64 research outputs found
Breather initial profiles in chains of weakly coupled anharmonic oscillators
A systematic correlation between the initial profile of discrete breathers
and their frequency is described. The context is that of a very weakly
harmonically coupled chain of softly anharmonic oscillators. The results are
structurally stable, that is, robust under changes of the on-site potential and
are illustrated numerically for several standard choices. A precise genericity
theorem for the results is proved.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figure
Moving lattice kinks and pulses: an inverse method
We develop a general mapping from given kink or pulse shaped travelling-wave
solutions including their velocity to the equations of motion on
one-dimensional lattices which support these solutions. We apply this mapping -
by definition an inverse method - to acoustic solitons in chains with nonlinear
intersite interactions, to nonlinear Klein-Gordon chains, to reaction-diffusion
equations and to discrete nonlinear Schr\"odinger systems. Potential functions
can be found in at least a unique way provided the pulse shape is reflection
symmetric and pulse and kink shapes are at least functions. For kinks we
discuss the relation of our results to the problem of a Peierls-Nabarro
potential and continuous symmetries. We then generalize our method to higher
dimensional lattices for reaction-diffusion systems. We find that increasing
also the number of components easily allows for moving solutions.Comment: 15 pages, 5 figure
Experimental Critical Current Patterns in Josephson Junction Ladders
We present an experimental and theoretical study of the magnetic field
dependence of the critical current of Josephson junction ladders. At variance
with the well-known case of a one-dimensional (1D) parallel array of Josephson
junctions the magnetic field patterns display a single minimum even for very
low values of the self-inductance parameter . Experiments
performed changing both the geometrical value of the inductance and the
critical current of the junctions show a good agreement with numerical
simulations. We argue that the observed magnetic field patterns are due to a
peculiar mapping between the isotropic Josephson ladder and the 1D parallel
array with the self-inductance parameter .Comment: 4 pages, 4 picture
Long-lived oscillons from asymmetric bubbles
The possibility that extremely long-lived, time-dependent, and localized
field configurations (``oscillons'') arise during the collapse of asymmetrical
bubbles in 2+1 dimensional phi^4 models is investigated. It is found that
oscillons can develop from a large spectrum of elliptically deformed bubbles.
Moreover, we provide numerical evidence that such oscillons are: a) circularly
symmetric; and b) linearly stable against small arbitrary radial and angular
perturbations. The latter is based on a dynamical approach designed to
investigate the stability of nonintegrable time-dependent configurations that
is capable of probing slowly-growing instabilities not seen through the usual
``spectral'' method.Comment: RevTeX 4, 9 pages, 11 figures. Revised version with a new approach to
stability. Accepted to Phys. Rev.
A quasi-steady state mathematical model of an integrated ground source heat pump for building space control
[EN] This paper is concerned with the development of a mathematical model, capable of describing the quasisteady
state performance of an integrated ground source heat pump, which is used for heating and
cooling of an institutional building located in a Mediterranean climate. The model is structured on functional
basis according to the heat pump vapour compression or primary circuit, a secondary ground loop
circuit and a secondary building loop circuit. Heat pump heating and cooling capacities, as well as COP,
are considered to be dependent variables and are estimated in the model using performance fitted maps.
Independent variables include: compressor speed, circulation pump speeds, ground loop return temperature
and building circuit return temperature. The model is validated using data from a full-scale ground
source heat pump installation. The validated model is used to examine system capacity and performance
sensitivity to different control optimisation strategies, including set-point control of room air temperature,
room air bandwidth temperature, building loop return water temperature and building loop return
bandwidth temperature.This work was supported under the FP7 programme Advanced ground source heat pump systems for heating and cooling in Mediterranean climates (GROUND-MED FP7-ENERGY-2007-2-TREN-218895)CorberĂĄn Salvador, JM.; Finn, D.; Montagud MontalvĂĄ, CI.; Murphy, F.; Edwards, K. (2011). A quasi-steady state mathematical model of an integrated ground source heat pump for building space control. Energy and Buildings. 43(1):82-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.08.017S829243
Discrete kink dynamics in hydrogen-bonded chains I: The one-component model
We study topological solitary waves (kinks and antikinks) in a nonlinear
one-dimensional Klein-Gordon chain with the on-site potential of a double-Morse
type. This chain is used to describe the collective proton dynamics in
quasi-one-dimensional networks of hydrogen bonds, where the on-site potential
plays role of the proton potential in the hydrogen bond. The system supports a
rich variety of stationary kink solutions with different symmetry properties.
We study the stability and bifurcation structure of all these stationary kink
states. An exactly solvable model with a piecewise ``parabola-constant''
approximation of the double-Morse potential is suggested and studied
analytically. The dependence of the Peierls-Nabarro potential on the system
parameters is studied. Discrete travelling-wave solutions of a narrow permanent
profile are shown to exist, depending on the anharmonicity of the Morse
potential and the cooperativity of the hydrogen bond (the coupling constant of
the interaction between nearest-neighbor protons).Comment: 12 pages, 20 figure
Localization from quantum interference in one-dimensional disordered potentials
We show that the tails of the asymptotic density distribution of a quantum
wave packet that localizes in the the presence of random or quasiperiodic
disorder can be described by the diagonal term of the projection over the
eingenstates of the disordered potential. This is equivalent of assuming a
phase randomization of the off-diagonal/interference terms. We demonstrate
these results through numerical calculations of the dynamics of ultracold atoms
in the one-dimensional speckle and quasiperiodic potentials used in the recent
experiments that lead to the observation of Anderson localization for matter
waves [Billy et al., Nature 453, 891 (2008); Roati et al., Nature 453, 895
(2008)]. For the quasiperiodic case, we also discuss the implications of using
continuos or discrete models.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures; minor changes, references update
Perturbation-induced radiation by the Ablowitz-Ladik soliton
An efficient formalism is elaborated to analytically describe dynamics of the
Ablowitz-Ladik soliton in the presence of perturbations. This formalism is
based on using the Riemann-Hilbert problem and provides the means of
calculating evolution of the discrete soliton parameters, as well as shape
distortion and perturbation-induced radiation effects. As an example, soliton
characteristics are calculated for linear damping and quintic perturbations.Comment: 13 pages, 4 figures, Phys. Rev. E (in press
Ergonomics and sustainability: Towards and embrace of complexity and emergence
Technology offers a promising route to a sustainable future, and ergonomics can serve a vital role. The argument of this article is that the lasting success of sustainability initiatives in ergonomics hinges on an examination of ergonomics' own epistemology and ethics. The epistemology of ergonomics is fundamentally empiricist and positivist. This places practical constraints on its ability to address important issues such as sustainability, emergence and complexity. The implicit ethical position of ergonomics is one of neutrality, and its positivist epistemology generally puts value-laden questions outside the parameters of what it sees as scientific practice. We argue, by contrast, that a discipline that deals with both technology and human beings cannot avoid engaging with questions of complexity and emergence and seeking innovative ways of addressing these issues.No Full Tex
Flux Phase as a Dynamic Jahn-Teller Phase: Berryonic Matter in the Cuprates?
There is considerable evidence for some form of charge ordering on the
hole-doped stripes in the cuprates, mainly associated with the low-temperature
tetragonal phase, but with some evidence for either charge density waves or a
flux phase, which is a form of dynamic charge-density wave. These three states
form a pseudospin triplet, demonstrating a close connection with the E X e
dynamic Jahn-Teller effect, suggesting that the cuprates constitute a form of
Berryonic matter. This in turn suggests a new model for the dynamic Jahn-Teller
effect as a form of flux phase. A simple model of the Cu-O bond stretching
phonons allows an estimate of electron-phonon coupling for these modes,
explaining why the half breathing mode softens so much more than the full
oxygen breathing mode. The anomalous properties of provide a coupling
(correlated hopping) which acts to stabilize density wave phases.Comment: Major Revisions: includes comparisons with specific cuprate phonon
modes, 16 eps figures, revte
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