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Calculus of variations and mathematical theory of optimal control
A bibliography is presented of publications and reports resulting from the research project
Dynamic programming and Pontryagin's maximum principle
Dynamic programming and Pontryagin maximum principl
Calculus of variations and optimal control theory
Processes and applications of calculus of variations in optimal control theor
Symmetric Functions in Noncommuting Variables
Consider the algebra Q> of formal power series in countably
many noncommuting variables over the rationals. The subalgebra Pi(x_1,x_2,...)
of symmetric functions in noncommuting variables consists of all elements
invariant under permutation of the variables and of bounded degree. We develop
a theory of such functions analogous to the ordinary theory of symmetric
functions. In particular, we define analogs of the monomial, power sum,
elementary, complete homogeneous, and Schur symmetric functions as will as
investigating their properties.Comment: 16 pages, Latex, see related papers at
http://www.math.msu.edu/~sagan, to appear in Transactions of the American
Mathematical Societ
Lagrange problems with a variable endpoint as optimal control problems
Lagrange problems with variable endpoint as optimal control problem
On multiplicity-free skew characters and the Schubert Calculus
In this paper we classify the multiplicity-free skew characters of the
symmetric group. Furthermore we show that the Schubert calculus is equivalent
to that of skew characters in the following sense: If we decompose the product
of two Schubert classes we get the same as if we decompose a skew character and
replace the irreducible characters by Schubert classes of the `inverse'
partitions (Theorem 4.2).Comment: 14 pages, to appear in Annals. Comb. minor changes from v1 to v2 as
suggested by the referees, Example 3.4 inserted so numeration changed in
section
Symmetries and collective excitations in large superconducting circuits
The intriguing appeal of circuits lies in their modularity and ease of
fabrication. Based on a toolbox of simple building blocks, circuits present a
powerful framework for achieving new functionality by combining circuit
elements into larger networks. It is an open question to what degree modularity
also holds for quantum circuits -- circuits made of superconducting material,
in which electric voltages and currents are governed by the laws of quantum
physics. If realizable, quantum coherence in larger circuit networks has great
potential for advances in quantum information processing including topological
protection from decoherence. Here, we present theory suitable for quantitative
modeling of such large circuits and discuss its application to the fluxonium
device. Our approach makes use of approximate symmetries exhibited by the
circuit, and enables us to obtain new predictions for the energy spectrum of
the fluxonium device which can be tested with current experimental technology
Poisson-to-Wigner crossover transition in the nearest-neighbor spacing statistics of random points on fractals
We show that the nearest-neighbor spacing distribution for a model that
consists of random points uniformly distributed on a self-similar fractal is
the Brody distribution of random matrix theory. In the usual context of
Hamiltonian systems, the Brody parameter does not have a definite physical
meaning, but in the model considered here, the Brody parameter is actually the
fractal dimension. Exploiting this result, we introduce a new model for a
crossover transition between Poisson and Wigner statistics: random points on a
continuous family of self-similar curves with fractal dimension between 1 and
2. The implications to quantum chaos are discussed, and a connection to
conservative classical chaos is introduced.Comment: Low-resolution figure is included here. Full resolution image
available (upon request) from the author
Reduced density matrix and entanglement entropy of permutationally invariant quantum many-body systems
In this paper we discuss the properties of the reduced density matrix of
quantum many body systems with permutational symmetry and present basic
quantification of the entanglement in terms of the von Neumann (VNE), Renyi and
Tsallis entropies. In particular, we show, on the specific example of the spin
Heisenberg model, how the RDM acquires a block diagonal form with respect
to the quantum number fixing the polarization in the subsystem conservation
of and with respect to the irreducible representations of the
group. Analytical expression for the RDM elements and for the
RDM spectrum are derived for states of arbitrary permutational symmetry and for
arbitrary polarizations. The temperature dependence and scaling of the VNE
across a finite temperature phase transition is discussed and the RDM moments
and the R\'{e}nyi and Tsallis entropies calculated both for symmetric ground
states of the Heisenberg chain and for maximally mixed states.Comment: Festschrift in honor of the 60th birthday of Professor Vladimir
Korepin (11 pages, 5 figures
Chaotic Orbits in Thermal-Equilibrium Beams: Existence and Dynamical Implications
Phase mixing of chaotic orbits exponentially distributes these orbits through
their accessible phase space. This phenomenon, commonly called ``chaotic
mixing'', stands in marked contrast to phase mixing of regular orbits which
proceeds as a power law in time. It is operationally irreversible; hence, its
associated e-folding time scale sets a condition on any process envisioned for
emittance compensation. A key question is whether beams can support chaotic
orbits, and if so, under what conditions? We numerically investigate the
parameter space of three-dimensional thermal-equilibrium beams with space
charge, confined by linear external focusing forces, to determine whether the
associated potentials support chaotic orbits. We find that a large subset of
the parameter space does support chaos and, in turn, chaotic mixing. Details
and implications are enumerated.Comment: 39 pages, including 14 figure
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