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In this paper, we address the stability of transport systems and wave propagation on networks with time-varying parameters. We do so by reformulating these systems as non-autonomous difference equations and by providing a suitable…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-11-07 Yacine Chitour , Guilherme Mazanti , Mario Sigalotti

The Aubry-Andr\'e-Harper model provides a paradigmatic example of aperiodic order in a one-dimensional lattice displaying a delocalization-localization phase transition at a finite critical value $V_c$ of the quasiperiodic potential…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2021-03-29 Stefano Longhi

Discrete nonlinear systems support a rich variety of localized and extended wave phenomena, with their dynamics sensitively dependent on the symmetries of the underlying interaction forces within the lattice. Odd elasticity, emerging in…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2026-05-20 Andrus Giraldo , Stefan Ruschel , Behrooz Yousefzadeh

This paper is concerned with a lattice dynamical system modeling the evolution of susceptible and infective individuals at discrete niches. We prove the existence of traveling waves connecting the disease-free state to non-trivial leftover…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-05-24 Yan-Yu Chen , Jong-Shenq Guo , Francois Hamel

We study the localization transition in periodically driven one-dimensional non-Hermitian lattices where the piece-wise two-step drive is constituted by uniform coherent tunneling and incommensurate onsite gain and loss. We find that the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-03-14 C. M. Dai , Yunbo Zhang , Xuexi Yi

We study the incoherent transport of bosonic particles through a one dimensional lattice with different left and right hopping rates, as modelled by the asymmetric simple inclusion process (ASIP). Specifically, we show that as the current…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-01-30 Louis Garbe , Yuri Minoguchi , Julian Huber , Peter Rabl

The extreme sensitivity of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians exhibiting the non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) has been extensively studied in recent years with well-established theoretical explanations. However, this sensitivity is often overlooked…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-01 Xu Feng , Shuo Liu , Shi-Xin Zhang , Shu Chen

The paramagnetic phase of heavy fermion systems is investigated, using a non-perturbative local moment approach to the asymmetric periodic Anderson model within the framework of dynamical mean field theory. The natural focus is on the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-11-11 David E Logan , N S Vidhyadhiraja

Wave motion is fundamentally constrained by the dispersion properties of the medium, often making it challenging -- or even impossible -- to guide wave packets along desired trajectories, particularly when wave inversion is required. The…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2026-02-10 Emanuele Riva

Generic properties of elastic phonon transport at a disordered interface are studied. The results show that phonon transmittance is a strong function of frequency and the disorder correlation length. At frequencies lower than the van Hove…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-31 G. Fagas , A. G. Kozorezov , C. J. Lambert , J. K. Wigmore , A. Peacock , A. Poelaert , R. den Hartog

The Hatano-Nelson (HN) Hamiltonian has played a pivotal role in catalyzing research interest in non-Hermitian systems, primarily because it showcases unique physical phenomena that arise solely due to non-Hermiticity. The non-Hermiticity in…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2024-09-09 Ritaban Samanta , Aditi Chakrabarty , Sanjoy Datta

Many transport processes in nature take place on substrates, often considered as unidimensional lanes. These unidimensional substrates are typically non-static: affected by a fluctuating environment, they can undergo conformational changes.…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2013-01-11 Francesco Turci , Andrea Parmeggiani , Estelle Pitard , M. Carmen Romano , Luca Ciandrini

In the work of Colliander et al. (2010), a minimal lattice model was constructed describing the transfer of energy to high frequencies in the defocusing nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation. In the present work, we present a systematic study of…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2024-07-25 Ross Parker , Pierre Germain , Jesús Cuevas-Maraver , Alejandro Aceves , P. G. Kevrekidis

We study the effect of spatially correlated classical noise on both Anderson and many-body localization of a disordered fermionic chain. By analyzing the evolution of the particle density imbalance following a quench from an initial charge…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2022-11-02 Stefano Marcantoni , Federico Carollo , Filippo M. Gambetta , Igor Lesanovsky , Ulrich Schneider , Juan P. Garrahan

We investigate the behavior of ultracold bosons in optical lattices with a disorder potential generated via a secondary species frozen in random configurations. The statistics of disorder is associated with the physical state in which the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-11-13 Birger Horstmann , Juan Ignacio Cirac , Tommaso Roscilde

We explore the interplay of disorder and topological phenomena in honeycomb lattices of atoms coupled by the electromagnetic field. On the one hand, disorder can trigger transitions between distinct topological phases and drive the lattice…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-04-22 S. E. Skipetrov , P. Wulles

Control of order-disorder phase transitions is a fundamental materials science challenge, underpinning the development of energy storage technologies such as solid oxide fuel cells and batteries, ultra-high temperature ceramics, and durable…

We propose a flexible Raman lattice system for alkaline-earth-like atoms to theoretically investigate localization behaviors in a quasi-periodic lattice with controllable non-Hermiticity. Our analysis demonstrates that critical phases and…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2026-02-11 Entong Zhao , Yu-Jun Liu , Ka Kwan Pak , Peng Ren , Mengbo Guo , Chengdong He , Gyu-Boong Jo

We study the evolution of a wave packet in a nonlinear Schr\"odinger lattice equation subject to a dc bias. In the absence of nonlinearity all normal modes are spatially localized giving rise to a Stark ladder with an equidistant eigenvalue…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2010-01-29 Dmitry O. Krimer , Ramaz Khomeriki , Sergej Flach

Solids built out of active components can exhibit non-reciprocal elastic coefficients that give rise to non-Hermitian wave phenomena. Here, we investigate non-Hermitian effects present at the boundary of two-dimensional active elastic media…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2020-09-16 Colin Scheibner , William T. M. Irvine , Vincenzo Vitelli