Factorization of the Non-Stationary Schrodinger Operator

We consider a factorization of the non-stationary Schrodinger operator based on the parabolic Dirac operator introduced by Cerejeiras/ Kahler/ Sommen. Based on the fundamental solution for the parabolic Dirac operators, we shall construct appropriated Teodorescu and Cauchy-Bitsadze operators. Afterwards we will describe how to solve the nonlinear Schrodinger equation using Banach fixed point theorem.Comment: Accepted for publication in Advances in Applied Clifford Algebra

Signatures of the self-modulation instability of relativistic proton bunches in the AWAKE experiment

We investigate numerically the detection of the self-modulation instability in a virtual detector located downstream from the plasma in the context of AWAKE. We show that the density structures, appearing in the temporally resolving virtual detector, map the transverse beam phase space distribution at the plasma exit. As a result, the proton bunch radius that appears to grow along the bunch in the detector results from the divergence increase along the bunch, related with the spatial growth of the self-modulated wakefields. In addition, asymmetric bunch structures in the detector are a result of asymmetries of the bunch divergence, and do not necessarily reflect asymmetric beam density distributions in the plasma.Comment: Accepted for publication in NIM-A for the proceedings of the 3rd European Advanced Accelerator Workshop. 5 pages, 2 figure

Chaos in Periodically Perturbed Monopole + Quadrupole Like Potentials

The motion of a particle that suffers the influence of simple inner (outer) periodic perturbations when it evolves around a center of attraction modeled by an inverse square law plus a quadrupole-like term is studied. The equations of motion are used to reduce the Melnikov method to the study of simple graphics.Comment: 12 pages, 6 Postscript figure

Phase diagram of random lattice gases in the annealed limit

An analysis of the random lattice gas in the annealed limit is presented. The statistical mechanics of disordered lattice systems is briefly reviewed. For the case of the lattice gas with an arbitrary uniform interaction potential and random short-range interactions the annealed limit is discussed in detail. By identifying and extracting an entropy of mixing term, a correct physical expression for the pressure is explicitly given. As an application, the one-dimensional lattice gas with uniform long-range interactions and random short-range interactions satisfying a bimodal annealed probability distribution is discussed. The model is exactly solved and is shown to present interesting behavior in the presence of competition between interactions, such as the presence of three phase transitions at constant temperature and the occurrence of triple and quadruple points.Comment: Final version to be published in the Journal of Chemical Physic