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We define a notion of Morse function and establish Morse theory-like theorems over offsets of any compact set in a Euclidean space at regular values of their distance function. Using non-smooth analysis and tools from geometric measure…

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We propose a variational formulation for the nonequilibrium thermodynamics of discrete open systems, i.e., discrete systems which can exchange mass and heat with the exterior. Our approach is based on a general variational formulation for…

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Relative equilibria of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian systems with symmetry are critical points of appropriate scalar functions parametrized by the Lie algebra (or its dual) of the symmetry group. Setting aside the structures - symplectic,…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2013-05-20 Debra Lewis

We analyze the topological $\mathbb{Z}_2$ invariant, which characterizes time reversal invariant topological insulators, in the framework of index theory and K-theory. The topological $\mathbb{Z}_2$ invariant counts the parity of…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-10-30 Ralph M. Kaufmann , Dan Li , Birgit Wehefritz-Kaufmann

We develop a microlocal and derived-geometric framework for index theory and analytic torsion of nonlinear PDEs. By integrating Spencer hypercohomology, microlocal sheaf theory, and factorization algebras, we establish new connections…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2026-03-13 Jacob Kryczka , Vladimir Rubtsov , Artan Sheshmani , Shing-Tung Yau

The derivation of the equations of motion for nonholonomic systems remains a central issue in analytical mechanics, primarily due to the tension between the d'Alembert-Lagrange differential principle and integral variational approaches.…

Classical Physics · Physics 2026-02-05 Federico Talamucci

We investigate the problem of the stability of the number of conjugate or focal points (counted with multiplicity) along a semi-Riemannian geodesic $\gamma$. For a Riemannian or a non spacelike Lorentzian geodesic, such number is equal to…

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A system with anholonomic constraints where the trajectories of physical degrees of freedom are autoparallels on a manifold equipped with a general Cartan connection is discussed. A variational principle for the autoparallel trajectories is…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 Sergei V. Shabanov

We explain the topology of the space, so called, Fredholm-Lagrangian-Grassmannain and the quantity ``Maslov index'' for paths in this space based on the standard theory of Functional Analysis. Our standing point is to define the Maslov…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2015-06-26 Kenro Furutani

With the essential spectrum of a self-adjoint operator given a relatively trace class perturbation one can associate an integer-valued invariant which admits different descriptions as the singular spectral shift function, total resonance…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-12-20 Nurulla Azamov , Tom Daniels

In this paper we extend the previously introduced class of boundary port-Hamiltonian systems to boundary control systems where the variational derivative of the Hamiltonian functional is replaced by a pair of reciprocal differential…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-12-04 Bernhard Maschke , Arjan van der Schaft

We introduce a novel approach to obtaining mathematically rigorous results on the global dynamics of ordinary differential equations. Motivated by models of regulatory networks, we construct a state transition graph from a piecewise affine…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2015-08-12 Tomas Gedeon , Shaun Harker , Hiroshi Kokubu , Konstantin Mischaikow , Hiroe Oka

We study bifurcation from a branch of trivial solutions of semilinear elliptic Dirichlet boundary value problems on star-shaped domains, where the bifurcation parameter is introduced by shrinking the domain. In the proof of our main theorem…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2013-10-07 Alessandro Portaluri , Nils Waterstraat

The first purpose of this paper is to generalize the well-known Maslov indices of maps of open Riemann surfaces with boundary lying on Lagrangian submanifolds to maps with boundary lying on coisotropic submanifolds in symplectic manifolds.…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Yong-Geun Oh

In this paper we consider the H\'enon problem in the ball with Dirichlet boundary conditions. We study the asymptotic profile of radial solutions and then deduce the exact computation of their Morse index when the exponent $p$ is close to…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-07-01 Anna Lisa Amadori

In this paper we continue the study of the superconformal index of four-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=2$ theories of class $\mathcal{S}$ in the presence of surface defects. Our main result is the construction of an algebra of difference…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-10-16 Mathew Bullimore , Martin Fluder , Lotte Hollands , Paul Richmond

We present a quantifier of non-classical correlations for bipartite, multi-mode Gaussian states. It is derived from the Discriminating Strength measure, introduced for finite dimensional systems in A. Farace et al., New. J. Phys. 16, 073010…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-11-03 Luca Rigovacca , Alessandro Farace , Antonella De Pasquale , Vittorio Giovannetti

We study the topology of two-dimensional open systems in terms of the Green's function. The Ishikawa-Matsuyama formula for the integer topological invariant is applied in open systems, which indicates the number difference of gapless edge…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-07-17 Jun-Hui Zheng , Walter Hofstetter

The usual Gromoll-Meyer's generalized Morse lemma near degenerate critical points on Hilbert spaces, so called splitting lemma, is stated for at least $C^2$-smooth functionals. In this paper we establish a splitting theorem and a shifting…

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