Search results for "Positive-definite matrix"

Numerical Study of Two Sparse AMG-methods

2003

A sparse algebraic multigrid method is studied as a cheap and accurate way to compute approximations of Schur complements of matrices arising from the discretization of some symmetric and positive definite partial differential operators. The construction of such a multigrid is discussed and numerical experiments are used to verify the properties of the method.

Nonlinear anisotropic heat conduction in a transformer magnetic core

1996

In this chapter we deal with a quasilinear elliptic problem whose classical formulation reads: Find \( u \in {C^1}\left( {\bar \Omega } \right) \) such that u|Ω ∈ C 2(Ω) and $$ - div\left( {A\left( { \cdot ,u} \right)grad\;u} \right) = f\quad in\;\Omega $$ (9.1) $$ u = \bar u\quad on\;{\Gamma _1} $$ (9.2) $$ \alpha u + {n^T}A\left( { \cdot ,u} \right)grad\;u = g\quad on\;{\Gamma _2} $$ (9.3) where Ω ∈ L, n = (n 1, ..., n d ) T is the outward unit normal to ∂Ω, d ∈ {1, 2, ...,}, Γ1 and Γ2 are relatively open sets in the boundary ∂Ω, \({\overline \Gamma _1} \cup {\overline \Gamma _2} = \partial \Omega ,\,{\Gamma _1} \cap {\Gamma _2} = \phi\), \( A = \left( {{a_{ij}}} \right)_{i,j = 1}^d \) is…

Robustness of braneworld scenarios against tensorial perturbations

2015

Inspired by the peculiarities of the effective geometry of crystalline structures, we reconsider thick brane scenarios from a metric-affine perspective. We show that for a rather general family of theories of gravity, whose Lagrangian is an arbitrary function of the metric and the Ricci tensor, the background and scalar field equations can be written in first-order form, and tensorial perturbations have a non negative definite spectrum, which makes them stable under linear perturbations regardless of the form of the gravity Lagrangian. We find, in particular, that the tensorial zero modes are exactly the same as predicted by Einstein's theory regardless of the scalar field and gravitational…

Anisotropy in strain gradient elasticity: Simplified models with different forms of internal length and moduli tensors

2018

Abstract Anisotropy of centro-symmetric (first) strain gradient elastic materials is addressed and the role there played by the dual gradient directions (i.e. directions of strain gradient and of double stress lever arm) is investigated. Anisotropy manifests itself not only through the classical fourth-rank elasticity tensor C (21 independent constants) in the form of moduli anisotropy, but also through a sixth-rank elasticity tensor B (171 independent constants) in a unified non-separable form as compound internal length/moduli anisotropy. Depending on the microstructure properties, compound anisotropy may also manifest itself in a twofold separable form through a decoupled tensor B = L C …

$\gamma W$-box Inside-Out: Nuclear Polarizabilities Distort the Beta Decay Spectrum

2019

I consider the $\gamma W$-box correction to superallowed nuclear $\beta$-decays in the framework of dispersion relations. I address a novel effect of a distortion of the emitted electron energy spectrum by nuclear polarizabilities and show that this effect, while neglected in the literature, is sizable. I estimate its size in the approximation of a linear energy dependence, and using two models that are expected to give the lower and the upper bound. The respective correction to the $\beta^+$ spectrum is estimated to be $\Delta_R(E)=(1.6\pm1.6)\times10^{-4}{E}/{\rm MeV}$ assuming a conservative 100\% uncertainty. The effect is positive-definite and can be observed if a high-precision measur…

Bell inequality, nonlocality and analyticity

2003

The Bell and the Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt inequalities are shown to hold for both the cases of complex and real analytic nonlocality in the setting parameters of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen-Bohm experiments for spin 1/2 particles and photons, in both the deterministic and stochastic cases. Therefore, the theoretical and experimental violation of the inequalities by quantum mechanics excludes all hidden variables theories with that kind of nonlocality. In particular, real analyticity leads to negative definite correlations, in contradiction with quantum mechanics.

Dynamically screened vertex correction to $GW$

2020

Diagrammatic perturbation theory is a powerful tool for the investigation of interacting many-body systems, the self-energy operator $\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Sigma}}$ encoding all the variety of scattering processes. In the simplest scenario of correlated electrons described by the $GW$ approximation for the electron self-energy, a particle transfers a part of its energy to neutral excitations. Higher-order (in screened Coulomb interaction $W$) self-energy diagrams lead to improved electron spectral functions (SFs) by taking more complicated scattering channels into account and by adding corrections to lower order self-energy terms. However, they also may lead to unphysical negative spectral f…

A Positive Definite Advection Scheme Obtained by Nonlinear Renormalization of the Advective Fluxes

1989

Abstract A new method is developed to obtain a conservative and positive definite advection scheme that produces only small numerical diffusion. Advective fluxes are computed utilizing the integrated flux form of Tremback et al. These fluxes are normalized and then limited by upper and lower values. The resulting advection equation is numerically solved by means of the usual upstream procedure. The proposed treatment is not restricted to the integrated flux form but may also be applied to other known advection algorithms which are formulated in terms of advective fluxes. Different numerical tests are presented illustrating that the proposed scheme strongly reduces numerical and diffusion an…

Comparison between the MHFEM formulation and a 2nd spatial order FV formulation of the linear groundwater flow problem

2008

Mixed and Mixed Hybrid Finite Elements (MHFE) methods have been widely used in the last decade for simulation of groundwater flow problem, petroleum reservoir problems, potential flow problems, etc. The main advantage of these methods is that, unlike the classical Galerkin approach, they guarantee local and global mass balance, as well the flux continuity between inter-element sides. The simple shape of the control volume, where the mass conservation is satisfied, makes also easier to couple this technique with a Finite Volume technique in the time splitting approach for the solution of advection-dispersion problems. In the present paper a new second spatial approximation order Finite Volum…

Comparison between the MHFEM formulation and a 2nd spatial order FV formulation of the linear ground problem

2008