Composite parameterization and Haar measure for all unitary and special unitary groups
Christoph Spengler, Marcus Huber, and Beatrix C. Hiesmayr
The authors adopt the concept of the composite parameterization of the unitary group U(d) to obtain a novel parameterization of the special unitary group SU(d), and furthermore, consider the Haar measure in terms of the introduced parameters. The authors show that the well-defined structure of the parameterization leads to a concise formula for the normalized Haar measure on U(d) and SU(d).
The stochastisation hypothesis and the spacing of planetary systems
Jacky Cresson
The stochastisation hypothesis aims to provide a framework to deal with physical systems in random environment.It is applied here in two different cases: in the study of the dynamics of a protoplanetary nebula and in the chaotic long-term behaviour of a generic planetary system using previous works of Albeverio et al.
On a generalization of Jacobi's elliptic functions and the double sine-Gordon kink chain
Michael Pawellek
The special properties of these functions are discussed, addition theorems are presented, and a list of indefinite integrals are given. As a physical application, it is shown that periodic kink solutions (kink chains) of the double sine-Gordon model can be described in a canonical form in terms of generalized Jacobi functions.
Fractal structure of ferromagnets: The singularity structure analysis
Victor K. Kuetche, Thomas B. Bouetou, and Timoleon C. Kofane
Following the Weiss-Tabor-Carnevale approach designed for studying the integrability properties of nonlinear partial differential equations, the singularity structure of a (2+1)-dimensional wave-equation describing the propagation of polariton solitary waves in a ferromagnetic slab were investigated.
On polygonal relative equilibria in the N-vortex problem
M. Celli, E. A. Lacomba, and E. Pérez-Chavela
It is first shown that a relative equilibrium formed of a regular polygon and a possible vortex at the center, with more than three vertices on the polygon (two if there is a vortex at the center), requires equal vorticities on the polygon. We also provide an 8-vortex configuration, formed of two concentric squares making an angle of 45°, with uniform vorticity on each square, which is in relative equilibrium for any value of the vorticities.
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