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Part I Low Dimensional Chaos |
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1 Weak Chaos, Infinite Ergodic Theory, and Anomalous Dynamics |
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3 | (40) |
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3 | (3) |
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1.2 Chaos and Anomalous Dynamics |
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6 | (9) |
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1.2.1 Deterministic Chaos in a Simple Map |
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6 | (3) |
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1.2.2 Weak Chaos and Infinite Ergodic Theory |
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9 | (5) |
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1.2.3 A Generalized Hierarchy of Chaos |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (9) |
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1.3.1 A Simple Model Generating Anomalous Diffusion |
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16 | (2) |
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1.3.2 Continuous Time Random Walk Theory |
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18 | (4) |
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1.3.3 A Fractional Diffusion Equation |
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22 | (2) |
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1.4 Anomalous Fluctuation Relations |
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24 | (7) |
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1.4.1 Fluctuation Relations |
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24 | (1) |
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1.4.2 Fluctuation Relations for Ordinary Langevin Dynamics |
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25 | (3) |
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1.4.3 Fluctuation Relations for Anomalous Langevin Dynamics |
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28 | (3) |
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1.5 Anomalous Dynamics of Biological Cell Migration |
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31 | (6) |
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31 | (1) |
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1.5.2 Experimental Results and Statistical Analysis |
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32 | (3) |
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1.5.3 Stochastic Modeling |
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35 | (2) |
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37 | (6) |
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38 | (5) |
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2 Directed Transport in a Stochastic Layer |
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43 | (18) |
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43 | (2) |
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2.2 External Forcing of Order One |
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45 | (4) |
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2.3 Small External Forcing |
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49 | (7) |
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2.3.1 Main Equations: Diffusion of the Adiabatic Invariant |
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49 | (3) |
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2.3.2 Average Velocity of the Transport |
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52 | (4) |
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56 | (5) |
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57 | (4) |
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Part II From Chaos to Kinetics: Application to Hot Plasmas |
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3 On the Nonlinear Electron Vibrations in a Plasma |
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61 | (48) |
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61 | (2) |
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3.2 Perturbative Motion of Electrons Acted Upon by an Electrostatic Wave |
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63 | (12) |
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64 | (4) |
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3.2.2 Perturbative Analysis |
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68 | (7) |
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3.3 Envelope Equation for a Purely Time-Dependent Wave Amplitude |
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75 | (6) |
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3.3.1 Exponentially Growing Wave |
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76 | (1) |
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3.3.2 Generalized Expression for Χi |
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77 | (1) |
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3.3.3 Symmetric Detrapping |
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78 | (1) |
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3.3.4 Nonlinear Landau Damping Rate |
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79 | (2) |
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3.4 Variational Approach and Generalization to a Space-Dependent Wave Amplitude |
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81 | (13) |
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3.4.1 Physical Discussion of the Previous Results Using a Variational Approach |
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82 | (1) |
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3.4.2 One-Dimensional Variation of the Wave Amplitude |
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83 | (8) |
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3.4.3 Three-Dimensional Space Variation of the Wave Amplitude |
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91 | (3) |
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3.5 Nonlinear Frequency Shift of an SRS-Driven Plasma Wave |
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94 | (9) |
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94 | (4) |
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98 | (1) |
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3.5.3 Comparisons with Results from Vlasov Simulations of Stimulated Raman Scattering and with Previous Theories |
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99 | (3) |
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3.5.4 Discussion of Previously Proposed Nonlinear Dispersion Relations |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (2) |
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3.7 Appendix: Derivation of ∂ωΧreffr |
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105 | (4) |
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106 | (3) |
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4 How to Face the Complexity of Plasmas? |
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109 | (50) |
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110 | (4) |
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4.1.1 What This Chapter Is About |
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110 | (2) |
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112 | (2) |
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4.2 Facing Plasma Complexity |
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114 | (20) |
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4.2.1 Present Status of the Description of Plasma Complexity |
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114 | (8) |
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4.2.2 Possible Methodological Improvements |
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122 | (12) |
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4.3 Describing Plasma Dynamics with Finite-Dimensional Hamiltonian Systems |
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134 | (15) |
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4.3.1 Recovering Vlasovian Linear Theory with a Mechanical Understanding |
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137 | (3) |
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140 | (1) |
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4.3.3 Dynamics When the Distribution Is a Plateau |
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141 | (1) |
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4.3.4 Diffusion in a Given Spectrum of Waves |
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142 | (4) |
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4.3.5 A Crucial Numerical Simulation |
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146 | (1) |
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4.3.6 New Analytical Calculations |
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147 | (2) |
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149 | (1) |
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4.5 Appendix 1: Extended Summary |
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150 | (3) |
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4.6 Appendix 2: First Example of a Claim Section |
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153 | (1) |
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4.7 Appendix 3: Second Example of a Claim Section |
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153 | (6) |
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155 | (4) |
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5 First Principle Transport Modeling in Fusion Plasmas: Critical Issues for ITER |
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159 | (32) |
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5.1 Transport Issues in Controlled Fusion Devices |
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159 | (3) |
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5.1.1 Magnetic Configuration and Main Plasma Parameters |
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159 | (2) |
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5.1.2 Transport and Fusion Performance |
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161 | (1) |
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5.1.3 Transport and Turbulence |
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162 | (1) |
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5.2 Turbulence Modeling: The Need for a kinetic Description |
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162 | (6) |
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5.2.1 Collisionless Fluid Approaches "a la Hammett-Perkins" |
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163 | (3) |
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5.2.2 Gyrokinetic Description |
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166 | (2) |
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5.3 Main Micro-Instabilities in Fusion Plasmas |
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168 | (11) |
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5.3.1 Physical Understanding of Drift-Wave and Interchange Instabilities |
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168 | (4) |
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5.3.2 Simple Model for Drift-Wave and Interchange Instabilities |
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172 | (3) |
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5.3.3 Bump-on-Tail Instability |
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175 | (4) |
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5.4 Critical Issues in Turbulent Transport Modeling |
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179 | (7) |
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5.4.1 Gradient-Versus Flux-Driven Models |
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179 | (1) |
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5.4.2 Profile Relaxation and Turbulence Trapping |
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180 | (3) |
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5.4.3 Large Scale Flows and Transport Barriers |
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183 | (3) |
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186 | (5) |
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187 | (4) |
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Part III From Kinetics to Fluids and Solids |
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6 Turbulent Thermal Convection and Emergence of Isolated Large Single Vortices in Soap Bubbles |
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191 | (16) |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (5) |
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6.3 Statistical Properties of the Temperature and Velocity Fields |
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197 | (8) |
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205 | (2) |
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205 | (2) |
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7 On the Occurrence of Elastic Singularities in Compressed Thin Sheets: Stress Focusing and Defocusing |
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207 | (26) |
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208 | (2) |
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7.2 On Singularity Occurrence in Sheet Elasticity: From Elastica to Crumpled Paper |
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210 | (2) |
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7.3 Basics on Linear Elasticity of Sheets |
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212 | (5) |
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7.3.1 Sheet Elastic Energy |
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213 | (1) |
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7.3.2 Gaussian Curvature and Theorema Egregium |
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214 | (2) |
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7.3.3 Sheet Equilibrium and Foppl-von Karman's Equation |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (5) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (3) |
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221 | (1) |
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7.5 Energy Criterion for Stress Focusing and Scalings |
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222 | (2) |
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7.5.1 Energy Criterion for Stress Focusing or Defocusing |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (1) |
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7.6 Phase Diagram and Nature of Singularities |
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224 | (6) |
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7.6.1 Scale-Invariance and Defocusing |
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225 | (1) |
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7.6.2 Scalings and Phase Diagram for Singularities |
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226 | (3) |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (3) |
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231 | (2) |
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8 Transport Properties in a Model of Quantum Fluids and Solids |
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233 | (36) |
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8.1 Introduction: One Equation, Many Contexts |
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233 | (6) |
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8.1.1 Bose-Einstein Condensates |
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234 | (2) |
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236 | (1) |
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8.1.3 A Model for Supersolidity? |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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8.2 General Properties of the NLS Equation |
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239 | (6) |
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8.2.1 Conserved Quantities and Hamiltonian Structures |
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240 | (1) |
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8.2.2 Invariances of the Equation |
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241 | (1) |
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8.2.3 Integrability, Solitons and Solitary Waves |
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241 | (1) |
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8.2.4 Hydrodynamical Equations |
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242 | (2) |
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244 | (1) |
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8.2.6 Dispersion Relation, Spectrum of Excitation and Superfluidity |
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245 | (1) |
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245 | (6) |
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8.3.1 Around the Transonic Regime |
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246 | (2) |
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8.3.2 The Euler-Tricomi Equation in the Transonic Region |
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248 | (2) |
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8.3.3 From the Euler-Tricomi Equation to Vortex Nucleation? |
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250 | (1) |
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8.4 Nonclassical Rotational Inertia in a Supersolid Model |
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251 | (13) |
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8.4.1 Properties of the Model |
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252 | (4) |
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8.4.2 Ground State of the Gross-Pitaevskii Model |
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256 | (5) |
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8.4.3 A Model Combining Elastic and Superfluid Properties |
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261 | (3) |
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264 | (5) |
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264 | (5) |
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Part IV Beyond Physics: Examples of Complex Systems |
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9 Spatial and Temporal Order Beyond the Deterministic Limit: The Role of Stochastic Fluctuations in Population Dynamics |
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269 | (24) |
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269 | (1) |
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9.2 On the Deterministic and Stochastic Viewpoints |
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270 | (2) |
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9.3 The Van Kampen Expansion Applied to a Simple Birth/Death Stochastic Model |
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272 | (6) |
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9.4 A Model of Autocatalytic Reactions |
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278 | (1) |
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9.5 The Aspatial Model: Deterministic and Stochastic Dynamics |
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279 | (5) |
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9.6 Spatial Model: Ordered Patterns Revealed by the van Kampen System Size Expansion |
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284 | (5) |
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289 | (4) |
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292 | (1) |
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10 An Ising Model for Road Traffic Inference |
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293 | (30) |
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293 | (1) |
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10.2 The Belief Propagation Algorithm |
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294 | (4) |
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10.3 The Inverse Ising Problem |
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298 | (7) |
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300 | (1) |
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10.3.2 Plefka's Expansion |
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300 | (2) |
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10.3.3 Linear Response Approximate Solution |
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302 | (1) |
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10.3.4 Bethe Approximation |
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303 | (2) |
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305 | (6) |
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10.4.1 Road Traffic Inference |
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305 | (1) |
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10.4.2 An Ising Model for Traffic |
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305 | (5) |
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10.4.3 MRF Model and Pseudo Moment Matching Calibration |
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310 | (1) |
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10.5 Multiple BP Fixed Points for Multiple Traffic Patterns |
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311 | (4) |
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10.6 Experiments with Synthetic and Real Data |
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315 | (4) |
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319 | (4) |
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320 | (3) |
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