177 research outputs found
Approximation of small-amplitude weakly coupled oscillators with discrete nonlinear Schrodinger equations
Small-amplitude weakly coupled oscillators of the Klein-Gordon lattices are
approximated by equations of the discrete nonlinear Schrodinger type. We show
how to justify this approximation by two methods, which have been very popular
in the recent literature. The first method relies on a priori energy estimates
and multi-scale decompositions. The second method is based on a resonant normal
form theorem. We show that although the two methods are different in the
implementation, they produce equivalent results as the end product. We also
discuss applications of the discrete nonlinear Schrodinger equation in the
context of existence and stability of breathers of the Klein--Gordon lattice
Existence and continuous approximation of small amplitude breathers in 1D and 2D Klein--Gordon lattices
We construct small amplitude breathers in 1D and 2D Klein--Gordon infinite
lattices. We also show that the breathers are well approximated by the ground
state of the nonlinear Schroedinger equation. The result is obtained by
exploiting the relation between the Klein Gordon lattice and the discrete Non
Linear Schroedinger lattice. The proof is based on a Lyapunov-Schmidt
decomposition and continuum approximation techniques introduced in [7],
actually using its main result as an important lemma
On duality and reflection factors for the sinh-Gordon model
The sinh-Gordon model with integrable boundary conditions is considered in
low order perturbation theory. It is pointed out that results obtained by
Ghoshal for the sine-Gordon breather reflection factors suggest an interesting
dual relationship between models with different boundary conditions. Ghoshal's
formula for the lightest breather is checked perturbatively to in
the special set of cases in which the symmetry is maintained.
It is noted that the parametrisation of the boundary potential which is natural
for the semi-classical approximation also provides a good parametrisation at
the `free-fermion' point.Comment: 17 pages, harvmac(b
Hamiltonian lattice dynamics
Hamiltonian lattice dynamics is a very active and relevant field of research. In this Special Issue, by means of some recent results by leading experts in the field, we tried to illustrate how broad and rich it can be, and how it can be seen as excellent playground for Mathematics in Engineering
On the continuation of degenerate periodic orbits via normal form : full dimensional resonant tori
We reconsider the classical problem of the continuation of degenerate periodic orbits in Hamiltonian systems. In particular we focus on periodic orbits that arise from the breaking of a completely resonant maximal torus. We here propose a suitable normal form construction that allows to identify and approximate the periodic orbits which survive to the breaking of the resonant torus. Our algorithm allows to treat the continuation of approximate orbits which are at leading order degenerate, hence not covered by classical averaging methods. We discuss possible future extensions and applications to localized periodic orbits in chains of weakly coupled oscillators
Holomorphy, Minimal Homotopy and the 4D, N = 1 Supersymmetric Bardeen-Gross-Jackiw Anomaly
By use of a special homotopy operator, we present an explicit, closed-form
and simple expression for the left-right Bardeen-Gross-Jackiw anomalies
described as the proper superspace integral of a superfunction.Comment: 16 pp, LaTeX, Replacement includes addition comment on WZNW term and
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Noncommutative Supersymmetric Gauge Anomaly
We extend the general method of hep-th/0009192 to compute the consistent
gauge anomaly for noncommutative 4d SSYM coupled to chiral matter. The choice
of the minimal homotopy path allows us to obtain a simple and compact result.
We perform the reduction to components in the WZ gauge proving that our result
contains, as lowest component, the bosonic chiral anomaly for noncommutative YM
theories recently obtained in literature.Comment: 14 pages, plain Latex, no figure
On the nonexistence of degenerate phase-shift multibreathers in Klein-Gordon models with interactions beyond nearest neighbors
In this work, we study the existence of, low amplitude, phase-shift multibreathers for small values of the linear coupling in KleinGordon chains with interactions beyond the classical nearest-neighbor (NN) ones. In the proper parameter regimes, the considered lattices bear connections to models beyond one spatial dimension, namely the so-called zigzag lattice, as well as the two-dimensional square lattice or coupled chains. We examine initially the necessary persistence conditions of the system derived by the so-called Effective Hamiltonian Method, in order to seek for unperturbed solutions whose continuation is feasible. Although this approach provides useful insights, in the presence of degeneracy, it does not allow us to determine if they constitute true solutions of our system. In order to overcome this obstacle, we follow a different route. By means of a Lyapunov-Schmidt decomposition, we are able to establish that the bifurcation equation for our models can be considered, in the small energy and small coupling regime, as a perturbation of a corresponding, beyond nearest-neighbor, discrete nonlinear Schr\ua8odinger equation. There, nonexistence results of degenerate phase-shift discrete solitons can be demonstrated by an additional Lyapunov-Schmidt decomposition, and translated to our original problem on the Klein-Gordon system. In this way, among other results, we can prove nonexistence of four-sites vortex-like waveforms in the zigzag Klein-Gordon model. Finally, briefly considering a one-dimensional model bearing similarities to the square lattice, we conclude that the above strategy is not efficient for the proof of the existence or nonexistence of vortices due to the higher degeneracy of this configuration
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