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Regular packings on periodic lattices.

2011

We investigate the problem of packing identical hard objects on regular lattices in d dimensions. Restricting configuration space to parallel alignment of the objects, we study the densest packing at a given aspect ratio X. For rectangles and ellipses on the square lattice as well as for biaxial ellipsoids on a simple cubic lattice, we calculate the maximum packing fraction \phi_d(X). It is proved to be continuous with an infinite number of singular points X^{\rm min}_\nu, X^{\rm max}_\nu, \nu=0, \pm 1, \pm 2,... In two dimensions, all maxima have the same height, whereas there is a unique global maximum for the case of ellipsoids. The form of \phi_d(X) is discussed in the context of geomet…

PhysicsStatistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)Aspect ratioGeometrical frustrationMathematical analysisFOS: Physical sciencesGeneral Physics and AstronomyContext (language use)Mathematical Physics (math-ph)Atomic packing factorSquare latticePacking problemsConfiguration spaceMaximaCondensed Matter - Statistical MechanicsMathematical PhysicsPhysical review letters
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Nonlinear response of superparamagnets with finite damping: an analytical approach

2004

The strongly damping-dependent nonlinear dynamical response of classical superparamagnets is investigated by means of an analytical approach. Using rigorous balance equations for the spin occupation numbers a simple approximate expression is derived for the nonlinear susceptibility. The results are in good agreement with those obtained from the exact (continued-fraction) solution of the Fokker-Planck equation. The formula obtained could be of assistance in the modelling of the experimental data and the determination of the damping coefficient in superparamagnets.

PhysicsStatistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)Mathematical analysisFOS: Physical sciencesCondensed Matter - Soft Condensed MatterCondensed Matter PhysicsExpression (mathematics)Electronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsNonlinear systemClassical mechanicsSimple (abstract algebra)Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)Fokker–Planck equationCondensed Matter - Statistical MechanicsSpin-½
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A Langevin Approach to the Diffusion Equation

2002

We propose a generalized Langevin equation as a model for the diffusion equation of air pollution in the atmosphere. We write down a partial stochastic differential equation for the pollutant concentration, which we solve exactly obtaining the first and the second moment of the pollutant concentration. We obtain a linear multiplicative stochastic differential equation for the Fourier components of the concentration, which can be used to calculate higher moments of the concentration. We obtain the exact steady state solution in the case of neutral atmosphere and a general expression of the mean concentration as a function of the fluctuation intensity of the wind speed, the diffusion coeffici…

PhysicsStochastic differential equationDiffusion equationSteady stateDiffusionMathematical analysisBrownian dynamicsSecond moment of areaFokker–Planck equationFunction (mathematics)Physics::Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
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Acceleration of diffusion in randomly switching potential with supersymmetry

2004

We investigate the overdamped Brownian motion in a supersymmetric periodic potential switched by Markovian dichotomous noise between two configurations. The two configurations differ from each other by a shift of one-half period. The calculation of the effective diffusion coefficient is reduced to the mean first passage time problem. We derive general equations to calculate the effective diffusion coefficient of Brownian particles moving in arbitrary supersymmetric potential. For the sawtooth potential, we obtain the exact expression for the effective diffusion coefficient, which is valid for the arbitrary mean rate of potential switchings and arbitrary intensity of white Gaussian noise. We…

PhysicsStochastic differential equationRandomly Switching PotentialFractional Brownian motionDiffusion processAnomalous diffusionQuantum mechanicsMathematical analysisEffective diffusion coefficientDiffusion (business)First-hitting-time modelBrownian motionPhysical Review E
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Dynamics of surface enrichment: A theory based on the Kawasaki spin-exchange model in the presence of a wall

1991

A mean-field theory is developed for the description of the dynamics of surface enrichment in binary mixtures, where one component is favored by an impenetrable wall. Assuming a direct exchange (Kawasaki-type) model of interdiffusion, a layerwise molecular-field approximation is formulated in the framework of a lattice model. Also the corresponding continuum theory is considered, paying particular attention to the proper derivation of boundary conditions for the differential equation at the hard wall. As an application, we consider the explicit solutions of the derived equations in the case where nonlinear effects can be neglected, studying the approach of an initially flat (homogeneous) co…

PhysicsSurface (mathematics)Differential equationMathematical analysisThermodynamicsCondensed Matter PhysicsElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsNonlinear systemWetting transitionGeneral Materials ScienceBoundary value problemContinuum hypothesisLattice model (physics)Spin-½Zeitschrift f�r Physik B Condensed Matter
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Self‐similar problems for modeling the surface chemical reactions with the gravitation

1998

The mathematical model of a chemical reaction which takes place on the surface of the uniformly moving vertically imbedded glass fibre material is considered. The effect of gravitation is taken into account. Boussinesq's and boundary layer fittings allow to derive boundary value problems for self‐similar systems of ordinary differential equations. First Published Online: 14 Oct 2010

PhysicsSurface (mathematics)Mathematical analysisGlass fiber-Chemical reactionGravitationBoundary layerModeling and SimulationOrdinary differential equationQA1-939Surface chemicalBoundary value problemAnalysisMathematicsMathematical Modelling and Analysis
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Geometric efficiency for a parallel-surface source and detector system with at least one axisymmetric surface

2007

Abstract An exact and numerically friendly method is given to calculate the geometric efficiency G of a planar radiation source and cosine detector system. Either the source or the detector, but not necessarily both, must have axial symmetry. For two non-coaxial disks the results are in exact agreement with a recent generalization of Ruby's formula for G. Detailed formulas and sample numerical results are given for a disk combined with rectangles and triangles. A disk and a general polygon can be solved by dividing the polygon into triangles. The method can also be applied to electrical inductance calculations and a solution recently given for the inductance of circular and elliptic loops c…

PhysicsSurface (mathematics)Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsMathematical analysisDetectorPolygonSolid angleRotational symmetryTrigonometric functionsElliptic integralAxial symmetryInstrumentationNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
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Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces

2001

The goal of this article is to present the relation between some differential formulas, like the Gauss integral for a link, or the integral of the Gaussian curvature on a surface, and topological invariants like the linking number or the Euler characteristic.

PhysicsSurface (mathematics)symbols.namesakeFrenet–Serret formulasGaussian integralMathematical analysisGaussian curvaturesymbolsConstant-mean-curvature surfaceDifferential geometry of curvesLinking numberDifferential (mathematics)
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Desingularization Theory and Bifurcation of Non-elementary Limit Periodic Sets

1998

In the study of the Bogdanov-Takens unfolding, we introduced in 4.3.5.2 the following formulas of rescaling in the phase-space and in the parameter space: $$ x = {r^2}\bar x,y = {r^3}\bar y,\mu = - {r^4},\nu = {r^2}\bar \nu . $$

PhysicsTranscritical bifurcationMathematical analysisSaddle-node bifurcationBogdanov–Takens bifurcationInfinite-period bifurcationSingular point of a curveParameter spaceBifurcation diagramBifurcation
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A real-space approach to the analysis of stacking faults in close-packed metals: G(r) modelling and Q-space feedback

2019

An R-space approach to the simulation and fitting of a structural model to the experimental pair distribution function is described, to investigate the structural disorder (distance distribution and stacking faults) in close-packed metals. This is carried out by transferring the Debye function analysis into R space and simulating the low-angle and high-angle truncation for the evaluation of the relevant Fourier transform. The strengths and weaknesses of the R-space approach with respect to the usual Q-space approach are discussed.

PhysicsTruncationMathematical analysisStackingPair distribution functionCondensed Matter PhysicsSpace (mathematics)BiochemistryInorganic Chemistrysymbols.namesakeFourier transformDistribution (mathematics)Structural BiologysymbolsGeneral Materials ScienceDebye functionPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryActa Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances
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