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Global Structure of Curves from Generalized Unitarity Cut of Three-loop Diagrams
This paper studies the global structure of algebraic curves defined by
generalized unitarity cut of four-dimensional three-loop diagrams with eleven
propagators. The global structure is a topological invariant that is
characterized by the geometric genus of the algebraic curve. We use the
Riemann-Hurwitz formula to compute the geometric genus of algebraic curves with
the help of techniques involving convex hull polytopes and numerical algebraic
geometry. Some interesting properties of genus for arbitrary loop orders are
also explored where computing the genus serves as an initial step for integral
or integrand reduction of three-loop amplitudes via an algebraic geometric
approach.Comment: 35pages, 10 figures, version appeared in JHE
Integrable quadratic Hamiltonians on so(4) and so(3,1)
We investigate a special class of quadratic Hamiltonians on so(4) and so(3,1)
and describe Hamiltonians that have additional polynomial integrals. One of the
main results is a new integrable case with an integral of sixth degree.Comment: 16 page
Driven cofactor systems and Hamilton-Jacobi separability
This is a continuation of the work initiated in a previous paper on so-called
driven cofactor systems, which are partially decoupling second-order
differential equations of a special kind. The main purpose in that paper was to
obtain an intrinsic, geometrical characterization of such systems, and to
explain the basic underlying concepts in a brief note. In the present paper we
address the more intricate part of the theory. It involves in the first place
understanding all details of an algorithmic construction of quadratic integrals
and their involutivity. It secondly requires explaining the subtle way in which
suitably constructed canonical transformations reduce the Hamilton-Jacobi
problem of the (a priori time-dependent) driven part of the system into that of
an equivalent autonomous system of St\"ackel type
Jacobian elliptic Kummer surfaces and special function identities
We derive formulas for the construction of all inequivalent Jacobian elliptic
fibrations on the Kummer surface of two non-isogeneous elliptic curves from
extremal rational elliptic surfaces by rational base transformations and
quadratic twists. We then show that each such decomposition yields a
description of the Picard-Fuchs system satisfied by the periods of the
holomorphic two-form as either a tensor product of two Gauss' hypergeometric
differential equations, an Appell hypergeometric system, or a GKZ differential
system. As the answer must be independent of the fibration used, identities
relating differential systems are obtained. They include a new identity
relating Appell's hypergeometric system to a product of two Gauss'
hypergeometric differential equations by a cubic transformation.Comment: 20 page
Asymptotics of work distributions in a stochastically driven system
We determine the asymptotic forms of work distributions at arbitrary times
, in a class of driven stochastic systems using a theory developed by Engel
and Nickelsen (EN theory) (arXiv:1102.4505v1 [cond-mat.stat-mech]), which is
based on the contraction principle of large deviation theory. In this paper, we
extend the theory, previously applied in the context of deterministically
driven systems, to a model in which the driving is stochastic. The models we
study are described by overdamped Langevin equations and the work distributions
in the path integral form, are characterised by having quadratic actions. We
first illustrate EN theory, for a deterministically driven system - the
breathing parabola model, and show that within its framework, the Crooks
flucutation theorem manifests itself as a reflection symmetry property of a
certain characteristic polynomial function. We then extend our analysis to a
stochastically driven system, studied in ( arXiv:1212.0704v2
[cond-mat.stat-mech], arXiv:1402.5777v1 [cond-mat.stat-mech]) using a
moment-generating-function method, for both equilibrium and non - equilibrium
steady state initial distributions. In both cases we obtain new analytic
solutions for the asymptotic forms of (dissipated) work distributions at
arbitrary . For dissipated work in the steady state, we compare the large
asymptotic behaviour of our solution to that already obtained in (
arXiv:1402.5777v1 [cond-mat.stat-mech]). In all cases, special emphasis is
placed on the computation of the pre-exponential factor and the results show
excellent agreement with the numerical simulations. Our solutions are exact in
the low noise limit.Comment: 26 pages, 8 figures. Changes from version 1: Several typos and
equations corrected, references added, pictures modified. Version to appear
in EPJ
Partial differential systems with nonlocal nonlinearities: Generation and solutions
We develop a method for generating solutions to large classes of evolutionary
partial differential systems with nonlocal nonlinearities. For arbitrary
initial data, the solutions are generated from the corresponding linearized
equations. The key is a Fredholm integral equation relating the linearized flow
to an auxiliary linear flow. It is analogous to the Marchenko integral equation
in integrable systems. We show explicitly how this can be achieved through
several examples including reaction-diffusion systems with nonlocal quadratic
nonlinearities and the nonlinear Schrodinger equation with a nonlocal cubic
nonlinearity. In each case we demonstrate our approach with numerical
simulations. We discuss the effectiveness of our approach and how it might be
extended.Comment: 4 figure
Algorithms for Combinatorial Systems: Well-Founded Systems and Newton Iterations
We consider systems of recursively defined combinatorial structures. We give
algorithms checking that these systems are well founded, computing generating
series and providing numerical values. Our framework is an articulation of the
constructible classes of Flajolet and Sedgewick with Joyal's species theory. We
extend the implicit species theorem to structures of size zero. A quadratic
iterative Newton method is shown to solve well-founded systems combinatorially.
From there, truncations of the corresponding generating series are obtained in
quasi-optimal complexity. This iteration transfers to a numerical scheme that
converges unconditionally to the values of the generating series inside their
disk of convergence. These results provide important subroutines in random
generation. Finally, the approach is extended to combinatorial differential
systems.Comment: 61 page
On the Complexity of Solving Quadratic Boolean Systems
A fundamental problem in computer science is to find all the common zeroes of
quadratic polynomials in unknowns over . The
cryptanalysis of several modern ciphers reduces to this problem. Up to now, the
best complexity bound was reached by an exhaustive search in
operations. We give an algorithm that reduces the problem to a combination of
exhaustive search and sparse linear algebra. This algorithm has several
variants depending on the method used for the linear algebra step. Under
precise algebraic assumptions on the input system, we show that the
deterministic variant of our algorithm has complexity bounded by
when , while a probabilistic variant of the Las Vegas type
has expected complexity . Experiments on random systems show
that the algebraic assumptions are satisfied with probability very close to~1.
We also give a rough estimate for the actual threshold between our method and
exhaustive search, which is as low as~200, and thus very relevant for
cryptographic applications.Comment: 25 page
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