scholarly journals Stability of Einstein metrics on symmetric spaces of compact type

Author(s):  
Paul Schwahn

AbstractWe prove the linear stability with respect to the Einstein-Hilbert action of the symmetric spaces $${\text {SU}}(n)$$ SU ( n ) , $$n\ge 3$$ n ≥ 3 , and $$E_6/F_4$$ E 6 / F 4 . Combined with earlier results, this resolves the stability problem for irreducible symmetric spaces of compact type.

Author(s):  
Huai-Dong Cao ◽  
Chenxu He

AbstractFollowing [`Gaussian densities and stability for some Ricci solitons', preprint 2004], in this paper we study the linear stability of Perelman's ν-entropy on Einstein manifolds with positive Ricci curvature. We observe the equivalence between the linear stability (also called ν-stability in this paper) restricted to the transversal traceless symmetric 2-tensors and the stability of Einstein manifolds with respect to the Hilbert action. As a main application, we give a full classification of linear stability of the ν-entropy on symmetric spaces of compact type. In particular, we exhibit many more ν-stable and ν-unstable examples than previously known and also the first ν-stable examples, other than the standard spheres, whose second variations are negative definite.


1982 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. R. Symon ◽  
C. E. Seyler ◽  
H. R. Lewis

We present a general formulation for treating the linear stability of inhomogeneous plasmas for which at least one species is described by the Vlasov equation. Use of Poisson bracket notation and expansion of the perturbation distribution function in terms of eigenfunctions of the unperturbed Liouville operator leads to a concise representation of the stability problem in terms of a symmetric dispersion functional. A dispersion matrix is derived which characterizes the solutions of the linearized initial-value problem. The dispersion matrix is then expressed in terms of a dynamic spectral matrix which characterizes the properties of the unperturbed orbits, in so far as they are relevant to the linear stability of the system.


2013 ◽  
Vol 737 ◽  
pp. 205-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duncan R. Hewitt ◽  
Jerome A. Neufeld ◽  
John R. Lister

AbstractConvection in a porous medium at high Rayleigh number $\mathit{Ra}$ exhibits a striking quasisteady columnar structure with a well-defined and $\mathit{Ra}$-dependent horizontal scale. The mechanism that controls this scale is not currently understood. Motivated by this problem, the stability of a density-driven ‘heat-exchanger’ flow in a porous medium is investigated. The dimensionless flow comprises interleaving columns of horizontal wavenumber $k$ and amplitude $\widehat{A}$ that are driven by a steady balance between vertical advection of a background linear density stratification and horizontal diffusion between the columns. Stability is governed by the parameter $A= \widehat{A}\mathit{Ra}/ k$. A Floquet analysis of the linear-stability problem in an unbounded two-dimensional domain shows that the flow is always unstable, and that the marginal-stability curve is independent of $A$. The growth rate of the most unstable mode scales with ${A}^{4/ 9} $ for $A\gg 1$, and the corresponding perturbation takes the form of vertically propagating pulses on the background columns. The physical mechanism behind the instability is investigated by an asymptotic analysis of the linear-stability problem. Direct numerical simulations show that nonlinear evolution of the instability ultimately results in a reduction of the horizontal wavenumber of the background flow. The results of the stability analysis are applied to the columnar flow in a porous Rayleigh–Bénard (Rayleigh–Darcy) cell at high $\mathit{Ra}$, and a balance of the time scales for growth and propagation suggests that the flow is unstable for horizontal wavenumbers $k$ greater than $k\sim {\mathit{Ra}}^{5/ 14} $ as $\mathit{Ra}\rightarrow \infty $. This stability criterion is consistent with hitherto unexplained numerical measurements of $k$ in a Rayleigh–Darcy cell.


In the first part of this paper opportunity has been taken to make some adjustments in certain general formulae of previous papers, the necessity for which appeared in discussions with other workers on this subject. The general results thus amended are then applied to a general discussion of the stability problem including the effect of the trailing wake which was deliberately excluded in the previous paper. The general conclusion is that to a first approximation the wake, as usually assumed, has little or no effect on the reality of the roots of the period equation, but that it may introduce instability of the oscillations, if the centre of gravity of the element is not sufficiently far forward. During the discussion contact is made with certain partial results recently obtained by von Karman and Sears, which are shown to be particular cases of the general formulae. An Appendix is also added containing certain results on the motion of a vortex behind a moving cylinder, which were obtained to justify certain of the assumptions underlying the trail theory.


1989 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 571-585
Author(s):  
E. Fachini ◽  
A. Maggiolo Schettini ◽  
G. Resta ◽  
D. Sangiorgi

We prove that the classes of languages accepted by systolic automata over t-ary trees (t-STA) are always either equal or incomparable if one varies t. We introduce systolic tree automata with base (T(b)-STA), a subclass of STA with interesting properties of modularity, and we give a necessary and sufficient condition for the equivalence between a T(b)-STA and a t-STA, for a given base b. Finally, we show that the stability problem for T(b)-ST A is decidible.


1970 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Lucien Howland ◽  
John Albert Senez

1994 ◽  
Vol 258 ◽  
pp. 131-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter W. Duck ◽  
Gordon Erlebacher ◽  
M. Yousuff Hussaini

The linear stability of compressible plane Couette flow is investigated. The appropriate basic velocity and temperature distributions are perturbed by a small-amplitude normal-mode disturbance. The full small-amplitude disturbance equations are solved numerically at finite Reynolds numbers, and the inviscid limit of these equations is then investigated in some detail. It is found that instabilities can occur, although the corresponding growth rates are often quite small; the stability characteristics of the flow are quite different from unbounded flows. The effects of viscosity are also calculated, asymptotically, and shown to have a stabilizing role in all the cases investigated. Exceptional regimes to the problem occur when the wave speed of the disturbances approaches the velocity of either of the walls, and these regimes are also analysed in some detail. Finally, the effect of imposing radiation-type boundary conditions on the upper (moving) wall (in place of impermeability) is investigated, and shown to yield results common to both bounded and unbounded flows.


2014 ◽  
Vol 608-609 ◽  
pp. 19-22
Author(s):  
Ping Xu ◽  
Jian Gang Yi

Hydraulic descaling system is the key device to ensure the surface quality of billet. However, traditional control methods lead to the stability problem in hydraulic descaling system. To solve the problem, the construction of the hydraulic descaling computer control system is studied, the working principle of the system is analyzed, and the high pressure water bench of hydraulic descaling is designed. Based on it, the corresponding computer control software is developed. The application shows that the designed system is stable in practice, which is helpful for enterprise production.


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