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Kinetic theory of point vortices in two dimensions: analytical results and numerical simulations
We develop the kinetic theory of point vortices in two-dimensional
hydrodynamics and illustrate the main results of the theory with numerical
simulations. We first consider the evolution of the system "as a whole" and
show that the evolution of the vorticity profile is due to resonances between
different orbits of the point vortices. The evolution stops when the profile of
angular velocity becomes monotonic even if the system has not reached the
statistical equilibrium state (Boltzmann distribution). In that case, the
system remains blocked in a sort of metastable state with a non standard
distribution. We also study the relaxation of a test vortex in a steady bath of
field vortices. The relaxation of the test vortex is described by a
Fokker-Planck equation involving a diffusion term and a drift term. The
diffusion coefficient, which is proportional to the density of field vortices
and inversely proportional to the shear, usually decreases rapidly with the
distance. The drift is proportional to the gradient of the density profile of
the field vortices and is connected to the diffusion coefficient by a
generalized Einstein relation. We study the evolution of the tail of the
distribution function of the test vortex and show that it has a front
structure. We also study how the temporal auto-correlation function of the
position of the test vortex decreases with time and find that it usually
exhibits an algebraic behavior with an exponent that we compute analytically.
We mention analogies with other systems with long-range interactions
Linear waves in sheared flows. Lower bound of the vorticity growth and propagation discontinuities in the parameters space
This study provides sufficient conditions for the temporal monotonic decay of
enstrophy for two-dimensional perturbations traveling in the incompressible,
viscous, plane Poiseuille and Couette flows. Extension of J. L. Synge's
procedure (1938) to the initial-value problem allowed us to find the region of
the wavenumber-Reynolds number map where the enstrophy of any initial
disturbance cannot grow. This region is wider than the kinetic energy's one. We
also show that the parameters space is split in two regions with clearly
distinct propagation and dispersion properties
(In)finiteness of Spherically Symmetric Static Perfect Fluids
This work is concerned with the finiteness problem for static, spherically
symmetric perfect fluids in both Newtonian Gravity and General Relativity. We
derive criteria on the barotropic equation of state guaranteeing that the
corresponding perfect fluid solutions possess finite/infinite extent. In the
Newtonian case, for the large class of monotonic equations of state, and in
General Relativity we improve earlier results
Anomalous diffusion and collapse of self-gravitating Langevin particles in D dimensions
We address the generalized thermodynamics and the collapse of a system of
self-gravitating Langevin particles exhibiting anomalous diffusion in a space
of dimension D. The equilibrium states correspond to polytropic distributions.
The index n of the polytrope is related to the exponent of anomalous diffusion.
We consider a high-friction limit and reduce the problem to the study of the
nonlinear Smoluchowski-Poisson system. We show that the associated Lyapunov
functional is the Tsallis free energy. We discuss in detail the equilibrium
phase diagram of self-gravitating polytropes as a function of D and n and
determine their stability by using turning points arguments and analytical
methods. When no equilibrium state exists, we investigate self-similar
solutions describing the collapse. These results can be relevant for
astrophysical systems, two-dimensional vortices and for the chemotaxis of
bacterial populations. Above all, this model constitutes a prototypical
dynamical model of systems with long-range interactions which possesses a rich
structure and which can be studied in great detail.Comment: Submitted to Phys. Rev.
Relativistic stars with a linear equation of state: analogy with classical isothermal spheres and black holes
We complete our previous investigation concerning the structure and the
stability of "isothermal" spheres in general relativity. This concerns objects
that are described by a linear equation of state so that the
pressure is proportional to the energy density. In the Newtonian limit , this returns the classical isothermal equation of state. We consider
specifically a self-gravitating radiation (q=1/3), the core of neutron stars
(q=1/3) and a gas of baryons interacting through a vector meson field (q=1). We
study how the thermodynamical parameters scale with the size of the object and
find unusual behaviours due to the non-extensivity of the system. We compare
these scaling laws with the area scaling of the black hole entropy. We also
determine the domain of validity of these scaling laws by calculating the
critical radius above which relativistic stars described by a linear equation
of state become dynamically unstable. For photon stars, we show that the
criteria of dynamical and thermodynamical stability coincide. Considering
finite spheres, we find that the mass and entropy as a function of the central
density present damped oscillations. We give the critical value of the central
density, corresponding to the first mass peak, above which the series of
equilibria becomes unstable. Finally, we extend our results to d-dimensional
spheres. We show that the oscillations of mass versus central density disappear
above a critical dimension d_{crit}(q). For Newtonian isothermal stars (q=0) we
recover the critical dimension d_{crit}=10. For the stiffest stars (q=1) we
find d_{crit}=9 and for a self-gravitating radiation (q=1/d) we find
d_{crit}=9.96404372... very close to 10. Finally, we give analytical solutions
of relativistic isothermal spheres in 2D gravity.Comment: A minor mistake in calculation has been corrected in the second
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Long-range thermoelectric effects in mesoscopic superconductor-normal metal structures
We consider a mesoscopic four-terminal superconductor/normal metal (S/N)
structure in the presence of a temperature gradient along the N wire. A
thermoemf arises in this system even in the absence of the thermoelectric
quasiparticle current if the phase difference between the superconductors is
not zero. We show that the thermoemf is not small in the case of a negligible
Josephson coupling between two superconductors. It is also shown that the
thermoelectric voltage has two maxima: one at a low temperature and another at
a temperature close to the critical temperature. The obtained temperature
dependence of the thermoemf describes qualitatively experimental data.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figure
Brownian theory of 2D turbulence and generalized thermodynamics
We propose a new parametrization of 2D turbulence based on generalized
thermodynamics and Brownian theory. Explicit relaxation equations are obtained
that should be easily implementable in numerical simulations for three typical
types of turbulent flows. Our parametrization is related to previous ones but
it removes their defects and offers attractive new perspectives.Comment: Submitted to Phys. Rev. Let
Hamiltonian and Brownian systems with long-range interactions
We discuss the dynamics and thermodynamics of systems with long-range
interactions. We contrast the microcanonical description of an isolated
Hamiltonian system to the canonical description of a stochastically forced
Brownian system. We show that the mean-field approximation is exact in a proper
thermodynamic limit. The equilibrium distribution function is solution of an
integrodifferential equation obtained from a static BBGKY-like hierarchy. It
also optimizes a thermodynamical potential (entropy or free energy) under
appropriate constraints. We discuss the kinetic theory of these systems. In the
limit, a Hamiltonian system is described by the Vlasov equation.
To order 1/N, the collision term of a homogeneous system has the form of the
Lenard-Balescu operator. It reduces to the Landau operator when collective
effects are neglected. We also consider the motion of a test particle in a bath
of field particles and derive the general form of the Fokker-Planck equation.
The diffusion coefficient is anisotropic and depends on the velocity of the
test particle. This can lead to anomalous diffusion. For Brownian systems, in
the limit, the kinetic equation is a non-local Kramers equation.
In the strong friction limit , or for large times , it reduces to a non-local Smoluchowski equation. We give explicit
results for self-gravitating systems, two-dimensional vortices and for the HMF
model. We also introduce a generalized class of stochastic processes and derive
the corresponding generalized Fokker-Planck equations. We discuss how a notion
of generalized thermodynamics can emerge in complex systems displaying
anomalous diffusion.Comment: The original paper has been split in two parts with some new material
and correction
On quadratic integral equations in Orlicz spaces
AbstractIn this paper we study the quadratic integral equation of the formx(t)=g(t)+λx(t)â«abK(t,s)f(s,x(s))ds. Several existence theorems for a.e. monotonic solutions in Orlicz spaces are proved for strongly nonlinear functions f. The presented method of the proof can be easily extended to different classes of solutions
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