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What is Dynamics in Quantum Gravity?
The appearance of Hamiltonian constraint in the canonical formalism for
general relativity reflects the lack of a fixed external time. The dynamics of
general relativistic systems can be expressed with respect to an arbitrarily
chosen internal degree of freedom, the so called internal clock. We investigate
the way in which the choice of internal clock determines the quantum dynamics
and how much different quantum dynamics induced by different clocks are. We
develop our method of comparison by extending the Hamilton-Jacobi theory of
contact transformations to include a new type of transformations which
transform both the canonical variables and the internal clock. We employ our
method to study the quantum dynamics of the Friedmann-Lemaitre model and obtain
semiclassical corrections to the classical dynamics, which depend on the choice
of internal clock. For a unique quantisation map we find the abundance of
inequivalent semiclassical corrections induced by quantum dynamics taking place
in different internal clocks. It follows that the concepts like minimal volume,
maximal curvature and the number of quantum bounces, often used to describe
quantum effects in cosmological models, depend on the choice of internal clock.Comment: 14 pages, 6 figure
Dynamics of Internal Models in Game Players
A new approach for the study of social games and communications is proposed.
Games are simulated between cognitive players who build the opponent's internal
model and decide their next strategy from predictions based on the model. In
this paper, internal models are constructed by the recurrent neural network
(RNN), and the iterated prisoner's dilemma game is performed. The RNN allows us
to express the internal model in a geometrical shape. The complicated
transients of actions are observed before the stable mutually defecting
equilibrium is reached. During the transients, the model shape also becomes
complicated and often experiences chaotic changes. These new chaotic dynamics
of internal models reflect the dynamical and high-dimensional rugged landscape
of the internal model space.Comment: 19 pages, 6 figure
The Internal Dynamics of Globular Clusters
Galactic globular clusters are ancient building blocks of our Galaxy. They
represent a very interesting family of stellar systems in which some
fundamental dynamical processes have been taking place for more than 10 Gyr,
but on time scales shorter than the age of the universe. In contrast with
galaxies, these star clusters represent unique laboratories for learning about
two-body relaxation, mass segregation from equipartition of energy, stellar
collisions, stellar mergers, core collapse, and tidal disruption. This review
briefly summarizes some of the tremendous developments that have taken place
during the last two decades. It ends with some recent results on tidal tails
around galactic globular clusters and on a very massive globular cluster in
M31.Comment: An invited review (32 pages, 7 figures) in "The Chaotic Universe:
Theory, Observations, Computer Experiments", Proceedings of the ICRA
Rome-Pescara workshop, eds. V.G. Gurzadyan and R. Ruffini (Singapore: World
Sci.), in pres
Mathematical modelling of internal HIV dynamics
We study a mathematical model for the viral dynamics of HIV in an infected individual in the presence of HAART. The paper starts with a literature review and then formulates the basic mathematical model. An expression for R0, the basic reproduction number of the virus under steady state application of HAART, is derived followed by an equilibrium and stability analysis. There is always a disease-free equilibrium (DFE) which is globally asymptotically stable for R0 1 then some simulations will die out whereas others will not. Stochastic simulations suggest that if R0 > 1 those which do not die out approach a stochastic quasi-equilibrium consisting of random uctuations about the non-trivial deterministic equilibrium levels, but the amplitude of these uctuations is so small that practically the system is at the non-trivial equilibrium. A brief discussion concludes the paper
Dynamics of active membranes with internal noise
We study the time-dependent height fluctuations of an active membrane
containing energy-dissipating pumps that drive the membrane out of equilibrium.
Unlike previous investigations based on models that neglect either curvature
couplings or random fluctuations in pump activities, our formulation explores
two new models that take both of these effects into account. In the first
model, the magnitude of the nonequilibrium forces generated by the pumps is
allowed to fluctuate temporally. In the second model, the pumps are allowed to
switch between "on" and "off" states. We compute the mean squared displacement
of a membrane point for both models, and show that they exhibit distinct
dynamical behaviors from previous models, and in particular, a superdiffusive
regime specifically arising from the shot noise.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figure
Solar neutrinos, helioseismology and the solar internal dynamics
Neutrinos are fundamental particles ubiquitous in the Universe. Their
properties remain elusive despite more than 50 years of intense research
activity. In this review we remind the reader of the noticeable properties of
these particles and of the stakes of the solar neutrino puzzle. The Standard
Solar Model triggered persistent efforts in fundamental Physics to predict the
solar neutrino fluxes, and its constantly evolving predictions have been
regularly compared to the detected neutrino signals. Anticipating that this
standard model could not reproduce the internal solar dynamics, a SEismic Solar
Model was developed which enriched theoretical neutrino flux predictions with
in situ observation of acoustic waves propagating in the Sun. This review
reminds the historical steps, from the pioneering Homestake detection, the
GALLEX- SAGE captures of the first pp neutrinos and emphasizes the importance
of the Superkamiokande and SNO detectors to demonstrate that the solar-emitted
electronic neutrinos are partially transformed into other neutrino flavors
before reaching the Earth. The success of BOREXINO in detecting the 7 Be
neutrino signal justifies the building of a new generation of detectors to
measure the entire solar neutrino spectrum. A coherent picture emerged from
neutrino physics and helioseismology. Today, new paradigms take shape:
determining the masses of neutrinos and the research on the Sun is focusing on
the dynamical aspects and on signature of dark matter. The third part of the
review is dedicated to this prospect. The understanding of the crucial role of
both rotation and magnetism in solar physics benefit from SoHO, SDO, and PICARD
space observations. For now, the particle and stellar challenges seem
decoupled, but this is only a superficial appearance. The development of
asteroseismology shows the far-reaching impact of Neutrino and Stellar
Astronomy.Comment: 60 pages, 12 figures Invited review in press in Report on Progress in
Physic
Diversity, Stability, Recursivity, and Rule Generation in Biological System: Intra-inter Dynamics Approach
Basic problems for the construction of a scenario for the Life are discussed.
To study the problems in terms of dynamical systems theory, a scheme of
intra-inter dynamics is presented. It consists of internal dynamics of a unit,
interaction among the units, and the dynamics to change the dynamics itself,
for example by replication (and death) of units according to their internal
states. Applying the dynamics to cell differentiation, isologous
diversification theory is proposed. According to it, orbital instability leads
to diversified cell behaviors first. At the next stage, several cell types are
formed, first triggered by clustering of oscillations, and then as attracting
states of internal dynamics stabilized by the cell-to-cell interaction. At the
third stage, the differentiation is determined as a recursive state by cell
division. At the last stage, hierarchical differentiation proceeds, with the
emergence of stochastic rule for the differentiation to sub-groups, where
regulation of the probability for the differentiation provides the diversity
and stability of cell society. Relevance of the theory to cell biology is
discussed.Comment: 19 pages, Int.J. Mod. Phes. B (in press
Internal dynamics around static-deformation FEM states
Constant velocity or constant force FEM solutions are static-deformation states, where the elastic deformation is stationary. These are the typical operation conditions. Time-dependence, or fluctuations, of the static-deformation states are treated as perturbations, leading to a fast-converging expansion, for typical operation conditions, in which the time-scale of the input force is slower than the internal dynamics
Internal dynamics of the galaxy cluster Abell 959
The connection of cluster mergers with the presence of extended, diffuse
radio sources in galaxy clusters is still being debated. In this paper we aim
to obtain new insights into the internal dynamics of Abell 959, showing
evidence of a diffuse radio source, analyzing velocities and positions of
member galaxies. Our analysis is based on redshift data for 107 galaxies in the
cluster field acquired at the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo. We also use
photometric data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (Data Release 6). We combine
galaxy velocities and positions to select 81 galaxies recognized as cluster
members and determine global dynamical properties. We analyze the cluster
searching for substructures by using several statistical methods. We also study
the 2D galaxy distribution in the field of the cluster. We compare our results
with those from X-ray and gravitational lensing analyses. We estimate a cluster
redshift of z=0.2883 +/- 0.0004. We detect an NE high velocity group at 5' from
the cluster center with a relative line--of--sight (LOS) velocity of ~ +1900
km/s with respect to the main system. We also detect a central, dense structure
elongated along the SE--NW direction likely connected with the two dominant
galaxies and their surrounding cores. This elongated central structure is
probably the trace of an old cluster merger. The LOS velocity dispersion of
galaxies is very high (1025 (-75/+104) km/s). The virial mass is M(<R=1.48
Mpc)= 1.15 (-0.19/+0.25) Msun. Our results suggest that this cluster is forming
along two main directions of mass accretion and show the typical
characteristics of radio clusters; i.e., it is very massive and shows a young
dynamical state. However, deeper radio observations are needed to clarify the
nature of the diffuse radio emission in Abell 959.Comment: 12 pages, 13 figures, 3 tables. Accepted for publication on Astronomy
and Astrophysic
Symmetric Space Sigma-model Dynamics: Internal Metric Formalism
For the symmetric space sigma model in the internal metric formalism we
explicitly construct the lagrangian in terms of the axions and the dilatons of
the solvable Lie algebra gauge and then we exactly derive the axion-dilaton
field equations.Comment: 10 page
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