Description of (Hyper-)Fragments in Hadron-Induced Reactions

In this article we review the important role of non-equilibrium dynamics in reactions induced by ions and hadron beams to understand the fragmentation processes inside hadronic media. We discuss the single-particle dynamics in specific sources such as spectators in heavy-ion collisions and residual nuclear targets in hadron-induced reactions. Particular attention is given to the dynamics of hyperons. We further discuss the question regarding the onset of local instabilities, which are relevant for the appearance of fragmentation phenomena in nuclear reactions. We apply the theoretical formalism, that is, semi-classical transport embedded with statistical methods of nuclear fragmentation, to reactions induced by light ions and hadron beams. We discuss the results of nuclear fragmentation and, in particular, examine the formation of hypernuclei. Such studies are important for obtaining a deeper understanding of the equation of state in fragmenting matter and are relevant for forthcoming experiments, such as PANDA at FAIR and J-PARC in Japan.

Subdiffusive Reaction Model of Molecular Species in Liquid Layers: Fractional Reaction-Telegraph Approach

In recent years, different experimental works with molecular simulation techniques have been developed to study the transport of plasma-generated reactive species in liquid layers. Here, we improve the classical transport model that describes the molecular species movement in liquid layers via considering the fractional reaction–telegraph equation. We have considered the fractional equation to describe a non-Brownian motion of molecular species in a liquid layer, which have different diffusivities. The analytical solution of the fractional reaction–telegraph equation, which is defined in terms of the Caputo fractional derivative, is obtained by using the Laplace–Fourier technique. The profiles of species density with the mean square displacement are discussed in each case for different values of the time-fractional order and relaxation time.

Evaluation of the efficiency of forward error correction of transport protocol data blocks

A model of a transport connection controlled by a transport protocol with the technology of forward error correction in the selective failure mode in the form of a discrete-time Markov chain is proposed. The model takes into account the influence of the protocol parameters, the level of errors in the communication channels, the round-trip delay and the technological parameters of forward error correction on the throughput of the transport connection. The analysis of the dependence of the advantages of the transport protocol with forward error correction over the classical transport protocol is carried out.

Electronic and Thermoelectric Properties of V2O5, MgV2O5, and CaV2O5

Developing new thermoelectric materials with high performance can broaden the thermoelectric family and is the key to fulfill extreme condition applications. In this work, we proposed two new high-temperature thermoelectric materials—MgV2O5 and CaV2O5—which are derived from the interface engineered V2O5. The electronic and thermoelectric properties of V2O5, MgV2O5, and CaV2O5 were calculated based on first principles and Boltzmann semi-classical transport equations. It was found that although V2O5 possessed a large Seebeck coefficient, its large band gap strongly limited the electrical conductivity, hence hindering it from being good thermoelectric material. With the intercalation of Mg and Ca atoms into the van der Waals interfaces of V2O5, i.e., forming MgV2O5 and CaV2O5, the electronic band gaps could be dramatically reduced down to below 0.1 eV, which is beneficial for electrical conductivity. In MgV2O5 and CaV2O5, the Seebeck coefficient was not largely affected compared to V2O5. Consequently, the thermoelectric figure of merit was expected to be improved noticeably. Moreover, the intercalation of Mg and Ca atoms into the V2O5 van der Waals interfaces enhanced the anisotropic transport and thus provided a possible way for further engineering of their thermoelectric performance by nanostructuring. Our work provided theoretical guidelines for the improvement of thermoelectric performance in layered oxide materials.

The distribution of localization measures of chaotic eigenstates in the stadium billiard

The localization measures A (based on the information entropy) of localized chaotic eigenstates in the Poincaré-Husimi representation have a distribution on a compact interval [0;A0], which is well approximated by the beta distribution, based on our extensive numerical calculations. The system under study is the Bunimovich' stadium billiard, which is a classically ergodic system, also fully chaotic (positive Lyapunov exponent), but in the regime of a slightly distorted circle billiard (small shape parameter ") the diffusion in the momentum space is very slow. The parameter α = tH/tT , where tH and tT are the Heisenberg time and the classical transport time (diffusion time), respectively, is the important control parameter of the system, as in all quantum systems with the discrete energy spectrum. The measures A and their distributions have been calculated for a large number of ε and eigenenergies. The dependence of the standard deviation σ on α is analyzed, as well as on the spectral parameter β (level repulsion exponent of the relevant Brody level spacing distribution). The paper is a continuation of our recent paper (B. Batistić, Č. Lozej and M. Robnik, Nonlinear Phenomena in Complex Systems 21, 225 (2018)), where the spectral statistics and validity of the Brody level spacing distribution has been studied for the same system, namely the dependence of β and of the mean value < A > on α.