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Homogenization results for a linear dynamics in random Glauber type environment
We consider an energy conserving linear dynamics that we perturb by a Glauber
dynamics with random site dependent intensity. We prove hydrodynamic limits for
this non-reversible system in random media. The diffusion coefficient turns out
to depend on the random field only by its statistics. The diffusion coefficient
defined through the Green-Kubo formula is also studied and its convergence to
some homogenized diffusion coefficient is proved
Diffusion of energy in chains of oscillators with bulk noise
These notes are based on a mini-course given during the conference Particle
systems and PDE's - II which held at the Center of Mathematics of the
University of Minho in December 2013. We discuss the problem of normal and
anomalous diffusion of energy in systems of coupled oscillators perturbed by a
stochastic noise conserving energy
Project knowledge into project practice: generational issues in the knowledge management process
This paper considers Learning and Knowledge Transfer within the project domain. Knowledge can be a tenuous and elusive concept, and is challenging to transfer within organizations and projects. This challenge is compounded when we consider generational differences in the project and the workplace. This paper looks at learning, and the transfer of that generated knowledge. A number of tools and frameworks have been considered, together with accumulated extant literature. These issues have been deliberated through the lens of different generational types, focusing on the issues and differences in knowledge engagement and absorption between Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y/Millennials. Generation Z/Centennials have also been included where appropriate. This is a significant issue in modern project and organizational structures. Some recommendations are offered to assist in effective knowledge transfer across generational types.Accepted manuscrip
Hydrodynamic limit for the velocity flip model
We study the diffusive scaling limit for a chain of coupled oscillators.
In order to provide the system with good ergodic properties, we perturb the
Hamiltonian dynamics with random flips of velocities, so that the energy is
locally conserved. We derive the hydrodynamic equations by estimating the
relative entropy with respect to the local equilibrium state modified by a
correction term
A one-dimensional coagulation-fragmentation process with a dynamical phase transition
We introduce a reversible Markovian coagulation-fragmentation process on the
set of partitions of into disjoint intervals. Each interval
can either split or merge with one of its two neighbors. The invariant measure
can be seen as the Gibbs measure for a homogeneous pinning model
\cite{cf:GBbook}. Depending on a parameter , the typical configuration
can be either dominated by a single big interval (delocalized phase), or be
composed of many intervals of order (localized phase), or the interval
length can have a power law distribution (critical regime). In the three cases,
the time required to approach equilibrium (in total variation) scales very
differently with . In the localized phase, when the initial condition is a
single interval of size , the equilibration mechanism is due to the
propagation of two "fragmentation fronts" which start from the two boundaries
and proceed by power-law jumps
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