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A Finslerian version of 't Hooft Deterministic Quantum Models
Using the Finsler structure living in the phase space associated to the
tangent bundle of the configuration manifold, deterministic models at the
Planck scale are obtained. The Hamiltonian function are constructed directly
from the geometric data and some assumptions concerning time inversion
symmetry. The existence of a maximal acceleration and speed is proved for
Finslerian deterministic models. We investigate the spontaneous symmetry
breaking of the orthogonal symmetry SO(6N) of the Hamiltonian of a
deterministic system. This symmetry break implies the non-validity of the
argument used to obtain Bell's inequalities for spin states. It is introduced
and motivated in the context of Randers spaces an example of simple 't Hooft
model with interactions.Comment: 25 pages; no figures. String discussion deleted. Some minor change
Hyperbolic billiards of pure D=4 supergravities
We compute the billiards that emerge in the Belinskii-Khalatnikov-Lifshitz
(BKL) limit for all pure supergravities in D=4 spacetime dimensions, as well as
for D=4, N=4 supergravities coupled to k (N=4) Maxwell supermultiplets. We find
that just as for the cases N=0 and N=8 investigated previously, these billiards
can be identified with the fundamental Weyl chambers of hyperbolic Kac-Moody
algebras. Hence, the dynamics is chaotic in the BKL limit. A new feature
arises, however, which is that the relevant Kac-Moody algebra can be the
Lorentzian extension of a twisted affine Kac-Moody algebra, while the N=0 and
N=8 cases are untwisted. This occurs for N=5, N=3 and N=2. An understanding of
this property is provided by showing that the data relevant for determining the
billiards are the restricted root system and the maximal split subalgebra of
the finite-dimensional real symmetry algebra characterizing the toroidal
reduction to D=3 spacetime dimensions. To summarize: split symmetry controls
chaos.Comment: 21 page
Bifurcations in nonlinear models of fluid-conveying pipes supported at both ends
Stationary bifurcations in several nonlinear models of fluid conveying pipes
fixed at both ends are analyzed with the use of Lyapunov-Schmidt reduction and
singularity theory. Influence of gravitational force, curvature and vertical
elastic support on various properties of bifurcating solutions are
investigated. In particular the conditions for occurrence of supercritical and
subcritical bifurcations are presented for the models of Holmes, Thurman and
Mote, and Paidoussis.Comment: to appear in Journal of Fluids and Structures; 6 figure
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