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The paper introduces a new way to construct dissipative solutions to a second order variational wave equation. By a variable transformation, from the nonlinear PDE one obtains a semilinear hyperbolic system with sources. In contrast with…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-07-07 Alberto Bressan , Tao Huang

We consider the classical problem of particle diffusion in $d$-dimensional radially-symmetric systems with absorbing boundaries. A key quantity to characterise such diffusive transport is the evolution of the proportion of particles…

Computational Physics · Physics 2022-09-07 Elliot J. Carr

We study the properties of wave functions and the wave-packet dynamics in quasiperiodic tight-binding models in one, two, and three dimensions. The atoms in the one-dimensional quasiperiodic chains are coupled by weak and strong bonds…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-03-18 Stefanie Thiem , Michael Schreiber

Nonlinear acoustic evolution is often discussed in the context of wave-steepening that leads to shock formation, and is of special interest in applications where the shock continues to strengthen due to a narrowing of its channel or the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-12-27 Tamar Faran , Christopher D. Matzner , Eliot Quataert

Using a density matrix description in space we study the evolution of wavepackets in a fluctuating space-time background. We assume that space-time fluctuations manifest as classical fluctuations of the metric. From the non-relativistic…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-04-30 E. Göklü , C. Lämmerzahl , A. Camacho , A. Macias

Existing methods rarely capture the temporal evolution of solution norms in vector nonlinear DDEs with variable delays and coefficients, often leading to overly conservative boundedness and stability criteria. We develop a framework that…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2026-01-13 Mark A. Pinsky

Nonlinear waves are a robust phenomenon observed in complex systems ranging from mechanics to ecology. Fronts are fundamental due to their robustness against perturbations and capacity to propagate one state over another. Controlling and…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2026-04-14 David Pinto-Ramos

This article illustrates the application of multiple scales analysis to two archetypal quasilinear systems; i.e. to systems involving fast dynamical modes, called fluctuations, that are not directly influenced by fluctuation--fluctuation…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2019-03-14 G. Michel , G. P. Chini

We consider the propagation of wave packets for a nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation, with a matrix-valued potential, in the semi-classical limit. For a matrix-valued potential, Strichartz estimates are available under long range assumptions.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2012-03-21 Lysianne Hari

We analyze a nonlocal PDE model describing the dynamics of adaptation of a phenotypically structured population, under the effects of mutation and selection, in a changing environment. Previous studies have analyzed the large-time behavior…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-09-25 Lionel Roques , Florian Patout , Olivier Bonnefon , Guillaume Martin

In this paper, we report results for the wave packet dynamics in a class of quasiperiodic chains consisting of two types of weakly coupled clusters. The dynamics are studied by means of the return probability and the mean square…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-01-29 Stefanie Thiem , Michael Schreiber , Uwe Grimm

This paper presents a mathematical foundation for physical models in nonlinear optics through the lens of evolutionary equations. It focuses on two key concepts: well-posedness and exponential stability of Maxwell equations, with models…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-12-10 Nils Margenberg , Markus Bause

In this paper, modulation instability and nonlinear supratransmission are investigated in a one-dimensional chain of atoms using cubic-quartic nonlinearity coefficients. As a result, we establish the discrete nonlinear evolution equation by…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2023-08-09 Alphonse Houwe , Souleymanou Abbagari , Lanre Akinyemi , Serge Yamigno Doka , Kofane Timoleon Crepin

Classifications of symmetries and conservation laws are presented for a variety of physically and analytically interesting wave equations with power onlinearities in n spatial dimensions: a radial hyperbolic equation, a radial Schrodinger…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Stephen C. Anco , Nataliya M. Ivanova

This paper reports a theoretical and numerical framework to model nonlinear waves in elastic-plastic solids. Formulated in the Eulerian frame, the governing equations employed include the continuity equation, the momentum equation, and an…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-03-29 Lixiang Yang , Robert L Lowe

We demonstrate that wave amplification enables even weak nonlinearities to reshape linear wave-packet transport in nonreciprocal systems. We study the dynamics of bulk Gaussian wave packets in the Hatano--Nelson model with onsite cubic…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2026-04-03 Bertin Many Manda , Vassos Achilleos

We generalize the particle-conserving dynamics method of de las Heras et al. [J. Phys. Condens. Matter: 28, 24404 (2016).] to binary mixtures and apply this to hard rods in one dimension. Considering the case of one species consisting of…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2020-11-02 Thomas Schindler , René Wittmann , Joseph M. Brader

An effective operational approach to quantum mechanics is to focus on the evolution of wave-packets, for which the wave-function can be seen in the semi-classical regime as representing a classical motion dressed with extra degrees of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-23 Etera R. Livine

We use partial differential equations (PDEs) to describe physical systems. In general, these equations include evolution and constraint equations. One method used to find solutions to these equations is the Free-evolution approach, which…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-10-05 J. Fernando Abalos

The destruction of anomalous diffusion of the Harper model at criticality, due to weak nonlinearity $\chi$, is analyzed. It is shown that the second moment grows subdiffusively as $<m_2> \sim t^{\alpha}$ up to time $t^*\sim \chi^{\gamma}$.…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-06-13 Gim Seng Ng , Tsampikos Kottos