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This paper revisits a recently developed methodology based on the matrix Lambert W function for the stability analysis of linear time invariant, time delay systems. By studying a particular, yet common, second order system, we show that in…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2015-02-11 Rudy Cepeda-Gomez , Wim Michiels

Given a non-empty genus in $n$ dimensions with determinant $d$, we give a randomized algorithm that outputs a quadratic form from this genus. The time complexity of the algorithm is poly$(n,\log d)$; assuming Generalized Riemann Hypothesis…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-03-27 Chandan Dubey , Thomas Holenstein

This work systematically investigates the post-Newtonian behavior of general quadratic gravity in the weak-field regime. By extending the Einstein-Hilbert action to include quadratic curvature terms as $\mathcal{L}\propto R-\lambda C^2+\mu…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-28 Jie Zhu , Hao Li

We evaluate the density matrix of an arbitrary quantum mechanical system in terms of the quantities pertinent to the solution of the time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) problem. Our theory utilizes the adiabatic connection…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-09-04 Vladimir U. Nazarov

These lecture notes address an audience of physicists or mathematicians who have been exposed to a first course in quantum mechanics. We start with a brief discussion of the general "system-bath" paradigm of quantum dissipative systems,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-09-26 Florian Marquardt , Annett Püttmann

An open system is not conservative because energy can escape to the outside. An open system by itself is thus not conservative. As a result, the time-evolution operator is not hermitian in the usual sense and the eigenfunctions (factorized…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 E. S. C. Ching , P. T. Leung , W. M. Suen , S. S. Tong , K. Young

In this paper we propose some Harris-like criteria in order to study the long time behavior of general positive and periodic semiflows. These criteria allow us to obtain new existence results of principal eigenelements, and their…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-11-05 Adil El Abdouni

For any unitary representation $\rho$ on a finite-dimensional Hilbert space \(V\) with differential \(d\rho : \mathfrak{g} \to \mathfrak{u}(V)\) for the Lie algebra $\mathfrak g$, we consider the Hamiltonian evolution \[ U_X(t) \coloneqq…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-10 Naihuan Jing , Molena Nguyen

The question about the behavior of gaps between zeros of polynomials under differentiation is classical and goes back to Marcel Riesz. In this paper, we analyze a nonlocal nonlinear partial differential equation formally derived by Stefan…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-12-17 Alexander Kiselev , Changhui Tan

Monte Carlo simulations are employed to investigate the surface growth generated by deposition of particles of different sizes on a substrate, in one and two dimensions. The particles have a linear form, and occupy an integer number of…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2011-11-17 F. L. Forgerini , W. Figueiredo

The stochastic dissipative Schrodinger equation is derived for an open quantum system consisting of a sub-system able to exchange energy with a thermal reservoir. The resultant evolution of the wave function also gives the evolution of the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2014-06-03 Phil Attard

An algorithm to calculate the density of states, based on the well-known Wang-Landau method, is introduced. Independent random walks are performed in different restricted ranges of energy, and the resultant density of states is modified by…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-06-25 R. E. Belardinelli , V. D. Pereyra

We provide a new formulation of Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory (TDDFT) based on the geometric structure of the set of states constrained to have a fixed density. Orbital-free TDDFT is formulated using a hydrodynamics equation…

We consider a damped oscillator mode that is resonantly driven and is coupled to an arbitrary target system via the position quadrature operator. For such a composite open quantum system, we develop a numerical method to compute the reduced…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-07-02 Masaaki Tokieda

We discuss time dependent quantum systems on bounded domains. Our work may be viewed as a framework for several models, including linear iterations involved in time dependent density functional theory (TDDFT), the Hartree-Fock model, or…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2013-09-17 Joseph W. Jerome , Eric Polizzi

We rigorously investigate the quantum non-Markovian dissipative dynamics of a system coupled to a harmonic oscillator bath by deriving hierarchical Schrodinger equations of motion (HSEOM) and studying their dynamics. The HSEOM are the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-07-11 Kiyoto Nakamura , Yoshitaka Tanimura

Density matrix perturbation theory [Phys. Rev. Lett. Vol. 92, 193001 (2004)] provides an efficient framework for the linear scaling computation of response properties [Phys. Rev. Lett. Vol. 92, 193002 (2004)]. In this article, we generalize…

Computational Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Anders M. N. Niklasson , Valery Weber , Matt Challacombe

This paper is devoted to the study of behavior of open quantum systems consistently based on the Franke-Gorini-Kossakowski-Lindblad-Sudarshan (FGKLS) equation which covers evolution in situations when decoherence can be distinguished. We…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-07-14 A. A. Andrianov , M. V. Ioffe , E. A. Izotova , O. O. Novikov

We consider the free additive convolution semigroup $\lbrace \mu^{\boxplus t}:\,t\ge 1\rbrace$ and determine the local behavior of the density of $\mu^{\boxplus t}$ at the endpoints and at any singular point of its support. We then study…

Probability · Mathematics 2024-10-30 Philippe Moreillon