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A novel numerical method for the estimation of large time-varying parameter (TVP) models is proposed. The updating and smoothing estimates of the TVP model are derived within the context of generalised linear least squares and through…

Methodology · Statistics 2018-01-23 Stella Hadjiantoni , Erricos J. Kontoghiorghes

We develop a generalization of the time-varying Drude model, treating carrier density, effective mass, and collision rate as explicit functions of time. We derive expressions for polarization, susceptibility, displacement, and permittivity…

At present several groups are analyzing astrophysical data in a search for time-variation of the fine structure constant $\alpha$. Here we discuss how to exclude systematic effects caused by the changes in the isotope abundances during the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-08-18 M. G. Kozlov , V. A. Korol , J. C. Berengut , V. A. Dzuba , V. V. Flambaum

When building linear or nonlinear models one is faced with the problem of selecting the best set of variable with which to predict the future dynamics. In nonlinear time series analysis the problem is to select the correct time delays in…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2007-05-23 Michael Small

Varying fundamental constants (VFC) [e.g., the fine-structure constant, $\alpha_{\rm EM}$] can arise in numerous extended cosmologies. Through their effect on the decoupling of baryons and photons during last scattering and reionisation,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-10-13 Luke Hart , Jens Chluba

This paper proposes a flexible framework for inferring large-scale time-varying and time-lagged correlation networks from multivariate or high-dimensional non-stationary time series with piecewise smooth trends. Built on a novel and unified…

Methodology · Statistics 2023-02-13 Lujia Bai , Weichi Wu

Comparisons between the redshifts of spectral lines from cosmologically-distant galaxies can be used to probe temporal changes in low-energy fundamental constants like the fine structure constant and the proton-electron mass ratio. In this…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-10-27 Nissim Kanekar

A space spectrum of density perturbation In the Universe with nontrivial topology of space-time is shown to become discrete.

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. S. Moskaliuk , A. V. Nesteruk , I. I. Sokolov

Recent astrophysical observations of quasar absorption systems indicate that the fine structure constant $\alpha$ and the proton-electron mass ratio $\mu$ may have evolved through the history of the universe. Motivated by these…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Seokcheon Lee

The remarkable detection of a spatial variation in the fine-structure constant, alpha, from quasar absorption systems must be independently confirmed by complementary searches. In this letter, we discuss how terrestrial measurements of…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2012-09-11 J. C. Berengut , V. V. Flambaum

We use Vaschy-Buckhingham Theorem as a systematic tool to build univocal n-dimensional extensions of the electric and gravitational fine structure constants and show that their ratio is dimensionally invariant. The results allow us to…

General Physics · Physics 2009-09-29 Fabricio Casarejos , Jaime F. Villas da Rocha , Roberto Moreira Xavier

Large-scale coherent structures are identified in turbulent pipe flow at $Re_\tau=181$ by having long lifetimes, living on large scales and travelling with a certain group velocity. A Characteristic Dynamic Mode Decomposition (CDMD) is used…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-09-28 Amir Shahirpour , Christoph Egbers , Jörn Sesterhenn

This paper proposes a physical-statistical modeling approach for spatio-temporal data arising from a class of stochastic convection-diffusion processes. Such processes are widely found in scientific and engineering applications where…

Applications · Statistics 2020-08-07 Xiao Liu , Kyongmin Yeo , Siyuan Lu

A time-dependent global fiber-bundle model of fracture with continuous damage is formulated in terms of a set of coupled non-linear differential equations. A first integral of this set is analytically obtained. The time evolution of the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-07 L. Moral , Y. Moreno , J. B. Gomez , A. F. Pacheco

We show that it is possible to steer clear of a spacetime singularity during gravitational collapse by considering the time-variation of a fundamental coupling, in this case, the fine structure constant {\alpha}. We study a spherical…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-08-08 Soumya Chakrabarti

In this thesis the cosmological constant is investigated from two points of view. First, we study the influence of a time-dependent cosmological constant on the late-time expansion of the universe. Thereby, we consider several combinations…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Florian Bauer

We introduce a model which allows the fine structure constant (alpha) to vary throughout space and time due to a coupling to a scalar field with a non-canonical kinetic structure. This provided a new extension of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-01-20 Alexander A. H. Graham

In this paper, we investigate how the fine structure constant, $\alpha$, locally varies in the presence of a static and spherically symmetric gravitational source. The procedure consists in calculating the solution and the energy…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-09-27 V. B. Bezerra , M. S. Cunha , C. R. Muniz , M. O. Tahim , H. S. Vieira

The possible variation of the electromagnetic fine structure constant $\alpha_e$ on cosmological scales arouses great interests in recent years. The strongly lensed gravitational waves and the electromagnetic counterparts could be used to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-09-05 Xin Li , Li Tang , Hai-Nan Lin , Li-Li Wang

Dynamic Mode Decomposition (DMD) is a data-driven decomposition technique extracting spatio-temporal patterns of time-dependent phenomena. In this paper, we perform a comprehensive theoretical analysis of various variants of DMD. We provide…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-02-15 Tim Krake , Daniel Weiskopf , Bernhard Eberhardt