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We develop a bonded-particle model for magneto-elastic rods that unifies large deformations, contact, and long-range magnetic interactions within a single discrete-element framework. The rod is discretized into orientable particles…

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This paper developes a data-driven magnetostatic finite-element (FE) solver which directly exploits measured material data instead of a material curve constructed from it. The distances between the field solution and the measurement points…

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In this work, we provide an overview of various control strategies aimed at steering plasma toward desired configurations using an external magnetic field. From a modeling perspective, we focus on the Vlasov equation in a two-dimensional…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-06 Federica Ferrarese

We study the problem of finding the one-dimensional structure in a given data set. In other words we consider ways to approximate a given measure (data) by curves. We consider an objective functional whose minimizers are a regularization of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-08-31 Slav Kirov , Dejan Slepčev

The large deflections of cantilevered beams and plates are modeled and discussed. Traditional nonlinear elastic models (e.g., that of von Karman) employ elastic restoring forces based on the effect of stretching on bending, and these are…

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We introduce a general method for designing tailored lattices of magnetic microtraps for ultracold atoms, on the basis of patterned permanently magnetized films. A fast numerical algorithm is used to automatically generate patterns which…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-10-19 Roman Schmied , Dietrich Leibfried , Robert J. C. Spreeuw , Shannon Whitlock

A strongly focused laser beam can be used to trap, manipulate and exert torque on a microparticle. The torque is the result of transfer of angular momentum by scattering of the laser beam. The laser could be used to drive a rotor, impeller,…

Despite of the topical engineering need and all scientific investments, the mathematical formulation of modeling elastic deformations in magnetic systems is not yet fully established. Often, especially in electrical engineering…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2016-02-17 Tuomas Kovanen , Timo Tarhasaari , Lauri Kettunen

We present a cut finite element method for shape optimization in the case of linear elasticity. The elastic domain is defined by a level-set function, and the evolution of the domain is obtained by moving the level-set along a velocity…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-02-05 Erik Burman , Daniel Elfverson , Peter Hansbo , Mats G. Larson , Karl Larsson

Equations of the magnetization dynamics are derived for an arbitrary curved 2D surface. General static solutions are obtained in the limit of a strong anisotropy of both signs (easy-surface and easy-normal cases). It is shown that the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2013-12-06 Yuri Gaididei , Volodymyr P. Kravchuk , Denis D. Sheka

In order to generate a desired Kelvin (magnetic) force in a target subdomain moving along a prescribed trajectory, we propose a minimization problem with a tracking type cost functional. We use the so-called dipole approximation to realize…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-12-26 Harbir Antil , Ricardo H. Nochetto , Pablo Venegas

The free-energy extrema governing the magnetization-reversal process for a model of an iron nanopillar are investigated using the projective dynamics method. Since the time evolution of the model is computationally intensive, one could…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. H. Thompson , G. Brown , P. A. Rikvold

In this work, we develop a neural network-based, data-driven, decoupled multiscale scheme for the modeling of structured magnetically soft magnetorheological elastomers (MREs). On the microscale, sampled magneto-mechanical loading paths are…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-10-29 Heinrich T. Roth , Philipp Gebhart , Karl A. Kalina , Thomas Wallmersperger , Markus Kästner

This work deals with shape optimization for contact mechanics. More specifically, the linear elasticity model is considered under the small deformations hypothesis, and the elastic body is assumed to be in contact (sliding or with Tresca…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-08-30 Bastien Chaudet-Dumas

Magnetic microrobots can be navigated by an external magnetic field to autonomously move within living organisms with complex and unstructured environments. Potential applications include drug delivery, diagnostics, and therapeutic…

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The subject of this introductory course is transverse dynamics of charged particle beams in linear approximation. Starting with a discussion of the most important types of magnets and defining their multipole strengths, the linearized…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2021-12-09 Wolfgang Hillert

We optimize the pulse shape and polarization of time-dependent electric fields to maximize the production of electron-positron pairs via strong field quantum electrodynamics processes. The pulse is parametrized in Fourier space by a…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2017-08-02 François Fillion-Gourdeau , Florian Hebenstreit , Denis Gagnon , Steve MacLean

The computational Projective Dynamics method is used to analyze simulations of magnetization reversal in nanoscale magnetic pillars. It is shown that this method can be used to determine the magnetizations corresponding to the metastable…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Brown , M. A. Novotny , P. A. Rikvold

We investigate the problem of shaping radially symmetric annular beams into desired intensity patterns along the optical axis. Within the Fresnel approximation, we show that this problem can be expressed in a variational form equivalent to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-06-16 John A. Gemmer , Shankar C. Venkataramani , Charles G. Durfee , Jerome V. Moloney

Selecting the best regularization parameter in inverse problems is a classical and yet challenging problem. Recently, data-driven approaches have become popular to tackle this challenge. These approaches are appealing since they do require…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2025-10-22 Jonathan Chirinos Rodriguez , Ernesto De Vito , Cesare Molinari , Lorenzo Rosasco , Silvia Villa