Lax representations for triplets of two-dimensional scalar fields of the chiral type

We consider two-dimensional relativistically invariant systems with a three-dimensional reducible configuration space and a chiral-type Lagrangian that admit higher symmetries given by polynomials in derivatives up to the fifth order. Nine such systems are known: two are Liouville-type systems, and zero-curvature representations for two others have previously been found. We here give zero-curvature representations for the remaining five systems. We show how infinite series of conservation laws can be derived from the established zero-curvature representations. We give the simplest higher symmetries; others can be constructed from the conserved densities using the Hamiltonian operator. We find scalar formulations of the spectral problems. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 148, No. 2, pp. 189–205, August, 2006.     

放大器型自由电子激光饱和功率的定标定律

用量纲分析和数值计算相结合的方法,给出常参数放大器型毫米波自由电子激光基模辐射的饱和功率和饱和长度的一套定标定律。     

On models of polydisperse sedimentation with particle-size-specific hindered-settling factors

Polydisperse suspensions consist of particles differing in size or density that are dispersed in a viscous fluid. During sedimentation, the different particle species segregate and create areas of different composition. Spatially one-dimensional mathematical models of this process can be expressed as strongly coupled, nonlinear systems of first-order conservation laws. The solution of this system is the vector of volume fractions of each species as a function of depth and time, which will in general be discontinuous. It is well known that this system is strictly hyperbolic provided that the Masliyah–Lockett–Bassoon (MLB) flux vector is chosen, the particles have the same density, and the hindered-settling factor (a multiplicative algebraic expression appearing in the flux vector) does not depend on the particle size but is the same for all species. It is the purpose of this paper to prove that this hyperbolicity result remains valid in a fairly general class of cases where the hindered-settling factor does depend on particle size. This includes the common power-law type hindered-settling factor in which the exponent, sometimes called Richardson–Zaki exponent, is determined individually for each species, and is a decreasing function of particle size. The importance of this paper is two-fold: it proves stability for a class of polydisperse suspensions that was not covered in previous work, and it offers a new analysis of real data.     

The empirical distribution function and strong laws for functions of order statistics of uniform spacings

Let N points be arbitrarily chosen on the circle with unit circumference, and order them clockwise. The uniform mth order spacings are then defined as the clockwise distances between any pair of points having m − 1 other points in between. A Glivenko-Cantelli theorem and nonlinear almost sure bounds for the empirical distribution function based on these uniform spacings are derived. The parameter m is allowed to increase with N to infinity. Applications to linear combinations of functions of mth order spacings are given.     

A new conservation law for linear filtering processes

A new conservation law relating basic linear filtering theory quantities is derived. The physical interpretation of the law is given and discussion of its possible uses is presented.     

On mixtures of distributions of Markov chains

Let X be a chain with discrete state space I, and V be the matrix of entries V_i,n, where V_i,n denotes the position of the process immediately after the nth visit to i. We prove that the law of X is a mixture of laws of Markov chains if and only if the distribution of V is invariant under finite permutations within rows (i.e., the V_i,n's are partially exchangeable in the sense of de Finetti). We also prove that an analogous statement holds true for mixtures of laws of Markov chains with a general state space and atomic kernels. Going back to the discrete case, we analyze the relationships between partial exchangeability of V and Markov exchangeability in the sense of Diaconis and Freedman. The main statement is that the former is stronger than the latter, but the two are equivalent under the assumption of recurrence. Combination of this equivalence with the aforesaid representation theorem gives the Diaconis and Freedman basic result for mixtures of Markov chains.     

A new hierarchy system on the basis of a “Master” Boltzmann equation for microscopic density

It is shown that Boltzmann's equation written in terms of microscopic density (namely the unaveraged Boltzmann function) has a wider range of validity as well as finer resolvability for fluctuations than the conventional Boltzmann equation governing Boltzmann's function. In fact the new Boltzmann equation for ideal gases has implications as a microscopically exact continuity equation like Klimontovich's equation for plasmas, and can be derived without invoking any statistical concepts, e.g., distribution functions, or molecular chaos. The Boltzmann equation in the older formalism is obtained by averaging this equation only under a restricted condition of the molecular chaos. The new Boltzmann equation is seen to contain information comparable with Liouville's equation, and serves as a master kinetic equation. A new hierarchy system is formulated in a certain parallelism to the BBGKY hierarchy. They are shown to yield an identical one-particle equation. The difference between the two hierarchy systems first appears in the two-particle equation. The difference is twofold. First, the present formalism includes thermal fluctuations that are missing in the BBGKY formalism. Second, the former allows us to formulate multi-time correlations as well, whereas the latter is restricted to simultaneous correlation. These two features are favorably utilized in deriving the Landau-Lifshitz fluctuation law in a most straightforward manner. Also, equations describing the nonequilibrium interaction between thermal and fluid-dynamical fluctuations are derived.     

Stability of Preconditioned Finite Volume Schemes at Low Mach Numbers

A finite volume method for inviscid unsteady flows at low Mach numbers is studied. The method uses a preconditioning of the dissipation term within the numerical flux function only. It can be observed by numerical experiments that the preconditioned scheme combined with an explicit time integrator is unstable if the time step Δt does not satisfy the requirement to be as the Mach number M tends to zero, whereas the corresponding standard method remains stable up to , M → 0, though producing unphysical results. A comprehensive mathematical substantiation of this numerical phenomenon by means of a von Neumann stability analysis is presented, which reveals that in contrast to the standard approach, the dissipation matrix of the preconditioned numerical flux function possesses an eigenvalue growing like M^–2 as M tends to zero, thus causing the diminishment of the stability region of the explicit scheme. The theoretical results are afterwards confirmed by numerical experiments. AMS subject classification (2000) 35L65, 35C20, 76G25     

On a functional equation generalizing the class of semistable distributions

With ?(p),p≥0 the Laplace-Stieltjes transform of some infinitely divisible probability distribution, we consider the solutions to the functional equation ?(p-e ^?pβΠ _i=1 ^m ?^γi (c _i p) for somem≥1,c _i>0, γ _i >0,i=1., …,m, β ε ®. We supply its complete solutions in terms of semistable distributions (the ones obtained whenm=1). We then show how to obtain these solutions as limit laws (r → ∞) of normalized Poisson sums of iid samples when the Poisson intensity λ(r) grows geometrically withr.     

Etude de la permittivite complexe d'ellipsoïdes disperses dans un milieu continu. Analyses theorique et numerique

Resumé Les lois de mélange classiques valables en général pour de très faibles fractions volumiques en matière dispersée sont étendues aux fortes concentrations par la méthode de Bruggeman. On indique les relations obtenues pour la distribution aléatoire d'ellipsoïdes au sein d'un milieu continu. Le cas des ellipsoïdes anisotropes est considéré ainsi que celui des systèmes multidispersés á plusieurs constituants.En illustration on a étudié par analyse numérique le cas des ellipsoïdes isotropes de révolution dispersés dans un milieu isolant en mettant l'accent sur l'influence du rapporta/b des demi-axes.

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Blending laws derived for very small volume fractions of dispersed medium are extended to high concentrations, using Bruggeman method. Derivation is made in the case of a random distribution of ellipsoids dispersed in a continuous medium. The case of non isotropic ellipsoids and the case of multicomponent systems are also considered.As an example, a numerical analysis is made in the case of isotropic ellipsoids of revolution dispersed in an insulating medium; particularly, the effect of the semi-axis ratioa/b is pointed out.