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Controlling cluster synchronization by adapting the topology
We suggest an adaptive control scheme for the control of zero-lag and cluster
synchronization in delay-coupled networks. Based on the speed-gradient method,
our scheme adapts the topology of a network such that the target state is
realized. It is robust towards different initial condition as well as changes
in the coupling parameters. The emerging topology is characterized by a
delicate interplay of excitatory and inhibitory links leading to the
stabilization of the desired cluster state. As a crucial parameter determining
this interplay we identify the delay time. Furthermore, we show how to
construct networks such that they exhibit not only a given cluster state but
also with a given oscillation frequency. We apply our method to coupled
Stuart-Landau oscillators, a paradigmatic normal form that naturally arises in
an expansion of systems close to a Hopf bifurcation. The successful and robust
control of this generic model opens up possible applications in a wide range of
systems in physics, chemistry, technology, and life science
Electronic resonance states in metallic nanowires during the breaking process simulated with the ultimate jellium model
We investigate the elongation and breaking process of metallic nanowires
using the ultimate jellium model in self-consistent density-functional
calculations of the electron structure. In this model the positive background
charge deforms to follow the electron density and the energy minimization
determines the shape of the system. However, we restrict the shape of the wires
by assuming rotational invariance about the wire axis. First we study the
stability of infinite wires and show that the quantum mechanical
shell-structure stabilizes the uniform cylindrical geometry at given magic
radii. Next, we focus on finite nanowires supported by leads modeled by
freezing the shape of a uniform wire outside the constriction volume. We
calculate the conductance during the elongation process using the adiabatic
approximation and the WKB transmission formula. We also observe the correlated
oscillations of the elongation force. In different stages of the elongation
process two kinds of electronic structures appear: one with extended states
throughout the wire and one with an atom-cluster like unit in the constriction
and with well localized states. We discuss the origin of these structures.Comment: 11 pages, 8 figure
Theory for Swap Acceleration near the Glass and Jamming Transitions
Swap algorithms can shift the glass transition to lower temperatures, a
recent unexplained observation constraining the nature of this phenomenon. Here
we show that swap dynamic is governed by an effective potential describing both
particle interactions as well as their ability to change size. Requiring its
stability is more demanding than for the potential energy alone. This result
implies that stable configurations appear at lower energies with swap dynamics,
and thus at lower temperatures when the liquid is cooled. \maa{ The magnitude
of this effect is proportional to the width of the radii distribution, and
decreases with compression for finite-range purely repulsive interaction
potentials.} We test these predictions numerically and discuss the implications
of these findings for the glass transition.We extend these results to the case
of hard spheres where swap is argued to destroy meta-stable states of the free
energy coarse-grained on vibrational time scales. Our analysis unravels the
soft elastic modes responsible for the speed up swap induces, and allows us to
predict the structure and the vibrational properties of glass configurations
reachable with swap. In particular for continuously poly-disperse systems we
predict the jamming transition to be dramatically altered, as we confirm
numerically. A surprising practical outcome of our analysis is new algorithm
that generates ultra-stable glasses by simple descent in an appropriate
effective potential.Comment: 8 pages, 7 figures in the main text, 3 pages 4 figures in the
supplemental material. We improved the theoretical discussion in the v3. In
particular, we added a section with an extended discussion of the
implications of our findings for the glass transitio
The California-Kepler Survey V. Peas in a Pod: Planets in a Kepler Multi-planet System are Similar in Size and Regularly Spaced
We have established precise planet radii, semimajor axes, incident stellar
fluxes, and stellar masses for 909 planets in 355 multi-planet systems
discovered by Kepler. In this sample, we find that planets within a single
multi-planet system have correlated sizes: each planet is more likely to be the
size of its neighbor than a size drawn at random from the distribution of
observed planet sizes. In systems with three or more planets, the planets tend
to have a regular spacing: the orbital period ratios of adjacent pairs of
planets are correlated. Furthermore, the orbital period ratios are smaller in
systems with smaller planets, suggesting that the patterns in planet sizes and
spacing are linked through formation and/or subsequent orbital dynamics. Yet,
we find that essentially no planets have orbital period ratios smaller than
, regardless of planet size. Using empirical mass-radius relationships, we
estimate the mutual Hill separations of planet pairs. We find that of
the planet pairs are at least 10 mutual Hill radii apart, and that a spacing of
mutual Hill radii is most common. We also find that when comparing
planet sizes, the outer planet is larger in of cases, and the
typical ratio of the outer to inner planet size is positively correlated with
the temperature difference between the planets. This could be the result of
photo-evaporation.Comment: Published in The Astronomical Journal. 15 pages, 17 figure
Study of Phase Stability in NiPt Systems
We have studied the problem of phase stability in NiPt alloy system. We have
used the augmented space recursion based on the TB-LMTO as the method for
studying the electronic structure of the alloys. In particular, we have used
the relativistic generalization of our earlier technique. We note that, in
order to predict the proper ground state structures and energetics, in addition
to relativistic effects, we have to take into account charge transfer effects
with precision.Comment: 22 pages, 7 figures. Accepted for publication in JPC
Aliovalent doping of CeO2 : DFT study of oxidation state and vacancy effects
The modification of CeO2 properties by means of aliovalent doping is investigated within the ab-initio density functional theory framework. Lattice parameters, dopant atomic radii, bulk moduli and thermal expansion coefficients of fluorite type Ce1−xMxO2−y (with M= Mg, V, Co, Cu, Zn, Nb, Ba, La, Sm, Gd, Yb, and Bi) are presented for 0.00 ≤ x ≤ 0.25. The relative stability of the dopants is discussed, and the influence of oxygen vacancies is investigated. It is shown that oxygen vacancies tend to increase the lattice parameter, and strongly decrease the bulk modulus. Defect formation energies are correlated with calculated crystal radii and covalent radii of the dopants, and are shown to present no simple trend. The previously observed inverse relation between the thermal expansion coefficient and the bulk modulus [J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 97(1), 258 (2014)] is shown to persist independent of the inclusion of charge compensating vacancies
Stability of multiquantum vortices in dilute Bose-Einstein condensates
Multiply quantized vortices in trapped Bose-Einstein condensates are studied
using the Bogoliubov theory. Suitable combinations of a localized pinning
potential and external rotation of the system are found to energetically
stabilize, both locally and globally, vortices with multiple circulation
quanta. We present a phase diagram for stable multiply quantized vortices in
terms of the angular rotation frequency and the width of the pinning potential.
We argue that multiquantum vortices could be experimentally created using these
two expedients.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
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