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2014-12-02
Hydrogen transport within graphene multilayers by means of flexural phonons
Graphene sustains transverse out-of-plane mechanical vibrations (flexural phonons). At the nanometer scale, these appear as travelling ripples, or cavities, if excited in counter-phase in alternate multilayers. In this work we explore by means of classical molecular dynamics simulations the possibility of using these moving nano-cavities to actively transport hydrogen. We find that the gas can be efficiently transported for hundreds of nanometers in the wave propagation direction, before the phonons damp down. Therefore, this effect could be used to move and pump gases through multilayers graphene based frameworks.
1412.0923v1
2014-12-05
Holographic Charge Oscillations
The Reissner-Nordstrom black hole provides the prototypical description of a holographic system at finite density. We study the response of this system to the presence of a local, charged impurity. Below a critical temperature, the induced charge density, which screens the impurity, exhibits oscillations. These oscillations can be traced to the singularities in the density-density correlation function moving in the complex momentum plane. At finite temperature, the oscillations are very similar to the Friedel oscillations seen in Fermi liquids. However, at zero temperature the oscillations in the black hole background remain exponentially damped, while Friedel oscillations relax to a power-law
1412.2003v1
2014-12-12
Theory of rheology in confinement
The viscosity of fluids is generally understood in terms of kinetic mechanisms, i.e., particle collisions, or thermodynamic ones as imposed through structural distortions upon e.g. applying shear. Often the former is less relevant, and (damped) Brownian particles are considered good fluid model systems. We formulate a general theoretical approach for rheology in confinement, based on the many particle diffusion equation, evaluated via classical density functional theory. We discuss the viscosity for the situation of two parallel walls in relative motion as a function of wall-to-wall distance.
1412.4048v2
2014-12-11
Magnetic field induced spin-wave energy focusing
Spin waves can transport both energy and angular momentum over long distances as they propagate. However, due to damping, their amplitude decreases exponentially as they move away from the source, leaving little capability for manipulating how much energy and angular momentum is to be delivered where. Here we show that a suitable local reduction of the effective field can lead to a large accumulation of spin wave energy far from the source. Moreover, both the location and the amount of energy to be delivered can be controlled accurately with geometry and externalm magnetic fields. Thus, we put forward a general, robust and flexible approach to convey both heat and spin in ferromagnets, which can be directly used in spintronic devices.
1412.4129v1
2014-12-17
Two-impurity helical Majorana problem
We predict experimentally accessible signatures for helical Majorana fermions in a topological superconductor by coupling to two quantum dots in the local moment regime (corresponding to spin-$1/2$ impurities). Taking into account RKKY interactions mediated by bulk and edge modes, where the latter cause a long-range antiferromagnetic Ising coupling, we formulate and solve the low-energy theory for this two-impurity helical Majorana problem. In particular, we show that the long-time spin dynamics after a magnetic field quench displays weakly damped oscillations with universal quality factor.
1412.5317v2
2015-01-01
Orthogonal jumps of wavefunction in white-noise potentials
We investigate the evolution of the quantum state for a free particle placed into a random external potential of white-noise type. The master equation for the density matrix is derived by means of path integral method. We propose an equivalent stochastic process where the wavefunction satisfies a nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation except for random moments at which it shows orthogonal jumps. The relation of our work to the usual theory of quantum noise and damping is briefly discussed.
1501.00274v1
2015-01-04
Infinite energy solutions for Dissipative Euler equations in R^2
We study the Euler equations with the so-called Ekman damping in the whole 2D space. The global well-posedness and dissipativity for the weak infinite energy solutions of this problem in the uniformly local spaces is verified based on the further development of the weighted energy theory for the Navier-Stokes and Euler type problems. In addition, the existence of weak locally compact global attractor is proved and some extra compactness of this attractor is obtained.
1501.00684v1
2015-01-06
New boson realization of the Lipkin model obeying the su(2)-algebra
New boson representation of the su(2)-algebra proposed by the present authors for describing the damped and amplified oscillator is examined in the Lipkin model as one of simple many-fermion models. This boson representation is expressed in terms of two kinds of bosons with a certain positive parameter. In order to describe the case of any fermion number, third boson is introduced. Through this examination, it is concluded that this representation is well workable for the boson realization of the Lipkin model in any fermion number.
1501.01066v1
2015-01-09
Comparison of decay of solutions to two compressible approximations to Navier-Stokes equations
In this article, we use the decay character of initial data to compare the energy decay rates of solutions to different compressible approximations to the Navier-Stokes equations. We show that the system having a nonlinear damping term has slower decay than its counterpart with an advection-like term. Moreover, we characterize a set of initial data for which the decay of the first system is driven by the difference between the full solution and the solution to the linear part, while for the second system the linear part provides the decay rate.
1501.02105v1
2015-01-15
Aharonov Bohm effect in 2D topological insulator
We present magnetotransport measurements in HgTe quantum well with inverted band structure, which expected to be a two-dimensional topological insulator having the bulk gap with helical gapless states at the edge. The negative magnetoresistance is observed in the local and nonlocal resistance configuration followed by the periodic oscillations damping with magnetic field. We attribute such behaviour to Aharonov-Bohm effect due to magnetic flux through the charge carrier puddles coupled to the helical edge states. The characteristic size of these puddles is about 100 nm.
1501.03652v1
2015-01-19
Relativistic Lagrangians for the Lorentz-Dirac equation
We present two types of relativistic Lagrangians for the Lorentz-Dirac equation written in terms of an arbitrary world-line parameter. One of the Lagrangians contains an exponential damping function of the proper time and explicitly depends on the world-line parameter. Another Lagrangian includes additional cross-terms consisting of auxiliary dynamical variables and does not depend explicitly on the world-line parameter. We demonstrate that both the Lagrangians actually yield the Lorentz-Dirac equation with a source-like term.
1501.04551v2
2015-01-31
Tunneling of atoms, nuclei and molecules
This is a brief review of few relevant topics on tunneling of composite particles and how the coupling to intrinsic and external degrees of freedom affects tunneling probabilities. I discuss the phenomena of resonant tunneling, different barriers seen by subsystems, damping of resonant tunneling by level bunching and continuum effects due to particle dissociation.
1502.00074v2
2015-01-31
Reversible compression of an optical piston through Kramers dynamics
We study the reversible crossover between stable and bistable phases of an over-damped Brownian bead inside an optical piston. The interaction potentials are solved developing a method based on Kramers' theory that exploits the statistical properties of the stochastic motion of the bead. We evaluate precisely the energy balance of the crossover. We show that the deformation of the optical potentials induced by the compression of the piston is related to a production of heat which measures the non-adiabatic character of the crossover. This reveals how specific thermodynamic processes can be designed and controlled with a high level of precision by tailoring the optical landscapes of the piston.
1502.00173v1
2015-02-02
Protein viscoelastic dynamics: a model system
A model system inspired by recent experiments on the dynamics of a folded protein under the influence of a sinusoidal force is investigated and found to replicate many of the response characteristics of such a system. The essence of the model is a strongly over-damped oscillator described by a harmonic restoring force for small displacements that reversibly yields to stress under sufficiently large displacement. This simple dynamical system also reveals unexpectedly rich behavior, exhibiting a series of dynamical transitions and analogies with equilibrium thermodynamic phase transitions. The effects of noise and of inertia are briefly considered and described.
1502.00343v1
2015-02-09
Large amplitude oscillation of magnetization in spin-torque oscillator stabilized by field-like torque
Oscillation frequency of spin torque oscillator with a perpendicularly magnetized free layer and an in-plane magnetized pinned layer is theoretically investigated by taking into account the field-like torque. It is shown that the field-like torque plays an important role in finding the balance between the energy supplied by the spin torque and the dissipation due to the damping, which results in a steady precession. The validity of the developed theory is confirmed by performing numerical simulations based on the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation.
1502.02699v1
2015-02-15
Percolation and jamming transitions in particulate systems with and without cohesion
We consider percolation and jamming transitions for particulate systems exposed to compression. For the systems built of particles interacting by purely repulsive forces in addition to friction and viscous damping, it is found that these transitions are influenced by a number of effects, and in particular by the compression rate. In a quasi-static limit, we find that for the considered type of interaction between the particles, percolation and jamming transitions coincide. For cohesive systems, however, or for any system exposed to even slow dynamics, the differences between the considered transitions are found and quantified.
1502.04389v4
2015-02-16
Novel relativistic plasma excitations in a gated two-dimensional electron system
The microwave response of a two-dimensional electron system (2DES) covered by a conducting top gate is investigated in the relativistic regime for which the 2D conductivity $\sigma_{2 \rm{D}} > c/2\pi$. Weakly damped plasma waves are excited in the gated region of the 2DES. The frequency and amplitude of the resulting plasma excitations show a very unusual dependence on the magnetic field, conductivity, gate geometry and separation from the 2DES. We show that such relativistic plasmons survive for temperatures up to 300 K, allowing for new room-temperature microwave and terahertz applications.
1502.04457v1
2015-02-22
Fractional extension of Kramers rate and barrier escaping from metastable potential well
The reactive process of barrier escaping from the metastable potential well is studied together with the extension of Kramers' rate formula to the fractional case. Characteristic quantities are computed for an thimbleful of insight into the near barrier escaping and recrossing dynamics. Where the stationary transmission coefficient is revealed to be larger than the usual cases which implies less barrier recrossing. And the non-monotonic varying of it reveals a close dependence to the fractional exponent $\alpha$. In most cases, the near barrier behavior of the escaping dynamics is equivalent to the diffusion in the two-dimensional non-Ohmic damping system.
1502.06184v1
2015-03-03
Discretization of the 3D Monge-Ampere operator, between Wide Stencils and Power Diagrams
We introduce a monotone (degenerate elliptic) discretization of the Monge-Ampere operator, on domains discretized on cartesian grids. The scheme is consistent provided the solution hessian condition number is uniformly bounded. Our approach enjoys the simplicity of the Wide Stencil method, but significantly improves its accuracy using ideas from discretizations of optimal transport based on power diagrams. We establish the global convergence of a damped Newton solver for the discrete system of equations. Numerical experiments, in three dimensions, illustrate the scheme efficiency.
1503.00947v1
2015-03-04
Geodesic Acoustic Mode in Toroidally Rotating Anisotropic Tokamaks
Effects of anisotropy on the geodesic acoustic mode (GAM) is analyzed by using gyro-kinetic equations applicable to low-frequency microinstabilities in a toroidally rotating tokamak plasma. Dispersion relation in the presence of arbitrary Mach number $M$, anisotropy strength $\sigma$, and the temperature ration $\tau$ is analytically derived. It is shown that when $\sigma$ is less than $ 3 + 2 \tau$, the increased electron temperature with fixed ion parallel temperature increases the normalized GAM frequency. When $\sigma$ is larger than $ 3 + 2 \tau$, the increasing of electron temperature decreases the GAM frequency. The anisotropy $\sigma$ always tends to enlarge the GAM frequency. The Landau damping rate is dramatically decreased by the increasing $\tau$ or $\sigma$.
1503.01315v1
2015-03-06
Dynamical bifurcation of multi-frequency oscillations in a fast-slow system
We study a dynamical counterpart of bifurcation to invariant torus for a system of interconnected fast phase variables and slowly varying parameters. We show that in such a system, due to the slow evolution of parameters, there arise transient processes from damping oscillations to multi-frequency ones, asymptotically close to motions on the invariant torus.
1503.02000v2
2015-03-12
Control of current-induced spin-orbit effects in a ferromagnetic heterostructure by electric field
We study the effects of electrostatic gating on the current-induced phenomena in ultrathin ferromagnet/heavy metal heterostructures. We utilize heterodyne detection and analysis of symmetry with respect to the direction of the magnetic field to separate electric field contributions to the magnetic anisotropy, current-induced field-like torque, and damping torque. Analysis of the electric field effects allows us to estimate the Rashba and the spin Hall contributions to the current-induced phenomena. Electrostatic gating can provide insight into the spin-orbit phenomena, and enable new functionalities in spintronic devices.
1503.03882v1
2015-03-16
Determining a boundary coefficient in a dissipative wave equation: Uniqueness and directional lipschitz stability
We are concerned with the problem of determining the damping boundary coefficient appearing in a dissipative wave equation from a single boundary measurement. We prove that the uniqueness holds at the origin provided that the initial condition is appropriately chosen. We show that the choice of the initial condition leading to uniqueness is related to a fine version of unique continuation property for elliptic operators. We also establish a Lipschitz directional stability estimate at the origin, which is obtained by a linearization process.
1503.04528v1
2015-03-16
The Open-System Dicke-Model Quantum Phase Transition with a Sub-Ohmic Bath
We show that the critical exponent of a quantum phase transition in a damped-driven open system is determined by the spectral density function of the reservoir. We consider the open-system variant of the Dicke model, where the driven boson mode and also the large N-spin couple to independent reservoirs at zero temperature. The critical exponent, which is $1$ if there is no spin-bath coupling, decreases below 1 when the spin couples to a sub-Ohmic reservoir.
1503.04672v1
2015-03-24
On nonlinearity implications and wind forcing in Hasselmann equation
We discuss several experimental and theoretical techniques historically used for Hasselmann equation wind input terms derivation. We show that recently developed ZRP technique in conjunction with high-frequency damping without spectral peak dissipation allows to reproduce more than a dozen of fetch-limited field experiments. Numerical simulation of the same Cauchy problem for different wind input terms has been performed to discuss nonlinearity implications as well as correspondence to theoretical predictions.
1503.07091v2
2015-03-29
Energy decay for linear dissipative wave equations in exterior domains
In earlier works, we have shown the uniform decay of the local energy of the damped wave equation in exterior domain when the damper is spatially localized near captive rays. In order to have uniform decay of the total energy, the damper has also to act at space infinity. In this work, we establish uniform decay of both the local and global energies. The rates of decay turns out to be the same as those for the heat equation, which shows that an effective damper at space infinity strengthens the parabolic structure in the equation.
1503.08373v1
2015-03-31
Potential performance for Pb-Pb, p-Pb and p-p collisions in a future circular collider
The hadron collider studied in the Future Circular Collider (FCC) project could operate with protons and lead ions in similar operation modes as the LHC. In this paper the potential performances in lead-lead, proton-lead and proton-proton collisions are investigated. Based on average lattice parameters, the strengths of intra-beam scattering and radiation damping are evaluated and their effect on the beam and luminosity evolution is presented. Estimates for the integrated luminosity per fill and per run are given, depending on the turnaround time. Moreover, the beam-beam tune shift and bound free pair production losses in heavy-ion operation are addressed.
1503.09107v1
2015-04-02
Real-time emission spectrum of a hybrid atom-optomechanical cavity
We theoretically investigate the real-time emission spectrum of a two-level atom coupled to an optomechanical cavity (OMC). Using quantum trajectory approach we obtain the single-photon time-dependent spectrum in this hybrid system where the influence of a strong atom-cavity coupling and a strong optomechanical interaction are studied. We find a dressed state picture can explain the spectra by predicting the exact peak locations as well as the relative peak heights. In our analysis we also include the effect of mechanical losses (under weak mechanical damping limit) and single-photon loss through spontaneous emission from the two-level emitter.
1504.00443v1
2015-04-09
Drift wave stabilized by an additional streaming ion or plasma population
It is shown that the universally unstable kinetic drift wave in an electron-ion plasma can very effectively be suppressed by adding an extra flowing ion (or plasma) population. The effect of the flow of the added ions is essential, their response is of the type (vph-vf0) exp[-(vph-vf0)^2], where vf0 is the flow speed and vph phase speed parallel to the magnetic field vector. The damping is strong and it is mainly due to this ion exponential term, and this remains so for vf0 < vph.
1504.02507v1
2015-04-21
Exchange effects in a cold plasma
We have studied the exchange corrections to linear electrostatic wave propagation in a plasma using a quantum kinetic formalism. Specifically we have considered the zero temperature limit. In order to simplify the calculations we have focused on the long wavelength limit, i.e. wavelengths much longer than the de Broglie wavelength. For the case of ion-acoustic waves we have calculated the exchange correction both to the damping rate and the real part of the frequency. For Langmuir waves the frequency shift due to exchange effects is found. Our results are compared with the frequency shifts deduced from commonly used exchange potentials which are computed from density functional theory.
1504.05339v1
2015-04-28
Fractional relaxation and fractional oscillation models involving Erdelyi-Kober integrals
We consider fractional relaxation and fractional oscillation equations involving Erdelyi-Kober integrals. In terms of Riemann-Liouville integrals, the equations we analyze can be understood as equations with time-varying coefficients. Replacing Riemann-Liouville integrals with Erdelyi-Kober-type integrals in certain fractional oscillation models, we obtain some more general integro-differential equations. The corresponding Cauchy-type problems can be solved numerically, and, in some cases analytically, in terms of Saigo-Kilbas Mittag-Leffler functions. The numerical results are obtained by a treatment similar to that developed by K. Diethelm and N.J. Ford to solve the Bagley-Torvik equation. Novel results about the numerical approach to the fractional damped oscillator equation with time-varying coefficients are also presented.
1504.07568v1
2015-05-09
Aftershocks and Omori's law in a modified Carlson-Langer model with nonlinear visco-elasticity
A modified Carlson-Langer model for earthquakes is proposed, which includes nonlinear visco-elasticity. Several aftershocks are generated after the main shock owing to the damping of the additional visco-elastic force. Both the Gutenberg-Richter law and Omori's law are reproduced in a numerical simulation of the modified Carlson-Langer model on a critical percolation cluster of a square lattice.
1505.02225v1
2015-05-20
Counterflow in a doubly superfluid mixture of Bosons and Fermions
In this article, we calculate the friction between two counter-flowing bosonic and fermionic super-fluids. In the limit where the boson-boson and boson-fermion interactions can be treated within the mean-field approximation, we show that the force can be related to the dynamical structure factor of the fermionic component. Finally, we provide asymptotic expressions for weakly and strongly attractive fermions and show that the damping rate obeys simple scaling laws close to the critical velocity.
1505.05370v1
2015-05-22
Long time dynamics for damped Klein-Gordon equations
For general nonlinear Klein-Gordon equations with dissipation we show that any finite energy radial solution either blows up in finite time or asymptotically approaches a stationary solution in $H^1\times L^2$. In particular, any global solution is bounded. The result applies to standard energy subcritical focusing nonlinearities $|u|^{p-1} u$, $1\textless{}p\textless{}(d+2)/(d-2)$ as well as any energy subcritical nonlinearity obeying a sign condition of the Ambrosetti-Rabinowitz type. The argument involves both techniques from nonlinear dispersive PDEs and dynamical systems (invariant manifold theory in Banach spaces and convergence theorems).
1505.05981v1
2015-05-25
General decay for a viscoelastic wave equation with dynamic boundary conditions and a time-varying delay
The goal of this paper is to study a nonlinear viscoelastic wave equation with strong damping, time-varying delay and dynamical boundary condition. By introducing suitable energy and Lyapunov functionals, under suitable assumptions, we then prove a general decay result of the energy, from which the usual exponential and polynomial decay rates are only special cases.
1505.07060v6
2015-05-28
Mixed timestepping schemes for nonsmooth mechanics with high frequency damping
This work deals with the integration of nonsmooth flexible multibody systems with impacts and dry friction. We develop a framework which improves a non-impulsive trajectory of state variables by impulsive correction after each time-step if necessary. This correction is automatic and is evaluated on the same kinematic level as the piecewise non-impulsive trajectory. The resulting overall mixed timestepping scheme is consistent with respect to impacts and friction as well as benefits from advantages of the base integration schemes used to calculate the approximation inside the time-step. Therefore, we compare the generalized-$\alpha$ method, the Bathe method and the ED-$\alpha$ method.
1505.07666v2
2015-06-02
Current-Driven Motion of Magnetic Domain Wall with Many Bloch Lines
The current-driven motion of a domain wall (DW) in a ferromagnet with many Bloch lines (BLs) via the spin transfer torque is studied theoretically. It is found that the motion of BLs changes the current-velocity ($j$-$v$) characteristic dramatically. Especially, the critical current density to overcome the pinning force is reduced by the factor of the Gilbert damping coefficient $\alpha$ even compared with that of a skyrmion. This is in sharp contrast to the case of magnetic field driven motion, where the existence of BLs reduces the mobility of the DW.
1506.00723v1
2015-06-04
Stabilization of transverse vibrations of an inhomogeneous Euler- Bernoulli beam with a thermal effect
We consider an inhomogeneous Euler-Bernoulli (EB) beam of length $L$ clamped at both ends and subject to : an external frictional damping and a thermal effect (Fourier law). We prove the well-posedness of the model and analyze the behavior of the solution as $t \rightarrow + \infty.$ The existence is proved using semigroup theory, and the exponential stabilization of solutions is obtained considering multiplier technique. A numerical illustration of the energy decay is given, based on initial data close to a real physical experiment.
1506.01659v2
2015-06-23
Electronic friction-based vibrational lifetimes of molecular adsorbates: Beyond the independent atom approximation
We assess the accuracy of vibrational damping rates of diatomic adsorbates on metal surfaces as calculated within the local-density friction approximation (LDFA). An atoms-in-molecules (AIM) type charge partitioning scheme accounts for intra-molecular contributions and overcomes the systematic underestimation of the non-adiabatic losses obtained within the prevalent independent atom approximation. The quantitative agreement obtained with theoretical and experimental benchmark data suggests the LDFA-AIM as an efficient and reliable approach to account for electronic dissipation in ab initio molecular dynamics simulations of surface chemical reactions.
1506.06877v1
2015-06-23
Global small solutions to a tropical climate model without thermal diffusion
We obtain the global well-posedness of classical solutions to a tropical climate model derived by Feireisl-Majda-Pauluis in \cite{FMP} with only the dissipation of the first baroclinic model of the velocity ($-\eta \Delta v$) under small initial data. The main difficulty is the absence of thermal diffusion as the work by Li-Titi in \cite{LT}. To overcome it, we exploit the structure of the equations coming from the coupled terms, dissipation term and damp term. Then we find the hidden thermal diffusion. In addition, based on the Littlewood-Palay theory, we establish a generalized commutator estimate, which may be applied to other partial differential equations.
1506.06930v2
2015-07-03
Remote control of self-assembled microswimmers
Physics governing the locomotion of microorganisms and other microsystems is dominated by viscous damping. An effective swimming strategy involves the non-reciprocal and periodic deformations of the considered body. Here, we show that a magnetocapillary-driven self-assembly, composed of three soft ferromagnetic beads, is able to swim along a liquid-air interface when powered by an external magnetic field. More importantly, we demonstrate that trajectories can be fully controlled, opening ways to explore low Reynolds number swimming. This magnetocapillary system spontaneously forms by self-assembly, allowing miniaturization and other possible applications such as cargo transport or solvent flows.
1507.00865v1
2015-07-08
From semiclassical Strichartz estimates to uniform $L^p$ resolvent estimates on compact manifolds
We prove uniform $L^p$ resolvent estimates for the stationary damped wave operator. The uniform $L^p$ resolvent estimates for the Laplace operator on a compact smooth Riemannian manifold without boundary were first established by Dos Santos Ferreira-Kenig-Salo and advanced further by Bourgain-Shao-Sogge-Yao. Here we provide an alternative proof relying on the techniques of semiclassical Strichartz estimates. This approach allows us also to handle non-self-adjoint perturbations of the Laplacian and embeds very naturally in the semiclassical spectral analysis framework.
1507.02307v3
2015-07-31
Well-posedness and general decay of solution for a transmission problem with viscoelastic term and delay
In this paper, we consider a transmission problem in a bounded domain with a viscoelastic term and a delay term. Under appropriate hypothesis on the relaxation function and the relationship between the weight of the damping and the weight of the delay, we prove the well-posedness result by using Faedo-Galerkin method. By introducing suitable Lyaponov functionals, we establish a general decay result, from which the exponential and polynomial types of decay are only special cases.
1507.08855v1
2015-08-05
Qualitative properties of solutions for nonlinear Schrödinger equations with nonlinear boundary conditions on the half-line
In this paper, we study the interaction between a nonlinear focusing Robin type boundary source, a nonlinear defocusing interior source, and a weak damping term for nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations posed on the infinite half line. We construct solutions with negative initial energy satisfying a certain set of conditions which blow-up in finite time in the $H^1$-sense. We obtain a sufficient condition relating the powers of nonlinearities present in the model which allows construction of blow-up solutions. In addition to the blow-up property, we also discuss the stabilization property and the critical exponent for this model.
1508.01043v1
2015-08-12
Direct Characterization of Quantum Dynamics with Noisy Ancilla
We present methods for the direct characterization of quantum dynamics (DCQD) in which both the principal and ancilla systems undergo noisy processes. Using a concatenated error detection code, we discriminate between located and unlocated errors on the principal system in what amounts to filtering of ancilla noise. The example of composite noise involving amplitude damping and depolarizing channels is used to demonstrate the method, while we find the rate of noise filtering is more generally dependent on code distance. Our results indicate the accuracy of quantum process characterization can be greatly improved while remaining within reach of current experimental capabilities.
1508.03053v1
2015-08-19
Absorption in dipole-lattice models of dielectrics
We develop a classical microscopic model of a dielectric. The model features nonlinear interaction terms between polarizable dipoles and lattice vibrations. The lattice vibrations are found to act as a pseudo-reservoir, giving broadband absorption of electromagnetic radiation without the addition of damping terms in the dynamics. The effective permittivity is calculated using a perturbative iteration method and is found to have the form associated with real dielectrics. Spatial dispersion is naturally included in the model and we also calculate the wavevector dependence of the permittivity.
1508.04666v2
2015-09-06
New approach for solving master equation of open atomic system
We describe a new approach called Ket-Bra Entangled State (KBES) Method which enables one convert master equations into Schr\"odinger-like equation. In sharply contrast to the super-operator method, the KBES method is applicable for any master equation of finite-level system in theory, and the calculation can be completed by computer. With this method, we obtain the exact dynamic evolution of a radioactivity damped 2-level atom in time-dependent external field, and a 3-level atom coupled with bath; Moreover, the master equation of N-qubits Heisenberg chain each qubit coupled with a reservoir is also resolved in Sec.III; Besides, the paper briefly discuss the physical implications of the solution.
1509.01775v1
2015-09-10
Half-space Kinetic Equations with General Boundary Conditions
We study half-space linear kinetic equations with general boundary conditions that consist of both given incoming data and various type of reflections, extending our previous work [LLS14] on half-space equations with incoming boundary conditions. As in [LLS14], the main technique is a damping adding-removing procedure. We establish the well-posedness of linear (or linearized) half-space equations with general boundary conditions and quasi-optimality of the numerical scheme. The numerical method is validated by examples including a two-species transport equation, a multi-frequency transport equation, and the linearized BGK equation in 2D velocity space.
1509.03225v1
2015-09-14
Squeezed light and correlated photons from dissipatively coupled optomechanical systems
We study theoretically the squeezing spectrum and second-order correlation function of the output light for an optomechanical system in which a mechanical oscillator modulates the cavity linewidth (dissipative coupling). We find strong squeezing coinciding with the normal-mode frequencies of the linearized system. In contrast to dispersive coupling, squeezing is possible in the resolved-sideband limit simultaneously with sideband cooling. The second-order correlation function shows damped oscillations, whose properties are given by the mechanical-like, the optical-like normal mode, or both, and can be below shot-noise level at finite times, $g^{(2)} (\tau) < 1$.
1509.04041v2
2015-09-14
Spin Transport in Antiferromagnetic Insulators Mediated by Magnetic Correlations
We report a systematic study of spin transport in antiferromagnetic (AF) insulators having a wide range of ordering temperatures. Spin current is dynamically injected from Y3Fe5O12 (YIG) into various AF insulators in Pt/insulator/YIG trilayers. Robust, long-distance spin transport in the AF insulators is observed, which shows strong correlation with the AF ordering temperatures. We find a striking linear relationship between the spin decay length in the AFs and the damping enhancement in YIG, suggesting the critical role of magnetic correlations in the AF insulators as well as at the AF/YIG interfaces for spin transport in magnetic insulators.
1509.04336v1
2015-09-18
Asymptotic for a second order evolution equation with convex potential and vanishing damping term
In this short note, we recover by a different method the new result due to Attouch, Peyrouqet and Redont concerning the weak convergence as $t\rightarrow+\infty$ of solutions $x(t)$ to the second order differential equation \[ x^{\prime\prime}(t)+\frac{K}{t}x^{\prime}(t)+\nabla\Phi(x(t))=0, \] where $K>3$ and $\Phi$ is a smooth convex function defined on an Hilbert Space $\mathcal{H}.$ Moreover, we improve slightly their result on the rate of convergence of $\Phi(x(t))-\min\Phi.$
1509.05598v2
2015-09-29
A versatile PMT test bench and its application in the DAMPE-PSD
A versatile test bench system, dedicated for massive PMT characterization, is developed at the Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. It can perform many test contents with large capacity and high level of automation, and the migration from one testing configuration to another is lightweight and time-saving. This system has been used in the construction of the Plastic Scintillator Detector of DArk Matter Particle Explorer already, and a total of 570 Hamamatsu R4443 tubes have been tested successfully.
1509.08739v1
2015-10-09
Effect of ion polarization on longitudinal excitations in ionic melts
A simplified model for a collective dynamics in ionic melts is proposed for the description of optic-like excitations. Within a polarization model of ionic melt the analytical expressions for optic and relaxation dipole modes are obtained. The considered model allows one to describe a softening of frequency and an increase of damping of optic modes caused by polarization processes in comparison with the rigid-ion model. The contributions related with ion polarization to time correlation functions are calculated.
1510.02599v1
2015-10-16
The invariant polarisation-tensor field for deuterons in storage rings and the Bloch equation for the polarisation-tensor density
I extend and update earlier work, summarised in [1], whereby the invariant polarisation-tensor field (ITF) for deuterons in storage rings was introduced to complement the invariant spin field (ISF). Taken together, the ITF and the ISF provide a definition of the equilibrium spin density-matrix field which, in turn, offers a clean framework for describing equilibrium spin-1 ensembles in storage rings. I show how to construct the ITF by stroboscopic averaging, I give examples, I discuss adiabatic invariance and I introduce a formalism for describing the effect of noise and damping.
1510.04936v3
2015-10-23
A random dynamical systems perspective on stochastic resonance
We study stochastic resonance in an over-damped approximation of the stochastic Duffing oscillator from a random dynamical systems point of view. We analyse this problem in the general framework of random dynamical systems with a nonautonomous forcing. We prove the existence of a unique global attracting random periodic orbit and a stationary periodic measure. We use the stationary periodic measure to define an indicator for the stochastic resonance.
1510.06973v1
2015-10-26
PMU-Based Estimation of Dynamic State Jacobian Matrix
In this paper, a hybrid measurement and model-based method is proposed which can estimate the dynamic state Jacobian matrix in near real-time. The proposed method is computationally efficient and robust to the variation of network topology. Since the estimated Jacobian matrix carries significant information on system dynamics and states, it can be utilized in various applications. In particular, two application of the estimated Jacobian matrix in online oscillation analysis, stability monitoring and control are illustrated with numerical examples. In addition, a side-product of the proposed method can facilitate model validation by approximating the damping of generators.
1510.07603v1
2015-10-29
Random Perturbations of a Periodically Driven Nonlinear Oscillator: Escape from a resonance zone
The phase space for a periodically driven nonlinear oscillator consists of many resonance zones. Let the strength of periodic excitation and the strength of the damping be indexed by a small parameter $\varepsilon$. It is well known that, as $\varepsilon \to 0$, the measure of the set of initial conditions which lead to 'capture in a resonance zone' goes to zero. In this paper we study the effect of weak noise on the escape from a resonance zone.
1510.08919v2
2015-11-07
Experimental simulation of decoherence in photonics qudits
We experimentally perform the simulation of open quantum dynamics in single-qudit systems. Using a spatial light modulator as a dissipative optical device, we implement dissipative-dynamical maps onto qudits encoded in the transverse momentum of spontaneous parametric down-converted photon pairs. We show a well-controlled technique to prepare entangled qudits states as well as to implement dissipative local measurements; the latter realize two specific dynamics: dephasing and amplitude damping. Our work represents a new analogy-dynamical experiment for simulating an open quantum system.
1511.02355v1
2015-11-10
Dispersion of Volume Relativistic Magnetoplasma Excitation in a Gated Two-Dimensional Electron System
The dispersion of the volume relativistic magnetoplasma mode in a gated GaAs/AlGaAs quantum well is measured using a coupled resonators detection technique. The weakly damped relativistic mode exhibits an unusual zigzag-shaped magnetodispersion dependence dictated by the diagonal component of the resistivity tensor $\rho_{xx}$. The plasma excitation easily hybridizes with photon modes due to a large spatial delocalization of its electromagnetic field. The effects of electron density and structure geometry on the excitation spectrum have been investigated.
1511.03002v1
2015-11-11
The two-qubit amplitude damping channel: characterization using quantum stabilizer codes
A protocol based on quantum error correction based characterization of quantum dynamics (QECCD) is developed for quantum process tomography on a two-qubit system interacting dissipatively with a vacuum bath. The method uses a 5-qubit quantum error correcting code that corrects arbitrary errors on the first two qubits, and also saturates the quantum Hamming bound. The dissipative interaction with a vacuum bath allows for both correlated and independent noise on the two-qubit system. We study the dependence of the degree of the correlation of the noise on evolution time and inter-qubit separation.
1511.03368v1
2015-11-17
Device independent witnessing of unknown quantum channels
Quantum process tomography, the standard procedure to characterize any quantum channel in nature, is affected by a circular argument: in order to characterize the channel, the tomographic preparation and measurement need in turn to be already characterized. We break this loop by designing an operational framework able to optimally characterize any given unknown quantum channel in a device-independent fashion, namely, by only looking at its input-output statistics, under the sole assumption that quantum theory is valid. We provide explicit solutions, in closed form, for practically relevant cases such as the erasure, depolarizing, and amplitude-damping channels.
1511.05260v2
2015-11-20
Non-Markovianity through Multipartite Correlation Measures
We provide a characterization of memory effects in non-Markovian system-bath interactions from a quantum information perspective. More specifically, we establish sufficient conditions for which generalized measures of multipartite quantum, classical, and total correlations can be used to quantify the degree of non-Markovianity of a local quantum decohering process. We illustrate our results by considering the dynamical behavior of the trace-distance correlations in multi-qubit systems under local dephasing and generalized amplitude damping.
1511.06788v2
2015-12-01
Percolation, sliding, localization and relaxation in topologically closed circuits
Considering a "random walk in a random environment" in a topologically closed circuit, we explore the implications of the percolation and sliding transitions for its relaxation modes. A complementary question regarding the "delocalization" of eigenstates of non-hermitian Hamiltonians has been addressed by Hatano, Nelson, and followers. But we show that for a conservative stochastic process the implied spectral properties are dramatically different. In particular we determine the threshold for under-damped relaxation, and observe "complexity saturation" as the bias is increased.
1512.00258v2
2015-12-08
Existence of invariant measures for the stochastic damped KdV equation
We address the long time behavior of solutions of the stochastic Korteweg-de Vries equation $ du + (\partial^3_x u +u\partial_x u +\lambda u)dt = f dt+\Phi dW_t$ on ${\mathbb R}$ where $f$ is a deterministic force. We prove that the Feller property holds and establish the existence of an invariant measure. The tightness is established with the help of the asymptotic compactness, which is carried out using the Aldous criterion.
1512.02686v2
2015-12-10
Construction of ODE systems from time series data by a highly flexible modelling approach
In this paper, a down-to-earth approach to purely data-based modelling of unknown dynamical systems is presented. Starting from a classical, explicit ODE formulation $y' = f(t,y)$ of a dynamical system, a method determining the unknown right-hand side $f(t,y)$ from some trajectory data $y_{k}(t_{j})$, possibly very sparse, is given. As illustrative examples, a semi-standard predator-prey model is reconstructed from a data set describing the population numbers of hares and lynxes over a period of twenty years, and a simple damped pendulum system with a highly non-linear right-hand side is recovered from some artificial but very sparse data.
1512.03357v1
2015-12-10
Damping and Decoherence in Neutron Oscillations
An analysis is made of the role played by the gas environment in neutron-mirror-neutron and neutron-antineutron oscillations. In the first process the interaction with the ambient medium induces a refraction energy shift which plays the role of an extra magnetic field. In the second process antineutron annihilation in practice might lead to strong decoherence, which should be taken into account in experiments with free neutrons looking for the neutron to antineutron transformation.
1512.03398v1
2015-12-14
Oscillation: The Key For Understanding Strange Radio Behaviors Of AXP/SGRs
We suggest stellar oscillations are responsible for the strange radio behaviors of Anomalous X-ray pulsars and soft Gamma-ray repeaters (AXP/SGRs), within the framework of both solid quark star model and magnetar model. In solid quark star model, the extra voltage provided by oscillations activates the star from under death line to above death line. In magnetar model, oscillations enlarge the radio beam so that increase the possibility to detect it. Later radio emission decays and vanishes as oscillations damp.
1512.04609v1
2015-12-15
Changing character of electronic transitions in graphene: From single particle excitations to plasmons
In this paper we clarify the nature of $\pi$ and $\pi+\sigma$ electron excitations in pristine graphene. We clearly demonstrate the continuous transition from single particle to collective character of such excitations and how screening modifies their dispersion relations. We prove that $\pi$ and $\pi+\sigma$ plasmons do exist in graphene, though occurring only for a particular range of wavevectors and with finite damping rate. The particular attention is paid to compare the theoretical results with available EELS measurements in optical ($\mathrm{Q\approx 0}$) and other ($\mathrm{Q\neq 0}$) limits. The conclusions, based on microscopic numerical results, are confirmed in an approximate analytical approach.
1512.04775v1
2015-12-30
Black-body radiation for twist-deformed space-time
In this article we formally investigate the impact of twisted space-time on black-body radiation phenomena, i.e. we derive the $\theta$-deformed Planck distribution function as well as we perform its numerical integration to the $\theta$-deformed total radiation energy. In such a way we indicate that the space-time noncommutativity very strongly damps the black-body radiation process. Besides we provide for small parameter $\theta$ the twisted counterparts of Rayleigh-Jeans and Wien distributions respectively.
1512.08859v1
2016-01-07
Quasiparticle states driven by a scattering on the preformed electron pairs
We analyze evolution of the single particle excitation spectrum of the underdoped cuprate superconductors near the anti-nodal region, considering temperatures below and and above the phase transition. We inspect the phenomenological self-energy that reproduces the angle-resolved-photoemission-spectroscopy (ARPES) data and we show that above the critical temperature, such procedure implies a transfer of the spectral weight from the Bogoliubov-type quasiparticles towards the in-gap damped states. We also discuss some possible microscopic arguments explaining this process.
1601.01592v2
2016-01-11
A note on one-way quantum deficit and quantum discord
One-way quantum deficit and quantum discord are two important measures of quantum correlations. We revisit the relationship between them in two-qubit systems. We investigate the conditions that both one-way quantum deficit and quantum discord have the same optimal measurement ensembles, and demonstrate that one-way quantum deficit can be derived from the quantum discord for a class of X states. Moreover, we give an explicit relation between one-way quantum deficit and entanglement of formation. We show that under phase damping channel both one-way quantum deficit and quantum discord evolve exactly in the same way for four parameters X states. Some examples are presented in details.
1601.02313v1
2016-01-11
Motion of an optically torqued nanorod: the overdamped case
A recent experiment [W. A. Shelton {\emph{et\ al.}}, Phys.\ Rev.\ E {\bf{71}}, 036204 (2005)] measured the response of a nanorod trapped in a viscous fluid to the torque produced by an incident optical frequency electromagnetic wave. The nonlinear differential equation describing this motion is similar that of a damped, driven pendulum. The overdamped limit of this equation has been solved analytically. We analyze the properties of this solution in comparison to the observations of the experiment and find very close agreement.
1601.03062v1
2016-01-23
Nonlinear magnetization dynamics of antiferromagnetic spin resonance induced by intense terahertz magnetic field
We report on the nonlinear magnetization dynamics of a HoFeO3 crystal induced by a strong terahertz magnetic field resonantly enhanced with a split ring resonator and measured with magneto-optical Kerr effect microscopy. The terahertz magnetic field induces a large change (~40%) in the spontaneous magnetization. The frequency of the antiferromagnetic resonance decreases in proportion to the square of the magnetization change. A modified Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation with a phenomenological nonlinear damping term quantitatively reproduced the nonlinear dynamics.
1601.06213v1
2016-01-28
Gap plasmonics of silver nanocube dimers
We theoretically investigate gap plasmons for two silver nanocubes coupled through a molecular tunnel junction. In absence of tunneling, the red-shift of the bonding mode saturates with decreasing gap distance. Tunneling at small gap distances leads to a damping and slight blue-shift of the bonding mode, but no low-energy charge transfer plasmon mode appears in the spectra. This finding is in stark contrast to recent work of Tan et al. [Science 343, 1496 (2014)].
1601.07689v1
2016-02-01
Underdamped stochastic heat engine at maximum efficiency
We investigate the performance of an underdamped stochastic heat engine for a time-dependent harmonic oscillator. We analytically determine the optimal protocol that maximizes the efficiency at fixed power. The maximum efficiency reduces to the Curzon-Ahlborn formula at maximum power and the Carnot formula at zero power. We further establish that the efficiency at maximum power is universally given by the Curzon-Ahlborn efficiency in the weakly damped regime. Finally, we show that even small deviations from operation at maximum power may result in a significantly increased efficiency.
1602.00392v1
2016-02-05
Blow up property for viscoelastic evolution equations on manifolds with conical degeneration
This paper is concerned with the study of the nonlinear viscoelastic evolution equation with strong damping and source terms, described by \[u_{tt} - \Delta_{\mathbb{B}}u + \int_{0}^{t}g(t-\tau)\Delta_{\mathbb{B}}u(\tau)d\tau + f(x)u_{t}|u_{t}|^{m-2} = h(x)|u|^{p-2}u , \hspace{1 cm} x\in int\mathbb{B}, t > 0,\] where $\mathbb{B}$ is a stretched manifold. First, we prove the solutions of problem {1.1} in cone Sobolev space $\mathcal{H}^{1,\frac{n}{2}}_{2,0}(\mathbb{B}),$ admit a blow up in finite time for $p > m$ and positive initial energy. Then, we construct a lower bound for obtained blow up time under appropriate assumptions on data.
1602.02593v1
2016-02-20
Synchronization of two couple pendula in absence of escapement
A model of two oscillating pendula placed on a mobile support is studied. Once an overall scheme of equations, under general assumptions, is formulated via the Lagrangian equations of motion, the specific case of absence of escapement is examined. The mechanical models consists of two coupled pendula both oscillating on a moving board attached to a spring. The final result performs a selection among the peculiar parameters of the physical process (lenghts, ratio of masses, friction and damping coefficients, stiffness of the spring) which provide a tendency to synchronization.
1602.06382v1
2016-02-22
Exchange magnon induced resistance asymmetry in permalloy spin-Hall oscillators
We investigate magnetization dynamics in a spin-Hall oscillator using a direct current measurement as well as conventional microwave spectrum analysis. When the current applies an anti-damping spin-transfer torque, we observe a change in resistance which we ascribe to the excitation of incoherent exchange magnons. A simple model is developed based on the reduction of the effective saturation magnetization, quantitatively explaining the data. The observed phenomena highlight the importance of exchange magnons on the operation of spin-Hall oscillators.
1602.06710v1
2016-02-24
Oscillating solutions of the Vlasov-Poisson system -- A numerical investigation
Numerical evidence is given that spherically symmetric perturbations of stable spherically symmetric steady states of the gravitational Vlasov-Poisson system lead to solutions which oscillate in time. The oscillations can be periodic in time or damped. Along one-parameter families of polytropic steady states we establish an Eddington-Ritter type relation which relates the period of the oscillation to the central density of the steady state. The numerically obtained periods are used to estimate possible periods for typical elliptical galaxies.
1602.07989v1
2016-02-26
Self-synchronization of Kerr-nonlinear Optical Parametric Oscillators
We introduce a new, reduced nonlinear oscillator model governing the spontaneous creation of sharp pulses in a damped, driven, cubic nonlinear Schroedinger equation. The reduced model embodies the fundamental connection between mode synchronization and spatiotemporal pulse formation. We identify attracting solutions corresponding to stable cavity solitons and Turing patterns. Viewed in the optical context, our results explain the recently reported $\pi$ and $\pi/2$ steps in the phase spectrum of microresonator-based optical frequency combs.
1602.08523v1
2016-02-27
Solitons in an extended nonlinear Schrödinger equation with third-order dispersion and pseudo-Raman effect
Dynamics of solitons is considered in an extended nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation, including a pseudo-stimulated-Raman-scattering (pseudo-SRS) term (scattering on damping low-frequency waves, third-order dispersion (TOD) and inhomogeneity of the spatial second-order dispersion (SOD). It is shown that wave-number downshift by the pseudo-SRS may be compensated by upshift provided by spatially increasing SOD with taking into account TOD. The equilibrium state is stable for positive parameter of TOD and unstable for negative one. The analytical solutions are verified by comparison with numerical results
1602.08572v1
2016-03-01
Classical-field description of the quantum effects in the light-atom interaction
In this paper I show that light-atom interaction can be described using purely classical field theory without any quantization. In particular, atom excitation by light that accounts for damping due to spontaneous emission is fully described in the framework of classical field theory. I show that three well-known laws of the photoelectric effect can also be derived and that all of its basic properties can be described within classical field theory.
1603.02102v2
2016-03-12
One-way Quantum Deficit and Decoherence for Two-qubit $X$ States
We study one-way quantum deficit of two-qubit $X$ states systematically from analytical derivations. An effective approach to compute one-way quantum deficit of two-qubit $X$ states has been provided. Analytical results are presented as for detailed examples. Moreover, we demonstrate the decoherence of one-way quantum deficit under phase damping channel.
1603.03846v1
2016-03-16
Distributed Inexact Damped Newton Method: Data Partitioning and Load-Balancing
In this paper we study inexact dumped Newton method implemented in a distributed environment. We start with an original DiSCO algorithm [Communication-Efficient Distributed Optimization of Self-Concordant Empirical Loss, Yuchen Zhang and Lin Xiao, 2015]. We will show that this algorithm may not scale well and propose an algorithmic modifications which will lead to less communications, better load-balancing and more efficient computation. We perform numerical experiments with an regularized empirical loss minimization instance described by a 273GB dataset.
1603.05191v1
2016-03-21
The relaxation rate of a stochastic spreading process in a closed ring
The relaxation process of a diffusive ring becomes under-damped if the bias (so called affinity) exceeds a critical threshold value, aka delocalization transition. This is related to the spectral properties of the pertinent stochastic kernel. We find the dependence of the relaxation rate on the affinity and on the length of the ring. Additionally we study the implications of introducing a weak-link into the circuit, and illuminate some subtleties that arise while taking the continuum limit of the discrete model.
1603.06330v2
2016-03-22
The weak solution to a Boltzmann type equation and its energy conservation
In this paper, we study the initial value problem of a Boltzmann type equation with a nonlinear degenerate damping. We prove the existence of global weak solutions with large initial data, in three dimensional space. We rely on a variant version of the Gronwall inequality and $L^p$ regularity of average velocities to derive the compactness of solutions to a suitable approximation. This allows us to recover a weak solution by passing to the limits. After the existence result, we also prove energy conservation for the weak solution under some certain condition.
1603.06932v2
2016-03-22
Suppression of phase mixing in drift-kinetic plasma turbulence
Transfer of free energy from large to small velocity-space scales by phase mixing leads to Landau damping in a linear plasma. In a turbulent drift-kinetic plasma, this transfer is statistically nearly canceled by an inverse transfer from small to large velocity-space scales due to "anti-phase-mixing" modes excited by a stochastic form of plasma echo. Fluid moments (density, velocity, temperature) are thus approximately energetically isolated from the higher moments of the distribution function, so phase mixing is ineffective as a dissipation mechanism when the plasma collisionality is small.
1603.06968v1
2016-04-06
Quasinormal modes and Hawking radiation of a Reissner-Nordström black hole surrounded by quintessence
We investigate quasinormal modes (QNMs) and Hawking radiation of a Reissner-Nordstr\"om black hole sur-rounded by quintessence. The Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (WKB) method is used to evaluate the QNMs and the rate of radiation. The results show that due to the interaction of the quintessence with the background metric, the QNMs of the black hole damp more slowly when increasing the density of quintessence and the black hole radiates at slower rate.
1604.02140v1
2016-04-08
On the Hessian of Shape Matching Energy
In this technical report we derive the analytic form of the Hessian matrix for shape matching energy. Shape matching is a useful technique for meshless deformation, which can be easily combined with multiple techniques in real-time dynamics. Nevertheless, it has been rarely applied in scenarios where implicit integrators are required, and hence strong viscous damping effect, though popular in simulation systems nowadays, is forbidden for shape matching. The reason lies in the difficulty to derive the Hessian matrix of the shape matching energy. Computing the Hessian matrix correctly, and stably, is the key to more broadly application of shape matching in implicitly-integrated systems.
1604.02483v3
2016-04-17
Small Mass Limit of a Langevin Equation on a Manifold
We study damped geodesic motion of a particle of mass $m$ on a Riemannian manifold, in the presence of an external force and noise. Lifting the resulting stochastic differential equation to the orthogonal frame bundle, we prove that, as $m \to 0$, its solutions converge to solutions of a limiting equation which includes a {\it noise-induced drift} term. A very special case of the main result presents Brownian motion on the manifold as a limit of inertial systems.
1604.04819v2
2016-04-19
On the viscous Cahn-Hilliard equation with singular potential and inertial term
We consider a relaxation of the viscous Cahn-Hilliard equation induced by the second-order inertial term~$u_{tt}$. The equation also contains a semilinear term $f(u)$ of "singular" type. Namely, the function $f$ is defined only on a bounded interval of ${\mathbb R}$ corresponding to the physically admissible values of the unknown $u$, and diverges as $u$ approaches the extrema of that interval. In view of its interaction with the inertial term $u_{tt}$, the term $f(u)$ is difficult to be treated mathematically. Based on an approach originally devised for the strongly damped wave equation, we propose a suitable concept of weak solution based on duality methods and prove an existence result.
1604.05539v1
2016-04-20
A non-relativistic Model of Plasma Physics Containing a Radiation Reaction Term
While a fully relativistic collisionless plasma is modeled by the Vlasov-Maxwell system a good approximation in the non-relativistic limit is given by the Vlasov-Poisson system. We modify the Vlasov-Poisson system so that damping due to the relativistic effect of radiation reaction is included. We prove the existence and uniqueness as well as the higher regularity of local classical solutions. These theorems also include the higher regularity of classical solutions of the Vlasov-Poisson system depending on the regularity of the initial datum.
1604.05869v1
2016-05-10
Fixed-Point Methods on Small-Signal Stability Analysis
In this paper we introduce the Diagonal Dominant Pole Spectrum Eigensolver (DDPSE), which is a fixed-point method that computes several eigenvalues of a matrix at a time. DDPSE is a slight modification of the Dominant Pole Spectrum Eigensolver (DPSE), that has being used in power system stability studies. We show that both methods have local quadratic convergence. Moreover, we present practical results obtained by both methods, from which we can see that those methods really compute dominant poles of a transfer function of the type $c^T(A-sI)^{-1}b$, where $b$ and $c$ are vectors, besides being also effective in finding low damped modes of a large scale power system.
1605.03223v1
2016-05-11
Super Bloch Oscillation in a PT symmetric system
Wannier-Stark ladder in a PT symmetric system is generally complex that leads to amplified/damped Bloch oscillation. We show that a non-amplified wave packet oscillation with very large amplitude can be realized in a non-Hermitian tight binding lattice if certain conditions are satisfied. We show that pseudo PT symmetry guarantees the reality of the quasi energy spectrum in our system.
1605.03517v2
2016-05-15
Minimum output entropy of a non-Gaussian quantum channel
We introduce a model of non-Gaussian quantum channel that stems from the combination of two physically relevant processes occurring in open quantum systems, namely amplitude damping and dephasing. For it we find input states approaching zero output entropy, while respecting the input energy constraint. These states fully exploit the infinite dimensionality of the Hilbert space. Upon truncation of the latter, the minimum output entropy remains finite and optimal input states for such a case are conjectured thanks to numerical evidences.
1605.04525v1
2016-05-25
Design of nonlinear optical response of multipole-type excitons by film thickness and incident pulse width
We theoretically investigate the nonlinear optical pulse responses of excitons in a thin film where the excitonic center-of-mass motion is confined. A large interaction volume between excitons and radiation yields particular coupled states with radiative decay times reaching several femto-seconds. By considering two polarization directions of light, we reveal that these fast-decay modes dominantly survive in an optical Kerr spectra even under a massive nonradiative damping $\Gamma=30$ meV. The results clearly show that there is an optimal combination of the incident pulse width and the film thickness for maximizing the integrated intensity of nonlinear signals.
1605.07916v2
2016-05-26
Dynamics of thin liquid films on a porous substrate in zero gravity
The long-wave dynamics of liquid films on isothermal substrates show a dynamic competition between various physical mechanisms. If the destabilizing effect of thermocapillarity overcomes the stabilizing effect of surface tension and gravity, the liquid film ruptures in finite time, through the formation of primary and secondary thermocapillary finger structures. The long-wave evolution dynamics are compared for two different substrate types: isothermal non-porous and isothermal porous for small Biot number in a zero gravity environment. The multi-time-scale dynamics is revealed through time scales obtained from a method of similarity solutions. It is observed that with an isothermal porous substrate, in zero gravity, secondary thermocapillary structures are damped through imbibition and that primary thermocapillary structures persist for long times without rupture.
1605.08173v1
2016-05-26
Strong coupling optical spectra in dipole-dipole interacting optomechanical Tavis-Cummings models
We theoretically investigate the emission spectrum of an optomechanical Tavis-Cummings model: two dipole-dipole interacting atoms coupled to an optomechanical cavity (OMC). In particular, we study the influence of dipole-dipole interaction (DDI) on the single-photon spectrum emitted by this hybrid system in the presence of a strong atom-cavity as well as strong optomechanical interaction (hereinafter called the strong-strong coupling). We also show that our analysis is amenable to inclusion of mechanical losses (under the weak mechanical damping limit) and single-photon loss through spontaneous emission from the two-level emitters under a non-local Lindblad model.
1605.08182v1
2016-05-31
Experimental observation of 1/f noise in quasi-bidimensionnal turbulent flows
We report the experimental observation of $1/f^{\alpha}$ noise in quasi-bidimensionnal turbulence of an electromagnetically forced flow. The large scale velocity $U_L$ exhibits this power-law spectrum with $\alpha \simeq 0.7$ over a range of frequencies smaller than both the characteristic turn-over frequency and the damping rate of the flow. By studying the statistical properties of sojourn time in each polarity of $U_L$, we demonstrate that the $1/f^{\alpha}$ noise is generated by a renewal process, defined by a two-state model given by the polarities of the large scale circulation. The statistical properties of this renewal process are shown to control the value of the exponent $\alpha$.
1605.09664v1
2016-06-01
Measurement-Based Linear Optics
A major challenge in optical quantum processing is implementing large, stable interferometers. Here we propose a virtual, measurement-based interferometer that is programmed on the fly solely by the choice of homodyne measurement angles. The effects of finite squeezing are captured as uniform amplitude damping. We compare our proposal to existing (physical) interferometers and consider its performance for BosonSampling, which could demonstrate post-classical computational power in the near future. We prove its efficiency in time and squeezing (energy) in this setting.
1606.00446v2