Nonlocality as a feature of the physical world

Aprediction puzzle leads to a form ofnecessary realism which forces the rejection of a central tenet of the Copenhagen interpretation. This leads to reconsidering conceptual difficulties related to Bell's locality premise. It is shown that aparadox of elementary probability theory puts new light on Bell's assumption that causality and statistical independence are mutually incompatible. Nemo dat quod non habet : No one can offer more than he has ability to give; in that spirit, this paper is dedicated to the memory of J.S. Bell.     

On the ν-dimensional one-component classical plasma: The thermodynamic limit problem revisited

We prove theH-stability property and the existence of the thermodynamic limit of the free energy density of the two-dimensional, one-component classical plasma. We give lower and upper bounds on the free energy density in any dimensionv and draw some consequences.     

Gamow Temperature in Tsallis and Kaniadakis Statistics

Relying on the quantum tunnelling concept and Maxwell–Boltzmann–Gibbs statistics, Gamow shows that the star-burning process happens at temperatures comparable to a critical value, called the Gamow temperature (T) and less than the prediction of the classical framework. In order to highlight the role of the equipartition theorem in the Gamow argument, a thermal length scale is defined, and then the effects of non-extensivity on the Gamow temperature have been investigated by focusing on the Tsallis and Kaniadakis statistics. The results attest that while the Gamow temperature decreases in the framework of Kaniadakis statistics, it can be bigger or smaller than T when Tsallis statistics are employed.     

Folding Free Energy Determination of an RNA Three-Way Junction Using Fluctuation Theorems

Nonequilibrium work relations and fluctuation theorems permit us to extract equilibrium information from nonequilibrium measurements. They find application in single-molecule pulling experiments where molecular free energies can be determined from irreversible work measurements by using unidirectional (e.g., Jarzynski’s equality) and bidirectional (e.g., Crooks fluctuation theorem and Bennet’s acceptance ratio (BAR)) methods. However, irreversibility and the finite number of pulls limit their applicability: the higher the dissipation, the larger the number of pulls necessary to estimate ΔG within a few kBT. Here, we revisit pulling experiments on an RNA three-way junction (3WJ) that exhibits significant dissipation and work-distribution long tails upon mechanical unfolding. While bidirectional methods are more predictive, unidirectional methods are strongly biased. We also consider a cyclic protocol that combines the forward and reverse work values to increase the statistics of the measurements. For a fixed total experimental time, faster pulling rates permit us to efficiently sample rare events and reduce the bias, compensating for the increased dissipation. This analysis provides a more stringent test of the fluctuation theorem in the large irreversibility regime.     

一类带有回馈控制的捕食-食饵模型正周期解的存在性(英文)

研究了一类具有Hassell-Varely功能性反应函数的食饵-捕食模型的回馈控制系统,利用比较连续定理和一致度定理,证明了系统正周期解的存在性,并通过构造Lyapunov函数给出了系统全局稳定性的充分条件和证明.     

Cluster synchronization in a network of non-identical dynamic systems

Cluster synchronization in a network of non-identical dynamic systems is studied in this paper, using two-cluster synchronization for detailed analysis and discussion. The results show that the common intercluster coupling condition is not always needed for the diffusively coupled network. Several sufficient conditions are obtained by using the Schur unitary triangularization theorem, which extends previous results. Some numerical examples are presented for illustration.     

平面上方二维介质目标对高斯波束的电磁散射研究

基于矩量法、互易性定理及镜像理论,提出了一种新的混合方法用于研究水平分界面上方二维介质目标对垂直入射高斯波束的差值散射场.应用镜像理论,介质水平分界面可被原始目标相对于该分界面的镜像目标所替代,从而给出散射问题的等效模型.在等效模型中,应用矩量法求解了原始目标及镜像目标对高斯波束的散射场,同时结合互易性定理得到了原目标与其镜像目标之间的耦合散射场.数值计算结果与相关文献方法及MoM所得结果进行了比较,验证了该混合方法的有效性. 关键词： 互易性定理 电磁散射 高斯波束 二维目标