18 research outputs found
On the cohomological equation for nilflows
Let X be a vector field on a compact connected manifold M. An important
question in dynamical systems is to know when a function g:M -> R is a
coboundary for the flow generated by X, i.e. when there exists a function f:
M->R such that Xf=g. In this article we investigate this question for nilflows
on nilmanifolds. We show that there exists countably many independent Schwartz
distributions D_n such that any sufficiently smooth function g is a coboundary
iff it belongs to the kernel of all the distributions D_n.Comment: 27 page
Invariant Distributions for homogeneous flows
We prove that every homogeneous flow on a finite-volume homogeneous manifold
has countably many independent invariant distributions unless it is conjugate
to a linear flow on a torus. We also prove that the same conclusion holds for
every affine transformation of a homogenous space which is not conjugate to a
toral translation. As a part of the proof, we have that any smooth partially
hyperbolic flow on any compact manifold has countably many distinct minimal
sets, hence countably many distinct ergodic probability measures. As a
consequence, the Katok and Greenfield-Wallach conjectures hold in all of the
above cases.Comment: 43 page
Linearization of Cohomology-free Vector Fields
We study the cohomological equation for a smooth vector field on a compact
manifold. We show that if the vector field is cohomology free, then it can be
embedded continuously in a linear flow on an Abelian group
Results from a combined test of an electromagnetic liquid argon calorimeter with a hadronic scintillating-tile calorimeter
The first combined test of an electromagnetic liquid argon accordion calorimeter and a hadronic scintillating-tile calorimeter was carried out at the CERN SPS. These devices are prototypes of the barrel calorimeter of the future ATLAS experiment at the LHC. The energy resolution of pions in the energy range from 20 to 300~GeV at an incident angle of about 11 is well-described by the expression \sigma/E = ((46.5 \pm 6.0)\%/\sqrt{E} +(1.2 \pm 0.3)\%) \oplus (3.2 \pm 0.4)~\mbox{GeV}/E. Shower profiles, shower leakage, and the angular resolution of hadronic showers were also studied