scholarly journals Vortex crystals on the surface of a torus

Author(s):  
Takashi Sakajo

Vortex crystals are equilibrium states of point vortices whose relative configuration is unchanged throughout the evolution. They are examples of stationary point configurations subject to a logarithmic particle interaction energy, which give rise to phenomenological models of pattern formations in incompressible fluids, superconductors, superfluids and Bose–Einstein condensates. In this paper, we consider vortex crystals rotating at a constant speed in the latitudinal direction on the surface of a torus. The problem of finding vortex crystals is formulated as a linear null equation A Γ  = 0 for a non-normal matrix A whose entities are derived from the locations of point vortices, and a vector Γ consisting of the strengths of point vortices and the latitudinal speed of rotation. Point configurations of vortex crystals are obtained numerically through the singular value decomposition by prescribing their locations and/or by moving them randomly so that the matrix A becomes rank deficient. Their strengths are taken from the null space corresponding to the zero singular values. The toroidal surface has a non-constant curvature and a handle structure, which are geometrically different from the plane and the spherical surface where vortex crystals have been constructed in the preceding studies. We find new vortex crystals that are associated with these toroidal geometry: (i) a polygonal arrangement of point vortices around the line of longitude; (ii) multiple latitudinal polygonal ring configurations of point vortices that are evenly arranged around the handle; and (iii) point configurations along helical curves corresponding to the fundamental group of the toroidal surface. We observe the strengths of point vortices and the behaviour of their distribution as the number of point vortices gets larger. Their linear stability is also examined. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Topological and geometrical aspects of mass and vortex dynamics’.

Geophysics ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 58 (11) ◽  
pp. 1655-1661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reinaldo J. Michelena

I perform singular value decomposition (SVD) on the matrices that result in tomographic velocity estimation from cross‐well traveltimes in isotropic and anisotropic media. The slowness model is parameterized in four ways: One‐dimensional (1-D) isotropic, 1-D anisotropic, two‐dimensional (2-D) isotropic, and 2-D anisotropic. The singular value distribution is different for the different parameterizations. One‐dimensional isotropic models can be resolved well but the resolution of the data is poor. One‐dimensional anisotropic models can also be resolved well except for some variations in the vertical component of the slowness that are not sensitive to the data. In 2-D isotropic models, “pure” lateral variations are not sensitive to the data, and when anisotropy is introduced, the result is that the horizontal and vertical component of the slowness cannot be estimated with the same spatial resolution because the null space is mostly related to horizontal and high frequency variations in the vertical component of the slowness. Since the distribution of singular values varies depending on the parametrization used, the effect of conventional regularization procedures in the final solution may also vary. When the model is isotropic, regularization translates into smoothness, and when the model is anisotropic regularization not only smooths but may also alter the anisotropy in the solution.


Author(s):  
Mohammad Rastgaar Aagaah ◽  
Mehdi Ahmadian ◽  
Steve C. Southward

A novel Eigenstructure Assignment (ESA) method for vibration confinement of flexible structures has been developed. This method is an output feedback control and determines the closed-loop systems that their eigenvectors are orthogonalized to the open-loop eigenvectors. This method is a numerical method and used Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) to find the null space of the closed-loop eigenvectors. The matrix that spans the null space can be used to regenerate the open-loop system as well as the systems that have orthogonal eigenvectors to the regenerated open-loop system. As a result the isolation of vibration is independent of the type of the disturbance. Also in this method, the energy of the closed-loop system is minimized. As an important outcome, the proposed method needs neither to specify the closed-loop eigenvalues nor to define a desired set of eigenvectors.


Author(s):  
Paul K Newton ◽  
Takashi Sakajo

We describe a Brownian ratchet scheme that we use to calculate relative equilibrium configurations of N point vortices of mixed strength on the surface of a unit sphere. We formulate it as a problem in linear algebra, A Γ =0, where A is a N ( N −1)/2× N non-normal configuration matrix obtained by requiring that all inter-vortical distances on the sphere remain constant and Γ ∈ N is the (unit) vector of vortex strengths that must lie in the null space of A . Existence of an equilibrium is expressed by the condition det( A T A )=0, while uniqueness follows if Rank( A )= N −1. The singular value decomposition of A is used to calculate an optimal basis set for the null space, yielding all values of the vortex strengths for which the configuration is an equilibrium and allowing us to decompose the equilibrium configuration into basis components. To home in on an equilibrium, we allow the point vortices to undergo a random walk on the sphere and, after each step, we compute the smallest singular value of the configuration matrix, keeping the new arrangement only if it decreases. When the smallest singular value drops below a predetermined convergence threshold, the existence criterion is satisfied and an equilibrium configuration is achieved. We then find a basis set for the null space of A , and hence the vortex strengths, by calculating the right singular vectors corresponding to the singular values that are zero. We show a gallery of examples of equilibria with one-dimensional null spaces obtained by this method. Then, using an unbiased ensemble of 1000 relative equilibria for each value N =4→10, we discuss some general features of the statistically averaged quantities, such as the Shannon entropy (using all of the normalized singular values) and Frobenius norm, centre-of-vorticity vector and Hamiltonian energy.


Author(s):  
Chauhan Usha ◽  
Singh Rajeev Kumar

Digital Watermarking is a technology, to facilitate the authentication, copyright protection and Security of digital media. The objective of developing a robust watermarking technique is to incorporate the maximum possible robustness without compromising with the transparency. Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) using Firefly Algorithm provides this objective of an optimal robust watermarking technique. Multiple scaling factors are used to embed the watermark image into the host by multiplying these scaling factors with the Singular Values (SV) of the host image. Firefly Algorithm is used to optimize the modified host image to achieve the highest possible robustness and transparency. This approach can significantly increase the quality of watermarked image and provide more robustness to the embedded watermark against various attacks such as noise, geometric attacks, filtering attacks etc.


2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-202
Author(s):  
K. Chen ◽  
L.-A. Wu

Motivated by the Kronecker product approximation technique, we have developed a very simple method to assess the inseparability of bipartite quantum systems, which is based on a realigned matrix constructed from the density matrix. For any separable state, the sum of the singular values of the matrix should be less than or equal to $1$. This condition provides a very simple, computable necessary criterion for separability, and shows powerful ability to identify most bound entangled states discussed in the literature. As a byproduct of the criterion, we give an estimate for the degree of entanglement of the quantum state.


Algorithms ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Li ◽  
Steven Liang

Aimed at the issue of estimating the fault component from a noisy observation, a novel detection approach based on augmented Huber non-convex penalty regularization (AHNPR) is proposed. The core objectives of the proposed method are that (1) it estimates non-zero singular values (i.e., fault component) accurately and (2) it maintains the convexity of the proposed objective cost function (OCF) by restricting the parameters of the non-convex regularization. Specifically, the AHNPR model is expressed as the L1-norm minus a generalized Huber function, which avoids the underestimation weakness of the L1-norm regularization. Furthermore, the convexity of the proposed OCF is proved via the non-diagonal characteristic of the matrix BTB, meanwhile, the non-zero singular values of the OCF is solved by the forward–backward splitting (FBS) algorithm. Last, the proposed method is validated by the simulated signal and vibration signals of tapered bearing. The results demonstrate that the proposed approach can identify weak fault information from the raw vibration signal under severe background noise, that the non-convex penalty regularization can induce sparsity of the singular values more effectively than the typical convex penalty (e.g., L1-norm fused lasso optimization (LFLO) method), and that the issue of underestimating sparse coefficients can be improved.


2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (s1) ◽  
pp. 174-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zygmunt Paszotta ◽  
Malgorzata Szumilo ◽  
Jakub Szulwic

Abstract This paper intends to point out the possibility of using Internet photogrammetry to construct 3D models from the images obtained by means of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). The solutions may be useful for the inspection of ports as to the content of cargo, transport safety or the assessment of the technical infrastructure of port and quays. The solution can be a complement to measurements made by using laser scanning and traditional surveying methods. In this paper the authors recommend a solution useful for creating 3D models from images acquired by the UAV using non-metric images from digital cameras. The developed algorithms, created and presented software allows to generate 3D models through the Internet in two modes: anaglyph and display in shutter systems. The problem of 3D image generation in photogrammetry is solved by using epipolar images. The appropriate method was presented by Kreiling in 1976. However, it applies to photogrammetric images for which the internal orientation is known. In the case of digital images obtained with non-metric cameras it is required to use another solution based on the fundamental matrix concept, introduced by Luong in 1992. In order to determine the matrix which defines the relationship between left and right digital image it is required to have at least eight homologous points. To determine the solution it is necessary to use the SVD (singular value decomposition). By using the fundamental matrix the epipolar lines are determined, which makes the correct orientation of images making stereo pairs, possible. The appropriate mathematical bases and illustrations are included in the publication.


2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 774-792
Author(s):  
Mutti-Ur Rehman ◽  
M. Fazeel Anwar

In this article we consider the matrix representations of finite symmetric groups Sn over the filed of complex numbers. These groups and their representations also appear as symmetries of certain linear control systems [5]. We compute the structure singular values (SSV) of the matrices arising from these representations. The obtained results of SSV are compared with well-known MATLAB routine mussv.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arni Sturluson ◽  
Rachel Sousa ◽  
Yujing Zhang ◽  
Melanie T. Huynh ◽  
Caleb Laird ◽  
...  

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)-- tunable, nano-porous materials-- are alluring recognition elements for gas sensing. Mimicking human olfaction, an array of cross-sensitive, MOF-based sensors could enable analyte detection in complex, variable gas mixtures containing confounding gas species. Herein, we address the question: given a set of MOF candidates and their adsorption properties, how do we select the optimal subset to compose a sensor array that accurately and robustly predicts the gas composition via monitoring the adsorbed mass in each MOF? We first mathematically formulate the MOF-based sensor array problem under dilute conditions. Instructively, the sensor array can be viewed as a linear map from <i>gas composition space</i> to <i>sensor array response space</i> defined by the matrix <b>H</b> of Henry coefficients of the gases in the MOFs. Characterizing this mapping, the singular value decomposition of <b>H </b>is a useful tool for evaluating MOF subsets for sensor arrays, as it determines the sensitivity of the predicted gas composition to measurement error, quantifies the magnitude of the response to changes in composition, and recovers which direction in gas composition space elicits the largest/smallest response. To illustrate, on the basis of experimental adsorption data, we curate MOFs for a sensor array with the objective of determining the concentration of CO<sub>2</sub> and SO<sub>2</sub> in the gas phase.


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