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2018-08-19
Sharp lifespan estimates of blowup solutions to semilinear wave equations with time-dependent effective damping
We consider the initial value problem for the semilinear wave equation with time-dependent effective damping. The interest is the behavior of lifespan of solutions in view of the asymptotic profile of the damping as $t\to \infty$. The result of this paper is the sharp lifespan estimates of blowup solutions for general time-dependent damping including threshold cases between effective and overdamping.
1808.06189v2
2018-09-05
Damping estimates for oscillatory integral operators with real-analytic phases and its applications
In this paper, we investigate sharp damping estimates for a class of one dimensional oscillatory integral operators with real-analytic phases. By establishing endpoint estimates for suitably damped oscillatory integral operators, we are able to give a new proof of the sharp $L^p$ estimates which have been proved by Xiao in Endpoint estimates for one-dimensional oscillatory integral operators, \emph{Advances in Mathematics}, \textbf{316}, 255-291 (2017). The damping estimates obtained in this paper are of independent interest.
1809.01298v2
2018-09-26
Global Attractor For Weakly Damped, Forced Mkdv Equation Below Energy Space
We prove the existence of the global attractor in $ \dot H^s$, $s > 11/12$ for the weakly damped and forced mKdV on the one dimensional torus. The existence of global attractor below the energy space has not been known, though the global well-posedness below the energy space is established. We directly apply the I-method to the damped and forced mKdV, because the Miura transformation does not work for the mKdV with damping and forcing terms. We need to make a close investigation into the trilinear estimates involving resonant frequencies, which are different from the bilinear estimates corresponding to the KdV.
1809.09787v1
2018-10-03
Damped Oscillator with delta-kicked frequency in probability representation of quantum mechanic
We obtain the tomogram of squeezed correlated states of a quantum parametric damped oscillator in an explicit form. We study the damping within the framework of the Caldirola--Kanai model and chose the parametric excitation in the form of a very short pulse simulated by a delta-kick of frequency; the squeezing phenomenon is reviewed. The cases of strong and weak damping are investigated.
1810.01672v1
2018-10-26
Drastic Reduction of Plasmon Damping in Two-Dimensional Electron Disks
The plasmon damping has been investigated using resonant microwave absorption of two-dimensional electrons in disks with different diameters. We have found an unexpected drastic reduction of the plasmon damping in the regime of strong retardation. This finding implies large delocalization of retarded plasmon field outside the plane of the two-dimensional electron system. A universal relation between the damping of plasmon polariton waves and retardation parameter is reported.
1811.01040v1
2019-01-05
Cauchy problem for thermoelastic plate equations with different damping mechanisms
In this paper we study Cauchy problem for thermoelastic plate equations with friction or structural damping in $\mathbb{R}^n$, $n\geq1$, where the heat conduction is modeled by Fourier's law. We explain some qualitative properties of solutions influenced by different damping mechanisms. We show which damping in the model has a dominant influence on smoothing effect, energy estimates, $L^p-L^q$ estimates not necessary on the conjugate line, and on diffusion phenomena. Moreover, we derive asymptotic profiles of solutions in a framework of weighted $L^1$ data. In particular, sharp decay estimates for lower bound and upper bound of solutions in the $\dot{H}^s$ norm ($s\geq0$) are shown.
1901.01423v2
2019-03-04
Damping of cosmological tensor modes in Horndeski theories after GW170817
This paper investigates the propagation of cosmological gravitational waves interacting with free-streaming neutrinos within the context of Horndeski theories of gravity constrained by the detection of GW170817. We apply the theory of cosmological perturbations to explicitly derive the Einstein-Boltzmann equation for the damped propagation of first-order transverse traceless gravitational waves. In contrast to general relativity, we argue that modified gravity can give rise to non-vanishing free-streaming damping effects during the cosmological matter dominated era. We also provide an analytic formula for the main multipole order with which modified gravity and free-streaming neutrinos damp the variety of tensor correlation functions of the cosmic microwave background.
1903.01502v2
2019-04-24
On the Energy Decay Rate of the Fractional Wave Equation on $\mathbb{R}$ with Relatively Dense Damping
We establish upper bounds for the decay rate of the energy of the damped fractional wave equation when the averages of the damping coefficient on all intervals of a fixed length are bounded below. If the power of the fractional Laplacian, $s$, is between 0 and 2, the decay is polynomial. For $s \ge 2$, the decay is exponential. Second, we show that our assumption on the damping is necessary for the energy to decay exponentially.
1904.10946v3
2019-08-22
Damping of the Anderson-Bogolyubov mode by spin and mass imbalance in Fermi mixtures
We study the temporally nonlocal contributions to the gradient expansion of the pair fluctuation propagator for spin- and mass-imbalanced Fermi mixtures. These terms are related to damping processes of sound-like (Anderson-Bogolyubov) collective modes and are relevant for the structure of the complex pole of the pair fluctuation propagator. We derive conditions under which damping occurs even at zero temperature for large enough mismatch of the Fermi surfaces. We compare our analytical results with numerically computed damping rates of the Anderson-Bogolyubov mode.
1908.08559v2
2019-11-05
On the Smallness Condition in Linear Inviscid Damping: Monotonicity and Resonance Chains
We consider the linearized Euler equations around a smooth, bilipschitz shear profile $U(y)$ on $\mathbb{T}_L \times \mathbb{R}$. We construct an explicit flow which exhibits linear inviscid damping for $L$ sufficiently small, but for which damping fails if $L$ is large. In particular, similar to the instability results for convex profiles for a shear flow being bilipschitz is not sufficient for linear inviscid damping to hold. Instead of an eigenvalue-based argument the underlying mechanism here is shown to be based on a new cascade of resonances moving to higher and higher frequencies in $y$, which is distinct from the echo chain mechanism in the nonlinear problem.
1911.02066v1
2020-01-02
On Echo Chains in Landau damping: Self-similar Solutions and Gevrey 3 as a Linear Stability Threshold
We show that the linearized Vlasov-Poisson equations around self-similar non-homogeneous states near zero contain the full plasma echo mechanism, yielding Gevrey 3 as a critical stability class. Moreover, here Landau damping may persist despite blow-up: We construct a critical Gevrey regularity class in which the force field converges in $L^2$. Thus, on the one hand, the physical phenomenon of Landau damping holds. On the other hand, the density diverges to infinity in Sobolev regularity. Hence, ``strong damping'' cannot hold.
2001.00513v1
2020-01-21
Pseudospectra of the damped wave equation with unbounded damping
We analyze pseudospectra of the generator of the damped wave equation with unbounded damping. We show that the resolvent norm diverges as $\Re z \to - \infty$. The highly non-normal character of the operator is a robust effect preserved even when a strong potential is added. Consequently, spectral instabilities and other related pseudospectral effects are present.
2001.07767v1
2020-02-09
The damped wave equation with singular damping
We analyze the spectral properties and peculiar behavior of solutions of a damped wave equation on a finite interval with a singular damping of the form $\alpha/x$, $\alpha>0$. We establish the exponential stability of the semigroup for all positive $\alpha$, and determine conditions for the spectrum to consist of a finite number of eigenvalues. As a consequence, we fully characterize the set of initial conditions for which there is extinction of solutions in finite time. Finally, we propose two open problems related to extremal decay rates of solutions.
2002.03440v1
2020-03-12
Optimal nonlinear damping control of second-order systems
Novel nonlinear damping control is proposed for the second-order systems. The proportional output feedback is combined with the damping term which is quadratic to the output derivative and inverse to the set-point distance. The global stability, passivity property, and convergence time and accuracy are demonstrated. Also the control saturation case is explicitly analyzed. The suggested nonlinear damping is denoted as optimal since requiring no design additional parameters and ensuring a fast convergence, without transient overshoots for a non-saturated and one transient overshoot for a saturated control configuration.
2003.05670v3
2020-06-24
Stability of a star-shaped network with local Kelvin-Voigt damping and non-smooth coefficient at interface
In this paper, we study the stability problem of a star-shaped network of elastic strings with a local Kelvin-Voigt damping. Under the assumption that the damping coefficients have some singularities near the transmission point, we prove that the semigroup corresponding to the system is polynomially stable and the decay rates depends on the speed of the degeneracy. This result improves the decay rate of the semigroup associated to the system on an earlier result of Z.~Liu and Q.~Zhang in \cite{LZ} involving the wave equation with local Kelvin-Voigt damping and non-smooth coefficient at interface.
2006.14949v1
2020-11-06
A generalized finite element method for the strongly damped wave equation with rapidly varying data
We propose a generalized finite element method for the strongly damped wave equation with highly varying coefficients. The proposed method is based on the localized orthogonal decomposition introduced and is designed to handle independent variations in both the damping and the wave propagation speed respectively. The method does so by automatically correcting for the damping in the transient phase and for the propagation speed in the steady state phase. Convergence of optimal order is proven in $L_2(H^1)$-norm, independent of the derivatives of the coefficients. We present numerical examples that confirm the theoretical findings.
2011.03311v1
2020-12-28
Nonlinear modal analysis of nonconservative systems: Extension of the periodic motion concept
As the motions of nonconservative autonomous systems are typically not periodic, the definition of nonlinear modes as periodic motions cannot be applied in the classical sense. In this paper, it is proposed 'make the motions periodic' by introducing an additional damping term of appropriate sign and magnitude. It is shown that this generalized definition is particularly suited to reflect the periodic vibration behavior induced by harmonic external forcing or negative linear damping. In a large range, the energy dependence of modal frequency, damping ratio and stability is reproduced well. The limitation to isolated or weakly-damped modes is discussed.
2101.00949v1
2021-04-12
Lp-asymptotic stability of 1D damped wave equations with localized and linear damping
In this paper, we study the $L^p$-asymptotic stability of the one-dimensional linear damped wave equation with Dirichlet boundary conditions in $[0,1]$, with $p\in (1,\infty)$. The damping term is assumed to be linear and localized to an arbitrary open sub-interval of $[0,1]$. We prove that the semi-group $(S_p(t))_{t\geq 0}$ associated with the previous equation is well-posed and exponentially stable. The proof relies on the multiplier method and depends on whether $p\geq 2$ or $1<p<2$.
2104.05679v1
2021-05-13
Sharp Polynomial Decay for Waves Damped from the Boundary in Cylindrical Waveguides
We study the decay of global energy for the wave equation with H\"older continuous damping placed on the $C^{1,1}$-boundary of compact and non-compact waveguides with star-shaped cross-sections. We show there is sharp $t^{-1/2}$-decay when the damping is uniformly bounded from below on the cylindrical wall of product cylinders where the Geometric Control Condition is violated. On non-product cylinders, we also show that there is $t^{-1/3}$-decay when the damping is uniformly bounded from below on the cylindrical wall.
2105.06566v1
2021-06-02
Stabilisation of the generalised Rao-Nakra beam by partial viscous damping
In this paper, we consider the stabilization of the generalized Rao-Nakra beam equation, which consists of four wave equations for the longitudinal displacements and the shear angle of the top and bottom layers and one Euler-Bernoulli beam equation for the transversal displacement. Dissipative mechanism are provided through viscous damping for two displacements. The location of the viscous damping are divided into two groups, characterized by whether both of the top and bottom layers are directly damped or otherwise. Each group consists of three cases. We obtain the necessary and sufficient conditions for the cases in group two to be strongly stable. Furthermore, polynomial stability of certain orders are proved. The cases in group one are left for future study
2106.01189v1
2021-09-01
Vibration damping platform for cavity quantum-electrodynamics experiments
We present a mechanical platform with enhanced vibration damping properties for cavity quantum-electrodynamics experiments. It is based on a composite design that combines a soft, vibration-damping core with a rigid shell maintaining optical alignment. It passively damps the vibrations generated by piezoelectric actuators controlling the mirror positions. The mechanical resonances of the platform, which lead to a length change of the cavity are efficiently suppressed up to 100 kHz. Our platform is ultra-high vacuum compatible and can be used in most applications, in particular where long cavities and optical access to the cavity center are required.
2109.00439v1
2021-09-05
Existence of a generalized polynomial attractor for the wave equation with nonlocal weak damping, anti-damping and critical nonlinearity
In this paper, we first establish a criterion based on contractive function for the existence of polynomial attractors. This criterion only involves some rather weak compactness associated with the repeated limit inferior and requires no compactness, which makes it suitable for critical cases. Then by this abstract theorem, we verify the existence of a polynomial attractor and estimate its attractive speed for the wave equation with nonlocal weak damping, anti-damping and critical nonlinearity.
2109.01967v2
2021-11-29
Stabilization of coupled wave equations with viscous damping on cylindrical and non-regular domains: Cases without the geometric control condition
In this paper, we investigate the direct and indirect stability of locally coupled wave equations with local viscous damping on cylindrical and non-regular domains without any geometric control condition. If only one equation is damped, we prove that the energy of our system decays polynomially with the rate $t^{-\frac{1}{2}}$ if the two waves have the same speed of propagation, and with rate $t^{-\frac{1}{3}}$ if the two waves do not propagate at the same speed. Otherwise, in case of two damped equations, we prove a polynomial energy decay rate of order $t^{-1}$.
2111.14554v1
2022-01-25
Linear pair creation damping of high frequency plasma oscillation
We have studied the linear dispersion relation for Langmuir waves in plasmas of very high density, based on the Dirac-Heisenberg-Wigner formalism. The vacuum contribution to the physical observables leads to ultra-violet divergences, that are removed by a charge renormalization. The remaining vacuum contribution is small, and is in agreement with previously derived expressions for the time-dependent vacuum polarization. The main new feature of the theory is a damping mechanism similar to Landau damping, but where the plasmon energy give rise to creation of electron-positron pairs. The dependence of the damping rate (pair-creation rate) on wave-number, temperature, and density is analyzed. Finally, the analytical results of linearized theory are compared.
2201.10370v1
2022-03-13
Continuum damping of topologically-protected edge modes at the boundary of a magnetized plasma
Recent extension of the topological ideas to continuous systems with broken time-reversal symmetry, such as magnetized plasmas, provides new insights into the nature of scattering-free topologically-protected surface plasma waves (TSPWs). We demonstrate a unique characteristic of TSPWs propagating above the electron cyclotron frequency: their collisionless damping via coupling to the continuum of resonant modes localized inside a smooth plasma-vacuum interface. Damped TSPWs retain their unidirectional nature and robustness against backscattering. When sheared magnetic field creates a boundary between damped and undamped TSPWs, the two refract into each other without reflections
2203.06693v2
2022-04-21
On scattering and damping of Toroidal Alfven eigenmode by drift wave turbulence
We demonstrate analytically that, in toroidal plasmas, scattering by drift wave turbulence could lead to appreciable damping of toroidal Alfven eigenmodes via generation of short-wavelength electron Landau damped kinetic Alfven waves. A corresponding analytic expression of the damping rate is derived, and found to be, typically, comparable to the linear drive by energetic particles. The implications of this novel mechanism on the transport and heating processes in burning plasmas are also discussed.
2204.09876v1
2022-10-30
Intrinsic polynomial squeezing for Balakrishnan-Taylor beam models
We explore the energy decay properties related to a model in extensible beams with the so-called energy damping. We investigate the influence of the nonloncal damping coefficient in the stability of the model. We prove, for the first time, that the corresponding energy functional is squeezed by polynomial-like functions involving the power of the damping coefficient, which arises intrinsically from the Balakrishnan-Taylor beam models. As a consequence, it is shown that such models with nonlocal energy damping are never exponentially stable in its essence.
2210.16931v1
2023-02-13
Damping of gravitational waves in f(R) gravity
We study the damping of $f(R)$ gravitational waves by matter in flat spacetime and in expanding universe. In the former case, we find that the Landau damping of scalar mode in $f(R)$ theory exists, while that of the tensor mode in general relativity does not; we also present the viscosity coefficients and dispersion relations of the two modes. In the later case, we investigate the evolution of tensor and scalar modes in Friedmann-Robertson-Walker (FRW) cosmology with a matter distribution; by considering the case of $f(R)=R+\al R^2$, we analysis the influence of parameter $\al$ on wave damping,and put restrictions on its magnitude.
2302.06402v2
2023-07-11
Global smooth solution for the 3D generalized tropical climate model with partial viscosity and damping
The three-dimensional generalized tropical climate model with partial viscosity and damping is considered in this paper. Global well-posedness of solutions of the three-dimensional generalized tropical climate model with partial viscosity and damping is proved for $\alpha\geq\frac{3}{2}$ and $\beta\geq4$. Global smooth solution of the three-dimensional generalized tropical climate model with partial viscosity and damping is proved in $H^s(\mathbb R^3)$ $(s>2)$ for $\alpha\geq\frac{3}{2}$ and $4\leq\beta\leq5$.
2307.05145v3
2023-08-07
Reconstruction of the initial data from the solutions of damped wave equations
In this paper, we consider two types of damped wave equations: the weakly damped equation and the strongly damped equation and show that the initial velocity from the solution on the unit sphere. This inverse problem is related to Photoacoustic Tomography (PAT), a hybrid medical imaging technique. PAT is based on generating acoustic waves inside of an object of interest and one of the mathematical problem in PAT is reconstructing the initial velocity from the solution of the wave equation measured on the outside of object. Using the spherical harmonics and spectral theorem, we demonstrate a way to recover the initial velocity.
2308.03362v1
2023-09-26
Sharp conditions for exponential and non-exponential uniform stabilization of the time dependent damped wave equation
It is classical that uniform stabilization of solutions to the damped wave equation is equivalent to the geometric control condition The author previously showed that, when the damping depends on time, a generalization of the geometric control condition implies uniform stabilization at an exponential rate. In this paper, it is shown that this generalization of the geometric control condition is necessary for uniform stabilization at an exponential rate. Furthermore, when the damping does not satisfy this generalization, and has some additional structure, upper and lower bounds on non-exponential uniform stabilization are computed. The qualitative behavior of these upper and lower bounds coincide.
2309.15005v1
2023-10-19
The damped focusing cubic wave equation on a bounded domain
For the focusing cubic wave equation on a compact Riemannian manifold of dimension $3$, the dichotomy between global existence and blow-up for solutions starting below the energy of the ground state is known since the work of Payne and Sattinger. In the case of a damped equation, we prove that the dichotomy between global existence and blow-up still holds. In particular, the damping does not prevent blow-up. Assuming that the damping satisfies the geometric control condition, we then prove that any global solution converges to a stationary solution along a time sequence, and that global solutions below the energy of the ground state can be stabilised, adapting the proof of a similar result in the defocusing case.
2310.12644v2
2024-04-03
Damping Reveals Hidden Dimensions in Elastic Metastructures Through Induced Transparency
Damping typically results in attenuation of vibrations and elastic wave propagation in mechanical systems. Contrary to this conventional understanding, we demonstrate experimentally and explain theoretically the revival of an elastic wave transmitted through a periodic metastructure when a weak non-Hermitian defect (damping mechanism) induces violation of time-reversal symmetry. Damping alters the nature of the system's resonant modes, instigating interference in the scattering field. This leads to transmission revival, revealing the presence of hidden modes which are otherwise masked by the symmetry. Our findings offer an innovative approach for designing dissipation-driven switches and controllers and non-destructive structural health monitoring systems.
2404.02979v1
2000-03-16
Non-existence of radiation damping of gravitational motions
A rigorous, non-perturbative proof that there is no radiation damping of gravitational motions.
0003230v1
2006-07-14
Lagrangian description of the radiation damping
We present a Lagrangian formalism to the dissipative system of a charge interacting with its own radiation field, which gives rise to the radiation damping \cite{Heitler}, by the indirect representation doubling the phase-space dimensions.
0607370v1
1994-05-17
Damping Rate of a Hard Photon in a Relativistic Plasma
The damping rate of a hard photon in a hot relativistic QED and QCD plasma is calculated using the resummation technique by Braaten and Pisarski.
9405309v1
1998-04-08
Evidence for xi- and t-dependent damping of the Pomeron Flux in the proton
We show that a triple-Regge parametrization of inclusive single diffraction agrees with the data in the following two domains: (a) xi > 0.03 at all t, (b) |t| > 1 GeV^2 at all xi. Since the triple-Regge parametrization fails when applied to the full xi-t range of the total single-diffractive cross section, we conclude that damping occurs only at low-xi and low-|t|. We give a (``toy'') parametrization of the damping factor, D(xi), valid at low-|t|, which describes the diffractive differential cross-section (dsig/dt) data at the ISR and roughly accounts for the observed s-dependence of diffractive total cross-section up to Tevatron energies. However, an effective damping factor calculated for the CDF fitted function for dsig/dxidt at sqrt(s} = 1800 GeV and |t| = 0.05 GeV^2, suggests that, at fixed-xi, damping increases as s increases. We conjecture that, in the regions where the triple-Regge formalism describes the data and there is no evidence of damping, factorization is valid and the Pomeron-flux-factor may be universal. With the assumption that the observed damping is due to multi-Pomeron exchange, our results imply that the recent UA8 demonstration that the effective Pomeron trajectory flattens for |t| > 1 GeV$^2 is evidence for the onset of the perturbative 2-gluon pomeron. Our damping results may also shed some light on the self-consistency of recent measurements of hard-diffractive jet production cross sections in the UA8, CDF and ZEUS experiments.
9804257v1
2001-11-27
On the uniphase steady solutions of the nonlinear damped wave equation
We study the steady uniphase and multiphase solutions of the discretized nonlinear damped wave equation.Conditions for the stability abd instability of the steady solutions are given;in the instability case the linear stable and unstable associated manifolds are described.
0111281v1
2006-09-05
Damping estimates for oscillatory integral operators with finite type singularities
We derive damping estimates and asymptotics of $L^p$ operator norms for oscillatory integral operators with finite type singularities. The methods are based on incorporating finite type conditions into $L^2$ almost orthogonality technique of Cotlar-Stein.
0609145v1
2002-02-19
On "the authentic damping mechanism" of the phonon damping model. II
This article continues a discussion raised in previous publications (LANL preprint server, nucl-th/0202006 and nucl-th/0202020). I try to convince my opponents that general arguments are not "my case" and may be applied to their model.
0202058v1
1996-12-27
Coherent and trajectory-coherent states of a damped harmonic oscillator
In this paper we construct the coherent and trajectory-coherent states of a damped harmonic oscillator. We investigate the properties of this states.
9612051v2
2003-05-21
Probability representation of kinetic equation for open quantum system
The tomographic probability distribution is used to decribe the kinetic equations for open quantum systems. Damped oscillator is studied. Purity parameter evolution for different damping regime is considered.
0305119v1
2007-08-09
The resonant damping of fast magnetohydrodynamic oscillations in a system of two coronal slabs
Observations of transversal coronal loop oscillations very often show the excitation and damping of oscillations in groups of coronal loops rather than in individual and isolated structures. We present results on the oscillatory properties (periods, damping rates, and spatial distribution of perturbations) for resonantly damped oscillations in a system of two inhomogeneous coronal slabs and compare them to the properties found in single slab loop models. A system of two identical coronal loops is modeled, in Cartesian geometry, as being composed by two density enhancements. The linear magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) wave equations for oblique propagation of waves are solved and the damping of the different solutions, due to the transversal inhomogeneity of the density profile, is computed. The physics of the obtained results is analyzed by an examination of the perturbed physical variables. We find that, due to the interaction between the loops, the normal modes of oscillation present in a single slab split into symmetric and antisymmetric oscillations when a system of two identical slabs is considered. The frequencies of these solutions may differ from the single slab results when the distance between the loops is of the order of a few slab widths. Oblique propagation of waves weakens this interaction, since solutions become more confined to the edges of the slabs. The damping is strong for surface-like oscillations, while sausage body-like solutions are unaffected. For some solutions, and small slab separations, the damping in a system of two loops differs substantially from the damping of a single loop.
0708.1251v1
2009-12-08
Exact Invariant Solutions for Generalized Invicid Burgers' Equation with Damping
In this work we study the Lie group analysis of a generalized invicid Burgers' equations with damping. Seven inequivalent classes of this generalized equation were classified and many exact and transformed solutions were obtained for each class.
0912.1631v1
2011-07-28
Creating quantum discord through local generalized amplitude damping
We show that two qubits initially in completely classical state can create quantum discord through a local generalized amplitude damping channel, but high temperature will impede the creating of quantum discord.
1107.5670v1
2011-09-06
Damping of Alfven waves in solar partially ionized plasmas: effect of neutral helium in multi-fluid approach
Chromospheric and prominence plasmas contain neutral atoms, which may change the plasma dynamics through collision with ions. Most of the atoms are neutral hydrogen, but a significant amount of neutral helium may also be present in the plasma with a particular temperature. Damping of MHD waves due to ion collision with neutral hydrogen is well studied, but the effects of neutral helium are largely unknown. We aim to study the effect of neutral helium in the damping of Alfven waves in solar partially ionized plasmas. We consider three-fluid magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) approximation, where one component is electron-proton-singly ionized helium and other two components are the neutral hydrogen and neutral helium atoms. We derive the dispersion relation of linear Alfven waves in isothermal and homogeneous plasma. Then we solve the dispersion relation and derive the damping rates of Alfven waves for different plasma parameters. The presence of neutral helium significantly enhances the damping of Alfven waves compared to the damping due to neutral hydrogen at certain values of plasma temperature (10000-40000 K) and ionization. Damping rates have a peak near the ion-neutral collision frequency, but decrease for the higher part of wave spectrum. Collision of ions with neutral helium atoms can be of importance for the damping of Alfven waves in chromospheric spicules and in prominence-corona transition regions.
1109.1154v1
2012-03-08
Damping rates of solar-like oscillations across the HR diagram. Theoretical calculations confronted to CoRoT and Kepler observations
Space-borne missions CoRoT and {\it Kepler} are providing a rich harvest of high-quality constraints on solar-like pulsators. Among the seismic parameters, mode damping rates remains poorly understood and thus barely used to infer physical properties of stars. Nevertheless, thanks to CoRoT and {\it Kepler} space-crafts it is now possible to measure damping rates for hundreds of main-sequence and thousands of red-giant stars with an unprecedented precision. By using a non-adiabatic pulsation code including a time-dependent convection treatment, we compute damping rates for stellar models representative for solar-like pulsators from the main-sequence to the red-giant phase. This allows us to reproduce the observations of both CoRoT and {\it Kepler}, which validates our modeling of mode damping rates and thus the underlying physical mechanisms included in the modeling. Actually, by considering the perturbations of turbulent pressure and entropy (including perturbation of the dissipation rate of turbulent energy into heat) by the oscillation in our computation, we succeed in reproducing the observed relation between damping rates and effective temperature. Moreover, we discuss the physical reasons for mode damping rates to scale with effective temperature, as observationally exhibited. Finally, this opens the way for the use of mode damping rates to probe turbulent convection in solar-like stars.
1203.1737v2
2012-09-14
Semi-linear structural damped waves
We study the global existence of small data solutions for Cauchy problem for the semi-linear structural damped wave equation with source term.
1209.3204v2
2012-10-25
Decay rates for the damped wave equation on the torus
We address the decay rates of the energy for the damped wave equation when the damping coefficient $b$ does not satisfy the Geometric Control Condition (GCC). First, we give a link with the controllability of the associated Schr\"odinger equation. We prove in an abstract setting that the observability of the Schr\"odinger group implies that the semigroup associated to the damped wave equation decays at rate $1/\sqrt{t}$ (which is a stronger rate than the general logarithmic one predicted by the Lebeau Theorem). Second, we focus on the 2-dimensional torus. We prove that the best decay one can expect is $1/t$, as soon as the damping region does not satisfy GCC. Conversely, for smooth damping coefficients $b$, we show that the semigroup decays at rate $1/t^{1-\eps}$, for all $\eps >0$. The proof relies on a second microlocalization around trapped directions, and resolvent estimates. In the case where the damping coefficient is a characteristic function of a strip (hence discontinuous), St\'{e}phane Nonnenmacher computes in an appendix part of the spectrum of the associated damped wave operator, proving that the semigroup cannot decay faster than $1/t^{2/3}$. In particular, our study shows that the decay rate highly depends on the way $b$ vanishes.
1210.6879v1
2014-02-25
Asymptotic Profiles for wave equations with strong damping
We consider the Cauchy problem in ${\bf R}^{n}$ for strongly damped wave equations. We derive asymptotic profiles of these solutions with weighted $L^{1,1}({\bf R}^{n})$ data by using a method introduced in [10].
1402.6073v1
2014-04-17
Exponential stability of the wave equation with memory and time delay
We study the asymptotic behaviour of the wave equation with viscoelastic damping in presence of a time-delayed damping. We prove exponential stability if the amplitude of the time delay term is small enough.
1404.4456v1
2014-08-30
Marginalizing over the PageRank Damping Factor
In this note, we show how to marginalize over the damping parameter of the PageRank equation so as to obtain a parameter-free version known as TotalRank. Our discussion is meant as a reference and intended to provide a guided tour towards an interesting result that has applications in information retrieval and classification.
1409.0104v1
2014-10-29
Blowup for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation with an inhomogeneous damping term in the $L^2$ critical case
We consider the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation with $L^2$-critical exponent and an inhomogeneous damping term. By using the tools developed by Merle and Raphael, we prove the existence of blowup phenomena in the energy space $H^1(\mathbb{R})$.
1410.8011v1
2014-11-28
Landau damping
Landau damping is calculated using real variables, clarifying the physical mechanism.
1411.7793v1
2014-12-16
Linear Collisionless Landau Damping in Hilbert Space
The equivalence between the Laplace transform [Landau L., J. Phys. USSR, 10 (1946), 25] and Hermite transform [Zocco and Schekochihin, Phys. Plasmas, 18, 102309 (2011)] solutions of the linear collisionless Landau damping problem is proven.
1412.4913v1
2015-07-08
Calculation of continuum damping of Alfvén eigenmodes in 2D and 3D cases
In ideal MHD, shear Alfv\'{e}n eigenmodes may experience dissipationless damping due to resonant interaction with the shear Alfv\'{e}n continuum. This continuum damping can make a significant contribution to the overall growth/decay rate of shear Alfv\'{e}n eigenmodes, with consequent implications for fast ion transport. One method for calculating continuum damping is to solve the MHD eigenvalue problem over a suitable contour in the complex plane, thereby satisfying the causality condition. Such an approach can be implemented in three-dimensional ideal MHD codes which use the Galerkin method. Analytic functions can be fitted to numerical data for equilibrium quantities in order to determine the value of these quantities along the complex contour. This approach requires less resolution than the established technique of calculating damping as resistivity vanishes and is thus more computationally efficient. The complex contour method has been applied to the three-dimensional finite element ideal MHD code CKA . In this paper we discuss the application of the complex contour technique to calculate the continuum damping of global modes in tokamak as well as torsatron, W7X and H1-NF stellarator cases. To the authors' knowledge these stellarator calculations represent the first calculation of continuum damping for eigenmodes in fully three-dimensional equilibria. The continuum damping of global modes in W7X and H1-NF stellarator configurations investigated is found to depend sensitively on coupling to numerous poloidal and toroidal harmonics.
1507.02072v1
2015-08-16
Jeans instability and hydrodynamic roots of Landau damping
Landau damping of Langmuir waves is shown to have hydrodynamic roots, and, in principle, might have been predicted (along with Langmuir waves) several decades earlier, soon after Jeans (1902) paper appeared.
1508.03809v1
2015-12-07
Damped and zero-damped quasinormal modes of charged, nearly extremal black holes
Despite recent progress, the complete understanding of the perturbations of charged, rotating black holes as described by the Kerr-Newman metric remains an open and fundamental problem in relativity. In this study, we explore the existence of families of quasinormal modes of Kerr-Newman black holes whose decay rates limit to zero at extremality, called zero-damped modes in past studies. We review the nearly extremal and WKB approximation methods for spin-weighted scalar fields (governed by the Dudley-Finley equation) and give an accounting of the regimes where scalar zero-damped and damped modes exist. Using Leaver's continued fraction method, we verify that these approximations give accurate predictions for the frequencies in their regimes of validity. In the nonrotating limit, we argue that gravito-electromagnetic perturbations of nearly extremal Reissner-Nordstr\"{o}m black holes have zero-damped modes in addition to the well-known spectrum of damped modes. We provide an analytic formula for the frequencies of these modes, verify their existence using a numerical search, and demonstrate the accuracy of our formula. These results, along with recent numerical studies, point to the existence of a simple universal equation for the frequencies of zero-damped gravito-electromagnetic modes of Kerr-Newman black holes, whose precise form remains an open question.
1512.02247v2
2016-09-24
Recovering the damping rates of cyclotron damped plasma waves from simulation data
Plasma waves with frequencies close to the particular gyrofrequencies of the charged particles in the plasma lose energy due to cyclotron damping. We briefly discuss the gyro-resonance of low frequency plasma waves and ions particularly with regard to particle-in-cell (PiC) simulations. A setup is outlined which uses artificially excited waves in the damped regime of the wave mode's dispersion relation to track the damping of the wave's electromagnetic fields. Extracting the damping rate directly from the field data in real or Fourier space is an intricate and non-trivial task. We therefore present a simple method of obtaining the damping rate {\Gamma} from the simulation data. This method is described in detail, focusing on a step-by-step explanation of the course of actions. In a first application to a test simulation we find that the damping rates obtained from this simulation generally are in good agreement with theoretical predictions. We then compare the results of one-, two- and three-dimensional simulation setups and simulations with different physical parameter sets.
1609.07646v2
2016-10-25
Quadratically damped oscillators with non-linear restoring force
In this paper we qualitatively analyse quadratically damped oscillators with non-linear restoring force. In particular, we obtain Hamiltonian structure and analytical form of the energy functions.
1610.07821v1
2016-11-24
Longitudinal Stability Study for the FACET-II e+ Damping Ring
This is an initial study of the longitudinal, single-bunch stability in the proposed FACET-II e+ damping ring. It is preliminary because many vacuum chamber objects of the ring have not yet been designed.
1611.08042v1
2017-08-25
On the entropy gain under the action of amplitude damping channel on qutrit
After realising qutrit in the form of bipartite system we estimate from below the entropy gain under the action of the amplitude damping channel.
1708.07710v1
2017-10-24
Demonstration of a switchable damping system to allow low-noise operation of high-Q low-mass suspension systems
Low mass suspension systems with high-Q pendulum stages are used to enable quantum radiation pressure noise limited experiments. Utilising multiple pendulum stages with vertical blade springs and materials with high quality factors provides attenuation of seismic and thermal noise, however damping of these high-Q pendulum systems in multiple degrees of freedom is essential for practical implementation. Viscous damping such as eddy-current damping can be employed but introduces displacement noise from force noise due to thermal fluctuations in the damping system. In this paper we demonstrate a passive damping system with adjustable damping strength as a solution for this problem that can be used for low mass suspension systems without adding additional displacement noise in science mode. We show a reduction of the damping factor by a factor of 8 on a test suspension and provide a general optimisation for this system.
1710.08698v2
2017-11-30
Asymptotic for a second order evolution equation with vanishing damping term and Tikhonov regularization
We investigate the asymptotic behavior of solutions to a second order differential equation with vanishing damping term, convex potential and regularizing Tikhonov term.
1711.11241v1
2018-10-04
Damping of slow surface sausage modes in photospheric waveguides
There has been considerable interest in sausage modes in photospheric waveguides like pores and sunspots, and slow surface sausage modes (SSSMs) have been suggested to damp ufficiently rapidly to account for chromospheric heating. Working in the framework of linear resistive magnetohydrodynamics, we examine how efficient electric resistivity and resonant absorption in the cusp continuum can be for damping SSSMs in a photospheric waveguide with equilibrium parameters compatible with recent measurements of a photospheric pore. For SSSMs with the measured wavelength, we find that the damping rate due to the cusp resonance is substantially less strong than theoretically expected with the thin-boundary approximation. The damping-time-to-period ratio ($\tau/P$) we derive for standing modes, equivalent to the damping-length-to-wavelength ratio for propagating modes given the extremely weak dispersion, can reach only $\sim 180$. However, the accepted values for electric resistivity ($\eta$) correspond to a regime where both the cusp resonance and resistivity play a role. The values for $\tau/P$ attained at the largest allowed $\eta$ may reach $\sim 30$. We conclude that electric resistivity can be considerably more efficient than the cusp resonance for damping SSSMs in the pore in question, and it needs to be incorporated into future studies on the damping of SSSMs in photospheric waveguides in general.
1810.02051v1
2018-10-20
Landau Damping in a weakly collisional regime
In this paper, we consider the nonlinear Vlasov-Poisson equations in a weakly collisional regime and study the linear Boltzmann collision operator. We prove that Landau damping still occurs in this case.
1810.10955v1
2018-10-26
Energy regenerative damping in variable impedance actuators for long-term robotic deployment
Energy efficiency is a crucial issue towards longterm deployment of compliant robots in the real world. In the context of variable impedance actuators (VIAs), one of the main focuses has been on improving energy efficiency through reduction of energy consumption. However, the harvesting of dissipated energy in such systems remains under-explored. This study proposes a novel variable damping module design enabling energy regeneration in VIAs by exploiting the regenerative braking effect of DC motors. The proposed damping module uses four switches to combine regenerative and dynamic braking, in a hybrid approach that enables energy regeneration without a reduction in the range of damping achievable. A physical implementation on a simple VIA mechanism is presented in which the regenerative properties of the proposed module are characterised and compared against theoretical predictions. To investigate the role of variable regenerative damping in terms of energy efficiency of longterm operation, experiments are reported in which the VIA equipped with the proposed damping module performs sequential reaching to a series of stochastic targets. The results indicate that the combination of variable stiffness and variable regenerative damping is preferable to achieve the optimal trade-off between task performance and energy efficiency. Use of the latter results in a 25% performance improvement on overall performance metrics (incorporating reaching accuracy, settling time, energy consumption and regeneration), over comparable schemes where either stiffness or damping are fixed.
1810.11246v3
2018-12-26
A class large solution of the 2D MHD equations with velocity and magnetic damping
In this paper, we construct a class global large solution to the two-dimensional MHD equations with damp terms in the nonhomogeneous Sobolev framework.
1812.10310v2
2019-02-19
Linear inviscid damping near monotone shear flows
We give an elementary proof of sharp decay rates and the linear inviscid damping near monotone shear flow in a periodic channel, first obtained in [14]. We shall also obtain the precise asymptotics of the solutions, measured in the space $L^{\infty}$.
1902.06849v1
2019-04-18
Damping of Propagating Kink Waves in the Solar Corona
Alfv\'enic waves have gained renewed interest since the existence of ubiquitous propagating kink waves were discovered in the corona. {It has long been suggested that Alfv\'enic} waves play an important role in coronal heating and the acceleration of the solar wind. To this effect, it is imperative to understand the mechanisms that enable their energy to be transferred to the plasma. Mode conversion via resonant absorption is believed to be one of the main mechanisms for kink wave damping, and is considered to play a key role in the process of energy transfer. This study examines the damping of propagating kink waves in quiescent coronal loops using the Coronal Multi-channel Polarimeter (CoMP). A coherence-based method is used to track the Doppler velocity signal of the waves, enabling us to investigate the spatial evolution of velocity perturbations. The power ratio of outward to inward propagating waves is used to estimate the associated damping lengths and quality factors. To enable accurate estimates of these quantities, {we provide the first derivation of a likelihood function suitable for fitting models to the ratio of two power spectra obtained from discrete Fourier transforms. Maximum likelihood estimation is used to fit an exponential damping model to the observed variation in power ratio as a function of frequency.} We confirm earlier indications that propagating kink waves are undergoing frequency dependent damping. Additionally, we find that the rate of damping decreases, or equivalently the damping length increases, for longer coronal loops that reach higher in the corona.
1904.08834v1
2019-05-19
Finite time blow up for wave equations with strong damping in an exterior domain
We consider the initial boundary value problem in exterior domain for strongly damped wave equations with power type nonlinearity |u|^p. We will establish blow-up results under some conditions on the initial data and the exponent p.
1905.07782v1
2019-12-15
A result for nonexistence of global solutions to semi-linear structural damped wave model
Main goal of this note is to give a result for nonexistence of global solutions and determine the critical exponent as well to a semi-linear structurally damped wave equation.
1912.07066v1
2020-09-23
Remark on the exponential decay of the solutions of the damped wave equation
A condition which guaranties the exponential decay of the solutions of the initial-boundary value problem for the damped wave equation is proved. A method for the effective computability of the coefficient of exponential decay is also presented.
2009.11244v1
2020-10-13
The Impact of Damping in Second-Order Dynamical Systems with Applications to Power Grid Stability
We consider a broad class of second-order dynamical systems and study the impact of damping as a system parameter on the stability, hyperbolicity, and bifurcation in such systems. We prove a monotonic effect of damping on the hyperbolicity of the equilibrium points of the corresponding first-order system. This provides a rigorous formulation and theoretical justification for the intuitive notion that damping increases stability. To establish this result, we prove a matrix perturbation result for complex symmetric matrices with positive semidefinite perturbations to their imaginary parts, which may be of independent interest. Furthermore, we establish necessary and sufficient conditions for the breakdown of hyperbolicity of the first-order system under damping variations in terms of observability of a pair of matrices relating damping, inertia, and Jacobian matrices, and propose sufficient conditions for Hopf bifurcation resulting from such hyperbolicity breakdown. The developed theory has significant applications in the stability of electric power systems, which are one of the most complex and important engineering systems. In particular, we characterize the impact of damping on the hyperbolicity of the swing equation model which is the fundamental dynamical model of power systems, and demonstrate Hopf bifurcations resulting from damping variations.
2010.06662v2
2020-10-26
Linear Predictive Coding for Acute Stress Prediction from Computer Mouse Movements
Prior work demonstrated the potential of using the Linear Predictive Coding (LPC) filter to approximate muscle stiffness and damping from computer mouse movements to predict acute stress levels of users. Theoretically, muscle stiffness and damping in the arm can be estimated using a mass-spring-damper (MSD) biomechanical model. However, the damping frequency (i.e., stiffness) and damping ratio values derived using LPC were not yet compared with those from a theoretical MSD model. This work demonstrates that the damping frequency and damping ratio from LPC are significantly correlated with those from an MSD model, thus confirming the validity of using LPC to infer muscle stiffness and damping. We also compare the stress level binary classification performance using the values from LPC and MSD with each other and with neural network-based baselines. We found comparable performance across all conditions demonstrating LPC and MSD model-based stress prediction efficacy, especially for longer mouse trajectories. Clinical relevance: This work demonstrates the validity of the LPC filter to approximate muscle stiffness and damping and predict acute stress from computer mouse movements.
2010.13836v3
2020-11-01
Sharp dimension estimates of the attractor of the damped 2D Euler-Bardina equations
We prove existence of the global attractor of the damped and driven 2D Euler--Bardina equations on the torus and give an explicit two-sided estimate of its dimension that is sharp as $\alpha\to0^+$.
2011.00607v1
2021-03-30
Strong solution of 3D-NSE with exponential damping
In this paper we prove the existence and uniqueness of strong solution of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with damping $\alpha (e^{\beta|u|^2}-1)u$.
2103.16707v1
2021-06-22
Choice of Damping Coefficient in Langevin Dynamics
This article considers the application of Langevin dynamics to sampling and investigates how to choose the damping parameter in Langevin dynamics for the purpose of maximizing thoroughness of sampling. Also, it considers the computation of measures of sampling thoroughness.
2106.11597v1
2021-09-27
Damping transition in an open generalized Aubry-André-Harper model
We study the damping dynamics of the single-particle correlation for an open system under periodic and aperiodic order, which is dominated by the Lindblad master equation. In the absence of the aperiodic order, the Liouvillian superoperator exhibits the non-Hermitian skin effect, which leads to unidirectional damping dynamics, dubbed as "chiral damping". Due to the non-Hermitian skin effect, the damping dynamics is boundary sensitive: The long-time damping of such open systems is algebraic under periodic boundary conditions but exponential under open boundary conditions. We reveal the phase transition with the inclusion of the hopping amplitude modulation. By using the spectral topology and a finite-size scaling analysis in the commensurate case, we show there exists a phase transition of the skin effect with non-Bloch anti-parity-time symmetry breaking. For the incommensurate case, we find richer phases with the coexistence of the non-Hermitian skin effect and the Anderson localization, which are separated by a generalized mobility edge. We reveal the transition of the damping dynamics as a consequence of the phase transition. Furthermore, we propose a possible scheme with ultracold atoms in a dissipative momentum lattice to realize and detect the damping dynamics.
2109.12958v2
2022-01-20
Long Time Decay of Leray Solution of 3D-NSE With Exponential Damping
We study the uniqueness, the continuity in $L^2$ and the large time decay for the Leray solutions of the $3D$ incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with nonlinear exponential damping term $a (e^{b |u|^{\bf 4}}-1)u$, ($a,b>0$).
2201.08292v1
2023-03-20
Nonlinear Damping and Field-aligned Flows of Propagating Shear Alfvén Waves with Braginskii Viscosity
Braginskii MHD provides a more accurate description of many plasma environments than classical MHD since it actively treats the stress tensor using a closure derived from physical principles. Stress tensor effects nonetheless remain relatively unexplored for solar MHD phenomena, especially in nonlinear regimes. This paper analytically examines nonlinear damping and longitudinal flows of propagating shear Alfv\'en waves. Most previous studies of MHD waves in Braginskii MHD considered the strict linear limit of vanishing wave perturbations. We show that those former linear results only apply to Alfv\'en wave amplitudes in the corona that are so small as to be of little interest, typically a wave energy less than $10^{-11}$ times the energy of the background magnetic field. For observed wave amplitudes, the Braginskii viscous dissipation of coronal Alfv\'en waves is nonlinear and a factor around $10^9$ stronger than predicted by the linear theory. Furthermore, the dominant damping occurs through the parallel viscosity coefficient $\eta_0$, rather than the perpendicular viscosity coefficient $\eta_2$ in the linearized solution. This paper develops the nonlinear theory, showing that the wave energy density decays with an envelope $(1+z/L_d)^{-1}$. The damping length $L_d$ exhibits an optimal damping solution, beyond which greater viscosity leads to lower dissipation as the viscous forces self-organise the longitudinal flow to suppress damping. Although the nonlinear damping greatly exceeds the linear damping, it remains negligible for many coronal applications.
2303.11128v1
2023-09-04
Joint Oscillation Damping and Inertia Provision Service for Converter-Interfaced Generation
As renewable generation becomes more prevalent, traditional power systems dominated by synchronous generators are transitioning to systems dominated by converter-interfaced generation. These devices, with their weaker damping capabilities and lower inertia, compromise the system's ability to withstand disturbances, pose a threat to system stability, and lead to oscillations and poor frequency response performance. While some new converter-interfaced generations are capable of providing superior damping and fast frequency control, there is a lack of effective measures to incentivize manufacturers to adopt them. To address this gap, this paper defines the joint oscillation damping and inertia provision services at the system level, seeking to encourage converter-interfaced generation to provide enhanced damping and fast frequency response capabilities. Our approach is anchored in a novel convex parametric formulation that combines oscillation mode and frequency stability constraints. These constraints ensure a sufficient damping ratio for all oscillation modes and maintain transient frequency trajectories within acceptable limits. They are designed to integrate smoothly into various operational and planning optimization frameworks. Using this formulation, we introduce a joint service for oscillation damping and inertia provision based on a cost-minimization problem. This facilitates the optimal allocation of damping and virtual inertia to converters, achieving both small-signal stability and frequency stability. Furthermore, we investigate the economic effects of introducing this service into a new ancillary service market, assessing its impact on system operations and cost-efficiency. Numerical tests highlight the service's efficacy in ensuring both small-signal stability and frequency stability, and offer insights into potential economic benefits.
2309.01321v1
2024-01-09
Damping Separation of Finite Open Systems in Gravity-Related Experiments in the Free Molecular Flow Regime
The residual gas damping of the test mass (TM) in the free molecular flow regime is studied in the finite open systems for high-precision gravity-related experiments. Through strict derivation, we separate the damping coefficients for two finite open systems, i.e., the bi-plate system and the sensor core system, into base damping and diffusion damping. This elucidates the relationship between the free damping in the infinite gas volume and the proximity damping in the constrained volume, unifies them into one microscopic picture, and allows us to point out three pathways of energy dissipation in the bi-plate gap. We also provide the conditions that need to be met to achieve this separation. In applications, for space gravitational wave detection, our results for the residual gas damping coefficient for the 4TM torsion balance experiment is the closest one to the experimental and simulation data compared to previous models. For the LISA mission, our estimation for residual gas acceleration noise at the sensitive axis is consistent with the simulation result, within about $5\%$ difference. In addition, in the test of the gravitational inverse-square law, our results suggest that the constraint on the distance between TM and the conducting membrane can be reduced by about $28\%$.
2401.04808v1
2024-01-30
The Velocity-Space Signature of Transit-Time Damping
Transit-time damping (TTD) is a process in which the magnetic mirror force -- induced by the parallel gradient of magnetic field strength -- interacts with resonant plasma particles, leading to the collisionless damping of electromagnetic waves and the resulting energization of those particles through the perpendicular component of the electric field, $E_\perp$. In this study, we utilize the recently developed field-particle correlation technique to analyze gyrokinetic simulation data. This method enables the identification of the velocity-space structure of the TTD energy transfer rate between waves and particles during the damping of plasma turbulence. Our analysis reveals a unique bipolar pattern of energy transfer in velocity space characteristic of TTD. By identifying this pattern, we provide clear evidence of TTD's significant role in the damping of strong plasma turbulence. Additionally, we compare the TTD signature with that of Landau damping (LD). Although they both produce a bipolar pattern of phase-space energy density loss and gain about the parallel resonant velocity of the \Alfvenic waves, they are mediated by different forces and exhibit different behaviors as $v_\perp \to 0$. We also explore how the dominant damping mechanism varies with ion plasma beta $\beta_i$, showing that TTD dominates over LD for $\beta_i > 1$. This work deepens our understanding of the role of TTD in the damping of weakly collisional plasma turbulence and paves the way to seek the signature of TTD using in situ spacecraft observations of turbulence in space plasmas.
2401.16697v1
2024-03-04
How long will the quasar UV/optical flickering be damped?
The UV/optical light curves of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) are commonly described by the Damped Random Walk (DRW) model. However, the physical interpretation of the damping timescale, a key parameter in the DRW model, remains unclear. Particularly, recent observations indicate a weak dependence of the damping timescale upon both wavelength and accretion rate, clearly being inconsistent with the accretion-disk theory. In this study, we investigate the damping timescale in the framework of the Corona Heated Accretion disk Reprocessing (CHAR) model, a physical model that describes AGN variability. We find that while the CHAR model can reproduce the observed power spectral densities of the 20-year light curves for 190 sources from \cite{Stone2022}, the observed damping timescale, as well as its weak dependence on wavelength, can also be well recovered through fitting the mock light curves with DRW. We further demonstrate that such weak dependence is artificial due to the effect of inadequate durations of light curves, which leads to best-fitting damping timescales lower than the intrinsic ones. After eliminating this effect, the CHAR model indeed yields a strong dependence of the intrinsic damping timescale on the bolometric luminosity and rest-frame wavelength. Our results highlight the demand for sufficiently long light curves in AGN variability studies and important applications of the CHAR model in such studies.
2403.01691v1
2024-04-08
On the Stability of swelling porous elastic soils with a single internal fractional damping
We study polynomial stability to the one-dimensional system in the linear isothermal theory of swelling porous elastic soils with an internal fractional damping. We establish an optimal decay result by frequency domain method
2404.05577v1
2005-04-18
Chemical Abundances in SFG and DLA
We investigate the chemical abundances of local star-forming galaxies which cause Damped Lyman Alpha lines. A metallicity versus redshift diagram is constructed, on which the chemical abundances of low-redshift star-forming galaxy populations are compared with those of high-redshift Damped Lyman Alpha systems. We disucss two types of experiments on individual star-forming galaxies. In the first, the Damped Lyman Alpha line is created against an internal ultraviolet light source generated by a star-forming cluster or a supernova explosion. In the second, the Damped Lyman Alpha line is seen against a background Quasar. The metallicities measured from ionized gas in the star-forming regions, and neutral gas in the Damped Lyman Alpha systems, are compared with one another on a case-by-case basis. We highlight the occurrence of the star-forming galaxy/Quasar pair SBS 1543+593/HS 1543+5921, where the emission- and absorption-line derived abundances give the same result. We argue that we therefore can in principle, interpret Damped Lyman Alpha system metallicities as an extension of star-forming galaxy metallicities to higher redshifts, supporting that gas-rich galaxies had lower chemical abundances when the were younger.
0504389v2
1997-05-08
Topological asymmetry in the damping-pairing contribution of electron-boson scattering
We make a harmonic analysis of the pairing and damping contribution of a finite $k$ range isotropic electron-phonon (or other boson) scattering in an anisotropic two-dimensional electronic system. We show that the pairing contribution of the anisotropic part of the electronic system can be much larger than its damping contribution enhancing significantly T_c. The higher is the order of the harmonic of the electronic anisotropy, smaller is its damping contribution and higher can be the asymmetry in its damping-pairing contribution. This could explain the puzzle of a much broader quasiparticle peak in the n-doped than in the p-doped cuprates, their smaller T_c's being also attributed to larger damping effects.
9705071v1
2000-03-29
Damping of condensate collective modes due to equilibration with the non-condensate
We consider the damping of condensate collective modes at finite temperatures arising from lack of equilibrium between the condensate and the non-condensate atoms, an effect that is ignored in the usual discussion of the collisionless region. As a first approximation, we ignore the dynamics of the thermal cloud. Our calculations should be applicable to collective modes of the condensate which are oscillating out-of-phase with the thermal cloud. We obtain a generalized Stringari equation of motion for the condensate at finite temperatures, which includes a damping term associated with the fact that the condensate is not in diffusive equilibrium with the static thermal cloud. This inter-component collisional damping of the condensate modes is comparable in magnitude to the Landau damping considered in the recent literature.
0003481v5
2007-02-01
Adiabatic Domain Wall Motion and Landau-Lifshitz Damping
Recent theory and measurements of the velocity of current-driven domain walls in magnetic nanowires have re-opened the unresolved question of whether Landau-Lifshitz damping or Gilbert damping provides the more natural description of dissipative magnetization dynamics. In this paper, we argue that (as in the past) experiment cannot distinguish the two, but that Landau-Lifshitz damping nevertheless provides the most physically sensible interpretation of the equation of motion. From this perspective, (i) adiabatic spin-transfer torque dominates the dynamics with small corrections from non-adiabatic effects; (ii) the damping always decreases the magnetic free energy, and (iii) microscopic calculations of damping become consistent with general statistical and thermodynamic considerations.
0702020v3
2001-02-09
Magnetic effects on the viscous boundary layer damping of the r-modes in neutron stars
This paper explores the effects that magnetic fields have on the viscous boundary layers (VBLs) that can form in neutron stars at the crust-core interface, and it investigates the VBL damping of the gravitational-radiation driven r-mode instability. Approximate solutions to the magnetohydrodynamic equations valid in the VBL are found for ordinary-fluid neutron stars. It is shown that magnetic fields above 10^9 Gauss significantly change the structure of the VBL, and that magnetic fields decrease the VBL damping time. Furthermore, VBL damping completely suppresses the r-mode instability for B >= 10^{12} Gauss. Thus, magnetic fields will profoundly affect the VBL damping of the r-mode instability in hot young pulsars (that are cool enough to have formed a solid crust). One can speculate that magnetic fields can affect the VBL damping of this instability in LMXBs and other cold old pulsars (if they have sufficiently large internal fields).
0102042v1
2003-01-30
Dynamic effects of electromagnetic wave on a damped two-level atom
We studied the dynamic effects of an electromagnetic(EM) wave with circular polarization on a two-level damped atom. The results demonstrate interesting ac Stark split of energy levels of damped atom. The split levels have different energies and lifetimes, both of which depend on the interaction and the damping rate of atom. When the frequency of the EM wave is tuned to satisfy the resonance condition in the strong coupling limit, the transition probability exhibits Rabi oscillation. Momentum transfer between atom and EM wave shows similar properties as the transition probability under resonance condition. For a damped atom interacting with EM field, there exists no longer stable state. More importantly, if the angular frequency of the EM wave is tuned the same as the atomic transition frequency and its amplitude is adjusted appropriately according to the damping coefficients, we can prepare a particular 'Dressed State' of the coupled system between atom and EM field and can keep the system coherently in this 'Dressed state' for a very long time. This opens another way to prepare coherent atomic states.
0301166v1
2007-12-18
Spectroscopy of electronic defect states in Cu(In, Ga)(S, Se)$_2$-based heterojunctions and Schottky diodes under damp-heat exposure
The changes of defect characteristics induced by accelerated lifetime tests on the heterostructure n-ZnO/i-ZnO/CdS/Cu(In, Ga)(S, Se)$_2$/Mo relevant for photovoltaic energy conversion are investigated. We subject heterojunction and Schottky devices to extended damp heat exposure at 85$^{\circ}$C ambient temperature and 85% relative humidity for various time periods. In order to understand the origin of the pronounced changes of the devices, we apply current--voltage and capacitance--voltage measurements, admittance spectroscopy, and deep-level transient spectroscopy. The fill factor and open-circuit voltage of test devices are reduced after prolonged damp heat treatment, leading to a reduced energy conversion efficiency. We observe the presence of defect states in the vicinity of the CdS/chalcopyrite interface. Their activation energy increases due to damp heat exposure, indicating a reduced band bending at the Cu(In, Ga)(S, Se)$_2$ surface. The Fermi-level pinning at the buffer/chalcopyrite interface, maintaining a high band bending in as-grown cells, is lifted due to the damp-heat exposure. We also observe changes in the bulk defect spectra due to the damp-heat treatment.
0712.2982v1
2008-05-07
Comparison Between Damping Coefficients of Measured Perforated Micromechanical Test Structures and Compact Models
Measured damping coefficients of six different perforated micromechanical test structures are compared with damping coefficients given by published compact models. The motion of the perforated plates is almost translational, the surface shape is rectangular, and the perforation is uniform validating the assumptions made for compact models. In the structures, the perforation ratio varies from 24% - 59%. The study of the structure shows that the compressibility and inertia do not contribute to the damping at the frequencies used (130kHz - 220kHz). The damping coefficients given by all four compact models underestimate the measured damping coefficient by approximately 20%. The reasons for this underestimation are discussed by studying the various flow components in the models.
0805.0893v1
2009-01-26
Dispersion of Waves in Relativistic Plasmas with Isotropic Particle Distributions
The dispersion laws of Langmuir and transverse waves are calculated in the relativistic non-magnetized formalism for several isotropic particle distributions: thermal, power-law, relativistic Lorentzian $\kappa,$ and hybrid $\beta$. For Langmuir waves the parameters of superluminal undamped, subluminal damped principal and higher modes are determined for a range of distribution parameters. The undamped and principal damped modes are found to match smoothly. Principal damped and second damped modes are found not to match smoothly. The presence of maximum wavenumber is discovered above that no longitudinal modes formally exist. The higher damped modes are discovered to be qualitatively different for thermal and certain non-thermal distributions. Consistently with the known results, the Landau damping is calculated to be stronger for non-thermal power-law-like distributions. The dispersion law is obtained for the single undamped transverse mode. The analytic results for the simplest distributions are provided.
0901.4050v1
2009-03-28
Torsional waves propagation in an initially stressed dissipative cylinder
The present paper has been framed to show the effect of damping on the propagation of torsional waves in an initially stressed, dissipative, incompressible cylinder of infinite length. A governing equation has been formulated on Biot's incremental deformation theory. The velocities of torsional waves are obtained as complex ones, in which real part gives the phase velocity of propagation and corresponding imaginary part gives the damping. The study reveals that the damping of the medium has strong effect in the propagation of torsional wave. Since every medium has damping so it is more realistic to use the damped wave equation instead of the undamped wave equation. The study also shows that the velocity of propagation of such waves depend on the presence of initial stress. The influences of damping and initial stresses are shown separately.
0903.4896v1
2009-04-09
Evaluating the locality of intrinsic precession damping in transition metals
The Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert damping parameter is typically assumed to be a local quantity, independent of magnetic configuration. To test the validity of this assumption we calculate the precession damping rate of small amplitude non-uniform mode magnons in iron, cobalt, and nickel. At scattering rates expected near and above room temperature, little change in the damping rate is found as the magnon wavelength is decreased from infinity to a length shorter than features probed in recent experiments. This result indicates that non-local effects due to the presence of weakly non-uniform modes, expected in real devices, should not appreciably affect the dynamic response of the element at typical operating temperatures. Conversely, at scattering rates expected in very pure samples around cryogenic temperatures, non-local effects result in an order of magnitude decrease in damping rates for magnons with wavelengths commensurate with domain wall widths. While this low temperature result is likely of little practical importance, it provides an experimentally testable prediction of the non-local contribution of the spin-orbit torque-correlation model of precession damping. None of these results exhibit strong dependence on the magnon propagation direction.
0904.1455v1
2009-04-29
Atomistic theory for the damping of vibrational modes in mono-atomic gold chains
We develop a computational method for evaluating the damping of vibrational modes in mono-atomic metallic chains suspended between bulk crystals under external strain. The damping is due to the coupling between the chain and contact modes and the phonons in the bulk substrates. The geometry of the atoms forming the contact is taken into account. The dynamical matrix is computed with density functional theory in the atomic chain and the contacts using finite atomic displacements, while an empirical method is employed for the bulk substrate. As a specific example, we present results for the experimentally realized case of gold chains in two different crystallographic directions. The range of the computed damping rates confirm the estimates obtained by fits to experimental data [Frederiksen et al., Phys. Rev. B, 75, 205413(R)(2007)]. Our method indicates that an order-of-magnitude variation in the damping is possible even for relatively small changes in the strain. Such detailed insight is necessary for a quantitative analysis of damping in metallic atomic chains, and in explaining the rich phenomenology seen in the experiments.
0904.4627v2
2009-12-20
A Kinetic Alfven wave cascade subject to collisionless damping cannot reach electron scales in the solar wind at 1 AU
(Abridged) Turbulence in the solar wind is believed to generate an energy cascade that is supported primarily by Alfv\'en waves or Alfv\'enic fluctuations at MHD scales and by kinetic Alfv\'en waves (KAWs) at kinetic scales $k_\perp \rho_i\gtrsim 1$. Linear Landau damping of KAWs increases with increasing wavenumber and at some point the damping becomes so strong that the energy cascade is completely dissipated. A model of the energy cascade process that includes the effects of linear collisionless damping of KAWs and the associated compounding of this damping throughout the cascade process is used to determine the wavenumber where the energy cascade terminates. It is found that this wavenumber occurs approximately when $|\gamma/\omega|\simeq 0.25$, where $\omega(k)$ and $\gamma(k)$ are, respectively, the real frequency and damping rate of KAWs and the ratio $\gamma/\omega$ is evaluated in the limit as the propagation angle approaches 90 degrees relative to the direction of the mean magnetic field.
0912.4026v2
2010-07-27
Alfvèn wave phase-mixing and damping in the ion cyclotron range of frequencies
Aims. To determine the effect of the Hall term in the generalised Ohm's law on the damping and phase mixing of Alfven waves in the ion cyclotron range of frequencies in uniform and non-uniform equilibrium plasmas. Methods. Wave damping in a uniform plasma is treated analytically, whilst a Lagrangian remap code (Lare2d) is used to study Hall effects on damping and phase mixing in the presence of an equilibrium density gradient. Results. The magnetic energy associated with an initially Gaussian field perturbation in a uniform resistive plasma is shown to decay algebraically at a rate that is unaffected by the Hall term to leading order in k^2di^2 where k is wavenumber and di is ion skin depth. A similar algebraic decay law applies to whistler perturbations in the limit k^2di^2>>1. In a non-uniform plasma it is found that the spatially-integrated damping rate due to phase mixing is lower in Hall MHD than it is in MHD, but the reduction in the damping rate, which can be attributed to the effects of wave dispersion, tends to zero in both the weak and strong phase mixing limits.
1007.4752v2