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Localization-delocalization transition on a separatrix system of nonlinear Schrodinger equation with disorder
Localization-delocalization transition in a discrete Anderson nonlinear
Schr\"odinger equation with disorder is shown to be a critical phenomenon
similar to a percolation transition on a disordered lattice, with the
nonlinearity parameter thought as the control parameter. In vicinity of the
critical point the spreading of the wave field is subdiffusive in the limit
. The second moment grows with time as a powerlaw , with exactly 1/3. This critical spreading finds its
significance in some connection with the general problem of transport along
separatrices of dynamical systems with many degrees of freedom and is
mathematically related with a description in terms fractional derivative
equations. Above the delocalization point, with the criticality effects
stepping aside, we find that the transport is subdiffusive with
consistently with the results from previous investigations. A threshold for
unlimited spreading is calculated exactly by mapping the transport problem on a
Cayley tree.Comment: 6 pages, 1 figur
A topological approximation of the nonlinear Anderson model
We study the phenomena of Anderson localization in the presence of nonlinear
interaction on a lattice. A class of nonlinear Schrodinger models with
arbitrary power nonlinearity is analyzed. We conceive the various regimes of
behavior, depending on the topology of resonance-overlap in phase space,
ranging from a fully developed chaos involving Levy flights to pseudochaotic
dynamics at the onset of delocalization. It is demonstrated that quadratic
nonlinearity plays a dynamically very distinguished role in that it is the only
type of power nonlinearity permitting an abrupt localization-delocalization
transition with unlimited spreading already at the delocalization border. We
describe this localization-delocalization transition as a percolation
transition on a Cayley tree. It is found in vicinity of the criticality that
the spreading of the wave field is subdiffusive in the limit
t\rightarrow+\infty. The second moment grows with time as a powerlaw t^\alpha,
with \alpha = 1/3. Also we find for superquadratic nonlinearity that the analog
pseudochaotic regime at the edge of chaos is self-controlling in that it has
feedback on the topology of the structure on which the transport processes
concentrate. Then the system automatically (without tuning of parameters)
develops its percolation point. We classify this type of behavior in terms of
self-organized criticality dynamics in Hilbert space. For subquadratic
nonlinearities, the behavior is shown to be sensitive to details of definition
of the nonlinear term. A transport model is proposed based on modified
nonlinearity, using the idea of stripes propagating the wave process to large
distances. Theoretical investigations, presented here, are the basis for
consistency analysis of the different localization-delocalization patterns in
systems with many coupled degrees of freedom in association with the asymptotic
properties of the transport.Comment: 20 pages, 2 figures; improved text with revisions; accepted for
publication in Physical Review
Fractional Fourier detection of L\'evy Flights: application to Hamiltonian chaotic trajectories
A signal processing method designed for the detection of linear (coherent)
behaviors among random fluctuations is presented. It is dedicated to the study
of data recorded from nonlinear physical systems. More precisely the method is
suited for signals having chaotic variations and sporadically appearing regular
linear patterns, possibly impaired by noise. We use time-frequency techniques
and the Fractional Fourier transform in order to make it robust and easily
implementable. The method is illustrated with an example of application: the
analysis of chaotic trajectories of advected passive particles. The signal has
a chaotic behavior and encounter L\'evy flights (straight lines). The method is
able to detect and quantify these ballistic transport regions, even in noisy
situations
Review of Some Promising Fractional Physical Models
Fractional dynamics is a field of study in physics and mechanics
investigating the behavior of objects and systems that are characterized by
power-law non-locality, power-law long-term memory or fractal properties by
using integrations and differentiation of non-integer orders, i.e., by methods
of the fractional calculus. This paper is a review of physical models that look
very promising for future development of fractional dynamics. We suggest a
short introduction to fractional calculus as a theory of integration and
differentiation of non-integer order. Some applications of
integro-differentiations of fractional orders in physics are discussed. Models
of discrete systems with memory, lattice with long-range inter-particle
interaction, dynamics of fractal media are presented. Quantum analogs of
fractional derivatives and model of open nano-system systems with memory are
also discussed.Comment: 38 pages, LaTe
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