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27 September 2020

We consider the problem of the choice of gauge in nonrelativistic strong-laser-field physics. For this purpose, we use the phase-space path-integral formalism to obtain the momentum-space matrix element of the exact time-evolution operator. With the...

(This article belongs to the Section C: Physics)
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  • Open Access
281 Views
18 Pages

13 August 2026

We develop a KvN/Weyl/Wigner/Moyal phase-space formulation for shock-containing compressible, irrotational, barotropic Euler flow. Smooth branches are represented by branchwise Wigner distributions, while piecewise-smooth entropy-admissible shocks ge...

  • Feature Paper
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1 Citations
1,025 Views
20 Pages

7 April 2026

We develop a unified Koopman–von Neumann (KvN) operator and Weyl–Wigner phase-space framework for inviscid ideal (barotropic) Euler flows. Our approach reformulates the nonlinear fluid dynamics as a linear KvN evolution on an enlarged fie...

(This article belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)
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  • Open Access
2,764 Views
9 Pages

15 June 2023

In classical physics, there is a well-known theorem in which it is established that the energy per degree of freedom is the same. However, in quantum mechanics, due to the non-commutativity of some pairs of observables and the possibility of having n...

(This article belongs to the Collection Foundations of Statistical Mechanics)
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  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,066 Views
24 Pages

29 November 2021

Quantum Brownian motion, described by the Caldeira–Leggett model, brings insights to the understanding of phenomena and essence of quantum thermodynamics, especially the quantum work and heat associated with their classical counterparts. By emp...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Quantum Darwinism and Friends)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,610 Views
15 Pages

Phase Space Formulation of Light Propagation on Tilted Planes

  • Patrick Gioia,
  • Antonin Gilles,
  • Anas El Rhammad and
  • San Vũ Ngọc

3 November 2024

The solution of the Helmholtz equation describing the propagation of light in free space from a plane to another can be described by the angular spectrum operator, which acts in the frequency domain. Many applications require this operator to be gene...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,178 Views
45 Pages

19 January 2026

This paper starts with the transition from classical physics to quantum mechanics which was greatly aided by the concept of phase space. The role of canonical transformations in quantum mechanics is addressed. The Wigner phase-space distribution func...

(This article belongs to the Section E4: Mathematical Physics)
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  • Open Access
475 Views
27 Pages

12 June 2026

The Wigner function plays a central role in QCD as a phase-space object encoding correlations among quarks, antiquarks, and gluons, yet its interpretation remains subtle due to its quasiprobabilistic nature and possible negativity. Recent work based...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry/Asymmetry in Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD))
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  • Open Access
706 Views
23 Pages

Functional Quantum Field Theory in Phase Space

  • Jose A. R. Cembranos and
  • Marcos Skowronek

The formulation of Quantum Field Theory (QFT) in phase space offers a unique alternative to operator and path-integral paradigms, providing distinct conceptual advantages for semiclassical expansions. In this work, we present a systematic and self-co...

(This article belongs to the Section Foundations and Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,413 Views
12 Pages

Rényi Entropy, Signed Probabilities, and the Qubit

  • Adam Brandenburger,
  • Pierfrancesco La Mura and
  • Stuart Zoble

3 October 2022

The states of the qubit, the basic unit of quantum information, are 2 × 2 positive semi-definite Hermitian matrices with trace 1. We contribute to the program to axiomatize quantum mechanics by characterizing these states in terms of an entropi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Rényi Entropy: Sixty Years Later)
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22 Citations
8,289 Views
45 Pages

5 February 2015

We review the concept of nonequilibrium thermodynamic entropy and observables and internal variables as state variables, introduced recently by us, and provide a simple first principle derivation of additive statistical entropy, applicable to all non...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Methods and Foundations of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
682 Views
15 Pages

14 October 2025

We investigate Snyder spacetime and its generalizations, including Yang and Snyder–de Sitter spaces, which constitute manifestly Lorentz-invariant noncommutative geometries. This work initiates a systematic study of gauge theory on such spaces...

(This article belongs to the Section Field Theory)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,044 Views
26 Pages

20 November 2020

We formulate a statistical wave-mechanical approach to describe dissipation and instabilities in two-dimensional turbulent flows of magnetized plasmas and atmospheric fluids, such as drift and Rossby waves. This is made possible by the existence of H...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the 17th Russian Gravitational Conference —International Conference on Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics (RUSGRAV-17))
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,519 Views
19 Pages

1 July 2021

A natural example of evolution can be described by a time-dependent two degrees-of-freedom Hamiltonian. We choose the case where initially the Hamiltonian derives from a general cubic potential, the linearised system has frequencies 1 and ω>0. The...

(This article belongs to the Section C: Physics)
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  • Open Access
41 Citations
6,755 Views
19 Pages

Probability Representation of Quantum States

  • Olga V. Man’ko and
  • Vladimir I. Man’ko

29 April 2021

The review of new formulation of conventional quantum mechanics where the quantum states are identified with probability distributions is presented. The invertible map of density operators and wave functions onto the probability distributions describ...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Quantum Mechanics and Its Foundations)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
6,743 Views
7 Pages

28 March 2018

The second law of thermodynamics states the increase of entropy, Δ S > 0 , for real processes from state A to state B at constant energy from chemistry over biological life and engines to cosmic events. The connection of entropy to informati...

(This article belongs to the Section Statistical Physics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
626 Views
21 Pages

On Fractional Discrete-Time Power Systems: Chaos, Complexity and Control

  • Omar Kahouli,
  • Imane Zouak,
  • Sulaiman Almohaimeed,
  • Adel Ouannas and ,
  • Lilia El Amraoui and
  • Mohamed Ayari
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17 April 2026

In this paper, based on the Caputo-like delta fractional difference operator, we will present a fractional discrete model of a 4D Power System. We present an extension of the popular integer-order single-machine infinite-bus formulation to two fracti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Modeling and Control for Engineering Applications)
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  • Open Access
444 Views
23 Pages

18 August 2026

Four-dimensional chaotic systems have garnered significant attention due to their complex nonlinear dynamics, high-dimensional complexity, and wide range of applications in science and engineering. This paper proposes and investigates a novel four-di...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Analytical Approaches to Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Applications, 4th Edition)
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43 Citations
11,490 Views
18 Pages

On the Statistical Mechanics of Life: Schrödinger Revisited

  • Kate Jeffery,
  • Robert Pollack and
  • Carlo Rovelli

10 December 2019

We study the statistical underpinnings of life, in particular its increase in order and complexity over evolutionary time. We question some common assumptions about the thermodynamics of life. We recall that contrary to widespread belief, even in a c...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biological Statistical Mechanics)
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  • Open Access
149 Views
41 Pages

22 October 2026

This paper presents a Radial Basis Function Neural Network (RBFNN) that approximates the vector field of a four-dimensional prey–migration–predator–superpredator ecological model with prey refuge, considered in deterministic and sto...

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  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,099 Views
24 Pages

A Wheeler–DeWitt Non-Commutative Quantum Approach to the Branch-Cut Gravity

  • Benno Bodmann,
  • Dimiter Hadjimichef,
  • Peter Otto Hess,
  • José de Freitas Pacheco and ,
  • Fridolin Weber,
  • Moisés Razeira,
  • Gervásio Annes Degrazia,
  • Marcelo Marzola and
  • César A. Zen Vasconcellos
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26 September 2023

In this contribution, motivated by the quest to understand cosmic acceleration, based on the theory of Hořava–Lifshitz and on the branch-cut gravitation, we investigate the effects of non-commutativity of a mini-superspace of variables obe...

(This article belongs to the Section Gravitation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,551 Views
13 Pages

13 September 2020

The approach based on the Wigner function is considered as a viable model of quantum transport which allows, in analogy with the semiclassical Boltzmann equation, to restore a description in the phase-space. A crucial point is the determination of th...

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1 Citations
1,780 Views
24 Pages

13 March 2026

Gas turbines are complex mechatronic systems that require reliable dynamic models to support automated operation under varying aerodynamic conditions. This study presents a novel dynamic surge modeling framework that integrates compressor variable ge...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Developments in Machine Design, Automation and Robotics, Second Edition)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
515 Views
28 Pages

8 June 2026

Hybrid carbon nanotube–fullerene architectures provide a controllable setting in which to study irreversibility and information flow in strongly structured quantum environments. We analyze entropy generation in a platform where paramagnetic end...

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23 Citations
4,129 Views
128 Pages

3 April 2021

The underlying physical concept of computing out-of-time-ordered correlation (OTOC) is a significant new tool within the framework of quantum field theory, which now-a-days is treated as a measure of random fluctuations. In this paper, by following t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Physics and Symmetry Section: Feature Papers 2021)
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16 Pages

Quantum mechanics is among the most successful physical theories, yet its formulation and empirical testing rely on classical structures. Following Lev Landau and Niels Bohr, this reliance is not merely pragmatic: quantum observables acquire empirica...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Quantum Theory 100 Years Later: Advances on Foundations and Applications)
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3 Citations
3,247 Views
20 Pages

13 October 2021

In this pedagogical article, we explore a powerful language for describing the notion of spacetime and particle dynamics intrinsic to a given fundamental physical theory, focusing on special relativity and its Newtonian limit. The starting point of t...

(This article belongs to the Section C: Physics)
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4 Citations
2,482 Views
17 Pages

9 September 2022

We apply the notion of polar duality from convex geometry to the study of quantum covariance ellipsoids in symplectic phase space. We consider in particular the case of “quantum blobs” introduced in previous work; quantum blobs are the sm...

(This article belongs to the Topic Quantum Information and Quantum Computing)
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This work presents a covariance-aware extension of the hybrid nonlinear-kicker (NLK) injection framework. While previous baseline studies established centroid action reduction and hardware-aware NLK placement for idealized beams, the present study ad...

(This article belongs to the Section Particle Detectors and Accelerators)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,994 Views
24 Pages

We consider an extended phase space formulation for cosmological and spherically symmetric models in which the choice of a given μ¯-scheme can be implemented dynamically. These models are constructed in the context of the relational formalism...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Loop Quantum Gravity: A Themed Issue in Honor of Prof. Abhay Ashtekar)
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4 Citations
2,771 Views
11 Pages

31 August 2021

Coherent wave groups are not only characterized by the intrinsic shape of the wave packet, but also by the underlying phase evolution during the propagation. Exact deterministic formulations of hydrodynamic or electromagnetic coherent wave groups can...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Free Surface Hydrodynamics)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,979 Views
10 Pages

A method for transient analysis of single phase transmission lines based on state-space technique is presented. Transmission lines are considered as the interconnection of many lumped parameter sections. By this approach state equations are formulate...

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586 Views
29 Pages

11 September 2026

A quantum-classical correspondence for non-Hermitian symmetry breaking has recently been established using coordinate-space path integrals, providing a semiclassical understanding of spectral transitions at the level of individual eigenstates. Here w...

(This article belongs to the Section Statistical Physics)
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4 Citations
2,494 Views
12 Pages

14 March 2024

We study Einstein’s gravity coupled to nonlinear electrodynamics with two parameters in anti-de Sitter spacetime. Magnetically charged black holes in an extended phase space are investigated. We obtain the mass and metric functions and the asym...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Trends in the Second Law of Thermodynamics)
  • Communication
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27 Citations
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6 Pages

The General Linear Cartan Khronon

  • Tomi Koivisto,
  • Manuel Hohmann and
  • Tom Złośnik

A Cartan geometry of the General Linear symmetry is formulated by dividing out the displacements from the group. The resulting action is quadratic in curvature, polynomial in all the (minimal) variables, and describes an observer space that—in...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from Teleparallel Universes in Salamanca)
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11 Citations
3,274 Views
16 Pages

18 February 2022

Neutral-point-clamped (NPC) power conversion topologies are among the most popular multilevel topologies in current industrial products and in industrial and academic research. The proper operation of multilevel three-phase NPC DC–AC converters...

(This article belongs to the Section Power Electronics)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,081 Views
10 Pages

19 November 2019

Information flow for occurrences in phase space can be assessed through the application of the Lyapunov characteristic exponent (multiplicative ergodic theorem), which is positive for non-linear systems that act as information sources and is negative...

  • Feature Paper
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1 Citations
2,280 Views
17 Pages

1 July 2023

Shortly after Schrödinger’s wave mechanics in terms of complex wave functions was published, Madelung formulated this theory in terms of two real hydrodynamic-like equations. This version is also the formal basis of Bohmian mechanics, albe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry in Hamiltonian Dynamical Systems)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
689 Views
14 Pages

4 June 2026

The double-slit experiment is commonly interpreted as evidence that a single electron must be described by a spatially extended wavefunction whose path amplitudes interfere. Here, we present an alternative geometric formulation within the Bivector St...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Aspects of Quantum Field Theory and Quantization, 2nd Edition)
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5 Citations
3,461 Views
15 Pages

Modeling of Energy Demand and Savings Associated with the Use of Epoxy-Phase Change Material Formulations

  • Elena Arce,
  • Richa Agrawal,
  • Andrés Suárez,
  • Lara Febrero and
  • Claudia C. Luhrs

31 January 2020

This manuscript integrates the experimental findings of recently developed epoxy-phase change material (PCM) formulations with modeling efforts aimed to determine the energy demands and savings derived from their use. The basic PCM system employed wa...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage)
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3 Citations
6,888 Views
21 Pages

31 March 2011

Hamiltonian constraints feature in the canonical formulation of general relativity. Unlike typical constraints they cannot be associated with a reduction procedure leading to a non-trivial reduced phase space and this means the physical interpretatio...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Quantum Symmetry)
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9 Citations
3,072 Views
28 Pages

21 June 2022

This work presents the nth-Order Comprehensive Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis Methodology for Nonlinear Systems (nth-CASAM-N), which enables the most efficient computation of exactly determined expressions of arbitrarily high-order sensitivities of gen...

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5 Citations
3,680 Views
18 Pages

The Multi-Advective Water Mixing Approach for Transport through Heterogeneous Media

  • Joaquim Soler-Sagarra,
  • Vivien Hakoun,
  • Marco Dentz and
  • Jesus Carrera

12 October 2021

Finding a numerical method to model solute transport in porous media with high heterogeneity is crucial, especially when chemical reactions are involved. The phase space formulation termed the multi-advective water mixing approach (MAWMA) was propose...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modeling Multiphase Flow and Reactive Transport in Porous Media)
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1 Citations
3,536 Views
12 Pages

18 August 2020

We study the problem of color-avoiding and color-favored percolation in a network, i.e., the problem of finding a path that avoids a certain number of colors, associated with vulnerabilities of nodes or links, or is attracted by them. We investigate...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the INSCI2019: Internet Science 2019)
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4 Citations
2,376 Views
26 Pages

Topological and Dynamical Aspects of Jacobi Sigma Models

  • Francesco Bascone,
  • Franco Pezzella and
  • Patrizia Vitale

5 July 2021

The geometric properties of sigma models with target space a Jacobi manifold are investigated. In their basic formulation, these are topological field theories—recently introduced by the authors—which share and generalise relevant features of Poisson...

(This article belongs to the Section C: Physics)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,236 Views
45 Pages

4 August 2020

The article formulates the classical three-body problem in conformal-Euclidean space (Riemannian manifold), and its equivalence to the Newton three-body problem is mathematically rigorously proved. It is shown that a curved space with a local coordin...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,566 Views
20 Pages

19 August 2020

It is generally accepted that the Copenhagen interpretation is inapplicable to quantum cosmology, by contrast with the many worlds interpretation. I shall demonstrate that the two basic principles of the Copenhagen interpretation, the principle of wh...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the 17th Russian Gravitational Conference —International Conference on Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics (RUSGRAV-17))
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  • Open Access
20 Citations
1,855 Views
23 Pages

31 October 2024

In a recent contribution, we identified possible points of contact between the asymptotically safe and canonical approaches to quantum gravity. The idea is to start from the reduced phase space (often called relational) formulation of canonical quant...

(This article belongs to the Section Foundations of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Gravity)
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  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,378 Views
21 Pages

26 September 2019

The basic notion of physical system states is different in classical statistical mechanics and in quantum mechanics. In classical mechanics, the particle system state is determined by its position and momentum; in the case of fluctuations, due to the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the 16th International Conference on Squeezed States and Uncertainty Relations (ICSSUR 2019))
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3 Citations
7,588 Views
40 Pages

26 May 2014

The equation that approximately traces the trajectory in the concentration phase space of chemical kinetics is derived based on the rate of entropy production. The equation coincides with the true chemical kinetics equation to first order in a variab...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Maximum Entropy and Its Application)

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