86 research outputs found
Scaling of Chaos in Strongly Nonlinear Lattices
Although it is now understood that chaos in complex classical systems is the
foundation of thermodynamic behavior, the detailed relations between the
microscopic properties of the chaotic dynamics and the macroscopic
thermodynamic observations still remain mostly in the dark. In this work, we
numerically analyze the probability of chaos in strongly nonlinear Hamiltonian
systems and find different scaling properties depending on the nonlinear
structure of the model. We argue that these different scaling laws of chaos
have definite consequences for the macroscopic diffusive behavior, as chaos is
the microscopic mechanism of diffusion. This is compared with previous results
on chaotic diffusion [New J.\ Phys.\ 15, 053015 (2013)], and a relation between
microscopic chaos and macroscopic diffusion is established.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figure
Odeint - Solving ordinary differential equations in C++
Many physical, biological or chemical systems are modeled by ordinary
differential equations (ODEs) and finding their solution is an every-day-task
for many scientists. Here, we introduce a new C++ library dedicated to find
numerical solutions of initial value problems of ODEs: odeint (www.odeint.com).
odeint is implemented in a highly generic way and provides extensive
interoperability at top performance. For example, due to it's modular design it
can be easily parallized with OpenMP and even runs on CUDA GPUs. Despite that,
it provides a convenient interface that allows for a simple and easy usage.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figur
Spreading in Disordered Lattices with Different Nonlinearities
We study the spreading of initially localized states in a nonlinear
disordered lattice described by the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation with
random on-site potentials - a nonlinear generalization of the Anderson model of
localization. We use a nonlinear diffusion equation to describe the
subdiffusive spreading. To confirm the self-similar nature of the evolution we
characterize the peak structure of the spreading states with help of R\'enyi
entropies and in particular with the structural entropy. The latter is shown to
remain constant over a wide range of time. Furthermore, we report on the
dependence of the spreading exponents on the nonlinearity index in the
generalized nonlinear Schr\"odinger disordered lattice, and show that these
quantities are in accordance with previous theoretical estimates, based on
assumptions of weak and very weak chaoticity of the dynamics.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figure
Re-localization due to finite response times in a nonlinear Anderson chain
We study a disordered nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation with an additional
relaxation process having a finite response time . Without the relaxation
term, , this model has been widely studied in the past and numerical
simulations showed subdiffusive spreading of initially localized excitations.
However, recently Caetano et al.\ (EPJ. B \textbf{80}, 2011) found that by
introducing a response time , spreading is suppressed and any
initially localized excitation will remain localized. Here, we explain the lack
of subdiffusive spreading for by numerically analyzing the energy
evolution. We find that in the presence of a relaxation process the energy
drifts towards the band edge, which enforces the population of fewer and fewer
localized modes and hence leads to re-localization. The explanation presented
here is based on previous findings by the authors et al.\ (PRE \textbf{80},
2009) on the energy dependence of thermalized states.Comment: 3 pages, 4 figure
PySpike - A Python library for analyzing spike train synchrony
Understanding how the brain functions is one of the biggest challenges of our
time. The analysis of experimentally recorded neural firing patterns (spike
trains) plays a crucial role in addressing this problem. Here, the PySpike
library is introduced, a Python package for spike train analysis providing
parameter-free and time-scale independent measures of spike train synchrony. It
allows to compute similarity and dissimilarity profiles, averaged values and
distance matrices. Although mainly focusing on neuroscience, PySpike can also
be applied in other contexts like climate research or social sciences. The
package is available as Open Source on Github and PyPI.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figure
Scaling properties of energy spreading in nonlinear Hamiltonian two-dimensional lattices
In nonlinear disordered Hamiltonian lattices, where there are no propagating
phonons, the spreading of energy is of subdiffusive nature. Recently, the
universality class of the subdiffusive spreading according to the nonlinear
diffusion equation (NDE) has been suggested and checked for one-dimensional
lattices. Here, we apply this approach to two-dimensional strongly nonlinear
lattices and find a nice agreement of the scaling predicted from the NDE with
the spreading results from extensive numerical studies. Moreover, we show that
the scaling works also for regular lattices with strongly nonlinear coupling,
for which the scaling exponent is estimated analytically. This shows that the
process of chaotic diffusion in such lattices does not require disorder.Comment: 7 pages, 7 figure
A guide to time-resolved and parameter-free measures of spike train synchrony
Measures of spike train synchrony have proven a valuable tool in both
experimental and computational neuroscience. Particularly useful are
time-resolved methods such as the ISI- and the SPIKE-distance, which have
already been applied in various bivariate and multivariate contexts. Recently,
SPIKE-Synchronization was proposed as another time-resolved synchronization
measure. It is based on Event-Synchronization and has a very intuitive
interpretation. Here, we present a detailed analysis of the mathematical
properties of these three synchronization measures. For example, we were able
to obtain analytic expressions for the expectation values of the ISI-distance
and SPIKE-Synchronization for Poisson spike trains. For the SPIKE-distance we
present an empirical formula deduced from numerical evaluations. These
expectation values are crucial for interpreting the synchronization of spike
trains measured in experiments or numerical simulations, as they represent the
point of reference for fully randomized spike trains.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figure
Using spike train distances to identify the most discriminative neuronal subpopulation
Background: Spike trains of multiple neurons can be analyzed following the
summed population (SP) or the labeled line (LL) hypothesis. Responses to
external stimuli are generated by a neuronal population as a whole or the
individual neurons have encoding capacities of their own. The SPIKE-distance
estimated either for a single, pooled spike train over a population or for each
neuron separately can serve to quantify these responses.
New Method: For the SP case we compare three algorithms that search for the
most discriminative subpopulation over all stimulus pairs. For the LL case we
introduce a new algorithm that combines neurons that individually separate
different pairs of stimuli best.
Results: The best approach for SP is a brute force search over all possible
subpopulations. However, it is only feasible for small populations. For more
realistic settings, simulated annealing clearly outperforms gradient algorithms
with only a limited increase in computational load. Our novel LL approach can
handle very involved coding scenarios despite its computational ease.
Comparison with Existing Methods: Spike train distances have been extended to
the analysis of neural populations interpolating between SP and LL coding. This
includes parametrizing the importance of distinguishing spikes being fired in
different neurons. Yet, these approaches only consider the population as a
whole. The explicit focus on subpopulations render our algorithms
complimentary.
Conclusions: The spectrum of encoding possibilities in neural populations is
broad. The SP and LL cases are two extremes for which our algorithms provide
correct identification results.Comment: 14 pages, 9 Figure
Scaling of energy spreading in strongly nonlinear disordered lattices
To characterize a destruction of Anderson localization by nonlinearity, we
study the spreading behavior of initially localized states in disordered,
strongly nonlinear lattices. Due to chaotic nonlinear interaction of localized
linear or nonlinear modes, energy spreads nearly subdiffusively. Based on a
phenomenological description by virtue of a nonlinear diffusion equation we
establish a one-parameter scaling relation between the velocity of spreading
and the density, which is confirmed numerically. From this scaling it follows
that for very low densities the spreading slows down compared to the pure power
law.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
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