The Faraday effect revisited: Thermodynamic limit

This paper is the second in a series revisiting the (effect of) Faraday rotation. We formulate and prove the thermodynamic limit for the transverse electric conductivity of Bloch electrons, as well as for the Verdet constant. The main mathematical tool is a regularized magnetic and geometric perturbation theory combined with elliptic regularity and Agmon-Combes-Thomas uniform exponential decay estimates.     

Persistence of traveling wave solutions in a bio-reactor model with nonlocal delays

By considering the random migration of individuals and the period of consuming the captured nutrient, we first introduce the nonlocal delays into a bio-reactor model. The persistence of nontrivial traveling wave solutions then is proved by combining the geometric singular perturbation theory with the center manifold theorem. From the viewpoint of biology, our results indicate that the nonlocality induced by small average delays is harmless to the growth of the species.     

A gap in the essential spectrum of a cylindrical waveguide with a periodic aperturbation of the surface

It is proved that small periodic singular perturbation of a cylindrical waveguide surface may open a gap in the essential spectrum of the Dirichlet problem for the Laplace operator. If the perturbation period is long and the caverns in the cylinder are small, the gap certainly opens. (© 2007 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Confined Quantum Hard Spheres

We present computer simulation and theoretical results for a system of N Quantum Hard Spheres (QHS) particles of diameter σ and mass m at temperature T, confined between parallel hard walls separated by a distance Hσ, within the range 1≤H≤∞. Semiclassical Monte Carlo computer simulations were performed adapted to a confined space, considering effects in terms of the density of particles ρ*=N/V, where V is the accessible volume, the inverse length H−1 and the de Broglie’s thermal wavelength λB=h/2πmkT, where k and h are the Boltzmann’s and Planck’s constants, respectively. For the case of extreme and maximum confinement, 0.5<H−1<1 and H−1=1, respectively, analytical results can be given based on an extension for quantum systems of the Helmholtz free energies for the corresponding classical systems.     

Generalization of the Hylleraas functional for calculating BSSE-free intermolecular interactions: further considerations

The generalized Hylleraas functional necessary for calculating BSSE-free intermolecular interactions is presented for the case when exclusion of BSSE results in non-Hermitian operators and the intra- and intermolecular interactions are treated in different orders of perturbations.     

Canards in a Surface Oxidation Reaction

Summary. Canards are periodic orbits for which the trajectory follows both the attracting and repelling parts of a slow manifold. They are associated with a dramatic change in the amplitude and period of a periodic orbit within a very narrow interval of a control parameter. It is shown numerically that canards occur in an appropriate parameter range in two- and three-dimensional models of the platinum-catalyzed oxidation of carbon monoxide. By smoothly connecting associated stable and unstable manifolds in an asymptotic limit, we predict parameter values at which such canards exist. The relationship between the canards and saddle-loop bifurcations for these models is also demonstrated. Excellent agreement is found between the numerical and analytical results.     

The Devil's Invention: Asymptotic, Superasymptotic and Hyperasymptotic Series

Singular perturbation methods, such as the method of multiple scales and the method of matched asymptotic expansions, give series in a small parameter which are asymptotic but (usually) divergent. In this survey, we use a plethora of examples to illustrate the cause of the divergence, and explain how this knowledge can be exploited to generate a 'hyperasymptotic' approximation. This adds a second asymptotic expansion, with different scaling assumptions about the size of various terms in the problem, to achieve a minimum error much smaller than the best possible with the original asymptotic series. (This rescale-and-add process can be repeated further.) Weakly nonlocal solitary waves are used as an illustration.     

A Perturbation Method for Nonlinear Two-Dimensional Maps

A new perturbation method for a weakly nonlinear two-dimensional discrete-time dynamical system is presented. The proposed technique generalizes the asymptotic perturbation method that is valid for continuous-time systems and detects periodic or almost-periodic orbits and their stability. Two equations for the amplitude and the phase of solutions are derived and their fixed points correspond to limit cycles for the starting nonlinear map. The method is applied to various nonlinear (autonomous or not) two-dimensional maps. For the autonomous maps we derive the conditions for the appearance of a supercritical Hopf bifurcation and predict the characteristics of the corresponding limit cycle. For the nonautonomous maps we show amplitude-response and frequency-response curves. Under appropriate conditions, we demonstrate the occurrence of saddle-node bifurcations of cycles and of jumps and hysteresis effects in the system response (cusp catastrophe). Modulated motion can be observed for very low values of the external excitation and an infinite-period bifurcation occurs if the external excitation increases. Analytic approximate solutions are in good agreement with numerically obtained solutions.     

关于离散代数Riccati方程的扰动分析

1．引言若不特别说明,以下记号都是常规的,可参见山．在最优控制中占有核心地位的代数Xiccati方程（ARE）有两种基本形式：连续型的ARE（CARE）：离散型的＊＊E（＊＊RE）：其中只兄见NE贮””,GIE皿””m,GZE＊m”m,in＜2,＊T二K＞风＊T二N＞几＊2二＊2＞凡从应用角度看,主要关心＊＊E的对称半正定解．对于＊＊RE,已有大量的研究工作．特别,陈春晖门、徐树方问、Ghwimi－Laub同等研究了扰动理论．对于DARE,它与＊＊＊E的一个明显区别是：＊＊M是二次矩阵方程而＊＊＊E具有高度非线性．这种区别使得DARE远为复杂…     

A Perturbation Result for a Double Eigenvalue Hemivariational Inequality with Constraints and Applications

In this paper we prove a perturbation result for a new type of eigenvalue problem introduced by D. Motreanu and P.D. Panagiotopoulos (1998). The perturbation is made in the nonsmooth and nonconvex term of a double eigenvalue problem on a spherlike type manifold considered in Multiple solutions for a double eigenvalue hemivariational inequality on a spherelike type manifold (to appear in Nonlinear Analysis). For our aim we use some techniques related to the Lusternik-Schnirelman theory (including Krasnoselski's genus) and results proved by J.N. Corvellec et al. (1993), M. Degiovanni and S. Lancelotti (1995), and V.D. Rdulescu and P.D. Panagiotopoulos (1998). We apply these results in the study of some problems arising in Nonsmooth Mechanics.