The dynamics and statistical properties of two-dimensional (2D) turbulence are often investigated through numerical simulations of incompressible, viscous fluids in doubly periodic domains. A key challenge in 2D turbulence research is accurately identifying and describing statistical properties of its coherent vortex structures within complex flow patterns. This paper addresses this challenge by providing a classification theory for the topological structure of particle orbits generated by instantaneous Hamiltonian flows on the torus , which serves as a mathematical model for 2D incompressible flows. Based on this theory, we show that the global orbit structure of any Hamiltonian flow can be converted into a planar tree, named a partially Cyclically-Ordered rooted Tree (COT), and its corresponding string expression (COT representation). We apply this conversion algorithm to 2D energy and enstrophy cascade turbulence. The results show that the complex topological structure of turbulent flow patterns can be effectively represented by simple trees and sequences of letters, thereby successfully extracting coherent vortex structures and investigating their statistical properties from a topological perspective.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-30DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2025.135098
Yuchen He , Alexey Slunyaev , Nobuhito Mori , Ioannis Kourakis , Amin Chabchoub
Extreme wave localizations in nonlinear dispersive media, arising from modulation instability in weakly nonlinear wave interactions, can be effectively modeled by breather solutions. These breathers are exact solutions of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation and provide accurate models for understanding and controlling unidirectional rogue wave dynamics in numerical simulations or laboratory settings. A recent study by Y. He et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 144,502 (2022) offered the first proof of concept that the distinctive focusing features of Peregrine-type breathers can persist on standing water waves, consisting of two counter-propagating wave trains with identical carrier amplitudes and frequencies. In the present work, we report comprehensive experimental observations of nonlinear wave focusing dynamics on standing waves using all three fundamental breather types: the Kuznetsov-Ma, Peregrine, and Akhmediev breathers. Additionally, we extend our investigation to scenarios in which the opposing wave field has differing amplitudes or frequencies, in order to further assess the robustness of breather propagation under this particular cross-wave condition. The experimental results show good agreement with the hydrodynamic coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equation (CNLSE) for the relevant cases and confirm that both coherence and amplitude amplification of the breathers are preserved in the presence of opposing Stokes waves. These findings further support the idea that modulation instability can prevail during the interaction of distinct wave systems, even beyond the narrowband and unidirectional assumptions of the classical theory.
非线性色散介质中的极端波局域化是由弱非线性波相互作用中的调制不稳定性引起的,可以用呼吸解有效地模拟。这些呼吸器是非线性Schrödinger方程的精确解,并为在数值模拟或实验室设置中理解和控制单向流氓波动力学提供了准确的模型。Y. He等人最近的一项研究。Rev. Lett. 129,144,502(2022)提供了第一个概念证明,peregrine型呼吸器的独特聚焦特征可以在静止水波上持续存在,静止水波由两个具有相同载波振幅和频率的反向传播波列组成。在目前的工作中,我们报告了使用所有三种基本呼吸类型(库兹涅佐夫-马、佩尔格林和阿赫迈耶夫呼吸器)对驻波非线性波聚焦动力学的综合实验观察。此外,我们将研究扩展到相反波场具有不同振幅或频率的情况,以便进一步评估在这种特定的交叉波条件下呼吸传播的鲁棒性。实验结果与相关情况下的流体动力耦合非线性Schrödinger方程(CNLSE)吻合较好,并证实了在相反斯托克斯波存在下,呼吸波的相干性和振幅放大都保持不变。这些发现进一步支持了这样一种观点,即调制不稳定性可以在不同波系统的相互作用中盛行,甚至超出了经典理论的窄带和单向假设。
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Pub Date : 2025-12-23DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2025.135079
Joannis Alexopoulos
In recent years, essential progress has been made in the nonlinear stability analysis of periodic Lugiato-Lefever waves against co-periodic and localized perturbations. Inspired by considerations from fiber optics, we introduce a novel iteration scheme which allows to perturb against sums of co-periodic and localized functions. This unifies previous stability theories in a natural manner.
{"title":"Nonlinear dynamics of periodic Lugiato-Lefever waves against sums of co-periodic and localized perturbations","authors":"Joannis Alexopoulos","doi":"10.1016/j.physd.2025.135079","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physd.2025.135079","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent years, essential progress has been made in the nonlinear stability analysis of periodic Lugiato-Lefever waves against co-periodic and localized perturbations. Inspired by considerations from fiber optics, we introduce a novel iteration scheme which allows to perturb against sums of co-periodic and localized functions. This unifies previous stability theories in a natural manner.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20050,"journal":{"name":"Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena","volume":"488 ","pages":"Article 135079"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145870483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-20DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2025.135084
N. Balabanova , J.A. Montaldi
We investigate the motion of point vortices on the Möbius band and Klein bottle. Since these are non-orientable surfaces, the standard Hamiltonian approach does not apply. We therefore begin by establishing a modified Hamiltonian approach which works for arbitrary non-orientable surfaces, through describing the phase space, the Hamiltonian and the local equations of motion. We use a combination of twisted functions and oriented double covers to adapt some of the known notions of vortex dynamics to non-orientable surfaces. For both of the surfaces of interest, we write Hamiltonian-type equations of vortex motion explicitly and follow that by the description of relative equilibria and an investigation of the motion of one and two vortices.
{"title":"A Hamiltonian approach for point vortices on non-orientable surfaces","authors":"N. Balabanova , J.A. Montaldi","doi":"10.1016/j.physd.2025.135084","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physd.2025.135084","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We investigate the motion of point vortices on the Möbius band and Klein bottle. Since these are non-orientable surfaces, the standard Hamiltonian approach does not apply. We therefore begin by establishing a modified Hamiltonian approach which works for arbitrary non-orientable surfaces, through describing the phase space, the Hamiltonian and the local equations of motion. We use a combination of twisted functions and oriented double covers to adapt some of the known notions of vortex dynamics to non-orientable surfaces. For both of the surfaces of interest, we write Hamiltonian-type equations of vortex motion explicitly and follow that by the description of relative equilibria and an investigation of the motion of one and two vortices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20050,"journal":{"name":"Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena","volume":"488 ","pages":"Article 135084"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145870484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-20DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2025.135056
Bradley Pascoe , Michael Groom , Ben Thornber
Recent engineering models of turbulent mixing layers under strain imply that there may be a permanent modification of important mixing layer physics following a temporary application of strain. This paper presents a set of Implicit Large-Eddy Simulations of a canonical Richtmyer-Meshkov instability to explore the validity of this model result. The well-characterised θ-group quarter scale case is modified to include a strain rate which halves domain widths in approximately five eddy turnover times. Following the removal of strain, the observed value of the growth rate exponent which is a 2.5 times reduction compared with the unstrained case. Whilst θ is slowly rising at late time, the actual change in θ is qualitatively in good agreement with the engineering model but is quantitatively a much greater change than expected. Mixedness also increases significantly, from for the unstrained to following the application of strain. Turbulent kinetic energy substantially rises during strain, but then dissipates more rapidly following the removal of strain due to the decreased turbulent length-scales. Overall these results demonstrate that modifications to engineering models, such as those proposed by Pascoe et al. (Phys. Rev. Fluids 10 (6), 064609, 2025) are needed to capture these significant variations in flow physics which persist even following the removal of strain. The engineering model further predicts more substantial impacts at high overall compression or expansion as expected in typical applications in inertial confinement fusion, supernovae or explosions.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-17DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2025.135082
A. Bandera , S. Fernández-García , M. Gómez-Mármol , A. Vidal
We present a novel methodology that combines machine learning techniques with dynamical analysis to classify and interpret the behavior distribution of network models of coupled dynamical systems. Our methodology determines the optimal number of distinct behaviors and classifies them based on time-series features, allowing for an interpretable and automated partition of the parameter space. Applying this approach to a homogeneous two-clusters model of intracellular calcium concentration dynamics, we identify nine different long-term behaviors, including complex and chaotic regimes, mapping experimental data available in the literature. The results highlight the complementarity between data-driven classification and classical dynamical analysis in capturing rich synchronization patterns and detecting subtle transitions in multiple timescale biological systems.
{"title":"Machine learning techniques to identify synchronization patterns in multiple timescale dynamical systems networks","authors":"A. Bandera , S. Fernández-García , M. Gómez-Mármol , A. Vidal","doi":"10.1016/j.physd.2025.135082","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physd.2025.135082","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We present a novel methodology that combines machine learning techniques with dynamical analysis to classify and interpret the behavior distribution of network models of coupled dynamical systems. Our methodology determines the optimal number of distinct behaviors and classifies them based on time-series features, allowing for an interpretable and automated partition of the parameter space. Applying this approach to a homogeneous two-clusters model of intracellular calcium concentration dynamics, we identify nine different long-term behaviors, including complex and chaotic regimes, mapping experimental data available in the literature. The results highlight the complementarity between data-driven classification and classical dynamical analysis in capturing rich synchronization patterns and detecting subtle transitions in multiple timescale biological systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20050,"journal":{"name":"Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena","volume":"487 ","pages":"Article 135082"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145841956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-16DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2025.135073
Zhengwu Miao , Yong Chen
The Schrödinger spectral problem is a central topic in mathematical physics. In numerical inverse scattering transform (NIST), the reflection coefficient R(k) contained in the scattering data must be repeatedly computed by solving the spectral problem at discrete wave number k. We propose a novel neural operator framework, the Jost operator network (JostONet), for fast inference of the Jost solution and its associated R(k), offering a promising alternative for computing R(k) in the NIST. JostONet is composed of three specialized modules: (i) High-energy region : inspired by the asymptotic behavior of the Jost solution, a novel amplitude decomposition is derived, based on which a variable amplitude operator network is constructed. Normalization conditions and conservation property are embedded in the loss function, and hard boundary constraints are imposed. (ii) Intermediate-energy region : The wave number k is treated as a degenerate functional variable, and a wave function operator network is constructed based on the multi-input operator network. (iii) Low-energy region : a perturbation-wave function operator network is introduced, which exploits the perturbation expansion of the Jost solution with respect to k and is composed of a sequence of Deep Operator Networks. During training, a novel function space is constructed based on Hermite polynomials to generate potential functions with Gaussian decay, which serve as inputs to the neural operators. JostONet achieves satisfactory predictive accuracy across all energy regions, with an inference speed at least an order of magnitude faster than traditional methods, and it is capable of generalizing to higher-order potentials in the space . In addition, we provide theoretical support and extensive numerical validation for the partitioning of k, along with detailed numerical analysis of each module.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-14DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2025.135083
M.A. Rehman , M.J. Iqbal , Zeeshan Iqbal , H.A. Shah
The effect of adiabatic trapping in electron-positron-ion (epi) plasmas plays a crucial role in the formation and evolution of drift double-layer (DL) structures, with significant implications for both space and laboratory plasmas. In this study, we investigate the influence of adiabatic trapping, a microscopic phenomenon, on the evolution of drift DLs in epi plasma. Using the Sagdeev potential method, we investigate the conditions necessary to form electrostatic drift DL solutions in epitaxial plasma. Our analysis reveals that key parameters, such as positron concentration, ion drift speed, and the electron-to-positron temperature ratio, significantly influence the formation of drift DLs and their nonlinear characteristics. Notably, only compressive drift DLs are observed, with their amplitude varying based on changes in plasma parameters. Furthermore, the nonlinear dynamical response of the system to external periodic forcing exhibits a rich spectrum of behaviors, including periodic (e.g., period-2 and period-3), quasiperiodic, and chaotic regimes. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to conduct a nonlinear dynamical analysis of drift double layers in epi plasmas under external periodic forcing while incorporating adiabatic trapping effects. This work provides new insights into the interplay of microphysical trapping and external drivers in shaping nonlinear plasma structures, thereby advancing the understanding of DL dynamics in space, astrophysical, and laboratory environments.
{"title":"Chaos and order in drift double layers: Nonlinear dynamics in epi plasmas with adiabatic trapping","authors":"M.A. Rehman , M.J. Iqbal , Zeeshan Iqbal , H.A. Shah","doi":"10.1016/j.physd.2025.135083","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physd.2025.135083","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The effect of adiabatic trapping in electron-positron-ion (<em>epi</em>) plasmas plays a crucial role in the formation and evolution of drift double-layer (<em>DL</em>) structures, with significant implications for both space and laboratory plasmas. In this study, we investigate the influence of adiabatic trapping, a microscopic phenomenon, on the evolution of drift <em>DLs</em> in <em>epi</em> plasma. Using the Sagdeev potential method, we investigate the conditions necessary to form electrostatic drift DL solutions in epitaxial plasma. Our analysis reveals that key parameters, such as positron concentration, ion drift speed, and the electron-to-positron temperature ratio, significantly influence the formation of drift <em>DLs</em> and their nonlinear characteristics. Notably, only compressive drift <em>DLs</em> are observed, with their amplitude varying based on changes in plasma parameters. Furthermore, the nonlinear dynamical response of the system to external periodic forcing exhibits a rich spectrum of behaviors, including periodic (e.g., period-2 and period-3), quasiperiodic, and chaotic regimes. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to conduct a nonlinear dynamical analysis of drift double layers in <em>epi</em> plasmas under external periodic forcing while incorporating adiabatic trapping effects. This work provides new insights into the interplay of microphysical trapping and external drivers in shaping nonlinear plasma structures, thereby advancing the understanding of <em>DL</em> dynamics in space, astrophysical, and laboratory environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20050,"journal":{"name":"Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena","volume":"487 ","pages":"Article 135083"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145766054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-13DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2025.135055
Chris Budd , Rachel Kuske
We study critical relationships between the smoothness parameter for the underlying fold bifurcation and the noise level in the context of B-tipping near smooth and non-smooth dynamic fold bifurcations. The motivation is the Stommel 2-box model, a piecewise-smooth continuous dynamical system modeling thermohaline circulation in the North Atlantic, and related climate models. These contain non-smooth fold bifurcations which arise when a saddle-point and a stable focus meet at a border collision bifurcation. An asymptotic analysis of the corresponding Fokker-Planck Equation (FPE) for the stochastic system provides insight into critical noise levels, depending on the relative rate of parameter variation and a measure of smoothness of the underlying bifurcation. Critical scales are obtained from different reductions of the FPE, identifying cases where noise may advance tipping relative to deterministic behavior. Applying this approach for B-tipping near both smooth and non-smooth folds shows that the non-smooth case has greater sensitivity to smaller noise levels, with a smaller critical scale for noise-advanced tipping in the non-smooth case. Since these results do not depend on obtaining a solution of the FPE, the approach can be adapted to multi-degree-of-freedom models and in other applications.
{"title":"Critical noise for advanced dynamic B-tipping in nearly non-smooth Stommel-type models","authors":"Chris Budd , Rachel Kuske","doi":"10.1016/j.physd.2025.135055","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physd.2025.135055","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We study critical relationships between the smoothness parameter for the underlying fold bifurcation and the noise level in the context of B-tipping near smooth and non-smooth dynamic fold bifurcations. The motivation is the Stommel 2-box model, a piecewise-smooth continuous dynamical system modeling thermohaline circulation in the North Atlantic, and related climate models. These contain non-smooth fold bifurcations which arise when a saddle-point and a stable focus meet at a border collision bifurcation. An asymptotic analysis of the corresponding Fokker-Planck Equation (FPE) for the stochastic system provides insight into critical noise levels, depending on the relative rate of parameter variation and a measure of smoothness of the underlying bifurcation. Critical scales are obtained from different reductions of the FPE, identifying cases where noise may advance tipping relative to deterministic behavior. Applying this approach for B-tipping near both smooth and non-smooth folds shows that the non-smooth case has greater sensitivity to smaller noise levels, with a smaller critical scale for noise-advanced tipping in the non-smooth case. Since these results do not depend on obtaining a solution of the FPE, the approach can be adapted to multi-degree-of-freedom models and in other applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20050,"journal":{"name":"Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena","volume":"488 ","pages":"Article 135055"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145928012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-13DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2025.135081
Yi Ding , Chun Yan , Wei Liu , Jiahui Liu
Risk contagion in financial systems presents spatially hierarchical patterns and temporally nonlinear accumulation. To explore this dynamic contagion process, this paper constructs a multilayer dynamic financial network incorporating three types of interbank interactions: interbank lending, cross-holding, and overlapping investment portfolios. We extend the classical Eisenberg-NOE clearing model to a multiplex and sequential dynamic setting, characterizing the propagation of risk through nonlinear clearing dynamics. Bank defaults are classified into illiquidity and insolvency, with temporal evolution achieved through deferred debt. Next, we model the government control as a Markov decision process and introduce fairness constraints to balance systemic stability and equity. Finally, we use Monte Carlo simulations to analyze the numerical results obtained with different control strategies and provide robustness tests.
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