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A theoretical interpretation of numerically generated probability density functions (PDFs) of intermittent plasma transport events in unforced zonal flows is provided within the Charney-Hasegawa-Mima (CHM) model. The governing equation is…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Johan Anderson , Gert J. J. Botha

Mathematical models based on probability density functions (PDF) have been extensively used in hydrology and subsurface flow problems, to describe the uncertainty in porous media properties (e.g., permeability modelled as random field).…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2020-06-01 Matteo Icardi , Marco Dentz

A theory of the probability distribution function (PDF) tails of the blob density in plasma edge turbulence is provided. A simplified model of the fast convective radial transport is used. The theoretically predicted PDF tails corroborate…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Johan Anderson , Eun-jin Kim

Random processes play a crucial role in scientific research, often characterized by distribution functions or probability density functions (PDFs). These PDFs serve as essential approximations of the actual and frequently undisclosed…

Methodology · Statistics 2023-06-06 Nico Schick

This Letter provides a theoretical interpretation of numerically generated probability density functions (PDFs) of intermittent plasma transport events. Specifically, nonlinear gyrokinetic simulations of ion-temperature-gradient turbulence…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2010-11-10 Johan Anderson , Pavlos Xanthopoulos

Atmospheric wind speeds and their fluctuations at different locations (onshore and offshore) are examined. One of the most striking features is the marked intermittency of probability density functions (PDF) of velocity differences -- no…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2007-05-23 F. Böttcher , St. Barth , J. Peinke

We show that the parton distribution functions (PDF) described by the statistical model have very interesting physical properties which help to understand the structure of partons. The role of the quark helicity components is emphasized as…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-09-28 Claude Bourrely

Supersonic turbulence occurs in many environments, particularly in astrophysics. In the crucial case of isothermal turbulence, the probability density function (PDF) of the logarithmic density, $s$, is well measured, but a theoretical…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-10-31 Evan Scannapieco , Liubin Pan , Edward Buie , Marcus Brüggen

The statistical properties of the $E \times B$ flux in different types of plasma turbulence simulations are investigated using probability density distribution functions (PDF). The physics included in the models ranges from two dimensional…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Volker Naulin , Odd Erik Garcia , Anders Henry Nielsen , Jens Juul Rasmussen

By means of the multifractal analysis (MFA), the expressions of the probability density functions (PDFs) are unified in a compact analytical formula which is valid for various quantities in turbulence. It is shown that the formula can…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-10 Toshihico Arimitsu , Naoko Arimitsu

Dispersion of a passive scalar from concentrated sources in fully developed turbulent channel flow is studied with the probability density function (PDF) method. The joint PDF of velocity, turbulent frequency and scalar concentration is…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2010-03-24 J. Bakosi , P. Franzese , Z. Boybeyi

We discuss the statistical properties of parton distributions within the framework of the NNPDF methodology. We present various tests of statistical consistency, in particular that the distribution of results does not depend on the…

Chance-constrained optimization has emerged as a promising framework for managing uncertainties in power systems. This work advances its application to the DC Optimal Power Flow (DC-OPF) model, developing a novel approach to uncertainty…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-18 Tianyang Yi , D. Adrian Maldonado , Anirudh Subramanyam

We present a non-perturbative calculation of the 1-point probability distribution function (PDF) for the spherically-averaged matter density field. The PDF is represented as a path integral and is evaluated using the saddle-point method. It…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-03-20 Mikhail M. Ivanov , Alexander A. Kaurov , Sergey Sibiryakov

Uncertainty propagation in nonlinear dynamic systems remains an outstanding problem in scientific computing and control. Numerous approaches have been developed, but are limited in their capability to tackle problems with more than a few…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2019-11-22 Tenavi Nakamura-Zimmerer , Daniele Venturi , Qi Gong , Wei Kang

In a recent letter, Christian Beck described a theoretical link between a family of stochastic differential equations and the probability density functions (PDF) derived from the formalism of nonextensive statistical mechanics. He applied…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2009-09-29 Alice M. Crawford , Nicolas Mordant , Andy M. Reynolds , Eberhard Bodenschatz

Traditionally, single realizations of the turbulent state have been the object of study in shear flow turbulence. When a statistical quantity was needed it was obtained from a spatial, temporal or ensemble average of sample realizations of…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2022-10-27 Brian F. Farrell , Petros J. Ioannou

Experimental results for the evolution of the probability distribution function (PDF) of a scalar mixed by a turbulence flow in a channel are presented. The sequence of PDF from an initial skewed distribution to a sharp Gaussian is found to…

Classical Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Antoine Venaille , Joel Sommeria

Perturbation Theory (PT) applied to a cosmological density field with Gaussian initial fluctuations suggests a specific hierarchy for the correlation functions when the variance is small. In particular quantitative predictions have been…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 D. Munshi , F. Bernardeau , A. L. Melott , R. Schaeffer

We develop a new computational framework to solve the partial differential equations (PDEs) governing the flow of the joint probability density functions (PDFs) in continuous-time stochastic nonlinear systems. The need for computing the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-08-08 Kenneth F. Caluya , Abhishek Halder