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lunedì 19 settembre 2022

# astro: black holes (as Q-ball-type saturons) could admit multi-vortex dynamics

<< Theoretical physicists argue that black holes admit vortex structures >>

Img << Sketch of a black hole endowed with multiple vortices. Colors denote the orientation, with the associated trapped magnetic field lines in black. Credit: Dvali et al. >>️

<< Recently, a new quantum framework for black holes, namely in terms of Bose-Einstein condensates of gravitons (the quanta of gravity itself), has been introduced, (..) Up until our article was published, rotating black holes have not been thoroughly studied within this framework. However, they might not only exist, but also be the rule rather than the exception. >> Florian Kühnel. 
Ingrid Fadelli. Theoretical physicists argue that black holes admit vortex structures. Phys.org. Sep 09, 2022. 

AA << argue that black holes admit vortex structure. This is based both on a graviton-condensate description of a black hole as well as on a correspondence between black holes and generic objects with maximal entropy compatible with unitarity, so-called saturons. (They) show that due to vorticity, a Q-ball-type saturon of a calculable renormalizable theory obeys the same extremality bound on the spin as the black hole. Correspondingly, a black hole with extremal spin emerges as a graviton condensate with vorticity. (..) Next, (AA) show that in the presence of mobile charges, the global vortex traps a magnetic flux of the gauge field. This can have macroscopically observable consequences. >>
Gia Dvali, Florian Kuhnel, Michael Zantedeschi. Vortices in Black Holes. Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 061302. Aug 3, 2022.  

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Keywords: astro, astrophysics, black hole, rotating black hole, vortex, vorticity








giovedì 15 settembre 2022

# gst: solitons as 'emergent elastic objects with spatially dependent stiffness'

<< Since the 1950s, topological solitons have been used to describe elementary particles and particle-like field configurations that appear in systems ranging from subatomic to cosmological scales. Particles are topologically protected, for which transitions to states with different topological charges are restricted. However, formation and annihilation of solitons are universal in almost all branches of physics, which implies that topological protection collapses at certain condition unrevealed. >>

<< Here, (AA) show that solitons can be regarded as emergent elastic objects with spatially dependent stiffness, and a second-order topological phase transition initiates at its softened points, i.e., points with a vanishing eigenvalue of the emergent stiffness matrix. >>
Yangfan Hu. Emergent elasticity and topological stability of solitons. arXiv: 2208.14916v1 [nlin.PS]. Aug 31, 2022. 

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Keywords: gst, solitons, transition, phase_transition







martedì 13 settembre 2022

# gst: "birds of a feather flock together", the swarmalators

<< Swarmalators have emerged as a new paradigm for dynamical collective behavior of multi-agent systems due to the interplay of synchronization and swarming that they inherently incorporate. Their dynamics have been explored with different coupling topologies, interaction functions, external forcing, noise, competitive interactions, and from other important viewpoints. Here (AA) take a systematic approach and review the collective dynamics of swarmalators analytically and/or numerically. Long-term states of position aggregation and phase synchronization are revealed in this perspective with some future >>️

Gourab Kumar Sar, Dibakar Ghosh. Dynamics of swarmalators: A pedagogical review. arXiv: 2208.14803v1 [nlin.AO]. Jul 25, 2022. Europhysics Letters 139, 53001. 
doi: 10.1209/ 0295-5075/ac8445. 

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Keywords: gst, behavior, collective behavior, self-organization, synchronization, spontaneous synchronization, swarm, swarmalators.


lunedì 12 settembre 2022

# gst: a backflipping behavior of air bubbles when they collide with a tilted surface

AA << observe that air bubbles exhibit a backflipping behavior when they collide with a tilted surface. >>

<< Particle image velocimetry reveals that the backflipping behavior is caused by wake-induced circulation around the bubble, which applies a lift force on the bubble. >>

<< The theoretical results are in good agreement with the experiments confirming the key role of the wake-induced lift force in backflipping. >>

Alireza Hooshanginejad, Anuj Baskota, Sunghwan Jung. Backflipping motion of air bubbles colliding with a tilted wall. arXiv: 2208.14486v1 [physics.flu-dyn]. Aug 30, 2022.
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Keywords: gst, bubble, behavior, backflipping behavior, oblique collisions






giovedì 8 settembre 2022

# behav: cry / not cry, babe ... POMC neurons modulate the crying behavior of pups (among mice)


<< Infants cry when separated from their mothers. Here, (AA) show that POMC (pro-opiomelanocortin) neurons in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus—via ß-endorphin production and signaling—modulate the crying behavior of mouse pups. The effect of POMC neurons on vocal behavior depends on the expression of µ-opioid receptors, the main receptor for ß-endorphin. Thus, POMC neurons in the hypothalamus modulate infant cry through opioid signaling. >>️

Gabriela M. Bosque Ortiz, Marcelo O. Dietrich. POMC neurons modulate infant vocalizations through opioid signaling. bioRxiv 2022.08.15.504046. 
doi: 10.1101/ 2022.08.15.504046. Aug 15, 2022. 

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Keywords: behav, brain, pnei, opioid signaling


sabato 3 settembre 2022

# gst: apropos of vibrating pivots, driving a damped coplanar double pendulum.

AA << present results of linear and nonlinear motions of a parametrically driven coplanar double pendulum with velocity-dependent damping. The equations of motion of a damped double pendulum of unequal masses with its pivot vibrated vertically are different from those obtained under gravity modulation. 

Linear stability analysis shows that tongue-shaped marginal stability curves divide the plane of driving parameters into multiple regions of subharmonic and harmonic instabilities. The instability zones for one normal mode overlap with those for the other. 

The double pendulum may oscillate or rotate about its pivot harmonically or subharmonically. The limit cycles corresponding to the normal mode oscillations of a double pendulum of equal masses are squeezed into a line in its configuration space. 

For unequal masses, two marginal curves for subharmonic instabilities merge to form a double-well shaped curve in the presence of damping, which is qualitatively new. The pendulum shows driving amplitude sensitive multi-period complex oscillations for driving parameters near the extrema of the merged instability zones and boundaries of the overlapping zones. 

For larger driving amplitude, the pendulum shows subharmonic, harmonic or chaotic rotations. >>
Rebeka Sarkar, Krishna Kumar, Sugata Pratik Khastgir. Parametrically driven damped coplanar double pendulum. arXiv:2208.03292v1 [physics.class-ph]. Aug 2, 2022. 


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Keywords: gst, pendulum, double pendulum, instability, chaos, chaotic rotations








giovedì 1 settembre 2022

# gst: apropos of transitions, evaporating binary microdroplets with phase segregation

<< Phase segregation triggered by selective evaporation can emerge in multicomponent systems, leading to complex physiochemical hydrodynamics. Recently, Li et al. (2018) and Kim & Stone (2018) reported a segregative behavior (i.e., demixing) in an evaporating binary droplet. In this work, by means of experiments and theoretical analysis, (AA) investigate the flow dynamics after the occurrence of the phase segregation. >>

<< First, (AA) experimentally reveal the overall physiochemical hydrodynamics of the evaporation process, including the segregative behavior and the resulting flow structure close to the substrate. By quantifying the evolution of the radial flow, (they) identify three successive life stages of the evaporation process. >>

<< At Stage I, a radially outward flow is observed. It is driven by the Marangoni effect. At the transition to Stage II, the radial flow partially reverses, starting from the contact line. This flow breaks the axial symmetry and remarkably is driven by the segregation itself. Finally at Stage III, the flow decays as the evaporation gradually ceases. At this stage the segregation has grown to the entire droplet, and the flow is again controlled by the Marangoni effect. The resulting Marangoni flow homogenizes the distribution of the entrapped volatile water over the whole droplet. >>️

Yaxing Li, Pengyu Lv, et al. Physiochemical hydrodynamics of the phase segregation in an evaporating binary microdroplet.arXiv:2208.07861v1 [physics.flu-dyn]  Aug 16, 2022.

Marangoni effect


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Keywords: gst, droplet, transition, evaporation, phase transition, phase segregation, Marangoni flow