indeed the standard deviation of a random vector. We further establish that the “uncorrelation index” –a derivative of the Wilks standard deviation–is a measure of the overall correlation between the components of a random vector. Both the Wilks standard deviation and the uncorrelation index are, respectively, special cases of two general notions that we introduce: “randomness measures” and “independence indices” of random vectors. In turn, these general notions give rise to “randomness diagrams”—tangible planar visualizations that answer the question: How random is a random vector? The notion of “independence indices” yields a novel measure of correlation for Lévy laws. In general, the concepts and results presented in this paper are applicable to any field of science and engineering with random-vectors empirical data.     

Conservation laws of some classes of models involving oscillons

In this paper, we construct and analyse the conservation laws (conserved densities) of two models that lead to oscillons; viz., in a system of two nonlinearly coupled scalar fields in (1+1)-dimensional spatiotemporal continuum and analysed a particular class of sixth-degree polynomial potentials and one in which an interaction of ‘two one-dimensional spatial vector oscillons in a trap with significant transverse dimensions’ occurs.     

Periodic solutions and perturbations of dynamical systems

We deal with some problems concerning periodic solutions of perturbed dynamical systems. Sufficient conditions for the existence of periodic solution(s) of perturbed system are obtained. Moreover, we derive some properties of the set of all perturbed terms of a dynamical system under which the perturbed system has periodic solution(s). The method is based on the analysis of the space of all solutions of a nonperturbed dynamical system.     

Eigenvalues of collective emission in multi-slice slab configurations

We compute the eigenmodes of collective emission from multi-slice slab configurations, using the transfer matrix formalism. We elucidate within this formalism the phenomena of “Invisible Gaps” in multiple-slice configuration and of “Precocious Superradiance” in periodic structures previously observed in numerical solutions of Maxwell-Bloch equations.     

Influence of dynamical noise on time series generated by nonlinear maps

We consider periodic and chaotic dynamics of discrete nonlinear maps in the presence of dynamical noise. We show that dynamical noise corrupting dynamics of a nonlinear map may be considered as a measurement “pseudonoise” with the distribution determined by the Jacobian of the map. The formula for the distribution of the measurement “pseudonoise” for one-dimensional quadratic maps has also been obtained in an explicit form. We expect that our results apply to an arbitrary distribution of low-level dynamical noise and hope that these results could help to find a universal method of discriminating dynamical from measurement noise.     

Relativistic theory of gravitation

In the present paper a relativistic theory of gravitation (RTG) is unambiguously constructed on the basis of the special relativity and geometrization principle. In this a gravitational field is treated as the Faraday-Maxwell spin-2 and spin-0 physical field possessing energy and momentum. The source of a gravitational field is the total conserved energy-momentum tensor of matter and of a gravitational field in Minkowski space. In the RTG the conservation laws are strictly filfilled for the energy-momentum and for the angular momentum of matter and a gravitational field. The theory explains the whole available set of experiments on gravity. By virtue of the geometrization principle, the Riemannian space in our theory is of field origin, since it appears as an effective force space due to the action of a gravitational field on matter. The RTG leads to an exceptionally strong prediction: The universe is not closed but just flat. This suggests that in the universe a missing mass should exist in a form of matter.     

Semiclassical dynamics of quasi-one-dimensional, attractive Bose-Einstein condensates

The strongly interacting regime for attractive Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) tightly confined in an extended cylindrical trap is studied. For appropriately prepared, non-collapsing BECs, the ensuing dynamics are found to be governed by the one-dimensional focusing Nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLS) in the semiclassical (small dispersion) regime. In spite of the modulational instability of this regime, some mathematically rigorous results on the strong asymptotics of the semiclassical limiting solutions were obtained recently. Using these results, “implosion-like” and “explosion-like” events are predicted whereby an initial hump focuses into a sharp spike which then expands into rapid oscillations. Seemingly related behavior has been observed in three-dimensional experiments and models, where a BEC with a sufficient number of atoms undergoes collapse. The dynamical regimes studied here, however, are not predicted to undergo collapse. Instead, distinct, ordered structures, appearing after the “implosion”, yield interesting new observables that may be experimentally accessible.     

Stability of temporal solitons in uniform and “managed” quadratic nonlinear media with opposite group-velocity dispersions at fundamental and second harmonics

The problem of the stability of solitons in second-harmonic-generating media with normal group-velocity dispersion (GVD) in the second-harmonic (SH) field, which is generic to available χ⁽²⁾ materials, is revisited. Using an iterative numerical scheme to construct stationary soliton solutions, and direct simulations to test their stability, we identify a full soliton-stability range in the space of the system’s parameters, including the coefficient of the group-velocity-mismatch (GVM). The soliton stability is limited by an abrupt onset of growth of tails in the SH component, the relevant stability region being defined as that in which the energy loss to the tail generation is negligible under experimentally relevant conditions. We demonstrate that the stability domain can be readily expanded with the help of two “management” techniques (spatially periodic compensation of destabilizing effects) - the dispersion management (DM) and GVM management. In comparison with their counterparts in optical fibers, DM solitons in the χ⁽²⁾ medium feature very weak intrinsic oscillations.     

Adaptive Runge–Kutta discontinuous Galerkin methods using different indicators: One-dimensional case

In this paper, we systematically investigate adaptive Runge–Kutta discontinuous Galerkin (RKDG) methods for hyperbolic conservation laws with different indicators which were based on the troubled cell indicators studied by Qiu and Shu [J. Qiu, C.-W. Shu, A comparison of troubled-cell indicators for Runge–Kutta discontinuous Galerkin mehtods using weighted essentially non-osillatory limiters, SIAM J. Sci. Comput. 27 (2005) 995–1013]. The emphasis is on comparison of the performance of adaptive RKDG method using different indicators, with an objective of obtaining efficient and reliable indicators to obtain better performance for adaptive computation to save computational cost. Both h-version and r-version adaptive methods are considered in the paper. The idea is to first identify “troubled cells” by different troubled-cell indicators, namely those cells where limiting might be needed and discontinuities might appear, then adopt an adaptive approach in these cells. A detailed numerical study in one-dimensional case is performed, addressing the issues of efficiency (less CPU cost and more accurate), non-oscillatory property, and resolution of discontinuities.     

On maximum-principle-satisfying high order schemes for scalar conservation laws

We construct uniformly high order accurate schemes satisfying a strict maximum principle for scalar conservation laws. A general framework (for arbitrary order of accuracy) is established to construct a limiter for finite volume schemes (e.g. essentially non-oscillatory (ENO) or weighted ENO (WENO) schemes) or discontinuous Galerkin (DG) method with first order Euler forward time discretization solving one-dimensional scalar conservation laws. Strong stability preserving (SSP) high order time discretizations will keep the maximum principle. It is straightforward to extend the method to two and higher dimensions on rectangular meshes. We also show that the same limiter can preserve the maximum principle for DG or finite volume schemes solving two-dimensional incompressible Euler equations in the vorticity stream-function formulation, or any passive convection equation with an incompressible velocity field. Numerical tests for both the WENO finite volume scheme and the DG method are reported.     

Periodic behavior of collapse–revival phenomenon in the full nonlinear interaction between a three-level atom and a single-mode field

In this paper based on a generalization of the Jaynes–Cummings model we solve the dynamical Hamiltonian describing the interaction between a (Λ$\Lambda$ or V-type) three-level atom and a single-mode field in the “full nonlinear regime” and then the analytical form of state vector of the system is explicitly obtained. In this manner, we encountered with “intensity-dependent detuning” as well as “intensity-dependent atom–field coupling” in our two models. Via choosing an appropriate deformation function (which imposes nonlinearity to the system) we consider the influence of Kerr-like medium from which the resonance condition for a selected number of quanta is achieved (selective transition is occurred). Furthermore, by these considerations, we may find the optimum values for atom–field coupling constants which provide a regular periodic behavior of probability amplitudes for the two considered atomic systems. Moreover, to show this periodic time behavior, the temporal evolution of the probability of the allowed atomic transitions as well as the Mandel parameter (as a non-classical sign) is depicted for various circumstances. As is observed, complete revivals may appear in some particular situations.     

FORCE schemes on unstructured meshes I: Conservative hyperbolic systems

This paper is about the construction of numerical fluxes of the centred type for one-step schemes in conservative form for solving general systems of conservation laws in multiple space dimensions on structured and unstructured meshes. The work is a multi-dimensional extension of the one-dimensional FORCE flux and is closely related to the work of Nessyahu–Tadmor and Arminjon. The resulting basic flux is first-order accurate and monotone; it is then extended to arbitrary order of accuracy in space and time on unstructured meshes in the framework of finite volume and discontinuous Galerkin methods. The performance of the schemes is assessed on a suite of test problems for the multi-dimensional Euler and Magnetohydrodynamics equations on unstructured meshes.     

Breather solutions of a negative order modified Korteweg-de Vries equation and its nonlinear stability

This paper is concerned with a negative order modified Korteweg-de Vries (nmKdV) equation which is in the negative flow of the mKdV hierarchy. We construct the breather solutions by Hirota's bilinear method and derive the infinite conservation laws through the Lax pair of the nmKdV equation. By constructing a new Lyapunov function with the conservation laws, we obtain the nonlinear stability of the breather solutions.