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1996-05-06
A Keck HIRES Investigation of the Metal Abundances and Kinematics of Three Damped Lya Systems Toward Q2206-199
We present high resolution, high SNR spectra of the QSO Q2206-199 obtained with HIRES on the 10m W.M. Keck Telescope. Our analysis focuses on the two previously identified damped \lya systems found at $z=1.920$ and $z=2.076$. For each system, we measure accurate abundances. The $z=1.920$ system exhibits the highest metallicity we have measured for a damped \lya system. We report the first confident ($>5 \sigma$) detection of Ti in a QSO absorption line system. By contrast the $z=2.076$ system is the most metal poor we have analyzed, showing absorption features for only the strongest transitions. We find no positive evidence for the presence of dust in either system. The two damped systems exhibit significantly different kinematic characteristics, yet we contend the two systems are consistent with one physical description: that of a thick, rotating disk. We investigate a very strong Mg II system at $z=0.752$ which is very likely yet a third damped \lya system. The very weak Mn II and Ti II transitions have been positively measured and imply $\log \N{HI} > 19.0$. We analyze the abundance ratios [Mn/Fe] and [Ti/Fe] and their values are inconsistent with dust depletion, yet consistent with the abundance pattern detected for halo stars in the Galaxy (see Lu et al. 1996a). Finally, we identify a C IV system at $z=2.014$ that shows a very narrow feature in Si IV and C IV absorption. The corresponding $b$ values (5.5 \kms and 8.9 \kms for Si IV and C IV) for this component suggest a temperature of $4.7 \sci{4} \rm K$. Because collisional ionization can explain the observed abundances only for $T > 8 \sci{4} \rm K$, we contend these ions must have formed through a different physical process (e.g. photoionization).
9605021v2
1996-09-09
The Population of Damped Lyman-alpha and Lyman Limit Systems in the Cold Dark Matter Model
Lyman limit and damped Lyman-alpha absorption systems probe the distribution of collapsed, cold gas at high redshift. Numerical simulations that incorporate gravity and gas dynamics can predict the abundance of such absorbers in cosmological models. We develop a semi-analytical method to correct the numerical predictions for the contribution of unresolved low mass halos, and we apply this method to the Katz et al. (1996) simulation of the standard cold dark matter model ($\Omega=1$, $h=0.5$, $\Omega_b=0.05$, $\sigma_8=0.7$). Using this simulation and higher resolution simulations of individual low mass systems, we determine the relation between a halo's circular velocity $v_c$ and its cross section for producing Lyman limit or damped absorption. We combine this relation with the Press-Schechter formula for the abundance of halos to compute the number of absorbers per unit redshift. The resolution correction increases the predicted abundances by about a factor of two at z=2, 3, and 4, bringing the predicted number of damped absorbers into quite good agreement with observations. Roughly half of the systems reside in halos with circular velocities $v_c>100\kms$ and half in halos with $35\kms<v_c<100\kms$. Halos with $v_c>150\kms$ typically harbor two or more systems capable of producing damped absorption. Even with the resolution correction, the predicted abundance of Lyman limit systems is a factor of three below observational estimates, signifying either a failure of standard CDM or a failure of these simulations to resolve the systems responsible for most Lyman limit absorption. By comparing simulations with and without star formation, we find that depletion of the gas supply by star formation affects absorption line statistics at $z>=2$ only for column densities exceeding $N_{HI}=10^{22} cm^{-2}$.
9609072v1
1998-05-22
Protogalactic Disk Models of Damped Lya Kinematics
We present new observational results on the kinematics of the damped lya systems. Our full sample is now comprised of 31 low-ion profiles and exhibits similar characteristics to the sample from Paper I. The primary exception is that the new distribution of velocity widths includes values out to a maximum of nearly 300 km/s, approx 100 km/s greater than the previous maximum. These high velocity width systems will significantly leverage models introduced to explain the damped lya systems. Comparing the characteristics from low-redshift and high-redshift sub-samples, we find no evidence for significant evolution in the kinematic properties of protogalaxies from z = 2.0 - 3.3. The new observations give greater statistical significance to the main conclusions of our first paper. In particular, those models inconsistent with the damped lya observations in Paper I are ruled out at even higher levels of confidence. At the same time, the observations are consistent with a population of rapidly rotating, thick disks (the TRD model) at high redshift. Buoyed by the success of the TRD model, we investigate it more closely by considering more realistic disk properties. Our goal is to demonstrate the statistical power of the damped lya observations by investigating the robustness of the TRD model. In particular, we study the effects of warping, realistic rotation curves, and photoionization on the kinematics of disks in the TRD model. The principal results are: (1) disk warping has only minimal effect on the kinematic results, primarily influencing the effective disk thickness, (2) the TRD model is robust to more realistic rotation curves; (3) the effects of photoionization require thicker disks to give consistent velocity width distributions. [abridged]
9805293v1
2000-05-05
UVES observations of QSO 0000-2620: oxygen and zinc abundances in the Damped Ly-alpha galaxy at z_abs=3.3901
Observations of the QSO 0000-2620 with UVES spectrograph at the 8.2m ESO KUEYEN telescope are used for abundance analysis of the damped Ly-alpha system at z_{abs}=3.3901. Several Oxygen lines are identified in the Ly_alpha forest and a measure for the oxygen abundance is obtained at [O/H]=-1.85 +/- 0.1 by means of the unsaturated OI 925 A and OI 950 A lines. This represents the most accurate O measurement in a damped Ly_alpha galaxy so far. We have also detected ZnII 2026 A and CrII 2056, 2062 A redshifted at about 8900 A and found abundances [Zn/H] = -2.07 +/- 0.1 and [Cr/H]=-1.99 +/- 0.1. Furthermore, previous measurements of Fe, Si, Ni and N have been refined yielding [Fe/H]=-2.04 +/- 0.1, [Si/H]=-1.90 +/- 0.1, [Ni/H]=-2.27 +/- 0.1, and [N/H]=-2.68 +/- 0.1. The abundance of the non-refractory element zinc is the lowest among the damped Ly-alpha systems showing that the associated intervening galaxy is indeed in the early stages of its chemical evolution. The fact that the Zn abundance is identical to that of the refractory elements Fe and Cr suggests that dust grains have not formed yet. In this Damped Ly-alpha system the observed [O,S,Si/Zn,Fe,Cr] ratios, in whatever combination are taken, are close to solar (i.e 0.1-0.2 dex) and do not show the [alpha-element/Fe] enhancement observed in Milky Way stars of comparable metallicity. The observed behavior supports a galaxy evolution model characterized by either episodic or low star formation rate rather than a Milky-Way-type evolutionary model.
0005098v1
2002-02-06
The UCSD HIRES/KeckI Damped Lya Abundance Database III. An Empirical Study of Photoionization in the Damped Lya System Toward GB1759+7539
We investigate the ionization state of the damped Lya system at z=2.62 toward GB1759+7539 through an analysis of ionic ratios sensitive to photoionization: ArI/SII, FeIII/FeII, NII/NI, AlIII/AlII. Approximately half of the metals arise in a mostly neutral velocity component with HI/H > 0.9, based on FeIII/FeII < 0.013. In contrast, the remaining half exhibits FeIII/FeII~0.3 indicative of a partially ionized medium with HI/H~0.5. These conclusions are supported by the observed NII/NI, AlIII/AlII, and ArI/SII ratios. We assess ionization corrections for the observed column densities through photoionization models derived from the CLOUDY software package. In the neutral gas, the ionization corrections are negligible except for ArI. However for the partially ionized gas, element abundance ratios differ from the ionic ratios by 0.1-0.3 dex for (SiII, SII, NiII, AlII)/FeII ratios and more for (NI, ArI)/FeII. Independent of the shape of the photoionizing spectrum and assumptions on the number of ionization phases, these ionization corrections have minimal impact (<0.1dex) on the total metallicity inferred for this damped Lya system. Measurements on the relative elemental abundances of the partially ionized gas, however, have a greater than ~0.15 dex uncertainty which hides the effects of nucleosynthesis and dust depletion. We caution the reader that this damped system is unusual for a number of reasons (e.g. a very low ArI/SII ratio) and we believe its ionization properties are special but not unique. Nevertheless, it clearly shows the value of examining photoionization diagnostics like FeIII/FeII in a larger sample of systems.
0202140v1
2009-09-26
Damped and sub-damped Lyman-? absorbers in z > 4 QSOs
We present the results of a survey for damped (DLA, log N(H I) > 20.3) and sub-damped Lyman-? systems (19.5 < log N(H I) < 20.3) at z > 2.55 along the lines-of-sight to 77 quasars with emission redshifts in the range 4 < zem < 6.3. Intermediate resolution (R ? 4300) spectra have been obtained with the Echellette Spectrograph and Imager (ESI) mounted on the Keck telescope. A total of 100 systems with log N(H I) > 19.5 are detected of which 40 systems are damped Lyman-? systems for an absorption length of ?X = 378. About half of the lines of sight of this homogeneous survey have never been investigated for DLAs. We study the evolution with redshift of the cosmological density of the neutral gas and find, consis- tently with previous studies at similar resolution, that ?DLA,H I decreases at z > 3.5. The overall cosmological evolution of ?HI shows a peak around this redshift. The H I column density distribution for log N(H I) ? 20.3 is ?tted, consistently with previous surveys, with a single power-law of index ? ? -1.8$\pm$0.25. This power-law overpredicts data at the high-end and a second, much steeper, power-law (or a gamma function) is needed. There is a flattening of the function at lower H I column densities with an index of ? ? ?1.4 for the column density range log N(H I) = 19.5?21. The fraction of H I mass in sub-DLAs is of the order of 30%. The H column density distribution does not evolve strongly from z ? 2.5 to z ? 4.5.
0909.4839v2
2009-10-28
Nonlinear envelope equation and nonlinear Landau damping rate for a driven electron plasma wave
In this paper, we provide a theoretical description, and calculate, the nonlinear frequency shift, group velocity and collionless damping rate, $\nu$, of a driven electron plasma wave (EPW). All these quantities, whose physical content will be discussed, are identified as terms of an envelope equation allowing one to predict how efficiently an EPW may be externally driven. This envelope equation is derived directly from Gauss law and from the investigation of the nonlinear electron motion, provided that the time and space rates of variation of the EPW amplitude, $E_p$, are small compared to the plasma frequency or the inverse of the Debye length. $\nu$ arises within the EPW envelope equation as more complicated an operator than a plain damping rate, and may only be viewed as such because $(\nu E_p)/E_p$ remains nearly constant before abruptly dropping to zero. We provide a practical analytic formula for $\nu$ and show, without resorting to complex contour deformation, that in the limit $E_p \to 0$, $\nu$ is nothing but the Landau damping rate. We then term $\nu$ the "nonlinear Landau damping rate" of the driven plasma wave. As for the nonlinear frequency shift of the EPW, it is also derived theoretically and found to assume values significantly different from previously published ones, assuming that the wave is freely propagating. Moreover, we find no limitation in $k \lambda_D$, $k$ being the plasma wavenumber and $\lambda_D$ the Debye length, for a solution to the dispertion relation to exist, and want to stress here the importance of specifying how an EPW is generated to discuss its properties. Our theoretical predictions are in excellent agreement with results inferred from Vlasov simulations of stimulated Raman scattering (SRS), and an application of our theory to the study of SRS is presented.
0910.5289v1
2011-05-19
Tidal dissipation compared to seismic dissipation: in small bodies, in earths, and in superearths
While the seismic quality factor and phase lag are defined solely by the bulk properties of the mantle, their tidal counterparts are determined both by the bulk properties and self-gravitation of a body as a whole. For a qualitative estimate, we model the body with a homogeneous sphere and express the tidal phase lag through the lag in a sample of material. Although simplistic, our model is sufficient to understand that the lags are not identical. The difference emerges because self-gravitation pulls the tidal bulge down. At low frequencies, this reduces strain and makes tidal damping less efficient in larger bodies. At high frequencies, competition between self-gravitation and rheology becomes more complex, though for sufficiently large superearths the same rule works: the larger the body, the weaker tidal damping in it. Being negligible for small terrestrial planets and moons, the difference between the seismic and tidal lagging (and likewise between the seismic and tidal damping) becomes very considerable for superearths. In those, it is much lower than what one might expect from using a seismic quality factor. The tidal damping rate deviates from the seismic damping rate especially in the zero-frequency limit, and this difference takes place for bodies of any size. So the equal in magnitude but opposite in sign tidal torques, exerted on one another by the primary and the secondary, go smoothly through zero as the secondary crosses the synchronous orbit. We describe the mantle rheology with the Andrade model, allowing it to lean towards the Maxwell model at the lowest frequencies. To implement this additional flexibility, we reformulate the Andrade model by endowing it with a free parameter which is the ratio of the anelastic timescale to the viscoelastic Maxwell time of the mantle. Some uncertainty in this parameter's frequency-dependence does not influence our principal conclusions.
1105.3936v12
2014-10-07
The Effect of Nonlinear Landau Damping on Ultrarelativistic Beam Plasma Instabilities
Very-high energy gamma-rays from extragalactic sources pair-produce off of the extragalactic background light, yielding an electron-positron pair beam. This pair beam is unstable to various plasma instabilities, especially the "oblique" instability, which can be the dominant cooling mechanism for the beam. However, recently, it has been claimed that nonlinear Landau damping renders it physically irrelevant by reducing the effective damping rate to a low level. Here, we show with numerical calculations that the effective damping rate is $8\times 10^{-4}$ of the growth rate of the linear instability, which is sufficient for the "oblique" instability to be the dominant cooling mechanism of these pair beams. In particular, we show that previous estimates of this rate ignored the exponential cutoff in the scattering amplitude at large wavenumber and assumed that the damping of scattered waves entirely depends on collisions, ignoring collisionless processes. We find that the total wave energy eventually grows to approximate equipartition with the beam by increasingly depositing energy into long wavelength modes. As we have not included the effect of nonlinear wave-wave interactions on these long wavelength modes, this scenario represents the "worst-case" scenario for the oblique instability. As it continues to drain energy from the beam at a faster rate than other processes, we conclude that the "oblique" instability is sufficiently strong to make it the physically dominant cooling mechanism for high-energy pair beams in the intergalactic medium.
1410.3797v2
2014-10-17
Hunting down systematics in baryon acoustic oscillations after cosmic high noon
Future dark energy experiments will require better and more accurate theoretical predictions for the baryonic acoustic oscillations (BAO) signature in the spectrum of cosmological perturbations. Here, we use large N-body simulations of the \LambdaCDM Planck cosmology to study any possible systematic shifts and damping in BAO due to the impact of nonlinear gravitational growth of structure, scale dependent and non-local bias, and redshift-space distortions. The effect of cosmic variance is largely reduced by dividing the tracer power spectrum by that from a BAO-free simulation starting with the same phases. This permits us to study with unprecedented accuracy (better than 0.02% for dark matter and 0.07% for low-bias halos) small shifts of the pristine BAO wavenumbers towards larger k, and non-linear damping of BAO wiggles in the power spectrum of dark matter and halo populations in the redshift range z=0-1. For dark matter, we provide an accurate parametrization of the evolution of \alpha as a function of the linear growth factor D(z). For halo samples, with bias ranging from 1.2 to 2.8, we measure a typical BAO shift of ~0.25%, observed in real-space, which does not show an appreciable evolution with redshift within the uncertainties. Moreover, we report a constant shift as a function of halo bias. We find a different evolution of the damping of the acoustic feature in all halo samples as compared to dark matter with haloes suffering less damping, and also find some weak dependence on bias. A larger BAO shift and damping is measured in redshift-space which can be well explained by linear theory due to redshift-space distortions. A clear modulation in phase with the acoustic scale is observed in the scale-dependent halo bias due to the presence of the baryonic acoustic oscillations.
1410.4684v2
2017-01-24
Influence of interlayer coupling on the spin torque driven excitations in a spin torque oscillator
The influence of dynamic interlayer interactions on the spin torque driven and damped excitations are illustrated for a three layer macrospin model system that corresponds to a standard spin-torque oscillator. The free layer and a synthetic antiferromagnetic (SyF) pinned layer of the spin-torque oscillator are in-plane magnetized. In order to understand experimental results, numerical simulations have been performed considering three types of interlayer interactions: exchange interaction between the two magnetic layers of the SyF, mutual spin torque between the top layer of the SyF and the free layer and dipolar interaction between all three magnetic layers. It will be shown that the dynamic dipolar coupling plays a predominant role. First, it leads to a hybridization of the free layer and the SyF linear modes and through this gives rise to a strong field dependence of the critical current. In particular, there is a field range of enhanced damping in which much higher current is required to drive the modes into steady state. This results in a gap in the excitation spectrum. Second, the dynamic dipolar interaction is also responsible for the non-linear interaction between the current driven steady state mode and the damped modes of the system. Here one can distinguish: (i) a resonant interaction that leads to a kink in the frequency-field and frequency-current dispersions accompanied by a small hysteresis and a reduction of the linewidth of the steady state mode and (ii) a non-resonant interaction that leads to a strong frequency redshift of the damped mode. The results underline the strong impact of interlayer coupling on the excitation spectra of spin-torque oscillators and illustrate in a simple three mode model system how in the non-linear regime the steady state and damped modes influence each other.
1701.06787v1
2017-04-07
Global Alfven Eigenmodes in the H-1 heliac
Recent upgrades in H-1 power supplies have enabled the operation of the H-1 experiment at higher heating powers than previously attainable. A heating power scan in mixed hydrogen/helium plasmas reveals a change in mode activity with increasing heating power. At low power (<50 kW) modes with beta-induced Alfven eigenmode (BAE) frequency scaling are observed. At higher power modes consistent with an analysis of nonconventional Global Alfven Eigenmodes (GAEs) are observed, the subject of this work. We have computed the mode continuum, and identified GAE structures using the ideal MHD solver CKA and the gyrokinetic code EUTERPE. An analytic model for ICRH-heated minority ions is used to estimate the fast ion temperature from the hydrogen species. Linear growth rate scans using a local flux surface stability calculation, LGRO, are performed. These studies demonstrate growth from circulating particles whose speed is significantly less than the Alfven speed, and are resonant with the mode through harmonics of the Fourier decomposition of the strongly-shaped heliac magnetic field. They reveal drive is possible with a small, hot energetic tail of the hydrogen species. Local linear growth rate scans are also complemented with global calculations from CKA and EUTERPE. These qualitatively confirm the findings from the LGRO study, and show that the inclusion of finite Larmor radius effects can reduce the growth rate by a factor of three, but do not affect marginal stability. Finally, a study of damping of the global mode with the thermal plasma is conducted, computing continuum, and the damping arising from parallel electric fields. We find that continuum damping is of order 0.1% for the configuration studied. The inclusion of resistivity lifts the damping to 19%. Such large damping is consistent with experimental observations that in absence of drive the mode decays rapidly (~0.1 ms).
1704.02089v1
2017-11-30
Scalar dark matter interpretation of the DAMPE data with U(1) gauge interactions
Recently, DAMPE experiment released the new measurement of the total cosmic $e^+e^-$ flux between 25 GeV and 4.6 TeV which indicates a spectral softening at around 0.9 TeV and a tentative peak at around 1.4 TeV. We utilize the scalar dark matter (DM) annihilation scenario to explain the DAMPE peak by extending $G_{SM}\equiv SU(3)_C \times SU(2)_L \times U(1)_Y$ with additional $U(1)$ gauge symmetries while keeping anomaly free to generate $\chi \chi \to Z^\prime Z^\prime \to \ell\bar{\ell}\ell^\prime\overline{\ell^\prime}$, where $\chi, Z^\prime, \ell^{(^\prime)}$ denote the scalar DM, the new gauge boson and $\ell^{(^\prime)}=e,\mu,\tau$, respectively, with $m_\chi \sim m_{Z^\prime} \sim 2 \times 1.5$ (TeV). We first illustrate that the minimal framework $G_{SM} \times U(1)_{Y^\prime}$ with the above mass choices can explain the DAMPE excess but has been excluded by LHC constraints from the $Z^\prime$ searches. Then we study a non-minimal framework $G_{SM} \times U(1)_{Y^\prime} \times U(1)_{Y^{\prime \prime}}$ in which $U(1)_{Y^{\prime \prime}}$ mixes with $U(1)_{Y^\prime}$. We show that such a framework can interpret the DAMPE data while passing other constraints including the DM relic abundance, DM direct detection and collider bounds. We also investigate the predicted $e^+e^-$ spectrum in this framework and find that the mass splitting $\Delta m = m_\chi - m_{Z'}$ should be less than about 17 GeV to produce the peak-like structure.
1711.11452v2
2017-12-14
Scalar dark matter explanation of the DAMPE data in the minimal Left-Right symmetric model
Left-Right symmetric model (LRSM) has been an attractive extension of the Standard Model (SM) which can address the origin of parity violation in the SM electroweak (EW) interactions, generate tiny neutrino masses, accommodate dark matter (DM) candidates and provide a natural framework for baryogenesis through leptogenesis. In this work we utilize the minimal LRSM to study the recently reported DAMPE results of cosmic $e^+e^-$ spectrum which exhibits a tentative peak around 1.4 TeV, while satisfying the current neutrino data. We propose to explain the DAMPE peak with a complex scalar DM $\chi$ in two scenarios: 1) $\chi\chi^* \to H_1^{++}H_1^{--} \to \ell_i^+\ell_i^+\ell_j^-\ell_j^-$; 2) $\chi\chi^* \to H_{k}^{++}H_{k}^{--} \to \ell_i^+\ell_i^+\ell_j^-\ell_j^-$ accompanied by $\chi\chi^* \to H_1^+ H_1^- \to \ell_i^+ \nu_{\ell_i} \ell_j^- \nu_{\ell_j}$ with $\ell_{i,j}=e,\mu,\tau$ and $k=1,2$. We fit the theoretical prediction on $e^+e^-$ spectrum to relevant experimental data to determine the scalar mass spectrum favored by the DAMPE excess. We also consider various constraints from theoretical principles, collider experiments as well as DM relic density and direct search experiments. We find that there are ample parameter space which can interpret the DAMPE data while passing the constraints. Our explanations, on the other hand, usually imply the existence of other new physics at the energy scale ranging from $10^7 {\rm GeV}$ to $10^{11} {\rm GeV}$. Collider tests of our explanations are also discussed.
1712.05351v3
2018-02-20
The chemical connection between damped Lyman-α systems and Local Group dwarf galaxies
Abundances of the volatile elements S and Zn have now been measured in around 80 individual stars in the Sculptor dwarf spheroidal galaxy, covering the metallicity range $-2.4\leq\text{[Fe/H]}\leq-0.9$. These two elements are of particular interest as they are not depleted onto dust in gas, and their ratio, [S/Zn], has thus commonly been used as a proxy for [$\alpha$/Fe] in Damped Lyman-$\alpha$ systems. The S abundances in Sculptor are similar to other $\alpha$-elements in this galaxy, consistent with S being mainly created in core-collapse supernovae, but also having some contribution from supernovae Type Ia. However, our results show that Zn and Fe do not trace all the same nucleosynthetic production channels. In particular, (contrary to Fe) Zn is not significantly produced by supernovae Type Ia. Thus, [S/Zn] cannot be reliably used as a proxy for [$\alpha$/Fe]. We propose [O/S] as a function of [S/H] as a possible alternative. At higher metallicities, the values of [S/Zn] measured in Damped Lyman-$\alpha$ systems are inconsistent with those in local dwarf galaxies, and are more compatible with the Milky Way disk. Low-metallicity Damped Lyman-$\alpha$ systems are, however, consistent with the most metal-poor stars in Local Group dwarf spheroidal galaxies. Assuming that the dust depletions of S and Zn are negligible, our comparison indicates that the star formation histories of Damped Lyman-$\alpha$ systems are on average different from both the Milky Way and the Sculptor dwarf spheroidal galaxy.
1802.07325v5
2019-01-12
GW170817 implications on the frequency and damping time of f-mode oscillations of neutron stars
Within a minimum model for neutron stars consisting of nucleons, electrons and muons at $\beta$-equilibrium using about a dozen Equation of States (EOSs) from microscopic nuclear many-body theories and 40,000 EOSs randomly generated using an explicitly isospin-dependent parametric EOS model for high-density neutron-rich nucleonic matter within its currently known uncertainty range, we study correlations among the f-mode frequency, its damping time and the tidal deformability as well as the compactness of neutron stars. Except for quark stars, both the f-mode frequency and damping time of canonical neutron stars are found to scale with the tidal deformability independent of the EOSs used. Applying the constraint on the tidal deformability of canonical neutron stars $\Lambda_{1.4}=190^{+390}_{-120}$ extracted by the LIGO+VIRGO Collaborations from their improved analyses of the GW170817 event, the f-mode frequency and its damping time of canonical neutron stars are limited to 1.67 kHz - 2.18 kHz and 0.155 s - 0.255 s, respectively, providing a useful guidance for the ongoing search for gravitational waves from the f-mode oscillations of isolated neutron stars. Moreover, assuming either or both the f-mode frequency and its damping time will be measured precisely in future observations with advanced gravitational wave detectors, we discuss how information about the mass and/or radius as well as the still rather elusive nuclear symmetry energies at supra-saturation densities may be extracted.
1901.03779v2
2019-01-27
An introductory guide to fluid models with anisotropic temperatures Part 2 -- Kinetic theory, Padé approximants and Landau fluid closures
In Part 2 of our guide to collisionless fluid models, we concentrate on Landau fluid closures. These closures were pioneered by Hammett and Perkins and allow for the rigorous incorporation of collisionless Landau damping into a fluid framework. It is Landau damping that sharply separates traditional fluid models and collisionless kinetic theory, and is the main reason why the usual fluid models do not converge to the kinetic description, even in the long-wavelength low-frequency limit. We start with a brief introduction to kinetic theory, where we discuss in detail the plasma dispersion function $Z(\zeta)$, and the associated plasma response function $R(\zeta)=1+\zeta Z(\zeta)=-Z'(\zeta)/2$. We then consider a 1D (electrostatic) geometry and make a significant effort to map all possible Landau fluid closures that can be constructed at the 4th-order moment level. These closures for parallel moments have general validity from the largest astrophysical scales down to the Debye length, and we verify their validity by considering examples of the (proton and electron) Landau damping of the ion-acoustic mode, and the electron Landau damping of the Langmuir mode. We proceed by considering 1D closures at higher-order moments than the 4th-order, and as was concluded in Part 1, this is not possible without Landau fluid closures. We show that it is possible to reproduce linear Landau damping in the fluid framework to any desired precision, thus showing the convergence of the fluid and collisionless kinetic descriptions. We then consider a 3D (electromagnetic) geometry in the gyrotropic (long-wavelength low-frequency) limit and map all closures that are available at the 4th-order moment level. In the Appendix A, we provide comprehensive tables with Pad\'e approximants of $R(\zeta)$ up to the 8th-pole order, with many given in an analytic form.
1901.09360v2
2019-01-28
Revisit of non-linear Landau damping for electrostatic instability driven by blazar-induced pair beams
We revisit the effect of non-linear Landau (NL) damping on the electrostatic instability of blazar-induced pair beams, using a realistic pair-beam distribution. We employ a simplified 2D model in ${\bf k}$-space to study the evolution of the electric-field spectrum and to calculate the relaxation time of the beam. We demonstrate that the 2D model is an adequate representation of the 3D physics. We find that non-linear Landau damping, once it operates efficiently, transports essentially the entire wave energy to small wavenumbers where wave driving is weak or absent. The relaxation time also strongly depends on the IGM temperature, $T_\mathrm{IGM}$, and for $T_\mathrm{IGM}\ll10$ eV, and in the absence of any other damping mechanism, the relaxation time of the pair beam is longer than the inverse Compton (IC) scattering time. The weak late-time beam energy losses arise from the accumulation of wave energy at small $k$, that non-linearly drains the wave energy at the resonant $\mathbf{k}$ of the pair-beam instability. Any other dissipation process operating at small $k$ would reduce that wave-energy drain and hence lead to stronger pair-beam energy losses. As an example, collisions reduce the relaxation time by an order of magnitude, although their rate is very small. Other non-linear processes, such as the modulation instability, could provide additional damping of the non-resonant waves and dramatically reduce the relaxation time of the pair beam. An accurate description of the spectral evolution of the electrostatic waves is crucial for calculating the relaxation time of the pair beam.
1901.09640v3
2019-11-22
Role of Element-Specific Damping on the Ultrafast, Helicity-Independent All-Optical Switching Dynamics in Amorphous (Gd,Tb)Co Thin Films
Ultrafast control of the magnetization in ps timescales by fs laser pulses offers an attractive avenue for applications such as fast magnetic devices for logic and memory. However, ultrafast helicity-independent all-optical switching (HI-AOS) of the magnetization has thus far only been observed in Gd-based, ferrimagnetic amorphous (\textit{a}-) rare earth-transition metal (\textit{a}-RE-TM) systems, and a comprehensive understanding of the reversal mechanism remains elusive. Here, we report HI-AOS in ferrimagnetic \textit{a}-Gd$_{22-x}$Tb$_x$Co$_{78}$ thin films, from x = 0 to x = 18, and elucidate the role of Gd in HI-AOS in \textit{a}-RE-TM alloys and multilayers. Increasing Tb content results in increasing perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and coercivity, without modifying magnetization density, and slower remagnetization rates and higher critical fluences for switching but still shows picosecond HI-AOS. Simulations of the atomistic spin dynamics based on the two-temperature model reproduce these results qualitatively and predict that the lower damping on the RE sublattice arising from the small spin-orbit coupling of Gd (with $L = 0$) is instrumental for the faster dynamics and lower critical fluences of the Gd-rich alloys. Annealing \textit{a}-Gd$_{10}$Tb$_{12}$Co$_{78}$ leads to slower dynamics which we argue is due to an increase in damping. These simulations strongly indicate that acounting for element-specific damping is crucial in understanding HI-AOS phenomena. The results suggest that engineering the element specific damping of materials can open up new classes of materials that exhibit low-energy, ultrafast HI-AOS.
1911.09803v3
2020-06-08
Hysteretic depinning of a particle in a periodic potential: Phase diagram and criticality
We consider a massive particle driven with a constant force in a periodic potential and subjected to a dissipative friction. As a function of the drive and damping, the phase diagram of this paradigmatic model is well known to present a pinned, a sliding, and a bistable regime separated by three distinct bifurcation lines. In physical terms, the average velocity $v$ of the particle is nonzero only if either (i) the driving force is large enough to remove any stable point, forcing the particle to slide, or (ii) there are local minima but the damping is small enough, below a critical damping, for the inertia to allow the particle to cross barriers and follow a limit cycle; this regime is bistable and whether $v > 0$ or $v = 0$ depends on the initial state. In this paper, we focus on the asymptotes of the critical line separating the bistable and the pinned regimes. First, we study its behavior near the "triple point" where the pinned, the bistable, and the sliding dynamical regimes meet. Just below the critical damping we uncover a critical regime, where the line approaches the triple point following a power-law behavior. We show that its exponent is controlled by the normal form of the tilted potential close to its critical force. Second, in the opposite regime of very low damping, we revisit existing results by providing a simple method to determine analytically the exact behavior of the line in the case of a generic potential. The analytical estimates, accurately confirmed numerically, are obtained by exploiting exact soliton solutions describing the orbit in a modified tilted potential which can be mapped to the original tilted washboard potential. Our methods and results are particularly useful for an accurate description of underdamped nonuniform oscillators driven near their triple point.
2006.04912v2
2020-09-14
Large field-like torque in amorphous Ru2Sn3 originated from the intrinsic spin Hall effect
We investigated temperature dependent current driven spin-orbit torques in magnetron sputtered Ru2Sn3 (4 and 10 nm) /Co20Fe60B20 (5 nm) layered structures with in-plane magnetic anisotropy. The room temperature damping-like and field-like spin torque efficiencies of the amorphous Ru2Sn3 films were measured to be 0.14 +- 0.008 (0.07 +- 0.012) and -0.03 +- 0.006 (-0.20 +- 0.009), for the 4 (10 nm) films respectively, by utilizing the second harmonic Hall technique. The large field-like torque in the relatively thicker Ru2Sn3 (10 nm) thin film is unique compared to the traditional spin Hall materials interfaced with thick magnetic layers with in-plane magnetic anisotropy which typically have dominant damping-like and negligible field-like torques. Additionally, the observed room temperature field-like torque efficiency in Ru2Sn3 (10 nm)/CoFeB (5 nm) is up to three times larger than the damping-like torque (-0.20 +- 0.009 and 0.07 +- 0.012, respectively) and thirty times larger at 50 K (-0.29 +- 0.014 and 0.009 +- 0.017, respectively). The temperature dependence of the field-like torques show dominant contributions from the intrinsic spin Hall effect while the damping-like torques show dominate contributions from the extrinsic spin Hall effects, skew scattering and side jump. Through macro-spin calculations, we found that including field-like torques on the order or larger than the damping-like torque can reduce the switching critical current and decrease magnetization procession for a perpendicular ferromagnetic layer.
2009.06711v2
2021-01-12
Phase Retrieval using Expectation Consistent Signal Recovery Algorithm based on Hypernetwork
Phase retrieval (PR) is an important component in modern computational imaging systems. Many algorithms have been developed over the past half-century. Recent advances in deep learning have introduced new possibilities for a robust and fast PR. An emerging technique called deep unfolding provides a systematic connection between conventional model-based iterative algorithms and modern data-based deep learning. Unfolded algorithms, which are powered by data learning, have shown remarkable performance and convergence speed improvement over original algorithms. Despite their potential, most existing unfolded algorithms are strictly confined to a fixed number of iterations when layer-dependent parameters are used. In this study, we develop a novel framework for deep unfolding to overcome existing limitations. Our development is based on an unfolded generalized expectation consistent signal recovery (GEC-SR) algorithm, wherein damping factors are left for data-driven learning. In particular, we introduce a hypernetwork to generate the damping factors for GEC-SR. Instead of learning a set of optimal damping factors directly, the hypernetwork learns how to generate the optimal damping factors according to the clinical settings, thereby ensuring its adaptivity to different scenarios. To enable the hypernetwork to adapt to varying layer numbers, we use a recurrent architecture to develop a dynamic hypernetwork that generates a damping factor that can vary online across layers. We also exploit a self-attention mechanism to enhance the robustness of the hypernetwork. Extensive experiments show that the proposed algorithm outperforms existing ones in terms of convergence speed and accuracy and still works well under very harsh settings, even under which many classical PR algorithms are unstable.
2101.04348v2
2021-06-18
Sloshing dynamics of liquid tank with built-in buoys for wave energy harvesting
This paper proposes a novel design of liquid tank with built-in buoys for wave energy harvesting, named the 'sloshing wave energy converter (S-WEC)'. When the tank is oscillated by external loads (such as ocean waves), internal liquid sloshing is activated, and the mechanical energy of sloshing waves can be absorbed by the power take-off (PTO) system attached to these buoys. A fully-nonlinear numerical model is established based on the boundary element method for a systematic investigation on dynamic properties of the proposed S-WEC. A motion decoupling algorithm based on auxiliary functions is developed to solve the nonlinear interaction of sloshing waves and floating buoys in the tank. An artificial damping model is introduced to reflect viscous effects of the sloshing liquid. Physical experiments are carried out on a scaled S-WEC model to validate the mathematical and numerical methodologies. Natural frequencies of the S-WEC system are first investigated through spectrum analyses on motion histories of the buoy and sloshing liquid. The viscous damping strength is identified through comparisons with experimental measurements. Effects of the PTO damping on power generation characteristics of S-WEC is further explored. An optimal PTO damping can be found for each excitation frequency, leading to the maximisation of both the power generation and conversion efficiency of the buoy. To determine a constant PTO damping for engineering design, a practical approach based on diagram analyses is proposed. Effects of the buoy's geometry on power generation characteristics of the S-WEC are also investigated. In engineering practice, the present design of S-WEC can be a promising technical solution of ocean wave energy harvesting, based on its comprehensive advantages on survivability enhancement, metal corrosion or fouling organism inhibition, power generation stability and efficiency, and so on.
2106.10005v1
2005-03-31
Study of the angular coefficients and corresponding helicity cross sections of the W boson in hadron collisions
We present the Standard Model prediction for the eight angular coefficients of the W boson, which completely describe its differential cross section in hadron collisions. These coefficients are ratios of the W helicity cross sections and the total unpolarized cross section. We also suggest a technique to experimentally extract the coefficients.
0503291v1
1992-06-08
su(3)k fusion coefficients
A closed and explicit formula for all $\su{(3)}_k$ fusion coefficients is presented which, in the limit $k \rightarrow \infty$, turns into a simple and compact expression for the $su(3)$ tensor product coefficients. The derivation is based on a new diagrammatic method which gives directly both tensor product and fusion coefficients.
9206032v1
2005-11-15
Power series coefficients for probabilities in finite classical groups
It is shown that a wide range of probabilities and limiting probabilities in finite classical groups have integral coefficients when expanded as a power series in 1/q. Moreover it is proved that the coefficients of the limiting probabilities in the general linear and unitary cases are equal modulo 2. The rate of stabilization of the finite dimensional coefficients as the dimension increases is discussed.
0511390v1
2007-09-20
Uniform Convergence of the Spectral Expansion for a Differential Operator with Periodic Matrix Coefficients
In this paper, we obtain asymptotic formulas for eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of the operator generated by a system of ordinary differential equations with summable coefficients and the quasiperiodic boundary conditions. Using these asymptotic formulas, we find conditions on the coefficients for which the root functions of this operator form a Riesz basis. Then we obtain the uniformly convergent spectral expansion of the differential operators with the periodic matrix coefficients
0709.3190v1
2007-11-07
A Diagrammatic Approach for the Coefficients of the Characteristic Polynomial
In this work we provide a novel approach for computing the coefficients of the characteristic polynomial of a square matrix. We demonstrate that each coefficient can be efficiently represented by a set of circle graphs. Thus, one can employ a diagrammatic approach to determine the coefficients of the characteristic polynomial.
0711.1032v1
2008-11-12
Some Probabilistic and Statistical Properties of a Random Coefficient Autoregressive Model
A statistical inference for random coefficient first-order autoregressive model $[RCAR(1)]$ was investigated by P.M. ROBINSON (1978) in which the coefficients varying over individuals. In this paper we attempt to generalize this result to random coefficient autoregressive model of order $p$ $[RCAR(p)]$. The stationarity condition will derived for this model.
0811.1846v1
2009-03-04
On the Differential Operators with Periodic Matrix Coefficients
In this article we obtain asymptotic formulas for eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of the operator generated by a system of ordinary differential equations with summable coefficients and quasiperiodic boundary conditions. Then using these asymptotic formulas, we find conditions on the coefficients for which the number of gaps in the spectrum of the self-adjoint differential operator with the periodic matrix coefficients is finite.
0903.0776v1
2009-04-27
SO(5) Clebsch-Gordan coefficients involving the 14-dimensional representation
Analytic expressions for the Clebsch-Gordan (CG) coefficients of the SO(5) group that involve the 14-dimensional representation can be found in an old paper of M. K. F. Wong. A careful analysis yields that roughly 30% of the coefficients given in that paper are wrong. The correct analytic expressions for all SO(5) group CG coefficients containing the 14-dimensional representation are obtained.
0904.4200v1
2010-01-18
Coefficients in powers of the log series
We determine the p-exponent in many of the coefficients in the power series (log(1+x)/x)^t, where t is any integer. In our proof, we introduce a variant of multinomial coefficients. We also characterize the power series x/log(1+x) by certain zero coefficients in its powers.
1001.3068v1
2011-04-05
Comparison of Weibull tail-coefficient estimators
We address the problem of estimating the Weibull tail-coefficient which is the regular variation exponent of the inverse failure rate function. We propose a family of estimators of this coefficient and an associate extreme quantile estimator. Their asymptotic normality are established and their asymptotic mean-square errors are compared. The results are illustrated on some finite sample situations.
1104.0764v1
2011-07-05
Solution of Fokker-Planck equation for a broad class of drift and diffusion coefficients
We consider a Langevin equation with variable drift and diffusion coefficients separable in time and space and its corresponding Fokker-Planck equation in the Stratonovich approach. From this Fokker-Planck equation we obtain a class of exact solutions with the same spatial drift and diffusion coefficients. Furthermore, we analyze some details of this system by using the spatial diffusion coefficient $D(x)=\sqrt{D}|x| ^{-% \frac{\theta}{2}}$.
1107.0959v1
2011-07-13
Identification of the coefficients in the linear Boltzmann equation by a finite number of boundary measurements
In this paper we consider an inverse problem for the time dependent linear Boltzmann equation. It concerns the identification of the coefficients via a finite number of measurements on the boundary. We prove that the total extinction coefficient and the collision kernel can be uniquely determined by at most k measurements on the boundary, provided that these coefficients belong to a finite k-dimensional vector space.
1107.2682v1
2012-02-01
A generalization of the Gaussian formula and a q-analog of Fleck's congruence
The q-binomial coefficients are the polynomial cousins of the traditional binomial coefficients, and a number of identities for binomial coefficients can be translated into this polynomial setting. For instance, the familiar vanishing of the alternating sum across row n of Pascal's triangle is captured by the so-called Gaussian Formula. In this paper, we find a q-binomial congruence which synthesizes this result and Fleck's congruence for binomial coefficients.
1202.0199v1
2012-05-03
On some binomial coefficients related to the evaluation of tan(nx)
The purpose of this paper is to study some binomial coefficients which are related to the evaluation of tan(nx). We present a connection between these binomial coefficients and the coefficients of a family of derivative polynomials for tangent and secant.
1205.0735v4
2012-08-01
Applications of Theory of Differential Subordination for Functions with Fixed Initial Coefficient to Univalent Functions
By using the theory of first-order differential subordination for functions with fixed initial coefficient, several well-known results for subclasses of univalent functions are improved by restricting the functions to have fixed second coefficient. The influence of the second coefficient of univalent functions is evident in the results obtained.
1208.0148v1
2013-11-12
Strong Rate of Convergence for the Euler-Maruyama Approximation of Stochastic Differential Equations with Irregular Coefficients
We consider the Euler-Maruyama approximation for multi-dimensional stochastic differential equations with irregular coefficients. We provide the rate of strong convergence where the possibly discontinuous drift coefficient satisfies a one-sided Lipschitz condition and the diffusion coefficient is H\"older continuous.
1311.2725v2
2014-03-08
Functional equations for double series of Euler-Hurwitz-Barnes type with coefficients
We first survey the known results on functional equations for the double zeta-function of Euler type and its various generalizations. Then we prove two new functional equations for double series of Euler-Hurwitz-Barnes type with complex coefficients. The first one is of general nature, while the second one is valid when the coefficients are Fourier coefficients of a cusp form.
1403.1940v1
2014-04-09
$L^p(Ω)$-Difference of One-Dimensional Stochastic Differential Equations with Discontinuous Drift
We consider a one-dimensional stochastic differential equations (SDE) with irregular coefficients. The purpose of this paper is to estimate the $L^p(\Omega)$-difference of SDEs using the norm of the difference of coefficients, where the discontinuous drift coefficient satisfies a one-sided Lipschitz condition and the diffusion coefficient is bounded, uniformly elliptic and H\"older continuous. As an application, we consider the stability problem.
1404.2358v1
2014-05-20
Convergence of a Metropolized Integrator for Stochastic Differential Equations with Variable Diffusion Coefficient
We present an explicit method for simulating stochastic differential equations (SDEs) that have variable diffusion coefficients and satisfy the detailed balance condition with respect to a known equilibrium density. In Tupper and Yang (2012), we proposed a framework for such systems in which, instead of a diffusion coefficient and a drift coefficient, a modeller specifies a diffusion coefficient and a equilibrium density, and then assumes detailed balance with respect to this equilibrium density. We proposed a numerical method for such systems that works directly with the diffusion coefficient and equilibrium density, rather than the drift coefficient, and uses a Metropolis-Hastings rejection process to preserve the equilibrium density exactly. Here we show that the method is weakly convergent with order 1/2 for such systems with smooth coefficients. We perform numerical experiments demonstrating the convergence of the method for systems not covered by our theorem, including systems with discontinuous diffusion coefficients and equilibrium densities.
1405.5264v2
2014-07-06
Deligne categories and reduced Kronecker coefficients
The Kronecker coefficients are the structural constants for the tensor categories of representations of the symmetric groups; namely, given three partitions $\lambda, \mu, \tau$ of $n$, the multiplicity of $\lambda$ in $\mu \otimes \tau$ is called the Kronecker coefficient $g^{\lambda}_{\mu, \tau}$. When the first part of each of the partitions is taken to be very large (the remaining parts being fixed), the values of the appropriate Kronecker coefficients stabilize; the stable value is called the reduced (or stable) Kronecker coefficient. These coefficients also generalize the Littlewood-Richardson coefficients, and have been studied quite extensively. In this paper, we show that reduced Kronecker coefficients appear naturally as structure constants of the Deligne categories $\underline{Rep}(S_t)$. This allows us to interpret various properties of the reduced Kronecker coefficients as categorical properties of the categories $\underline{Rep}(S_t)$.
1407.1506v1
2014-12-08
On the optimal estimates and comparison of Gegenbauer expansion coefficients
In this paper, we study optimal estimates and comparison of the coefficients in the Gegenbauer series expansion. We propose an alternative derivation of the contour integral representation of the Gegenbauer expansion coefficients which was recently derived by Cantero and Iserles [SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 50 (2012), pp.307-327]. With this representation, we show that optimal estimates for the Gegenbauer expansion coefficients can be derived, which in particular includes Legendre coefficients as a special case. Further, we apply these estimates to establish some rigorous and computable bounds for the truncated Gegenbauer series. In addition, we compare the decay rates of the Chebyshev and Legendre coefficients. For functions whose singularity is outside or at the endpoints of the expansion interval, asymptotic behaviour of the ratio of the nth Legendre coefficient to the nth Chebyshev coefficient is given, which provides us an illuminating insight for the comparison of the spectral methods based on Legendre and Chebyshev expansions.
1412.2525v3
2015-04-25
Improved Vietoris Sine Inequalities for Non-Monotone, Non-Decaying Coefficients
Recently the author established an improvement of the classical Vietoris sine inequality to include sine polynomials with non-monotone coefficients. In this paper two further improvements are presented admitting sine polynomials with non-monotone and non-decaying coefficients. The extremal sums of the two results have the coefficient sequences {2a, a, 4/3, 1, 6/5, 1, 8/7, 1, ...}, where a = 0.78265..., and {3, 3/2, 7/3, 7/4, 11/5, 11/6, ...}.
1504.06705v1
2015-05-16
Relation Functions Evaluated from Unique Coefficient Patterns
In this paper, we study polynomials of the form $f(x)=(x^n+x^{n-1}+...+1)^l$ for $l=1,2,3,4$ to generate a pattern titled "unique coefficient pattern". Namely, we analyze each unique coefficient patterns of $f(x)$ and generate functions titled "relation functions". The approach that we follow will allow us to evaluate desired coefficients for such polynomial expansions by simply using these relation functions.
1505.04325v1
2015-06-05
Cluster automorphism groups of cluster algebras with coefficients
We study the cluster automorphism group of a skew-symmetric cluster algebra with geometric coefficients. For this, we introduce the notion of gluing free cluster algebra, and show that under a weak condition the cluster automorphism group of a gluing free cluster algebra is a subgroup of the cluster automorphism group of its principal part cluster algebra (i.e. the corresponding cluster algebra without coefficients). We show that several classes of cluster algebras with coefficients are gluing free, for example, cluster algebras with principal coefficients, cluster algebras with universal geometric coefficients, and cluster algebras from surfaces (except a 4-gon) with coefficients from boundaries. Moreover, except four kinds of surfaces, the cluster automorphism group of a cluster algebra from a surface with coefficients from boundaries is isomorphic to the cluster automorphism group of its principal part cluster algebra; for a cluster algebra with principal coefficients, its cluster automorphism group is isomorphic to the automorphism group of its initial quiver.
1506.01942v1
2015-07-28
Some identities involving polynomial coefficients
By polynomial (or extended binomial) coefficients, we mean the coefficients in the expansion of integral powers, positive and negative, of the polynomial $1+t +\cdots +t^{m}$; $m\geq 1$ being a fixed integer. We will establish several identities and summation formul\ae\ parallel to those of the usual binomial coefficients.
1507.07968v2
2016-03-12
On alternating sums of binomial coefficients and $q$-binomial coefficients
In this paper we shall evaluate two alternating sums of binomial coefficients by a combinatorial argument. Moreover, by combining the same combinatorial idea with partition theoretic techniques, we provide $q$-analogues involving the $q$-binomial coefficients.
1603.03881v2
2016-04-27
Series extension: Predicting approximate series coefficients from a finite number of exact coefficients
Given the first 20-100 coefficients of a typical generating function of the type that arises in many problems of statistical mechanics or enumerative combinatorics, we show that the method of differential approximants performs surprisingly well in predicting (approximately) subsequent coefficients. These can then be used by the ratio method to obtain improved estimates of critical parameters. In favourable cases, given only the first 20 coefficients, the next 100 coefficients are predicted with useful accuracy. More surprisingly, this is also the case when the method of differential approximants does not do a useful job in estimating the critical parameters, such as those cases in which one has stretched exponential asymptotic behaviour. Nevertheless, the coefficients are predicted with surprising accuracy. As one consequence, significant computer time can be saved in enumeration problems where several runs would normally be made, modulo different primes, and the coefficients constructed from their values modulo different primes. Another is in the checking of newly calculated coefficients. We believe that this concept of approximate series extension opens up a whole new chapter in the method of series analysis.
1604.08254v1
2016-09-26
A Note On Signs Of Fourier Coefficients Of Two Cusp Forms
Kohnen and Sengupta proved that two cusp forms of different integral weights with real algebraic Fourier coefficients have infinitely many Fourier coefficients of the same as well as of opposite sign, up to the action of a Galois automorphism. Recently Gun, Kohnen and Rath strengthen their result by comparing the simultaneous sign changes of Fourier coefficients of two cusp forms with arbitrary real Fourier coefficients. The simultaneous sign changes of Fourier coefficients of two same integral weight cusp forms follow from an earlier work of Ram Murty. In this note we compare the signs of the Fourier coefficients of two cusp forms simultaneously for the congruence subgroup $\Gamma_0(\mathit{N})$ where the coefficients lie in an arithmetic progression. Next we consider an analogous question for the particular sparse sequences of Fourier coefficients of normalized Hecke eigen cusp forms for the full modular group.
1609.07938v2
2016-11-29
Stapledon Decompositions and Inequalities for Coefficients of Chromatic Polynomials
We use a polynomial decomposition result by Stapledon to show that the numerator polynomial of the Ehrhart series of an open polytope is the difference of two symmetric polynomials with nonnegative integer coefficients. We obtain a related decomposition for order polytopes and for the numerator polynomial of the corresponding series for chromatic polynomials. The nonnegativity of the coefficients in such decompositions provide inequalities satisfied by the coefficients of chromatic polynomials for any simple graph.
1611.09728v1
2017-09-12
Langevin Diffusion Coefficients Ratio in STU Model with Higher Derivative Corrections
In this letter, we study Langevin diffusion coefficients for the five dimensional $\mathcal{N}=2$ STU model in presence of higher derivative corrections. We obtained effect of black hole charge, corresponding to the chemical potential, on the Langevin diffusion coefficients ratio. We confirm universal behavior of transverse to longitudinal ratio of coefficients.
1709.06846v1
2017-09-29
Equivalence of sparse and Carleson coefficients for general sets
We remark that sparse and Carleson coefficients are equivalent for every countable collection of Borel sets and hence, in particular, for dyadic rectangles, the case relevant to the theory of bi-parameter singular integrals. The key observation is that a dual refomulation by I. E. Verbitsky for Carleson coefficients over dyadic cubes holds also for Carleson coefficients over general sets. We give a simple proof for this reformulation.
1709.10457v1
2018-09-21
The partition algebra and the plethysm coefficients I: stability and Foulkes' conjecture
We propose a new approach to study plethysm coefficients by using the Schur-Weyl duality between the symmetric group and the partition algebra. This allows us to explain the stability properties of plethysm and Kronecker coefficients in a simple and uniform fashion for the first time. We prove the strengthened Foulkes' conjecture for stable plethysm coefficients in an elementary fashion.
1809.08128v2
2018-10-09
A class of univalent functions with real coefficients
In this paper we study class $\mathcal{S}^+$ of univalent functions $f$ such that $\frac{z}{f(z)}$ has real and positive coefficients. For such functions we give estimates of the Fekete-Szeg\H{o} functional and sharp estimates of their initial coefficients and logarithmic coefficients. Also, we present necessary and sufficient conditions for $f\in \mathcal{S}^+$ to be starlike of order $1/2$.
1810.03839v2
2019-07-12
Tamagawa number formula with coefficients over varieties in positive characteristic
We express the order of the pole and the leading coefficient of the L-function of a (large class of) -adic coefficients (any prime) over a quasi-projective variety over a finite field of characteristic p. This is a generalization of the result of Milne-Ramachandran with coefficients. The new key ingredient is the use of F-gauges and their equivalence in the derived category with Raynaud modules proved by Ekedahl.
1907.05838v1
2019-10-21
Super-congruences involving trininomial coefficients
The aim of this work is to establish congruences $\left( \operatorname{mod}p^{2}\right) $ involving the trinomial coefficients $\binom{np-1}{p-1}_{2}$ and $\binom{np-1}{\left( p-1\right)/2}_{2}$ arising from the expansion of the powers of the polynomial $1+x+x^{2}.$ In main results we extend some known congruences involving the binomial coefficients $\binom{np-1}{p-1}$ and $\binom{np-1}{\left( p-1\right) /2}$ and establish congruences link binomial coefficients and harmonic numbers.
1910.09262v1
2020-01-06
On resolvent approximations of elliptic differential operators with periodic coefficients
We study resolvent approximations for elliptic differential nonselfadjoint operators with periodic coefficients in the limit of the small period. The class of operators covered by our analysis includes uniformly elliptic families with bounded coefficients and also with unbounded coefficients from the John-Nirenberg space $BMO$ (bounded mean oscillation). We apply the modified method of the first approximation with the usage of Steklov's smoothing.
2001.01701v1
2020-02-25
Upper bounds on Kronecker coefficients with few rows
We present three different upper bounds for Kronecker coefficients $g(\lambda,\mu,\nu)$ in terms of Kostka numbers, contingency tables and Littlewood--Richardson coefficients. We then give various examples, asymptotic applications, and compare them with existing lower bounds.
2002.10956v2
2020-03-13
Transforming ODEs and PDEs with radical coefficients into rational coefficients
We present an algorithm that transforms, if possible, a given ODE or PDE with radical function coefficients into one with rational coefficients by means of a rational change of variables. It also applies to systems of linear ODEs. It is based on previous work on reparametrization of radical algebraic varieties.
2003.06301v1
2020-04-09
Magneto-Seebeck coefficient and Nernst coefficient of hot and dense hadron gas
We discuss the thermoelectric effect of hot and dense hadron gas within the framework of the hadron resonance gas model. Using the relativistic Boltzmann equation within the relaxation time approximation we estimate the Seebeck coefficient of the hot and dense hadronic medium with a gradient in temperature and baryon chemical potential. The hadronic medium in this calculation is modeled by the hadron resonance gas (HRG) model with hadrons and their resonances up to a mass cutoff $\Lambda\sim 2.6$ GeV. We also extend the formalism of the thermoelectric effect for a nonvanishing magnetic field. The presence of magnetic field also leads to a Hall type thermoelectric coefficient (Nernst coefficient) for the hot and dense hadronic matter apart from a magneto-Seebeck coefficient. We find that generically in the presence of a magnetic field Seebeck coefficient decreases while the Nernst coefficient increases with the magnetic field. At higher temperature and/or baryon chemical potential these coefficients approach to their values at vanishing magnetic field.
2004.04665v2
2020-04-29
Large Fourier coefficients of half-integer weight modular forms
This article is concerned with the Fourier coefficients of cusp forms (not necessarily eigenforms) of half-integer weight lying in the plus space. We give a soft proof that there are infinitely many fundamental discriminants $D$ such that the Fourier coefficients evaluated at $|D|$ are non-zero. By adapting the resonance method, we also demonstrate that such Fourier coefficients must take quite large values.
2004.14450v1
2020-09-23
A combinatorial correspondence between finite Euclidean geometries and symmetric subsets of $\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z}$
$q$-analogues of quantities in mathematics involve perturbations of classical quantities using the parameter $q$, and revert to the original quantities when $q$ goes $1$. An important example is the $q$-analogues of binomial coefficients which give the number of $k$-dimensional subspaces in $\mathbb{F}_{q}^{n}$. When $q$ goes to $1$, this reverts to the binomial coefficients which measure the number of $k$-sets in $\left [ n \right ]$. Dot-analogues of $q$-binomial coefficients were studied by Yoo (2019) in order to investigate combinatorics of quadratic spaces over finite fields. The number of $k$-dimensional quadratic spaces of $(\mathbb{F}_{q}^{n},x_{1}^{2}+x_{2}^{2}+\cdots+x_{n}^{2})$ which are isometrically isomorphic to $(\mathbb{F}_{q}^{k},x_{1}^{2}+x_{2}^{2}+\cdots+x_{k}^{2})$ can be also described as analogous to binomial coefficients, called the dot-binomial coefficients, $\binom{n}{k}_{d}$. In this paper, we study a combinatorial correspondence between this finite Euclidean geometries and symmetric subsets of $\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z}$. In addition, we show that dot-binomial coefficients can be expressed in terms of $q$-binomial coefficients and polynomials, and we prove that dot-binomial coefficients are polynomials in $q$. Furthermore, we study the properties of the polynomials given by the dot binomial coefficients $\binom{n}{k}_{d}$.
2009.11258v2
2020-11-21
Measuring Quadrangle Formation in Complex Networks
The classic clustering coefficient and the lately proposed closure coefficient quantify the formation of triangles from two different perspectives, with the focal node at the centre or at the end in an open triad respectively. As many networks are naturally rich in triangles, they become standard metrics to describe and analyse networks. However, the advantages of applying them can be limited in networks, where there are relatively few triangles but which are rich in quadrangles, such as the protein-protein interaction networks, the neural networks and the food webs. This yields for other approaches that would leverage quadrangles in our journey to better understand local structures and their meaning in different types of networks. Here we propose two quadrangle coefficients, i.e., the i-quad coefficient and the o-quad coefficient, to quantify quadrangle formation in networks, and we further extend them to weighted networks. Through experiments on 16 networks from six different domains, we first reveal the density distribution of the two quadrangle coefficients, and then analyse their correlations with node degree. Finally, we demonstrate that at network-level, adding the average i-quad coefficient and the average o-quad coefficient leads to significant improvement in network classification, while at node-level, the i-quad and o-quad coefficients are useful features to improve link prediction.
2011.10763v1
2021-05-20
On the $RO(Q)$-graded coefficients of Eilenberg-MacLane spectra
Let $Q$ denote the cyclic group of order two. Using the Tate diagram we compute the $RO(Q)$-graded coefficients of Eilenberg-MacLane $Q$-spectra and describe their structure as a module over the coefficients of the Eilenberg-MacLane spectrum of the Burnside Mackey functor. If the underlying Mackey functor is a Green functor, we also infer the multiplicative structure on the $RO(Q)$-graded coefficients.
2105.09768v2
2021-06-09
A Data-driven Optimization of First-order Regular Perturbation Coefficients for Fiber Nonlinearities
We study the performance of gradient-descent optimization to estimate the coefficients of the discrete-time first-order regular perturbation (FRP). With respect to numerically computed coefficients, the optimized coefficients yield a model that (i) extends the FRP range of validity, and (ii) reduces the model's complexity.
2106.05088v2
2021-09-05
Counting irreducible polynomials with prescribed coefficients over a finite field
We continue our study on counting irreducible polynomials over a finite field with prescribed coefficients. We set up a general combinatorial framework using generating functions with coefficients from a group algebra which is generated by equivalent classes of polynomials with prescribed coefficients. Simplified expressions are derived for some special cases. Our results extend some earlier results.
2109.02000v1
2022-02-17
High-Dimensional Time-Varying Coefficient Estimation
In this paper, we develop a novel high-dimensional time-varying coefficient estimation method, based on high-dimensional Ito diffusion processes. To account for high-dimensional time-varying coefficients, we first estimate local (or instantaneous) coefficients using a time-localized Dantzig selection scheme under a sparsity condition, which results in biased local coefficient estimators due to the regularization. To handle the bias, we propose a debiasing scheme, which provides well-performing unbiased local coefficient estimators. With the unbiased local coefficient estimators, we estimate the integrated coefficient, and to further account for the sparsity of the coefficient process, we apply thresholding schemes. We call this Thresholding dEbiased Dantzig (TED). We establish asymptotic properties of the proposed TED estimator. In the empirical analysis, we apply the TED procedure to analyzing high-dimensional factor models using high-frequency data.
2202.08419v3
2022-03-26
Fourier coefficients of Hilbert modular forms at cusps
The aim of this article is to study the fields generated by the Fourier coefficients of Hilbert newforms at arbitrary cusps. Precisely, given a cuspidal Hilbert newform $f$ and a matrix $\sigma$ in (a suitable conjugate of) the Hilbert modular group, we give a cyclotomic extension of the field generated by the Fourier coefficients at infinity which contains all the Fourier coefficients of $f||_k\sigma$.
2203.14096v1
2022-05-07
Bounds on the Total Coefficient Size of Nullstellensatz Proofs of the Pigeonhole Principle and the Ordering Principle
In this paper, we investigate the total coefficient size of Nullstellensatz proofs. We show that Nullstellensatz proofs of the pigeonhole principle on $n$ pigeons require total coefficient size $2^{\Omega(n)}$ and that there exist Nullstellensatz proofs of the ordering principle on $n$ elements with total coefficient size $2^n - n$.
2205.03577v1
2022-05-09
Hypothesis testing for varying coefficient models in tail index regression
This study examines the varying coefficient model in tail index regression. The varying coefficient model is an efficient semiparametric model that avoids the curse of dimensionality when including large covariates in the model. In fact, the varying coefficient model is useful in mean, quantile, and other regressions. The tail index regression is not an exception. However, the varying coefficient model is flexible, but leaner and simpler models are preferred for applications. Therefore, it is important to evaluate whether the estimated coefficient function varies significantly with covariates. If the effect of the non-linearity of the model is weak, the varying coefficient structure is reduced to a simpler model, such as a constant or zero. Accordingly, the hypothesis test for model assessment in the varying coefficient model has been discussed in mean and quantile regression. However, there are no results in tail index regression. In this study, we investigate the asymptotic properties of an estimator and provide a hypothesis testing method for varying coefficient models for tail index regression.
2205.04176v3
2023-01-13
Li coefficients as norms of functions in a model space
It is known that the nonnegativity of Li coefficients is a necessary and sufficient condition for the Riemann hypothesis. We show that it is a necessary and sufficient condition for the Riemann hypothesis that all Li coefficients are norms of certain concrete functions on the real line. Such conditional formulas for Li coefficients are understood as a kind of Weil's criterion for the Riemann hypothesis.
2301.05779v2
2023-07-14
Computational progress on the unfair 0-1 polynomial Conjecture
Let $c(x)$ be a monic integer polynomial with coefficients $0$ or $1$. Write $c(x) = a(x) b(x)$ where $a(x)$ and $b(x)$ are monic polynomials with non-negative real (not necessarily integer) coefficients. The unfair 0--1 polynomial conjecture states that $a(x)$ and $b(x)$ are necessarily integer polynomials with coefficients $0$ or $1$. Let $a(x)$ be a candidate factor of a (currently unknown) 0--1 polynomial. We will assume that we know if a coefficient is $0$, $1$ or strictly between $0$ and $1$, but that we do not know the precise value of non-integer coefficients. Given this candidate $a(x)$, this paper gives an algorithm to either find a $b(x)$ and $c(x)$ with $a(x) b(x) = c(x)$ such that $b(x)$ has non-negative real coefficients and $c(x)$ has coefficients $0$ or $1$, or (often) shows that no such $c(x)$ and $b(x)$ exist. Using this algorithm, we consider all candidate factors with degree less than or equal to 15. With the exception of 975 candidate factors (out of a possible 7141686 cases), this algorithm shows that there do not exist $b(x)$ with non-negative real coefficients and $c(x)$ with coefficients $0$ or $1$ such that $a(x) b(x) = c(x)$.
2307.07363v1
2023-09-27
Sharp Estimates on Coefficient functionals of Ozaki close-to-convex functions
The goal of this manuscript to establish the best possible estimate on coefficient functionals like Hermitian-Toeplitz determinant of secoend order involving logarithmic coefficients, initial logarithmic inverse coefficients and initial order Schwarzian derivatives of the Ozaki close-to-convex functions.
2309.15927v1
2023-10-24
Kronecker coefficients for (dual) symmetric inverse semigroups
We study analogues of Kronecker coefficients for symmetric inverse semigroups, for dual symmetric inverse semigroups and for the inverse semigroups of bijections between subquotients of finite sets. In all cases we reduce the problem of determination of such coefficients to some group-theoretic and combinatorial problems. For symmetric inverse semigroups, we provide an explicit formula in terms of the classical Kronecker and Littlewood--Richardson coefficients for symmetric groups.
2310.15537v1
2023-10-27
Data-scientific study of Kronecker coefficients
We take a data-scientific approach to study whether Kronecker coefficients are zero or not. Motivated by principal component analysis and kernel methods, we define loadings of partitions and use them to describe a sufficient condition for Kronecker coefficients to be nonzero. The results provide new methods and perspectives for the study of these coefficients.
2310.17906v1
2023-12-11
Hilbert Coefficients and Sally Modules: A Survey of Vasconcelos' Contributions
This paper surveys and summarizes Wolmer Vasconcelos' results surrounding multiplicities, Hilbert coefficients, and their extensions. We particularly focus on Vasconcelos' results regarding multiplicities and Chern coefficients, and other invariants which they bound. The Sally module is an important instrument introduced by Vasconcelos for this study, which naturally relates Hilbert coefficients to reduction numbers.
2312.06846v1
2024-01-05
Nonconvex High-Dimensional Time-Varying Coefficient Estimation for Noisy High-Frequency Observations
In this paper, we propose a novel high-dimensional time-varying coefficient estimator for noisy high-frequency observations. In high-frequency finance, we often observe that noises dominate a signal of an underlying true process. Thus, we cannot apply usual regression procedures to analyze noisy high-frequency observations. To handle this issue, we first employ a smoothing method for the observed variables. However, the smoothed variables still contain non-negligible noises. To manage these non-negligible noises and the high dimensionality, we propose a nonconvex penalized regression method for each local coefficient. This method produces consistent but biased local coefficient estimators. To estimate the integrated coefficients, we propose a debiasing scheme and obtain a debiased integrated coefficient estimator using debiased local coefficient estimators. Then, to further account for the sparsity structure of the coefficients, we apply a thresholding scheme to the debiased integrated coefficient estimator. We call this scheme the Thresholded dEbiased Nonconvex LASSO (TEN-LASSO) estimator. Furthermore, this paper establishes the concentration properties of the TEN-LASSO estimator and discusses a nonconvex optimization algorithm.
2401.02694v1
2014-11-28
Heat kernel expansions, ambient metrics and conformal invariants
The conformal powers of the Laplacian of a Riemannian metric which are known as the GJMS-operators admit a combinatorial description in terms of the Taylor coefficients of a natural second-order one-parameter family $\H(r;g)$ of self-adjoint elliptic differential operators. $\H(r;g)$ is a non-Laplace-type perturbation of the conformal Laplacian $P_2(g) = \H(0;g)$. It is defined in terms of the metric $g$ and covariant derivatives of the curvature of $g$. We study the heat kernel coefficients $a_{2k}(r;g)$ of $\H(r;g)$ on closed manifolds. We prove general structural results for the heat kernel coefficients $a_{2k}(r;g)$ and derive explicit formulas for $a_0(r)$ and $a_2(r)$ in terms of renormalized volume coefficients. The Taylor coefficients of $a_{2k}(r;g)$ (as functions of $r$) interpolate between the renormalized volume coefficients of a metric $g$ ($k=0$) and the heat kernel coefficients of the conformal Laplacian of $g$ ($r=0$). Although $\H(r;g)$ is not conformally covariant, there is a beautiful formula for the conformal variation of the trace of its heat kernel. As a consequence, we give a heat equation proof of the conformal transformation law of the integrated renormalized volume coefficients. By refining these arguments, we also give a heat equation proof of the conformal transformation law of the renormalized volume coefficients itself. The Taylor coefficients of $a_2(r)$ define a sequence of higher-order Riemannian curvature functionals with extremal properties at Einstein metrics which are analogous to those of integrated renormalized volume coefficients. Among the various additional results the reader finds a Polyakov-type formula for the renormalized volume of a Poincar\'e-Einstein metric in terms of $Q$-curvature of its conformal infinity and additional holographic terms.
1411.7851v1
2015-06-17
Global clustering coefficient in scale-free weighted and unweighted networks
In this paper, we present a detailed analysis of the global clustering coefficient in scale-free graphs. Many observed real-world networks of diverse nature have a power-law degree distribution. Moreover, the observed degree distribution usually has an infinite variance. Therefore, we are especially interested in such degree distributions. In addition, we analyze the clustering coefficient for both weighted and unweighted graphs. There are two well-known definitions of the clustering coefficient of a graph: the global and the average local clustering coefficients. There are several models proposed in the literature for which the average local clustering coefficient tends to a positive constant as a graph grows. On the other hand, there are no models of scale-free networks with an infinite variance of the degree distribution and with an asymptotically constant global clustering coefficient. Models with constant global clustering and finite variance were also proposed. Therefore, in this paper we focus only on the most interesting case: we analyze the global clustering coefficient for graphs with an infinite variance of the degree distribution. For unweighted graphs, we prove that the global clustering coefficient tends to zero with high probability and we also estimate the largest possible clustering coefficient for such graphs. On the contrary, for weighted graphs, the constant global clustering coefficient can be obtained even for the case of an infinite variance of the degree distribution.
1507.00925v1
2015-10-07
Linear Bounds between Contraction Coefficients for $f$-Divergences
Data processing inequalities for $f$-divergences can be sharpened using constants called "contraction coefficients" to produce strong data processing inequalities. For any discrete source-channel pair, the contraction coefficients for $f$-divergences are lower bounded by the contraction coefficient for $\chi^2$-divergence. In this paper, we elucidate that this lower bound can be achieved by driving the input $f$-divergences of the contraction coefficients to zero. Then, we establish a linear upper bound on the contraction coefficients for a certain class of $f$-divergences using the contraction coefficient for $\chi^2$-divergence, and refine this upper bound for the salient special case of Kullback-Leibler (KL) divergence. Furthermore, we present an alternative proof of the fact that the contraction coefficients for KL and $\chi^2$-divergences are equal for a Gaussian source with an additive Gaussian noise channel (where the former coefficient can be power constrained). Finally, we generalize the well-known result that contraction coefficients of channels (after extremizing over all possible sources) for all $f$-divergences with non-linear operator convex $f$ are equal. In particular, we prove that the so called "less noisy" preorder over channels can be equivalently characterized by any non-linear operator convex $f$-divergence.
1510.01844v4
2021-03-03
Generalized Collisional Fluid Theory for Multi-Component, Multi-Temperature Plasma Using The Linearized Boltzmann Collision Operator for Scrape-Off Layer/Edge Applications
Grad's method is used on the linearized Boltzmann collision operator to derive the most general expressions for the collision coefficients for a multi-component, multi-temperature plasma up to rank-2. In doing so, the collision coefficients then get expressed as series sum of pure coefficients of temperature and mass ratios multiplied by the cross-section dependent Chapman-Cowling integrals. These collisional coefficients are compared to previously obtained coefficients by Zhdanov et al [Zhdanov V.M., Transport processes in multi-component plasma, Taylor and Francis (2002)] for 13N-moment multi-temperature scheme. First, the differences in coefficients are compared directly, and then the differences in first approximation to viscosity and friction force are compared. For the 13N-moment multi-temperature coefficients, it is found that they behave reasonably similarly for small temperature differences, but display substantial differences in the coefficients when the temperature differences are high, both for the coefficients and for viscosity and friction force values. Furthermore, the obtained coefficients are compared to the 21N-moment single-temperature approximation provided by Zhdanov et al, and it is seen that the differences are higher than the 13N-moment multi-temperature coefficients, and have substantial differences even in the vicinity of equal temperatures, especially for the viscosity and friction force calculations.
2103.02455v3
2022-01-31
GenMod: A generative modeling approach for spectral representation of PDEs with random inputs
We propose a method for quantifying uncertainty in high-dimensional PDE systems with random parameters, where the number of solution evaluations is small. Parametric PDE solutions are often approximated using a spectral decomposition based on polynomial chaos expansions. For the class of systems we consider (i.e., high dimensional with limited solution evaluations) the coefficients are given by an underdetermined linear system in a regression formulation. This implies additional assumptions, such as sparsity of the coefficient vector, are needed to approximate the solution. Here, we present an approach where we assume the coefficients are close to the range of a generative model that maps from a low to a high dimensional space of coefficients. Our approach is inspired be recent work examining how generative models can be used for compressed sensing in systems with random Gaussian measurement matrices. Using results from PDE theory on coefficient decay rates, we construct an explicit generative model that predicts the polynomial chaos coefficient magnitudes. The algorithm we developed to find the coefficients, which we call GenMod, is composed of two main steps. First, we predict the coefficient signs using Orthogonal Matching Pursuit. Then, we assume the coefficients are within a sparse deviation from the range of a sign-adjusted generative model. This allows us to find the coefficients by solving a nonconvex optimization problem, over the input space of the generative model and the space of sparse vectors. We obtain theoretical recovery results for a Lipschitz continuous generative model and for a more specific generative model, based on coefficient decay rate bounds. We examine three high-dimensional problems and show that, for all three examples, the generative model approach outperforms sparsity promoting methods at small sample sizes.
2201.12973v1
2022-07-14
Homology and cohomology of cubical sets with coefficients in systems of objects
This paper continues the research of the author on the homology of cubical and semi-cubical sets with coefficients in systems of objects. The main result is the theorem that the homology of cubical sets with coefficients in contravariant systems in an Abelian category with exact coproducts is isomorphic to the left satellites of a colimit functor. This made it possible to prove a number of the following new assertions, presented in the paper, about the homology and cohomology of cubical sets with coefficients in systems of objects. These homology are invariant under morphism between cubical sets when passing to the direct image of the system of coefficients. There is a criterion for the invariance of these homologies when passing to the inverse image. These homology generalize the singular cubical homology with local coefficients and the homology of semi-cubical sets with coefficients in contravariant systems. There is a spectral sequence for colimit homologies of cubical sets with coefficients in contravariant systems. The weak equivalence of cubical sets induces an isomorphism of homology with local systems. For a morphism of cubical sets whose inverse fiber morphisms are weak equivalences, there exists a spectral sequence for homology with local systems converging to the homology of the domain of this morphism. The homology of small category with coefficients in a diagram can be calculated as cubical homology. The Baues-Wirsching cohomologies with coefficients in natural systems are isomorphic to cubical cohomologies with coefficients in covariant systems.
2207.07233v6
2023-01-02
Sample-to-sample fluctuations of transport coefficients in the totally asymmetric simple exclusion process with quenched disorder
We consider the totally asymmetric simple exclusion processes on quenched random energy landscapes. We show that the current and the diffusion coefficient differ from those for homogeneous environments. Using the mean-field approximation, we analytically obtain the site density when the particle density is low or high. As a result, the current and the diffusion coefficient are described by the dilute limit of particles or holes, respectively. However, in the intermediate regime, due to the many-body effect, the current and the diffusion coefficient differ from those for single-particle dynamics. The current is almost constant and becomes the maximal value in the intermediate regime. Moreover, the diffusion coefficient decreases with the particle density in the intermediate regime. We obtain analytical expressions for the maximal current and the diffusion coefficient based on the renewal theory. The deepest energy depth plays a central role in determining the maximal current and the diffusion coefficient. As a result, the maximal current and the diffusion coefficient depend crucially on the disorder, i.e., non-self-averaging. Based on the extreme value theory, we find that sample-to-sample fluctuations of the maximal current and diffusion coefficient are characterized by the Weibull distribution. We show that the disorder averages of the maximal current and the diffusion coefficient converge to zero as the system size is increased and quantify the degree of the non-self-averaging effect for the maximal current and the diffusion coefficient.
2301.00563v3
2024-03-12
Preconditioners based on Voronoi quantizers of random variable coefficients for stochastic elliptic partial differential equations
A preconditioning strategy is proposed for the iterative solve of large numbers of linear systems with variable matrix and right-hand side which arise during the computation of solution statistics of stochastic elliptic partial differential equations with random variable coefficients sampled by Monte Carlo. Building on the assumption that a truncated Karhunen-Lo\`{e}ve expansion of a known transform of the random variable coefficient is known, we introduce a compact representation of the random coefficient in the form of a Voronoi quantizer. The number of Voronoi cells, each of which is represented by a centroidal variable coefficient, is set to the prescribed number $P$ of preconditioners. Upon sampling the random variable coefficient, the linear system assembled with a given realization of the coefficient is solved with the preconditioner whose centroidal variable coefficient is the closest to the realization. We consider different ways to define and obtain the centroidal variable coefficients, and we investigate the properties of the induced preconditioning strategies in terms of average number of solver iterations for sequential simulations, and of load balancing for parallel simulations. Another approach, which is based on deterministic grids on the system of stochastic coordinates of the truncated representation of the random variable coefficient, is proposed with a stochastic dimension which increases with the number $P$ of preconditioners. This approach allows to bypass the need for preliminary computations in order to determine the optimal stochastic dimension of the truncated approximation of the random variable coefficient for a given number of preconditioners.
2403.07824v1
2003-01-10
Hydrodynamics and transport coefficients for Granular Gases
The hydrodynamics of granular gases of viscoelastic particles, whose collision is described by an impact-velocity dependent coefficient of restitution, is developed using a modified Chapman-Enskog approach. We derive the hydrodynamic equations and the according transport coefficients with the assumption that the shape of the velocity distribution function follows adiabatically the decaying temperature. We show numerically that this approximation is justified up to intermediate dissipation. The transport coefficients and the coefficient of cooling are expressed in terms of the elastic and dissipative parameters of the particle material and by the gas parameters. The dependence of these coefficients on temperature differs qualitatively from that obtained with the simplifying assumption of a constant coefficient of restitution which was used in previous studies. The approach formulated for gases of viscoelastic particles may be applied also for other impact-velocity dependencies of the restitution coefficient.
0301152v1
1992-12-26
Unimodality of generalized Gaussian coefficients
A combinatorial proof of the unimodality of the generalized q-Gaussian coefficients based on the explicit formula for Kostka-Foulkes polynomials is given.
9212152v1
2005-02-19
When a C*-algebra is a coefficient algebra for a given endomorphism
The paper presents a criterion for a C*-algebra to be a coefficient algebra associated with a given endomorphism
0502414v1
2008-01-04
Borg type uniqueness Theorems for periodic Jacobi operators with matrix valued coefficients
We give a simple proof of Borg type uniqueness Theorems for periodic Jacobi operators with matrix valued coefficients.
0801.0687v1
2008-08-11
Apery, Bessel, Calabi-Yau and Verrill
A differential equation related to the moments of Bessel functions is shown to have a solution at infinity with coefficients being squares of binomial coefficients.
0808.1480v1
2008-12-04
Quasipolynomial formulas for the Kronecker coefficients indexed by two two-row shapes (extended abstract)
We show that the Kronecker coefficients (the Clebsch-Gordan coefficients of the symmetric group) indexed by two two-row shapes are given by quadratic quasipolynomial formulas whose domains are the maximal cells of a fan. Simple calculations provide explicitly the quasipolynomial formulas and a description of the associated fan. These new formulas are obtained from analogous formulas for the corresponding reduced Kronecker coefficients and a formula recovering the Kronecker coefficients from the reduced Kronecker coefficients. As an application, we characterize all the Kronecker coefficients indexed by two two-row shapes that are equal to zero. This allowed us to disprove a conjecture of Mulmuley about the behavior of the stretching functions attached to the Kronecker coefficients.
0812.0861v1
2009-01-11
Counting Bipartite, k-Colored and Directed Acyclic Multi Graphs Through F-nomial coefficients
F-nomial coefficients encompass among others well-known binomial coefficients or Gaussian coefficients that count subsets of finite set and subspaces of finite vector space respectively. Here, the so called F-cobweb tiling sequences N(a) are considered. For such specific sequences a new interpretation with respect to Kwasniewski general combinatorial interpretation of F-nomial coefficients is unearhed. Namely, for tiling sequences F = N(a)$ the F-nomial coefficients are equal to the number of labeled special bipartite multigraphs denoted here as a-multigraphs G(a,n,k). An explicit relation between the number of k-colored a-multigraphs and multi N(a)-nomial coefficients is established. We also prove that the unsigned values of the first row of inversion matrix for N(a) -nomial coefficients considered here are equal to the numbers of directed acyclic a-multigraphs with n nodes.
0901.1337v1
2010-06-01
Second-order linear constant coefficient dynamic equations with polynomial forcing on time scales
A general solution for a second-order linear constant coefficient dynamic equation with polynomial forcing on time scales is given.
1006.0074v1
2010-06-15
Some congruences for trinomial coefficients
We prove several congruences for trinomial coefficients.
1006.3025v2
2010-08-13
Flexible Shrinkage Estimation in High-Dimensional Varying Coefficient Models
We consider the problem of simultaneous variable selection and constant coefficient identification in high-dimensional varying coefficient models based on B-spline basis expansion. Both objectives can be considered as some type of model selection problems and we show that they can be achieved by a double shrinkage strategy. We apply the adaptive group Lasso penalty in models involving a diverging number of covariates, which can be much larger than the sample size, but we assume the number of relevant variables is smaller than the sample size via model sparsity. Such so-called ultra-high dimensional settings are especially challenging in semiparametric models as we consider here and has not been dealt with before. Under suitable conditions, we show that consistency in terms of both variable selection and constant coefficient identification can be achieved, as well as the oracle property of the constant coefficients. Even in the case that the zero and constant coefficients are known a priori, our results appear to be new in that it reduces to semivarying coefficient models (a.k.a. partially linear varying coefficient models) with a diverging number of covariates. We also theoretically demonstrate the consistency of a semiparametric BIC-type criterion in this high-dimensional context, extending several previous results. The finite sample behavior of the estimator is evaluated by some Monte Carlo studies.
1008.2271v1
2010-11-26
Idempotents with polynomial coefficients
We combine Young idempotents in the group algebra of the symmetric group with the action of the symmetric group on products of Vandermonde determinants to obtain idempotents with polynomial coefficients.
1011.5815v1
2011-04-29
Closed string transport coefficients and the membrane paradigm
I discuss a correspondence between a fictitious fluid in the black hole membrane paradigm and highly excited closed string states according to the black hole correspondence principle. I calculate the membrane transport coefficients of an electric NS-NS 2-charged black hole and transport coefficients of the highly excited closed string states which possess a Kaluza-Klein number and a winding number. Comparing both the transport coefficients at the correspondence point, I show that, except for the bulk viscosity, the membrane transport coefficients are of the same order as the transport coefficients of the closed string states on the stretched horizon. Also, I show that, except for the bulk viscosity, both the dimensionless transport coefficients, which are defined by dividing the transport coefficients by the entropy density, are exactly equal if the central charge is 6.
1104.5556v3
2011-09-26
Logarithmic vector-valued modular forms and polynomial-growth estimates of their Fourier coefficients
We establish (Theorem 3.6) polynomial-growth estimates for the Fourier coefficients of holomorphic logarithmic vector-valued modular forms.
1109.5740v1