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Diagonal Riccati Stability and Applications
We consider the question of diagonal Riccati stability for a pair of real
matrices A, B. A necessary and sufficient condition for diagonal Riccati
stability is derived and applications of this to two distinct cases are
presented. We also describe some motivations for this question arising in the
theory of generalised Lotka-Volterra systems
Spin noise of itinerant fermions
We develop a theory of spin noise spectroscopy of itinerant, noninteracting,
spin-carrying fermions in different regimes of temperature and disorder. We use
kinetic equations for the density matrix in spin variables. We find a general
result with a clear physical interpretation, and discuss its dependence on
temperature, the size of the system, and applied magnetic field. We consider
two classes of experimental probes: 1. electron-spin-resonance (ESR)-type
measurements, in which the probe response to a uniform magnetization increases
linearly with the volume sampled, and 2. optical Kerr/Faraday rotation-type
measurements, in which the probe response to a uniform magnetization increases
linearly with the length of the light propagation in the sample, but is
independent of the cross section of the light beam. Our theory provides a
framework for interpreting recent experiments on atomic gases and conduction
electrons in semiconductors and provides a baseline for identifying the effects
of interactions on spin noise spectroscopy
Analysis of a hadron beam in five-dimensional phase space
We conduct a detailed measurement and analysis of a hadron beam in
five-dimensional phase space at the Spallation Neutron Source Beam Test
Facility. The measurement's resolution and dynamic range are sufficient to
image sharp, high-dimensional features in low-density regions of phase space.
To facilitate the complex task of feature identification in the
five-dimensional phase space, we develop several analysis and visualization
techniques, including non-planar slicing. We use these techniques to examine
the transverse dependence of longitudinal hollowing and longitudinal dependence
of transverse hollowing in the distribution. This analysis strengthens the
claim that low-dimensional projections do not adequately characterize
high-dimensional phase space distributions in low-energy hadron acceleratorsComment: 13 pages; 15 figures; submitted to Physical Review Accelerators and
Beams (PRAB
Noise spectroscopy and interlayer phase-coherence in bilayer quantum Hall systems
Bilayer quantum Hall systems develop strong interlayer phase-coherence when
the distance between layers is comparable to the typical distance between
electrons within a layer. The phase-coherent state has until now been
investigated primarily via transport measurements. We argue here that
interlayer current and charge-imbalance noise studies in these systems will be
able to address some of the key experimental questions. We show that the
characteristic frequency of current-noise is that of the zero wavevector
collective mode, which is sensitive to the degree of order in the system. Local
electric potential noise measured in a plane above the bilayer system on the
other hand is sensitive to finite-wavevector collective modes and hence to the
soft-magnetoroton picture of the order-disorder phase transition.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figure
On analysis of Persidskii systems and their implementations using LMIs
International audienceThe conditions of (integral) input-to-state stability and input-output-to-state stability are established for a class of generalized Persidskii systems. The proposed conditions are formulated using linear matrix inequalities. Based on these results the conditions of convergence are derived for discretizations of this class of models obtained by the explicit and the implicit Euler methods. The proposed theory is finally applied to design a robust stabilization control
Averaging method for the stability analysis of strongly nonlinear mechanical systems
International audienceA mechanical system under strongly nonlinear potential and dissipative forces, with nonlinear nonstationary perturbations having zero mean values, is studied. Proposing a special construction of Lyapunov function, the conditions are found, under which the perturbations do not influence the asymptotic stability of the trivial equilibrium position of the system. These conditions include the requirements on asymptotic stability of the disturbance-free system and the relations of the nonlinearity orders between potential and dissipative forces. The developed approach is extended to the problem of monoaxial stabilization of a rigid body
Progress toward the , -odd Faraday effect: Light absorption by atoms briefly interacting with a laser beam
We investigate the process of photon absorption by atoms or molecules shortly
interacting with a laser beam in the dipole approximation. Assuming that the
interaction time is much smaller than the lifetime of the corresponding
excited state, we examine the absorption probability as a function of .
Besides, we incorporate Doppler broadening due to nonzero temperature of the
atoms (molecules). It is demonstrated that in the case of a zero detuning and
without Doppler broadening, the absorption probability is quadratic in .
Once Doppler broadening is taken into account or the laser beam is off from the
resonant frequency, the absorption probability becomes linear in . Our
findings are expected to be important for experimental studies in optical cells
or cavities where atoms or molecules traverse continuous laser beams. The
experimental prospects of searching for the electric dipole moment (EDM) of the
electron are discussed in detail
Design of Finite/Fixed-time ISS-Lyapunov Functions for Mechanical Systems
Submitted to Mathematics of Control, Signals, and SystemsInternational audienceFor a canonical form of mechanical system dened through gradients of potential energy and dissipative terms, the conditions of nite-time and xed-time (integral) input-to-state stability are derived by nding suitable Lyapunov functions. The proposed stability conditions are constructive, which is demonstrated in several applications
Discretization of Homogeneous Systems Using Euler Method with a State-Dependent Step
International audienceNumeric approximations to the solutions of asymptotically stable homogeneous systems by Euler method, with a step of discretization scaled by the state norm, are investigated (for the explicit and implicit integration schemes). It is proven that for a sufficiently small discretization step the convergence of the approximating solutions to zero can be guaranteed globally in a finite or a fixed time depending on the degree of homogeneity of the system, but in an infinite number of discretization iterations. The maximal admissible step can be estimated by analyzing the system properties on the sphere. It is shown that the absolute and relative errors of the discretizations are globally bounded functions, thus the approximations approaching the solutions with the step converging to zero. In addition, it is established that the proposed discretization approach preserves robustness with respect to exogenous perturbations. Efficiency of the designed discretization algorithms is demonstrated in simulations
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