Stochastic and dynamic aspects of energy localization in nonlinear lattices with constraints
by
Stefano Iubini
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Europe/Rome
248 (Building C, first floor)
248
Building C, first floor
Description
Sometimes it is more convenient to store excess energy in a small region of space rather than spreading it over all the available volume. This may happen when the evolution of a system is characterized by additional dynamic constraints that promote energy localization for entropic reasons.
In this seminar I will discuss the role of peculiar nonlinear excitations (discrete breathers) for the localization process in networks of coupled oscillators. Particular attention will be devoted to the dynamics of a Discrete Nonlinear Schroedinger Equation which exhibits a metastable phase with a finite density of breathers and partial energy localization.
Such state persists over very long (astronomical) times as a consequence of the extremely low interaction of these excitations with the surrounding background.
