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Although the theory of density evolution in maps and ordinary differential equations is well developed, the situation is far from satisfactory in continuous time systems with delay. This paper reviews some of the work that has been done…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2022-11-07 Michael C. Mackey , Marta Tyran-Kamińska

The values of many phenomena in the Nature $z$ are determined in some discrete set of times t_n, separated by a small interval $\Delta t$ (which may also represent a coordinate, etc.). Let the $z$ value in neighbour point…

General Physics · Physics 2017-09-13 I. F. Ginzburg

It is shown that if a space-time has non-compact Cauchy surface, then its topological, differentiable, and causal structure are completely determined by a class of compact subsets of its Cauchy surface. Since causal structure determines its…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Do-Hyung Kim

A canonical formalism and constraint analysis for discrete systems subject to a variational action principle are devised. The formalism is equivalent to the covariant formulation, encompasses global and local discrete time evolution moves…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2013-09-17 Bianca Dittrich , Philipp A Hoehn

It is proved that a generic simple, closed, piecewise regular curve in space can be the boundary of only finitely many developable surfaces with nonvanishing mean curvature. The relevance of this result in the context of the dynamics of…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-03-03 Maria Alberich-Carramiñana , Jaume Amorós , Franco Coltraro

The dynamics of the discrete Gaussian model for the surface of a crystal deposited on a disordered substrate is investigated by Monte Carlo simulations. The mobility of the growing surface was studied as a function of a small driving force…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 D. Cule

We define an evolution of multiple particles on a discrete manifold $G$. Each particle alone moves on geodesics and particles can interact if they are on the same facet. They move deterministically and reversibly on the frame bundle $P$ of…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2025-06-17 Oliver Knill

The well-defined but intricate course of time evolution exhibited by many naturally occurring phenomena suggests some source of dynamic order sustaining it. In spite of its obviousness as a problem, it has remained absent from the…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2021-03-02 R. Herrero , J. Farjas , F. Pi , G. Orriols

We present a discrete theory for modeling developable surfaces as quadrilateral meshes satisfying simple angle constraints. The basis of our model is a lesser known characterization of developable surfaces as manifolds that can be…

Graphics · Computer Science 2017-07-27 Michael Rabinovich , Tim Hoffmann , Olga Sorkine-Hornung

Curvature plays a central role in the proper function of many biological processes. With active matter being a standard framework for understanding many aspects of the physics of life, it is natural to ask what effect curvature has on the…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2026-01-27 Euan D. Mackay , Giulia Janzen , D. A. Matoz Fernandez , Rastko Sknepnek

A convex surface contracting by a strictly monotone, homogeneous degree one function of curvature remains smooth until it contracts to a point in finite time, and is asymptotically spherical in shape. No assumptions are made on the…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2010-02-14 Ben Andrews

We present dynamic equations for two dimensional closed surfaces and analytically solve it for some simplified cases. We derive final equations for surface normal motions by two different ways. The solution of the equations of motions in…

Biological Physics · Physics 2018-02-21 David V. Svintradze

This work builds on an existing model of discrete canonical evolution and applies it to the general case of a linear dynamical system, i.e., a finite-dimensional system with configuration space isomorphic to $ \mathbb{R}^{q} $ and linear…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2021-06-30 Jakub Káninský

Many biological phenomena or social events critically depend on how information evolves in complex networks. However, a general theory to characterize information evolution is yet absent. Consequently, numerous unknowns remain about the…

Biological Physics · Physics 2022-07-20 Yang Tian , Guoqi Li , Pei Sun

In this paper we consider a diffusion process obtained as a small random perturbation of a dynamical system attracted to a stable equilibrium point. The drift and the diffusive perturbation are assumed to evolve slowly in time. We describe…

Probability · Mathematics 2016-10-23 Mark Freidlin , Leonid Koralov

We model the formation and evolution of wrinkles in a floating elastic sheet under uniaxial compression. This is a canonical setup in the study of wrinkling, and whilst its static equilibrium configuration is well characterised, its…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-10-31 Daniel J. Netherwood , Ben S. Humphries , Connor Robbins , Doireann O'Kiely

Many systems in chemistry, biology, finance and social sciences present emerging features which are not easy to guess from the elementary interactions of their microscopic individual components. In the past, the macroscopic behavior of such…

adap-org · Physics 2009-10-31 Nadav M. Shnerb , Yoram Louzoun , Eldad Bettelheim , Sorin Solomon

A free material surface which supports surface diffusion becomes unstable when put under external non-hydrostatic stress. Since the chemical potential on a stressed surface is larger inside an indentation, small shape fluctuations develop…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2009-11-13 Ting-Shek Lo , Anna Pomyalov , Itamar Procaccia , Jacques Zylberg

We study the behaviour of discrete dynamical systems generated by a continuous map $f$ of a compact real interval into itself where at randomly chosen times a function different from $f$ - so called impulse function is applied. We show that…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2024-10-25 J. Kováč , J. Veselý , K. Janková

We study the dynamical evolution of the deposition interface using both discrete and continuous models for which shadowing effects are important. We explain why continuous and discrete models implying both only shadowing deposition do not…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Thu Huong Vo Thi , Pascal Brault , Jean-Louis Rouet , Stephane Cordier