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Quantum Concepts in the Social, Ecological and Biological Sciences

2019

This is a book of applications of quantum techniques to modelization in various areas.

Economics Econophysics and Financial Physics Physics Econometrics and Mathematical MethodsSettore MAT/07 - Fisica Matematica
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High order normal form construction near the elliptic orbit of the Sitnikov problem

2011

We consider the Sitnikov problem; from the equations of motion we derive the approximate Hamiltonian flow. Then, we introduce suitable action–angle variables in order to construct a high order normal form of the Hamiltonian. We introduce Birkhoff Cartesian coordinates near the elliptic orbit and we analyze the behavior of the remainder of the normal form. Finally, we derive a kind of local stability estimate in the vicinity of the periodic orbit for exponentially long times using the normal form up to 40th order in Cartesian coordinates.

Elliptic orbitNormal formPerturbation theoryExponential stabilitylaw.inventionsymbols.namesakeExponential stabilitylawCartesian coordinate systemHigh orderRemainderSettore MAT/07 - Fisica MatematicaMathematical PhysicsMathematicsApplied MathematicsMathematical analysisBirkhoff coordinatesEquations of motionAstronomy and AstrophysicsSitnikov problemComputational MathematicsSpace and Planetary ScienceModeling and SimulationSitnikov problemsymbolsBirkhoff coordinates; Exponential stability; Lie-series expansions; Normal form; Perturbation theory; Sitnikov problem; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Space and Planetary ScienceHamiltonian (quantum mechanics)Lie-series expansions
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K-ϵ-L model in turbulent superfluid helium

2020

We generalize the K−ϵ model of classical turbulence to superfluid helium. In a classical viscous fluid the phenomenological eddy viscosity characterizing the effects of turbulence depends on the turbulent kinetic energy K and the dissipation function ϵ, which are mainly related to the fluctuations of the velocity field and of its gradient. In superfluid helium, instead, we consider the necessary coefficients for describing the effects of classical and quantum turbulence, involving fluctuations of the velocity, the heat flux, and the vortex line density of the quantized vortex lines. By splitting the several fields into a time-average part and a fluctuating part, some expressions involving t…

Energy cascadeNon-equilibrium thermodynamicHeat transferQuantized vorticeSuperfluid heliumK−ϵ modelQuantum turbulenceSettore MAT/07 - Fisica Matematica
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Effective thermal conductivity of superfluid helium in short channels

2014

The aim of this paper is to explore how the effective thermal conductivity of small channels filled with superfluid helium II in the laminar regime separates from the classical Landau expression as the channel becomes shorter. The Landau expression is valid for fully developed Poiseuille flow for the normal component, and therefore is suitable for long channels. By taking into account entrance effects, we show a transition from a heat flux proportional to ∆T /l (Landau regime) for long channels, to a heat flux proportional to l^(1/3) (∆T /l)^(2/3) for short channels.

Entrance lengthEffective thermal conductivitySuperfluid heliumSettore MAT/07 - Fisica MatematicaPoiseuille flow
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Regular and singular pulse and front solutions and possible isochronous behavior in the short-pulse equation: Phase-plane, multi-infinite series and …

2014

In this paper we employ three recent analytical approaches to investigate the possible classes of traveling wave solutions of some members of a family of so-called short-pulse equations (SPE). A recent, novel application of phase-plane analysis is first employed to show the existence of breaking kink wave solutions in certain parameter regimes. Secondly, smooth traveling waves are derived using a recent technique to derive convergent multi-infinite series solutions for the homoclinic (heteroclinic) orbits of the traveling-wave equations for the SPE equation, as well as for its generalized version with arbitrary coefficients. These correspond to pulse (kink or shock) solutions respectively o…

Equilibrium pointNumerical AnalysisNonlinear Sciences - Exactly Solvable and Integrable SystemsSeries (mathematics)Homoclinic and heteroclinic orbitApplied MathematicsMathematical analysisFOS: Physical sciencesMathematical Physics (math-ph)Phase planeTraveling waveNonlinear systemSPE and generalized SPE equationModeling and SimulationSaddle pointHomoclinic orbitExactly Solvable and Integrable Systems (nlin.SI)Singular solutionVariational solitary wavesSettore MAT/07 - Fisica MatematicaMathematical PhysicsConvergent seriesAnsatzMathematicsCommunications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
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Pseudo-bosons for the $D_2$ type quantum Calogero model

2013

In the first part of this paper we show how a simple system, a 2-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator, can be described in terms of pseudo-bosonic variables. This apparently {\em strange} choice is useful when the {\em natural} Hilbert space of the system, $L^2({\bf R}^2)$ in this case, is, for some reason, not the most appropriate. This is exactly what happens for the $D_2$ type quantum Calogero model considered in the second part of the paper, where the Hilbert space $L^2({\bf R}^2)$ appears to be an unappropriate choice, since the eigenvectors of the relevant hamiltonian are not square-integrable. Then we discuss how a certain intertwining operator arising from the model can be used t…

FOS: Physical sciencespseudo-bosonsMathematical Physics (math-ph)Settore MAT/07 - Fisica MatematicaMathematical Physics
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Network Physiology of Cortico–Muscular Interactions

2020

Skeletal muscle activity is continuously modulated across physiologic states to provide coordination, flexibility and responsiveness to body tasks and external inputs. Despite the central role the muscular system plays in facilitating vital body functions, the network of brain-muscle interactions required to control hundreds of muscles and synchronize their activation in relation to distinct physiologic states has not been investigated. Recent approaches have focused on general associations between individual brain rhythms and muscle activation during movement tasks. However, the specific forms of coupling, the functional network of cortico-muscular coordination, and how network structure a…

Flexibility (anatomy)Computer sciencePhysiologybrain wavesPhysiologynetwork physiologylcsh:Physiology03 medical and health sciencesMuscle tone0302 clinical medicineRhythmInteraction networkPhysiology (medical)medicinesleepSettore MAT/07 - Fisica Matematica030304 developmental biologySlow-wave sleepOriginal Research0303 health scienceslcsh:QP1-981burstsMuscular systemSkeletal muscledynamic networksSleep in non-human animalsmedicine.anatomical_structuremuscle tonetime delay stabilitysynchronization030217 neurology & neurosurgeryFrontiers in Physiology
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A non-local model of thermal energy transport: The fractional temperature equation

2013

Abstract Non-local models of thermal energy transport have been used in recent physics and engineering applications to describe several “small-scale” and/or high frequency thermodynamic processes as shown in several engineering and physics applications. The aim of this study is to extend a recently proposed fractional-order thermodynamics ( [5] ), where the thermal energy transfer is due to two phenomena: A short-range heat flux ruled by a local transport equation; a long-range thermal energy transfer that represents a ballistic effects among thermal energy propagators. Long-range thermal energy transfer accounts for small-scale effects that are assumed proportional to the product of the in…

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesPhysicsField (physics)business.industryMechanical EngineeringNon-local thermal energy transportFractional calculuCondensed Matter PhysicsThermal conductionFractional calculusTemperature fieldLong-range heat transportHeat fluxGeneralized entropyHeat transferStatistical physicsSettore ICAR/08 - Scienza Delle CostruzioniConvection–diffusion equationbusinessSettore MAT/07 - Fisica MatematicaThermal energyThermodynamic processInternational Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
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Heat solitons and thermal transfer of information along thin wires

2020

Abstract The aim of this paper is to consider soliton propagation of heat signals along a cylinder whose heat exchange with the environment is a non-linear function of the difference of temperatures of the cylinder and the environment and whose heat transfer along the system is described by the Maxwell–Cattaneo equation. To find the soliton solutions we use the auxiliary equation method. Our motivation is to obtain and compare the speed of propagation, the maximum rate of information transfer, and the energy necessary for the transfer of one bit of information for different solitons, by assuming that a localized soliton may carry a bit of information. It is shown that a given total power (e…

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesPhysicsInformation transferThermal solitonsMechanical EngineeringCharacteristic equation02 engineering and technologyThermal transferMechanics021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyCondensed Matter Physics01 natural sciences010305 fluids & plasmasHeat wave0103 physical sciencesHeat transferRadiative transferRadiative transferCylinderInitial value problemSolitonMaxwell–Cattaneo law0210 nano-technologySettore MAT/07 - Fisica MatematicaAuxiliary equation methodInternational Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
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Route to chaos in the weakly stratified Kolmogorov flow

2019

We consider a two-dimensional fluid exposed to Kolmogorov’s forcing cos(ny) and heated from above. The stabilizing effects of temperature are taken into account using the Boussinesq approximation. The fluid with no temperature stratification has been widely studied and, although relying on strong simplifications, it is considered an important tool for the theoretical and experimental study of transition to turbulence. In this paper, we are interested in the set of transitions leading the temperature stratified fluid from the laminar solution [U∝cos(ny),0, T ∝ y] to more complex states until the onset of chaotic states. We will consider Reynolds numbers 0 < Re ≤ 30, while the Richardson numb…

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesPhysicsRichardson numberTurbulenceMechanical EngineeringMathematical analysisComputational MechanicsReynolds numberLaminar flowCondensed Matter Physics01 natural sciences010305 fluids & plasmasPhysics::Fluid Dynamicssymbols.namesakeTemperature gradientMechanics of Materials0103 physical sciencessymbolsBifurcation Computational complexity Reynolds number Boussinesq approximations Chaotic solutions Richardson number Stabilizing effects Stratified fluid Temperature stratification Transition to turbulence Weak stratificationStratified flowBoussinesq approximation (water waves)010306 general physicsSettore MAT/07 - Fisica MatematicaBifurcation
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