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venerdì 17 ottobre 2025

# gst: apropos of stochastic resetting, abrupt transitions in the optimization of diffusion with distributed resetting.

<< ️Brownian diffusion subject to stochastic resetting to a fixed position has been widely studied for applications to random search processes. In an unbounded domain, the mean first-passage time at a target site can be minimized for a convenient choice of the resetting rate. >>

<< ️Here (AA) study this optimization problem in one dimension when resetting occurs to random positions, chosen from a probability density function with compact support that does not include the target. Depending on the shape of this distribution, the optimal resetting rate either varies smoothly with the mean distance to the target, as in single-site resetting, or exhibits a discontinuity caused by the presence of a second local minimum in the mean first-passage time. These two regimes are separated by a critical line containing a singular point that (They) characterize through a Ginzburg-Landau theory. >>

<< ️To quantify how useful is a given resetting point for the search, (AA) calculate the probability density function of the last resetting position before absorption. The discontinuous transition separates two markedly different optimal strategies: one with a small resetting rate where the last path before absorption starts from a rather distant but likely position, while the other strategy has a large resetting rate, favoring last paths starting from not-so-likely points but which are closer to the target. >>

Pedro Julián-Salgado, Leonardo Dagdug, Denis Boyer. Abrupt transitions in the optimization of diffusion with distributed resetting. Phys. Rev. E 112, 044110. Oct 6, 2025.

arXiv: 2507.14483v2 [cond-mat.stat-mech]. Oct 7, 2025.

Also: random, transition, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, randomness, transitions, stochastic resetting, small-- large resetting rate.

venerdì 10 ottobre 2025

# gst: random trajectories in bounded domains


<< ️Can we deduce the total length of a random trajectory by observing only its local path segments within a confined domain? Surprisingly, the answer is yes—for curves randomly placed and oriented in space, whether stochastic or deterministic; generated by ballistic or diffusive dynamics; possibly interrupted by stopping or branching; and in two or more dimensions. More precisely, the mean total length ⟨𝐿⟩ relates to the mean in-domain path length ⟨ℓ⟩ and the mean chord length of the domain ⟨𝜎⟩ via the following simple and universal relation:

              1/⟨ℓ⟩ = 1/⟨𝐿⟩ + 1/⟨𝜎⟩

Here, ⟨𝜎⟩ is a purely geometric quantity, dependent only on the volume-to-surface ratio of the domain. Derived solely from the kinematic formula of integral geometry, the result is independent of step-length statistics, memory, absorption, and branching, making it equally relevant to photons in turbid tissue, active bacteria in microchannels, cosmic rays in molecular clouds, or neutron chains in nuclear reactors. Monte Carlo simulations spanning straight needles, Y shapes, and isotropic random walks in two and and three dimensions confirm the universality and demonstrate how a local measurement of ⟨ℓ⟩ yields ⟨𝐿⟩ without ever tracking the full trajectory. >>

T. Binzoni, E. Dumonteil, A. Mazzolo. Universal property of random trajectories in bounded domains. Phys. Rev. E 112, 044105. Oct 3, 2025.

arXiv: 2011.06343v3 [math-ph]. May 16, 2025. 

Also: random, walk, walking, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Also: voli a casaccio (quasi-stochastic poetry). Oct 01, 2006.

Keywords: gst, randomness, random trajectories,  walk, random walk, bounded domains.

lunedì 30 giugno 2025

# gst: topological phase transition under infinite randomness

<< In clean and weakly disordered systems, topological and trivial phases having a finite bulk energy gap can transit to each other via a quantum critical point. In presence of strong disorder, both the nature of the phases and the associated criticality can fundamentally change. >>

Here AA << investigate topological properties of a strongly disordered fermionic chain where the bond couplings are drawn from normal probability distributions which are defined by characteristic standard deviations. Using numerical strong disorder renormalization group methods along with analytical techniques, (AA) show that the competition between fluctuation scales renders both the trivial and topological phases gapless with Griffiths like rare regions. >>

<< Moreover, the transition between these phases is solely governed by the fluctuation scales, rather than the means, rendering the critical behavior to be determined by an infinite randomness fixed point with an irrational central charge. (AA) work points to a host of novel topological phases and atypical topological phase transitions which can be realized in systems under strong disorder. >>

Saikat Mondal, Adhip Agarwala. Topological Phase Transition under Infinite Randomness. arXiv: 2506.19913v1 [cond-mat.dis-nn]. Jun 24, 2025.

Also: order, disorder, disorder & fluctuations, random, transition, forms of power, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, order, disorder, disorder & fluctuations, randomness, criticality, transitions, forms of power

FonT: who knows if during some master's courses on the organization and evolution of social enclosures, held by the legendary "Frattocchie School" ( https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuola_delle_Frattocchie ) during the early 80s (but also early 90s) some bizarre theoretician advanced the imaginative, up in the air, absolutely unfounded hypothesis (here it is emphasized: absolutely), about the possibility of an immediate cracking of a social structure due to the action of idiots (?) disguised as idiots until the complete, universal, ontheback breakthrough anzicheforse?

venerdì 27 giugno 2025

# gst: random interaction in active matter models; critical changes in Vicsek's scenario.


<< Randomness plays a key role in the order transition of active matter but has not yet been explicitly considered in pairwise interaction connection. In this paper, (AA) introduce the perception rate 𝑃 into the Vicsek model as the probability of the interaction connections and model the connections as superposition states. (They) show that with increasing 𝑃, the polar order number undergoes an order transition and then saturation. >>

<< The order transition is a first-order phase transition with band formation, and the effect of 𝑃 is different from density. The change of the order number is linked with the interaction structure. The order transition, order saturation, and phase separation correspond to different critical changes in the local interaction number. >>

<< The global interaction structure is further analyzed as a network. The decrease of 𝑃 is comparable to random edge removal, under which the network experiences modal transitions near the critical points of the order number, and the network exhibits surprising robustness.  (AA) results suggest that random interaction can be a new important factor in active matter models, with potential applications in robotic swarms and social activities. >>

Ruizhi Jin, Kejun Dong. Role of random interaction connection in the order transition of active matter based on the Vicsek model. Phys. Rev. E 111, 064122. Jun 17, 2025.

arXiv: 2501.10669v1 [cond-mat.soft]. Jan 18, 2025. 

Also: network, random, perception, transition, swarm, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, active matter, network, randomness, perception, criticality, transitions, swarm.

mercoledì 25 giugno 2025

# gst: interactive anisotropic walks in 2D generated from a 3-state opinion dynamics model.


<< A system of interacting walkers is considered in a two-dimensional hypothetical space, where the dynamics of each walker are governed by the opinion states of the agents of a fully connected three-state opinion dynamics model. Such walks, studied in different models of statistical physics, are usually considered in one-dimensional virtual spaces. >>

In this article AA has performed the mapping << in such a way that the walk is directed along the 𝑌 axis while it can move either way along the 𝑋 axis. The walk shows that there are three distinct regions as the noise parameter, responsible for driving a continuous phase transition in the model, is varied. In absence of any noise, the scaling properties and the form of the distribution along either axis do not follow any conventional form. >>

<< For any finite noise below the critical point the bivariate distribution of the displacements is found to be a modified biased Gaussian function while above it, only the marginal distribution along one direction is Gaussian. The marginal probability distributions can be extracted and the scaling forms of different quantities, showing power-law behavior, are obtained. The directed nature of the walk is reflected in the marginal distributions as well as in the exponents. >>

Surajit Saha, Parongama Sen. Interactive anisotropic walks in two dimensions generated from a three-state opinion dynamics model. Phys. Rev. E 111, 064123. Jun 18, 2025.

arXiv: 2409.10413v3 [cond-mat.stat-mech]. Apr 28, 2025. 

Also: walk, noise, random, transition, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, walk, walking, random walk, randomness, noise, transitions, noise-induced transitions, criticality.

lunedì 2 giugno 2025

# gst: apropos of ambiguous scenarios, very persistent random walkers reveal transitions in landscape topology

AA << study the typical behavior of random walkers on the microcanonical configuration space of mean-field disordered systems. Passive walks have an ergodicity-breaking transition at precisely the energy density associated with the dynamical glass transition, but persistent walks remain ergodic at lower energies. >>

<< In models where the energy landscape is thoroughly understood, (They) show that, in the limit of infinite persistence time, the ergodicity-breaking transition coincides with a transition in the topology of microcanonical configuration space. (They) conjecture that this correspondence generalizes to other models, and use it to determine the topological transition energy in situations where the landscape properties are ambiguous. >>

Jaron Kent-Dobias. Very persistent random walkers reveal transitions in landscape topology. arXiv: 2505.16653v2 [cond-mat.dis-nn]. May 23, 2025. 

Also: random, walk, walking, disorder, transition, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html

Also: ambiguity in FonT  https://flashontrack.blogspot.com/search?q=ambiguity     ambiguity in Notes (quasi-stochastic poetry)  https://inkpi.blogspot.com/search?q=ambiguita

Keywords: mean-field disordered systems, disorder, randomness, random walker, transitions, topological transition energy, ambiguity.

mercoledì 21 maggio 2025

# gst: accelerated first detection in discrete-time quantum walks using sharp restarts.

<< Restart is a common strategy observed in nature that accelerates first-passage processes, and has been extensively studied using classical random walks. In the quantum regime, restart in continuous-time quantum walks (CTQWs) has been shown to expedite the quantum hitting times [Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 050802 (2023)]. >>

 Here, AA << study how restarting monitored discrete-time quantum walks (DTQWs) affects the quantum hitting times. (They) show that the restarted DTQWs outperform classical random walks in target searches, benefiting from quantum ballistic propagation, a feature shared with their continuous-time counterparts. >>

Kunal Shukla, Riddhi Chatterjee, C. M. Chandrashekar. Accelerated first detection in discrete-time quantum walks using sharp restarts. Phys. Rev. Research 7, 023069. Apr 21, 2025.

Also: walk, random, network, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, networks, randomness, walk, random walk, quantum walk, stochasticity, sharp restart.

martedì 20 maggio 2025

# gst: biased random walks on networks with stochastic resetting.

<< This study explores biased random walk dynamics with stochastic resetting on general networks. (AA) show that the combination of biased random walks and stochastic resetting makes significant contributions by analyzing the search efficiency. (They) derive two analytical expressions for the stationary distribution and the mean first passage time, which are related to the spectral representation of the probability transition matrix of a biased random walk without resetting. These expressions can be used to determine the capacity of a random walker to reach the specific target and probe a finite network. >>

AA << apply the analytical results to two types of networks, pseudofractal scale-free webs and T-fractals, which are constructed through an iterative process. (They) also extend a strategy to explore other complex structure networks or larger networks by leveraging the spectral properties. >>

Anlin Li, Xiaohan Sun. Biased random walks on networks with stochastic resetting. Phys. Rev. E 111, 054309. May 16, 2025.

Also: walk, random, network, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, networks, randomness, random walk, stochasticity, stochastic resetting.

sabato 5 aprile 2025

# gst: asymptotic scaling in a one-dimensional billiard

<< The emergence of power laws that govern the large-time dynamics of a one-dimensional billiard of N point particles is analysed. In the initial state, the resting particles are placed in the positive half-line x≥0 at equal distances. Their masses alternate between two distinct values. The dynamics is initialized by giving the leftmost particle a positive velocity. >>

<< Due to elastic inter-particle collisions the whole system gradually comes into motion, filling both right and left half-lines. As shown by S. Chakraborti, et al. (2022), an inherent feature of such a billiard is the emergence of two different modes: the shock wave that propagates in x≥0 and the splash region in x<0. >>

<< Moreover, the behaviour of the relevant observables is characterized by universal asymptotic power-law dependencies. In view of the finite size of the system and of finite observation times, these dependencies only start to acquire a universal character. To analyse them, (AA) set up molecular dynamics simulations using the concept of effective scaling exponents, familiar in the theory of continuous phase transitions. (They) present results for the effective exponents that govern the large-time behaviour of the shock-wave front, the number of collisions, the energies and momentum of different modes and analyse their tendency to approach corresponding universal values. >>️

<< A characteristic feature of the billiard problem (AA) have considered (..) is the lack of a priori randomness, neither in the distribution of masses nor in the inter-particle distances. Therefore, the emergence of the hydrodynamic power-law asymptotics– pointing to the stochastic background of the underlying process– may be interpreted as a kind of self-averaging in the system.  >>️

Taras Holovatch, Yuri Kozitsky, et al. Effective and asymptotic scaling in a one-dimensional billiard problem. arXiv: 2503.20476v1 [cond-mat.stat-mech]. Mar 26, 2025.

Also: billiard, random, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, billiard, randomness 

sabato 22 marzo 2025

# gst: First-passage-time statistics of active Brownian particles: a perturbative approach.


AA << study the first-passage-time (FPT) properties of active Brownian particles to reach an absorbing wall in two dimensions. Employing a perturbation approach (They) obtain exact analytical predictions for the survival and FPT distributions for small Péclet numbers, measuring the importance of self-propulsion relative to diffusion. >>

<< While randomly oriented active agents reach the wall faster than their passive counterpart, their initial orientation plays a crucial role in the FPT statistics. Using the median as a metric, (AA) quantify this anisotropy and find that it becomes more pronounced at distances where persistent active motion starts to dominate diffusion. >>️

Yanis Baouche, Magali Le Goff, et al. First-passage-time statistics of active Brownian particles: a perturbative approach. arXiv: 2503.05401v1 [cond-mat.soft]. Mar 7, 2025.

Also: particle, random, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, particles, active particles, perturbation approach, randomness, stochasticity, stochastic resetting, rotational diffusion, anisotropy

mercoledì 19 marzo 2025

# behav: the benefit of ignorance for traffic through a random congestible network.


<< When traffic is routed through a network that is susceptible to congestion, the self-interested decisions made by individual users do not, in general, produce the optimal flow. This discrepancy is quantified by the so-called "price of anarchy." >>

AA << consider whether the traffic produced by self-interested users is made better or worse when users have uncertain knowledge about the cost functions of the links in the network, and define a parallel concept that (They) call the "price of ignorance."  >>

AA << introduce a simple model in which fast, congestible links and slow, incongestible links are mixed randomly in a large network and users plan their routes with finite uncertainty about which of the two cost functions describes each link. >>

<< One of (Their) key findings is that a small level of user ignorance universally improves traffic, regardless of the network composition. Further, there is an optimal level of ignorance which, in (the) model, causes the self-interested user behavior to coincide with the optimum. Many features of (AA) model can be understood analytically, including the optimal level of user ignorance and the existence of critical scaling near the percolation threshold for fast links, where the potential benefit of user ignorance is greatest. >>️

Alican Saray, Calvin Pozderac, et al. The benefit of ignorance for traffic through a random congestible network. arXiv: 2503.09684v1 [cond-mat.dis-nn]. Mar 12, 2025.

Alsonetwork, behav, random, uncertainty, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, networks, behavior,  randomness, uncertainty, price of anarchy, price of ignorance

venerdì 12 agosto 2022

# gst: like steering a marble through a tilting labyrinth, randomness seems to quickly deliver specific outcomes.

<< According to the infinite monkey theorem, a monkey randomly hitting the keys of a typewriter will eventually write something worth reading—but it might take a few trillion years of trying. For those lacking the patience to wait, (AA)  now show that randomness can deliver specific outcomes much more quickly.  Simulating a 2D nanocluster of a dozen particles, (they) determine the temperature at which thermal fluctuations can most quickly rearrange those particles into a predetermined shape. They find that this time can be dramatically cut by applying an appropriate macroscopic force to the particles. >>

<< The duo also simulated nanoclusters that were subject to a macroscopic force field, for example, metallic nanoparticles in an electric field. Like steering a marble through a tilting labyrinth, they found the optimal global force to apply at each iteration such that the nanocluster navigated the space of possible configurations several orders of magnitude more quickly. >>️️

Marric Stephens. Rearranging Nanoclusters Using Randomness. Physics 15, s83. Jun 22, 2022. 

Francesco Boccardo, Olivier Pierre-Louis. Controlling the Shape of Small Clusters with and without Macroscopic Fields. Phys. Rev. Lett. 128, 256102. Jun 22, 2022.  

Also

keyword 'random' in FonT:


keyword 'error' | 'fuzzy' | 'noise'  in FonT 




keywords 'errore' | 'errori' in Notes (quasi-stochastic poetry)



keywords 'jelly roll' in FonT


Keywords: gst, nano, nanocluster, fluctuations, randomness, noise











venerdì 13 maggio 2022

# evol: spontaneous, immediate asymmetry, the chiral twist


<< When holding a right hand in front of a mirror, one can see a reflected image of a left hand and vice versa. In 1848, Louis Pasteur discovered that organic molecules are much like our hands: they come in mirror-image pairs of left- and right-handed variants. Nowadays, we know that this handedness or chirality (from the Greek word for "hand") is a hallmark of organic molecules. >>

<< Organic molecules are rich in carbon atoms, which form bonds to create either a right or a left "nano-hand." Yet, puzzlingly, life almost always selects to exclusively use one of the two mirror-image twins—a phenomenon called homochirality. For example, terrestrial life is based on left-handed amino acids and right-handed sugars. >>️️

<< A model now proposes a novel explanation for the emergence of homochirality in life—a longstanding puzzle about the origin of life on Earth. >>️

<< Homochirality emerges spontaneously in prebiotic chemical networks that adapt to optimize energy harvesting from the environment. Previously, it was believed that chiral symmetry breaking requires multiple loops of auto-catalysis, which increasingly produces one enantiomer of a molecule while inhibiting the formation of the other. However, the IBS team's results showed that the underlying mechanism of symmetry breaking is very general, as it can occur in large reaction systems with many random molecules and does not require sophisticated network architectures. It was found that this sharp transition to homochirality stems from the self-configuration of the reaction network in order to achieve more efficient harvesting of energy from the environment. >>️

Learning chemical networks give life a chiral twist. Institute for Basic Science. Apr 26, 2022. 


William D. Pineros, Tsvi Tlusty. Spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking in a random driven chemical system. Nat Commun 13, 2244. doi: 10.1038/ s41467-022-29952-8. Apr 26, 2022.


Also



Keywords: evolution, gst, randomness, self-assembly, self-configuration, break symmetry, asymmetry, chiral, chirality  




lunedì 31 gennaio 2022

# evol: the hypothesis of quasi-stochastic 'jazzy' metamechanics of biological evolution (in Arabidopsis thaliana)


<< Mutations occur when DNA is damaged and left unrepaired, creating a new variation. The scientists wanted to know if mutation was purely random or something deeper. What they found was unexpected. >>️

<< We always thought of mutation as basically random across the genome, (..) It turns out that mutation is very non-random and it's non-random in a way that benefits the plant. It's a totally new way of thinking about mutation. >> Grey Monroe. ️

Study challenges evolutionary theory that DNA mutations are random. UC Davis. Jan 12, 2022.


Monroe JG, Srikant T, et al. Mutation bias reflects natural selection in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature. doi: 10.1038/ s41586-021-04269-6. Jan 12, 2022.


FonT 

for a long time I have developed the suspicion that the small plant cared for by grandmother on the windowsill could be a not trivial image of (r)evolution ... 

The three ways of the plastoquinone inside the photosystem II complex. May 23, 2017.


Also

keyword 'evolution'  in FonT


keyword 'evolution' | 'evoluzione'  in Notes (quasi-stochastic poetry)



keyword 'jazz' in FonT


keyword 'jazz' in Notes (quasi-stochastic poetry):


keywords: evol, dna, mutations, randomness, quasi-stochasticity, jazz



mercoledì 1 dicembre 2021

# gst: small-scale random perturbations, Arnold's cat spontaneously stochastic

<< Multi-scale systems (..) may possess a fascinating property of spontaneous stochasticity: a small-scale initial uncertainty develops into a randomly chosen largescale state in a finite time, and this behavior is not sensitive to the nature and magnitude of uncertainty (..). >>

A << intriguing form is the Eulerian spontaneous stochasticity (ESS) of the velocity field itself: an infinitesimal small-scale noise triggers stochastic evolution of velocity field at finite scales and times. >>

AA << prove that a formally deterministic system with scaling symmetry yields a stochastic process with Markovian properties if it is regularized with a vanishing small-scale random perturbation. Besides its significance for understanding turbulence, (their) model extends the phenomenon of ESS beyond the scope of fluid dynamics: (AA) discuss a prototype of a feasible experiment for observing ESS in optics or electronics, as well as potential applications in other physical systems.>>

Alexei A. Mailybaev, Artem Raibekas. Spontaneously stochastic Arnold's cat. arXiv:2111.03666v1 [nlin.CD]. Nov 5,  2021.


keywords: gst, Arnold's cat, randomness, stochasticity, spontaneous stochasticity, small-scale random perturbations, noise, turbulence, chaos 


giovedì 2 settembre 2021

# gst: when randomly-timed external impulses can synchronize

<< Random perturbations applied in tandem to an ensemble of objects can synchronize their motion. (AA) study multiple copies of an object in periodic motion such as a firing neuron, each with an arbitrary phase. Randomly-timed external impulses can synchronize these phases. For impulses slightly too strong to synchronize, (they) find remarkable erratic synchronization, with stochastic fluctuations from near-perfect to more random synchronization. The sampled entropies of these phase distributions themselves form a steady-state ensemble. A stochastic dynamics model for the entropy's evolution accounts for the observed exponential distribution of entropies and the stochastic synchronization. >>

<< One general virtue of noise-induced synchronization is that one may use it to induce synchronization without
specific knowledge about the limit cycle being synchronized, such as the phase map function or the cycle time.(..) As noted in the Introduction, synchronization of a remote oscillator enables transmission of information.
Stochastic synchronization appears to have comparable ability, potentially useable by technology or biology. >>️

<< The stochastic synchronization phenomenon explored above seems to be a distinctive mode of organization. It can be produced via broad classes of driving, and creates striking fluctuations of randomness. This model may aid understanding of other puzzling systems showing erratic fluctuations, such as strong turbulence. >>️
Yunxiang Song, Thomas A. Witten. Stochastic synchronization induced by noise. arXiv:2108.13172v1 [cond-mat.stat-mech]. Aug 16, 2021.


Also

<< stabilizzare il volo del fascio di aquiloni  >> in: ️2149 - onda di predazione (to knock seals off the ice).  Notes. Dec 17, 2007. (quasi-stochastic poetry)


keyword 'noise' | 'fuzzy' in FonT




sabato 21 agosto 2021

# gst: apropos of transitions, randomness can stabilize edge states in short- lifetime regions of disordered periodically-driven systems

<< lifetimes of the edge states exhibit universal behavior when random potentials exist since the edge- and bulk- dominant eigenstates are mixed, leading to that lifetimes are prolonged by random potentials in the region II (short- lifetime region) and shortened in the region I (long- lifetime region). >>

<<  it is an intriguing phenomenon that random potentials tend to stabilize edge states in the region II (short- lifetime regions). >>

Ken Mochizuki, Kaoru Mizuta, Norio Kawakami. Fate of Topological Edge States in Disordered Periodically-driven Nonlinear Systems. arXiv: 2108.00649 (nlin). Aug 2, 2021.


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keyword 'random' in FonT


keyword 'disorder' in FonT


keyword 'disordine' in Notes (quasi-stochastic poetry)