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2017-06-16
Simulation of non-Pauli Channels
We consider the simulation of a quantum channel by two parties who share a resource state and may apply local operations assisted by classical communication (LOCC). One specific type of such LOCC is standard teleportation, which is however limited to the simulation of Pauli channels. Here we show how we can easily enlarge this class by means of a minimal perturbation of the teleportation protocol, where we introduce noise in the classical communication channel between the remote parties. By adopting this noisy protocol, we provide a necessary condition for simulating a non-Pauli channel. In particular, we characterize the set of channels that are generated assuming the Choi matrix of an amplitude damping channel as a resource state. Within this set, we identify a class of Pauli-damping channels for which we bound the two-way quantum and private capacities.
1706.05384v2
2017-06-17
\emph{Ab initio} calculation of spin-orbit coupling for NV center in diamond exhibiting dynamic Jahn-Teller effect
Point defects in solids may realize solid state quantum bits. The spin-orbit coupling in these point defects plays a key role in the magneto-optical properties that determine the conditions of quantum bit operation. However, experimental data and methods do not directly yield this highly important data, particularly, for such complex systems where dynamic Jahn-Teller (DJT) effect damps the spin-orbit interaction. Here, we show for an exemplary quantum bit, nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond, that \emph{ab initio} supercell density functional theory provide quantitative prediction for the spin-orbit coupling damped by DJT. We show that DJT is responsible for the multiple intersystem crossing rates of NV center at cryogenic temperatures. Our results pave the way toward optimizing solid state quantum bits for quantum information processing and metrology applications.
1706.05523v2
2017-06-20
Decoherence induced spin squeezing signatures in Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger and W states
We reckon the behaviour of spin squeezing in tripartite unsqueezed maximally entangled Green- berger-Horne-Zeilinger (GHZ) and W states under various decoherence channels with Kitagawa- Ueda (KU) criteria. In order to search spin squeezing sudden death (SSSD) and signatures of spin squeezing production we use bit flip, phase flip, bit-phase-flip, amplitude damping, phase damping and depolarization channels in the present study. In literature, the influence of decoherence has been studied as a destroying element. On the contrary here we investigate the positive aspect of decoherence, which produce spin squeezing in unsqueezed GHZ and W states under certain channels. Our meticulous study shows that GHZ state remain unsqueezed under aforementioned channels except bit-phase-flip and depolarization channels. While all the decoherence channels produce spin squeezing in W state. So we find, GHZ is more robust in comparison to W state in the sense of spin squeezing production under decoherence. Most importantly we find that none of the decoherence channel produce SSSD in any one of the state.
1706.06273v2
2017-06-22
Adaptive recurrence quantum entanglement distillation for two-Kraus-operator channels
Quantum entanglement serves as a valuable resource for many important quantum operations. A pair of entangled qubits can be shared between two agents by first preparing a maximally entangled qubit pair at one agent, and then sending one of the qubits to the other agent through a quantum channel. In this process, the deterioration of entanglement is inevitable since the noise inherent in the channel contaminates the qubit. To address this challenge, various quantum entanglement distillation (QED) algorithms have been developed. Among them, recurrence algorithms have advantages in terms of implementability and robustness. However, the efficiency of recurrence QED algorithms has not been investigated thoroughly in the literature. This paper put forth two recurrence QED algorithms that adapt to the quantum channel to tackle the efficiency issue. The proposed algorithms have guaranteed convergence for quantum channels with two Kraus operators, which include phase-damping and amplitude-damping channels. Analytical results show that the convergence speed of these algorithms is improved from linear to quadratic and one of the algorithms achieves the optimal speed. Numerical results confirm that the proposed algorithms significantly improve the efficiency of QED.
1706.07461v1
2017-06-26
Landau Damping of Beam Instabilities by Electron Lenses
Modern and future particle accelerators employ increasingly higher intensity and brighter beams of charged particles and become operationally limited by coherent beam instabilities. Usual methods to control the instabilities, such as octupole magnets, beam feedback dampers and use of chromatic effects, become less effective and insufficient. We show that, in contrast, Lorentz forces of a low-energy, a magnetically stabilized electron beam, or "electron lens", easily introduces transverse nonlinear focusing sufficient for Landau damping of transverse beam instabilities in accelerators. It is also important that, unlike other nonlinear elements, the electron lens provides the frequency spread mainly at the beam core, thus allowing much higher frequency spread without lifetime degradation. For the parameters of the Future Circular Collider, a single conventional electron lens a few meters long would provide stabilization superior to tens of thousands of superconducting octupole magnets.
1706.08477v1
2018-02-05
Intrinsic spin-orbit torque arising from Berry curvature in metallic-magnet/Cu-oxide interface
We report the observation of the intrinsic damping-like spin-orbit torque (SOT) arising from the Berry curvature in metallic-magnet/CuO$_x$ heterostructures. We show that a robust damping-like SOT, an order of magnitude larger than a field-like SOT, is generated in the heterostructure despite the absence of the bulk spin-orbit effect in the CuO$_x$ layer. Furthermore, by tuning the interface oxidation level, we demonstrate that the field-like SOT changes drastically and even switches its sign, which originates from oxygen modulated spin-dependent disorder. These results provide an important information for fundamental understanding of the physics of the SOTs.
1802.01285v2
2018-02-12
Selective Phonon Damping in Topological Semimetals
Topological semimetals are characterized by their intriguing Fermi surfaces (FSs) such as Weyl and Dirac points, or nodal FS, and their associated surface states. Among them, topological crystalline semimetals, in the presence of strong spin-orbit coupling, possess a nodal FS protected by non-symmorphic lattice symmetries. In particular, it was theoretically proposed that $\mathrm{SrIrO}_{3}$ exhibits a bulk nodal ring due to glide symmetries, as well as flat two-dimensional surface states related to chiral and mirror symmetries. However, due to the semimetallic nature of the bulk, direct observation of these surface states is difficult. Here we study the effect of flat-surface states on phonon modes for $\mathrm{SrIrO}_{3}$ side surfaces. We show that particular phonon modes, based on mirror symmetry, have qualitatively different damping mechanisms due to the surface states which could be used to infer their existence. Experimental techniques for such measurements are also discussed.
1802.04300v2
2018-02-14
Motion of interfaces for a damped hyperbolic Allen-Cahn equation
Consider the Allen-Cahn equation $u_t=\varepsilon^2\Delta u-F'(u)$, where $F$ is a double well potential with wells of equal depth, located at $\pm1$. There are a lot of papers devoted to the study of the limiting behavior of the solutions as the diffusion coefficient $\varepsilon\to0^+$, and it is well known that, if the initial datum $u(\cdot,0)$ takes the values $+1$ and $-1$ in the regions $\Omega_+$ and $\Omega_-$, then the "interface" connecting $\Omega_+$ and $\Omega_-$ moves with normal velocity equal to the sum of its principal curvatures, i.e. the interface moves by mean curvature flow. This paper concerns with the motion of the inteface for a damped hyperbolic Allen-Cahn equation, in a bounded domain of $\mathbb{R}^n$, for $n=2$ or $n=3$. In particular, we focus the attention on radially simmetric solutions, studying in detail the differences with the classic parabolic case, and we prove that, under appropriate assumptions on the initial data $u(\cdot,0)$ and $u_t(\cdot,0)$, the interface moves by mean curvature as $\varepsilon\to0^+$ also in the hyperbolic framework.
1802.05038v1
2018-02-23
Blow up of solutions for semilinear wave equations with noneffective damping
In this paper, we study the finite-time blow up of solutions to the following semilinear wave equation with time-dependent damping \[ \partial_t^2u-\Delta u+\frac{\mu}{1+t}\partial_tu=|u|^p \] in $\mathbb{R}_{+}\times\mathbb{R}^n$. More precisely, for $0\leq\mu\leq 2,\mu \neq1$ and $n\geq 2$, there is no global solution for $1<p<p_S(n+\mu)$, where $p_S(k)$ is the $k$-dimensional Strauss exponent and a life-span of the blow up solution will be obtained. Our work is an extension of \cite{IS}, where the authors proved a similar blow up result with a larger range of $\mu$. However, we obtain a better life-span estimate when $\mu\in(0,1)\cup(1,2)$ by using a different method.
1802.08403v2
2018-07-02
Global Existence of Solutions to the Compressible Euler Equations with Time-dependent Damping and Logarithmic State Equation
In mathematical physics, the pressure function is determined by the equation of state. There are two existing barotropic state equations: the state equation for polytropic gas with adiabatic index greater than or equal to 1 and the state equation for generalized Chaplygin gas in cosmology. In this paper, a logarithmic pressure is derived naturally with the coexistence of the two existing state equations through an equivalent symmetric hyperbolic transformation. On the study of the logarithmic pressure, global existence of solutions with small initial data to the one-dimensional compressible Euler equations with time-dependent damping is established.
1807.00550v2
2018-07-02
On wave equations of the $p$-Laplacian type with supercritical nonlinearities
This article focuses on a quasilinear wave equation of $p$-Laplacian type: \[ u_{tt} - \Delta_p u -\Delta u_t = f(u) \] in a bounded domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^3$ with a sufficiently smooth boundary $\Gamma=\partial \Omega$ subject to a generalized Robin boundary condition featuring boundary damping and a nonlinear source term. The operator $\Delta_p$, $2<p<3$, denotes the classical $p$-Laplacian. The interior and boundary terms $f(u)$, $h(u)$ are sources that are allowed to have a supercritical exponent, in the sense that their associated Nemytskii operators are not locally Lipschitz from $W^{1,p}(\Omega)$ into $L^2(\Omega)$ or $L^2(\Gamma)$. Under suitable assumptions on the parameters we provide a rigorous proof of existence of a local weak solution which can be extended globally in time, provided the damping terms dominates the corresponding sources in an appropriate sense. Moreover, a blow-up result is proved for solutions with negative initial total energy.
1807.00650v1
2018-06-30
Efficient $p$-multigrid method based on an exponential time discretization for compressible steady flows
An efficient multigrid framework is developed for the time marching of steady-state compressible flows with a spatially high-order ($p$-order polynomial) modal discontinuous Galerkin method. The core algorithm that based on a global coupling, exponential time integration scheme provides strong damping effects to accelerate the convergence towards the steady state, while high-frequency, high-order spatial error modes are smoothed out with a $s$-stage preconditioned Runge-Kutta method. Numerical studies show that the exponential time integration substantially improves the damping and propagative efficiency of Runge-Kutta time-stepping for use with the $p$-multigrid method, yielding rapid and $p$-independent convergences to steady flows in both two and three dimensions.
1807.01151v1
2018-07-04
Structural crossover in a model fluid exhibiting two length scales: repercussions for quasicrystal formation
We investigate the liquid state structure of the two-dimensional (2D) model introduced by Barkan et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 098304 (2014)], which exhibits quasicrystalline and other unusual solid phases, focussing on the radial distribution function $g(r)$ and its asymptotic decay $r\to\infty$. For this particular model system, we find that as the density is increased there is a structural crossover from damped oscillatory asymptotic decay with one wavelength to damped oscillatory asymptotic decay with another distinct wavelength. The ratio of these wavelengths is $\approx1.932$. Following the locus in the phase diagram of this structural crossover leads directly to the region where quasicrystals are found. We argue that identifying and following such a crossover line in the phase diagram towards higher densities where the solid phase(s) occur is a good strategy for finding quasicrystals in a wide variety of systems. We also show how the pole analysis of the asymptotic decay of equilibrium fluid correlations is intimately connected with the non-equilibrium growth or decay of small amplitude density fluctuations in a bulk fluid.
1807.01467v1
2018-07-04
Dirac's Method for the Two-Dimensional Damped Harmonic Oscillator in the Extended Phase Space
The system of two-dimensional damped harmonic oscillator is revisited in the extended phase space. It is an old problem already addressed by many authors that we present here in some fresh points of view and carry on smoothly a whole discussion. We show that the system is singular. The classical Hamiltonian is proportional to the first-class constraint. We pursue with the Dirac's canonical quantization procedure by fixing the gauge and provide a reduced phase space description of the system. As result the quantum system is simply modeled by the original quantum Hamiltonian.
1807.01539v2
2018-07-05
Decay of approximate solutions for the damped semilinear wave equation on a bounded 1d domain
In this paper we study the long time behavior for a semilinear wave equation with space-dependent and nonlinear damping term. After rewriting the equation as a first order system, we define a class of approximate solutions that employ tipical tools of hyperbolic systems of conservation laws, such as the Riemann problem. By recasting the problem as a discrete-time nonhomogeneous system, which is related to a probabilistic interpretation of the solution, we provide a strategy to study its long-time behavior uniformly with respect to the mesh size parameter $\Delta x=1/N\to 0$. The proof makes use of the Birkhoff decomposition of doubly stochastic matrices and of accurate estimates on the iteration system as $N\to\infty$. Under appropriate assumptions on the nonlinearity, we prove the exponential convergence in $L^\infty$ of the solution to the first order system towards a stationary solution, as $t\to+\infty$, as well as uniform error estimates for the approximate solutions.
1807.01968v3
2018-07-07
Axial Quasi-Normal Modes of Scalarized Neutron Stars with Realistic Equations of State
We compute the axial quasi-normal modes of static neutron stars in scalar tensor theory. In particular, we employ various realistic equations of state including nuclear, hyperonic and hybrid matter. We investigate the fundamental curvature mode and compare the results with those of General Relativity. We find that the frequency of the modes and the damping time are reduced for the scalarized neutron stars. In addition, we confirm and extend the universal relations for quasi-normal modes known in General Relativity to this wide range of realistic equations of state for scalarized neutron stars and confirm the universality of the scaled frequency and damping time in terms of the scaled moment of inertia as well as compactness for neutron stars with and without scalarization.
1807.02598v1
2018-07-09
DLA and sub-DLA metallicity evolution: A case study of absorbers towards Q0338-0005
The damped and sub-damped Lyman alpha systems (DLAs and sub-DLAs) traced in absorption against bright background quasars represent the main reserve of neutral hydrogen at high redshifts. We used the archival Very Large Telescope (VLT) instrument Ultraviolet and Visual Echelle Spectrograph (UVES) high-resolution data of Q0338-0005 (zem = 3.049) to study abundances of the DLA (zabs = 2.2298) and sub-DLA (zabs =2.7457) along the line of sight. We estimated column densities of HI and various elements present in the DLA and sub-DLA through Voigt profile fitting. The DLA trough shows the Lyman alpha emission from its host galaxy. We derive the metallicities of the DLA and sub-DLA with [Zn/H] = -0.67 +/- 0.18 and [S/H] = -1.45 +/-0.17, respectively. We compared our abundances of the DLA and sub-DLA with other high resolution DLA and sub-DLA metallicities and find that both populations show an overall increase of metallicity with decreasing redshift. However, sub-DLAs usually have higher metallicities than the DLAs.
1807.04189v1
2018-07-19
Vibrational damping effects on electronic energy relaxation in molecular aggregates
Representation of molecular vibrational degrees of freedom by independent harmonic oscillators, when describing electronic spectra or electronic excitation energy transport, raises unfavourable effects as vibrational energy relaxation becomes inaccessible. A standard theoretical description is extended in this paper by including both electronic-phonon and vibrational-phonon couplings. Using this approach we have simulated a model pigment-protein system and have shown that intermode coupling leads to the quenching of pigment vibrational modes, and to the redistribution of fluctuation spectral density with respect to the electronic excitations. Moreover, new energy relaxation pathways, opened by the vibrational-phonon interaction, allow to reach the electronic excited state equilibrium quicker in the naturally occurring water soluble chlorophyll binding protein (WSCP) aggregate, demonstrating the significance that the damping of molecular vibrations has for the intrarmolecular energy relaxation process rate.
1807.07314v1
2018-07-24
Role of stable modes in driven shear-flow turbulence
A linearly unstable, sinusoidal $E \times B$ shear flow is examined in the gyrokinetic framework in both the linear and nonlinear regimes. In the linear regime, it is shown that the eigenmode spectrum is nearly identical to hydrodynamic shear flows, with a conjugate stable mode found at every unstable wavenumber. In the nonlinear regime, turbulent saturation of the instability is examined with and without the inclusion of a driving term that prevents nonlinear flattening of the mean flow, and a scale-independent radiative damping term that suppresses the excitation of conjugate stable modes. A simple fluid model for how momentum transport and partial flattening of the mean flow scale with the driving term is constructed, from which it is shown that, except at high radiative damping, stable modes play an important role in the turbulent state and yield significantly improved quantitative predictions when compared with corresponding models neglecting stable modes.
1807.09280v1
2018-08-08
An application of $L^1$ estimates for oscillating integrals to parabolic like semi-linear structurally damped $σ$-evolution models
We study the following Cauchy problems for semi-linear structurally damped $\sigma$-evolution models: \begin{equation*} u_{tt}+ (-\Delta)^\sigma u+ \mu (-\Delta)^\delta u_t = f(u,u_t),\, u(0,x)= u_0(x),\, u_t(0,x)=u_1(x) \end{equation*} with $\sigma \ge 1$, $\mu>0$ and $\delta \in (0,\frac{\sigma}{2})$. Here the function $f(u,u_t)$ stands for the power nonlinearities $|u|^{p}$ and $|u_t|^{p}$ with a given number $p>1$. We are interested in investigating $L^{1}$ estimates for oscillating integrals in the presentation of the solutions to the corresponding linear models with vanishing right-hand sides by applying the theory of modified Bessel functions and Fa\`{a} di Bruno's formula. By assuming additional $L^{m}$ regularity on the initial data, we use $(L^{m}\cap L^{q})- L^{q}$ and $L^{q}- L^{q}$ estimates with $q\in (1,\infty)$ and $m\in [1,q)$, to prove the global (in time) existence of small data Sobolev solutions to the above semi-linear models from suitable function spaces basing on $L^q$ spaces.
1808.02706v2
2018-08-09
Two-qubit state recovery from amplitude damping based on weak measurement
In the quantum control process, arbitrary pure or mixed initial states need to be protected from amplitude damping through the noise channel using measurements and quantum control. However, how to achieve it on a two-qubit quantum system remains a challenge. In this paper, we propose a feed-forward control approach to protect arbitrary two-qubit pure or mixed initial states using the weak measurement. A feed-forward operation and measurements are used before the noise channel, and afterwards a reversed operation and measurements are applied to recover the state back to its initial state. In the case of two-qubit pure states, we use the unravelling trick to describe the state of the system in each step of the control procedure. For two-qubit mixed states, a completely-positive trace-preserving (CPTP) map is implemented. Finally, the fidelity and success probability are used to evaluate the effect of protection. The complete recovery conditions for the measurement strengths are derived, under which we achieve the optimal fidelity and the success probability of recovering the initial pure or mixed states.
1808.03094v1
2018-08-10
Dynamical polarization and the optical response of silicene and related materials
We discuss the dynamical polarization, optical response in low-frequency regime under in-plane polarized driving field of the silicene. The dynamical polarization, dielectric function, and absorption of radiation in infrared region are obtained and shown in the ${\bf q}\sim\omega$ space, and they are distinguishing for the cases of chemical potential larger than the band gap and smaller than the band gap. The optical properties of silicene and the related group-V and group-VI materials: MoS$_{2}$ and black phosphorus are explored through the first-principle study. The plasmon which damped into the electron-hole pair in the single-particle excitation regime is also mentioned. The spin/valley polarized electron-hole pairs can be formed through that way, especially for the high-energy $\pi$-plasmon which begin to damp at the small ${\bf q}$-limit. The anisotropic effects induced by the warping structure or charged impurity, and the anisotropic polarization induced by the polarized incident light are also discussed. Our result exhibits the great potential in the optoelectronic applications of the materials we discussed.
1808.03442v1
2018-08-19
Reconstruction algorithms for photoacoustic tomography in heterogenous damping media
In this article, we study several reconstruction methods for the inverse source problem of photoacoustic tomography (PAT) with spatially variable sound speed and damping. The backbone of these methods is the adjoint operators, which we thoroughly analyze in both the $L^2$- and $H^1$-settings. They are casted in the form of a nonstandard wave equation. We derive the well-pawedness of the aforementioned wave equation in a natural functional space, and also prove the finite speed of propagation. Under the uniqueness and visibility condition, our formulations of the standard iterative reconstruction methods, such as Landweber's and conjugate gradients (CG), achieve a linear rate of convergence in either $L^2$- or $H^1$-norm. When the visibility condition is not satisfied, the problem is severely ill-posed and one must apply a regularization technique to stabilize the solutions. To that end, we study two classes of regularization methods: (i) iterative, and (ii) variational regularization. In the case of full data, our simulations show that the CG method works best; it is very fast and robust. In the ill-posed case, the CG method behaves unstably. Total variation regularization method (TV), in this case, significantly improves the reconstruction quality.
1808.06176v1
2018-08-27
Landau damping of Alfvénic modes in stellarators
It is found that the presence of the so-called non-axisymmetric resonances of wave-particle interaction in stellarators [which are associated with the lack of axial symmetry of the magnetic configuration, Kolesnichenko et al., Phys. Plasmas 9 (2002) 517] may have a strong stabilizing influence through Landau mechanism on the Toroidicity-induced Alfv\'en Eigenmodes (TAE) and isomon modes (Alfv\'enic modes with equal poloidal and toroidal mode numbers and frequencies in the continuum region) destabilized by the energetic ions. These resonances involve largest harmonics of the equilibrium magnetic field of stellarators and lead to absorption of the mode energy by thermal ions in medium pressure plasma, in which case the effect is large. On the other hand, at the high pressure attributed to, e.g., a Helias reactor, thermal ions can interact also with high frequency Alfv\'en gap modes [Helicity-induced Alfv\'en Eigenmodes (HAE) and mirror-induced Alfv\'en Eigenmodes (MAE)], leading to a considerable damping of these modes. Only resonances with passing particles are considered. The developed theory is applied to various modes in the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator and a Helias reactor, and to two TAE modes in the LHD helical device.
1808.08862v1
2018-09-29
Uniform stabilization for the Klein-Gordon system in a inhomogeneous medium with locally distributed damping
We consider the Klein-Gordon system posed in an inhomogeneous medium with smooth boundary subject to a local viscoelastic damping distributed around a neighborhoodof the boundary according to the Geometric Control Condition. We show that the energy of the system goes uniformly and exponentially to zero for all initial data of finite energy taken in bounded sets of finite energy phase-space. For this purpose, refined microlocal analysis arguments are considered by exploiting ideas due to Burq and Gerard . By using sharp Carleman estimates we prove a unique continuation property for coupled systems.
1810.00247v1
2018-10-09
Lévy-walk-like Langevin dynamics
Continuous time random walks and Langevin equations are two classes of stochastic models for describing the dynamics of particles in the natural world. While some of the processes can be conveniently characterized by both of them, more often one model has significant advantages (or has to be used) compared with the other one. In this paper, we consider the weakly damped Langevin system coupled with a new subordinator|$\alpha$-dependent subordinator with $1<\alpha<2$. We pay attention to the diffusion behaviour of the stochastic process described by this coupled Langevin system, and find the super-ballistic diffusion phenomena for the system with an unconfined potential on velocity but sub-ballistic superdiffusion phenomenon with a confined potential, which is like L\'{e}vy walk for long times. One can further note that the two-point distribution of inverse subordinator affects mean square displacement of this coupled weakly damped Langevin system in essential.
1810.04332v1
2018-10-18
Analysis of the controllability from the exterior of strong damping nonlocal wave equations
We make a complete analysis of the controllability properties from the exterior of the (possible) strong damping wave equation with the fractional Laplace operator subject to the nonhomogeneous Dirichlet type exterior condition. In the first part, we show that if $0<s<1$, $\Omega\subset\RR^N$ ($N\ge 1$) is a bounded Lipschitz domain and the parameter $\delta> 0$, then there is no control function $g$ such that the following system \begin{equation*} \begin{cases} u_{tt} + (-\Delta)^{s} u + \delta(-\Delta)^{s} u_{t}=0 & \mbox{ in }\; \Omega\times(0,T),\\ u=g\chi_{\mathcal O\times (0,T)} &\mbox{ in }\; (\Omc)\times (0,T) ,\\ u(\cdot,0) = u_0, u_t(\cdot,0) = u_1 &\mbox{ in }\; \Omega, \end{cases} \end{equation*} is exact or null controllable at time $T>0$. In the second part, we prove that for every $\delta\ge 0$ and $0<s<1$, the system is indeed approximately controllable for any $T>0$ and $g\in \mathcal D(\mathcal O\times(0,T))$, where $\mathcal O\subset\Omc$ is any non-empty open set.
1810.08060v1
2018-10-20
Memory-based mediated interactions between rigid particulate inclusions in viscoelastic environments
Many practically relevant materials combine properties of viscous fluids and elastic solids to viscoelastic behavior. Our focus is on the induced dynamic behavior of damped finite-sized particulate inclusions in such substances. We explicitly describe history-dependent interactions that emerge between the embedded particles. These interactions are mediated by the viscoelastic surroundings. They result from the flows and distortions of the viscoelastic medium when induced by the rigid inclusions. Both, viscoelastic environments of terminal fluid-like flow or of completely reversible damped elastic behavior, are covered. For illustration and to highlight the role of the formalism in potential applications, we briefly address the relevant examples of dragging a rigid sphere through a viscoelastic environment together with subsequent relaxation dynamics, the switching dynamics of magnetic fillers in elastic gel matrices, and the swimming behavior of active microswimmers in viscoelastic solutions. The approach provides a basis for more quantitative and extended investigations of these and related systems in the future.
1810.08832v1
2018-10-22
Dynamical instability towards finite-momentum pairing in quenched BCS superconducting phases
In this work we numerically investigate the fate of the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) pairing in the presence of quenched phase under Peierls substitution using time-dependent real space and momentum space Bogoliubov-de Gennes equation methods and Anderson pseudospin representation method. This kind of phase imprint can be realized by modulating electric field in ultracold atoms and illumining of THz optical pump pulse in solids with conventional and unconventional superconductors. In the case of weak phase imprint, the BCS pairing is stable; while in the strong phase imprint, instability towards finite-momentum pairing is allowed, in which the real space and momentum space methods yield different results. In the pulsed gauge potential, we find that this instability will not happen even with much stronger vector potential. We also show that the uniform and staggered gauge potentials yield different behaviors. While the staggered potential induces transition from the BCS pairing to over-damped phase, the uniform gauge may enhance the pairing and will not induce to the over-damped phase. These result may shade light on the realization of finite momentum pairing, such as Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov phase with dynamical modulation.
1810.09125v1
2018-10-21
A note on a weakly coupled system of semi-linear visco-elastic damped $σ$-evolution models with different power nonlinearities and different $σ$ values
In this article, we prove the global (in time) existence of small data solutions from energy spaces basing on $L^q$ spaces, with $q \in (1,\infty)$, to the Cauchy problems for a weakly coupled system of semi-linear visco-elastic damped $\sigma$-evolution models. Here we consider different power nonlinearities and different $\sigma$ values in the comparison between two single equations. To do this, we use $(L^m \cap L^q)- L^q$ and $L^q- L^q$ estimates, i.e., by mixing additional $L^m$ regularity for the data on the basis of $L^q- L^q$ estimates for solutions, with $m \in [1,q)$, to the corresponding linear Cauchy problems. In addition, allowing loss of decay and the flexible choice of parameters $\sigma$, $m$ and $q$ bring some benefits to relax the restrictions to the admissible exponents $p$.
1810.09664v1
2018-10-25
First-principles calculation of spin-orbit torque in a Co/Pt bilayer
The angular dependence of spin-orbit torque in a disordered Co/Pt bilayer is calculated using a first-principles non-equilibrium Green's function formalism with an explicit supercell averaging over Anderson disorder. In addition to the usual dampinglike and fieldlike terms, the odd torque contains a sizeable planar Hall-like term $(\mathbf{m\cdot E})\mathbf{m}\times(\mathbf{z}\times\mathbf{m})$ whose contribution to current-induced damping is consistent with experimental observations. The dampinglike and planar Hall-like torquances depend weakly on disorder strength, while the fieldlike torquance declines with increasing disorder. The torques that contribute to damping are almost entirely due to spin-orbit coupling on the Pt atoms, but the fieldlike torque does not require it.
1810.11003v2
2018-10-29
Optimal identification of non-Markovian environments for spin chains
Correlations of an environment are crucial for the dynamics of non-Markovian quantum systems, which may not be known in advance. In this paper, we propose a gradient algorithm for identifying the correlations in terms of time-varying damping rate functions in a time-convolution-less master equation for spin chains. By measuring time trace observables of the system, the identification procedure can be formulated as an optimization problem. The gradient algorithm is designed based on a calculation of the derivative of an objective function with respect to the damping rate functions, whose effectiveness is shown in a comparison to a differential approach for a two-qubit spin chain.
1810.11923v1
2018-10-29
Existence and uniqueness of dynamic evolutions for a one-dimensional debonding model with damping
In this paper we analyse a one-dimensional debonding model for a thin film peeled from a substrate when viscosity is taken into account. It is described by the weakly damped wave equation whose domain, the debonded region, grows according to a Griffith's criterion. Firstly we prove that the equation admits a unique solution when the evolution of the debonding front is assigned. Finally we provide an existence and uniqueness result for the coupled problem given by the wave equation together with Griffith's criterion.
1810.12006v3
2019-01-03
Calibration and Status of the 3D Imaging Calorimeter of DAMPE for Cosmic Ray Physics on Orbit
The DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) developed in China was designed to search for evidence of dark matter particles by observing primary cosmic rays and gamma rays in the energy range from 5 GeV to 10 TeV. Since its launch in December 2015, a large quantity of data has been recorded. With the data set acquired during more than a year of operation in space, a precise time-dependent calibration for the energy measured by the BGO ECAL has been developed. In this report, the instrumentation and development of the BGO Electromagnetic Calorimeter (BGO ECAL) are briefly described. The calibration on orbit, including that of the pedestal, attenuation length, minimum ionizing particle peak, and dynode ratio, is discussed, and additional details about the calibration methods and performance in space are presented.
1901.00734v1
2019-01-08
Atom-only descriptions of the driven-dissipative Dicke model
We investigate how to describe the dissipative spin dynamics of the driven-dissipative Dicke model, describing $N$ two-level atoms coupled to a cavity mode, after adiabatic elimination of the cavity mode. To this end, we derive a Redfield master equation which goes beyond the standard secular approximation and large detuning limits. We show that the secular (or rotating wave) approximation and the large detuning approximation both lead to inadequate master equations, that fail to predict the Dicke transition or the damping rates of the atomic dynamics. In contrast, the full Redfield theory correctly predicts the phase transition and the effective atomic damping rates. Our work provides a reliable framework to study the full quantum dynamics of atoms in a multimode cavity, where a quantum description of the full model becomes intractable.
1901.02473v2
2019-01-10
Stability and Controllability results for a Timoshenko system
In this paper, we study the indirect boundary stability and exact controllability of a one-dimensional Timoshenko system. In the first part of the paper, we consider the Timoshenko system with only one boundary fractional damping. We first show that the system is strongly stable but not uniformly stable. Hence, we look for a polynomial decay rate for smooth initial data. Using frequency domain arguments combined with the multiplier method, we prove that the energy decay rate depends on coefficients appearing in the PDE and on the order of the fractional damping. Moreover, under the equal speed propagation condition, we obtain the optimal polynomial energy decay rate. In the second part of this paper, we study the indirect boundary exact controllability of the Timoshenko system with mixed Dirichlet-Neumann boundary conditions and boundary control. Using non-harmonic analysis, we first establish a weak observability inequality, which depends on the ratio of the waves propagation speeds. Next, using the HUM method, we prove that the system is exactly controllable in appropriate spaces and that the control time can be small.
1901.03303v2
2019-01-13
Dueling Dynamical Backaction in a Cryogenic Optomechanical Cavity
Dynamical backaction has proven to be a versatile tool in cavity optomechanics, allowing for precise manipulation of a mechanical resonator's motion using confined optical photons. In this work, we present measurements of a silicon whispering-gallery-mode optomechanical cavity where backaction originates from opposing radiation pressure and photothermal forces, with the former dictating the optomechanical spring effect and the latter governing the optomechanical damping. At high enough optical input powers, we show that the photothermal force drives the mechanical resonator into self-oscillations for a pump beam detuned to the lower-frequency side of the optical resonance, contrary to what one would expect for a radiation-pressure-dominated optomechanical device. Using a fully nonlinear model, we fit the hysteretic response of the optomechanical cavity to extract its properties, demonstrating that this non-sideband-resolved device exists in a regime where photothermal damping could be used to cool its motion to the quantum ground state.
1901.03950v1
2019-01-22
Coupling between superfluid neutrons and superfluid protons in the elementary excitations of neutron star matter
Several phenomena occurring in neutron stars are affected by the elementary excitations that characterize the stellar matter. In particular, low-energy excitations can play a major role in the emission and propagation of neutrinos, neutron star cooling and transport processes. In this paper, we consider the elementary modes in the star region where both proton and neutron components are superfluid. We study the overall spectral functions of protons, neutrons and electrons on the basis of the Coulomb and nuclear interactions. This study is performed in the framework of the Random Phase Approximation, generalized to superfluid systems. The formalism we use ensures that the Generalized Ward's Identities are satisfied. We focus on the coupling between neutrons and protons. On one hand this coupling results in collective modes that involve simultaneously neutrons and protons, on the other hand it produces a damping of the excitations. Both effects are especially visible in the spectral functions of the different components of the matter. At high density while the neutrons and protons tend to develop independent excitations, as indicated by the spectral functions, the neutron-proton coupling still produces a strong damping of the modes.
1901.07550v1
2019-03-30
Uncertainty damping in kinetic traffic models by driver-assist controls
In this paper, we propose a kinetic model of traffic flow with uncertain binary interactions, which explains the scattering of the fundamental diagram in terms of the macroscopic variability of aggregate quantities, such as the mean speed and the flux of the vehicles, produced by the microscopic uncertainty. Moreover, we design control strategies at the level of the microscopic interactions among the vehicles, by which we prove that it is possible to dampen the propagation of such an uncertainty across the scales. Our analytical and numerical results suggest that the aggregate traffic flow may be made more ordered, hence predictable, by implementing such control protocols in driver-assist vehicles. Remarkably, they also provide a precise relationship between a measure of the macroscopic damping of the uncertainty and the penetration rate of the driver-assist technology in the traffic stream.
1904.00257v2
2019-04-01
Reduction of Kinetic Equations to Liénard-Levinson-Smith Form: Counting Limit Cycles
We have presented an unified scheme to express a class of system of equations in two variables into a Li\'enard-Levinson-Smith (LLS) oscillator form. We have derived the condition for limit cycle with special reference to Rayleigh and Li\'enard systems for arbitrary polynomial functions of damping and restoring force. Krylov-Boguliubov (K-B) method is implemented to determine the maximum number of limit cycles admissible for a LLS oscillator atleast in the weak damping limit. Scheme is illustrated by a number of model systems with single cycle as well as the multiple cycle cases.
1904.00604v2
2019-04-02
Stability of the interface of an isotropic active fluid
We study the linear stability of an isotropic active fluid in three different geometries: a film of active fluid on a rigid substrate, a cylindrical thread of fluid, and a spherical fluid droplet. The active fluid is modeled by the hydrodynamic theory of an active nematic liquid crystal in the isotropic phase. In each geometry, we calculate the growth rate of sinusoidal modes of deformation of the interface. There are two distinct branches of growth rates; at long wavelength, one corresponds to the deformation of the interface, and one corresponds to the evolution of the liquid crystalline degrees of freedom. The passive cases of the film and the spherical droplet are always stable. For these geometries, a sufficiently large activity leads to instability. Activity also leads to propagating damped or growing modes. The passive cylindrical thread is unstable for perturbations with wavelength longer than the circumference. A sufficiently large activity can make any wavelength unstable, and again leads to propagating damped or growing modes.
1904.01558v1
2019-04-04
Shear viscosity of classical fields in scalar theory
We investigate the shear viscosity of massless classical scalar fields in the $\phi^4$ theory on a lattice by using the Green-Kubo formula. Based on the scaling property of the classical field, the shear viscosity is represented using a scaling function. Equilibrium expectation value of the time-correlation function of the energy-momentum tensor is evaluated as the ensemble average of the classical field configurations, whose time evolution is obtained by solving the classical equation of motion starting from the initial condition in thermal equilibrium. It is found that there are two distinct damping time scales in the time-correlation function, which is found to show damped oscillation behavior in the early stage around a slow monotonous decay with an exponential form, and the slow decay part is found to dominate the shear viscosity in the massless classical field theory. This kind of slow decay is also known to exist in the molecular dynamics simulation, then it may be a generic feature of dense matter.
1904.02419v3
2019-04-08
Study of Decoherence in Quantum Computers: A Circuit-Design Perspective
Decoherence of quantum states is a major hurdle towards scalable and reliable quantum computing. Lower decoherence (i.e., higher fidelity) can alleviate the error correction overhead and obviate the need for energy-intensive noise reduction techniques e.g., cryogenic cooling. In this paper, we performed a noise-induced decoherence analysis of single and multi-qubit quantum gates using physics-based simulations. The analysis indicates that (i) decoherence depends on the input state and the gate type. Larger number of $|1\rangle$ states worsen the decoherence; (ii) amplitude damping is more detrimental than phase damping; (iii) shorter depth implementation of a quantum function can achieve lower decoherence. Simulations indicate 20\% improvement in the fidelity of a quantum adder when realized using lower depth topology. The insights developed in this paper can be exploited by the circuit designer to choose the right gates and logic implementation to optimize the system-level fidelity.
1904.04323v1
2019-04-23
A novel undamped gapless plasmon mode in tilted type-II Dirac semimetal
We predict the existence of a novel long-lived gapless plasmon mode in a type-II Dirac semimetal (DSM). This gapless mode arises from the out-of-phase oscillations of the density fluctuations in the electron and the hole pockets of a type-II DSM. It originates beyond a critical wave-vector along the direction of the tilt axis, owing to the momentum separation of the electron and hole pockets. A similar out-of-phase plasmon mode arises in other multi-component charged fluids as well, but generally it is Landau damped and lies within the particle-hole continuum. In the case of a type-II DSM, the open Fermi surface prohibits low-energy finite momentum single-particle excitations, creating a `gap' in the particle-hole continuum. The gapless plasmon mode lies within this particle-hole continuum gap and, thus, it is protected from Landau damping.
1904.10137v1
2019-04-25
Interplay between nonclassicality and $\mathcal{PT}$ symmetry in an effective two level system with open system effects
A three level atom in $\Lambda$ configuration is reduced to an effective two level system, under appropriate conditions, and its $\mathcal{PT}$ symmetric properties are investigated. This effective qubit system when subjected to a beam-splitter type of interaction, it provides the scope of directly (indirectly) probing the nonclassical properties of the output (input) state. Here, we study nonclassical properties of the output state by using some well known measures of nonclassical correlations like the measurement induced disturbance, concurrence and negativity. The nonclassical features are found to enhance in the $\mathcal{PT}$ symmetric (PTS) phase compared to the $\mathcal{PT}$ symmetry broken (PTSB) phase. Further, the output ports of the beam-splitter are subjected to different quantum noise channels, both non-Markovian, e.g., random telegraph noise as well as Markovian, e.g., phase damping, and amplitude damping noise. The application of noise channels is found to decrease the degree of nonclassicality, though continuing to exhibit distinct behavior in PTS and PTSB phases, with the dominant behavior appearing in the former case.
1904.11181v1
2019-04-30
A Self-Adaptive Contractive Algorithm for Enhanced Dynamic Phasor Estimation
In this paper, a self-adaptive contractive (SAC) algorithm is proposed for enhanced dynamic phasor estimation in the diverse operating conditions of modern power systems. At a high-level, the method is composed of three stages: parameter shifting, filtering and parameter unshifting. The goal of the first stage is to transform the input signal phasor so that it is approximately mapped to nominal conditions. The second stage provides estimates of the phasor, frequency, rate of change of frequency (ROCOF), damping and rate of change of damping (ROCOD) of the parameter shifted phasor by using a differentiator filter bank (DFB). The final stage recovers the original signal phasor parameters while rejecting misleading estimates. The most important features of the algorithm are that it offers convergence guarantees in a set of desired conditions, and also great harmonic rejection. Numerical examples, including the IEEE C37.118.1 standard tests with realistic noise levels, as well as fault conditions, validate the proposed algorithm.
1904.13328v1
2019-06-04
High frequency voltage-induced ferromagnetic resonance in magnetic tunnel junctions
Voltage-induced ferromagnetic resonance (V-FMR) in magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) with a W buffer is investigated. Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) energy is controlled by both thickness of a CoFeB free layer deposited directly on the W buffer and a post-annealing process at different temperatures. The PMA energy as well as the magnetization damping are determined by analysing field-dependent FMR signals in different field geometries. An optimized MTJ structure enabled excitation of V-FMR at frequencies exceeding 30 GHz. The macrospin modelling is used to analyse the field- and angular-dependence of the V-FMR signal and to support experimental magnetization damping extraction.
1906.01301v1
2019-06-04
Late time approach to Hawking radiation: terms beyond leading order
Black hole evaporation is studied using wave packets for the modes. These allow for approximate frequency and time resolution. The leading order late time behavior gives the well known Hawking radiation that is independent of how the black hole formed. The focus here is on the higher order terms and the rate at which they damp at late times. Some of these terms carry information about how the black hole formed. A general argument is given which shows that the damping is significantly slower (power law) than what might be naively expected from a stationary phase approximation (exponential). This result is verified by numerical calculations in the cases of 2D and 4D black holes that form from the collapse of a null shell.
1906.01735v2
2019-06-20
Time-sliced perturbation theory with primordial non-Gaussianity and effects of large bulk flows on inflationary oscillating features
We extend the formalism of time-sliced perturbation theory (TSPT) for cosmological large-scale structure to include non-Gaussian initial conditions. We show that in such a case the TSPT interaction vertices acquire new contributions whose time-dependence factorizes for the Einstein-de Sitter cosmology. The new formulation is free from spurious infrared (IR) enhancements and reveals a clear IR structure of non-Gaussian vertices. We use the new technique to study the evolution of oscillating features in primordial statistics and show that they are damped due to non-linear effects of large bulk flows. We derive the damping factors for the oscillating primordial power spectrum and bispectrum by means of a systematic IR resummation of relevant Feynman diagrams.
1906.08697v2
2019-06-21
Exponential damping induced by random and realistic perturbations
Given a quantum many-body system and the expectation-value dynamics of some operator, we study how this reference dynamics is altered due to a perturbation of the system's Hamiltonian. Based on projection operator techniques, we unveil that if the perturbation exhibits a random-matrix structure in the eigenbasis of the unperturbed Hamiltonian, then this perturbation effectively leads to an exponential damping of the original dynamics. Employing a combination of dynamical quantum typicality and numerical linked cluster expansions, we demonstrate that our theoretical findings for random matrices can, in some cases, be relevant for the dynamics of realistic quantum many-body models as well. Specifically, we study the decay of current autocorrelation functions in spin-$1/2$ ladder systems, where the rungs of the ladder are treated as a perturbation to the otherwise uncoupled legs. We find a convincing agreement between the exact dynamics and the lowest-order prediction over a wide range of interchain couplings.
1906.09268v2
2019-06-27
Fast control of dissipation in a superconducting resonator
We report on fast tunability of an electromagnetic environment coupled to a superconducting coplanar waveguide resonator. Namely, we utilize a recently-developed quantum-circuit refrigerator (QCR) to experimentally demonstrate a dynamic tunability in the total damping rate of the resonator up to almost two orders of magnitude. Based on the theory it corresponds to a change in the internal damping rate by nearly four orders of magnitude. The control of the QCR is fully electrical, with the shortest implemented operation times in the range of 10 ns. This experiment constitutes a fast active reset of a superconducting quantum circuit. In the future, a similar scheme can potentially be used to initialize superconducting quantum bits.
1906.11519v1
2019-06-28
Ground-state cooling of an magnomechanical resonator induced by magnetic damping
Quantum manipulation of mechanical resonators has been widely applied in fundamental physics and quantum information processing. Among them, cooling the mechanical system to its quantum ground state is regarded as a key step. In this work, we propose a scheme which one can realize ground-state cooling of resonator in a cavity magnomechanical system. The system consists of a microwave cavity and a small ferromagnetic sphere, in which phonon-magnon coupling and cavity photon-magnon coupling can be achieved via magnetostrictive interaction and magnetic dipole interaction, respectively. After adiabatically eliminating the cavity mode, an effective Hamiltonian which consists of magnon and mechanical modes is obtained. Within experimentally feasible parameters, we demonstrate that the ground-state cooling of the magnomechanical resonator can be achieved by extra magnetic damping. Unlike optomechanical cooling, magnomechanical interaction is utilized to realize the cooling of resonators. We further illustrate the ground-state cooling can be effectively controlled by the external magnetic field.
1906.12081v1
2019-06-30
Non-linear spin torque, pumping and cooling in superconductor/ferromagnet systems
We study the effects of the coupling between magnetization dynamics and the electronic degrees of freedom in a heterostructure of a metallic nanomagnet with dynamic magnetization coupled with a superconductor containing a steady spin-splitting field. We predict how this system exhibits a non-linear spin torque, which can be driven either with a temperature difference or a voltage across the interface. We generalize this notion to arbitrary magnetization precession by deriving a Keldysh action for the interface, describing the coupled charge, heat and spin transport in the presence of a precessing magnetization. We characterize the effect of superconductivity on the precession damping and the anti-damping torques. We also predict the full non-linear characteristic of the Onsager counterparts of the torque, showing up via pumped charge and heat currents. For the latter, we predict a spin-pumping cooling effect, where the magnetization dynamics can cool either the nanomagnet or the superconductor.
1907.00424v2
2019-07-03
Wave-ice interaction in the North-West Barents Sea
The results of field work on drift ice during wave propagation are analyzed and presented. The field work was performed in the Barents Sea, and the main focus of the paper is on wave processes in the MIZ. A model of wave damping in broken ice is formulated and applied to interpret the field work results. It is confirmed that waves of higher frequencies are subjected to stronger damping when they propagate below the ice. This reduces the frequency of most energetic wave with increasing distance from the ice edge. Difference of wave spectra measured in two relatively close locations within the MIZ is discussed. The complicated geometry and dynamics of the MIZ in the North-West Barents Sea allow waves from the Atlantic Ocean and south regions of the Barents Sea to penetrate into different locations of the MIZ.
1907.02032v1
2019-07-03
Anisotropy of spin-transfer torques and Gilbert damping induced by Rashba coupling
Spin-transfer torques (STT), Gilbert damping (GD), and effective spin renormalization (ESR) are investigated microscopically in a 2D Rashba ferromagnet with spin-independent Gaussian white-noise disorder. Rashba spin-orbit coupling induced anisotropy of these phenomena is thoroughly analysed. For the case of two partly filled spin subbands, a remarkable relation between the anisotropic STT, GD, and ESR is established. In the absence of magnetic field and other torques on magnetization, this relation corresponds to a current-induced motion of a magnetic texture with the classical drift velocity of conduction electrons. Finally, we compute spin susceptibility of the system and generalize the notion of spin-polarized current.
1907.02041v3
2019-07-05
Nesterov's acceleration and Polyak's heavy ball method in continuous time: convergence rate analysis under geometric conditions and perturbations
In this article a family of second order ODEs associated to inertial gradient descend is studied. These ODEs are widely used to build trajectories converging to a minimizer $x^*$ of a function $F$, possibly convex. This family includes the continuous version of the Nesterov inertial scheme and the continuous heavy ball method. Several damping parameters, not necessarily vanishing, and a perturbation term $g$ are thus considered. The damping parameter is linked to the inertia of the associated inertial scheme and the perturbation term $g$ is linked to the error that can be done on the gradient of the function $F$. This article presents new asymptotic bounds on $F(x(t))-F(x^*)$ where $x$ is a solution of the ODE, when $F$ is convex and satisfies local geometrical properties such as {\L}ojasiewicz properties and under integrability conditions on $g$. Even if geometrical properties and perturbations were already studied for most ODEs of these families, it is the first time they are jointly studied. All these results give an insight on the behavior of these inertial and perturbed algorithms if $F$ satisfies some {\L}ojasiewicz properties especially in the setting of stochastic algorithms.
1907.02710v1
2019-07-08
Role of Toll-Like Receptors in the interplay between pathogen and damage associated molecular patterns
Various theoretical studies have been carried out to infer relevant protein-protein interactions among pathogens and their hosts. Such studies are generally based on preferential attachment of bacteria / virus to their human receptor homologs. We have analyzed 17 pathogenic species mainly belonging to bacterial and viral pathogenic classes, with the aim to identify the interacting human proteins which are targeted by both bacteria and virus specifically. Our study reveals that the TLRs play a crucial role between the pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and the damage associated molecular patterns (DAMPS). PAMPs include bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPs), endotoxins, bacterial flagellin, lipoteichoic acid, peptidoglycan in bacterial organisms and nucleic acid variants associated with viral organisms, whereas DAMPs are associated with host biomolecules that perpetuate non-infectious inflammatory responses. We found out the presence of SOD1 and SOD2 (superoxide dismutase) is crucial, as it acts as an anti-oxidant and helps in eliminating oxidative stress by preventing damage from reactive oxygen species. Hence, such strategies can be used as new therapies for anti-inflammatory diseases with significant clinical outcomes.
1907.03512v1
2019-07-15
Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMMs) Based Distributed Approach For Wide-Area Control
In this paper, an alternating direction method of multipliers based novel distributed wide-area control architecture is proposed for damping the interarea oscillations. In this approach, first, an interconnected power system is divided into areas based on coherency grouping. Second, local processors are assigned on each area that estimate a black-box transfer function model based on Lagrange multipliers using measurements. These local area processors are then used to estimate a global transfer function model of the power system based on a consensus algorithm through a global processor. After convergence, a transfer function residue corresponding to the interarea mode of interest is derived, to determine optimal wide area control loop. Finally, a wide-area damping controller is designed based on this information. The efficacy of the controller is validated using two area and IEEE-39 bus test systems on RTDS/RSCAD and MATLAB cosimulation platform.
1907.06340v1
2019-07-16
Coherency and Online Signal Selection Based Wide Area Control of Wind Integrated Power Grid
This paper introduces a novel method of designing wide area control (WAC) based on a discrete linear quadratic regulator and Kalman filtering based state-estimation that can be applied for real-time damping of interarea oscillations of wind integrated power grid. The main advantages of the proposed method are that the architecture provides online coherency grouping that properly characterizes real-time changes in the power grid and online wide-area signal selection based on residue method for proper selection of the WAC signals. The proposed architecture can, thus, accurately monitors changes in the power grid and select the appropriate control signal for more effectively damping the interarea oscillation when compared to the conventional local signal based power system stabilizers or offline based WAC designs. The architecture is tested on a wind integrated two-area system and the IEEE 39 bus system in order to show the capability of the proposed method.
1907.06846v1
2019-07-20
Magnon Bose-Einstein condensate and supercurrents over a wide temperature range
Magnon Bose-Einstein Condensates (BECs) and supercurrents are coherent quantum phenomena, which appear on a macroscopic scale in parametrically populated solid state spinsystems. One of the most fascinating and attractive features of these processes is the possibility of magnon condensation and supercurrent excitation even at room temperature. At the same time, valuable information about a magnon BEC state, such as its lifetime, its formation threshold, and coherency, is provided by experiments at various temperatures. Here, we use Brillouin Light Scattering (BLS) spectroscopy for the investigation of the magnon BEC dynamics in a single-crystal film of yttrium iron garnet in a wide temperature range from 30 K to 380 K. By comparing the BLS results with previous microwave measurements, we re-vealed the direct relation between the damping of the condensed and the parametrically injected magnons. The enhanced supercurrent dynamics was detected at 180 K near the minimum of BEC damping.
1907.08805v1
2019-07-21
Explaining Retrocausality Phenomena in Quantum Mechanics using a Modified Variational Principle
A modified lagrangian with causal and retrocausal momenta was used to derive a first causal wave equation and a second retrocausal wave equation using the principle of least action. The retrocausal wave function obtained through this method was found to be equivalent to the complex conjugate of the causal wave function, thus leading to the conclusion that a retrocausal effect is already implicit in quantum mechanics through the means of complex conjugation of the wave function when computing the probability density for a particle. Lastly, the same variational principle was employed with a fractionary langriangian, (that is, containing fractional Riemann derivatives) to obtain a pair of modified wave equations, one causal and other retrocausal, both of which correspond to the differential equation of a damped oscillator in the free particle (potential energy V=0) case. The solutions of this damped wave equations remain to be explored.
1907.09688v3
2019-07-23
Global wellposedness to the $n$-dimensional compressible Oldroyd-B model without damping mechanism
The Cauchy problem of the compressible Oldroyd-B model without damping mechanism in R^n$ with $n\ge2$ is considered. The lack of dissipation in density and stress tensor in the model is compensated by exploiting an intrinsic structure and introducing new quantities between density, velocity and stress tensor. Therefore, global solutions to the system with small initial data in critical Besov spaces are obtained. As a byproduct, optimal time decay rates of the solutions are derived by using an energy estimation argument. The results remain valid for the compressible viscoelastic system without the `div-curl structure assumption and thus improve those given by Hu and Wang [ J. Differential Equations, {\bf 250}, 1200--1231, 2011] and Qian and Zhang [Arch. Ration. Mech. Anal., {\bf 198}, 835--868, 2010].
1907.09829v3
2019-10-02
Exponential stability for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation with locally distributed damping
In this paper, we study the defocusing nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equation with a locally distributed damping on a smooth bounded domain as well as on the whole space and on an exterior domain. We first construct approximate solutions using the theory of monotone operators. We show that approximate solutions decay exponentially fast in the $L^2$-sense by using the multiplier technique and a unique continuation property. Then, we prove the global existence as well as the $L^2$-decay of solutions for the original model by passing to the limit and using a weak lower semicontinuity argument, respectively. The distinctive feature of the paper is the monotonicity approach, which makes the analysis independent from the commonly used Strichartz estimates and allows us to work without artificial smoothing terms inserted into the main equation. We, in addition, implement a precise and efficient algorithm for studying the exponential decay established in the first part of the paper numerically. Our simulations illustrate the efficacy of the proposed control design.
1910.00921v1
2019-10-07
Quantum mechanics at high redshift -- Modelling Damped Lyman-$α$ absorption systems
For around 100 years, hydrogen spectral modelling has been based on Voigt profile fitting. The semi-classical Voigt profile is based on a 2-level atom approximation. Whilst the Voigt profile is excellent for many circumstances, the accuracy is insufficient for very high column density damped Lyman-$\alpha$ absorption systems. We have adapted the quantum-mechanical Kramers-Heisenberg model to include thermal broadening, producing a new profile, the KHT profile. Interactions involving multiple discrete atomic levels and continuum terms, not accounted for in the Voigt model, generate asymmetries in the Lyman line wings. If not modelled, this can lead to significant systematics in parameter estimation when modelling real data. There are important ramifications in particular for measurements of the primordial deuterium abundance. However, the KHT model is complicated. We therefore present a simplified formulation based on Taylor series expansions and look-up tables, quantifying the impact of the approximations made. The KHT profile has been implemented within the widely-used VPFIT code.
1910.02913v2
2019-10-12
Almost Global Solutions to the Three-dimensional Isentropic Inviscid Flows with Damping in Physical Vacuum Around Barenlatt Solutions
For the three-dimensional vacuum free boundary problem with physical singularity that the sound speed is $C^{ {1}/{2}}$-H$\ddot{\rm o}$lder continuous across the vacuum boundary of the compressible Euler equations with damping, without any symmetry assumptions, we prove the almost global existence of smooth solutions when the initial data are small perturbations of the Barenblatt self-similar solutions to the corresponding porous media equations simplified via Darcy's law. It is proved that if the initial perturbation is of the size of $\epsilon$, then the existing time for smooth solutions is at least of the order of $\exp(\epsilon^{-2/3})$. The key issue for the analysis is the slow {\em sub-linear} growth of vacuum boundaries of the order of $t^{1/(3\gamma-1)}$, where $\gamma>1$ is the adiabatic exponent for the gas. This is in sharp contrast to the currently available global-in-time existence theory of expanding solutions to the vacuum free boundary problems with physical singularity of compressible Euler equations for which the expanding rate of vacuum boundaries is linear. The results obtained in this paper is closely related to the open question in multiple dimensions since T.-P. Liu's construction of particular solutions in 1996 .
1910.05516v1
2019-10-15
Nonlocal quantum correlations under amplitude damping decoherence
Different nonlocal quantum correlations of entanglement, steering and Bell nonlocality are defined with the help of local hidden state (LHS) and local hidden variable (LHV) models. Considering their unique roles in quantum information processing, it is of importance to understand the individual nonlocal quantum correlation as well as their relationship. Here, we investigate the effects of amplitude damping decoherence on different nonlocal quantum correlations. In particular, we have theoretically and experimentally shown that the entanglement sudden death phenomenon is distinct from those of steering and Bell nonlocality. In our scenario, we found that all the initial states present sudden death of steering and Bell nonlocality, while only some of the states show entanglement sudden death. These results suggest that the environmental effect can be different for different nonlocal quantum correlations, and thus, it provides distinct operational interpretations of different quantum correlations.
1910.06483v1
2019-10-17
The linearly damped nonlinear Schrödinger equation with localized driving: spatiotemporal decay estimates and the emergence of extreme wave events
We prove spatiotemporal algebraically decaying estimates for the density of the solutions of the linearly damped nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation with localized driving, when supplemented with vanishing boundary conditions. Their derivation is made via a scheme, which incorporates suitable weighted Sobolev spaces and a time-weighted energy method. Numerical simulations examining the dynamics (in the presence of physically relevant examples of driver types and driving amplitude/linear loss regimes), showcase that the suggested decaying rates, are proved relevant in describing the transient dynamics of the solutions, prior their decay: they support the emergence of waveforms possessing an algebraic space-time localization (reminiscent of the Peregrine soliton) as first events of the dynamics, but also effectively capture the space-time asymptotics of the numerical solutions.
1910.08425v2
2019-10-24
Gapless and gapped holographic phonons
We study a holographic model where translations are both spontaneously and explicitly broken, leading to the presence of (pseudo)-phonons in the spectrum. The weak explicit breaking is due to two independent mechanisms: a small source for the condensate itself and additional linearly space-dependent marginal operators. The low energy dynamics of the model is described by Wigner crystal hydrodynamics. In absence of a source for the condensate, the phonons remain gapless, but momentum is relaxed. Turning on a source for the condensate damps and pins the phonons. Finally, we verify that the universal relation between the phonon damping rate, mass and diffusivity reported in arXiv:1812.08118 continues to hold in this model for weak enough explicit breaking.
1910.11330v2
2019-12-02
Boundary input-to-state stabilization of a damped Euler-Bernoulli beam in the presence of a state-delay
This paper is concerned with the point torque boundary feedback stabilization of a damped Euler-Bernoulli beam model in the presence of a time-varying state-delay. First, a finite-dimensional truncated model is derived by spectral reduction. Then, for a given stabilizing state-feedback of the delay-free truncated model, an LMI-based sufficient condition on the maximum amplitude of the state-delay is employed to guarantee the stability of the closed-loop state-delayed truncated model. Second, we assess the exponential stability of the resulting closed-loop infinite-dimensional system under the assumption that the number of modes of the original infinite-dimensional system captured by the truncated model has been selected large enough. Finally, we consider in our control design the possible presence of a distributed perturbation, as well as additive boundary perturbations in the control inputs. In this case, we derive for the closed-loop system an exponential input-to-state estimate with fading memory of the distributed and boundary disturbances.
1912.01117v1
2019-12-03
The noise fluxes produced by the degree of first-order temporal coherence in a single mode class-A laser amplifier
The noise feature of a single mode class-A laser is investigated in the presence (amplifier) and absence (free-running) of an input signal. The Maxwell-Bloch equations of motion have been solved after adding the cavity Langevin force to calculate fluctuations that imposed to the atomic population inversion and the amplitude and phase of cavity electric field. The correlation function of these fluctuations is then used to derive the spontaneous emission, amplitude, and phase noise fluxes in the below and above-threshold states. The bandwidth of noise fluxes is not only adjusted by the amplitude and frequency detuning of input signal, but also by the laser pumping and cavity damping rates. On the other hand, the degree of first-order temporal coherence (DFOTC) is turned out as the correlation function of the amplitude fluctuation so that its Fourier transform led to the amplitude noise flux. The coherence time plays a dual role in order that it is equal to the damping rate invers of DFOTC and at the same time has an uncertainty relation with the bandwidth of amplitude noise flux. Finally, the flux conservation requires a balance between the input pumping noise flux and the output amplitude and spontaneous emission noise fluxes.
1912.01485v1
2019-12-05
A Fast Implementation for the Canonical Polyadic Decomposition
A new implementation of the canonical polyadic decomposition (CPD) is presented. It features lower computational complexity and memory usage than the available state of art implementations available. The CPD of tensors is a challenging problem which has been approached in several manners. Alternating least squares algorithms were used for a long time, but they convergence properties are limited. Nonlinear least squares (NLS) algorithms - more precisely, damped Gauss-Newton (dGN) algorithms - are much better in this sense, but they require inverting large Hessians, and for this reason there is just a few implementations using this approach. In this paper, we propose a fast dGN implementation to compute the CPD. In this paper, we make the case to always compress the tensor, and propose a fast damped Gauss-Newton implementation to compute the canonical polyadic decomposition.
1912.02366v1
2019-12-05
Damping of spinful excitons in LaCoO$_3$ by thermal fluctuations: Theory and experiment
We present Co $L_3$-edge resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) of bulk LaCoO$_3$ across the thermally-induced spin-state crossover around 100~K. Owing to a high energy resolution of 25~meV, we observe unambiguously the dispersion of the intermediate-spin (IS) excitations in the low temperature regime. Approaching the intermediate temperature regime, the IS excitations are damped and the bandwidth is reduced. The observed behavior can be well described by a model of mobile IS excitons with strong attractive interaction, which we solve using dynamical mean-field theory for hard-core bosons. Our results provide a detailed mechanism of how high-spin (HS) and IS excitations interact to establish the physical properties of cobaltite perovskites.
1912.02564v3
2019-12-09
High Frequency Sound in a Unitary Fermi Gas
We present an experimental and theoretical study of the phonon mode in a unitary Fermi gas. Using two-photon Bragg spectroscopy, we measure excitation spectra at a momentum of approximately half the Fermi momentum, both above and below the superfluid critical temperature $T_\mathrm{c}$. Below $T_\mathrm{c}$, the dominant excitation is the Bogoliubov-Anderson (BA) phonon mode, driven by gradients in the phase of the superfluid order parameter. The temperature dependence of the BA phonon is consistent with a theoretical model based on the quasiparticle random phase approximation in which the dominant damping mechanism is via collisions with thermally excited quasiparticles. As the temperature is increased above $T_\mathrm{c}$, the phonon evolves into a strongly damped collisional mode, accompanied by an abrupt increase in spectral width. Our study reveals strong similarities between sound propagation in the unitary Fermi gas and liquid helium.
1912.03830v1
2019-12-11
Quasinormal Modes of Charged Fields in Reissner-Nordstrom Backgrounds by Borel-Pade Summation of Bender-Wu Series
We extend recent work of Hatsuda on the computation of quasinormal mode frequencies via analytic continuation of bound state energies and Borel-Pade resummation of the Bender-Wu perturbation series to the case of charged fields in the background of Reissner-Nordstrom black holes. We compare the quasinormal mode frequencies obtained in this manner to calculations using Leaver's method of continued fractions, and find good agreement for damped modes (DMs) with imaginary part remaining finite in the extremal limit. We also present numerical evidence that the frequencies of certain zero-damped modes (ZDMs) with imaginary part tending to zero in the extremal limit can be computed when constructing the Bender-Wu expansion about a peak of the potential inside the outer horizon of the black hole.
1912.05553v2
2019-12-19
On twin peak quasi-periodic oscillations resulting from the interaction between discoseismic modes and turbulence in accretion discs around black holes
Given the peculiar and (in spite of many efforts) unexplained quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) twin peak phenomena in accretion disc PSD observations, the present exploratory analytical article tries to inquire deeper into the relationship between discoseismic modes and the underlying driving turbulence in order to assess its importance. We employ a toy model in the form of a Gaussian white noise driven damped harmonic oscillator with stochastic frequency. This oscillator represents the discoseismic mode. (Stochastic damping was also considered, but interestingly found to be less relevant for the case at hand.) In the context of this model, we find that turbulence interacts with disc oscillations in interesting ways. In particular, the stochastic part in the oscillator frequency behaves as a separate driving agent. This gives rise to 3:2 twin peaks for some values of the physical parameters, which we find. We conclude with the suggestion that the study of turbulence be brought to the forefront of disc oscillation dynamics, as opposed to being a mere background feature. This change of perspective carries immediate observable consequences, such as considerably shifting the values of the (discoseismic) oscillator frequencies.
1912.09527v1
2019-12-28
Non-linear damping of superimposed primordial oscillations on the matter power spectrum in galaxy surveys
Galaxy surveys are an important probe for superimposed oscillations on the primordial power spectrum of curvature perturbations, which are predicted in several theoretical models of inflation and its alternatives. In order to exploit the full cosmological information in galaxy surveys it is necessary to study the matter power spectrum to fully non-linear scales. We therefore study the non-linear clustering in models with superimposed linear and logarithmic oscillations to the primordial power spectrum by running high-resolution dark-matter-only N-body simulations. We fit a Gaussian envelope for the non-linear damping of superimposed oscillations in the matter power spectrum to the results of the N-body simulations for $k \lesssim 0.6\ h/$Mpc at $0 \leq z \leq 5$ with an accuracy below the percent. We finally use this fitting formula to forecast the capabilities of future galaxy surveys, such as Euclid and Subaru, to probe primordial oscillation down to non-linear scales alone and in combination with the information contained in CMB anisotropies.
1912.12499v3
2020-03-01
Optimal Oscillation Damping Control of cable-Suspended Aerial Manipulator with a Single IMU Sensor
This paper presents a design of oscillation damping control for the cable-Suspended Aerial Manipulator (SAM). The SAM is modeled as a double pendulum, and it can generate a body wrench as a control action. The main challenge is the fact that there is only one onboard IMU sensor which does not provide full information on the system state. To overcome this difficulty, we design a controller motivated by a simplified SAM model. The proposed controller is very simple yet robust to model uncertainties. Moreover, we propose a gain tuning rule by formulating the proposed controller in the form of output feedback linear quadratic regulation problem. Consequently, it is possible to quickly dampen oscillations with minimal energy consumption. The proposed approach is validated through simulations and experiments.
2003.00472v1
2020-03-06
Accelerating the Convergence of Higher-Order Coupled Cluster Methods II: Coupled Cluster $Λ$ Equations and Dynamic Damping
The method of sub-iteration, which was previously applied to the higher-order coupled cluster amplitude equations, is extended to the case of the coupled cluster $\Lambda$ equations. The sub-iteration procedure for the $\Lambda$ equations is found to be highly similar to that for the amplitude equations, and to exhibit a similar improvement in rate of convergence relative to extrapolation of all $\hat{T}$ or $\hat{\Lambda}$ amplitudes using DIIS. A method of dynamic damping is also presented which is found to effectively recover rapid convergence in the case of oscillatory behavior in the amplitude or $\Lambda$ equations. Together, these techniques allow for the convergence of both the amplitude and $\Lambda$ equations necessary for the calculation of analytic gradients and properties of higher-order coupled cluster methods without the high memory or disk I/O cost of full DIIS extrapolation.
2003.03455v1
2020-03-09
Forces between Silica Particles in Isopropanol Solutions of 1:1 Electrolytes
Interactions between silica surfaces across isopropanol solutions are measured with colloidal probe technique based on atomic force microscope. In particular, the influence of 1:1 electrolytes on the interactions between silica particles is investigated. A plethora of different forces are found in these systems. Namely, van der Waals, double-layer, attractive non-DLVO, repulsive solvation, and damped oscillatory interactions are observed. The measured decay length of the double-layer repulsion is substantially larger than Debye lengths calculated from nominal salt concentrations. These deviations are caused by pronounced ion pairing in alcohol solutions. At separation below 10 nm, additional attractive and repulsive non-DLVO forces are observed. The former are possibly caused by charge heterogeneities induced by strong ion adsorption, whereas the latter originate from structuring of isopropanol molecules close to the surface. Finally, at increased concentrations the transition from monotonic to damped oscillatory interactions is uncovered.
2003.04058v2
2020-03-13
Energy localization and transfer in autoresonant weakly dissipative anharmonic chains
In this work, we develop an analytical framework to explain the influence of dissipation and detuning parameters on the emergence and stability of autoresonance in a strongly nonlinear weakly damped chain subjected to harmonic forcing with a slowly-varying frequency. Using the asymptotic procedures, we construct the evolutionary equations, which describe the behavior of the array under the condition of 1:1 resonance and then approximately compute the slow amplitudes and phases as well as the duration of autoresonance. It is shown that, in contrast to autoresonance in a non-dissipative chain with unbounded growth of energy, the energy in a weakly damped array being initially at rest is growing only in a bounded time interval up to an instant of simultaneous escape from resonance of all autoresonant oscillators. Analytical conditions of the emergence and stability of autoresonance are confirmed by numerical simulations.
2003.06346v1
2020-03-13
Photon and Phonon Spectral-Functions for Continuum Quantum Optomechanics
We study many-particle phenomena of propagating multi-mode photons and phonons interacting through Brillouin scattering-type Hamiltonian in nanoscale waveguides. We derive photon and phonon retarded Green's functions and extract their spectral functions in applying the factorization approximation of the mean-field theory. The real part of the self-energy provides renormalization energy shifts for the photons and the phonons. Besides the conventional leaks, the imaginary part gives effective photon and phonon damping rates induced due to many-particle phenomena. The results extend the simple spectral functions of quantum optomechanics into continuum quantum optomechanics. We present the influence of thermal phonons on the photon effective damping rates, and consider cases of specific photon fields to be excited within the waveguide and which are of importance for phonon cooling scenarios.
2003.06355v1
2020-03-13
Surface waves in a collisional quark-gluon plasma
Surface waves propagating in the semi-bounded collisional hot QCD medium (quark-gluon plasma) are considered. To investigate the effect of collisions as damping and non-ideality factor, the longitudinal and transverse dielectric functions of the quark-gluon plasma are used within the Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook (BGK) approach. The results were obtained both analytically and numerically in the long wavelength limit. First of all, collisions lead to smaller values of surface wave frequency and their stronger damping. Secondly, the results show that non-ideality leads to the appearance of a new branch of surface waves compared to the collisionless case. The relevance of the surface excitations (waves) for the QGP realized in experiments is discussed.
2003.06373v2
2020-03-18
Finite time extinction for the strongly damped nonlinear Schr{ö}dinger equation in bounded domains
We prove the \textit{finite time extinction property} $(u(t)\equiv 0$ on $\Omega$ for any $t\ge T_\star,$ for some $T_\star>0)$ for solutions of the nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger problem ${\rm i} u_t+\Delta u+a|u|^{-(1-m)}u=f(t,x),$ on a bounded domain $\Omega$ of $\mathbb{R}^N,$ $N\le 3,$ $a\in\mathbb{C}$ with $\Im(a)>0$ (the damping case) and under the crucial assumptions $0<m<1$ and the dominating condition $2\sqrt m\,\Im(a)\ge(1-m)|\Re(a)|.$ We use an energy method as well as several a priori estimates to prove the main conclusion. The presence of the non-Lipschitz nonlinear term in the equation introduces a lack of regularity of the solution requiring a study of the existence and uniqueness of solutions satisfying the equation in some different senses according to the regularity assumed on the data.
2003.08105v2
2020-03-19
Challenge for describing the cluster states starting with realistic interaction
We aim to describe the cluster states of nuclear systems starting with a realistic interaction, which is a challenge of modern nuclear theories. Here, the short-range correlation of realistic interaction is treated by employing the damping factor, and the resultant interaction can be applied to the cluster structure of light nuclei. We start with a realistic interaction (G3RS) and transform it in this way, and the $\alpha$-$\alpha$ energy curve is compared with the results of phenomenological interactions. The attractive effect between two $\alpha$'s is found to be not enough even with a damping factor for the short-range repulsion, and the necessity of a finite-range three-body term is discussed. With this three-body term, the resonance energy of the ground state and the scattering phase shift of two $\alpha$'s can be reproduced. Also, the binding energy of $^{16}$O from the four $\alpha$ threshold is reasonably reproduced. The linear-chain structure of three and four $\alpha$ clusters in $^{12}$C and $^{16}$O are calculated with this interaction and compared with the results of the conventional approaches including the density functional theories.
2003.08546v1
2020-03-20
Large Deflections of A Structurally Damped Panel in A Subsonic Flow
The large deflections of panels in subsonic flow are considered. Specifically, a fully clamped von Karman plate accounting for both rotational inertia in plate filaments and structural damping of square root type is considered. The panel is taken to be embedded in the boundary of a linear, subsonic potential flow on the positive halfspace in $\mathbb R^3$. Solutions are constructed via a semigroup approach despite the lack of natural dissipativity associated to the generator of the linear dynamics. The flow-plate dynamics are then reduced---via an explicit Neumann-to-Dirichlet (downwash-to-pressure) solver for the flow---to a memory-type dynamical system for the plate. For the non-conservative plate dynamics, a global attractor is explicitly constructed via Lyapunov and quasi-stability methods. Finally, it is shown that via the compactness of the attractor and finiteness of the dissipation integral, that all trajectories converge strongly to the set of stationary states.
2003.09232v1
2020-03-24
Pulsed RF Schemes for Tearing Mode Stabilization
The RF stabilization of tearing modes with current condensation has the potential to increase stabilization efficiency and loosen power localization requirements. Such benefits stem from the cooperative feedback between the RF deposition and resulting island temperature perturbation governed by diffusion. A self consistent treatment of the damping of an rf ray as it traverses the island shows that low damping scenarios can require unfavorably high powers to overcome initial power leakage and effectively capitalize on the nonlinear effect. In this work it is demonstrated that for such regimes,modulated stabilization schemes can achieve significant improvements in heating and current drive contributions to stabilization for the same average power as a continuous wave scheme. The impact of modulation frequency and duty cycle on the performance is explored, the results of which suggest modulation strategies in which the pulsing periods are kept on the order of a diffusive time.
2003.10896v1
2020-03-24
Detecting Multiple DLAs per Spectrum in SDSS DR12 with Gaussian Processes
We present a revised version of our automated technique using Gaussian processes (GPs) to detect Damped Lyman-$\alpha$ absorbers (DLAs) along quasar (QSO) sightlines. The main improvement is to allow our Gaussian process pipeline to detect multiple DLAs along a single sightline. Our DLA detections are regularised by an improved model for the absorption from the Lyman-$\alpha$ forest which improves performance at high redshift. We also introduce a model for unresolved sub-DLAs which reduces mis-classifications of absorbers without detectable damping wings. We compare our results to those of two different large-scale DLA catalogues and provide a catalogue of the processed results of our Gaussian process pipeline using 158 825 Lyman-$\alpha$ spectra from SDSS data release 12. We present updated estimates for the statistical properties of DLAs, including the column density distribution function (CDDF), line density ($dN/dX$), and neutral hydrogen density ($\Omega_{\textrm{DLA}}$).
2003.11036v2
2020-03-28
Quantum speed limit based on the bound of Bures angle
In this paper, we investigate the unified bound of quantum speed limit time in open systems based on the modified Bures angle. This bound is applied to the damped Jaynes-Cummings model and the dephasing model, and the analytical quantum speed limit time is obtained for both models. As an example, the maximum coherent qubit state with white noise is chosen as the initial states for the damped Jaynes-Cummings model. It is found that the quantum speed limit time in both the non-Markovian and the Markovian regimes can be decreased by the white noise compared with the pure state. In addition, for the dephasing model, we find that the quantum speed limit time is not only related to the coherence of initial state and non-Markovianity, but also dependent on the population of initial excited state.
2003.12758v1
2020-03-31
First-principles study of ultrafast dynamics of Dirac plasmon in graphene
Exploring low-loss two-dimensional plasmon modes is considered central for achieving light manipulation at the nanoscale and applications in plasmonic science and technology. In this context, pump-probe spectroscopy is a powerful tool for investigating these collective modes and the corresponding energy transfer processes. Here, I present a first-principles study on non-equilibrium Dirac plasmon in graphene, wherein damping channels under ultrafast conditions are still not fully explored. The laser-induced blueshift of plasmon energy is explained in terms of thermal increase of the electron-hole pair concentration in the intraband channel. Interestingly, while damping pathways of the equilibrium graphene plasmon are entirely ruled by scatterings with acoustic phonons, the photoinduced plasmon predominantly transfers its energy to the strongly coupled hot optical phonons, which explains the experimentally-observed tenfold increase of the plasmon linewidth. The present study paves the way for an in-depth theoretical comprehension of plasmon temporal dynamics in novel two-dimensional systems and heterostructures.
2003.14074v2
2020-03-31
Parametric analysis of COVID-19 expansion in European countries in the period of February to June 2020
The data on number of registered cases of COVID-19 disease in twenty European countries is analyzed by the least-squares fitting procedure with generic analytic functions. Three regimes of the expansion of the disease are identified and quantified -- early exponential expansion, damped exponential, and linear expansion. Differences among countries in the early expansion period are quantified. The velocity of the expansion in the exponential regime lies within one standard deviation from the average value for 11 countries. The number of infected individuals at the initial time is excessively high for Italy, 7 standard deviations from the average value. Method for predicting the expansion based on extrapolation in the parametric space is presented. One-week predictions based on extrapolations have average precision of 18% and 29% during the later period of the damped exponential expansion for the case of Italy and Czechia, respectively. The method based on extrapolations in the parametric space may provide an elementary method to quantify the impact of restrictive measures on the spreading of the disease.
2003.14283v2
2020-08-13
Using Machine Learning to Find Ghostly Damped Ly$α$ Systems in SDSS DR14
We report the discovery of 59 new ghostly absorbers from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Data Release 14 (DR14). These absorbers, with $z_{\rm abs}$$\sim$$z_{\rm QSO}$, reveal no Ly$\alpha$ absorption, and they are mainly identified through the detection of strong metal absorption lines in the spectra. The number of previously known such systems is 30. The new systems are found with the aid of machine learning algorithms. The spectra of 41 (out of total of 89) absorbers also cover the Ly$\beta$ spectral region. By fitting the damping wings of the Ly$\beta$ absorption in the stacked spectrum of 21 (out of 41) absorbers with relatively stronger Ly$\beta$ absorption, we measured an HI column density of log$N$(HI)=21.50. This column density is 0.5dex higher than that of the previous work. We also found that the metal absorption lines in the stacked spectrum of the 21 ghostly absorbers with stronger Ly$\beta$ absorption have similar properties as those in the stacked spectrum of the remaining systems. These circumstantial evidence strongly suggest that the majority of our ghostly absorbers are indeed DLAs.
2008.05910v1
2020-08-15
$L^1$-convergence to generalized Barenblatt solution for compressible Euler equations with time-dependent damping
The large time behavior of entropy solution to the compressible Euler equations for polytropic gas (the pressure $p(\rho)=\kappa\rho^{\gamma}, \gamma>1$) with time dependent damping like $-\frac{1}{(1+t)^\lambda}\rho u$ ($0<\lambda<1$) is investigated. By introducing an elaborate iterative method and using the intensive entropy analysis, it is proved that the $L^\infty$ entropy solution of compressible Euler equations with finite initial mass converges strongly in the natural $L^1$ topology to a fundamental solution of porous media equation (PME) with time-dependent diffusion, called by generalized Barenblatt solution. It is interesting that the $L^1$ decay rate is getting faster and faster as $\lambda$ increases in $(0, \frac{\gamma}{\gamma+2}]$, while is getting slower and slower in $[ \frac{\gamma}{\gamma+2}, 1)$.
2008.06704v1
2020-08-21
Structure preserving algorithms for simulation of linearly damped acoustic systems
Energy methods for constructing time-stepping algorithms are of increased interest in application to nonlinear problems, since numerical stability can be inferred from the conservation of the system energy. Alternatively, symplectic integrators may be constructed that preserve the symplectic form of the system. This methodology has been established for Hamiltonian systems, with numerous applications in engineering problems. In this paper an extension of such methods to non-conservative acoustic systems is presented. Discrete conservation laws, equivalent to that of energy-conserving schemes, are derived for systems with linear damping, incorporating the action of external forces. Furthermore the evolution of the symplectic structure is analysed in the continuous and the discrete case. Existing methods are examined and novel methods are designed using a lumped oscillator as an elemental model. The proposed methodology is extended to the case of distributed systems and exemplified through a case study of a vibrating string bouncing against a rigid obstacle.
2008.09479v1
2020-08-24
The move from Fujita to Kato type exponent for a class of semilinear evolution equations with time-dependent damping
In this paper, we derive suitable optimal $L^p-L^q$ decay estimates, $1\leq p\leq 2\leq q\leq \infty$, for the solutions to the $\sigma$-evolution equation, $\sigma>1$, with scale-invariant time-dependent damping and power nonlinearity~$|u|^p$, \[ u_{tt}+(-\Delta)^\sigma u + \frac{\mu}{1+t} u_t= |u|^{p}, \] where $\mu>0$, $p>1$. The critical exponent $p=p_c$ for the global (in time) existence of small data solutions to the Cauchy problem is related to the long time behavior of solutions, which changes accordingly $\mu \in (0, 1)$ or $\mu>1$. Under the assumption of small initial data in $L^1\cap L^2$, we find the critical exponent \[ p_c=1+ \max \left\{\frac{2\sigma}{[n-\sigma+\sigma\mu]_+}, \frac{2\sigma}{n} \right\} =\begin{cases} 1+ \frac{2\sigma}{[n-\sigma+\sigma\mu]_+}, \quad \mu \in (0, 1)\\ 1+ \frac{2\sigma}{n}, \quad \mu>1. \end{cases} \] For $\mu>1$ it is well known as Fujita type exponent, whereas for $\mu \in (0, 1)$ one can read it as a shift of Kato exponent.
2008.10374v1
2020-09-01
On the decay in $W^{1,\infty}$ for the 1D semilinear damped wave equation on a bounded domain
In this paper we study a semilinear wave equation with nonlinear, time-dependent damping in one space dimension. For this problem, we prove a well-posedness result in $W^{1,\infty}$ in the space-time domain $(0,1)\times [0,+\infty)$. Then we address the problem of the time-asymptotic stability of the zero solution and show that, under appropriate conditions, the solution decays to zero at an exponential rate in the space $W^{1,\infty}$. The proofs are based on the analysis of the corresponding semilinear system for the first order derivatives, for which we show a contractive property of the invariant domain.
2009.00731v2
2020-09-08
Nanomechanical damping via electron-assisted relaxation of two-level systems
We report on measurements of dissipation and frequency noise at millikelvin temperatures of nanomechanical devices covered with aluminum. A clear excess damping is observed after switching the metallic layer from superconducting to the normal state with a magnetic field. Beyond the standard model of internal tunneling systems coupled to the phonon bath, here we consider the relaxation to the conduction electrons together with the nature of the mechanical dispersion laws for stressed/unstressed devices. With these key ingredients, a model describing the relaxation of two-level systems inside the structure due to interactions with electrons and phonons with well separated timescales captures the data. In addition, we measure an excess 1/f-type frequency noise in the normal state, which further emphasizes the impact of conduction electrons.
2009.03804v3
2020-09-10
Inclination damping on Callisto
Callisto is thought to possess a subsurface ocean, which will dissipate energy due to obliquity tides. This dissipation should have damped any primordial inclination within 1 Gyr - and yet Callisto retains a present-day inclination. We argue that Callisto's inclination and eccentricity were both excited in the relatively recent past (~0.3 Gyr). This excitation occurred as Callisto migrated outwards according to the "resonance-locking" model and passed through a 2:1 mean-motion resonance with Ganymede. Ganymede's orbital elements were likewise excited by the same event. To explain the present-day orbital elements we deduce a solid-body tidal k2/Q~0.05 for Callisto and a significantly lower value for Ganymede.
2009.05002v1
2020-09-25
Sound in a system of chiral one-dimensional fermions
We consider a system of one-dimensional fermions moving in one direction, such as electrons at the edge of a quantum Hall system. At sufficiently long time scales the system is brought to equilibrium by weak interactions between the particles, which conserve their total number, energy, and momentum. Time evolution of the system near equilibrium is described by hydrodynamics based on the three conservation laws. We find that the system supports three sound modes. In the low temperature limit one mode is a pure oscillation of particle density, analogous to the ordinary sound. The other two modes involve oscillations of both particle and entropy densities. In the presence of disorder, the first sound mode is strongly damped at frequencies below the momentum relaxation rate, whereas the other two modes remain weakly damped.
2009.12364v1
2020-09-30
Dynamical properties of a driven dissipative dimerized $S = 1/2$ chain
We consider the dynamical properties of a gapped quantum spin system coupled to the electric field of a laser, which drives the resonant excitation of specific phonon modes that modulate the magnetic interactions. We deduce the quantum master equations governing the time-evolution of both the lattice and spin sectors, by developing a Lindblad formalism with bath operators providing an explicit description of their respective phonon-mediated damping terms. We investigate the nonequilibrium steady states (NESS) of the spin system established by a continuous driving, delineating parameter regimes in driving frequency, damping, and spin-phonon coupling for the establishment of physically meaningful NESS and their related non-trivial properties. Focusing on the regime of generic weak spin-phonon coupling, we characterize the NESS by their frequency and wave-vector content, explore their transient and relaxation behavior, and discuss the energy flow, the system temperature, and the critical role of the type of bath adopted. Our study lays a foundation for the quantitative modelling of experiments currently being designed to control coherent many-body spin states in quantum magnetic materials.
2009.14805v2
2020-10-02
Parametric instability in a free evolving warped protoplanetary disc
Warped accretion discs of low viscosity are prone to hydrodynamic instability due to parametric resonance of inertial waves as confirmed by local simulations. Global simulations of warped discs, using either smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) or grid-based codes, are ubiquitous but no such instability has been seen. Here we utilize a hybrid Godunov-type Lagrangian method to study parametric instability in global simulations of warped Keplerian discs at unprecedentedly high resolution (up to 120 million particles). In the global simulations, the propagation of the warp is well described by the linear bending-wave equations before the instability sets in. The ensuing turbulence, captured for the first time in a global simulation, damps relative orbital inclinations and leads to a decrease in the angular momentum deficit. As a result, the warp undergoes significant damping within one bending-wave crossing time. Observed protoplanetary disc warps are likely maintained by companions or aftermath of disc breaking.
2010.00862v2