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Wave localization occurs in all types of vibrating systems, in acoustics, mechanics, optics, or quantum physics. It arises either in systems of irregular geometry (weak localization) or in disordered systems (Anderson localization). We…
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Anderson localization is a universal interference phenomenon occurring when a wave evolves through a random medium and it has been observed in a great variety of physical systems, either quantum or classical. The recently developed…
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We consider the localization in the eigenfunctions of regular Sturm-Liouville operators. After deriving non-asymptotic and asymptotic lower and upper bounds on the localization coefficient of the eigenfunctions, we characterize the…
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In $\phi^6$ theory, the resonance scattering structure is triggered by the so-calls delocalized modes trapped between the $\bar{K}K$ pair. The frequencies and configurations of such modes depend on the $\bar{K}K$ half-separation 2$a$, can…
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