Search results for "Piecewise linear function"
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Open and Discrete Maps with Piecewise Linear Branch Set Images are Piecewise Linear Maps
2018
The image of the branch set of a piecewise linear (PL)‐branched cover between PL 𝑛n‐manifolds is a simplicial (𝑛−2)(n−2)‐complex. We demonstrate that the reverse implication also holds: an open and discrete map 𝑓:𝕊𝑛→𝕊𝑛f:Sn→Sn with the image of the branch set contained in a simplicial (𝑛−2)(n−2)‐complex is equivalent up to homeomorphism to a PL‐branched cover. peerReviewed
Eventually periodic solutions of single neuron model
2020
In this paper, we consider a nonautonomous piecewise linear difference equation that describes a discrete version of a single neuron model with a periodic (period two and period three) internal decay rate. We investigated the periodic behavior of solutions relative to the periodic internal decay rate in our previous papers. Our goal is to prove that this model contains a large quantity of initial conditions that generate eventually periodic solutions. We will show that only periodic solutions and eventually periodic solutions exist in several cases.
Numerical viscosity in simulations of the two-dimensional Kelvin-Helmholtz instability
2020
The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability serves as a simple, well-defined setup for assessing the accuracy of different numerical methods for solving the equations of hydrodynamics. We use it to extend our previous analysis of the convergence and the numerical dissipation in models of the propagation of waves and in the tearing-mode instability in magnetohydrodynamic models. To this end, we perform two-dimensional simulations with and without explicit physical viscosity at different resolutions. A comparison of the growth of the modes excited by our initial perturbations allows us to estimate the effective numerical viscosity of two spatial reconstruction schemes (fifth-order monotonicity preservin…
Periodic orbits of a neuron model with periodic internal decay rate
2015
In this paper we will study a non-autonomous piecewise linear difference equation which describes a discrete version of a single neuron model with a periodic internal decay rate. We will investigate the periodic behavior of solutions relative to the periodic internal decay rate. Furthermore, we will show that only periodic orbits of even periods can exist and show their stability character.
Superconvergence phenomenon in the finite element method arising from averaging gradients
1984
We study a superconvergence phenomenon which can be obtained when solving a 2nd order elliptic problem by the usual linear elements. The averaged gradient is a piecewise linear continuous vector field, the value of which at any nodal point is an average of gradients of linear elements on triangles incident with this nodal point. The convergence rate of the averaged gradient to an exact gradient in theL 2-norm can locally be higher even by one than that of the original piecewise constant discrete gradient.
A unified approach to quasi-static shakedown problems for elastic-plastic solids with piecewise linear yield surface
1978
The paper concerns shakedown analysis of elastic-plastic bodies subjected to quasi-statically varying loads within a given domain. Using a perturbation method, a general inequality is given, from which, by simply specializing the perturbing terms, the generalized Melan theorem as well as bounds on various deformation parameters (such as displacements or plastic strain intensities) are derived. The solution of the «perturbed» shakedown problem in finite or holonimic terms permits the bound to be the most stringent and expressible in «local» terms instead of integral terms. A simple application concludes the paper.
Shakedown of Structures Subjected to Dynamic External Actions and Related Bounding Techniques
2002
The shakedown theory for dynamic external actions is expounded considering elastic-plastic internal-variable material models endowed with hardening saturation surface and assuming small displacements and strains as long with negligible effects of temperature variations on material data. Two sorts of dynamic shakedown theories are presented, i.e.: i) Unrestricted dynamic shakedown, in which the structure is subjected to (unknown) sequences of short-duration excitations belonging to a known excitation domain, with no-load no-motion time periods in between and for which a unified framework with quasi-static shakedown is presented; and ii) Restricted dynamic shakedown, in which the structure is…
Efficient full decay inversion of MRS data with a stretched-exponential approximation of the distribution
2012
SUMMARY We present a new, efficient and accurate forward modelling and inversion scheme for magnetic resonance sounding (MRS) data. MRS, also called surface-nuclear magnetic resonance (surface-NMR), is the only non-invasive geophysical technique that directly detects free water in the subsurface. Based on the physical principle of NMR, protons of the water molecules in the subsurface are excited at a specific frequency, and the superposition of signals from all protons within the excited earth volume is measured to estimate the subsurface water content and other hydrological parameters. In this paper, a new inversion scheme is presented in which the entire data set is used, and multi-expone…
A Lagrange Multiplier Based Domain Decomposition Method for the Solution of a Wave Problem with Discontinuous Coefficients
2008
In this paper we consider the numerical solution of a linear wave equation with discontinuous coefficients. We divide the computational domain into two subdomains and use explicit time difference scheme along with piecewise linear finite element approximations on semimatching grids. We apply boundary supported Lagrange multiplier method to match the solution on the interface between subdomains. The resulting system of linear equations of the “saddle-point” type is solved efficiently by a conjugate gradient method.
Unified halo-independent formalism from convex hulls for direct dark matter searches
2017
Using the Fenchel-Eggleston theorem for convex hulls (an extension of the Caratheodory theorem), we prove that any likelihood can be maximized by either a dark matter 1- speed distribution $F(v)$ in Earth's frame or 2- Galactic velocity distribution $f^{\rm gal}(\vec{u})$, consisting of a sum of delta functions. The former case applies only to time-averaged rate measurements and the maximum number of delta functions is $({\mathcal N}-1)$, where ${\mathcal N}$ is the total number of data entries. The second case applies to any harmonic expansion coefficient of the time-dependent rate and the maximum number of terms is ${\mathcal N}$. Using time-averaged rates, the aforementioned form of $F(v…