Real-Space Renormalization Group Approach of the Potts Model on the Octagonal Quasi-Periodic Tiling

A one step real space renormalization group(RSRG)transformation is used to study the ferromagnetic(FM)Potts model on the two dimemsional (2D) octagonal quasi periodic tiling(OQT). The critical exponents of the correlation length in the q =1,2,3,4 cases and the crtitical surface of the Ising model are obtained. The results are discussed by comparing with previous results on the OQT and the square lattice(SQL).

Geometric Aspects of Quasi-Periodic Property of Dirichlet Functions

The concept of quasi-periodic property of a function has been introduced by Harald Bohr in 1921 and it roughly means that the function comes (quasi)-periodically as close as we want on every vertical line to the value taken by it at any point belonging to that line and a bounded domain Ω. He proved that the functions defined by ordinary Dirichlet series are quasi-periodic in their half plane of uniform convergence. We realized that the existence of the domain Ω is not necessary and that the quasi-periodicity is related to the denseness property of those functions which we have studied in a previous paper. Hence, the purpose of our research was to prove these two facts. We succeeded to fulfill this task and more. Namely, we dealt with the quasi-periodicity of general Dirichlet series by using geometric tools perfected by us in a series of previous projects. The concept has been applied to the whole complex plane (not only to the half plane of uniform convergence) for series which can be continued to meromorphic functions in that plane. The question arise: in what conditions such a continuation is possible? There are known examples of Dirichlet series which cannot be continued across the convergence line, yet there are no simple conditions under which such a continuation is possible. We succeeded to find a very natural one.

Improving Wilson-θ and Newmark-β Methods for Quasi-Periodic Solutions of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems

Quasi-periodic responses can appear in a wide variety of nonlinear dynamical systems. To the best of our knowledge, it has been a tough job for years to solve quasi-periodic solutions, even by numerical algorithms. Here in this paper, we will present effective and accurate algorithms for quasi-periodic solutions by improving Wilson-θ and Newmark-β methods, respectively. In both the two methods, routinely, the considered equations are rearranged in the form of incremental equilibrium equations with the coefficient matrixes being updated in each time step. In this study, the two methods are improved via a predictor-corrector algorithm without updating the coefficient matrixes, in which the predicted solution at one time point can be corrected to the true one at the next. Numerical examples show that, both the improved Wilson-θ and Newmark-β methods can provide much more accurate quasi-periodic solutions with a smaller amount of computational resources. With a simple way to adjust the convergence of the iterations, the improved methods can even solve some quasi-periodic systems effectively, for which the original methods cease to be valid.

Studies of Optical Properties of Symmetrical Quasi-Periodic Photonic Crystals

Using the transfer matrix method approach (TMM), the present paper attempts to determine the optical properties of quasi-periodic symmetric one-dimensional photonic systems. In addition, it studies hybrid hetero-structure systems constructed by using periodic and quasi-periodic multilayer systems. The effect of symmetry applied to symmetric multilayer systems results in the appearance of optical windows at the photonic band gaps (PBG) of the system. The use of hybrid symmetric systems, at normal incidence in the visible range, show that the complete photonic band gap is the sum of bands from individual systems. The results show also that the width of the PBG depends on the parameters and nature of the built system.

Quasi-periodic events on structured earthquake models

There has been much interest in studying quasi-periodic events on earthquake models.Here we investigate quasiperiodic events in the avalanche time series on structured earthquake models by the analysis of the autocorrelation function and the fast Fourier transform.For random spatial earthquake models, quasi-periodic events are robust and we obtain a simple rule for a period that is proportional to the choice of unit time and the dissipation of the system.Moreover, computer simulations validate this rule for two-dimensional lattice models and cycle graphs, but our simulation results also show that small-world models, scale-free models, and random rule graphs do not have periodic phenomena.Although the periodicity of avalanche does not depend on the criticality of the system or the average degree of the system or the size of the system,there is evidence that it depends on the time series of the average force of the system.

Band structures of elastic waves in two-dimensional eight-fold solid–solid quasi-periodic phononic crystals

Combined with the supercell method, band structures of the anti-plane and in-plane modes of two-dimensional （2D） eight-fold solid-solid quasi-periodic phononic crystals （QPNCs） are calculated by using the finite element method. The influences of the supercell on the band structure and the wave localization phenomenon are discussed based on the modal distributions. The reason for the appearance of unphysical bands is analyzed. The influence of the incidence angle on the transmission spectrum is also discussed.

Boundedness in Asymmetric Quasi-periodic Oscillations

In the paper, by applying the method of main integration, we show the boundedness of the quasi-periodic second order differential equation x′′+ ax;-bx;+φ（x） = p（t）, where a≠b are two positive constants and φ（s）, p（t） are real analytic functions. Moreover, the p（t） is quasi-periodic coefficient, whose frequency vectors are Diophantine. The results we obtained also imply that, under some conditions,the quasi-periodic oscillator has the Lagrange stability.

Quasi-periodic Solutions of the General Nonlinear Beam Equations

In this paper, one-dimensional （1D） nonlinear beam equations of the form utt - uxx ＋ uxxxx ＋ mu = f （u） with Dirichlet boundary conditions are considered, where the nonlinearity f is an analytic, odd function and f（u） = O（u3）. It is proved that for all m ∈ （0, M＊] R （M＊ is a fixed large number）, but a set of small Lebesgue measure, the above equations admit small-amplitude quasi-periodic solutions corresponding to finite dimensional invariant tori for an associated infinite dimensional dynamical system. The proof is based on an infinite dimensional KAM theory and a partial Birkhoff normal form technique.

Stability and Robustness Analysis of an Adaptive Algorithm for Quasi-periodic Disturbances Rejection

Winding and web transport systems are subjected to quasi-periodic disturbances of the web tension due to the eccentricity and the non-circularity of the reel and rolls. The disturbances induced by the non-circularity and eccentricity of the rolls are quasi-periodic with a frequency that varies with their rotation speed. An adaptive method of rejection of these disturbances is proposed in this paper. It is based on a phase-locked loop structure that estimates simutaneously the phase and magnitude of the perturbation and then cancels it. This algorithm can be plugged in an existing industrial controller. The stability and robustness of the algorithm are also discussed. The ability of the algorithm to reject quasi-periodic disturbances with slowly varying frequencies is shown through simulation results.

Periodic,quasiperiodic and chaotic discrete breathers in a parametrical driven two-dimensional discrete diatomic Klein-Gordon lattice

We study a two-dimensional （2D） diatomic lattice of anhaxmonic oscillators with only quartic nearest-neighbor interactions, in which discrete breathers （DBs） can be explicitly constructed by an exact separation of their time and space dependence. DBs can stably exist in the 2D discrete diatomic Klein-Gordon lattice with hard and soft on-site potentials. When a parametric driving term is introduced in the factor multiplying the harmonic part of the on-site potential of the system, we can obtain the stable quasiperiodic discrete breathers （QDBs） and chaotic discrete breathers （CDBs） by changing the amplitude of the driver. But the DBs and QDBs with symmetric and anti-symmetric profiles that are centered at a heavy atom are more stable than at a light atom, because the frequencies of the DBs and QDBs centered at a heavy atom are lower than those centered at a light atom.

Reducibility of Periodic Quasi-Periodic Systems

In this work, the reducibility of quasi-periodic systems with strong parametric excitation is studied. We first applied a special case of Lyapunov-Perron (L-P) transformation for time periodic system known as the Lyapunov-Floquet (L-F) transformation to generate a dynamically equivalent system. Then, we used the quasi-periodicnear-identity transformation to reduce this dynamically equivalent system to a constant coefficient system by solving homological equations via harmonic balance. In this process, we obtained the reducibility/resonance conditions that needed to be satisfied to convert a quasi-periodic system in to a constant one. Assuming the reducibility is possible, we obtain the L-P transformation that can transform original quasi-periodic system into a system with constant coefficients. Two examples are presented that show the application of this approach.

ELASTIC WAVE LOCALIZATION IN TWO-DIMENSIONAL PHONONIC CRYSTALS WITH ONE-DIMENSIONAL QUASI-PERIODICITY AND RANDOM DISORDER

The band structures of both in-plane and anti-plane elastic waves propagating in two-dimensional ordered and disordered （in one direction） phononic crystals are studied in this paper. The localization of wave propagation due to random disorder is discussed by introducing the concept of the localization factor that is calculated by the plane-wave-based transfer-matrix method. By treating the quasi-periodicity as the deviation from the periodicity in a special way, two kinds of quasi phononic crystal that has quasi-periodicity （Fibonacci sequence） in one direction and translational symmetry in the other direction are considered and the band structures are characterized by using localization factors. The results show that the localization factor is an effective parameter in characterizing the band gaps of two-dimensional perfect, randomly disordered and quasi-periodic phononic crystals. Band structures of the phononic crystals can be tuned by different random disorder or changing quasi-periodic parameters. The quasi phononic crystals exhibit more band gaps with narrower width than the ordered and randomly disordered systems.

一种适用于大幅值Quasi周期轨道的数值构造方法

针对现有方法在构造大幅值quasi周期轨道时收敛性和通用性不足等问题,提出一种适用于大幅值quasi周期轨道的数值构造方法。首先针对2维不变环面的计算问题,设计了映射间隔约束的环面多步微分修正算法。在此基础上,采用自然参数延拓法和伪弧长延拓法两种不同的思路构造等映射间隔的quasi周期轨道族。接着以quasi-Vertical为对象分析了两种思路各自的特点。最后以quasi-Axial,quasi-DRO等为对象验证了方法对三角平动点及多对复特征值情况的适用性。仿真结果表明,所提出的方法能够简单有效地解决多种类型幅值比超过1.2的大幅值quasi周期轨道的数值计算问题。

Dynamical response of hyper-elastic cylindrical shells under periodic load

Dynamical responses, such as motion and destruction of hyper-elastic cylindrical shells subject to periodic or suddenly applied constant load on the inner surface, are studied within a framework of finite elasto-dynamics. By numerical computation and dynamic qualitative analysis of the nonlinear differential equation, it is shown that there exists a certain critical value for the internal load describing motion of the inner surface of the shell. Motion of the shell is nonlinear periodic or quasi-periodic oscillation when the average load of the periodic load or the constant load is less than its critical value. However, the shell will be destroyed when the load exceeds the critical value. Solution to the static equilibrium problem is a fixed point for the dynamical response of the corresponding system under a suddenly applied constant load. The property of fixed point is related to the property of the dynamical solution and motion of the shell. The effects of thickness and load parameters on the critical value and oscillation of the shell are discussed.

The Two-dimensional Electromagnetic Scattering from Periodic Chiral Structures and Its Finite Element Approximation

In this paper, we consider the electromagnetic scattering from periodic chiral structures. The structure is periodic in one direction and invariant in another direction. The electromagnetic fields in the chiral medium are governed by the Maxwell equations together with the Drude-Born-Fedorov equations. We simplify the problem to a two-dimensional scattering problem and we show that for all but possibly a discrete set of wave numbers, there is a unique quasi-periodic weak solution to the diffraction problem. The diffraction problem can be solved by finite element method. We also establish uniform error estimates for the finite element method and the error estimates when the truncation of the nonlocal transparent boundary operators takes place.

液晶填充一维阶梯型Double-period结构局域模的调控特性

利用传输矩阵法研究了向列相液晶填充一维阶梯型Double-period第4代准周期结构局域模的电场方向、外界温度调控特性。通过改变电场方向和外界温度,研究该结构透射谱的调控特性。结果表明：温度一定时,液晶的有效折射率都随着夹角θ的增大而逐渐减小,局域模波长随夹角θ的增大而发生蓝移;当夹角θ接近54°时,向列相液晶的有效折射率与温度呈现近正比线性关系;夹角θ小于54°时,向列相液晶的有效折射率随温度升高而逐渐减小,局域模波长随外界温度（300~378.15K）的升高而发生蓝移;夹角θ大于54°时,随温度升高,向列相液晶的有效折射率先减小后增大,局域模波长先发生蓝移再发生红移。无论是外界温度升高还是电场方向夹角的增大,局域模的调控量始终是减小的,且局域模的调控量与液晶有效折射率差值成正比线性关系。

含液晶缺陷层的Double-period结构缺陷模的电控可调特性

采用传输矩阵法研究含一向列相液晶缺陷层的一维Double-period第五代准周期结构缺陷模的电控可调特性.计算外加电压与向列相液晶有效折射率的变化关系,数值模拟缺陷模波长的大小与外加电压的变化关系以及介质层中缺陷模波长的光场分布.结果表明:随外加电压的增大,缺陷模波长的大小向短波方向移动.介质层中缺陷模波长的光场分布呈现出局域现象,并且光场分布主要集中在缺陷层.

A meshless scheme for partial differential equations based on multiquadric trigonometric B-spline quasi-interpolation

Based on the multiquadric trigonometric B-spline quasi-interpolant, this paper proposes a meshless scheme for some partial differential equations whose solutions are periodic with respect to the spatial variable. This scheme takes into ac- count the periodicity of the analytic solution by using derivatives of a periodic quasi-interpolant （multiquadric trigonometric B-spline quasi-interpolant） to approximate the spatial derivatives of the equations. Thus, it overcomes the difficulties of the previous schemes based on quasi-interpolation （requiring some additional boundary conditions and yielding unwanted high-order discontinuous points at the boundaries in the spatial domain）. Moreover, the scheme also overcomes the dif- ficulty of the meshless collocation methods （i.e., yielding a notorious ill-conditioned linear system of equations for large collocation points）. The numerical examples that are presented at the end of the paper show that the scheme provides excellent approximations to the analytic solutions.

Evolution of Periodic Orbits in the Sun-Saturn System

We analyze the periodic orbits, quasi periodic orbits and chaotic orbits in the photo gravitational Sun-Saturn system incorporating actual oblateness of Saturn in the planar circular restricted three body problem. In this paper, we study the effect of solar radiation pressure on the location of Sun centered and Saturn centered orbits, its diameter, semi major axis and eccentricity by taking different values of solar radiation pressure q and different values of Jacobi constant “C”, and by considering actual oblateness of Saturn using Poincare surface of section (PSS) method. It is ob-served that by the introduction of perturbing force due to solar radiation pressure admissible range of Jacobi constant C decreases, it is also observed that as value of C decreases the number of islands decreases and as a result the number of periodic and quasi periodic orbits decreases.Fur-ther, the periodic orbits around Saturn and Sun moves towards Sun by decreasing perturbation due to solar radiation pressure q for a specific choice of Jacobi constant C. It is also observed that due to solar radiation pressure, semi major axis and eccentricity of Sun centered periodic orbit reduces, whereas, due to solar radiation pressure uniform change in semi major axis and eccen-tricity of Saturn centered periodic orbits is observed.

The Structure of Icosahedral Quasicrystals and Seven Blunders in Quasicrystallography

This structural study of quasicrystals is based on extremely dense icosahedral unit cells that are systematically and consistently measured for the first time. The structure and pattern indexation are 3-dimensional. A formula is given for scattering from atoms in hierarchic arrangement and geometric series. The Quasi-Bragg law is a new law in physics, with possible applications beyond crystallography. The structure is compared with previous, unsuccessful, and contradictory, attempts at analysis.