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2004-12-30
The Construction of a Partially Regular Solution to the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert Equation in $\mathbb{R}^2$
We establish a framework to construct a global solution in the space of finite energy to a general form of the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation in $\mathbb{R}^2$. Our characterization yields a partially regular solution, smooth away from a 2-dimensional locally finite Hausdorff measure set. This construction relies on approximation by discretization, using the special geometry to express an equivalent system whose highest order terms are linear and the translation of the machinery of linear estimates on the fundamental solution from the continuous setting into the discrete setting. This method is quite general and accommodates more general geometries involving targets that are compact smooth hypersurfaces.
0412534v1
2002-01-13
Inverse Cascade Regime in Shell Models of 2-Dimensional Turbulence
We consider shell models that display an inverse energy cascade similar to 2-dimensional turbulence (together with a direct cascade of an enstrophy-like invariant). Previous attempts to construct such models ended negatively, stating that shell models give rise to a "quasi-equilibrium" situation with equipartition of the energy among the shells. We show analytically that the quasi-equilibrium state predicts its own disappearance upon changing the model parameters in favor of the establishment of an inverse cascade regime with K41 scaling. The latter regime is found where predicted, offering a useful model to study inverse cascades.
0201020v1
2002-04-23
Algebraic decay in hierarchical graphs
We study the algebraic decay of the survival probability in open hierarchical graphs. We present a model of a persistent random walk on a hierarchical graph and study the spectral properties of the Frobenius-Perron operator. Using a perturbative scheme, we derive the exponent of the classical algebraic decay in terms of two parameters of the model. One parameter defines the geometrical relation between the length scales on the graph, and the other relates to the probabilities for the random walker to go from one level of the hierarchy to another. The scattering resonances of the corresponding hierarchical quantum graphs are also studied. The width distribution shows the scaling behavior $P(\Gamma) \sim 1/\Gamma$.
0204056v1
2004-03-11
Statistics of active vs. passive advections in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
Active turbulent advection is considered in the context of magneto-hydrodynamics. In this case, an auxiliary passive field bears no apparent connection to the active field. The scaling properties of the two fields are different. In the framework of a shell model, we show that the two-point structure function of the passive field has a unique zero mode, characterizing the scaling of this field only. In other words, the existence of statistical invariants for the decaying passive field carries no information on the scaling properties of the active field.
0403017v1
2006-01-19
Drift of particles in self-similar systems and its Liouvillian interpretation
We study the dynamics of classical particles in different classes of spatially extended self-similar systems, consisting of (i) a self-similar Lorentz billiard channel, (ii) a self-similar graph, and (iii) a master equation. In all three systems the particles typically drift at constant velocity and spread ballistically. These transport properties are analyzed in terms of the spectral properties of the operator evolving the probability densities. For systems (i) and (ii), we explain the drift from the properties of the Pollicott-Ruelle resonance spectrum and corresponding eigenvectors
0601042v1
1997-11-20
Quantum self-dual codes and symmetric matrices
This paper has been withdrawn since a Gilbert-Varshamov bound for general quantum codes has already appeared in Ekert and Macchiavello, Prys. Rev. Lett. 77, p. 2585, and a Gilbert-Varshamov bound for stabilizer codes connected with orthogonal geometry, or equivalently, with symmetric matrices as in this paper, has been proved by Calredbank, Rains, Shor and Sloane, Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, p. 405. I would like to thank Robert Calderbank for pointing out these references to me.
9711047v2
2001-06-06
Constraints on Eavesdropping on the BB84 Protocol
An undetected eavesdropping attack must produce count rate statistics that are indistinguishable from those that would arise in the absence of such an attack. In principle this constraint should force a reduction in the amount of information available to the eavesdropper. In this paper we illustrate, by considering a particular class of eavesdropping attacks, how the general analysis of this problem may proceed.
0106034v2
2007-09-14
A complete proof of The Graceful Tree Conjecture using the concept of Edge Degree
We show the Graceful Tree Conjecture holds.
0709.2201v9
2007-09-24
An extension of a result concerning convex geometric graphs
We show a general result known as the Erdos_Sos Conjecture: if $E(G)>{1/2}(k-1)n$ where $G$ has order $n$ then $G$ contains every tree of order $k+1$ as a subgraph.
0709.3590v5
2008-06-13
Heat conduction and Fourier's law by consecutive local mixing and thermalization
We present a first-principles study of heat conduction in a class of models which exhibit a new multi-step local thermalization mechanism which gives rise to Fourier's law. Local thermalization in our models occurs as the result of binary collisions among locally confined gas particles. We explore the conditions under which relaxation to local equilibrium, which involves no energy exchange, takes place on time scales shorter than that of the binary collisions which induce local thermalization. The role of this mechanism in multi-phase material systems such as aerogels is discussed.
0806.2193v1
2010-04-09
Strict inequalities of critical probabilities on Gilbert's continuum percolation graph
Any infinite graph has site and bond percolation critical probabilities satisfying $p_c^{site}\geq p_c^{bond}$. The strict version of this inequality holds for many, but not all, infinite graphs. In this paper, the class of graphs for which the strict inequality holds is extended to a continuum percolation model. In Gilbert's graph with supercritical density on the Euclidean plane, there is almost surely a unique infinite connected component. We show that on this component $p_c^{site} > p_c^{bond}$. This also holds in higher dimensions.
1004.1596v2
2010-04-15
Rank of mapping tori and companion matrices
Given $f$ in $GL(d,Z)$, it is decidable whether its mapping torus (the semi-direct product of $Z^d$ with $Z$) may be generated by two elements or not; if so, one can classify generating pairs up to Nielsen equivalence. If $f$ has infinite order, the mapping torus of $f^n$ cannot be generated by two elements for $n$ large enough; equivalently, $f^n$ is not conjugate to a companion matrix in $GL(d,Z)$ if $n$ is large.
1004.2649v1
2010-04-30
Limit theory for planar Gilbert tessellations
A Gilbert tessellation arises by letting linear segments (cracks) in the plane unfold in time with constant speed, starting from a homogeneous Poisson point process of germs in randomly chosen directions. Whenever a growing edge hits an already existing one, it stops growing in this direction. The resulting process tessellates the plane. The purpose of the present paper is to establish law of large numbers, variance asymptotics and a central limit theorem for geometric functionals of such tessellations. The main tool applied is the stabilization theory for geometric functionals.
1005.0023v1
2010-06-24
Periodic solutions for the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation
Ferromagnetic materials tend to develop very complex magnetization patterns whose time evolution is modeled by the so-called Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation (LLG). In this paper, we construct time-periodic solutions for LLG in the regime of soft and small ferromagnetic particles which satisfy a certain shape condition. Roughly speaking, it is assumed that the length of the particle is greater than its hight and its width. The approach is based on a perturbation argument and the spectral analysis of the corresponding linearized problem as well as the theory of sectorial operators.
1006.4765v1
2010-12-19
A counterexample to a Penrose inequality conjectured by Gibbons
We show that the Brill-Lindquist initial data provides a counterexample to a Riemannian Penrose inequality with charge conjectured by G. Gibbons. The observation illustrates a sub-additive characteristic of the area radii for the individual connected components of an outermost horizon as a lower bound of the ADM mass.
1012.4190v2
2012-01-12
Coil-helix transition in poly(L-glutamic acid) : Evidence for a 3-state non-cooperative process
A careful analysis of measurements of circular dichroism of poly(L-glutamic acid) (PGA) shows that the data can be very accurately described by introducing a third state for the PGA configuration, in addition to the helix and coil ones, and considering a simple equilibrium between these three states, without cooperativity. The third state is more conspicuous when high molecular weight polyethyleneglycol (PEG) is added. Excluded volume effects shown by differences in presence of short and long PEG chains indicate a direct interaction of PEG and PGA rather than an osmotic effect.
1201.2566v1
2012-03-20
Vortex dynamics in the presence of excess energy for the Landau-Lifschitz-Gilbert equation
We study the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation for the dynamics of a magnetic vortex system. We present a PDE-based method for proving vortex dynamics that does not rely on strong well-preparedness of the initial data and allows for instantaneous changes in the strength of the gyrovector force due to bubbling events. The main tools are estimates of the Hodge decomposition of the supercurrent and an analysis of the defect measure of weak convergence of the stress energy tensor. Ginzburg-Landau equations with mixed dynamics in the presence of excess energy are also discussed.
1203.4426v1
2012-12-22
Cumulative Distance Enumerators of Random Codes and their Thresholds
Cumulative weight enumerators of random linear codes are introduced, their asymptotic properties are studied, and very sharp thresholds are exhibited; as a consequence, it is shown that the asymptotic Gilbert-Varshamov bound is a very sharp threshold point for the density of the linear codes whose relative distance is greater than a given positive number. For arbitrary random codes, similar settings and results are exhibited; in particular, the very sharp threshold point for the density of the codes whose relative distance is greater than a given positive number is located at half the asymptotic Gilbert-Varshamov bound.
1212.5679v1
2013-01-23
The Importance of Continuous Value Based Project Management in the Context of Requirements Engineering
Despite several scientific achievements in the last years, there are still a lot of IT projects that fail. Researchers found that one out of five IT-projects run out of time, budget or value. Major reasons for this failure are unexpected economic risk factors that emerge during the runtime of projects. In order to be able to identify emerging risks early and to counteract reasonably, financial methods for a continuous IT-project-steering are necessary, which as of today to the best of our knowledge are missing within scientific literature.
1301.5438v1
2013-04-08
On Automorphisms and Subtowers of an asymptotically optimal Tower of Function Fields
In this article we investigate the automorphism group of an asymptotically optimal tower of function fields introduced by Garcia and Stichtenoth. In particular we provide a detailed description of the decomposition group of some rational places. This group acts on the algebraic-geometric standard codes obtained by the Garcia-Stichtenoth tower exceeding the Gilbert-Varshamov bound. The fields fixed by the decomposition groups form an asymptotically optimal non-Galois subtower, which has been first found by Bezerra and Garcia and yields an improvement for computing codes above the Gilbert-Varshamov bound. In this article we also describe its proportionality to the Garcia-Stichtenoth tower and obtain new precise results on its rational places and their Weierstra{\ss} semigroups.
1304.2145v1
2013-05-06
The Moment Generating function for ray lengths in the Half Gilbert Model with Rectangular Cells
In the full rectangular version of Gilbert's tessellation lines extend either horizontally (with east- and west--growing rays) or vertically (north- and south--growing rays) from seed points which form a Poisson point process, each ray stopping when another ray is met. In the half rectangular version, east and south growing rays do not interact with west and north rays. Using techniques developed in our previous paper, we derive an exact expression for the moment generating function for the ray length distribution in the half rectangular model.
1305.1289v1
2013-07-15
Degenerate transition pathways for screw dislocations: implications for migration
In body-centred-cubic (bcc) metals migrating 1/2<111> screw dislocations experience a periodic energy landscape with a triangular symmetry. Atomistic simulations, such as those performed using the nudged-elastic-band (NEB) method, generally predict a transition-pathway energy-barrier with a double-hump; contradicting Ab Initio findings. Examining the trajectories predicted by NEB for a particle in a Peierls energy landscape representative of that obtained for a screw dislocation, reveals an unphysical anomaly caused by the occurrence of monkey saddles in the landscape. The implications for motion of screws with and without stress are discussed.
1307.3848v2
2013-08-17
The Riemannian Penrose Inequality with Charge for Multiple Black Holes
We present a proof of the Riemannian Penrose inequality with charge $r\leq m + \sqrt{m^2-q^2}$, where $A=4\pi r^2$ is the area of the outermost apparent horizon with possibly multiple connected components, $m$ is the total ADM mass, and $q$ the total charge of a strongly asymptotically flat initial data set for the Einstein-Maxwell equations, satisfying the charged dominant energy condition, with no charged matter outside the horizon.
1308.3771v3
2013-08-23
Quotients and subgroups of Baumslag-Solitar groups
We determine all generalized Baumslag-Solitar groups (finitely generated groups acting on a tree with all stabilizers infinite cyclic) which are quotients of a given Baumslag-Solitar group BS(m,n), and (when BS(m,n) is not Hopfian) which of them also admit BS(m,n) as a quotient. We determine for which values of r,s one may embed BS(r,s) into a given BS(m,n), and we characterize finitely generated groups which embed into some BS(n,n).
1308.5122v2
2013-12-17
Limit theory for the Gilbert graph
For a given homogeneous Poisson point process in $\mathbb{R}^d$ two points are connected by an edge if their distance is bounded by a prescribed distance parameter. The behaviour of the resulting random graph, the Gilbert graph or random geometric graph, is investigated as the intensity of the Poisson point process is increased and the distance parameter goes to zero. The asymptotic expectation and covariance structure of a class of length-power functionals are computed. Distributional limit theorems are derived that have a Gaussian, a stable or a compound Poisson limiting distribution. Finally, concentration inequalities are provided using a concentration inequality for the convex distance.
1312.4861v2
2014-03-13
Fibrations of ordered groupoids and the factorization of ordered functors
We investigate canonical factorizations of ordered functors of ordered groupoids through star-surjective functors. Our main construction is a quotient ordered groupoid, depending on an ordered version of the notion of normal subgroupoid, that results is the factorization of an ordered functor as a star-surjective functor followed by a star-injective functor. Any star-injective functor possesses a universal factorization through a covering, by Ehresmann's Maximum Enlargement Theorem. We also show that any ordered functor has a canonical factorization through a functor with the ordered homotopy lifting property.
1403.3254v2
2014-06-10
A thin-film limit in the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation relevant for the formation of Néel walls
We consider an asymptotic regime for two-dimensional ferromagnetic films that is consistent with the formation of transition layers (N\'eel walls). We first establish compactness of S2-valued magnetizations in the energetic regime of N\'eel walls and characterize the set of accumulation points. We then prove that N\'eel walls are asymptotically the unique energy minimizing configurations. We finally study the corresponding dynamical issues, namely the compactness properties of the magnetizations under the flow of the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation.
1406.2709v1
2014-12-11
Gamma factors of pairs and a local converse theorem in families
We prove a GL(n)xGL(n-1) local converse theorem for l-adic families of smooth representations of GL(n,F) where F is a finite extension of Q_p and l is different from p. To do so, we also extend the theory of Rankin-Selberg integrals, first introduced by Jacquet, Piatetski-Shapiro, and Shalika, to the setting of families, continuing previous work of the author.
1412.3500v2
2015-05-28
A Geometric Interpretation of the Boolean Gilbert-Johnson-Keerthi Algorithm
The Gilbert-Johnson-Keerthi (GJK) algorithm is an iterative improvement technique for finding the minimum distance between two convex objects. It can easily be extended to work with concave objects and return the pair of closest points. [4] The key operation of GJK is testing whether a Voronoi region of a simplex contains the origin or not. In this paper we show that, in the context where one is interested only in the Boolean value of whether two convex objects intersect, and not in the actual distance between them, the number of test cases in GJK can be significantly reduced. This results in a simpler and more efficient algorithm that can be used in many computational geometry applications.
1505.07873v1
2016-01-29
Ordered groupoid quotients and congruences on inverse semigroups
We introduce a preorder on an inverse semigroup $S$ associated to any normal inverse subsemigroup $N$, that lies between the natural partial order and Green's ${\mathscr J}$-relation. The corresponding equivalence relation $\simeq_N$ is not necessarily a congruence on $S$, but the quotient set does inherit a natural ordered groupoid structure. We show that this construction permits the factorisation of any inverse semigroup homomorphism into a composition of a quotient map and a star-injective functor, and that this decomposition implies a classification of congruences on $S$. We give an application to the congruence and certain normal inverse subsemigroups associate to an inverse monoid presentation.
1601.08194v1
2016-08-16
Closed inverse subsemigroups of graph inverse semigroups
As part of his study of representations of the polycylic monoids, M.V. Lawson described all the closed inverse submonoids of a polycyclic monoid $P_n$ and classified them up to conjugacy. We show that Lawson's description can be extended to closed inverse subsemigroups of graph inverse semigroups. We then apply B. Schein's theory of cosets in inverse semigroups to the closed inverse subsemigroups of graph inverse semigroups: we give necessary and sufficient conditions for a closed inverse subsemigroup of a graph inverse semigroup to have finite index, and determine the value of the index when it is finite.
1608.04538v1
2016-10-11
Converse theorems and the local Langlands correspondence in families
We prove a descent criterion for certain families of smooth representations of GL_n(F) (F a p-adic field) in terms of the gamma factors of pairs constructed in previous work of the second author. We then use this descent criterion, together with a theory of gamma factors for families of representations of the Weil group W_F (developed previously by both authors), to prove a series of conjectures, due to the first author, that give a complete description of the integral Bernstein center in terms of Galois theory and the local Langlands correspondence. An immediate consequence is the conjectural "local Langlands correspondence in families" of Emerton and Helm.
1610.03277v1
2016-10-14
An alternative view on dissipation in turbulent flows
An original experimental setup has been elaborated in order to get a better view of turbulent flows in a von Karman geometry. The availability of a very fast camera allowed to follow in time the evolution of the flows. A surprising finding is that the development of smaller whorls ceases earlier than expected and the aspect of the flows remains the same above Reynolds number of a few thousand. This fact provides an explanation of the constancy of the reduced dissipation in the same range without the need of singularity. Its cause could be in relation with the same type of behavior observed in a rotating frame.
1610.05356v2
2017-03-02
Small Superposition Dimension and Active Set Construction for Multivariate Integration Under Modest Error Demand
Constructing active sets is a key part of the Multivariate Decomposition Method. An algorithm for constructing optimal or quasi-optimal active sets is proposed in the paper. By numerical experiments, it is shown that the new method can provide sets that are significantly smaller than the sets constructed by the already existing method. The experiments also show that the superposition dimension could surprisingly be very small, at most 3, when the error demand is not smaller than $10^{-3}$ and the weights decay sufficiently fast.
1703.00985v1
2017-03-03
Heat conduction and the nonequilibrium stationary states of stochastic energy exchange processes
I revisit the exactly solvable Kipnis--Marchioro--Presutti model of heat conduction [J. Stat. Phys. 27 65 (1982)] and describe, for one-dimensional systems of arbitrary sizes whose ends are in contact with thermal baths at different temperatures, a systematic characterization of their non-equilibrium stationary states. These arguments avoid resorting to the analysis of a dual process and yield a straightforward derivation of Fourier's law, as well as higher-order static correlations, such as the covariant matrix. The transposition of these results to families of gradient models generalizing the KMP model is established and specific cases are examined.
1703.01240v1
2017-03-04
Algebraic geometry codes with complementary duals exceed the asymptotic Gilbert-Varshamov bound
It was shown by Massey that linear complementary dual (LCD for short) codes are asymptotically good. In 2004, Sendrier proved that LCD codes meet the asymptotic Gilbert-Varshamov (GV for short) bound. Until now, the GV bound still remains to be the best asymptotical lower bound for LCD codes. In this paper, we show that an algebraic geometry code over a finite field of even characteristic is equivalent to an LCD code and consequently there exists a family of LCD codes that are equivalent to algebraic geometry codes and exceed the asymptotical GV bound.
1703.01441v1
2017-03-17
A finite element approximation for the stochastic Landau--Lifshitz--Gilbert equation with multi-dimensional noise
We propose an unconditionally convergent linear finite element scheme for the stochastic Landau--Lifshitz--Gilbert (LLG) equation with multi-dimensional noise. By using the Doss-Sussmann technique, we first transform the stochastic LLG equation into a partial differential equation that depends on the solution of the auxiliary equation for the diffusion part. The resulting equation has solutions absolutely continuous with respect to time. We then propose a convergent $\theta$-linear scheme for the numerical solution of the reformulated equation. As a consequence, we are able to show the existence of weak martingale solutions to the stochastic LLG equation.
1703.05901v1
2017-04-12
The homology of principally directed ordered groupoids
We present some homological properties of a relation $\beta$ on ordered groupoids that generalises the minimum group congruence for inverse semigroups. When $\beta$ is a transitive relation on an ordered groupoid $G$, the quotient $G / \beta$ is again an ordered groupoid, and construct a pair of adjoint functors between the module categories of $G$ and of $G / \beta$. As a consequence, we show that the homology of $G$ is completely determined by that of $G / \beta$, generalising a result of Loganathan for inverse semigroups.
1704.03689v1
2017-06-15
Absence of correlations in the energy exchanges of an exactly solvable model of heat transport with many degrees of freedom
A process based on the exactly solvable Kipnis--Marchioro--Presutti model of heat conduction [J. Stat. Phys. 27 65 (1982)] is described whereby lattice cells share their energies among many identical degrees of freedom while, in each cell, only two of them are associated with energy exchanges connecting neighbouring cells. It is shown that, up to dimensional constants, the heat conductivity is half the interaction rate, regardless of the degrees of freedom. Moreover, as this number becomes large, correlations between the energy variables involved in the exchanges vanish. In this regime, the process thus boils down to the time-evolution of the local temperatures which is prescribed by the discrete heat equation.
1706.04849v1
2017-11-29
On the local converse theorem and the descent theorem in families
We prove an analogue of Jacquet's conjecture on the local converse theorem for \ell-adic families of co-Whittaker representations of GL_n(F), where F is a finite extension of Q_p and \ell does not equal p. We also prove an analogue of Jacquet's conjecture for a descent theorem, which asks for the smallest collection of gamma factors determining the subring of definition of an \ell-adic family. These two theorems are closely related to the local Langlands correspondence in \ell-adic families.
1711.11159v1
2018-06-23
List Decodability of Symbol-Pair Codes
We investigate the list decodability of symbol-pair codes in the present paper. Firstly, we show that list decodability of every symbol-pair code does not exceed the Gilbert-Varshamov bound. On the other hand, we are able to prove that with high probability, a random symbol-pair code can be list decoded up to the Gilbert-Varshamov bound. Our second result of this paper is to derive the Johnson-type bound, i.e., a lower bound on list decoding radius in terms of minimum distance. Finally, we present a list decoding algorithm of Reed-Solomon codes beyond the Johnson-type bound.
1806.08992v1
2018-07-05
Volumetric performance capture from minimal camera viewpoints
We present a convolutional autoencoder that enables high fidelity volumetric reconstructions of human performance to be captured from multi-view video comprising only a small set of camera views. Our method yields similar end-to-end reconstruction error to that of a probabilistic visual hull computed using significantly more (double or more) viewpoints. We use a deep prior implicitly learned by the autoencoder trained over a dataset of view-ablated multi-view video footage of a wide range of subjects and actions. This opens up the possibility of high-end volumetric performance capture in on-set and prosumer scenarios where time or cost prohibit a high witness camera count.
1807.01950v2
2018-10-26
Immobilization of convex bodies in $R^n$
We extend to arbitrary finite $n$ the notion of immobilization of a convex body $O$ in $R^n$ by a finite set of points $P$ in the boundary of $O$. Because of its importance for this problem, necessary and sufficient conditions are found for the immobilization of an $n$-simplex. A fairly complete geometric description of these conditions is given: as $n$ increases from $n = 2$, some qualitative difference in the nature of the sets $P$ emerges.
1810.11381v1
2019-01-14
Groupoids and the algebra of rewriting in group presentations
Presentations of groups by rewriting systems (that is, by monoid presentations), have been fruitfully studied by encoding the rewriting system in a $2$--complex -- the Squier complex -- whose fundamental groupoid then describes the derivation of consequences of the rewrite rules. We describe a reduced form of the Squier complex, investigate the structure of its fundamental groupoid, and show that key properties of the presentation are still encoded in the reduced form.
1901.04348v1
2019-05-27
Tuning Free Rank-Sparse Bayesian Matrix and Tensor Completion with Global-Local Priors
Matrix and tensor completion are frameworks for a wide range of problems, including collaborative filtering, missing data, and image reconstruction. Missing entries are estimated by leveraging an assumption that the matrix or tensor is low-rank. Most existing Bayesian techniques encourage rank-sparsity by modelling factorized matrices and tensors with Normal-Gamma priors. However, the Horseshoe prior and other "global-local" formulations provide tuning-parameter-free solutions which may better achieve simultaneous rank-sparsity and missing-value recovery. We find these global-local priors outperform commonly used alternatives in simulations and in a collaborative filtering task predicting board game ratings.
1905.11496v1
2019-06-26
Fairness criteria through the lens of directed acyclic graphical models
A substantial portion of the literature on fairness in algorithms proposes, analyzes, and operationalizes simple formulaic criteria for assessing fairness. Two of these criteria, Equalized Odds and Calibration by Group, have gained significant attention for their simplicity and intuitive appeal, but also for their incompatibility. This chapter provides a perspective on the meaning and consequences of these and other fairness criteria using graphical models which reveals Equalized Odds and related criteria to be ultimately misleading. An assessment of various graphical models suggests that fairness criteria should ultimately be case-specific and sensitive to the nature of the information the algorithm processes.
1906.11333v1
2020-01-14
Neural Architecture Search for Deep Image Prior
We present a neural architecture search (NAS) technique to enhance the performance of unsupervised image de-noising, in-painting and super-resolution under the recently proposed Deep Image Prior (DIP). We show that evolutionary search can automatically optimize the encoder-decoder (E-D) structure and meta-parameters of the DIP network, which serves as a content-specific prior to regularize these single image restoration tasks. Our binary representation encodes the design space for an asymmetric E-D network that typically converges to yield a content-specific DIP within 10-20 generations using a population size of 500. The optimized architectures consistently improve upon the visual quality of classical DIP for a diverse range of photographic and artistic content.
2001.04776v1
2020-07-18
Finslerian convolution metrics and their special classes
Here, it is introduced a concept of convolution metric in Finslerian Geometry. This convolution metric is a kind of function obtained by a given mathematical operation between two Finslerian metrics. Some basic properties of the Finslerian convolution metrics are studied. Then it is characterized Finslerian convolution metrics which are of type Riemannian, Minkowskian as well as Randers. Furthermore, some examples of the Finslerian convolutions are given.
2007.14803v3
2020-09-14
What mathematical billiards teach us about statistical physics?
We survey applications of the theory of hyperbolic (and to a lesser extent non hyperbolic) billiards to some fundamental problems of statistical physics and their mathematically rigorous derivations in the framework of classical Hamiltonian systems.
2009.06284v2
2020-11-29
Applications of the Backus-Gilbert method to linear and some non linear equations
We investigate the use of a functional analytical version of the Backus-Gilbert Method as a reconstruction strategy to get specific information about the solution of linear and slightly non-linear systems with Frech\'et derivable operators. Some a priori error estimates are shown and tested for two classes of problems: a nonlinear moment problem and a linear elliptic Cauchy problem. For this second class of problems a special version of the Green-formula is developed in order to analyze the involved adjoint equations.
2011.14407v1
2021-11-30
Global weak solutions for the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert-Vlasov-Maxwell system coupled via emergent electromagnetic fields
Motivated by recent models of current driven magnetization dynamics, we examine the coupling of the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation and classical electron transport governed by the Vlasov-Maxwell system. The interaction is based on space-time gyro-coupling in the form of emergent electromagnetic fields of quantized helicity that add up to the conventional Maxwell fields. We construct global weak solutions of the coupled system in the framework of frustrated magnets with competing first and second order gradient interactions known to host topological solitons such as magnetic skyrmions and hopfions.
2111.15482v1
2022-04-02
Introduction to the Artificial Intelligence that can be applied to the Network Automation Journey
The computer network world is changing and the NetDevOps approach has brought the dynamics of applications and systems into the field of communication infrastructure. Businesses are changing and businesses are faced with difficulties related to the diversity of hardware and software that make up those infrastructures. The "Intent-Based Networking - Concepts and Definitions" document describes the different parts of the ecosystem that could be involved in NetDevOps. The recognize, generate intent, translate and refine features need a new way to implement algorithms. This is where artificial intelligence comes in.
2204.00800v1
2022-05-24
Theory of the Energy Variance in a Quantum Bit
We define a new quantum Hermitian operator (namely, the energy variance operator) which is simply duplicated from the statistical definition of energy variance in classical physics. Its expectation value yields the standard deviation of the energy about the mean value of this latter. We show by use of an exact Hamiltonian description that this standard deviation is due to the high-frequeny energy oscillations which are usually discarded in the rotating wave aproximation. We check the present theory by recovering the duration of an abrupt quantum jump that has been described in a recent experiment.
2205.12763v1
2022-07-11
Quasilinear rough evolution equations
We investigate the abstract Cauchy problem for a quasilinear parabolic equation in a Banach space of the form \( du_t -L_t(u_t)u_t dt = N_t(u_t)dt + F(u_t)\cdot d\mathbf X_t \), where \( \mathbf X\) is a \( \gamma\)-H\"older rough path for \( \gamma\in(1/3,1/2)\). We explore the mild formulation that combines functional analysis techniques and controlled rough paths theory which entail the local well-posedness of such equations. We apply our results to the stochastic Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert and Shigesada-Kawasaki-Teramoto equation. In this framework we obtain a random dynamical system associated to the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation.
2207.04787v1
2022-08-01
A Pansiot-type subword complexity theorem for automorphisms of free groups
Inspired by Pansiot's work on substitutions, we prove a similar theorem for automorphisms of a free group F of finite rank: if a right-infinite word represents an attracting fixed point of an automorphism of F, the subword complexity of X is equivalent to n, n log log n, n log n, or n^2. The proof uses combinatorial arguments analogue to Pansiot's as well as train tracks. We also define the recurrence complexity of X, and we apply it to laminations. In particular, we show that attracting laminations have complexity equivalent to n, n log log n, n log n, or n^2 (to n if the automorphism is fully irreducible).
2208.00676v1
2022-08-13
May the force be with you
Modern methods in dimensionality reduction are dominated by nonlinear attraction-repulsion force-based methods (this includes t-SNE, UMAP, ForceAtlas2, LargeVis, and many more). The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that all such methods, by design, come with an additional feature that is being automatically computed along the way, namely the vector field associated with these forces. We show how this vector field gives additional high-quality information and propose a general refinement strategy based on ideas from Morse theory. The efficiency of these ideas is illustrated specifically using t-SNE on synthetic and real-life data sets.
2208.06676v1
2022-10-26
Linearized frequency domain Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation formulation
We present a general finite element linearized Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation (LLGE) solver for magnetic systems under weak time-harmonic excitation field. The linearized LLGE is obtained by assuming a small deviation around the equilibrium state of the magnetic system. Inserting such expansion into LLGE and keeping only first order terms gives the linearized LLGE, which gives a frequency domain solution for the complex magnetization amplitudes under an external time-harmonic applied field of a given frequency. We solve the linear system with an iterative solver using generalized minimal residual method. We construct a preconditioner matrix to effectively solve the linear system. The validity, effectiveness, speed, and scalability of the linear solver are demonstrated via numerical examples.
2210.14525v1
2022-11-10
Secure Aggregation Is Not All You Need: Mitigating Privacy Attacks with Noise Tolerance in Federated Learning
Federated learning is a collaborative method that aims to preserve data privacy while creating AI models. Current approaches to federated learning tend to rely heavily on secure aggregation protocols to preserve data privacy. However, to some degree, such protocols assume that the entity orchestrating the federated learning process (i.e., the server) is not fully malicious or dishonest. We investigate vulnerabilities to secure aggregation that could arise if the server is fully malicious and attempts to obtain access to private, potentially sensitive data. Furthermore, we provide a method to further defend against such a malicious server, and demonstrate effectiveness against known attacks that reconstruct data in a federated learning setting.
2211.06324v1
2022-12-22
Theory and construction of Quasi-Monte Carlo rules for option pricing and density estimation
In this paper we propose and analyse a method for estimating three quantities related to an Asian option: the fair price, the cumulative distribution function, and the probability density. The method involves preintegration with respect to one well chosen integration variable to obtain a smooth function of the remaining variables, followed by the application of a tailored lattice Quasi-Monte Carlo rule to integrate over the remaining variables.
2212.11493v2
2022-12-30
Asymptotic stability of 2-domain walls for the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation in a nanowire with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction
We consider a ferromagnetic nanowire, with an energy functional $E$ with easy-axis in the direction $e_1$, and which takes into account the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. We consider configurations of the magnetization which are perturbations of two well separated domain wall, and study their evolution under the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert flow associated to E. Our main result is that, if the two walls have opposite speed, these configurations are asymptotically stable, up to gauges intrinsic to the invariances of the energy $E$. Our analysis builds on the framework developed in [4], taking advantage that it is amenable to space localisation.
2212.14589v1
2023-01-12
Time Domain Verification of Differential Transmission Line Modeling Methods
The advantages and limitations of time-domain pseudo-random binary sequence (PRBS) excitation methods for system identification of individual modes within a multi-conductor transmission system are discussed. We develop the modifications necessary to standard frequency-domain transmission-line models to match time-domain experimental data from several types of transmission systems. We show a variety of experimental results showing very good to excellent agreement with our model's predictions, up to approximately 10 GHz.
2301.05281v1
2023-01-17
Power Supply Compensation for Capacitive Loads
As ASIC supply voltages approach one volt, the source-impedance goals for power distribution networks are driven ever lower as well. One approach to achieving these goals is to add decoupling capacitors of various values until the desired impedance profile is obtained. An unintended consequence of this approach can be reduced power supply stability and even oscillation. In this paper, we present a case study of a system design which encountered these problems and we describe how these problems were resolved. Time-domain and frequency-domain analysis techniques are discussed and measured data is presented.
2301.09580v1
2023-01-17
Applications of Optimization Routines in Signal Integrity Analysis
Signal integrity analysis often involves the development of design guidelines through manual manipulation of circuit parameters and judicious interpretation of results. Such an approach can result in significant effort and sub-optimal conclusions. Optimization routines have been well proven to aid analysis across a variety of common tasks. In addition, there are several non-traditional applications where optimization can be useful. This paper begins by describing the basics of optimization followed by two specific case studies where non-traditional optimization provides significant improvements in both analysis efficiency and channel performance.
2301.10157v1
2023-01-17
High Speed Parallel Signal Crosstalk Cancellation Concept
High performance computing (HPC) systems make extensive use of high speed electrical interconnects, in routing signals among processing elements, or between processing elements and memory. Increasing bandwidth demands result in high density, parallel I/O exposed to crosstalk due to tightly coupled transmission lines. The crosstalk cancellation signaling concept discussed in this paper utilizes the known, predictable theory of coupled transmission lines to cancel crosstalk from neighboring traces with carefully chosen resistive cross-terminations between them. Through simulation and analysis of practical bus architectures, we explore the merits of crosstalk cancellation which could be used in dense interconnect HPC (or other) applications.
2301.10170v1
2023-04-05
Elimination and Factorization
If a matrix $A$ has rank $r$, then its row echelon form (from elimination) contains the identity matrix in its first $r$ independent columns. How do we \emph{interpret the matrix} $F$ that appears in the remaining columns of that echelon form\,? $F$ multiplies those first $r$ independent columns of $A$ to give its $n-r$ dependent columns. Then $F$ reveals bases for the row space and the nullspace of the original matrix $A$. And $F$ is the key to the column-row factorization $\boldsymbol{A}=\boldsymbol{CR}$.
2304.02659v1
2023-04-25
Jet: Multilevel Graph Partitioning on Graphics Processing Units
The multilevel heuristic is the dominant strategy for high-quality sequential and parallel graph partitioning. Partition refinement is a key step of multilevel graph partitioning. In this work, we present Jet, a new parallel algorithm for partition refinement specifically designed for Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). We combine Jet with GPU-aware coarsening to develop a $k$-way graph partitioner, the Jet partitioner. The new partitioner achieves superior quality compared to state-of-the-art shared memory partitioners on a large collection of test graphs.
2304.13194v2
2023-05-16
QHDL: a Low-Level Circuit Description Language for Quantum Computing
This paper proposes a descriptive language called QHDL, akin to VHDL, to program gate-based quantum computing systems. Unlike other popular quantum programming languages, QHDL targets low-level quantum computing programming and aims to provide a common framework for programming FPGAs and gate-based quantum computing systems. The paper presents an initial implementation and design principles of the QHDL framework, including a compiler and quantum computer simulator. We discuss the challenges of low-level integration of streaming models and quantum computing for programming FPGAs and gate-based quantum computing systems.
2305.09419v1
2023-05-21
An Alternative Derivation of the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert Equation for Saturated Ferromagnets
The Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation for rigid and saturated ferromagnets is derived using a two-continuum model constructed by H.F. Tiersten for elastic and saturated ferromagnets. The relevant basic laws of physics are applied systematically to the two continua or their combination. The exchange interaction is introduced into the model through surface distributed magnetic couples. This leads to a continuum theory with magnetization gradients in the stored energy density. The saturation condition of the magnetization functions as constraints on the energy density and has implications in the constitutive relations.
2305.18232v1
2023-06-25
Gilbert's conjecture and A new way to octonionic analytic functions from the clifford analysis
In this article we will give a affirmative answer to Gilbert's conjecture on Hardy spaces of Clifford analytic functions in upper half-space of $\mathbb{R}^8$. It depends on a explicit construction of Spinor space $\mathcal{R}_8$ and Clifford algebra $Cl_8$ by octonion algbra. What's more , it gives us an associative way to octonionic analytic function theory. And the similar question has been discussed in Octonionic Hardy space in upper-half space, some classical results about octonionic analytic functions have been reformulated, too.
2306.14164v1
2023-06-28
Stochastic Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equations for frustrated magnets under fluctuating currents
We examine a stochastic Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation for a frustrated ferromagnet with competing first and second order exchange interactions exposed to deterministic and random spin transfer torques in form of transport noise. We prove the existence and pathwise uniqueness of weak martingale solutions in the energy space. The result ensures the persistence of topological patterns, occurring in such magnetic systems, under the influence of a fluctuating spin current.
2306.15843v1
2023-07-28
MDS, Hermitian Almost MDS, and Gilbert-Varshamov Quantum Codes from Generalized Monomial-Cartesian Codes
We construct new stabilizer quantum error-correcting codes from generalized monomial-Cartesian codes. Our construction uses an explicitly defined twist vector, and we present formulas for the minimum distance and dimension. Generalized monomial-Cartesian codes arise from polynomials in $m$ variables. When $m=1$ our codes are MDS, and when $m=2$ and our lower bound for the minimum distance is $3$ the codes are at least Hermitian Almost MDS. For an infinite family of parameters when $m=2$ we prove that our codes beat the Gilbert-Varshamov bound. We also present many examples of our codes that are better than any known code in the literature.
2307.15488v1
2023-09-06
Optimal Control of the 2D Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert Equation with Control Energy in Effective Magnetic Field
The optimal control of magnetization dynamics in a ferromagnetic sample at a microscopic scale is studied. The dynamics of this model is governed by the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation on a two-dimensional bounded domain with the external magnetic field (the control) applied through the effective field. We prove the global existence and uniqueness of a regular solution in $\mathbb S^2$ under a smallness condition on control and initial data. We establish the existence of optimal control and derive a first-order necessary optimality condition using the Fr\'echet derivative of the control-to-state operator and adjoint problem approach.
2309.02786v1
2023-09-22
Relaxed optimal control for the stochastic Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation
We consider the stochastic Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation, perturbed by a real-valued Wiener process. We add an external control to the effective field as an attempt to drive the magnetization to a desired state and also to control thermal fluctuations. We use the theory of Young measures to relax the given control problem along with the associated cost. We consider a control operator that can depend (possibly non-linearly) on both the control and the associated solution. Moreover, we consider a fairly general associated cost functional without any special convexity assumption. We use certain compactness arguments, along with the Jakubowski version of the Skorohod Theorem to show that the relaxed problem admits an optimal control.
2309.12556v1
2024-01-14
Multilevel Metamodels: A Novel Approach to Enhance Efficiency and Generalizability in Monte Carlo Simulation Studies
Metamodels, or the regression analysis of Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) results, provide a powerful tool to summarize MCS findings. However, an as of yet unexplored approach is the use of multilevel metamodels (MLMM) that better account for the dependent data structure of MCS results that arises from fitting multiple models to the same simulated data set. In this study, we articulate the theoretical rationale for the MLMM and illustrate how it can dramatically improve efficiency over the traditional regression approach, better account for complex MCS designs, and provide new insights into the generalizability of MCS findings.
2401.07294v2
2024-02-29
Evaluating the Gilbert-Varshamov Bound for Constrained Systems
We revisit the well-known Gilbert-Varshamov (GV) bound for constrained systems. In 1991, Kolesnik and Krachkovsky showed that GV bound can be determined via the solution of some optimization problem. Later, Marcus and Roth (1992) modified the optimization problem and improved the GV bound in many instances. In this work, we provide explicit numerical procedures to solve these two optimization problems and hence, compute the bounds. We then show the procedures can be further simplified when we plot the respective curves. In the case where the graph presentation comprise a single state, we provide explicit formulas for both bounds.
2402.18869v1
2003-08-25
Detection of molecular hydrogen at z=1.15 toward HE 0515-4414
A new molecular hydrogen cloud is found in the sub-damped Ly-alpha absorber [log N(HI)=19.88+/-0.05] at the redshift z=1.15 toward the bright quasar HE0515-4414 (zem = 1.71). More than 30 absorption features in the Lyman band system of H2 are identified in the UV spectrum of this quasar obtained with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) aboard the Hubble Space Telescope. The H2-bearing cloud shows a total H2 column density N(H2)=(8.7^{+8.7}_-{4.0}) 10^16 cm^-2, and a fractional molecular abundance f(H2)=(2.3^{+2.3}_{-1.1}) 10^-3 derived from the H2 lines arising from the J=0-5 rotational levels of the ground electronic vibrational state. The estimated rate of photodissociation at the cloud edge I_0<=1.8 10^{-8} s^-1 is much higher than the mean Galactic disk value, I_MW~=5.5 10^{-11} s^-1. This may indicate an enhanced star-formation activity in the z=1.15 system as compared with molecular clouds at z~=3 where I~=I_MW. We also find a tentative evidence that the formation rate coefficient of H2 upon grain surfaces at z=1.15 is a factor of 10 larger than a canonical Milky Way value, R_MW~=3 10^-17 cm^3 s^-1. The relative dust-to-gas ratio estimated from the [Cr/Zn] ratio is equal to k=0.89+/-0.19 (in units of the mean Galactic disk value), which is in good agreement with a high molecular fraction in this system. The estimated line-of-sight size of L~=0.25 pc may imply that the H2 is confined within small and dense filaments embedded in a more rarefied gas giving rise to the z=1.15 sub-damped Ly-alpha absorber.
0308432v1
2004-10-04
Dissipative dynamics of topological defects in frustrated Heisenberg spin systems
We study the dynamics of topological defects of a frustrated spin system displaying spiral order. As a starting point we consider the SO(3) nonlinear sigma model to describe long-wavelength fluctuations around the noncollinear spiral state. Besides the usual spin-wave magnetic excitations, the model allows for topologically non-trivial static solutions of the equations of motion, associated with the change of chirality (clockwise or counterclockwise) of the spiral. We consider two types of these topological defects, single vortices and vortex-antivortex pairs, and quantize the corresponding solutions by generalizing the semiclassical approach to a non-Abelian field theory. The use of the collective coordinates allows us to represent the defect as a particle coupled to a bath of harmonic oscillators, which can be integrated out employing the Feynman-Vernon path-integral formalism. The resulting effective action for the defect indicates that its motion is damped due to the scattering by the magnons. We derive a general expression for the damping coefficient of the defect, and evaluate its temperature dependence in both cases, for a single vortex and for a vortex-antivortex pair. Finally, we consider an application of the model for cuprates, where a spiral state has been argued to be realized in the spin-glass regime. By assuming that the defect motion contributes to the dissipative dynamics of the charges, we can compare our results with the measured inverse mobility in a wide range of temperature. The relatively good agreement between our calculations and the experiments confirms the possible relevance of an incommensurate spiral order for lightly doped cuprates.
0410082v3
2010-09-14
Modeling laser wakefield accelerators in a Lorentz boosted frame
Modeling of laser-plasma wakefield accelerators in an optimal frame of reference \cite{VayPRL07} is shown to produce orders of magnitude speed-up of calculations from first principles. Obtaining these speedups requires mitigation of a high-frequency instability that otherwise limits effectiveness in addition to solutions for handling data input and output in a relativistically boosted frame of reference. The observed high-frequency instability is mitigated using methods including an electromagnetic solver with tunable coefficients, its extension to accomodate Perfectly Matched Layers and Friedman's damping algorithms, as well as an efficient large bandwidth digital filter. It is shown that choosing the frame of the wake as the frame of reference allows for higher levels of filtering and damping than is possible in other frames for the same accuracy. Detailed testing also revealed serendipitously the existence of a singular time step at which the instability level is minimized, independently of numerical dispersion, thus indicating that the observed instability may not be due primarily to Numerical Cerenkov as has been conjectured. The techniques developed for Cerenkov mitigation prove nonetheless to be very efficient at controlling the instability. Using these techniques, agreement at the percentage level is demonstrated between simulations using different frames of reference, with speedups reaching two orders of magnitude for a 0.1 GeV class stages. The method then allows direct and efficient full-scale modeling of deeply depleted laser-plasma stages of 10 GeV-1 TeV for the first time, verifying the scaling of plasma accelerators to very high energies. Over 4, 5 and 6 orders of magnitude speedup is achieved for the modeling of 10 GeV, 100 GeV and 1 TeV class stages, respectively.
1009.2727v2
2013-03-07
The coupling between internal waves and shear-induced turbulence in stellar radiation zones: the critical layer
Internal gravity waves (hereafter IGWs) are known as one of the candidates for explaining the angular velocity profile in the Sun and in solar-type main-sequence and evolved stars, due to their role in the transport of angular momentum. Our bringing concerns critical layers, a process poorly explored in stellar physics, defined as the location where the local relative frequency of a given wave to the rotational frequency of the fluid tends to zero (i.e that corresponds to co-rotation resonances). IGW propagate through stably-stratified radiative regions, where they extract or deposit angular momentum through two processes: radiative and viscous dampings and critical layers. Our goal is to obtain a complete picture of the effects of this latters. First, we expose a mathematical resolution of the equation of propagation for IGWs in adiabatic and non-adiabatic cases near critical layers. Then, the use of a dynamical stellar evolution code, which treats the secular transport of angular momentum, allows us to apply these results to the case of a solar-like star.The analysis reveals two cases depending on the value of the Richardson number at critical layers: a stable one, where IGWs are attenuated as they pass through a critical level, and an unstable turbulent case where they can be reflected/transmitted by the critical level with a coefficient larger than one. Such over-reflection/transmission can have strong implications on our vision of angular momentum transport in stellar interiors. This paper highlights the existence of two regimes defining the interaction between an IGW and a critical layer. An application exposes the effect of the first regime, showing a strengthening of the damping of the wave. Moreover, this work opens new ways concerning the coupling between IGWs and shear instabilities in stellar interiors.
1303.1715v1
2014-05-01
Energy Loss of Solar $p$ Modes due to the excitation of Magnetic Sausage Tube Waves: Importance of Coupling the Upper Atmosphere
We consider damping and absorption of solar $p$ modes due to their energy loss to magnetic tube waves that can freely carry energy out of the acoustic cavity. The coupling of $p$ modes and sausage tube waves is studied in a model atmosphere composed of a polytropic interior above which lies an isothermal upper atmosphere. The sausage tube waves, excited by $p$ modes, propagate along a magnetic fibril which is assumed to be a vertically aligned, stratified, thin magnetic flux-tube. The deficit of $p$-mode energy is quantified through the damping rate, $\Gamma$ and absorption coefficient, $\alpha$. The variation of $\Gamma$ and $\alpha$ as a function of frequency and the tube's plasma properties is studied in detail. Previous similar studies have considered only a subphotospheric layer, modelled as a polytrope that has been truncated at the photosphere (Bogdan et al. (1996), Hindman & Jain 2008, Gascoyne et al. (2011)). Such studies have found that the resulting energy loss by the $p$ modes is very sensitive to the upper boundary condition, which because of the lack of a upper atmosphere have been imposed in a somewhat ad hoc manner. The model presented here avoids such problems by using an isothermal layer to model the overlying atmosphere (chromosphere), and consequently, allows us to analyse the propagation of $p$-mode driven sausage waves above the photosphere. In this paper we restrict our attention to frequencies below the acoustic cut-off frequency. We demonstrate the importance of coupling all waves (acoustic, magnetic) in the subsurface solar atmosphere with the overlying atmosphere in order to accurately model the interaction of solar $f$ and $p$ modes with sausage tube waves.
1405.0130v2
2015-09-01
Excitation of surface and volume plasmons in metal nanocluster by fast electrons
Surface and volume plasmons excited in a metal cluster by moving electron and corresponding inelastic scattering spectra are studied based on the hydrodynamic approach. Along with the bulk losses traditionally taken into account, the surface and radiative ones are also considered as the physical mechanisms responsible for the plasmon damping. The second and third mechanisms are found to be essential for the surface plasmons and depend very differently on the multipole mode order. The differential equations are obtained which describe the temporal evolution of every particular mode as that one of a linear oscillator excited by the given external force, and the electron energy loss spectra are calculated. The changes in spectrum shape with the impact parameter and with the electron passage time are analyzed and found to be in good enough agreement with the data of scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) experiments. It is shown that, in the general case, a pronounced contribution to the formation of the loss spectrum is given by the both surface and volume plasmons with low and high multipole indices. In particular, at long electron passage time, the integral loss spectrum which is calculated for the free-electron cluster model contains two main peaks: a broad peak from merging of many high-order multipole resonances of the surface plasmons and a narrower peak of nearly the same height from merged volume plasmons excited by the electrons that travel through the central region of the cluster. Comparatively complex dependences of the calculated excitation coefficients and damping constants of various plasmons on the order of the excited multipole result in wide diversity of possible types of the loss spectrum even for the same cluster material and should be taken into account in interpretation of corresponding electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) experiments.
1509.00405v2
2016-01-29
New class of quantum error-correcting codes for a bosonic mode
We construct a new class of quantum error-correcting codes for a bosonic mode which are advantageous for applications in quantum memories, communication, and scalable computation. These 'binomial quantum codes' are formed from a finite superposition of Fock states weighted with binomial coefficients. The binomial codes can exactly correct errors that are polynomial up to a specific degree in bosonic creation and annihilation operators, including amplitude damping and displacement noise as well as boson addition and dephasing errors. For realistic continuous-time dissipative evolution, the codes can perform approximate quantum error correction to any given order in the timestep between error detection measurements. We present an explicit approximate quantum error recovery operation based on projective measurements and unitary operations. The binomial codes are tailored for detecting boson loss and gain errors by means of measurements of the generalized number parity. We discuss optimization of the binomial codes and demonstrate that by relaxing the parity structure, codes with even lower unrecoverable error rates can be achieved. The binomial codes are related to existing two-mode bosonic codes but offer the advantage of requiring only a single bosonic mode to correct amplitude damping as well as the ability to correct other errors. Our codes are similar in spirit to 'cat codes' based on superpositions of the coherent states, but offer several advantages such as smaller mean number, exact rather than approximate orthonormality of the code words, and an explicit unitary operation for repumping energy into the bosonic mode. The binomial quantum codes are realizable with current superconducting circuit technology and they should prove useful in other quantum technologies, including bosonic quantum memories, photonic quantum communication, and optical-to-microwave up- and down-conversion.
1602.00008v3
2016-05-31
Constraint on a cosmological variation in the proton-to-electron mass ratio from electronic CO absorption
Carbon monoxide (CO) absorption in the sub-damped Lyman-$\alpha$ absorber at redshift $z_{abs} \simeq 2.69$, toward the background quasar SDSS J123714.60+064759.5 (J1237+0647), was investigated for the first time in order to search for a possible variation of the proton-to-electron mass ratio, $\mu$, over a cosmological time-scale. The observations were performed with the Very Large Telescope/Ultraviolet and Visual Echelle Spectrograph with a signal-to-noise ratio of 40 per 2.5 kms$^{-1}$ per pixel at $\sim 5000$ \AA. Thirteen CO vibrational bands in this absorber are detected: the A$^{1}\Pi$ - X$^{1}\Sigma^{+}$ ($\nu'$,0) for $\nu' = 0 - 8$, B$^{1}\Sigma^{+}$ - X$^{1}\Sigma^{+}$ (0,0), C$^{1}\Sigma^{+}$ - X$^{1}\Sigma^{+}$ (0,0), and E$^{1}\Pi$ - X$^{1}\Sigma^{+}$ (0,0) singlet-singlet bands and the d$^{3}\Delta$ - X$^{1}\Sigma^{+}$ (5,0) singlet-triplet band. An updated database including the most precise molecular inputs needed for a $\mu$-variation analysis is presented for rotational levels $J = 0 - 5$, consisting of transition wavelengths, oscillator strengths, natural lifetime damping parameters, and sensitivity coefficients to a variation of the proton-to-electron mass ratio. A comprehensive fitting method was used to fit all the CO bands at once and an independent constraint of $\Delta\mu/\mu = (0.7 \pm 1.6_{stat} \pm 0.5_{syst}) \times 10^{-5}$ was derived from CO only. A combined analysis using both molecular hydrogen and CO in the same J1237+0647 absorber returned a final constraint on the relative variation of $\Delta\mu/\mu = (-5.6 \pm 5.6_{stat} \pm 3.1_{syst}) \times 10^{-6}$, which is consistent with no variation over a look-back time of $\sim 11.4$ Gyrs.
1605.09742v1
2017-11-01
Entanglement entropy of a three-spin interacting spin chain with a time-reversal breaking impurity at one boundary
We investigate the effect of a time-reversal breaking impurity term on both the equilibrium and non-equilibrium critical properties of entanglement entropy (EE) in a three-spin interacting transverse Ising model which can be mapped to a one-dimensional p-wave superconductor with next-nearest-neighbor hopping. Due to the presence of next-nearest-neighbor hopping, a new topological phase with two zero-energy Majorana modes at each end of an open chain appears in the phase diagram. We show that the derivative of EE with respect to one of the parameters of the Hamiltonian can detect the quantum phase transitions by exhibiting cusp like structure at those points; impurity strength ($\la_d$) can substantially modify the peak/dip height associated with the cusp. Importantly, we find that the logarithmic scaling of the EE with block size remains unaffected by the application of the impurity term, although, the coefficient (i.e., central charge) varies logarithmically with the impurity strength for a lower range of $\la_d$ and eventually saturates with an exponential damping factor ($\sim \exp(-\la_d)$) for the phase boundaries shared with the phase containing two Majorana edge modes. On the other hand, it receives a linear correction in term of $\la_d$ for an another phase boundary. Finally, we focus to study the effect of the impurity in the time evolution of the EE for the critical quenching case where impurity term is applied only to the final Hamiltonian. Interestingly, it has been shown that for all the phase boundaries in contrary to the equilibrium case, the saturation value of the EE increases logarithmically with the strength of impurity in a certain region of $\la_d$ and finally, for higher values of $\la_d$, it increases very slowly which is dictated by an exponential damping factor.
1711.01164v2
2018-01-23
Predicting Quasar Continua Near Lyman-$α$ with Principal Component Analysis
Measuring the proximity effect and the damping wing of intergalactic neutral hydrogen in quasar spectra during the epoch of reionization requires an estimate of the intrinsic continuum at rest-frame wavelengths $\lambda_{\rm rest}\sim1200$-$1260$ {\AA}. In contrast to previous works which used composite spectra with matched spectral properties or explored correlations between parameters of broad emission lines, we opted for a non-parametric predictive approach based on principal component analysis (PCA) to predict the intrinsic spectrum from the spectral properties at redder (i.e. unabsorbed) wavelengths. We decomposed a sample of $12764$ spectra of $z\sim2$-$2.5$ quasars from SDSS/BOSS into 10 red-side ($1280$ {\AA} $<\lambda_{\rm rest}<2900$ {\AA}) and 6 blue-side ($1180$ {\AA} $<\lambda_{\rm rest}<1280$ {\AA}) PCA basis spectra, and constructed a projection matrix to predict the blue-side coefficients from a fit to the red-side spectrum. We found that our method predicts the blue-side continuum with $\sim6$-$12\%$ precision and $\lesssim1\%$ bias by testing on the full training set sample. We then computed predictions for the blue-side continua of the two quasars currently known at $z>7$: ULAS J1120+0641 ($z=7.09$) and ULAS J1342+0928 ($z=7.54$). Both of these quasars are known to exhibit extreme emission line properties, so we individually calibrated the precision of the continuum predictions from similar quasars in the training set. We find that both $z>7$ quasars, and in particular ULAS J1342+0928, show signs of damping wing-like absorption at wavelengths redward of Ly$\alpha$.
1801.07679v1
2018-05-23
Quantifying the validity and breakdown of the overdamped approximation in stochastic thermodynamics: Theory and experiment
Stochastic thermodynamics provides an important framework to explore small physical systems where thermal fluctuations are inevitable. In the studies of stochastic thermodynamics, some thermodynamic quantities, such as the trajectory work, associated with the complete Langevin equation (the Kramers equation) are often assumed to converge to those associated with the overdamped Langevin equation (the Smoluchowski equation) in the overdamped limit under the overdamped approximation. Nevertheless, a rigorous mathematical proof of the convergence of the work distributions to our knowledge has not been reported so far. Here we study the convergence of the work distributions explicitly. In the overdamped limit, we rigorously prove the convergence of the extended Fokker-Planck equations including work using a multiple timescale expansion approach. By taking the linearly dragged harmonic oscillator as an exactly solvable example, we analytically calculate the work distribution associated with the Kramers equation, and verify its convergence to that associated with the Smoluchowski equation in the overdamped limit. We quantify the accuracy of the overdamped approximation as a function of the damping coefficient. In addition, we experimentally demonstrate that the data of the work distribution of a levitated silica nanosphere agrees with the overdamped approximation in the overdamped limit, but deviates from the overdamped approximation in the low-damping case. Our work fills a gap between the stochastic thermodynamics based on the complete Langevin equation (the Kramers equation) and the overdamped Langevin equation (the Smoluchowski equation), and deepens our understanding of the overdamped approximation in stochastic thermodynamics.
1805.09080v3
2018-09-05
Experiments on wave propagation in grease ice: combined wave gauges and PIV measurements
Water wave attenuation by grease ice is a key mechanism for the polar regions, as waves in ice influence many phenomena such as ice drift, ice breaking, and ice formation. However, the models presented so far in the literature are limited in a number of regards, and more insights are required from either laboratory experiments or fieldwork for these models to be validated and improved. Unfortunately, performing detailed measurements of wave propagation in grease ice, either on the field or in the laboratory, is challenging. As a consequence, laboratory data are relatively scarce, and often consist of only a couple of wave elevation measurements along the length of the wave tank. We present combined measurements of wave elevation using an array of ultrasonic probes, and water kinematics using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), in a small-scale wave tank experiment. Experiments are performed over a wider frequency range than what has been previously investigated. The wave elevation measurements are used to compute the wave number and exponential damping coefficient. By contrast with a previous study in grease ice, we find that the wave number is consistent with the mass loading model, i.e. it increases compared with the open water case. Wave attenuation is compared with a series of one-layer models, and we show that they satisfactorily describe the viscous damping that is taking place. PIV data are also consistent with exponential wave amplitude attenuation, and a POD analysis reveals the existence of mean flows under the ice that are a consequence of the displacement and packing of the ice induced by the gradient in the wave-induced stress. Finally, we show that the dynamics of grease ice can generate eddy structures that inject eddy viscosity in the water under the grease ice, which would lead to enhanced mixing and participating in energy dissipation.
1809.01476v2
2022-02-08
Evolution of energy, momentum, and spin parameter in dark matter flow and integral constants of motion
N-body equations of motion in comoving system and expanding background are reformulated in a transformed system with static background and fixed damping. The energy and momentum evolution in dark matter flow are rigorously formulated for both systems. The energy evolution in transformed system has a simple form that is identical to the damped harmonic oscillator. The cosmic energy equation can be easily derived in both systems. For entire N-body system, 1) combined with the two-body collapse model (TBCM), kinetic and potential energy increase linearly with time $t$ such that $K_p=\varepsilon_ut$ and $P_y=-7\varepsilon_ut/5$, where $\varepsilon_u$ is a constant rate of energy cascade; 2) an effective gravitational potential exponent $n_e=-10/7\ne-1$ ($n_e=-1.38$ from simulation) can be identified due to surface energy of fast growing halos; 3) the radial momentum $G\propto a^{3/2}$ and angular momentum $H\propto a^{5/2}$, where $a$ is the scale factor. On halo scale, 1) halo kinetic and potential energy can be modelled by two dimensionless constants $\alpha_s^*$ and $\beta_s^*$. Both constants are independent of time and halo mass; 2) both halo radial and angular momentum $\propto a^{3/2}$ and can be modeled by two mass-dependent coefficients $\tau_s^*$ and $\eta_s^*$; 3) halo spin parameter is determined by $\alpha_s^*$ and $\eta_s^*$ and decreases with halo mass with derived values of 0.09 and 0.031 for small and large halos. Finally, the radial and angular momentum are closely related to the integral constants of motion $I_m$, i.e. the integral of velocity correlation or the $m$th derivative of energy spectrum at long wavelength limit. On large scale, angular momentum is negligible, $I_2$=0 reflects the conservation of linear momentum, while $I_4$ reflects the fluctuation of radial momentum $G$. On halo scale, $I_4$ is determined by both momentum that are comparable with each other.
2202.04054v2
2022-09-10
Self-Consistent Computation of Spin Torques and Magneto-Resistance in Tunnel Junctions and Magnetic Read-Heads with Metallic Pinhole Defects
A three-dimensional self-consistent spin transport model is developed, which includes both tunnelling transport, as well as metallic transport. Using the spin accumulation computed either side of a tunnel barrier, spin torques are obtained, and it is shown the model reproduces both damping-like and field-like spin-transfer torques, with the expected sinusoidal angular dependence, and inverse ferromagnetic layer thickness dependence. An explicit solution to the drift-diffusion model is derived, which allows analysing the effect of both the reference and free layer thickness on the spin-transfer torque polarization and field-like coefficient. In particular, when the layers are thin, additional spin-dependent scattering contributions due to incomplete absorption of transverse spin components reduce both the damping-like and field-like spin torques. It is shown the model developed here can be used to compute the signal-to-noise ratio in realistic magnetic read-heads, where spin torque-induced fluctuations and instabilities limit the maximum operating voltage. The effect of metallic pinhole defects in the insulator layer is also analysed, which results in a mixture of metallic and tunnelling transport, and highly non-uniform charge and spin currents, requiring the full spin transport model to compute the resulting magneto-resistance and spin torques. Increasing the area covered by pinholes results in a rapid degradation of the magneto-resistance, following an inverse dependence. Moreover, the spin torque angular dependence becomes skewed, and the spin-transfer torque polarization decreases. The same results are obtained when considering tunnel junctions with a single pinhole defect, but decreasing cross-sectional area, showing that even a single pinhole defect can significantly degrade the performance of tunnel junctions and magnetic read-heads below the 40 nm node.
2209.04613v1
2023-06-23
Nonlinear asymptotic stability and transition threshold for 2D Taylor-Couette flows in Sobolev spaces
In this paper, we investigate the stability of the 2-dimensional (2D) Taylor-Couette (TC) flow for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. The explicit form of velocity for 2D TC flow is given by $u=(Ar+\frac{B}{r})(-\sin \theta, \cos \theta)^T$ with $(r, \theta)\in [1, R]\times \mathbb{S}^1$ being an annulus and $A, B$ being constants. Here, $A, B$ encode the rotational effect and $R$ is the ratio of the outer and inner radii of the annular region. Our focus is the long-term behavior of solutions around the steady 2D TC flow. While the laminar solution is known to be a global attractor for 2D channel flows and plane flows, it is unclear whether this is still true for rotating flows with curved geometries. In this article, we prove that the 2D Taylor-Couette flow is asymptotically stable, even at high Reynolds number ($Re\sim \nu^{-1}$), with a sharp exponential decay rate of $\exp(-\nu^{\frac13}|B|^{\frac23}R^{-2}t)$ as long as the initial perturbation is less than or equal to $\nu^\frac12 |B|^{\frac12}R^{-2}$ in Sobolev space. The powers of $\nu$ and $B$ in this decay estimate are optimal. It is derived using the method of resolvent estimates and is commonly recognized as the enhanced dissipative effect. Compared to the Couette flow, the enhanced dissipation of the rotating Taylor-Couette flow not only depends on the Reynolds number but also reflects the rotational aspect via the rotational coefficient $B$. The larger the $|B|$, the faster the long-time dissipation takes effect. We also conduct space-time estimates describing inviscid-damping mechanism in our proof. To obtain these inviscid-damping estimates, we find and construct a new set of explicit orthonormal basis of the weighted eigenfunctions for the Laplace operators corresponding to the circular flows. These provide new insights into the mathematical understanding of the 2D Taylor-Couette flows.
2306.13562v1
2023-12-18
Size dependent optical response in coupled systems of plasmons and electron-hole pairs in metallic nanostructures
In bulk materials, the collective modes and individual modes are orthogonal each other, and no connection occurs if there is no damping processes. In the presence of damping, the collective modes, i.e., plasmons decay into the hot carriers. In finite systems, the collective and individual modes are coupled by the Coulomb interaction. Such couplings by longitudinal (L) field have been intensively investigated, whereas a coupling via transverse (T) field has been poorly studied although the plasmon is excited by an irradiated light on surface and in finite nanostructures. Then, the T field would play a significant role in the coupling between the collective and individual excitations. In this study, we investigate how the T field mediates the coherent coupling. This study is based on the recently developed microscopic nonlocal theory of electronic systems in metals and the results of eigenmode analyses by this theory. To tune the coupling strength in a single nanorod, we examine three parameters: Rod length $L_z$, background refractive index $n_{\rm b}$, and Fermi energy $\varepsilon_{\rm F}$. We discuss the modulation ratio of the spectrum of optical response coefficients to evaluate the coupling by the T field. The T field shifts the collective excitation energy, which causes a finite modulation at both collective excitation and individual excitations. The three parameters can change the energy distance between the collective and individual excitations. Thus, the coherent coupling by the T field is enhanced for a proper tuning of the parameters. The results of the investigation of system parameter dependence would give insight into the guiding principle of designing the materials for highly efficient hot carrier generation.
2312.10867v2
2024-03-04
Cosmic-ray diffusion in two local filamentary clouds
A fairly uniform cosmic-ray (CR) distribution is observed near the Sun, except in the nearby Eridu cloud, which shows an unexplained 30-50% deficit in GeV to TeV CR flux. To explore the origin of this deficit, we studied the Reticulum cloud, which shares notable traits with Eridu: a comparable distance in the low-density region of the Local Valley and a filamentary structure of atomic hydrogen extending along ordered magnetic-field lines that are steeply inclined to the Galactic plane. Using 14 years of Fermi-LAT data in the 0.16 to 63 GeV energy band, we found that the gamma-ray emissivity in the Reticulum cloud is fully consistent with the average spectrum measured in the solar neighbourhood, but this emissivity, and therefore the CR flux, is 1.57 $\pm$ 0.09 times larger than in Eridu across the whole energy band. The difference cannot be attributed to uncertainties in gas mass. Nevertheless, we find that the two clouds are similar in many respects at a parsec scale: both have magnetic-field strengths of a few micro-Gauss in the plane of the sky; both are in approximate equilibrium between magnetic and thermal pressures; they have similar turbulent velocities and sonic Mach numbers; and both show magnetic-field regularity with a dispersion in orientation lower than 10-15 degrees over large zones. The gas in Reticulum is colder and denser than in Eridu, but we find similar parallel diffusion coefficients around a few times 1e28 cm2/s in both clouds if CRs above 1 GV in rigidity diffuse on resonant, self-excited Alfv\'en waves that are damped by ion-neutral interactions. The loss of CRs in Eridu remains unexplained, but these two clouds provide important test cases to further study how magnetic turbulence, line tangling, and ion-neutral damping regulate CR diffusion in the dominant gas phase of the interstellar medium.
2403.02466v1
1999-04-20
Experimentally Derived Dielectronic Recombination Rate Coefficients for Heliumlike C V and Hydrogenic O VIII
Using published measurements of dielectronic recombination (DR) resonance strengths and energies for C V to C IV and O VIII to O VII, we have calculated the DR rate coefficient for these ions. Our derived rates are in good agreement with multiconfiguration, intermediate-coupling and multiconfiguration, fully-relativistic calculations as well as with most LS coupling calculations. Our results are not in agreement with the recommended DR rates commonly used for modeling cosmic plasmas. We have used theoretical radiative recombination (RR) rates in conjunction with our derived DR rates to produce a total recombination rate for comparison with unified RR+DR calculations in LS coupling. Our results are not in agreement with undamped, unified calculations for C V but are in reasonable agreement with damped, unified calculations for O VIII. For C V, the Burgess general formula (GF) yields a rate which is in very poor agreement with our derived rate. The Burgess & Tworkowski modification of the GF yields a rate which is also in poor agreement. The Merts et al. modification of the GF yields a rate which is in fair agreement. For O VIII the GF yields a rate which is in fair agreement with our derived rate. The Burgess & Tworkowski modification of the GF yields a rate which is in good agreement. And the Merts et al. modification yields a rate which is in very poor agreement. These results suggest that for DN=1 DR it is not possible to know a priori which formula will yield a rate closer to the true DR rate. We describe the technique used to obtain DR rate coefficients from laboratory measurements of DR resonance strengths and energies. For use in plasma modeling, we also present easy-to-use fitting formulae for the experimentally derived DR rates.
9904258v1
2016-10-12
Optical Properties Of Nanometer-Scale Structures
Two approaches (micro- and macro- investigations) are used to determine the dimension dependences of the optical parameters of the nanometer-scale layers of materials. It is shown that both an index of refraction and coefficient of absorption depend strongly on the thickness of the layer. In this region of thicknesses, the dimension resonance occurs, where an index of refraction has a maximum and a coefficient of absorption has a minimum. The numerical calculation of the optical parameters of some materials (Ag, Al, Fe, Ge, Si, Se, Te) have been carried out with the use of the experimental data of reflection and transparency of thin layers, obtained in a series of works, and with our formulas for the wave amplitudes and the laws of refractions. The analogues of the Fresnel formulas and the Snell law have been derived from the Maxwell boundary conditions where the absorption and conductivity of media were taken into account. The use of our formulas for the wave amplitudes leads to the fulfillment of the conservation law of energy both for the TE- and TM- polarizations of light. The reemission of light is possible for the thicknesses, which is equal to the wavelength of light in a medium, divisible by integer: $\frac{2{\pi}d_{res}}{2}={\lambda}_m{\cdot}m=\frac{{\lambda}_0}{n}{\cdot}m$, where m=1,2,3... The visible luminescence of the porous silicon, silicon whiskers and other nanometer-scale structures can be explained by their emission in the case of dimension resonance because in this region of thicknesses, layers have a big negative coefficient of absorption and little - of a damping. It is also shown that in the case of the TM-polarization, in a material with a high conductivity, light refracts in a "wrong" direction (at all positive optical parameters) due to a surface current. In the case of the TE-polarization, light refracts only in a "right" direction.
1610.03775v1
1992-06-18
Wormholes and Supersymmetry
Revisions: reference added to: G. Gilbert, {\sl Nucl.Phys.} {\bf B328}, 159 (1989)
9206072v2
1993-05-26
Musings on Magnus
The object of this paper is to describe a simple method for proving that certain groups are residually torsion-free nilpotent, to describe some new parafree groups and to raise some new problems in honour of the memory of Wilhelm Magnus.
9305201v1
2001-10-17
Expected number of distinct part sizes in a random integer composition
The asymptotics, as $n\to\infty$, for the expected number of distinct part sizes in a random composition of an integer n is obtained.
0110189v1
2003-12-29
Non-hopfian relatively free groups
To solve problems of Gilbert Baumslag and Hanna Neumann, posed in the 1960's, we construct a nontrivial variety of groups all of whose noncyclic free groups are non-hopfian.
0312491v1
2005-10-26
Winning rate in the full-information best choice problem
Following a long-standing suggestion by Gilbert and Mosteller, we derive an explicit formula for the asymptotic winning rate in the full-information problem of the best choice.
0510568v3
2007-12-20
The dark matter as a light gravitino (II)
We address the question of gravitino dark matter in the context of gauge mediated supersymmetry breaking models.
0712.3465v1