PERCOLATION PROPERTIES AND UNIVERSALITY CLASS OF A MULTIFRACTAL RANDOM TILING

2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (02) ◽  
pp. 317-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. G. PEREIRA ◽  
G. CORSO ◽  
L. S. LUCENA ◽  
J. E. FREITAS

We study percolation as a critical phenomenon on a random multifractal support. The scaling exponent β related to the mass of the infinite cluster and the fractal dimension of the percolating cluster df are quantities that have the same value as the ones from the standard two-dimensional regular lattice percolation. The scaling exponent ν related to the correlation length is sensitive to the local anisotropy and assumes a value different from standard percolation. We compare our results with those obtained from the percolation on a deterministic multifractal support. The analysis of ν indicates that the deterministic multifractal is more anisotropic than the random multifractal. We also analyze connections with correlated percolation problems and discuss some possible applications.

Fractals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (02) ◽  
pp. 2050050
Author(s):  
V. E. ARCE-GUEVARA ◽  
M. O. MENDEZ ◽  
J. S. MURGUÍA ◽  
A. ALBA ◽  
H. GONZÁLEZ-AGUILAR ◽  
...  

In this work, the scaling behavior of the sleep process is evaluated by using detrended fluctuation analysis based on wavelets. The analysis is carried out from arrivals of short and recurrent cortical events called A-phases, which in turn build up the Cyclic Alternating Pattern phenomenon, and are classified in three types: A1, A2 and A3. In this study, 61 sleep recordings corresponding to healthy, nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy patients and sleep-state misperception subjects, were analyzed. From the A-phase annotations, the onsets were extracted and a binary sequence with one second resolution was generated. An item in the sequence has a value of one if an A-phase onset occurs in the corresponding window, and a value of zero otherwise. In addition, we consider other different temporal resolutions from 2[Formula: see text]s to 256[Formula: see text]s. Furthermore, the same analysis was carried out for sequences obtained from the different types of A-phases and their combinations. The results of the numerical analysis showed a relationship between the time resolutions and the scaling exponents; specifically, for higher time resolutions a white noise behavior is observed, whereas for lower time resolutions a behavior towards to [Formula: see text]-noise is exhibited. Statistical differences among groups were observed by applying various wavelet functions from the Daubechies family and choosing the appropriate sequence of A-phase onsets. This scaling analysis allows the characterization of the free-scale dynamic of the sleep process that is specific for each sleep condition. The scaling exponent could be useful as a diagnosis parameter in clinics when sleep macrostructure does not offer enough information.


Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio Maggi ◽  
Matteo Paoluzzi ◽  
Andrea Crisanti ◽  
Emanuela Zaccarelli ◽  
Nicoletta Gnan

We perform large-scale computer simulations of an off-lattice two-dimensional model of active particles undergoing a motility-induced phase separation (MIPS) to investigate the systems critical behaviour close to the critical point...


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shao-Zhen Lin ◽  
Wu-Yang Zhang ◽  
Dapeng Bi ◽  
Bo Li ◽  
Xi-Qiao Feng

AbstractInvestigation of energy mechanisms at the collective cell scale is a challenge for understanding various biological processes, such as embryonic development and tumor metastasis. Here we investigate the energetics of self-sustained mesoscale turbulence in confluent two-dimensional (2D) cell monolayers. We find that the kinetic energy and enstrophy of collective cell flows in both epithelial and non-epithelial cell monolayers collapse to a family of probability density functions, which follow the q-Gaussian distribution rather than the Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution. The enstrophy scales linearly with the kinetic energy as the monolayer matures. The energy spectra exhibit a power-decaying law at large wavenumbers, with a scaling exponent markedly different from that in the classical 2D Kolmogorov–Kraichnan turbulence. These energetic features are demonstrated to be common for all cell types on various substrates with a wide range of stiffness. This study provides unique clues to understand active natures of cell population and tissues.


1937 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. A1-A7 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Biot

Abstract The elementary theory of the bending of a beam on an elastic foundation is based on the assumption that the beam is resting on a continuously distributed set of springs the stiffness of which is defined by a “modulus of the foundation” k. Very seldom, however, does it happen that the foundation is actually constituted this way. Generally, the foundation is an elastic continuum characterized by two elastic constants, a modulus of elasticity E, and a Poisson ratio ν. The problem of the bending of a beam resting on such a foundation has been approached already by various authors. The author attempts to give in this paper a more exact solution of one aspect of this problem, i.e., the case of an infinite beam under a concentrated load. A notable difference exists between the results obtained from the assumptions of a two-dimensional foundation and of a three-dimensional foundation. Bending-moment and deflection curves for the two-dimensional case are shown in Figs. 4 and 5. A value of the modulus k is given for both cases by which the elementary theory can be used and leads to results which are fairly acceptable. These values depend on the stiffness of the beam and on the elasticity of the foundation.


2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (08) ◽  
pp. 1750099
Author(s):  
F. W. S. Lima

We investigate the critical properties of the equilibrium and nonequilibrium two-dimensional (2D) systems on Solomon networks with both nearest and random neighbors. The equilibrium and nonequilibrium 2D systems studied here by Monte Carlo simulations are the Ising and Majority-vote 2D models, respectively. We calculate the critical points as well as the critical exponent ratios [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text]. We find that numerically both systems present the same exponents on Solomon networks (2D) and are of different universality class than the regular 2D ferromagnetic model. Our results are in agreement with the Grinstein criterion for models with up and down symmetry on regular lattices.


2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (07) ◽  
pp. 1450022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saijun Chen ◽  
Haibo Hu ◽  
Jun Chen ◽  
Zhigao Chen

There exist scaling correlations between the edge weights and the nodes' degrees in weighted social networks. Based on the empirical findings, we study a multi-state voter model on weighted social networks where the weight is given by the product of agents' degrees raised to a power θ and there exist persistent individuals whose opinions are independent of those of their friends. We find that the fraction of each opinion will converge to a value which only relates to the degrees of initial committed agents and the scaling exponent θ. The analytical predictions are verified by numerical simulations. The model indicates that agents' degrees and scaling exponent can significantly influence the final coexistence or consensus state of opinions. We also study the influence of degree mixing characteristics on the dynamics model by numerical simulations and discuss the relation between the model and the other related opinion dynamics models on social networks with different topological structures and initial configurations.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vl A Margulis ◽  
E E Muryumin

Abstract The optical reflection, transmission and absorption properties of borophene, a newly discovered two-dimensional material with tilted anisotropic Dirac cones, are explored within a simple electronic band structure model of 8-Pmmn borophene, proposed by Zabolotskiy and Lozovik (2016 Phys. Rev. B 94 165403). It is assumed that the borophene layer is deposited on a dielectric substrate, such as Al2O3, and that the borophene's electron density is controlled by an external gate voltage. The reflectance, transmittance and absorbance of the borophene layer, the conduction band of which is filled with electrons up to the Fermi level, are calculated against the frequency of the incident radiation, as well as on the angle of its incidence on the layer. Considered are the two principal cases of the incident radiation polarization either parallel to or normal to the plane of incidence. We reveal that the optical characteristics of 8-Pmmn borophene are distinctly different for the above two cases at all angles of radiation incidence, excepting the grazing incidence, for which the borophene layer is found to behave like a mirror regardless of the wave polarization. The results obtained indicate the possibility of visualizing the borophene layer deposited on a dielectric substrate by observing the minimum reflectivity of this layer at a certain angle incidence (called the quasi-Brewster angle) of the p-polarized radiation, which may differ by a value of about ten degrees from the Brewster angle of the substrate.


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