@article {LS20a, title = {Rigidity and trace properties of divergence-measure vector fields}, journal = {Adv. Calc. Var.}, year = {In Press}, doi = {10.1515/acv-2019-0094}, author = {Leonardi, G. P. and Saracco, G.} } @unpublished {2023, title = {Applicable Methodologies for the Mass Transfer Phenomenon in Tumble Dryers: A Review}, year = {2023}, abstract = {

Tumble dryers offer a fast and convenient way of drying textiles independent of weather conditions and therefore are frequently used in ordinary households. However, artificial drying of textiles consumes considerable amounts of energy, approximately 8.2 percent of the residential electricity consumption is for drying of textiles in northern European countries (Cranston et al., 2019). Several authors have investigated the aspects of the clothes drying cycle with experimental and numerical methods to understand and improve the process. The first turning point study on understanding the physics of evaporation for tumble dryers was presented by Lambert et al. (1991) in the early 90s. With the aid of Chilton_Colburn analogy, they introduced the concept of area-mass transfer coefficient to address evaporation rate. Afterwards, several experimental or numerical studies were published based on this concept, and furthermore, the model was then developed into 0-dimensional (Deans, 2001) and 1-dimensional (Wei et al., 2017) to gain more accuracy. The evaporation rate is considered to be the main system parameter for dryers with which other performance parameters including drying time, effectiveness, moisture content and efficiency can be estimated. More recent literature focused on utilizing dimensional analysis or image processing techniques to correlate drying indices with system parameters. However, the validity of these regressed models is machine-specific, and hence, cannot be generalized yet. All the previous models for estimating the evaporation rate in tumble dryers are discussed. The review of the related literature showed that all of the previous models for the prediction of the evaporation rate in the clothes dryers have some limitations in terms of accuracy and applicability.

}, author = {Sajad Salavatidezfouli and Sajad Hajisharifi and Michele Girfoglio and Giovanni Stabile and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {FerrariSillari2023, title = {On the Minimal Number of Solutions of the Equation φ(n+k)=Mφ(n), M=1,2}, journal = {Journal of Integer Sequences}, volume = {26}, year = {2023}, month = {01/2023}, type = {Article}, abstract = {We fix a positive integer $k$ and look for solutions $n \in \mathbb{N}$ of the equations $\phi(n + k) = \phi(n)$ and $φ(n + k) = 2 φ(n)$. For $k \le 12 \cdot 10^{100}$, we prove that Fermat primes can be used to build five solutions for the first equation when $k$ is even, and five for the second one when $k$ is odd. Furthermore, for $k \le 4 \cdot 10^{58}$, we show that for the second equation there are at least three solutions when $k$ is even. Our work increases the previously known minimal number of solutions for both equations.}, keywords = {Euler{\textquoteright}s phi function}, issn = {1530-7638}, url = {https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/journals/JIS/VOL26/Sillari/sillari3.html}, author = {Matteo Ferrari and Lorenzo Sillari} } @booklet {2023, title = {Relaxed area of graphs of piecewise Lipschitz maps in the strict $BV$-convergence}, year = {2023}, author = {Bellettini, Giovanni and Carano, Simone and Scala, Riccardo} } @article {2022, title = {A behavioral change model to assess vaccination-induced relaxation of social distancing during an epidemic}, journal = {Journal of Biological Systems}, volume = {30}, year = {2022}, month = {2022/03/01}, pages = {1-25}, abstract = {

The success of mass vaccination campaigns may be jeopardized by human risky behaviors. For example, high level of vaccination coverage may induce early relaxation of social distancing. In this paper, we focus on the mutual influence between the decline in prevalence, due to the rise in the overall immunization coverage, and the consequent decrease in the compliance to social distancing measures. We consider an epidemic model where both the vaccination rate and the disease transmission rate are influenced by human behavior, which in turn depends on the current and past information about the spread of the disease. We highlight the impact of the information-related parameters on the transient and asymptotic behavior of the system that is on the early stage of the epidemic and its final outcome. Among the main results, we evidence that sustained oscillations may be triggered by the behavioral memory in the prevalence-dependent vaccination rate. However, the relaxation of social distancing may induce a switch from a cyclic regime to damped oscillations.

}, isbn = {0218-3390}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218339022500085}, author = {Buonomo, Bruno and Della Marca, Rossella and Sintayehu Sharbayta, Sileshi} } @booklet {2022, title = {Doubly Intermittent Maps with Critical Points, Unbounded Derivatives and Regularly Varying Tail}, year = {2022}, keywords = {37A05, 37A25, 37A50, Dynamical Systems (math.DS), FOS: Mathematics}, doi = {10.48550/ARXIV.2211.15648}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.15648}, author = {Muhammad Mubarak and Tanja I. Schindler} } @article {2022, title = {Driving bifurcating parametrized nonlinear PDEs by optimal control strategies: application to Navier{\textendash}Stokes equations with model order reduction}, journal = {ESAIM: M2AN}, volume = {56}, year = {2022}, month = {2022///}, pages = {1361 - 1400}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1051/m2an/2022044}, author = {Federico Pichi and Maria Strazzullo and F. Ballarin and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {2022, title = {A Gradient Flow Equation for Optimal Control Problems With End-point Cost}, year = {2022}, month = {2022/07/07}, abstract = {In this paper, we consider a control system of the form $\dot x = F(x)u$, linear in the control variable u. Given a fixed starting point, we study a finite-horizon optimal control problem, where we want to minimize a weighted sum of an end-point cost and the squared 2-norm of the control. This functional induces a gradient flow on the Hilbert space of admissible controls, and we prove a convergence result by means of the Lojasiewicz-Simon inequality. Finally, we show that, if we let the weight of the end-point cost tend to infinity, the resulting family of functionals is Γ-convergent, and it turns out that the limiting problem consists in joining the starting point and a minimizer of the end-point cost with a horizontal length-minimizer path.}, isbn = {1573-8698}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10883-022-09604-2}, author = {Alessandro Scagliotti} } @article {2022, title = {Mathematical modelling of oscillating patterns for chronic autoimmune diseases}, journal = {Mathematical Methods in the Applied SciencesMathematical Methods in the Applied SciencesMath Meth Appl Sci}, volume = {n/a}, year = {2022}, month = {2022/04/01}, abstract = {

Many autoimmune diseases are chronic in nature, so that in general, patients experience periods of recurrence and remission of the symptoms characterizing their specific autoimmune ailment. In order to describe this very important feature of autoimmunity, we construct a mathematical model of kinetic type describing the immune system cellular interactions in the context of autoimmunity exhibiting recurrent dynamics. The model equations constitute a nonlinear system of integro-differential equations with quadratic terms that describe the interactions between self-antigen presenting cells, self-reactive T cells, and immunosuppressive cells. We consider a constant input of self-antigen presenting cells, due to external environmental factors that are believed to trigger autoimmunity in people with predisposition for this condition. We also consider the natural death of all cell populations involved in our model, caused by their interaction with cells of the host environment. We derive the macroscopic analogue and show positivity and well-posedness of the solution and then we study the equilibria of the corresponding dynamical system and their stability properties. By applying dynamical system theory, we prove that steady oscillations may arise due to the occurrence of a Hopf bifurcation. We perform some numerical simulations for our model, and we observe a recurrent pattern in the solutions of both the kinetic description and its macroscopic analogue, which leads us to conclude that this model is able to capture the chronic behaviour of many autoimmune diseases.

}, keywords = {autoimmune diseases, cellular interactions, Dynamical systems, Hopf bifurcation, kinetic theory, mathematical biology}, isbn = {0170-4214}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/mma.8229}, author = {Rossella Della Marca and Maria da Piedade Machado Ramos and Carolina Ribeiro and Ana Jacinta Soares} } @article {2022, title = {The Neural Network shifted-proper orthogonal decomposition: A machine learning approach for non-linear reduction of hyperbolic equations}, journal = {Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering}, volume = {392}, year = {2022}, abstract = {

Models with dominant advection always posed a difficult challenge for projection-based reduced order modelling. Many methodologies that have recently been proposed are based on the pre-processing of the full-order solutions to accelerate the Kolmogorov N-width decay thereby obtaining smaller linear subspaces with improved accuracy. These methods however must rely on the knowledge of the characteristic speeds in phase space of the solution, limiting their range of applicability to problems with explicit functional form for the advection field. In this work we approach the problem of automatically detecting the correct pre-processing transformation in a statistical learning framework by implementing a deep-learning architecture. The purely data-driven method allowed us to generalise the existing approaches of linear subspace manipulation to non-linear hyperbolic problems with unknown advection fields. The proposed algorithm has been validated against simple test cases to benchmark its performances and later successfully applied to a multiphase simulation. {\textcopyright} 2022 Elsevier B.V.

}, keywords = {Advection, Computational complexity, Deep neural network, Deep neural networks, Linear subspace, Multiphase simulations, Non linear, Nonlinear hyperbolic equation, Partial differential equations, Phase space methods, Pre-processing, Principal component analysis, reduced order modeling, Reduced order modelling, Reduced-order model, Shifted-POD}, doi = {10.1016/j.cma.2022.114687}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124488633\&doi=10.1016\%2fj.cma.2022.114687\&partnerID=40\&md5=12f82dcaba04c4a7c44f8e5b20101997}, author = {Davide Papapicco and Nicola Demo and Michele Girfoglio and Giovanni Stabile and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {2022, title = {The $N$-Link Swimmer in Three Dimensions: Controllability and Optimality Results}, volume = {178}, year = {2022}, month = {2022/03/08}, pages = {6}, abstract = {The controllability of a fully three-dimensional $N$-link swimmer is studied. After deriving the equations of motion in a low Reynolds number fluid by means of Resistive Force Theory, the controllability of the minimal 2-link swimmer is tackled using techniques from Geometric Control Theory. The shape of the 2-link swimmer is described by two angle parameters. It is shown that the associated vector fields that govern the dynamics generate, via taking their Lie brackets, all eight linearly independent directions in the combined configuration and shape space, leading to controllability; the swimmer can move from any starting configuration and shape to any target configuration and shape by operating on the two shape variables. The result is subsequently extended to the $N$-link swimmer. Finally, the minimal time optimal control problem and the minimization of the power expended are addressed and a qualitative description of the optimal strategies is provided.}, isbn = {1572-9036}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10440-022-00480-3}, author = {Marchello, Roberto and Morandotti, Marco and Shum, Henry and Zoppello, Marta} } @article {2022, title = {A piecewise conservative method for unconstrained convex optimization}, volume = {81}, year = {2022}, month = {2022/01/01}, pages = {251 - 288}, abstract = {We consider a continuous-time optimization method based on a dynamical system, where a massive particle starting at rest moves in the conservative force field generated by the objective function, without any kind of friction. We formulate a restart criterion based on the mean dissipation of the kinetic energy, and we prove a global convergence result for strongly-convex functions. Using the Symplectic Euler discretization scheme, we obtain an iterative optimization algorithm. We have considered a discrete mean dissipation restart scheme, but we have also introduced a new restart procedure based on ensuring at each iteration a decrease of the objective function greater than the one achieved by a step of the classical gradient method. For the discrete conservative algorithm, this last restart criterion is capable of guaranteeing a qualitative convergence result. We apply the same restart scheme to the Nesterov Accelerated Gradient (NAG-C), and we use this restarted NAG-C as benchmark in the numerical experiments. In the smooth convex problems considered, our method shows a faster convergence rate than the restarted NAG-C. We propose an extension of our discrete conservative algorithm to composite optimization: in the numerical tests involving non-strongly convex functions with $$\ell ^1$$-regularization, it has better performances than the well known efficient Fast Iterative Shrinkage-Thresholding Algorithm, accelerated with an adaptive restart scheme.}, isbn = {1573-2894}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10589-021-00332-0}, author = {Alessandro Scagliotti and Colli Franzone, P.} } @article {2022, title = {The relaxed area of $S^1$-valued singular maps in the strict $BV$-convergence}, journal = {ESAIM: Control, Optimization and Calculus of Variations}, volume = {28}, year = {2022}, pages = {38}, url = {http://cvgmt.sns.it/paper/5440/}, author = {Bellettini, Giovanni and Carano, Simone and Scala, Riccardo} } @article {ArndtBangerthFeder-2022-a, title = {The \textttdeal.II Library, Version 9.4}, journal = {Journal of Numerical Mathematics}, year = {2022}, author = {Daniel Arndt and Wolfgang Bangerth Marco Feder and Marc Fehling and Rene Gassm{\"o}ller and Timo Heister and Luca Heltai and Martin Kronbichler and Matthias Maier and Peter Munch and Jean-Paul Pelteret and Simon Sticko and Bruno Turcksin and David Wells} } @article {LiuMcBrideSaxena-2022-a, title = {Vibration Analysis of Piezoelectric Kirchhoff-Love shells based on Catmull-Clark Subdivision Surfaces}, journal = {International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering}, year = {2022}, author = {Zhaowei Liu and Andrew McBride and Prashant Saxena and Luca Heltai and Yilin Qu and Paul Steinmann} } @article {doi:10.1142/S0218202521500172, title = {Adaptive non-hierarchical Galerkin methods for parabolic problems with application to moving mesh and virtual element methods}, journal = {Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences}, volume = {31}, number = {04}, year = {2021}, pages = {711-751}, abstract = {We present a posteriori error estimates for inconsistent and non-hierarchical Galerkin methods for linear parabolic problems, allowing them to be used in conjunction with very general mesh modification for the first time. We treat schemes which are non-hierarchical in the sense that the spatial Galerkin spaces between time-steps may be completely unrelated from one another. The practical interest of this setting is demonstrated by applying our results to finite element methods on moving meshes and using the estimators to drive an adaptive algorithm based on a virtual element method on a mesh of arbitrary polygons. The a posteriori error estimates, for the error measured in the L2(H1) and L$\infty$(L2) norms, are derived using the elliptic reconstruction technique in an abstract framework designed to precisely encapsulate our notion of inconsistency and non-hierarchicality and requiring no particular compatibility between the computational meshes used on consecutive time-steps, thereby significantly relaxing this basic assumption underlying previous estimates.}, doi = {10.1142/S0218202521500172}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218202521500172}, author = {Andrea Cangiani and E.H. Georgoulis and Sutton, Oliver J.} } @unpublished {2021, title = {A CERTIFIED REDUCED BASIS Method FOR LINEAR PARAMETRIZED PARABOLIC OPTIMAL CONTROL PROBLEMS IN SPACE-TIME FORMULATION}, year = {2021}, author = {Maria Strazzullo and Francesco Ballarin and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {2021, title = {On the comparison of LES data-driven reduced order approaches for hydroacoustic analysis}, journal = {Computers \& Fluids}, volume = {216}, year = {2021}, pages = {104819}, abstract = {

In this work, Dynamic Mode Decomposition (DMD) and Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) methodologies are applied to hydroacoustic dataset computed using Large Eddy Simulation (LES) coupled with Ffowcs Williams and Hawkings (FWH) analogy. First, a low-dimensional description of the flow fields is presented with modal decomposition analysis. Sensitivity towards the DMD and POD bases truncation rank is discussed, and extensive dataset is provided to demonstrate the ability of both algorithms to reconstruct the flow fields with all the spatial and temporal frequencies necessary to support accurate noise evaluation. Results show that while DMD is capable to capture finer coherent structures in the wake region for the same amount of employed modes, reconstructed flow fields using POD exhibit smaller magnitudes of global spatiotemporal errors compared with DMD counterparts. Second, a separate set of DMD and POD modes generated using half the snapshots is employed into two data-driven reduced models respectively, based on DMD mid cast and POD with Interpolation (PODI). In that regard, results confirm that the predictive character of both reduced approaches on the flow fields is sufficiently accurate, with a relative superiority of PODI results over DMD ones. This infers that, discrepancies induced due to interpolation errors in PODI is relatively low compared with errors induced by integration and linear regression operations in DMD, for the present setup. Finally, a post processing analysis on the evaluation of FWH acoustic signals utilizing reduced fluid dynamic fields as input demonstrates that both DMD and PODI data-driven reduced models are efficient and sufficiently accurate in predicting acoustic noises.

}, keywords = {Dynamic mode decomposition, Ffowcs Williams and Hawkings, Hydroacoustics, Large eddy simulation, Model reduction, Proper orthogonal decomposition}, issn = {0045-7930}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2020.104819}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045793020303893}, author = {Mahmoud Gadalla and Marta Cianferra and Marco Tezzele and Giovanni Stabile and Andrea Mola and Gianluigi Rozza} } @unpublished {2021, title = {Consistency of the full and reduced order models for Evolve-Filter-Relax Regularization of Convection-Dominated, Marginally-Resolved Flows}, year = {2021}, author = {Maria Strazzullo and Michele Girfoglio and Francesco Ballarin and T. Iliescu and Gianluigi Rozza} } @unpublished {2021, title = {A data-driven partitioned approach for the resolution of time-dependent optimal control problems with dynamic mode decomposition}, year = {2021}, author = {Eleonora Donadini and Maria Strazzullo and Marco Tezzele and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {ArndtBangerthBlais-2021-h, title = {The deal.II Library, Version 9.3}, journal = {Journal of Numerical Mathematics}, year = {2021}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1515/jnma-2021-0081}, author = {Daniel Arndt and Wolfgang Bangerth and Bruno Blais and Marc Fehling and Rene Gassm{\"o}ller and Timo Heister and Luca Heltai and Uwe K{\"o}cher and Martin Kronbichler and Matthias Maier and Peter Munch and Jean-Paul Pelteret and Sebastian Proell and Konrad Simon and Bruno Turcksin and David Wells and Jiaqi Zhang} } @booklet {2021, title = {Deep Learning Approximation of Diffeomorphisms via Linear-Control Systems}, year = {2021}, keywords = {FOS: Computer and information sciences, FOS: Mathematics, Machine Learning (cs.LG), Optimization and Control (math.OC)}, doi = {10.48550/ARXIV.2110.12393}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.12393}, author = {Alessandro Scagliotti} } @article {2021, title = {On Dini derivatives of real functions}, year = {2021}, author = {Giuliano Klun and Alessandro Fonda and Andrea Sfecci} } @conference {2021, title = {Discontinuous Galerkin Model Order Reduction of Geometrically Parametrized Stokes Equation}, booktitle = {Numerical Mathematics and Advanced Applications ENUMATH 2019}, year = {2021}, month = {2021//}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, organization = {Springer International Publishing}, address = {Cham}, abstract = {

The present work focuses on the geometric parametrization and the reduced order modeling of the Stokes equation. We discuss the concept of a parametrized geometry and its application within a reduced order modeling technique. The full order model is based on the discontinuous Galerkin method with an interior penalty formulation. We introduce the broken Sobolev spaces as well as the weak formulation required for an affine parameter dependency. The operators are transformed from a fixed domain to a parameter dependent domain using the affine parameter dependency. The proper orthogonal decomposition is used to obtain the basis of functions of the reduced order model. By using the Galerkin projection the linear system is projected onto the reduced space. During this process, the offline-online decomposition is used to separate parameter dependent operations from parameter independent operations. Finally this technique is applied to an obstacle test problem.The numerical outcomes presented include experimental error analysis, eigenvalue decay and measurement of online simulation time.

}, isbn = {978-3-030-55874-1}, author = {Nirav Shah and Martin W. Hess and Gianluigi Rozza}, editor = {Vermolen, Fred J. and Vuik, Cornelis} } @article {2021, title = {Displacement convexity of Entropy and the distance cost Optimal Transportation}, journal = {Annales de la Facult{\'e} des sciences de Toulouse : Math{\'e}matiques}, volume = {Ser. 6, 30}, year = {2021}, pages = {411{\textendash}427}, doi = {10.5802/afst.1679}, url = {https://afst.centre-mersenne.org/articles/10.5802/afst.1679/}, author = {Fabio Cavalletti and Nicola Gigli and Flavia Santarcangelo} } @article {ST21, title = {Doulbeault and J-invariant Cohomologies on Almost Complex Manifolds}, journal = {Complex Analysis and Operator Theory}, volume = {15}, year = {2021}, month = {09/2021}, type = {Article}, abstract = {In this paper we relate the cohomology of $J$-invariant forms to the Dolbeault cohomology of an almost complex manifold. We find necessary and sufficient condition for the inclusion of the former into the latter to be true up to isomorphism. We also extend some results obtained by J. Cirici and S. O. Wilson about the computation of the left-invariant cohomology of nilmanifolds to the setting of solvmanifolds. Several examples are given.}, keywords = {Almost Complex Manifolds, Cohomology of Lie Algebra, Compact four-manifold, Dolbeault Cohomology, Fr{\"o}licher Spectral Sequence, Solvmanifold}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11785-021-01156-w}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11785-021-01156-w}, author = {Lorenzo Sillari and Adriano Tomassini} } @article {2021, title = {A dynamic model for viscoelasticity in domains with time-dependent cracks}, volume = {28}, year = {2021}, month = {2021/10/01}, pages = {67}, abstract = {

In this paper, we prove the existence of solutions for a class of viscoelastic dynamic systems on time-dependent cracking domains.

}, isbn = {1420-9004}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00030-021-00729-0}, author = {Francesco Sapio} } @article {2021, title = {Equilibrium measure for a nonlocal dislocation energy with physical confinement}, year = {2021}, month = {2021}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1515/acv-2020-0076}, author = {Mora, Maria Giovanna and Alessandro Scagliotti} } @article {2021, title = {An existence result for the fractional Kelvin{\textendash}Voigt{\textquoteright}s model on time-dependent cracked domains}, year = {2021}, month = {2021/06/04}, abstract = {

We prove an existence result for the fractional Kelvin{\textendash}Voigt{\textquoteright}s model involving Caputo{\textquoteright}s derivative on time-dependent cracked domains. We first show the existence of a solution to a regularized version of this problem. Then, we use a compactness argument to derive that the fractional Kelvin{\textendash}Voigt{\textquoteright}s model admits a solution which satisfies an energy-dissipation inequality. Finally, we prove that when the crack is not moving, the solution is unique.

}, isbn = {1424-3202}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00028-021-00713-2}, author = {Maicol Caponi and Francesco Sapio} } @unpublished {2021, title = {AN EXTENDED PHYSICS INFORMED NEURAL NETWORK FOR PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF PARAMETRIC OPTIMAL CONTROL PROBLEMS}, year = {2021}, author = {Nicola Demo and Maria Strazzullo and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {ZancanaroMrosekStabileOthmerRozza2021, title = {Hybrid Neural Network Reduced Order Modelling for Turbulent Flows with Geometric Parameters}, journal = {Fluids}, volume = {6}, number = {8}, year = {2021}, pages = {296}, publisher = {MDPI AG}, doi = {10.3390/fluids6080296}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids6080296}, author = {Matteo Zancanaro and Markus Mrosek and Giovanni Stabile and Carsten Othmer and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {2021, title = {Independence of synthetic curvature dimension conditions on transport distance exponent}, journal = {Trans. Amer. Math. Soc.}, volume = {374}, year = {2021}, pages = {5877{\textendash}5923}, issn = {0002-9947}, doi = {10.1090/tran/8413}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1090/tran/8413}, author = {Afiny Akdemir and Andrew Colinet and Robert McCann and Fabio Cavalletti and Flavia Santarcangelo} } @booklet {2021, title = {On master test plans for the space of BV functions}, year = {2021}, author = {Francesco Nobili and Enrico Pasqualetto and Timo Schultz} } @booklet { 20.500.11767_124559, title = {Model Order Reduction for Nonlinear and Time-Dependent Parametric Optimal Flow Control Problems}, year = {2021}, publisher = {SISSA}, address = {Trieste}, author = {Maria Strazzullo} } @booklet {PapapiccoDemoGirfoglioStabileRozza2021, title = {The Neural Network shifted-Proper Orthogonal Decomposition: a Machine Learning Approach for Non-linear Reduction of Hyperbolic Equations}, year = {2021}, author = {Davide Papapicco and Nicola Demo and Michele Girfoglio and Giovanni Stabile and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {2021, title = {Non-intrusive data-driven ROM framework for hemodynamics problems}, journal = {Acta Mechanica Sinica}, volume = {37}, year = {2021}, pages = {1183{\textendash}1191}, author = {Michele Girfoglio and Leonardo Scandurra and Francesco Ballarin and Giuseppe Infantino and Francesca Nicol{\`o} and Andrea Montalto and Gianluigi Rozza and Roberto Scrofani and Marina Comisso and Francesco Musumeci} } @article {2021, title = {Non-well-ordered lower and upper solutions for semilinear systems of PDEs}, journal = {Communications in Contemporary MathematicsCommunications in Contemporary Mathematics}, year = {2021}, month = {2021/08/27}, pages = {2150080}, abstract = {

We prove existence results for systems of boundary value problems involving elliptic second-order differential operators. The assumptions involve lower and upper solutions, which may be either well-ordered, or not at all. The results are stated in an abstract framework, and can be translated also for systems of parabolic type.We prove existence results for systems of boundary value problems involving elliptic second-order differential operators. The assumptions involve lower and upper solutions, which may be either well-ordered, or not at all. The results are stated in an abstract framework, and can be translated also for systems of parabolic type.

}, isbn = {0219-1997}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219199721500802}, author = {Alessandro Fonda and Giuliano Klun and Andrea Sfecci} } @article {StarStabileBelloniRozzaDegroote2019, title = {A novel iterative penalty method to enforce boundary conditions in Finite Volume POD-Galerkin reduced order models for fluid dynamics problems}, journal = {Communications in Computational Physics}, volume = {30}, number = {1}, year = {2021}, pages = {34{\textendash}66}, publisher = {Global Science Press}, abstract = {A Finite-Volume based POD-Galerkin reduced order model is developed for fluid dynamic problems where the (time-dependent) boundary conditions are controlled using two different boundary control strategies: the control function method, whose aim is to obtain homogeneous basis functions for the reduced basis space and the penalty method where the boundary conditions are enforced in the reduced order model using a penalty factor. The penalty method is improved by using an iterative solver for the determination of the penalty factor rather than tuning the factor with a sensitivity analysis or numerical experimentation. The boundary control methods are compared and tested for two cases: the classical lid driven cavity benchmark problem and a Y-junction flow case with two inlet channels and one outlet channel. The results show that the boundaries of the reduced order model can be controlled with the boundary control methods and the same order of accuracy is achieved for the velocity and pressure fields. Finally, the speedup ratio between the reduced order models and the full order model is of the order 1000 for the lid driven cavity case and of the order 100 for the Y-junction test case.}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.OA-2020-0059}, author = {Kelbij Star and Giovanni Stabile and Francesco Belloni and Gianluigi Rozza and Joris Degroote} } @article {MorelliBarralQuintelaRozzaStabile2021, title = {A numerical approach for heat flux estimation in thin slabs continuous casting molds using data assimilation}, journal = {International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering}, volume = {122}, number = {17}, year = {2021}, pages = {4541{\textendash}4574}, publisher = {Wiley}, doi = {10.1002/nme.6713}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.6713}, author = {Umberto Emil Morelli and Patricia Barral and Peregrina Quintela and Gianluigi Rozza and Giovanni Stabile} } @article {2021, title = {Periodic Solutions of Second-Order Differential Equations in Hilbert Spaces}, volume = {18}, year = {2021}, month = {2021/09/07}, pages = {223}, abstract = {

We prove the existence of periodic solutions of some infinite-dimensional systems by the use of the lower/upper solutions method. Both the well-ordered and non-well-ordered cases are treated, thus generalizing to systems some well-established results for scalar equations.

}, isbn = {1660-5454}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00009-021-01857-8}, author = {Alessandro Fonda and Giuliano Klun and Andrea Sfecci} } @article {2021, title = {A POD-Galerkin reduced order model of a turbulent convective buoyant flow of sodium over a backward-facing step}, journal = {Applied Mathematical Modelling}, volume = {89}, year = {2021}, pages = {486-503}, abstract = {

A Finite-Volume based POD-Galerkin reduced order modeling strategy for steady-state Reynolds averaged Navier{\textendash}Stokes (RANS) simulation is extended for low-Prandtl number flow. The reduced order model is based on a full order model for which the effects of buoyancy on the flow and heat transfer are characterized by varying the Richardson number. The Reynolds stresses are computed with a linear eddy viscosity model. A single gradient diffusion hypothesis, together with a local correlation for the evaluation of the turbulent Prandtl number, is used to model the turbulent heat fluxes. The contribution of the eddy viscosity and turbulent thermal diffusivity fields are considered in the reduced order model with an interpolation based data-driven method. The reduced order model is tested for buoyancy-aided turbulent liquid sodium flow over a vertical backward-facing step with a uniform heat flux applied on the wall downstream of the step. The wall heat flux is incorporated with a Neumann boundary condition in both the full order model and the reduced order model. The velocity and temperature profiles predicted with the reduced order model for the same and new Richardson numbers inside the range of parameter values are in good agreement with the RANS simulations. Also, the local Stanton number and skin friction distribution at the heated wall are qualitatively well captured. Finally, the reduced order simulations, performed on a single core, are about 105 times faster than the RANS simulations that are performed on eight cores.

}, doi = {10.1016/j.apm.2020.07.029}, author = {Kelbij Star and Giovanni Stabile and Gianluigi Rozza and Joris Degroote} } @article {JS21, title = {Quantitative lower bounds to the Euclidean and the Gaussian Cheeger constants}, journal = {Ann. Fenn. Math.}, volume = {46}, number = {2}, year = {2021}, pages = {1071{\textendash}1087}, doi = {10.5186/aasfm.2021.4666}, author = {Julin, V. and Saracco, G.} } @article {2021, title = {Quasistatic Limit of a Dynamic Viscoelastic Model with Memory}, year = {2021}, month = {2021/11/30}, abstract = {

We study the behaviour of the solutions to a dynamic evolution problem for a viscoelastic model with long memory, when the rate of change of the data tends to zero. We prove that a suitably rescaled version of the solutions converges to the solution of the corresponding stationary problem.

}, isbn = {1424-9294}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00032-021-00343-w}, author = {Gianni Dal Maso and Francesco Sapio} } @conference { 20.500.11767_123375, title = {Reduced Order Methods for Parametrized Non-linear and Time Dependent Optimal Flow Control Problems, Towards Applications in Biomedical and Environmental Sciences}, booktitle = {Numerical Mathematics and Advanced Applications ENUMATH 2019}, volume = {139}, year = {2021}, pages = {841{\textendash}850}, publisher = {Springer}, organization = {Springer}, isbn = {978-3-030-55873-4}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-55874-1_83}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/1912.07886}, author = {Maria Strazzullo and Zakia Zainib and F. Ballarin and Gianluigi Rozza} } @conference {2021, title = {Reduced Order Methods for Parametrized Non-linear and Time Dependent Optimal Flow Control Problems, Towards Applications in Biomedical and Environmental Sciences}, booktitle = {Numerical Mathematics and Advanced Applications ENUMATH 2019}, year = {2021}, month = {2021//}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, organization = {Springer International Publishing}, address = {Cham}, abstract = {

We introduce reduced order methods as an efficient strategy to solve parametrized non-linear and time dependent optimal flow control problems governed by partial differential equations. Indeed, the optimal control problems require a huge computational effort in order to be solved, most of all in physical and/or geometrical parametrized settings. Reduced order methods are a reliable and suitable approach, increasingly gaining popularity, to achieve rapid and accurate optimal solutions in several fields, such as in biomedical and environmental sciences. In this work, we employ a POD-Galerkin reduction approach over a parametrized optimality system, derived from the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker conditions. The methodology presented is tested on two boundary control problems, governed respectively by (1) time dependent Stokes equations and (2) steady non-linear Navier-Stokes equations.

}, isbn = {978-3-030-55874-1}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55874-1_83}, url = {https://www.springerprofessional.de/en/reduced-order-methods-for-parametrized-non-linear-and-time-depen/19122676}, author = {Maria Strazzullo and Zakia Zainib and F. Ballarin and Gianluigi Rozza}, editor = {Fred J Vermolen and Cornelis Vuik} } @article {StarSanderseStabileRozzaDegroote2020, title = {Reduced order models for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations on collocated grids using a {\textquoteleft}discretize-then-project{\textquoteright} approach}, journal = {International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids}, volume = {93}, number = {8}, year = {2021}, pages = {2694{\textendash}2722}, publisher = {Wiley}, doi = {10.1002/fld.4994}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/fld.4994}, author = {Kelbij Star and Benjamin Sanderse and Giovanni Stabile and Gianluigi Rozza and Joris Degroote} } @article {Sar21, title = {A sufficient criterion to determine planar self-Cheeger sets}, journal = {J. Convex Anal.}, volume = {28}, number = {3}, year = {2021}, pages = {951--958}, url = {https://www.heldermann.de/JCA/JCA28/JCA283/jca28055.htm}, author = {Saracco, G.} } @article {2021, title = {A weighted POD-reduction approach for parametrized PDE-constrained optimal control problems with random inputs and applications to environmental sciences}, journal = {Computers and Mathematics with Applications}, volume = {102}, year = {2021}, pages = {261-276}, doi = {10.1016/j.camwa.2021.10.020}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85117948561\&doi=10.1016\%2fj.camwa.2021.10.020\&partnerID=40\&md5=cb57d59a6975a35315b2cf5d0e3a6001}, author = {G. Carere and Maria Strazzullo and Francesco Ballarin and Gianluigi Rozza and R. Stevenson} } @article {2021, title = {Well-Ordered and Non-Well-Ordered Lower and Upper Solutions for Periodic Planar Systems}, journal = {Advanced Nonlinear Studies}, volume = {21}, year = {2021}, month = {2021}, pages = {397 - 419}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1515/ans-2021-2117}, author = {Alessandro Fonda and Giuliano Klun and Andrea Sfecci} } @conference {2020, title = {Advances in reduced order methods for parametric industrial problems in computational fluid dynamics}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics: Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems, ECCM 2018 and 7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ECFD 2018}, year = {2020}, abstract = {

Reduced order modeling has gained considerable attention in recent decades owing to the advantages offered in reduced computational times and multiple solutions for parametric problems. The focus of this manuscript is the application of model order reduction techniques in various engineering and scientific applications including but not limited to mechanical, naval and aeronautical engineering. The focus here is kept limited to computational fluid mechanics and related applications. The advances in the reduced order modeling with proper orthogonal decomposition and reduced basis method are presented as well as a brief discussion of dynamic mode decomposition and also some present advances in the parameter space reduction. Here, an overview of the challenges faced and possible solutions are presented with examples from various problems.

}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85075395686\&partnerID=40\&md5=fb0b1a3cfdfd35a104db9921bc9be675}, author = {Gianluigi Rozza and M.H. Malik and Nicola Demo and Marco Tezzele and Michele Girfoglio and Giovanni Stabile and Andrea Mola} } @inbook {RozzaHessStabileTezzeleBallarin2020, title = {Basic ideas and tools for projection-based model reduction of parametric partial differential equations}, booktitle = {Model Order Reduction, Volume 2 Snapshot-Based Methods and Algorithms}, year = {2020}, pages = {1 - 47}, publisher = {De Gruyter}, organization = {De Gruyter}, address = {Berlin, Boston}, isbn = {9783110671490}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110671490-001}, url = {https://www.degruyter.com/view/book/9783110671490/10.1515/9783110671490-001.xml}, author = {Gianluigi Rozza and Martin W. Hess and Giovanni Stabile and Marco Tezzele and F. Ballarin} } @article {StabileRosic2020, title = {Bayesian identification of a projection-based reduced order model for computational fluid dynamics}, journal = {Computers \& Fluids}, volume = {201}, year = {2020}, pages = {104477}, abstract = {In this paper we propose a Bayesian method as a numerical way to correct and stabilise projection-based reduced order models (ROM) in computational fluid dynamics problems. The approach is of hybrid type, and consists of the classical proper orthogonal decomposition driven Galerkin projection of the laminar part of the governing equations, and Bayesian identification of the correction term mimicking both the turbulence model and possible ROM-related instabilities given the full order data. In this manner the classical ROM approach is translated to the parameter identification problem on a set of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Computationally the inverse problem is solved with the help of the Gauss-Markov-Kalman smoother in both ensemble and square-root polynomial chaos expansion forms. To reduce the dimension of the posterior space, a novel global variance based sensitivity analysis is proposed.}, issn = {0045-7930}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2020.104477}, author = {Giovanni Stabile and Bojana Rosic} } @article {MR4008583, title = {Convergence of an adaptive discontinuous Galerkin method for elliptic interface problems}, journal = {J. Comput. Appl. Math.}, volume = {367}, year = {2020}, pages = {112397, 15}, issn = {0377-0427}, doi = {10.1016/j.cam.2019.112397}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cam.2019.112397}, author = {Andrea Cangiani and E.H. Georgoulis and Sabawi, Younis A.} } @article {2020, title = {Data-driven POD-Galerkin reduced order model for turbulent flows}, journal = {Journal of Computational Physics}, volume = {416}, year = {2020}, pages = {109513}, abstract = {

In this work we present a Reduced Order Model which is specifically designed to deal with turbulent flows in a finite volume setting. The method used to build the reduced order model is based on the idea of merging/combining projection-based techniques with data-driven reduction strategies. In particular, the work presents a mixed strategy that exploits a data-driven reduction method to approximate the eddy viscosity solution manifold and a classical POD-Galerkin projection approach for the velocity and the pressure fields, respectively. The newly proposed reduced order model has been validated on benchmark test cases in both steady and unsteady settings with Reynolds up to $Re=O(10^5)$.

}, doi = {10.1016/j.jcp.2020.109513}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/1907.09909}, author = {Saddam Hijazi and Giovanni Stabile and Andrea Mola and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {2020, title = {A dynamic model for viscoelastic materials with prescribed growing cracks}, volume = {199}, year = {2020}, month = {2020/08/01}, pages = {1263 - 1292}, abstract = {

In this paper, we prove the existence of solutions for a class of viscoelastic dynamic systems on time-dependent cracked domains, with possibly degenerate viscosity coefficients. Under stronger regularity assumptions, we also show a uniqueness result. Finally, we exhibit an example where the energy-dissipation balance is not satisfied, showing there is an additional dissipation due to the crack growth.

}, isbn = {1618-1891}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10231-019-00921-1}, author = {Maicol Caponi and Francesco Sapio} } @article {2020, title = {Efficient Geometrical parametrization for finite-volume based reduced order methods}, journal = {International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering}, volume = {121}, year = {2020}, pages = {2655-2682}, abstract = {

In this work, we present an approach for the efficient treatment of parametrized geometries in the context of POD-Galerkin reduced order methods based on Finite Volume full order approximations. On the contrary to what is normally done in the framework of finite element reduced order methods, different geometries are not mapped to a common reference domain: the method relies on basis functions defined on an average deformed configuration and makes use of the Discrete Empirical Interpolation Method (D-EIM) to handle together non-affinity of the parametrization and non-linearities. In the first numerical example, different mesh motion strategies, based on a Laplacian smoothing technique and on a Radial Basis Function approach, are analyzed and compared on a heat transfer problem. Particular attention is devoted to the role of the non-orthogonal correction. In the second numerical example the methodology is tested on a geometrically parametrized incompressible Navier{\textendash}Stokes problem. In this case, the reduced order model is constructed following the same segregated approach used at the full order level

}, doi = {10.1002/nme.6324}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/1901.06373}, author = {Giovanni Stabile and Matteo Zancanaro and Gianluigi Rozza} } @conference {HijaziAliStabileBallarinRozza2020, title = {The Effort of Increasing Reynolds Number in Projection-Based Reduced Order Methods: from Laminar to Turbulent Flows}, booktitle = {Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering}, year = {2020}, pages = {245{\textendash}264}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, organization = {Springer International Publishing}, address = {Cham}, abstract = {

We present in this double contribution two different reduced order strategies for incompressible parameterized Navier-Stokes equations characterized by varying Reynolds numbers. The first strategy deals with low Reynolds number (laminar flow) and is based on a stabilized finite element method during the offline stage followed by a Galerkin projection on reduced basis spaces generated by a greedy algorithm. The second methodology is based on a full order finite volume discretization. The latter methodology will be used for flows with moderate to high Reynolds number characterized by turbulent patterns. For the treatment of the mentioned turbulent flows at the reduced order level, a new POD-Galerkin approach is proposed. The new approach takes into consideration the contribution of the eddy viscosity also during the online stage and is based on the use of interpolation. The two methodologies are tested on classic benchmark test cases.

}, isbn = {978-3-030-30705-9}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-30705-9_22}, author = {Saddam Hijazi and Shafqat Ali and Giovanni Stabile and F. Ballarin and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {2020, title = {Enhancing CFD predictions in shape design problems by model and parameter space reduction}, journal = {Advanced Modeling and Simulation in Engineering Sciences}, volume = {7}, year = {2020}, abstract = {

In this work we present an advanced computational pipeline for the approximation and prediction of the lift coefficient of a parametrized airfoil profile. The non-intrusive reduced order method is based on dynamic mode decomposition (DMD) and it is coupled with dynamic active subspaces (DyAS) to enhance the future state prediction of the target function and reduce the parameter space dimensionality. The pipeline is based on high-fidelity simulations carried out by the application of finite volume method for turbulent flows, and automatic mesh morphing through radial basis functions interpolation technique. The proposed pipeline is able to save 1/3 of the overall computational resources thanks to the application of DMD. Moreover exploiting DyAS and performing the regression on a lower dimensional space results in the reduction of the relative error in the approximation of the time-varying lift coefficient by a factor 2 with respect to using only the DMD.

}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s40323-020-00177-y}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.05237}, author = {Marco Tezzele and Nicola Demo and Giovanni Stabile and Andrea Mola and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {stupovski2020existence, title = {Existence of Riemannian metrics with positive biorthogonal curvature on simply connected 5-manifolds}, journal = {Archiv der Mathematik}, year = {2020}, pages = {1{\textendash}9}, publisher = {Springer}, abstract = {

Using the recent work of Bettiol, we show that a first-order conformal deformation of Wilking{\textquoteright}s metric of almost-positive sectional curvature on $S2\times S3$ yields a family of metrics with strictly positive average of sectional curvatures of any pair of 2-planes that are separated by a minimal distance in the 2-Grassmanian. A result of Smale allows us to conclude that every closed simply connected 5-manifold with torsion-free homology and trivial second Stiefel{\textendash}Whitney class admits a Riemannian metric with a strictly positive average of sectional curvatures of any pair of orthogonal 2-planes.

}, doi = {10.1007/s00013-020-01511-x}, url = {https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00013-020-01511-x}, author = {Boris Stupovski and Rafael Torres} } @article {bonito2020finite, title = {Finite element approximation of an obstacle problem for a class of integro{\textendash}differential operators}, journal = {ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis}, volume = {54}, number = {1}, year = {2020}, pages = {229{\textendash}253}, publisher = {EDP Sciences}, author = {Bonito, Andrea and Wenyu Lei and Salgado, Abner J} } @article {Bonelli:2020xps, title = {Gauge theories on compact toric manifolds}, year = {2020}, month = {7}, doi = {10.1007/s11005-021-01419-9}, author = {Giulio Bonelli and Francesco Fucito and Morales, Jose Francisco and Massimiliano Ronzani and Sysoeva, Ekaterina and Alessandro Tanzini} } @article {2020, title = {A hybrid reduced order method for modelling turbulent heat transfer problems}, journal = {Computers \& Fluids}, volume = {208}, year = {2020}, pages = {104615}, abstract = {

A parametric, hybrid reduced order model approach based on the Proper Orthogonal Decomposition with both Galerkin projection and interpolation based on Radial Basis Functions method is presented. This method is tested against a case of turbulent non-isothermal mixing in a T-junction pipe, a common ow arrangement found in nuclear reactor cooling systems. The reduced order model is derived from the 3D unsteady, incompressible Navier-Stokes equations weakly coupled with the energy equation. For high Reynolds numbers, the eddy viscosity and eddy diffusivity are incorporated into the reduced order model with a Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (nested and standard) with Interpolation (PODI), where the interpolation is performed using Radial Basis Functions. The reduced order solver, obtained using a k-ω SST URANS full order model, is tested against the full order solver in a 3D T-junction pipe with parametric velocity inlet boundary conditions.

}, doi = {10.1016/j.compfluid.2020.104615}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.08725}, author = {Sokratia Georgaka and Giovanni Stabile and Kelbij Star and Gianluigi Rozza and Michael J. Bluck} } @article {MR4056776, title = {\it A posteriori error analysis for implicit-explicit $hp$-discontinuous Galerkin timestepping methods for semilinear parabolic problems}, journal = {J. Sci. Comput.}, volume = {82}, number = {2}, year = {2020}, pages = {Paper No. 26, 24}, issn = {0885-7474}, doi = {10.1007/s10915-020-01130-2}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10915-020-01130-2}, author = {Andrea Cangiani and E.H. Georgoulis and Sabawi, Mohammad} } @article {SS20, title = {Matematica ed elezioni, paradossi e problemi elettorali}, journal = {Mat. Cult. Soc. Riv. Unione Mat. Ital. (I)}, volume = {5}, number = {1}, year = {2020}, pages = {17{\textendash}31}, author = {Saracco, A. and Saracco, G.} } @article {mine-02-02-011, title = {MicroMotility: State of the art, recent accomplishments and perspectives on the mathematical modeling of bio-motility at microscopic scales}, journal = {Mathematics in Engineering}, volume = {2}, number = {mine-02-02-01}, year = {2020}, pages = {230}, type = {Perspective}, abstract = {

Mathematical modeling and quantitative study of biological motility (in particular, of motility at microscopic scales) is producing new biophysical insight and is offering opportunities for new discoveries at the level of both fundamental science and technology. These range from the explanation of how complex behavior at the level of a single organism emerges from body architecture, to the understanding of collective phenomena in groups of organisms and tissues, and of how these forms of swarm intelligence can be controlled and harnessed in engineering applications, to the elucidation of processes of fundamental biological relevance at the cellular and sub-cellular level. In this paper, some of the most exciting new developments in the fields of locomotion of unicellular organisms, of soft adhesive locomotion across scales, of the study of pore translocation properties of knotted DNA, of the development of synthetic active solid sheets, of the mechanics of the unjamming transition in dense cell collectives, of the mechanics of cell sheet folding in volvocalean algae, and of the self-propulsion of topological defects in active matter are discussed. For each of these topics, we provide a brief state of the art, an example of recent achievements, and some directions for future research.

}, keywords = {active matter, adhesive locomotion, cell motility, cell sheet folding, knotted DNA, topological defects, unicellular swimmers, unjamming transition}, issn = {2640-3501}, doi = {10.3934/mine.2020011}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/mine.2020011}, author = {Daniele Agostinelli and Roberto Cerbino and Del Alamo, Juan C and Antonio DeSimone and Stephanie H{\"o}hn and Cristian Micheletti and Giovanni Noselli and Eran Sharon and Julia Yeomans} } @article {LS20b, title = {Minimizers of the prescribed mean curvature functional in a Jordan domain with no necks}, journal = {ESAIM Control Optim. Calc. Var.}, volume = {26}, year = {2020}, pages = {76}, doi = {10.1051/cocv/2020030}, author = {Leonardi, G. P. and Saracco, G.} } @inbook {HijaziStabileMolaRozza2020a, title = {Non-intrusive Polynomial Chaos Method Applied to Full-Order and Reduced Problems in Computational Fluid Dynamics: A Comparison and Perspectives}, booktitle = {Quantification of Uncertainty: Improving Efficiency and Technology: QUIET selected contributions}, year = {2020}, pages = {217{\textendash}240}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, organization = {Springer International Publishing}, address = {Cham}, abstract = {

In this work, Uncertainty Quantification (UQ) based on non-intrusive Polynomial Chaos Expansion (PCE) is applied to the CFD problem of the flow past an airfoil with parameterized angle of attack and inflow velocity. To limit the computational cost associated with each of the simulations required by the non-intrusive UQ algorithm used, we resort to a Reduced Order Model (ROM) based on Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD)-Galerkin approach. A first set of results is presented to characterize the accuracy of the POD-Galerkin ROM developed approach with respect to the Full Order Model (FOM) solver (OpenFOAM). A further analysis is then presented to assess how the UQ results are affected by substituting the FOM predictions with the surrogate ROM ones.

}, isbn = {978-3-030-48721-8}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-48721-8_10}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48721-8_10}, author = {Saddam Hijazi and Giovanni Stabile and Andrea Mola and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {2020, title = {Periodic solutions of nearly integrable Hamiltonian systems bifurcating from infinite-dimensional tori}, journal = {NONLINEAR ANALYSIS}, year = {2020}, abstract = {

We prove the existence of periodic solutions of some infinite-dimensional nearly integrable Hamiltonian systems, bifurcating from infinite-dimensional tori, by the use of a generalization of the Poincar{\'e}{\textendash}Birkhoff Theorem.

}, issn = {0362-546X}, doi = {10.1016/j.na.2019.111720}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.na.2019.111720}, author = {Alessandro Fonda and Giuliano Klun and Andrea Sfecci} } @unpublished {2020, title = {POD-Galerkin Model Order Reduction for Parametrized Nonlinear Time Dependent Optimal Flow Control: an Application to Shallow Water Equations}, year = {2020}, abstract = {

In this work we propose reduced order methods as a reliable strategy to efficiently solve parametrized optimal control problems governed by shallow waters equations in a solution tracking setting. The physical parametrized model we deal with is nonlinear and time dependent: this leads to very time consuming simulations which can be unbearable e.g. in a marine environmental monitoring plan application. Our aim is to show how reduced order modelling could help in studying different configurations and phenomena in a fast way. After building the optimality system, we rely on a POD-Galerkin reduction in order to solve the optimal control problem in a low dimensional reduced space. The presented theoretical framework is actually suited to general nonlinear time dependent optimal control problems. The proposed methodology is finally tested with a numerical experiment: the reduced optimal control problem governed by shallow waters equations reproduces the desired velocity and height profiles faster than the standard model, still remaining accurate.

}, author = {Maria Strazzullo and F. Ballarin and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {2020, title = {POD{\textendash}Galerkin Model Order Reduction for Parametrized Time Dependent Linear Quadratic Optimal Control Problems in Saddle Point Formulation}, journal = {Journal of Scientific Computing}, volume = {83}, year = {2020}, abstract = {

In this work we deal with parametrized time dependent optimal control problems governed by partial differential equations. We aim at extending the standard saddle point framework of steady constraints to time dependent cases. We provide an analysis of the well-posedness of this formulation both for parametrized scalar parabolic constraint and Stokes governing equations and we propose reduced order methods as an effective strategy to solve them. Indeed, on one hand, parametrized time dependent optimal control is a very powerful mathematical model which is able to describe several physical phenomena, on the other, it requires a huge computational effort. Reduced order methods are a suitable approach to have rapid and accurate simulations. We rely on POD{\textendash}Galerkin reduction over the physical and geometrical parameters of the optimality system in a space-time formulation. Our theoretical results and our methodology are tested on two examples: a boundary time dependent optimal control for a Graetz flow and a distributed optimal control governed by time dependent Stokes equations. With these two test cases the convenience of the reduced order modelling is further extended to the field of time dependent optimal control.

}, doi = {10.1007/s10915-020-01232-x}, author = {Maria Strazzullo and F. Ballarin and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {2020, title = {POD{\textendash}Galerkin reduced order methods for combined Navier{\textendash}Stokes transport equations based on a hybrid FV-FE solver}, journal = {Computers and Mathematics with Applications}, volume = {79}, year = {2020}, pages = {256-273}, abstract = {

The purpose of this work is to introduce a novel POD{\textendash}Galerkin strategy for the semi-implicit hybrid high order finite volume/finite element solver introduced in Berm{\'u}dez et al. (2014) and Busto et al. (2018). The interest is into the incompressible Navier{\textendash}Stokes equations coupled with an additional transport equation. The full order model employed in this article makes use of staggered meshes. This feature will be conveyed to the reduced order model leading to the definition of reduced basis spaces in both meshes. The reduced order model presented herein accounts for velocity, pressure, and a transport-related variable. The pressure term at both the full order and the reduced order level is reconstructed making use of a projection method. More precisely, a Poisson equation for pressure is considered within the reduced order model. Results are verified against three-dimensional manufactured test cases. Moreover a modified version of the classical cavity test benchmark including the transport of a species is analysed.

}, doi = {10.1016/j.camwa.2019.06.026}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85068068567\&doi=10.1016\%2fj.camwa.2019.06.026\&partnerID=40\&md5=a8dcce1b53b8ee872d174bbc4c20caa3}, author = {S. Busto and Giovanni Stabile and Gianluigi Rozza and M.E. V{\'a}zquez-Cend{\'o}n} } @conference {2020, title = {A Reduced Order Approach for the Embedded Shifted Boundary FEM and a Heat Exchange System on Parametrized Geometries}, booktitle = {IUTAM Symposium on Model Order Reduction of Coupled Systems, Stuttgart, Germany, May 22{\textendash}25, 2018}, year = {2020}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, organization = {Springer International Publishing}, abstract = {

A model order reduction technique is combined with an embedded boundary finite element method with a POD-Galerkin strategy. The proposed methodology is applied to parametrized heat transfer problems and we rely on a sufficiently refined shape-regular background mesh to account for parametrized geometries. In particular, the employed embedded boundary element method is the Shifted Boundary Method (SBM) recently proposed. This approach is based on the idea of shifting the location of true boundary conditions to a surrogate boundary, with the goal of avoiding cut cells near the boundary of the computational domain. This combination of methodologies has multiple advantages. In the first place, since the Shifted Boundary Method always relies on the same background mesh, there is no need to update the discretized parametric domain. Secondly, we avoid the treatment of cut cell elements, which usually need particular attention. Thirdly, since the whole background mesh is considered in the reduced basis construction, the SBM allows for a smooth transition of the reduced modes across the immersed domain boundary. The performances of the method are verified in two dimensional heat transfer numerical examples.

}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-21013-7_8}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.07753}, author = {Efthymios N Karatzas and Giovanni Stabile and Nabib Atallah and Guglielmo Scovazzi and Gianluigi Rozza}, editor = {Fehr, J{\"o}rg and Bernard Haasdonk} } @article {2020, title = {A reduced-order shifted boundary method for parametrized incompressible Navier{\textendash}Stokes equations}, journal = {Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering}, volume = {370}, year = {2020}, abstract = {

We investigate a projection-based reduced order model of the steady incompressible Navier{\textendash}Stokes equations for moderate Reynolds numbers. In particular, we construct an {\textquotedblleft}embedded{\textquotedblright} reduced basis space, by applying proper orthogonal decomposition to the Shifted Boundary Method, a high-fidelity embedded method recently developed. We focus on the geometrical parametrization through level-set geometries, using a fixed Cartesian background geometry and the associated mesh. This approach avoids both remeshing and the development of a reference domain formulation, as typically done in fitted mesh finite element formulations. Two-dimensional computational examples for one and three parameter dimensions are presented to validate the convergence and the efficacy of the proposed approach.

}, doi = {10.1016/j.cma.2020.113273}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85087886522\&doi=10.1016\%2fj.cma.2020.113273\&partnerID=40\&md5=d864e4808190b682ecb1c8b27cda72d8}, author = {Efthymios N Karatzas and Giovanni Stabile and Leo Nouveau and Guglielmo Scovazzi and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {2020, title = {Topology change and selection rules for high-dimensional spin(1,n)0-Lorentzian cobordisms}, journal = {Transactions of the american mathematical society}, volume = {373}, year = {2020}, pages = {1731-1747}, type = {Journal article}, chapter = {1731}, doi = {10.1090/tran/7939}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11767/108858}, author = {Gleb Smirnov and Rafael Torres} } @article {PS20, title = {The $\varepsilon-\varepsilon^β$ property in the isoperimetric problem with double density, and the regularity of isoperimetric sets}, journal = {Adv. Nonlinear Stud.}, volume = {20}, number = {3}, year = {2020}, pages = {539{\textendash}555}, doi = {10.1515/ans-2020-2074}, author = {Pratelli, A. and Saracco, G.} } @article {SS19, title = {A discrete districting plan}, journal = {Netw. Heterog. Media}, volume = {14}, number = {4}, year = {2019}, pages = {771{\textendash}788}, doi = {10.3934/nhm.2019031}, author = {Saracco, A. and Saracco, G.} } @article {2019, title = {Isoperimetric inequality under Measure-Contraction property}, volume = {277}, year = {2019}, month = {2019/11/01/}, pages = {2893 - 2917}, abstract = {

We prove that if (X,d,m) is an essentially non-branching metric measure space with m(X)=1, having Ricci curvature bounded from below by K and dimension bounded above by N∈(1,$\infty$), understood as a synthetic condition called Measure-Contraction property, then a sharp isoperimetric inequality {\`a} la L{\'e}vy-Gromov holds true. Measure theoretic rigidity is also obtained.

}, keywords = {Isoperimetric inequality, Measure-Contraction property, Optimal transport, Ricci curvature}, isbn = {0022-1236}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022123619302289}, author = {Fabio Cavalletti and Flavia Santarcangelo} } @article {2019, title = {Parametric POD-Galerkin Model Order Reduction for Unsteady-State Heat Transfer Problems}, journal = {Communications in Computational Physics}, volume = {27}, year = {2019}, pages = {1{\textendash}32}, abstract = {

A parametric reduced order model based on proper orthogonal decom- position with Galerkin projection has been developed and applied for the modeling of heat transport in T-junction pipes which are widely found in nuclear power plants. Thermal mixing of different temperature coolants in T-junction pipes leads to tem- perature fluctuations and this could potentially cause thermal fatigue in the pipe walls. The novelty of this paper is the development of a parametric ROM considering the three dimensional, incompressible, unsteady Navier-Stokes equations coupled with the heat transport equation in a finite volume approximation. Two different paramet- ric cases are presented in this paper: parametrization of the inlet temperatures and parametrization of the kinematic viscosity. Different training spaces are considered and the results are compared against the full order model.

}, issn = {1991-7120}, doi = {10.4208/cicp.OA-2018-0207}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.05175}, author = {Sokratia Georgaka and Giovanni Stabile and Gianluigi Rozza and Michael J. Bluck} } @conference {StarStabileGeorgakaBelloniRozzaDegroote2019, title = {POD-Galerkin Reduced Order Model of the Boussinesq Approximation for Buoyancy-Driven Enclosed Flows}, booktitle = {International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering, M and C 2019}, year = {2019}, isbn = {9780894487699}, author = {Kelbij Star and Giovanni Stabile and Sokratia Georgaka and Francesco Belloni and Gianluigi Rozza and Joris Degroote} } @article {Michelangeli2019, title = {Point-Like Perturbed Fractional Laplacians Through Shrinking Potentials of Finite Range}, journal = {Complex Analysis and Operator Theory}, year = {2019}, month = {May}, abstract = {

We construct the rank-one, singular (point-like) perturbations of the d-dimensional fractional Laplacian in the physically meaningful norm-resolvent limit of fractional Schr{\"o}dinger operators with regular potentials centred around the perturbation point and shrinking to a delta-like shape. We analyse both possible regimes, the resonance-driven and the resonance-independent limit, depending on the power of the fractional Laplacian and the spatial dimension. To this aim, we also qualify the notion of zero-energy resonance for Schr{\"o}dinger operators formed by a fractional Laplacian and a regular potential.

}, issn = {1661-8262}, doi = {10.1007/s11785-019-00927-w}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11785-019-00927-w}, author = {Alessandro Michelangeli and Raffaele Scandone} } @article {2019, title = {A reduced basis approach for PDEs on parametrized geometries based on the shifted boundary finite element method and application to a Stokes flow}, journal = {Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering}, volume = {347}, year = {2019}, pages = {568-587}, abstract = {

We propose a model order reduction technique integrating the Shifted Boundary Method (SBM) with a POD-Galerkin strategy. This approach allows to deal with complex parametrized domains in an efficient and straightforward way. The impact of the proposed approach is threefold. First, problems involving parametrizations of complex geometrical shapes and/or large domain deformations can be efficiently solved at full-order by means of the SBM. This unfitted boundary method permits to avoid remeshing and the tedious handling of cut cells by introducing an approximate surrogate boundary. Second, the computational effort is reduced by the development of a Reduced Order Model (ROM) technique based on a POD-Galerkin approach. Third, the SBM provides a smooth mapping from the true to the surrogate domain, and for this reason, the stability and performance of the reduced order basis are enhanced. This feature is the net result of the combination of the proposed ROM approach and the SBM. Similarly, the combination of the SBM with a projection-based ROM gives the great advantage of an easy and fast to implement algorithm considering geometrical parametrization with large deformations. The transformation of each geometry to a reference geometry (morphing) is in fact not required. These combined advantages will allow the solution of PDE problems more efficiently. We illustrate the performance of this approach on a number of two-dimensional Stokes flow problems.

}, doi = {10.1016/j.cma.2018.12.040}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85060107322\&doi=10.1016\%2fj.cma.2018.12.040\&partnerID=40\&md5=1a3234f0cb000c91494d946428f8ebef}, author = {Efthymios N Karatzas and Giovanni Stabile and Leo Nouveau and Guglielmo Scovazzi and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {2019, title = {A reduced order variational multiscale approach for turbulent flows}, journal = {Advances in Computational Mathematics}, volume = {45}, year = {2019}, pages = {2349-2368}, abstract = {

The purpose of this work is to present different reduced order model strategies starting from full order simulations stabilized using a residual-based variational multiscale (VMS) approach. The focus is on flows with moderately high Reynolds numbers. The reduced order models (ROMs) presented in this manuscript are based on a POD-Galerkin approach. Two different reduced order models are presented, which differ on the stabilization used during the Galerkin projection. In the first case, the VMS stabilization method is used at both the full order and the reduced order levels. In the second case, the VMS stabilization is used only at the full order level, while the projection of the standard Navier-Stokes equations is performed instead at the reduced order level. The former method is denoted as consistent ROM, while the latter is named non-consistent ROM, in order to underline the different choices made at the two levels. Particular attention is also devoted to the role of inf-sup stabilization by means of supremizers in ROMs based on a VMS formulation. Finally, the developed methods are tested on a numerical benchmark.

}, doi = {10.1007/s10444-019-09712-x}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85068076665\&doi=10.1007\%2fs10444-019-09712-x\&partnerID=40\&md5=af0142e6d13bbc2e88c6f31750aef6ad}, author = {Giovanni Stabile and F. Ballarin and G. Zuccarino and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {Bellettini2019, title = {On the relaxed area of the graph of discontinuous maps from the plane to the plane taking three values with no symmetry assumptions}, journal = {Annali di Matematica Pura ed Applicata (1923 -)}, year = {2019}, month = {Jul}, abstract = {

In this paper, we estimate from above the area of the graph of a singular map u taking a disk to three vectors, the vertices of a triangle, and jumping along three $\mathcal{C}^2$-embedded curves that meet transversely at only one point of the disk. We show that the singular part of the relaxed area can be estimated from above by the solution of a Plateau-type problem involving three entangled nonparametric area-minimizing surfaces. The idea is to {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}fill the hole{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} in the graph of the singular map with a sequence of approximating smooth two-codimensional surfaces of graph-type, by imagining three minimal surfaces, placed vertically over the jump of u, coupled together via a triple point in the target triangle. Such a construction depends on the choice of a target triple point, and on a connection passing through it, which dictate the boundary condition for the three minimal surfaces. We show that the singular part of the relaxed area of u cannot be larger than what we obtain by minimizing over all possible target triple points and all corresponding connections.

}, issn = {1618-1891}, doi = {10.1007/s10231-019-00887-0}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10231-019-00887-0}, author = {Giovanni Bellettini and Alaa Elshorbagy and Maurizio Paolini and Riccardo Scala} } @article {2019, title = {Strong Novikov conjecture for low degree cohomology and exotic group C*-algebras}, journal = {arXiv e-prints}, year = {2019}, month = {May}, pages = {arXiv:1905.07730}, abstract = {

We strengthen a result of Hanke{\textendash}Schick about the strong Novikov conjecture for low degree cohomology by showing that their non-vanishing result for the maximal group $C^*$-algebra even holds for the reduced group $C^*$-algebra. To achieve this we provide a Fell absorption principle for certain exotic crossed product functors.

}, keywords = {Mathematics - K-Theory and Homology, Mathematics - Operator Algebras}, author = {Paolo Antonini and Buss, Alcides and Engel, Alexander and Siebenand , Timo} } @article {1901.02449, title = {Zero modes and low-energy resolvent expansion for three dimensional Schrodinger operators with point interactions}, year = {2019}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/1901.02449}, author = {Raffaele Scandone} } @article {MR3834681, title = {Adaptive discontinuous Galerkin methods for elliptic interface problems}, journal = {Math. Comp.}, volume = {87}, number = {314}, year = {2018}, pages = {2675{\textendash}2707}, issn = {0025-5718}, doi = {10.1090/mcom/3322}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1090/mcom/3322}, author = {Andrea Cangiani and E.H. Georgoulis and Sabawi, Younis A.} } @article {2018arXiv180705892A, title = {The Baum{\textendash}Connes conjecture localised at the unit element of a discrete group}, journal = {ArXiv e-prints}, year = {2018}, keywords = {19K35, 46L80, 46L85, 58J22, Mathematics - K-Theory and Homology, Mathematics - Operator Algebras}, author = {Paolo Antonini and Azzali, S. and Skandalis, G.} } @article {2018, title = {Characteristic boundary layers for mixed hyperbolic systems in one space dimension and applications to the Navier-Stokes and MHD equations}, number = {SISSA;45/2018/MATE}, year = {2018}, institution = {SISSA}, abstract = {We provide a detailed analysis of the boundary layers for mixed hyperbolic-parabolic systems in one space dimension and small amplitude regimes. As an application of our results, we describe the solution of the so-called boundary Riemann problem recovered as the zero viscosity limit of the physical viscous approximation. In particular, we tackle the so called doubly characteristic case, which is considerably more demanding from the technical viewpoint and occurs when the boundary is characteristic for both the mixed hyperbolic-parabolic system and for the hyperbolic system obtained by neglecting the second order terms. Our analysis applies in particular to the compressible Navier-Stokes and MHD equations in Eulerian coordinates, with both positive and null conductivity. In these cases, the doubly characteristic case occurs when the velocity is close to 0. The analysis extends to non-conservative systems.}, url = {http://preprints.sissa.it/handle/1963/35325}, author = {Stefano Bianchini and Laura Spinolo} } @article {20.500.11767_83906, title = {deal2lkit: A toolkit library for high performance programming in deal.II}, journal = {SOFTWAREX}, volume = {7}, year = {2018}, pages = {318{\textendash}327}, doi = {10.1016/j.softx.2018.09.004}, author = {Alberto Sartori and Nicola Giuliani and Mauro Bardelloni and Luca Heltai} } @article {1807.10063, title = {Differential of metric valued Sobolev maps}, year = {2018}, author = {Nicola Gigli and Enrico Pasqualetto and Elefterios Soultanis} } @article {TezzeleSalmoiraghiMolaRozza2018, title = {Dimension reduction in heterogeneous parametric spaces with application to naval engineering shape design problems}, journal = {Advanced Modeling and Simulation in Engineering Sciences}, volume = {5}, number = {1}, year = {2018}, month = {Sep}, pages = {25}, abstract = {

We present the results of the first application in the naval architecture field of a methodology based on active subspaces properties for parameters space reduction. The physical problem considered is the one of the simulation of the hydrodynamic flow past the hull of a ship advancing in calm water. Such problem is extremely relevant at the preliminary stages of the ship design, when several flow simulations are typically carried out by the engineers to assess the dependence of the hull total resistance on the geometrical parameters of the hull, and others related with flows and hull properties. Given the high number of geometric and physical parameters which might affect the total ship drag, the main idea of this work is to employ the active subspaces properties to identify possible lower dimensional structures in the parameter space. Thus, a fully automated procedure has been implemented to produce several small shape perturbations of an original hull CAD geometry, in order to exploit the resulting shapes to run high fidelity flow simulations with different structural and physical parameters as well, and then collect data for the active subspaces analysis. The free form deformation procedure used to morph the hull shapes, the high fidelity solver based on potential flow theory with fully nonlinear free surface treatment, and the active subspaces analysis tool employed in this work have all been developed and integrated within SISSA mathLab as open source tools. The contribution will also discuss several details of the implementation of such tools, as well as the results of their application to the selected target engineering problem.

}, doi = {10.1186/s40323-018-0118-3}, author = {Marco Tezzele and Filippo Salmoiraghi and Andrea Mola and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {2018, title = {Finite volume POD-Galerkin stabilised reduced order methods for the parametrised incompressible Navier{\textendash}Stokes equations}, journal = {Computers and Fluids}, volume = {173}, year = {2018}, pages = {273-284}, abstract = {

In this work a stabilised and reduced Galerkin projection of the incompressible unsteady Navier{\textendash}Stokes equations for moderate Reynolds number is presented. The full-order model, on which the Galerkin projection is applied, is based on a finite volumes approximation. The reduced basis spaces are constructed with a POD approach. Two different pressure stabilisation strategies are proposed and compared: the former one is based on the supremizer enrichment of the velocity space, and the latter one is based on a pressure Poisson equation approach.

}, doi = {10.1016/j.compfluid.2018.01.035}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85043366603\&doi=10.1016\%2fj.compfluid.2018.01.035\&partnerID=40\&md5=c15435ea3b632e55450da19ba2bb6125}, author = {Giovanni Stabile and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {doi:10.1063/1.5033856, title = {Fractional powers and singular perturbations of quantum differential Hamiltonians}, journal = {Journal of Mathematical Physics}, volume = {59}, number = {7}, year = {2018}, pages = {072106}, abstract = {

We consider the fractional powers of singular (point-like) perturbations of the Laplacian and the singular perturbations of fractional powers of the Laplacian, and we compare two such constructions focusing on their perturbative structure for resolvents and on the local singularity structure of their domains. In application to the linear and non-linear Schr{\"o}dinger equations for the corresponding operators, we outline a programme of relevant questions that deserve being investigated.

}, doi = {10.1063/1.5033856}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5033856}, author = {Alessandro Michelangeli and Andrea Ottolini and Raffaele Scandone} } @article {GEORGIEV20181551, title = {On fractional powers of singular perturbations of the Laplacian}, journal = {Journal of Functional Analysis}, volume = {275}, number = {6}, year = {2018}, pages = {1551 - 1602}, abstract = {

We qualify a relevant range of fractional powers of the so-called Hamiltonian of point interaction in three dimensions, namely the singular perturbation of the negative Laplacian with a contact interaction supported at the origin. In particular we provide an explicit control of the domain of such a fractional operator and of its decomposition into regular and singular parts. We also qualify the norms of the resulting singular fractional Sobolev spaces and their mutual control with the corresponding classical Sobolev norms.

}, keywords = {Point interactions, Regular and singular component of a point-interaction operator, Singular perturbations of the Laplacian}, issn = {0022-1236}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfa.2018.03.007}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022123618301046}, author = {Vladimir Georgiev and Alessandro Michelangeli and Raffaele Scandone} } @article {doi:10.1142/S0129167X18500076, title = {Framed symplectic sheaves on surfaces}, journal = {International Journal of Mathematics}, volume = {29}, number = {01}, year = {2018}, pages = {1850007}, abstract = {

A framed symplectic sheaf on a smooth projective surface $X$ is a torsion-free sheaf $E$ together with a trivialization on a divisor $D \subset X$ and a morphism $\Lambda^2 E \rightarrow \mathcal{O}_X$ satisfying some additional conditions. We construct a moduli space for framed symplectic sheaves on a surface, and present a detailed study for $X =\mathbb{P}_\mathbb{C}^2$. In this case, the moduli space is irreducible and admits an ADHM-type description and a birational proper map onto the space of framed symplectic ideal instantons.

}, doi = {10.1142/S0129167X18500076}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1142/S0129167X18500076}, author = {Jacopo Vittorio Scalise} } @article {SalmoiraghiScardigliTelibRozza2018, title = {Free-form deformation, mesh morphing and reduced-order methods: enablers for efficient aerodynamic shape optimisation}, journal = {International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics}, volume = {32}, number = {4-5}, year = {2018}, pages = {233-247}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, abstract = {

In this work, we provide an integrated pipeline for the model-order reduction of turbulent flows around parametrised geometries in aerodynamics. In particular, free-form deformation is applied for geometry parametrisation, whereas two different reduced-order models based on proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) are employed in order to speed-up the full-order simulations: the first method exploits POD with interpolation, while the second one is based on domain decomposition. For the sampling of the parameter space, we adopt a Greedy strategy coupled with Constrained Centroidal Voronoi Tessellations, in order to guarantee a good compromise between space exploration and exploitation. The proposed framework is tested on an industrially relevant application, i.e. the front-bumper morphing of the DrivAer car model, using the finite-volume method for the full-order resolution of the Reynolds-Averaged Navier{\textendash}Stokes equations.

}, doi = {10.1080/10618562.2018.1514115}, author = {Filippo Salmoiraghi and Scardigli, Angela and Telib, Haysam and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {Antonelli2018, title = {Global, finite energy, weak solutions for the NLS with rough, time-dependent magnetic potentials}, journal = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r angewandte Mathematik und Physik}, volume = {69}, number = {2}, year = {2018}, month = {Mar}, pages = {46}, abstract = {

We prove the existence of weak solutions in the space of energy for a class of nonlinear Schr{\"o}dinger equations in the presence of a external, rough, time-dependent magnetic potential. Under our assumptions, it is not possible to study the problem by means of usual arguments like resolvent techniques or Fourier integral operators, for example. We use a parabolic regularisation, and we solve the approximating Cauchy problem. This is achieved by obtaining suitable smoothing estimates for the dissipative evolution. The total mass and energy bounds allow to extend the solution globally in time. We then infer sufficient compactness properties in order to produce a global-in-time finite energy weak solution to our original problem.

}, issn = {1420-9039}, doi = {10.1007/s00033-018-0938-5}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00033-018-0938-5}, author = {Paolo Antonelli and Alessandro Michelangeli and Raffaele Scandone} } @article {PS18, title = {On the isoperimetric problem with double density}, journal = {Nonlinear Anal.}, volume = {177}, number = {Part B}, year = {2018}, pages = {733{\textendash}752}, doi = {10.1016/j.na.2018.04.009}, author = {Pratelli, A. and Saracco, G.} } @article {20.500.11767_86219, title = {Iterative map-making with two-level preconditioning for polarized cosmic microwave background data sets. A worked example for ground-based experiments}, journal = {ASTRONOMY \& ASTROPHYSICS}, volume = {618}, year = {2018}, pages = {1{\textendash}14}, doi = {10.1051/0004-6361/201832710}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/1801.08937}, author = {Puglisi, Giuseppe and Poletti, Davide and Fabbian, Giulio and Baccigalupi, Carlo and Luca Heltai and Stompor, Radek} } @article {Dell{\textquoteright}Antonio2018, title = {Lp-Boundedness of Wave Operators for the Three-Dimensional Multi-Centre Point Interaction}, journal = {Annales Henri Poincar{\'e}}, volume = {19}, number = {1}, year = {2018}, month = {Jan}, pages = {283{\textendash}322}, abstract = {

We prove that, for arbitrary centres and strengths, the wave operators for three-dimensional Schr{\"o}dinger operators with multi-centre local point interactions are bounded in Lp(R3)for 1\<p\<3 and unbounded otherwise.

}, issn = {1424-0661}, doi = {10.1007/s00023-017-0628-4}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00023-017-0628-4}, author = {Gianfausto Dell{\textquoteright}Antonio and Alessandro Michelangeli and Raffaele Scandone and Kenji Yajima} } @article {doi:10.1137/17M1150591, title = {Model Reduction for Parametrized Optimal Control Problems in Environmental Marine Sciences and Engineering}, journal = {SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing}, volume = {40}, number = {4}, year = {2018}, pages = {B1055-B1079}, doi = {10.1137/17M1150591}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1137/17M1150591}, author = {Maria Strazzullo and F. Ballarin and Mosetti, R. and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {Stabile2018, title = {A novel reduced order model for vortex induced vibrations of long flexible cylinders}, volume = {156}, year = {2018}, month = {may}, pages = {191{\textendash}207}, publisher = {Elsevier {BV}}, doi = {10.1016/j.oceaneng.2018.02.064}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2018.02.064}, author = {Giovanni Stabile and Hermann G. Matthies and Claudio Borri} } @article {LS18a, title = {The prescribed mean curvature equation in weakly regular domains}, journal = {NoDEA Nonlinear Differ. Equ. Appl.}, volume = {25}, number = {2}, year = {2018}, pages = {9}, doi = {10.1007/s00030-018-0500-3}, author = {Leonardi, G. P. and Saracco, G.} } @article {2018, title = {On real resonances for the three-dimensional, multi-centre point interaction}, number = {SISSA;40/2018/MATE}, year = {2018}, author = {Alessandro Michelangeli and Raffaele Scandone} } @article {doi:10.1098/rspa.2017.0608, title = {Revealing new dynamical patterns in a reaction\&\#x2013;diffusion model with cyclic competition via a novel computational framework}, journal = {Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences}, volume = {474}, number = {2213}, year = {2018}, pages = {20170608}, abstract = {Understanding how patterns and travelling waves form in chemical and biological reaction{\textendash}diffusion models is an area which has been widely researched, yet is still experiencing fast development. Surprisingly enough, we still do not have a clear understanding about all possible types of dynamical regimes in classical reaction{\textendash}diffusion models, such as Lotka{\textendash}Volterra competition models with spatial dependence. In this study, we demonstrate some new types of wave propagation and pattern formation in a classical three species cyclic competition model with spatial diffusion, which have been so far missed in the literature. These new patterns are characterized by a high regularity in space, but are different from patterns previously known to exist in reaction{\textendash}diffusion models, and may have important applications in improving our understanding of biological pattern formation and invasion theory. Finding these new patterns is made technically possible by using an automatic adaptive finite element method driven by a novel a posteriori error estimate which is proved to provide a reliable bound for the error of the numerical method. We demonstrate how this numerical framework allows us to easily explore the dynamical patterns in both two and three spatial dimensions.}, doi = {10.1098/rspa.2017.0608}, url = {https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rspa.2017.0608}, author = {Andrea Cangiani and E.H. Georgoulis and Morozov, A. Yu. and Sutton, O. J.} } @article {doi:10.1080/14029251.2018.1503423, title = {Singular Hartree equation in fractional perturbed Sobolev spaces}, journal = {Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics}, volume = {25}, number = {4}, year = {2018}, pages = {558-588}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, abstract = {

We establish the local and global theory for the Cauchy problem of the singular Hartree equation in three dimensions, that is, the modification of the non-linear Schr{\"o}dinger equation with Hartree non-linearity, where the linear part is now given by the Hamiltonian of point interaction. The latter is a singular, self-adjoint perturbation of the free Laplacian, modelling a contact interaction at a fixed point. The resulting non-linear equation is the typical effective equation for the dynamics of condensed Bose gases with fixed point-like impurities. We control the local solution theory in the perturbed Sobolev spaces of fractional order between the mass space and the operator domain. We then control the global solution theory both in the mass and in the energy space.

}, doi = {10.1080/14029251.2018.1503423}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/14029251.2018.1503423}, author = {Alessandro Michelangeli and Alessandro Olgiati and Raffaele Scandone} } @article {2018, title = {Stochastic homogenisation of free-discontinuity problems}, number = {SISSA;05/2018/MATE}, year = {2018}, abstract = {In this paper we study the stochastic homogenisation of free-discontinuity functionals. Assuming stationarity for the random volume and surface integrands, we prove the existence of a homogenised random free-discontinuity functional, which is deterministic in the ergodic case. Moreover, by establishing a connection between the deterministic convergence of the functionals at any fixed realisation and the pointwise Subadditive Ergodic Theorem by Akcoglou and Krengel, we characterise the limit volume and surface integrands in terms of asymptotic cell formulas.}, url = {http://preprints.sissa.it/handle/1963/35309}, author = {Filippo Cagnetti and Gianni Dal Maso and Lucia Scardia and Caterina Ida Zeppieri} } @article {LS18b, title = {Two examples of minimal Cheeger sets in the plane}, journal = {Ann. Mat. Pura Appl. (4)}, volume = {197}, number = {5}, year = {2018}, pages = {1511{\textendash}1531}, doi = {10.1007/s10231-018-0735-y}, author = {Leonardi, G. P. and Saracco, G.} } @inbook {MR3790882, title = {Virtual element methods for elliptic problems on polygonal meshes}, booktitle = {Generalized barycentric coordinates in computer graphics and computational mechanics}, year = {2018}, pages = {263{\textendash}279}, publisher = {CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL}, organization = {CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL}, author = {Andrea Cangiani and Sutton, Oliver J. and Gyrya, Vitaliy and Manzini, Gianmarco} } @article {Sar18, title = {Weighted Cheeger sets are domains of isoperimetry}, journal = {Manuscripta Math.}, volume = {156}, number = {3{\textendash}4}, year = {2018}, pages = {371{\textendash}381}, doi = {10.1007/s00229-017-0974-z}, author = {Saracco, G.} } @article {Sysoeva:2018xig, title = {Wilson loop and its correlators in the limit of large coupling constant}, journal = {Nucl. Phys. B}, volume = {936}, year = {2018}, pages = {383{\textendash}399}, doi = {10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2018.09.015}, author = {Sysoeva, Ekaterina} } @article {Sysoeva:2017fhr, title = {Wilson loops and its correlators with chiral operators in $\mathcalN=2, 4$ SCFT at large $N$}, journal = {JHEP}, volume = {03}, year = {2018}, pages = {155}, doi = {10.1007/JHEP03(2018)155}, author = {Sysoeva, Ekaterina} } @article {LNS17, title = {The Cheeger constant of a Jordan domain without necks}, journal = {Calc. Var. Partial Differential Equations}, volume = {56}, year = {2017}, pages = {164}, doi = {10.1007/s00526-017-1263-0}, author = {Leonardi, G. P. and Neumayer, R. and Saracco, G.} } @article {MR3671497, title = {Conforming and nonconforming virtual element methods for elliptic problems}, journal = {IMA J. Numer. Anal.}, volume = {37}, number = {3}, year = {2017}, pages = {1317{\textendash}1354}, issn = {0272-4979}, doi = {10.1093/imanum/drw036}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/imanum/drw036}, author = {Andrea Cangiani and Manzini, Gianmarco and Sutton, Oliver J.} } @article {GiustiStabileMarinoBorri2017, title = {Coupling effects on the dynamic response of moored floating platforms for offshore wind energy plants}, journal = {Procedia engineering}, volume = {199}, year = {2017}, pages = {3194{\textendash}3199}, publisher = {Elsevier}, doi = {10.1016/j.proeng.2017.09.527}, author = {Giusti, Alessandro and Giovanni Stabile and Marino, Enzo and Claudio Borri} } @article {Dassi2017, title = {Curvature-adapted remeshing of {CAD} surfaces}, journal = {Engineering with Computers}, volume = {34}, number = {3}, year = {2017}, month = {dec}, pages = {565{\textendash}576}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, doi = {10.1007/s00366-017-0558-2}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00366-017-0558-2}, author = {Franco Dassi and Andrea Mola and Hang Si} } @inbook {Iandoli2017, title = {Dispersive Estimates for Schr{\"o}dinger Operators with Point Interactions in ℝ3}, booktitle = {Advances in Quantum Mechanics: Contemporary Trends and Open Problems}, year = {2017}, pages = {187{\textendash}199}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, organization = {Springer International Publishing}, address = {Cham}, abstract = {

The study of dispersive properties of Schr{\"o}dinger operators with point interactions is a fundamental tool for understanding the behavior of many body quantum systems interacting with very short range potential, whose dynamics can be approximated by non linear Schr{\"o}dinger equations with singular interactions. In this work we proved that, in the case of one point interaction in $\mathbb{R}^3$, the perturbed Laplacian satisfies the same $L^p$-$L^q$ estimates of the free Laplacian in the smaller regime $q \in [2,3)$. These estimates are implied by a recent result concerning the Lpboundedness of the wave operators for the perturbed Laplacian. Our approach, however, is more direct and relatively simple, and could potentially be useful to prove optimal weighted estimates also in the regime $q \geq 3$.

}, isbn = {978-3-319-58904-6}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-58904-6_11}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58904-6_11}, author = {Felice Iandoli and Raffaele Scandone}, editor = {Alessandro Michelangeli and Gianfausto Dell{\textquoteright}Antonio} } @article {1708.01518, title = {Elliptic diffeomorphisms of symplectic 4-manifolds}, year = {2017}, url = {https://arxiv.org/pdf/1708.01518.pdf}, author = {Vsevolod Shevchishin and Gleb Smirnov} } @article {2017, title = {Gamma-Convergence of Free-discontinuity problems}, number = {SISSA;18/2017/MATE}, year = {2017}, institution = {SISSA}, abstract = {We study the Gamma-convergence of sequences of free-discontinuity functionals depending on vector-valued functions u which can be discontinuous across hypersurfaces whose shape and location are not known a priori. The main novelty of our result is that we work under very general assumptions on the integrands which, in particular, are not required to be periodic in the space variable. Further, we consider the case of surface integrands which are not bounded from below by the amplitude of the jump of u. We obtain three main results: compactness with respect to Gamma-convergence, representation of the Gamma-limit in an integral form and identification of its integrands, and homogenisation formulas without periodicity assumptions. In particular, the classical case of periodic homogenisation follows as a by-product of our analysis. Moreover, our result covers also the case of stochastic homogenisation, as we will show in a forthcoming paper.}, url = {http://preprints.sissa.it/handle/1963/35276}, author = {Filippo Cagnetti and Gianni Dal Maso and Lucia Scardia and Caterina Ida Zeppieri} } @article {PS17, title = {On the generalized Cheeger problem and an application to 2d strips}, journal = {Rev. Mat. Iberoam.}, volume = {33}, number = {1}, year = {2017}, pages = {219{\textendash}237}, doi = {10.4171/RMI/934}, author = {Pratelli, A. and Saracco, G.} } @article { refId0, title = {Limit of viscous dynamic processes in delamination as the viscosity and inertia vanish}, journal = {ESAIM: COCV}, volume = {23}, number = {2}, year = {2017}, pages = {593-625}, abstract = {

We introduce a model of dynamic evolution of a delaminated visco-elastic body with viscous adhesive. We prove the existence of solutions of the corresponding system of PDEs and then study the behavior of such solutions when the data of the problem vary slowly. We prove that a rescaled version of the dynamic evolutions converge to a {\textquotedblleft}local{\textquotedblright} quasistatic evolution, which is an evolution satisfying an energy inequality and a momentum balance at all times. In the one-dimensional case we give a more detailed description of the limit evolution and we show that it behaves in a very similar way to the limit of the solutions of the dynamic model in [T. Roubicek, SIAM J. Math. Anal. 45 (2013) 101{\textendash}126], where no viscosity in the adhesive is taken into account.

}, doi = {10.1051/cocv/2016006}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1051/cocv/2016006}, author = {Riccardo Scala} } @article {2017, title = {Numerical modeling of hemodynamics scenarios of patient-specific coronary artery bypass grafts}, journal = {Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology}, volume = {16}, year = {2017}, pages = {1373-1399}, doi = {10.1007/s10237-017-0893-7}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85015065851\&doi=10.1007\%2fs10237-017-0893-7\&partnerID=40\&md5=c388f20bd5de14187bad9ed7d9affbd0}, author = {F. Ballarin and Elena Faggiano and Andrea Manzoni and Alfio Quarteroni and Gianluigi Rozza and Sonia Ippolito and Roberto Scrofani} } @article {2017, title = {POD-Galerkin reduced order methods for CFD using Finite Volume Discretisation: vortex shedding around a circular cylinder}, journal = {Communications in Applied and Industrial Mathematics}, volume = {8}, year = {2017}, pages = {210-236}, abstract = {

Vortex shedding around circular cylinders is a well known and studied phenomenon that appears in many engineering fields. In this work a Reduced Order Model (ROM) of the incompressible flow around a circular cylinder, built performing a Galerkin projection of the governing equations onto a lower dimensional space is presented. The reduced basis space is generated using a Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) approach. In particular the focus is into (i) the correct reproduction of the pressure field, that in case of the vortex shedding phenomenon, is of primary importance for the calculation of the drag and lift coefficients; (ii) for this purpose the projection of the Governing equations (momentum equation and Poisson equation for pressure) is performed onto different reduced basis space for velocity and pressure, respectively; (iii) all the relevant modifications necessary to adapt standard finite element POD-Galerkin methods to a finite volume framework are presented. The accuracy of the reduced order model is assessed against full order results.

}, doi = {10.1515/caim-2017-0011}, author = {Giovanni Stabile and Saddam Hijazi and Andrea Mola and Stefano Lorenzi and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {MR3719046, title = {A posteriori error estimates for the virtual element method}, journal = {Numer. Math.}, volume = {137}, number = {4}, year = {2017}, pages = {857{\textendash}893}, issn = {0029-599X}, doi = {10.1007/s00211-017-0891-9}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00211-017-0891-9}, author = {Andrea Cangiani and E.H. Georgoulis and Pryer, Tristan and Sutton, Oliver J.} } @article {ambrosi2017solid, title = {Solid tumors are poroelastic solids with a chemo-mechanical feedback on growth}, journal = {J. Elast.}, volume = {129}, number = {1-2}, year = {2017}, pages = {107{\textendash}124}, publisher = {Springer Netherlands}, author = {D. Ambrosi and Pezzuto, S. and Davide Riccobelli and Stylianopoulos, T. and Pasquale Ciarletta} } @article {PhysRevLett.119.033901, title = {Universality of the Peregrine Soliton in the Focusing Dynamics of the Cubic Nonlinear Schr{\"o}dinger Equation}, journal = {Phys. Rev. Lett.}, volume = {119}, year = {2017}, month = {Jul}, pages = {033901}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.033901}, url = {https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.033901}, author = {Tikan, Alexey and Billet, Cyril and Gennady El and Alexander Tovbis and Marco Bertola and Sylvestre, Thibaut and Gustave, Francois and Randoux, Stephane and Genty, Go{\"e}ry and Suret, Pierre and Dudley, John M.} } @conference {2016, title = {Advances in geometrical parametrization and reduced order models and methods for computational fluid dynamics problems in applied sciences and engineering: overview and perspectives}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the ECCOMAS Congress 2016, VII European Conference on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering,}, year = {2016}, month = {06/2016}, publisher = {ECCOMAS}, organization = {ECCOMAS}, address = {Crete, Greece}, abstract = {

Several problems in applied sciences and engineering require reduction techniques in order to allow computational tools to be employed in the daily practice, especially in iterative procedures such as optimization or sensitivity analysis. Reduced order methods need to face increasingly complex problems in computational mechanics, especially into a multiphysics setting. Several issues should be faced: stability of the approximation, efficient treatment of nonlinearities, uniqueness or possible bifurcations of the state solutions, proper coupling between fields, as well as offline-online computing, computational savings and certification of errors as measure of accuracy. Moreover, efficient geometrical parametrization techniques should be devised to efficiently face shape optimization problems, as well as shape reconstruction and shape assimilation problems. A related aspect deals with the management of parametrized interfaces in multiphysics problems, such as fluid-structure interaction problems, and also a domain decomposition based approach for complex parametrized networks. We present some illustrative industrial and biomedical problems as examples of recent advances on methodological developments.

}, author = {Filippo Salmoiraghi and F. Ballarin and Giovanni Corsi and Andrea Mola and Marco Tezzele and Gianluigi Rozza}, editor = {Papadrakakis, M. and Papadopoulos, V. and Stefanou, G. and Plevris, V.} } @article {2016, title = {Confinement of dislocations inside a crystal with a prescribed external strain}, year = {2016}, note = {Preprint SISSA 20/2016/MATE}, abstract = {We study screw dislocations in an isotropic crystal undergoing antiplane shear. In the framework of linear elasticity, by fixing a suitable boundary condition for the strain (prescribed non-vanishing boundary integral), we manage to confine the dislocations inside the material. More precisely, in the presence of an external strain with circulation equal to n times the lattice spacing, it is energetically convenient to have n distinct dislocations lying inside the crystal. The novelty of introducing a Dirichlet boundary condition for the tangential strain is crucial to the confinement: it is well known that, if Neumann boundary conditions are imposed, the dislocations tend to migrate to the boundary. The results are achieved using PDE techniques and Ƭ-convergence theory, in the framework of the so-called core radius approach.}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/35247}, author = {Ilaria Lucardesi and Marco Morandotti and Riccardo Scala and Davide Zucco} } @article {scala2016currents, title = {Currents and dislocations at the continuum scale}, journal = {Methods and Applications of Analysis}, volume = {23}, number = {1}, year = {2016}, pages = {1{\textendash}34}, publisher = {International Press of Boston}, abstract = {

A striking geometric property of elastic bodies with dislocations is that the deformation tensor cannot be written as the gradient of a one-to-one immersion, its curl being nonzero and equal to the density of the dislocations, a measure concentrated in the dislocation lines. In this work, we discuss the mathematical properties of such constrained deformations and study a variational problem in finite-strain elasticity, where Cartesian maps allow us to consider deformations in $L^p$ with $1\leq p\<2$, as required for dislocation-induced strain singularities. Firstly, we address the problem of mathematical modeling of dislocations. It is a key purpose of the paper to build a framework where dislocations are described in terms of integral 1-currents and to extract from this theoretical setting a series of notions having a mechanical meaning in the theory of dislocations. In particular, the paper aims at classifying integral 1-currents, with modeling purposes. In the second part of the paper, two variational problems are solved for two classes of dislocations, at the mesoscopic and at the continuum scale. By continuum it is here meant that a countable family of dislocations is considered, allowing for branching and cluster formation, with possible complex geometric patterns. Therefore, modeling assumptions of the defect part of the energy must also be provided, and discussed.

}, doi = {10.4310/MAA.2016.v23.n1.a1}, author = {Riccardo Scala and Nicolas Van Goethem} } @article {2016, title = {A fast virtual surgery platform for many scenarios haemodynamics of patient-specific coronary artery bypass grafts}, year = {2016}, institution = {Submitted}, abstract = {A fast computational framework is devised to the study of several configurations of patient-specific coronary artery bypass grafts. This is especially useful to perform a sensitivity analysis of the haemodynamics for different flow conditions occurring in native coronary arteries and bypass grafts, the investigation of the progression of the coronary artery disease and the choice of the most appropriate surgical procedure. A complete pipeline, from the acquisition of patientspecific medical images to fast parametrized computational simulations, is proposed. Complex surgical configurations employed in the clinical practice, such as Y-grafts and sequential grafts, are studied. A virtual surgery platform based on model reduction of unsteady Navier Stokes equations for blood dynamics is proposed to carry out sensitivity analyses in a very rapid and reliable way. A specialized geometrical parametrization is employed to compare the effect of stenosis and anastomosis variation on the outcome of the surgery in several relevant cases.}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/35240}, author = {F. Ballarin and Elena Faggiano and Andrea Manzoni and Gianluigi Rozza and Alfio Quarteroni and Sonia Ippolito and Roberto Scrofani and Carlo Antona} } @mastersthesis {2016, title = {Frames symplectic sheaves on surfaces and their ADHM data}, year = {2016}, school = {SISSA}, abstract = {This dissertation is centered on the moduli space of what we call framed symplectic sheaves on a surface, compactifying the corresponding moduli space of framed principal SP-bundles. It contains the construction of the moduli space, which is carried out for every smooth projective surface X with a big and nef framing divisor, and a study of its deformation theory. We also develop an in-depth analysis of the examples X = P2 and X = Blp (P2 ), showing that the corresponding moduli spaces enjoy an ADHM-type description. In the former case, we prove irreducibility of the space and exhibit a relation with the space of framed ideal instantons on S4 in type C.}, keywords = {moduli spaces}, author = {Jacopo Vittorio Scalise} } @article {2016, title = {Isogeometric analysis-based reduced order modelling for incompressible linear viscous flows in parametrized shapes}, number = {AMOS Advanced Modelling and Simulation in Engineering Sciences}, year = {2016}, institution = {Springer, AMOS Advanced Modelling and Simulation in Engineering Sciences}, abstract = {In this work we provide a combination of isogeometric analysis with reduced order modelling techniques, based on proper orthogonal decomposition, to guarantee computational reduction for the numerical model, and with free-form deformation, for versatile geometrical parametrization. We apply it to computational fluid dynamics problems considering a Stokes flow model. The proposed reduced order model combines efficient shape deformation and accurate and stable velocity and pressure approximation for incompressible viscous flows, computed with a reduced order method. Efficient offine-online computational decomposition is guaranteed in view of repetitive calculations for parametric design and optimization problems. Numerical test cases show the efficiency and accuracy of the proposed reduced order model.}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/35199}, author = {Filippo Salmoiraghi and F. Ballarin and Luca Heltai and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {11966, title = {A multi-physics reduced order model for the analysis of Lead Fast Reactor single channel}, journal = {Annals of Nuclear Energy, 87, 2 (2016): pp. 198-208}, volume = {87}, number = {Annals of Nuclear Energy;87}, year = {2016}, pages = {208}, publisher = {Elsevier}, chapter = {198}, abstract = {In this work, a Reduced Basis method, with basis functions sampled by a Proper Orthogonal Decomposition technique, has been employed to develop a reduced order model of a multi-physics parametrized Lead-cooled Fast Reactor single-channel. Being the first time that a reduced order model is developed in this context, the work focused on a methodological approach and the coupling between the neutronics and the heat transfer, where the thermal feedbacks on neutronics are explicitly taken into account, in time-invariant settings. In order to address the potential of such approach, two different kinds of varying parameters have been considered, namely one related to a geometric quantity (i.e., the inner radius of the fuel pellet) and one related to a physical quantity (i.e., the inlet lead velocity). The capabilities of the presented reduced order model (ROM) have been tested and compared with a high-fidelity finite element model (upon which the ROM has been constructed) on different aspects. In particular, the comparison focused on the system reactivity prediction (with and without thermal feedbacks on neutronics), the neutron flux and temperature field reconstruction, and on the computational time. The outcomes provided by the reduced order model are in good agreement with the high-fidelity finite element ones, and a computational speed-up of at least three orders of magnitude is achieved as well.}, doi = {doi:10.1016/j.anucene.2015.09.002}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/35191}, author = {Alberto Sartori and Antonio Cammi and Lelio Luzzi and Gianluigi Rozza} } @inbook {Arici2016, title = {Pimsner Algebras and Circle Bundles}, booktitle = {Noncommutative Analysis, Operator Theory and Applications}, year = {2016}, pages = {1{\textendash}25}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, organization = {Springer International Publishing}, address = {Cham}, abstract = {

We report on the connections between noncommutative principal circle bundles, Pimsner algebras and strongly graded algebras. We illustrate several results with examples of quantum weighted projective and lens spaces and θ-deformations.

}, isbn = {978-3-319-29116-1}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-29116-1_1}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29116-1_1}, author = {Francesca Arici and Francesco D{\textquoteright}Andrea and Giovanni Landi}, editor = {Alpay, Daniel and Cipriani, Fabio and Colombo, Fabrizio and Guido, Daniele and Sabadini, Irene and Sauvageot, Jean-Luc} } @article {11967, title = {A Reduced Basis Approach for Modeling the Movement of Nuclear Reactor Control Rods}, journal = {NERS-14-1062; ASME J of Nuclear Rad Sci, 2, 2 (2016) 021019}, volume = {2}, number = {Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science;2}, year = {2016}, note = {8 pages}, month = {02/2016}, pages = {8}, publisher = {ASME}, abstract = {This work presents a reduced order model (ROM) aimed at simulating nuclear reactor control rods movement and featuring fast-running prediction of reactivity and neutron flux distribution as well. In particular, the reduced basis (RB) method (built upon a high-fidelity finite element (FE) approximation) has been employed. The neutronics has been modeled according to a parametrized stationary version of the multigroup neutron diffusion equation, which can be formulated as a generalized eigenvalue problem. Within the RB framework, the centroidal Voronoi tessellation is employed as a sampling technique due to the possibility of a hierarchical parameter space exploration, without relying on a {\textquotedblleft}classical{\textquotedblright} a posteriori error estimation, and saving an important amount of computational time in the offline phase. Here, the proposed ROM is capable of correctly predicting, with respect to the high-fidelity FE approximation, both the reactivity and neutron flux shape. In this way, a computational speedup of at least three orders of magnitude is achieved. If a higher precision is required, the number of employed basis functions (BFs) must be increased.}, doi = {10.1115/1.4031945}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/35192}, author = {Alberto Sartori and Antonio Cammi and Lelio Luzzi and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {2015, title = {Reduced basis approaches in time-dependent noncoercive settings for modelling the movement of nuclear reactor control rods}, journal = {Communications in Computational Physics}, year = {2016}, month = {2016}, publisher = {SISSA}, abstract = {

In this work, two approaches, based on the certified Reduced Basis method, have been developed for simulating the movement of nuclear reactor control rods, in time-dependent non-coercive settings featuring a 3D geometrical framework. In particular, in a first approach, a piece-wise affine transformation based on subdomains division has been implemented for modelling the movement of one control rod. In the second approach, a {\textquotedblleft}staircase{\textquotedblright} strategy has been adopted for simulating the movement of all the three rods featured by the nuclear reactor chosen as case study. The neutron kinetics has been modelled according to the so-called multi-group neutron diffusion, which, in the present case, is a set of ten coupled parametrized parabolic equations (two energy groups for the neutron flux, and eight for the precursors). Both the reduced order models, developed according to the two approaches, provided a very good accuracy compared with high-fidelity results, assumed as {\textquotedblleft}truth{\textquotedblright} solutions. At the same time, the computational speed-up in the Online phase, with respect to the fine {\textquotedblleft}truth{\textquotedblright} finite element discretization, achievable by both the proposed approaches is at least of three orders of magnitude, allowing a real-time simulation of the rod movement and control.

}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/34963}, author = {Alberto Sartori and Antonio Cammi and Lelio Luzzi and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {doi:10.1080/03605302.2015.1095766, title = {Spectral analysis and the Aharonov-Bohm effect on certain almost-Riemannian manifolds}, journal = {Communications in Partial Differential Equations}, volume = {41}, number = {1}, year = {2016}, pages = {32-50}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, abstract = {

We study spectral properties of the Laplace-Beltrami operator on two relevant almost-Riemannian manifolds, namely the Grushin structures on the cylinder and on the sphere. This operator contains first order diverging terms caused by the divergence of the volume. We get explicit descriptions of the spectrum and the eigenfunctions. In particular in both cases we get a Weyl{\textquoteright}s law with leading term Elog E. We then study the drastic effect of Aharonov-Bohm magnetic potentials on the spectral properties. Other generalized Riemannian structures including conic and anti-conic type manifolds are also studied. In this case, the Aharonov-Bohm magnetic potential may affect the self-adjointness of the Laplace-Beltrami operator.

}, doi = {10.1080/03605302.2015.1095766}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/03605302.2015.1095766}, author = {Ugo Boscain and Dario Prandi and M. Seri} } @article {2015, title = {Benchmarking the Immersed Finite Element Method for Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems}, journal = {Computers and Mathematics with Applications 69 (2015) 1167{\textendash}1188}, number = {;69}, year = {2015}, abstract = {We present an implementation of a fully variational formulation of an immersed methods for fluid-structure interaction problems based on the finite element method. While typical implementation of immersed methods are characterized by the use of approximate Dirac delta distributions, fully variational formulations of the method do not require the use of said distributions. In our implementation the immersed solid is general in the sense that it is not required to have the same mass density and the same viscous response as the surrounding fluid. We assume that the immersed solid can be either viscoelastic of differential type or hyperelastic. Here we focus on the validation of the method via various benchmarks for fluid-structure interaction numerical schemes. This is the first time that the interaction of purely elastic compressible solids and an incompressible fluid is approached via an immersed method allowing a direct comparison with established benchmarks.}, doi = {10.1016/j.camwa.2015.03.012}, author = {Roy Saswati and Luca Heltai and Francesco Costanzo} } @book {2015, title = {Certified Reduced Basis Methods for Parametrized Partial Differential Equations}, series = {Springer Briefs in Mathematics}, year = {2015}, pages = {135}, publisher = {Springer}, organization = {Springer}, edition = {1}, address = {Switzerland}, abstract = {

This book provides a thorough introduction to the mathematical and algorithmic aspects of certified reduced basis methods for parametrized partial differential equations. Central aspects ranging from model construction, error estimation and computational efficiency to empirical interpolation methods are discussed in detail for coercive problems. More advanced aspects associated with time-dependent problems, non-compliant and non-coercive problems and applications with geometric variation are also discussed as examples.

}, keywords = {a posteriori error bounds, empirical interpolation, parametrized partial differential equations, reduced basis methods, greedy algorithms}, isbn = {978-3-319-22469-5}, issn = {2191-8201}, author = {Jan S Hesthaven and Gianluigi Rozza and Benjamin Stamm} } @article {doi:10.1002/mma.3450, title = {A compatible-incompatible decomposition of symmetric tensors in Lp with application to elasticity}, journal = {Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences}, volume = {38}, number = {18}, year = {2015}, pages = {5217-5230}, abstract = {

In this paper, we prove the Saint-Venant compatibility conditions in $L^p$ for $p\in(1,$\infty$)$, in a simply connected domain of any space dimension. As a consequence, alternative, simple, and direct proofs of some classical Korn inequalities in Lp are provided. We also use the Helmholtz decomposition in $L^p$ to show that every symmetric tensor in a smooth domain can be decomposed in a compatible part, which is the symmetric part of a displacement gradient, and in an incompatible part, which is the incompatibility of a certain divergence-free tensor. Moreover, under a suitable Dirichlet boundary condition, this Beltrami-type decomposition is proved to be unique. This decomposition result has several applications, one of which being in dislocation models, where the incompatibility part is related to the dislocation density and where $1 \< p \< 2$. This justifies the need to generalize and prove these rather classical results in the Hilbertian case ($p = 2$), to the full range $p\in(1,$\infty$)$. Copyright {\textcopyright} 2015\ John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd.

}, keywords = {35J58, 35Q74, compatibility conditions, elasticity, Korn inequality, strain decomposition, subclass74B05}, doi = {10.1002/mma.3450}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/mma.3450}, author = {Maggiani, Giovanni Battista and Riccardo Scala and Nicolas Van Goethem} } @article {2015, title = {Deal2lkit: a Toolkit Library for High Performance Programming in deal.II}, year = {2015}, publisher = {SISSA}, abstract = {We present version 1.0.0 of the deal2lkit (deal.II ToolKit) library. deal2lkit is a collection of modules and classes for the general purpose finite element library deal.II. Its principal aim is to provide a high level interface, controlled via parameter files, for those steps that are common in all finite element programs: mesh generation, selection of the finite element type, application of boundary conditions and many others. Each module can be used as a building block independently on the others, and can be integrated in existing finite element codes based on deal.II, drastically reducing the size of programs, rendering their use automatically parametrised, and reducing the overall time-to-market of finite element programming. Moreover, deal2lkit features interfaces with the SUNDIALS (SUite of Nonlinear and DIfferential/ALgebraic equation Solvers) and ASSIMP (Open Asset Import Library) libraries. Some examples are provided which show the aim and scopes of deal2lkit. The deal2lkit library is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) and can be retrieved from the deal2lkit repository https://github.com/mathLab/deal2lkit.}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/35006}, author = {Alberto Sartori and Nicola Giuliani and Mauro Bardelloni and Luca Heltai} } @conference {calore2015experience, title = {Experience on vectorizing lattice Boltzmann kernels for multi-and many-core architectures}, booktitle = {International Conference on Parallel Processing and Applied Mathematics}, year = {2015}, pages = {53{\textendash}62}, publisher = {Springer}, organization = {Springer}, author = {Calore, Enrico and Nicola Demo and Schifano, Sebastiano Fabio and Tripiccione, Raffaele} } @article {2015, title = {Extended affine Weyl groups of BCD type, Frobenius manifolds and their Landau-Ginzburg superpotentials}, year = {2015}, institution = {SISSA}, abstract = {For the root systems of type Bl, Cl and Dl, we generalize the result of [7] by showing the existence of Frobenius manifold structures on the orbit spaces of the extended affine Weyl groups that correspond to any vertex of the Dynkin diagram instead of a particular choice made in [7]. It also depends on certain additional data. We also construct LG superpotentials for these Frobenius manifold structures.}, url = {http://preprints.sissa.it/handle/1963/35316}, author = {Boris Dubrovin and Ian A.B. Strachan and Youjin Zhang and Dafeng Zuo} } @article {2015, title = {Fast simulations of patient-specific haemodynamics of coronary artery bypass grafts based on a POD-Galerkin method and a vascular shape parametrization}, year = {2015}, abstract = {In this work a reduced-order computational framework for the study of haemodynamics in three-dimensional patient-specific configurations of coronary artery bypass grafts dealing with a wide range of scenarios is proposed. We combine several efficient algorithms to face at the same time both the geometrical complexity involved in the description of the vascular network and the huge computational cost entailed by time dependent patient-specific flow simulations. Medical imaging procedures allow to reconstruct patient-specific configurations from clinical data. A centerlines-based parametrization is proposed to efficiently handle geometrical variations. POD{\textendash}Galerkin reduced-order models are employed to cut down large computational costs. This computational framework allows to characterize blood flows for different physical and geometrical variations relevant in the clinical practice, such as stenosis factors and anastomosis variations, in a rapid and reliable way. Several numerical results are discussed, highlighting the computational performance of the proposed framework, as well as its capability to perform sensitivity analysis studies, so far out of reach.}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/34623}, author = {F. Ballarin and Elena Faggiano and Sonia Ippolito and Andrea Manzoni and Alfio Quarteroni and Gianluigi Rozza and Roberto Scrofani} } @article {https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.4854, title = {Hourglass stabilization and the virtual element method}, journal = {International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering}, volume = {102}, number = {3-4}, year = {2015}, pages = {404-436}, abstract = {SummaryIn this paper, we establish the connections between the virtual element method (VEM) and the hourglass control techniques that have been developed since the early 1980s to stabilize underintegrated C0 Lagrange finite element methods. In the VEM, the bilinear form is decomposed into two parts: a consistent term that reproduces a given polynomial space and a correction term that provides stability. The essential ingredients of -continuous VEMs on polygonal and polyhedral meshes are described, which reveals that the variational approach adopted in the VEM affords a generalized and robust means to stabilize underintegrated finite elements. We focus on the heat conduction (Poisson) equation and present a virtual element approach for the isoparametric four-node quadrilateral and eight-node hexahedral elements. In addition, we show quantitative comparisons of the consistency and stabilization matrices in the VEM with those in the hourglass control method of Belytschko and coworkers. Numerical examples in two and three dimensions are presented for different stabilization parameters, which reveals that the method satisfies the patch test and delivers optimal rates of convergence in the L2 norm and the H1 seminorm for Poisson problems on quadrilateral, hexahedral, and arbitrary polygonal meshes. Copyright {\textcopyright} 2015 John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd.}, keywords = {consistency matrix, hourglass control, polygonal and polyhedral finite elements, stabilization matrix, underintegration, virtual element method}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.4854}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/nme.4854}, author = {Andrea Cangiani and Manzini, G. and Russo, A. and Sukumar, N.} } @article {MR3340083, title = {Hourglass stabilization and the virtual element method}, journal = {Internat. J. Numer. Methods Engrg.}, volume = {102}, number = {3-4}, year = {2015}, pages = {404{\textendash}436}, issn = {0029-5981}, doi = {10.1002/nme.4854}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.4854}, author = {Andrea Cangiani and Manzini, G. and Russo, A. and Sukumar, N.} } @article {BennerOhlbergerPateraRozzaSorensenUrban2015, title = {Model order reduction of parameterized systems ({MoRePaS}): Preface to the special issue of advances in computational mathematics}, journal = {Advances in Computational Mathematics}, volume = {41}, number = {5}, year = {2015}, pages = {955{\textendash}960}, doi = {10.1007/s10444-015-9443-y}, author = {Peter Benner and Mario Ohlberger and Anthony Patera and Gianluigi Rozza and Sorensen, D.C. and Karsten Urban} } @article {2015, title = {Poisson cohomology of scalar multidimensional Dubrovin-Novikov brackets}, year = {2015}, abstract = {We compute the Poisson cohomology of a scalar Poisson bracket of Dubrovin-Novikov type with D independent variables. We find that the second and third cohomology groups are generically non-vanishing in D>1. Hence, in contrast with the D=1 case, the deformation theory in the multivariable case is non-trivial.}, author = {Guido Carlet and Matteo Casati and Sergey Shadrin} } @article {2015, title = {Reduced Basis Isogeometric Methods (RB-IGA) for the real-time simulation of potential flows about parametrized NACA airfoils}, journal = {Comput Methods Appl Mech Eng. 2015;284:1147{\textendash}1180}, number = {;284}, year = {2015}, abstract = {We present a Reduced Basis (RB) method based on Isogeometric Analysis (IGA) for the rapid and reliable evaluation of PDE systems characterized by complex geometrical features. At the current state of the art, this is the first case of coupling between RB and IGA methods. The construction of the RB method relies on an Isogeometric Boundary Element Method (IGA-BEM) as the high-fidelity technique, allowing a direct interface with Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools. A suitable Empirical Interpolation Method (EIM) ensures an efficient offline/online decomposition between the construction and the evaluation of the RB method. We consider the real-time simulation of potential flows past airfoils, parametrized with respect to the angle of attack and the NACA number identifying their shape, and we provide a validation of our methodology with respect to experimental data and reference numerical codes, showing in both cases a very good agreement.We present a Reduced Basis (RB) method based on Isogeometric Analysis (IGA) for the rapid and reliable evaluation of PDE systems characterized by complex geometrical features. At the current state of the art, this is the first case of coupling between RB and IGA methods. The construction of the RB method relies on an Isogeometric Boundary Element Method (IGA-BEM) as the high-fidelity technique, allowing a direct interface with Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools. A suitable Empirical Interpolation Method (EIM) ensures an efficient offline/online decomposition between the construction and the evaluation of the RB method. We consider the real-time simulation of potential flows past airfoils, parametrized with respect to the angle of attack and the NACA number identifying their shape, and we provide a validation of our methodology with respect to experimental data and reference numerical codes, showing in both cases a very good agreement.}, doi = {10.1016/j.cma.2014.11.037}, author = {Andrea Manzoni and Filippo Salmoiraghi and Luca Heltai} } @conference {StabileMatthiesBorri2015, title = {A Reduced Order Model for the Simulation of Mooring Cable Dynamics}, booktitle = {Computational Methods in Marine Engineering VI {\textendash} MARINE2015}, year = {2015}, pages = {387{\textendash}400}, publisher = {Salvatore, Francesco; Broglia, Riccardo; Muscari, Roberto}, organization = {Salvatore, Francesco; Broglia, Riccardo; Muscari, Roberto}, author = {Giovanni Stabile and Hermann G. Matthies and Claudio Borri} } @article {2015, title = {Rigidity of three-dimensional lattices and dimension reduction in heterogeneous nanowires}, number = {SISSA;04/2015/MATE}, year = {2015}, institution = {SISSA}, abstract = {In the context of nanowire heterostructures we perform a discrete to continuum limit of the corresponding free energy by means of Γ-convergence techniques. Nearest neighbours are identified by employing the notions of Voronoi diagrams and Delaunay triangulations. The scaling of the nanowire is done in such a way that we perform not only a continuum limit but a dimension reduction simultaneously. The main part of the proof is a discrete geometric rigidity result that we announced in an earlier work and show here in detail for a variety of three-dimensional lattices. We perform the passage from discrete to continuum twice: once for a system that compensates a lattice mismatch between two parts of the heterogeneous nanowire without defects and once for a system that creates dislocations. It turns out that we can verify the experimentally observed fact that the nanowires show dislocations when the radius of the specimen is large}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/7494}, author = {Giuliano Lazzaroni and Mariapia Palombaro and Anja Schlomerkemper} } @article {2014, title = {Buckling dynamics of a solvent-stimulated stretched elastomeric sheet}, number = {Soft Matter;volume 10; issue 16; pages 2800-2804;}, year = {2014}, publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry}, abstract = {When stretched uniaxially, a thin elastic sheet may exhibit buckling. The occurrence of buckling depends on the geometrical properties of the sheet and the magnitude of the applied strain. Here we show that an elastomeric sheet initially stable under uniaxial stretching can destabilize when exposed to a solvent that swells the elastomer. We demonstrate experimentally and computationally that the features of the buckling pattern depend on the magnitude of stretching, and this observation offers a new way for controlling the shape of a swollen homogeneous thin sheet.}, doi = {10.1039/c3sm52941j}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/34967}, author = {Alessandro Lucantonio and Matthieu Roch{\'e} and Paola Nardinocchi and Howard A. Stone} } @article {MR3162486, title = {Cauchy-Laguerre two-matrix model and the Meijer-G random point field}, journal = {Comm. Math. Phys.}, volume = {326}, number = {1}, year = {2014}, pages = {111{\textendash}144}, issn = {0010-3616}, doi = {10.1007/s00220-013-1833-8}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00220-013-1833-8}, author = {Marco Bertola and Gekhtman, M. and Szmigielski, J.} } @article {2014, title = {Comparison of a Modal Method and a Proper Orthogonal Decomposition approach for multi-group time-dependent reactor spatial kinetics}, journal = {Annals of Nuclear Energy}, volume = {71}, number = {Annals of Nuclear Energy;volume 71; pages 217-229;}, year = {2014}, month = {09/2014}, pages = {229}, publisher = {Elsevier}, chapter = {217}, abstract = {

In this paper, two modelling approaches based on a Modal Method (MM) and on the Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) technique, for developing a control-oriented model of nuclear reactor spatial kinetics, are presented and compared. Both these methods allow developing neutronics description by means of a set of ordinary differential equations. The comparison of the outcomes provided by the two approaches focuses on the capability of evaluating the reactivity and the neutron flux shape in different reactor configurations, with reference to a TRIGA Mark II reactor. The results given by the POD-based approach are higher-fidelity with respect to the reference solution than those computed according to the MM-based approach, in particular when the perturbation concerns a reduced region of the core. If the perturbation is homogeneous throughout the core, the two approaches allow obtaining comparable accuracy results on the quantities of interest. As far as the computational burden is concerned, the POD approach ensures a better efficiency rather than direct Modal Method, thanks to the ability of performing a longer computation in the preprocessing that leads to a faster evaluation during the on-line phase.

}, doi = {10.1016/j.anucene.2014.03.043}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/35039}, author = {Alberto Sartori and Davide Baroli and Antonio Cammi and Davide Chiesa and Lelio Luzzi and Roberto R. Ponciroli and Ezio Previtali and Marco E. Ricotti and Gianluigi Rozza and Monica Sisti} } @article {2013, title = {On conjugate times of LQ optimal control problems}, number = {Journal of Dynamical and Control Systems}, year = {2014}, note = {14 pages, 1 figure}, publisher = {Springer}, abstract = {Motivated by the study of linear quadratic optimal control problems, we consider a dynamical system with a constant, quadratic Hamiltonian, and we characterize the number of conjugate times in terms of the spectrum of the Hamiltonian vector field $\vec{H}$. We prove the following dichotomy: the number of conjugate times is identically zero or grows to infinity. The latter case occurs if and only if $\vec{H}$ has at least one Jordan block of odd dimension corresponding to a purely imaginary eigenvalue. As a byproduct, we obtain bounds from below on the number of conjugate times contained in an interval in terms of the spectrum of $\vec{H}$.}, keywords = {Optimal control, Lagrange Grassmannian, Conjugate point}, doi = {10.1007/s10883-014-9251-6}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/7227}, author = {Andrei A. Agrachev and Luca Rizzi and Pavel Silveira} } @conference {MarinoLugniStabileBorriManuel2014, title = {Coupled dynamic simulations of offshore wind turbines: influence of wave modelling on the fatigue load assesment}, booktitle = {XIII Conference of the Italian Association for Wind Engineering (In-Vento 2014)}, year = {2014}, author = {Marino, Enzo and Lugni, Claudio and Giovanni Stabile and Claudio Borri and Manuel, Lance} } @conference {MarinoLugniStabileBorri2014, title = {Coupled dynamic simulations of offshore wind turbines using linear, weakly and fully nonlinear wave models: the limitations of the second-order wave theory}, booktitle = {9th International Conference on Structural Dynamics (EURODYN 2014)}, year = {2014}, author = {Marino, Enzo and Lugni, Claudio and Giovanni Stabile and Claudio Borri} } @article {2014, title = {Curvature-adapted remeshing of CAD surfaces}, journal = {Procedia Engineering}, volume = {82}, number = {Procedia Engineering;volume 82; issue C; pages 253-265;}, year = {2014}, note = {This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license}, pages = {253{\textendash}265}, publisher = {Elsevier}, abstract = {

A common representation of surfaces with complicated topology and geometry is through composite parametric surfaces as is the case for most CAD modelers. A challenging problem is how to generate a mesh of such a surface that well approximates the geometry of the surface, preserves its topology and important geometric features, and contains nicely shaped elements. In this work, we present an optimization-based surface remeshing method that is able to satisfy many of these requirements simultaneously. This method is inspired by the recent work of L{\'e}vy and Bonneel (Proc. 21th International Meshing Roundtable, October 2012), which embeds a smooth surface into a high-dimensional space and remesh it uniformly in that embedding space. Our method works directly in the 3d spaces and uses an embedding space in R6 to evaluate mesh size and mesh quality. It generates a curvatureadapted anisotropic surface mesh that well represents the geometry of the surface with a low number of elements. We illustrate our approach through various examples.

}, doi = {10.1016/j.proeng.2014.10.388}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2014.10.388}, author = {Franco Dassi and Andrea Mola and Hang Si} } @article {2014, title = {Dirac operators on noncommutative principal circle bundles}, number = {International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics;volume 11; issue 1; article number 1450012;}, year = {2014}, publisher = {World Scientific Publishing}, abstract = {We study spectral triples over noncommutative principal U(1)-bundles of arbitrary dimension and a compatibility condition between the connection and the Dirac operator on the total space and on the base space of the bundle. Examples of low-dimensional noncommutative tori are analyzed in more detail and all connections found that are compatible with an admissible Dirac operator. Conversely, a family of new Dirac operators on the noncommutative tori, which arise from the base-space Dirac operator and a suitable connection is exhibited. These examples are extended to the theta-deformed principal U(1)-bundle S 3 θ {\textrightarrow} S2.}, doi = {10.1142/S0219887814500121}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/35125}, author = {Andrzej Sitarz and Alessandro Zucca and Ludwik Dabrowski} } @article {scala2014dislocations, title = {Dislocations at the continuum scale: functional setting and variational properties}, year = {2014}, url = {http://cvgmt.sns.it/paper/2294/}, author = {Riccardo Scala and Nicolas Van Goethem} } @article {Kuwert2014, title = {Existence of immersed spheres minimizing curvature functionals in compact 3-manifolds}, journal = {Mathematische Annalen}, volume = {359}, number = {1}, year = {2014}, month = {Jun}, pages = {379{\textendash}425}, abstract = {

We study curvature functionals for immersed 2-spheres in a compact, three-dimensional Riemannian manifold $M$. Under the assumption that the sectional curvature $K^M$ is strictly positive, we prove the existence of a smooth immersion $f:{\mathbb{S}}^2 \rightarrow M$ minimizing the $L^2$ integral of the second fundamental form. Assuming instead that $K^M \leq 2 $ and that there is some point $\bar{x}\in M$ with scalar curvature $R^M(\bar{x})\>6$, we obtain a smooth minimizer $f:{\mathbb{S}}^2 \rightarrow M$ for the functional $\int \frac{1}{4}|H|^2+1$, where $H$ is the mean curvature.

}, issn = {1432-1807}, doi = {10.1007/s00208-013-1005-3}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00208-013-1005-3}, author = {Kuwert, Ernst and Andrea Mondino and Johannes Schygulla} } @article {MONDINO2014707, title = {Existence of immersed spheres minimizing curvature functionals in non-compact 3-manifolds}, journal = {Annales de l{\textquoteright}Institut Henri Poincare (C) Non Linear Analysis}, volume = {31}, number = {4}, year = {2014}, pages = {707 - 724}, abstract = {

We study curvature functionals for immersed 2-spheres in non-compact, three-dimensional Riemannian manifold $(M,h)$ without boundary. First, under the assumption that $(M,h)$ is the euclidean 3-space endowed with a semi-perturbed metric with perturbation small in $C^1$ norm and of compact support, we prove that if there is some point $\bar{x}\in M$ with scalar curvature $R^M(\bar{x})\>0$ then there exists a smooth embedding $ f:\mathbb{S}^2\ \hookrightarrow\ M$ minimizing the Willmore functional $\frac{1}{4}\int |H|^2$, where $H$ is the mean curvature. Second, assuming that $(M,h)$ is of bounded geometry (i.e. bounded sectional curvature and strictly positive injectivity radius) and asymptotically euclidean or hyperbolic we prove that if there is some point $\bar{x}\in M$ with scalar curvature $R^M(\bar{x})\>6$ then there exists a smooth immersion $f:\mathbb{S}^2\hookrightarrow\ M$ minimizing the functional $\int (\frac{1}{2}|A|^2+1)$, where $A$ is the second fundamental form. Finally, adding the bound $K^M \leq 2$ to the last assumptions, we obtain a smooth minimizer $f:\mathbb{S}^2\ \hookrightarrow\ M$ for the functional $\int \frac{1}{4}(|H|^2+1)$. The assumptions of the last two theorems are satisfied in a large class of 3-manifolds arising as spacelike timeslices solutions of the Einstein vacuum equation in case of null or negative cosmological constant.

}, keywords = {Direct methods in the calculus of variations, General Relativity, Geometric measure theory, second fundamental form, Willmore functional}, issn = {0294-1449}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anihpc.2013.07.002}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0294144913000851}, author = {Andrea Mondino and Johannes Schygulla} } @article {2014, title = {Homogenization of functional with linear growth in the context of A-quasiconvexity}, number = {SISSA;49/2014/MATE}, year = {2014}, institution = {SISSA}, abstract = {This work deals with the homogenization of functionals with linear growth in the context of A-quasiconvexity. A representation theorem is proved, where the new integrand function is obtained by solving a cell problem where the coupling between homogenization and the A-free condition plays a crucial role. This result extends some previous work to the linear case, thus allowing for concentration effects.}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/7436}, author = {Jose Matias and Marco Morandotti and Pedro M. Santos} } @inbook {2014, title = {Lecture notes on gradient flows and optimal transport}, number = {London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series;volume 413; pages 100-144;}, year = {2014}, note = {Book title: Optimal transportation}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, organization = {Cambridge University Press}, abstract = {We present a short overview on the strongest variational formulation for gradient flows of geodesically λ-convex functionals in metric spaces, with applications to diffusion equations in Wasserstein spaces of probability measures. These notes are based on a series of lectures given by the second author for the Summer School "Optimal transportation: Theory and applications" in Grenoble during the week of June 22-26, 2009.}, doi = {10.1017/CBO9781107297296}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/35093}, author = {Sara Daneri and Giuseppe Savar{\`e}} } @article {2014, title = {N = 2 Quiver Gauge Theories on A-type ALE Spaces}, number = {Letters in mathematical physics;volume 105; issue 3; pages 401-445;}, year = {2014}, publisher = {Springer}, abstract = {We survey and compare recent approaches to the computation of the partition functions and correlators of chiral BPS observables in N = 2 gauge theories on ALE spaces based on quiver varieties and the minimal resolution Xk of the Ak-1 toric singularity C2/Zk, in light of their recently conjectured duality with two-dimensional coset conformal field theories. We review and elucidate the rigorous constructions of gauge theories for a particular family of ALE spaces, using their relation to the cohomology of moduli spaces of framed torsion-free sheaves on a suitable orbifold compactification of Xk. We extend these computations to generic N = 2 superconformal quiver gauge theories, obtaining in these instances new constraints on fractional instanton charges, a rigorous proof of the Nekrasov master formula, and new quantizations of Hitchin systems based on the underlying Seiberg{\textendash}Witten geometry.}, doi = {10.1007/s11005-014-0734-x}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/34719}, author = {Ugo Bruzzo and Francesco Sala and Richard J. Szabo} } @article {Maso2014, title = {Quasistatic Evolution in Perfect Plasticity as Limit of Dynamic Processes}, journal = {Journal of Dynamics and Differential Equations}, volume = {26}, number = {4}, year = {2014}, month = {Dec}, pages = {915{\textendash}954}, abstract = {

We introduce a model of dynamic visco-elasto-plastic evolution in the linearly elastic regime and prove an existence and uniqueness result. Then we study the limit of (a rescaled version of) the solutions when the data vary slowly. We prove that they converge, up to a subsequence, to a quasistatic evolution in perfect plasticity.

}, issn = {1572-9222}, doi = {10.1007/s10884-014-9409-7}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10884-014-9409-7}, author = {Gianni Dal Maso and Riccardo Scala} } @mastersthesis {2014, title = {Rational curves and instantons on the Fano threefold Y_5}, year = {2014}, school = {arXiv preprint}, abstract = {This thesis is an investigation of the moduli spaces of instanton bundles on the Fano threefold Y_5 (a linear section of Gr(2,5)). It contains new proofs of classical facts about lines, conics and cubics on Y_5, and about linear sections of Y_5. The main original results are a Grauert-M{\"u}lich theorem for the splitting type of instantons on conics, a bound to the splitting type of instantons on lines and an SL_2-equivariant description of the moduli space in charge 2 and 3. Using these results we prove the existence of a unique SL_2-equivariant instanton of minimal charge and we show that for all instantons of charge 2 the divisor of jumping lines is smooth. In charge 3, we provide examples of instantons with reducible divisor of jumping lines. Finally, we construct a natural compactification for the moduli space of instantons of charge 3, together with a small resolution of singularities for it.}, keywords = {Moduli space of vector bundles}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/7482}, author = {Giangiacomo Sanna} } @proceedings {2014, title = {A reduced order model for multi-group time-dependent parametrized reactor spatial kinetics}, number = {International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Proceedings, ICONE;volume 5;}, year = {2014}, note = {2014 22nd International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, ICONE 2014; Prague; Czech Republic; 7 July 2014 through 11 July 2014; Code 109131;}, month = {07/2014}, pages = {V005T17A048-V005T17A048}, publisher = {American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)}, edition = {American Society Mechanical Engineering}, address = {Prague, Czech Republic}, abstract = {

In this work, a Reduced Order Model (ROM) for multigroup time-dependent parametrized reactor spatial kinetics is presented. The Reduced Basis method (built upon a high-fidelity "truth" finite element approximation) has been applied to model the neutronics behavior of a parametrized system composed by a control rod surrounded by fissile material. The neutron kinetics has been described by means of a parametrized multi-group diffusion equation where the height of the control rod (i.e., how much the rod is inserted) plays the role of the varying parameter. In order to model a continuous movement of the rod, a piecewise affine transformation based on subdomain division has been implemented. The proposed ROM is capable to efficiently reproduce the neutron flux distribution allowing to take into account the spatial effects induced by the movement of the control rod with a computational speed-up of 30000 times, with respect to the "truth" model.

}, isbn = {978-079184595-0}, doi = {10.1115/ICONE22-30707}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/35123}, author = {Alberto Sartori and Davide Baroli and Antonio Cammi and Lelio Luzzi and Gianluigi Rozza} } @article {2014, title = {Shape Optimization by Free-Form Deformation: Existence Results and Numerical Solution for Stokes Flows}, number = {Journal of scientific computing;volume 60; issue 3; pages 537-563;}, year = {2014}, publisher = {Springer}, abstract = {Shape optimization problems governed by PDEs result from many applications in computational fluid dynamics. These problems usually entail very large computational costs and require also a suitable approach for representing and deforming efficiently the shape of the underlying geometry, as well as for computing the shape gradient of the cost functional to be minimized. Several approaches based on the displacement of a set of control points have been developed in the last decades, such as the so-called free-form deformations. In this paper we present a new theoretical result which allows to recast free-form deformations into the general class of perturbation of identity maps, and to guarantee the compactness of the set of admissible shapes. Moreover, we address both a general optimization framework based on the continuous shape gradient and a numerical procedure for solving efficiently three-dimensional optimal design problems. This framework is applied to the optimal design of immersed bodies in Stokes flows, for which we consider the numerical solution of a benchmark case study from literature.}, doi = {10.1007/s10915-013-9807-8}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/34698}, author = {F. Ballarin and Andrea Manzoni and Gianluigi Rozza and Sandro Salsa} } @article {2014, title = {Six-dimensional supersymmetric gauge theories, quantum cohomology of instanton moduli spaces and gl(N) Quantum Intermediate Long Wave Hydrodynamics}, number = {Journal of high energy physics;volume 2014; issue 7; article number 141;}, year = {2014}, publisher = {Springer}, abstract = {We show that the exact partition function of U(N) six-dimensional gauge theory with eight supercharges on C^2 x S^2 provides the quantization of the integrable system of hydrodynamic type known as gl(N) periodic Intermediate Long Wave (ILW). We characterize this system as the hydrodynamic limit of elliptic Calogero-Moser integrable system. We compute the Bethe equations from the effective gauged linear sigma model on S^2 with target space the ADHM instanton moduli space, whose mirror computes the Yang-Yang function of gl(N) ILW. The quantum Hamiltonians are given by the local chiral ring observables of the six-dimensional gauge theory. As particular cases, these provide the gl(N) Benjamin-Ono and Korteweg-de Vries quantum Hamiltonians. In the four dimensional limit, we identify the local chiral ring observables with the conserved charges of Heisenberg plus W_N algebrae, thus providing a gauge theoretical proof of AGT correspondence.}, doi = {10.1007/JHEP07(2014)141}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/34546}, author = {Giulio Bonelli and Antonio Sciarappa and Alessandro Tanzini and Petr Vasko} } @article {2014, title = {The stringy instanton partition function}, number = {Journal of high energy physics;volume 2014; issue 1; article number 038;}, year = {2014}, publisher = {Springer}, abstract = {We perform an exact computation of the gauged linear sigma model associated to a D1-D5 brane system on a resolved A_1 singularity. This is accomplished via supersymmetric localization on the blown-up two-sphere. We show that in the blow-down limit C^2/Z_2 the partition function reduces to the Nekrasov partition function evaluating the equivariant volume of the instanton moduli space. For finite radius we obtain a tower of world-sheet instanton corrections, that we identify with the equivariant Gromov-Witten invariants of the ADHM moduli space. We show that these corrections can be encoded in a deformation of the Seiberg-Witten prepotential. From the mathematical viewpoint, the D1-D5 system under study displays a twofold nature: the D1-branes viewpoint captures the equivariant quantum cohomology of the ADHM instanton moduli space in the Givental formalism, and the D5-branes viewpoint is related to higher rank equivariant Donaldson-Thomas invariants of P^1 x C^2.}, doi = {10.1007/JHEP01(2014)038}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/34589}, author = {Giulio Bonelli and Antonio Sciarappa and Alessandro Tanzini and Petr Vasko} } @article {2014, title = {Swelling dynamics of a thin elastomeric sheet under uniaxial pre-stretch}, number = {Journal of Applied Physics;volume 115; issue 8; article number 083505;}, year = {2014}, publisher = {American Institute of Physics}, abstract = {It has been demonstrated experimentally that pre-stretch affects the swelling of an elastomeric membrane when it is exposed to a solvent. We study theoretically the one-dimensional swelling of a pre-stretched thin elastomeric sheet, bonded to an impermeable rigid substrate, to quantify the influence of pre-stretch. We show that the solvent uptake increases when pre-stretch increases, both at equilibrium and during the swelling transient, where it exhibits two different scaling regimes. The coupling between the solvent uptake and pre-stretch may be practically exploited to design soft actuators where the swelling-induced deformations can be controlled by varying the pre-stretch.}, doi = {10.1063/1.4866576}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/35113}, author = {Alessandro Lucantonio and Paola Nardinocchi and Howard A. Stone} } @mastersthesis {2014, title = {A variational approach to statics and dynamics of elasto-plastic systems}, year = {2014}, school = {SISSA}, abstract = {We prove some existence results for dynamic evolutions in elasto-plasticity and delamination. We study the limit as the data vary very slowly and prove convergence results to quasistatic evolutions. We model dislocations by mean of currents, we introduce the space of deformations in the presence of dislocations and study the graphs of these maps. We prove existence results for minimum problems. We study the properties of minimizers.}, keywords = {delamination}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/7471}, author = {Riccardo Scala} } @article {2014, title = {Vortex Partition Functions, Wall Crossing and Equivariant Gromov{\textendash}Witten Invariants}, number = {Communications in mathematical physics;volume 333; issue 2; pages 717-760;}, year = {2014}, publisher = {Springer}, abstract = {In this paper we identify the problem of equivariant vortex counting in a (2,2) supersymmetric two dimensional quiver gauged linear sigma model with that of computing the equivariant Gromov{\textendash}Witten invariants of the GIT quotient target space determined by the quiver. We provide new contour integral formulae for the I and J-functions encoding the equivariant quantum cohomology of the target space. Its chamber structure is shown to be encoded in the analytical properties of the integrand. This is explained both via general arguments and by checking several key cases. We show how several results in equivariant Gromov{\textendash}Witten theory follow just by deforming the integration contour. In particular, we apply our formalism to compute Gromov{\textendash}Witten invariants of the C3/Zn orbifold, of the Uhlembeck (partial) compactification of the moduli space of instantons on C2, and of An and Dn singularities both in the orbifold and resolved phases. Moreover, we analyse dualities of quantum cohomology rings of holomorphic vector bundles over Grassmannians, which are relevant to BPS Wilson loop algebrae.}, doi = {10.1007/s00220-014-2193-8}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/34652}, author = {Giulio Bonelli and Antonio Sciarappa and Alessandro Tanzini and Petr Vasko} } @inbook {MarinoStabileBorriLugni2013, title = {A comparative study about the effects of linear, weakly and fully nonlinear wave models on the dynamic response of offshore wind turbines}, booktitle = {Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation}, year = {2013}, pages = {389{\textendash}390}, publisher = {CRC Press}, organization = {CRC Press}, author = {Marino, Enzo and Giovanni Stabile and Claudio Borri and Lugni, Claudio} } @article {2013, title = {Curved noncommutative torus and Gauss--Bonnet}, journal = {Journal of Mathematical Physics. Volume 54, Issue 1, 22 January 2013, Article number 013518}, number = {arXiv:1204.0420v1;}, year = {2013}, note = {The article is composed of 13 pages and is recorded in PDF format}, publisher = {American Institute of Physics}, abstract = {We study perturbations of the flat geometry of the noncommutative two-dimensional torus T^2_\theta (with irrational \theta). They are described by spectral triples (A_\theta, \H, D), with the Dirac operator D, which is a differential operator with coefficients in the commutant of the (smooth) algebra A_\theta of T_\theta. We show, up to the second order in perturbation, that the zeta-function at 0 vanishes and so the Gauss-Bonnet theorem holds. We also calculate first two terms of the perturbative expansion of the corresponding local scalar curvature.}, keywords = {Geometry}, doi = {10.1063/1.4776202}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/7376}, author = {Ludwik Dabrowski and Andrzej Sitarz} } @article {2013, title = {Framed sheaves on projective stacks}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Given a normal projective irreducible stack $\mathscr X$ over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero we consider {\em framed sheaves} on $\mathscr X$, i.e., pairs $(\mathcal E,\phi_{\mathcal E})$, where $\mathcal E$ is a coherent sheaf on $\mathscr X$ and $\phi_{\mathcal E}$ is a morphism from $\mathcal E$ to a fixed coherent sheaf $\mathcal F$. After introducing a suitable notion of (semi)stability, we construct a projective scheme, which is a moduli space for semistable framed sheaves with fixed Hilbert polynomial, and an open subset of it, which is a fine moduli space for stable framed sheaves. If $\mathscr X$ is a projective irreducible orbifold of dimension two and $\mathcal F$ a locally free sheaf on a smooth divisor $\mathscr D\subset \mathscr X$ satisfying certain conditions, we consider {\em $(\mathscr{D}, \mathcal{F})$-framed sheaves}, i.e., framed sheaves $(\mathcal E,\phi_{\mathcal E})$ with $\mathcal E$ a torsion-free sheaf which is locally free in a neighborhood of $\mathscr D$, and ${\phi_{\mathcal{E}}}_{\vert \mathscr{D}}$ an isomorphism. These pairs are $\mu$-stable for a suitable choice of a parameter entering the (semi)stability condition, and of the polarization of $\mathscr X$. This implies the existence of a fine moduli space parameterizing isomorphism classes of $(\mathscr{D}, \mathcal{F})$-framed sheaves on $\mathscr{X}$ with fixed Hilbert polynomial, which is a quasi-projective scheme. In an appendix we develop the example of stacky Hirzebruch surfaces. This is the first paper of a project aimed to provide an algebro-geometric approach to the study of gauge theories on a wide class of 4-dimensional Riemannian manifolds by means of framed sheaves on {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}stacky" compactifications of them. In particular, in a subsequent paper \cite{art:bruzzopedrinisalaszabo2013} these results are used to study gauge theories on ALE spaces of type $A_k$.}, url = {http://urania.sissa.it/xmlui/handle/1963/7438}, author = {Ugo Bruzzo and Francesco Sala} } @article {Boscain2013, title = {Lipschitz Classification of Almost-Riemannian Distances on Compact Oriented Surfaces}, journal = {Journal of Geometric Analysis}, volume = {23}, number = {1}, year = {2013}, month = {Jan}, pages = {438{\textendash}455}, abstract = {

Two-dimensional almost-Riemannian structures are generalized Riemannian structures on surfaces for which a local orthonormal frame is given by a Lie bracket generating pair of vector fields that can become collinear. We consider the Carnot{\textendash}Carath{\'e}odory distance canonically associated with an almost-Riemannian structure and study the problem of Lipschitz equivalence between two such distances on the same compact oriented surface. We analyze the generic case, allowing in particular for the presence of tangency points, i.e., points where two generators of the distribution and their Lie bracket are linearly dependent. The main result of the paper provides a characterization of the Lipschitz equivalence class of an almost-Riemannian distance in terms of a labeled graph associated with it.

}, issn = {1559-002X}, doi = {10.1007/s12220-011-9262-4}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s12220-011-9262-4}, author = {Ugo Boscain and Gr{\'e}goire Charlot and Roberta Ghezzi and Mario Sigalotti} } @article {2013, title = {Noncommutative circle bundles and new Dirac operators}, journal = {Communications in Mathematical Physics. Volume 318, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 111-130}, number = {arXiv:1012.3055v2;}, year = {2013}, note = {This article is composed of 25 pages and is recorded in PDF format}, publisher = {Springer}, abstract = {We study spectral triples over noncommutative principal U(1) bundles. Basing on the classical situation and the abstract algebraic approach, we propose an operatorial definition for a connection and compatibility between the connection and the Dirac operator on the total space and on the base space of the bundle. We analyze in details the example of the noncommutative three-torus viewed as a U(1) bundle over the noncommutative two-torus and find all connections compatible with an admissible Dirac operator. Conversely, we find a family of new Dirac operators on the noncommutative tori, which arise from the base-space Dirac operator and a suitable connection.}, keywords = {Quantum principal bundles}, doi = {10.1007/s00220-012-1550-8}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/7384}, author = {Ludwik Dabrowski and Andrzej Sitarz} } @article {fonda2013periodic, title = {Periodic bouncing solutions for nonlinear impact oscillators}, journal = {Advanced Nonlinear Studies}, volume = {13}, number = {1}, year = {2013}, pages = {179{\textendash}189}, publisher = {Advanced Nonlinear Studies, Inc.}, doi = {10.1515/ans-2013-0110}, author = {Alessandro Fonda and Andrea Sfecci} } @article {MR3088819, title = {Strong asymptotics for Cauchy biorthogonal polynomials with application to the Cauchy two-matrix model}, journal = {J. Math. Phys.}, volume = {54}, number = {4}, year = {2013}, pages = {043517, 25}, issn = {0022-2488}, author = {Marco Bertola and Gekhtman, M. and Szmigielski, J.} } @article {2012, title = {Classical double, R-operators, and negative flows of integrable hierarchies}, journal = {Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. Volume 172, Issue 1, July 2012, Pages 911-931}, year = {2012}, publisher = {SISSA}, abstract = {Using the classical double G of a Lie algebra g equipped with the classical R-operator, we define two sets of functions commuting with respect to the initial Lie{\textendash}Poisson bracket on g and its extensions. We consider examples of Lie algebras g with the {\textquotedblleft}Adler{\textendash}Kostant{\textendash}Symes{\textquotedblright} R-operators and the two corresponding sets of mutually commuting functions in detail. Using the constructed commutative Hamiltonian flows on different extensions of g, we obtain zero-curvature equations with g-valued U{\textendash}V pairs. The so-called negative flows of soliton hierarchies are among such equations. We illustrate the proposed approach with examples of two-dimensional Abelian and non-Abelian Toda field equations.}, doi = {10.1007/s11232-012-0086-6}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/6468}, author = {Boris Dubrovin and Taras V. Skrypnyk} } @article {2012, title = {Convergence of equilibria of thin elastic plates under physical growth conditions for the energy density}, number = {arXiv:0901.4041;}, year = {2012}, note = {21 pages}, publisher = {Elsevier}, abstract = {

The asymptotic behaviour of the equilibrium configurations of a thin elastic plate is studied, as the thickness $h$ of the plate goes to zero. More precisely, it is shown that critical points of the nonlinear elastic functional $\mathcal E^h$, whose energies (per unit thickness) are bounded by $Ch^4$, converge to critical points of the $\Gamma$-limit of $h^{-4}\mathcal E^h$. This is proved under the physical assumption that the energy density $W(F)$ blows up as $\det F\to0$.

}, doi = {10.1016/j.jde.2011.09.009}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/3466}, author = {Maria Giovanna Mora and Lucia Scardia} } @article {2012, title = {Decompositions of large-scale biological systems based on dynamical properties}, journal = {Bioinformatics (Oxford, England). 2012 Jan; 28(1):76-83}, number = {PMID:22072388;}, year = {2012}, publisher = {Oxford University Press}, abstract = {MOTIVATION: Given a large-scale biological network represented as an influence graph, in this article we investigate possible decompositions of the network aimed at highlighting specific dynamical properties.\\r\\nRESULTS: The first decomposition we study consists in finding a maximal directed acyclic subgraph of the network, which dynamically corresponds to searching for a maximal open-loop subsystem of the given system. Another dynamical property investigated is strong monotonicity. We propose two methods to deal with this property, both aimed at decomposing the system into strongly monotone subsystems, but with different structural characteristics: one method tends to produce a single large strongly monotone component, while the other typically generates a set of smaller disjoint strongly monotone subsystems.\\r\\nAVAILABILITY: Original heuristics for the methods investigated are described in the article.}, doi = {10.1093/bioinformatics/btr620}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/5226}, author = {Nicola Soranzo and Fahimeh Ramezani and Giovanni Iacono and Claudio Altafini} } @article {2012, title = {Detection of transcriptional triggers in the dynamics of microbial growth: application to the respiratory-versatile bacterium Shewanella oneidensis}, journal = {Nucleic Acids Research, Volume 40, Issue 15, August 2012, Pages 7132-7149}, year = {2012}, publisher = {SISSA}, abstract = {The capacity of microorganisms to respond to variable external conditions requires a coordination of environment-sensing mechanisms and decisionmaking regulatory circuits. Here, we seek to understand the interplay between these two processes by combining high-throughput measurement of time-dependent mRNA profiles with a novel computational approach that searches for key genetic triggers of transcriptional changes. Our approach helped us understand the regulatory strategies of a respiratorily versatile bacterium with promising bioenergy and bioremediation applications, Shewanella oneidensis, in minimal and rich media. By comparing expression profiles across these two conditions, we unveiled components of the transcriptional program that depend mainly on the growth phase. Conversely, by integrating our time-dependent data with a previously available large compendium of static perturbation responses, we identified transcriptional changes that cannot be explained solely by internal network dynamics, but are rather triggered by specific genes acting as key mediators of an environment-dependent response. These transcriptional triggers include known and novel regulators that respond to carbon, nitrogen and oxygen limitation. Our analysis suggests a sequence of physiological responses, including a coupling between nitrogen depletion and glycogen storage, partially recapitulated through dynamic flux balance analysis, and experimentally confirmed by metabolite measurements. Our approach is broadly applicable to other systems}, doi = {10.1093/nar/gks467}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/6506}, author = {Q Beg and Mattia Zampieri and N Klitgord and S Collins and M Serres and Daniel Segr{\`e} and Claudio Altafini} } @article {FONDA20121369, title = {A general method for the existence of periodic solutions of differential systems in the plane}, journal = {Journal of Differential Equations}, volume = {252}, number = {2}, year = {2012}, pages = {1369 - 1391}, abstract = {

We propose a general method to prove the existence of periodic solutions for planar systems of ordinary differential equations, which can be used in many different circumstances. Applications are given to some nonresonant cases, even for systems with superlinear growth in some direction, or with a singularity. Systems {\textquotedblleft}at resonance{\textquotedblright} are also considered, provided a Landesman{\textendash}Lazer type of condition is assumed.

}, keywords = {Nonlinear dynamics, Periodic solutions}, issn = {0022-0396}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jde.2011.08.005}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022039611003196}, author = {Alessandro Fonda and Andrea Sfecci} } @article {SFECCI20126191, title = {A nonresonance condition for radial solutions of a nonlinear Neumann elliptic problem}, journal = {Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods \& Applications}, volume = {75}, number = {16}, year = {2012}, pages = {6191 - 6202}, abstract = {

We prove an existence result for radial solutions of a Neumann elliptic problem whose nonlinearity asymptotically lies between the first two eigenvalues. To this aim, we introduce an alternative nonresonance condition with respect to the second eigenvalue which, in the scalar case, generalizes the classical one, in the spirit of Fonda et al. (1991) [2]. Our approach also applies for nonlinearities which do not necessarily satisfy a subcritical growth assumption.

}, keywords = {Neumann problem, Nonresonance, Radial solutions, Time-map}, issn = {0362-546X}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.na.2012.06.023}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362546X12002659}, author = {Andrea Sfecci} } @article {fonda2012, title = {Periodic solutions of a system of coupled oscillators with one-sided superlinear retraction forces}, journal = {Differential Integral Equations}, volume = {25}, number = {11/12}, year = {2012}, month = {11}, pages = {993{\textendash}1010}, publisher = {Khayyam Publishing, Inc.}, url = {https://projecteuclid.org:443/euclid.die/1356012248}, author = {Alessandro Fonda and Andrea Sfecci} } @article {2012, title = {Quasistatic evolution for Cam-Clay plasticity: properties of the viscosity solution}, journal = {Calculus of variations and partial differential equations 44 (2012) 495-541}, number = {SISSA;46/2010/M}, year = {2012}, publisher = {Springer}, abstract = {

Cam-Clay plasticity is a well established model for the description of the mechanics of fine grained soils. As solutions can develop discontinuities in time, a weak notion of solution, in terms of a rescaled time s , has been proposed in [8] to give a meaning to this discontinuous evolution. In this paper we first prove that this rescaled evolution satisfies the flow-rule for the rate of plastic strain, in a suitable measure-theoretical sense. In the second part of the paper we consider the behavior of the evolution in terms of the original time variable t . We prove that the unrescaled solution satisfies an energy-dissipation balance and an evolution law for the internal variable, which can be expressed in terms of integrals depending only on the original time. Both these integral identities contain terms concentrated on the jump times, whose size can only be determined by looking at the rescaled formulation.

}, doi = {10.1007/s00526-011-0443-6}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/3900}, author = {Gianni Dal Maso and Antonio DeSimone and Francesco Solombrino} } @article {2011, title = {Cytoskeletal actin networks in motile cells are critically self-organized systems synchronized by mechanical interactions}, journal = {PNAS 108 (2011) 13978}, year = {2011}, publisher = {National Academy of Sciences}, doi = {10.1073/pnas.1100549108}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/4358}, author = {Luca Cardamone and Alessandro Laio and Rajesh Shahapure and Antonio DeSimone} } @article {2011, title = {Invariant manifolds for a singular ordinary differential equation}, journal = {Journal of Differential Equations 250 (2011) 1788-1827}, number = {SISSA;04/2008/M}, year = {2011}, publisher = {Elsevier}, doi = {10.1016/j.jde.2010.11.010}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/2554}, author = {Stefano Bianchini and Laura Spinolo} } @article {2011, title = {On the number of eigenvalues of a model operator related to a system of three particles on lattices}, journal = {J. Phys. A 44 (2011) 315302}, year = {2011}, publisher = {IOP Publishing}, doi = {10.1088/1751-8113/44/31/315302}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/5496}, author = {Gianfausto Dell{\textquoteright}Antonio and Zahriddin I. Muminov and Y.M. Shermatova} } @article {2011, title = {Quasistatic evolution for Cam-Clay plasticity: a weak formulation via viscoplastic regularization and time rescaling}, journal = {Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations 40 (2011) 125-181}, number = {SISSA;36/2009/M}, year = {2011}, publisher = {Springer}, abstract = {

Cam-Clay nonassociative plasticity exhibits both hardening and softening behaviour, depending on the loading. For many initial data the classical formulation of the quasistatic evolution problem has no smooth solution. We propose here a notion of generalized solution, based on a viscoplastic approximation. To study the limit of the viscoplastic evolutions we rescale time, in such a way that the plastic strain is uniformly Lipschitz with respect to the rescaled time. The limit of these rescaled solutions, as the viscosity parameter tends to zero, is characterized through an energy-dissipation balance, that can be written in a natural way using the rescaled time. As shown in [4] and [6], the proposed solution may be discontinuous with respect to the original time. Our formulation allows to compute the amount of viscous dissipation occurring instantaneously at each discontinuity time.

}, keywords = {Cam-Clay plasticity}, doi = {10.1007/s00526-010-0336-0}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/3670}, author = {Gianni Dal Maso and Antonio DeSimone and Francesco Solombrino} } @article {2011, title = {A system-level approach for deciphering the transcriptional response to prion infection}, journal = {Bioinformatics (Oxford, England). 2011 Dec; 27(24):3407-14}, number = {PMID:22016408;}, year = {2011}, publisher = {Oxford University Press}, abstract = {MOTIVATION: Deciphering the response of a complex biological system to an insulting event, at the gene expression level, requires adopting theoretical models that are more sophisticated than a one-to-one comparison (i.e. t-test). Here, we investigate the ability of a novel reverse engineering approach (System Response Inference) to unveil non-obvious transcriptional signatures of the system response induced by prion infection.\\r\\nRESULTS: To this end, we analyze previously published gene expression data, from which we extrapolate a putative full-scale model of transcriptional gene-gene dependencies in the mouse central nervous system. Then, we use this nominal model to interpret the gene expression changes caused by prion replication, aiming at selecting the genes primarily influenced by this perturbation. Our method sheds light on the mode of action of prions by identifying key transcripts that are the most likely to be responsible for the overall transcriptional rearrangement from a nominal regulatory network. As a first result of our inference, we have been able to predict known targets of prions (i.e. PrP(C)) and to unveil the potential role of previously unsuspected genes.\\r\\nCONTACT: altafini@sissa.it\\r\\nSUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.}, doi = {10.1093/bioinformatics/btr580}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/5745}, author = {Mattia Zampieri and Giuseppe Legname and Daniel Segr{\`e} and Claudio Altafini} } @article {SELVITELLA20111731, title = {Uniqueness and nondegeneracy of the ground state for a quasilinear Schr{\"o}dinger equation with a small parameter}, journal = {Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods \& Applications}, volume = {74}, number = {5}, year = {2011}, pages = {1731 - 1737}, abstract = {

We study least energy solutions of a quasilinear Schr{\"o}dinger equation with a small parameter. We prove that the ground state is nondegenerate and unique up to translations and phase shifts using bifurcation theory.

}, keywords = {Bifurcation theory, Nonlinear Schr{\"o}dinger equations, Stationary solutions}, issn = {0362-546X}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.na.2010.10.045}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362546X10007613}, author = {Alessandro Selvitella} } @article {Bertola:CBOPs, title = {Cauchy biorthogonal polynomials}, journal = {J. Approx. Theory}, volume = {162}, number = {4}, year = {2010}, pages = {832{\textendash}867}, issn = {0021-9045}, doi = {10.1016/j.jat.2009.09.008}, url = {http://0-dx.doi.org.mercury.concordia.ca/10.1016/j.jat.2009.09.008}, author = {Marco Bertola and Gekhtman, M. and Szmigielski, J.} } @article {2010, title = {Chern-Simons theory on L(p,q) lens spaces and Gopakumar-Vafa duality}, journal = {J. Geom. Phys. 60 (2010) 417-429}, number = {SISSA;56/2008/FM}, year = {2010}, abstract = {We consider aspects of Chern-Simons theory on L(p,q) lens spaces and its relation with matrix models and topological string theory on Calabi-Yau threefolds, searching for possible new large N dualities via geometric transition for non-SU(2) cyclic quotients of the conifold. To this aim we find, on one hand, some novel matrix integral representations of the SU(N) CS partition function in a generic flat background for the whole L(p,q) family and provide a solution for its large N dynamics; on the other, we perform in full detail the construction of a family of would-be dual closed string backgrounds via conifold geometric transition from T^*L(p,q). We can then explicitly prove that Gopakumar-Vafa duality in a fixed vacuum fails in the case q>1, and briefly discuss how it could be restored in a non-perturbative setting.}, doi = {10.1016/j.geomphys.2009.11.006}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/2938}, author = {Andrea Brini and Luca Griguolo and Domenico Seminara and Alessandro Tanzini} } @article {2010, title = {Gene expression analysis of the emergence of epileptiform activity after focal injection of kainic acid into mouse hippocampus.}, journal = {The European journal of neuroscience. 2010 Oct; 32(8):1364-79}, number = {PMID:20950280;}, year = {2010}, publisher = {Wiley}, abstract = {

We report gene profiling data on genomic processes underlying the progression towards recurrent seizures after injection of kainic acid (KA) into the mouse hippocampus. Focal injection enabled us to separate the effects of proepileptic stimuli initiated by KA injection. Both the injected and contralateral hippocampus participated in the status epilepticus. However, neuronal death induced by KA treatment was restricted to the injected hippocampus, although there was some contralateral axonal degeneration. We profiled gene expression changes in dorsal and ventral regions of both the injected and contralateral hippocampus. Changes were detected in the expression of 1526 transcripts in samples from three time-points: (i) during the KA-induced status epilepticus, (ii) at 2 weeks, before recurrent seizures emerged, and (iii) at 6 months after seizures emerged. Grouping genes with similar spatio-temporal changes revealed an early transcriptional response, strong immune, cell death and growth responses at 2 weeks and an activation of immune and extracellular matrix genes persisting at 6 months. Immunostaining for proteins coded by genes identified from array studies provided evidence for gliogenesis and suggested that the proteoglycan biglycan is synthesized by astrocytes and contributes to a glial scar. Gene changes at 6 months after KA injection were largely restricted to tissue from the injection site. This suggests that either recurrent seizures might depend on maintained processes including immune responses and changes in extracellular matrix proteins near the injection site or alternatively might result from processes, such as growth, distant from the injection site and terminated while seizures are maintained.

}, doi = {10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07403.x}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/4480}, author = {Dario Motti and Caroline Le Duigou and Nicole Chemaly and Lucia Wittner and Dejan Lazarevic and Helena Krmac and Troels Torben Marstrand and Eivind Valen and Remo Sanges and Elia Stupka and Albin Sandelin and Enrico Cherubini and Stefano Gustincich and Richard Miles} } @article {2010, title = {Homogeneous binary trees as ground states of quantum critical Hamiltonians}, journal = {Phys. Rev. A 81 (2010) 062335}, number = {arXiv.org;0912.0466v2}, year = {2010}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, abstract = {

Many-body states whose wave-function admits a representation in terms of a uniform binary-tree tensor decomposition are shown to obey to power-law two-body correlations functions. Any such state can be associated with the ground state of a translational invariant Hamiltonian which, depending on the dimension of the systems sites, involve at most couplings between third-neighboring sites. A detailed analysis of their spectra shows that they admit an exponentially large ground space.

}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevA.81.062335}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/3909}, author = {Pietro Silvi and Vittorio Giovannetti and Simone Montangero and Matteo Rizzi and J. Ignacio Cirac and Rosario Fazio} } @article {2010, title = {Homogeneous multiscale entanglement renormalization ansatz tensor networks for quantum critical systems}, journal = {New J. Phys. 12 (2010) 075018}, year = {2010}, publisher = {IOP Publishing}, abstract = {

In this paper, we review the properties of homogeneous multiscale entanglement renormalization ansatz (MERA) to describe quantum critical systems.We discuss in more detail our results for one-dimensional (1D) systems (the Ising and Heisenberg models) and present new data for the 2D Ising model. Together with the results for the critical exponents, we provide a detailed description of the numerical algorithm and a discussion of new optimization\\nstrategies. The relation between the critical properties of the system and the tensor structure of the MERA is expressed using the formalism of quantum channels, which we review and extend.

}, doi = {10.1088/1367-2630/12/7/075018}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/4067}, author = {Matteo Rizzi and Simone Montangero and Pietro Silvi and Vittorio Giovannetti and Rosario Fazio} } @article {2010, title = {Moore-Read Fractional Quantum Hall wavefunctions and SU(2) quiver gauge theories}, number = {SISSA;14/2010/FM}, year = {2010}, abstract = {We identify Moore-Read wavefunctions, describing non-abelian statistics in fractional quantum Hall systems, with the instanton partition of N=2 superconformal quiver gauge theories at suitable values of masses and \\\\Omega-background parameters. This is obtained by extending to rational conformal field theories the SU(2) gauge quiver/Liouville field theory duality recently found by Alday-Gaiotto-Tachikawa. A direct link between the Moore-Read Hall $n$-body wavefunctions and Z_n-equivariant Donaldson polynomials is pointed out.}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/3852}, author = {Raoul Santachiara and Alessandro Tanzini} } @article {2010, title = {Quasistatic evolution for Cam-Clay plasticity: the spatially homogeneous case}, journal = {Netw. Heterog. Media 5 (2010) 97-132}, number = {SISSA;39/2009/M}, year = {2010}, abstract = {

We study the spatially uniform case of the problem of quasistatic evolution in small strain nonassociative elastoplasticity (Cam-Clay model). Through the introdution of a viscous approximation, the problem reduces to determine the limit behavior of the solutions of a singularly perturbed system of ODE\\\'s in a finite dimensional Banach space. Depending on the sign of two explicit scalar indicators, we see that the limit dynamics presents, under quite generic assumptions, the alternation of three possible regimes: the elastic regime, when the limit equation is just the equation of linearized elasticity, the slow dynamics, when the strain evolves smoothly on the yield surface and plastic flow is produced, and the fast dynamics, which may happen only in the softening regime, where\\nviscous solutions exhibit a jump across a heteroclinic orbit of an auxiliary system.

}, keywords = {Cam-Clay plasticity}, doi = {10.3934/nhm.2010.5.97}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/3671}, author = {Gianni Dal Maso and Francesco Solombrino} } @article {1078-0947_2010_3_1189, title = {Quasistatic evolution for plasticity with softening: The spatially homogeneous case}, journal = {Discrete \& Continuous Dynamical Systems - A}, volume = {27}, number = {1078-0947_2010_3_118}, year = {2010}, pages = {1189}, abstract = {

The spatially uniform case of the problem of quasistatic evolution in small strain associative elastoplasticity with softening is studied. Through the introdution of a viscous approximation, the problem reduces to determine the limit behaviour of the solutions of a singularly perturbed system of ODE{\textquoteright}s in a finite dimensional Banach space. We see that the limit dynamics presents, for a generic choice of the initial data, the alternation of three possible regimes (elastic regime, slow dynamics, fast dynamics), which is determined by the sign of two scalar indicators, whose explicit expression is given.

}, keywords = {plasticity with softening, rate independent processes}, issn = {1078-0947}, doi = {10.3934/dcds.2010.27.1189}, url = {http://aimsciences.org//article/id/4c2301d8-f553-493e-b672-b4f76a3ede2f}, author = {Francesco Solombrino} } @article {selvitella2010, title = {Semiclassical evolution of two rotating solitons for the Nonlinear Schr{\"o}dinger Equation with electric potential}, journal = {Adv. Differential Equations}, volume = {15}, number = {3/4}, year = {2010}, month = {03}, pages = {315{\textendash}348}, publisher = {Khayyam Publishing, Inc.}, url = {https://projecteuclid.org:443/euclid.ade/1355854752}, author = {Alessandro Selvitella} } @article {2010, title = {Two-dimensional almost-Riemannian structures with tangency points}, journal = {Ann. Inst. H. Poincare Anal. Non Lineaire }, volume = {27}, number = {arXiv.org;0908.2564v1}, year = {2010}, pages = {793-807}, publisher = {Elsevier}, abstract = {

Two-dimensional almost-Riemannian structures are generalized Riemannian structures on surfaces for which a local orthonormal frame is given by a Lie bracket generating pair of vector fields that can become collinear. We study the relation between the topological invariants of an almost-Riemannian structure on a compact oriented surface and the rank-two vector bundle over the surface which defines the structure. We analyse the generic case including the presence of tangency points, i.e. points where two generators of the distribution and their Lie bracket are linearly dependent. The main result of the paper provides a classification of oriented almost-Riemannian structures on compact oriented surfaces in terms of the Euler number of the vector bundle corresponding to the structure. Moreover, we present a Gauss-Bonnet formula for almost-Riemannian structures with tangency points.

}, doi = {10.1016/j.anihpc.2009.11.011}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/3870}, author = {Andrei A. Agrachev and Ugo Boscain and Gr{\'e}goire Charlot and Roberta Ghezzi and Mario Sigalotti} } @article {2009, title = {The boundary Riemann solver coming from the real vanishing viscosity approximation}, journal = {Arch. Ration. Mech. Anal. 191 (2009) 1-96}, number = {SISSA;24/2006/M}, year = {2009}, abstract = {We study the limit of the hyperbolic-parabolic approximation $$ \\\\begin{array}{lll} v_t + \\\\tilde{A} ( v, \\\\, \\\\varepsilon v_x ) v_x = \\\\varepsilon \\\\tilde{B}(v ) v_{xx} \\\\qquad v \\\\in R^N\\\\\\\\ \\\\tilde \\\\beta (v (t, \\\\, 0)) = \\\\bar g \\\\\\\\ v (0, \\\\, x) = \\\\bar v_0. \\\\\\\\ \\\\end{array} \\\\right. $$\\nThe function $\\\\tilde \\\\beta$ is defined in such a way to guarantee that the initial boundary value problem is well posed even if $\\\\tilde \\\\beta$ is not invertible.\\nThe data $\\\\bar g$ and $\\\\bar v_0$ are constant. When $\\\\tilde B$ is invertible, the previous problem takes the simpler form $$ \\\\left\\\\{ \\\\begin{array}{lll} v_t + \\\\tilde{A} \\\\big( v, \\\\, \\\\varepsilon v_x \\\\big) v_x = \\\\varepsilon \\\\tilde{B}(v ) v_{xx} \\\\qquad v \\\\in \\\\mathbb{R}^N\\\\\\\\ v (t, \\\\, 0) \\\\equiv \\\\bar v_b \\\\\\\\ v (0, \\\\, x) \\\\equiv \\\\bar{v}_0. \\\\\\\\ \\\\end{array} \\\\right. $$\\nAgain, the data $\\\\bar v_b$ and $\\\\bar v_0$ are constant. The conservative case is included in the previous formulations. It is assumed convergence of the v, smallness of the total variation and other technical hypotheses and it is provided a complete characterization of the limit. The most interesting points are the following two. First, the boundary characteristic case is considered, i.e. one eigenvalue of $\\\\tilde A$ can be 0.\\n Second, as pointed out before we take into account the possibility that $\\\\tilde B$ is not invertible. To deal with this case, we take as hypotheses conditions that were introduced by Kawashima and Shizuta relying on physically meaningful examples. We also introduce a new condition of block linear degeneracy. We prove that, if it is not satisfied, then pathological behaviours may occur.}, doi = {10.1007/s00205-008-0177-6}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/1831}, author = {Stefano Bianchini and Laura Spinolo} } @article {Bertola:CauchyMM, title = {The Cauchy two{\textendash}matrix model}, journal = {Comm. Math. Phys.}, volume = {287}, number = {3}, year = {2009}, pages = {983{\textendash}1014}, author = {Marco Bertola and M Gekhtman and J Szmigielski} } @article {2009, title = {A connection between viscous profiles and singular ODEs}, journal = {Rend. Istit. Mat. Univ. Trieste 41 (2009) 35-41}, number = {SISSA;05/2008/M}, year = {2009}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/2555}, author = {Stefano Bianchini and Laura Spinolo} } @article {2009, title = {Controllability of the discrete-spectrum Schrodinger equation driven by an external field}, journal = {Ann. Inst. H. Poincare Anal. Non Lineaire 26 (2009) 329-349}, number = {SISSA;01/2008/M}, year = {2009}, abstract = {We prove approximate controllability of the bilinear Schrodinger equation in the case in which the uncontrolled Hamiltonian has discrete nonresonant\\nspectrum. The results that are obtained apply both to bounded or unbounded domains and to the case in which the control potential is bounded or unbounded. The method relies on finite-dimensional techniques applied to the\\nGalerkin approximations and permits, in addition, to get some controllability properties for the density matrix. Two examples are presented: the harmonic oscillator and the 3D well of potential controlled by suitable potentials.}, doi = {10.1016/j.anihpc.2008.05.001}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/2547}, author = {Thomas Chambrion and Paolo Mason and Mario Sigalotti and Ugo Boscain} } @article {Bertola:Cubic, title = {Cubic string boundary value problems and Cauchy biorthogonal polynomials}, journal = {J. Phys. A}, volume = {42}, number = {45}, year = {2009}, pages = {454006, 13}, issn = {1751-8113}, doi = {10.1088/1751-8113/42/45/454006}, url = {http://0-dx.doi.org.mercury.concordia.ca/10.1088/1751-8113/42/45/454006}, author = {Marco Bertola and Gekhtman, M. and Szmigielski, J.} } @article {2009, title = {ERNEST: a toolbox for chemical reaction network theory}, journal = {Bioinformatics 25 (2009) 2853-2854}, year = {2009}, publisher = {Oxford University Press}, abstract = {Summary: ERNEST Reaction Network Equilibria Study Toolbox is a MATLAB package which, by checking various different criteria on the structure of a chemical reaction network, can exclude the multistationarity of the corresponding reaction system. The results obtained are independent of the rate constants of the reactions, and can be used for model discrimination.\\nAvailability and Implementation: The software, implemented in MATLAB, is available under the GNU GPL free software license from http://people.sissa.it/~altafini/papers/SoAl09/. It requires the MATLAB Optimization Toolbox.}, doi = {10.1093/bioinformatics/btp513}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/3826}, author = {Nicola Soranzo and Claudio Altafini} } @article {2009, title = {mRNA stability and the unfolding of gene expression in the long-period yeast metabolic cycle}, journal = {BMC Systems Biology (2009) 3:18}, year = {2009}, publisher = {BioMed Central}, abstract = {Background: In yeast, genome-wide periodic patterns associated with energy-metabolic oscillations have been shown recently for both short (approx. 40 min) and long (approx. 300 min) periods.\\nResults: The dynamical regulation due to mRNA stability is found to be an important aspect of the genome-wide coordination of the long-period yeast metabolic cycle. It is shown that for periodic genes, arranged in classes according either to expression profile or to function, the pulses of mRNA abundance have phase and width which are directly proportional to the corresponding turnover rates.\\nConclusion: The cascade of events occurring during the yeast metabolic cycle (and their correlation with mRNA turnover) reflects to a large extent the gene expression program observable in other dynamical contexts such as the response to stresses/stimuli.}, doi = {10.1186/1752-0509-3-18}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/3630}, author = {Nicola Soranzo and Mattia Zampieri and Lorenzo Farina and Claudio Altafini} } @article {solombrino2009quasistatic, title = {Quasistatic evolution problems for nonhomogeneous elastic plastic materials}, journal = {J. Convex Anal.}, volume = {16}, year = {2009}, pages = {89{\textendash}119}, abstract = {

The paper studies the quasistatic evolution for elastoplastic materials when the yield surface depends on the position in the reference configuration. The main results are obtained when the yield surface is continuous with respect to the space variable. The case of piecewise constant dependence is also considered. The evolution is studied in the framework of the variational formulation for rate independent problems developed by Mielke. The results are proved by adapting the arguments introduced for a constant yield surface, using some properties of convex valued semicontinuous multifunctions. A strong formulation of the problem is also obtained, which includes a pointwise version of the plastic flow rule. Some examples are considered, which show that strain concentration may occur as a consequence of a nonconstant yield surface.

}, author = {Francesco Solombrino} } @article {SELVITELLA20082566, title = {Asymptotic evolution for the semiclassical nonlinear Schr{\"o}dinger equation in presence of electric and magnetic fields}, journal = {Journal of Differential Equations}, volume = {245}, number = {9}, year = {2008}, pages = {2566 - 2584}, abstract = {

In this paper we study the semiclassical limit for the solutions of a subcritical focusing NLS with electric and magnetic potentials. We consider in particular the Cauchy problem for initial data close to solitons and show that, when the Planck constant goes to zero, the motion shadows that of a classical particle. Several works were devoted to the case of standing waves: differently from these we show that, in the dynamic version, the Lorentz force appears crucially.

}, issn = {0022-0396}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jde.2008.05.012}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002203960800243X}, author = {Alessandro Selvitella} } @article {2008, title = {Discerning static and causal interactions in genome-wide reverse engineering problems}, journal = {Bioinformatics 24 (2008) 1510-1515}, year = {2008}, abstract = {Background. In the past years devicing methods for discovering gene regulatory mechanisms at a genome-wide level has become a fundamental topic in the field of system biology. The aim is to infer gene-gene interactions in a more sophisticated and reliable way through the continuously improvement of reverse engineering algorithms exploiting microarray technologies. Motivation. This work is inspired by the several studies suggesting that co-expression is mostly related to \\\"static\\\" stable binding relationships, like belonging to the same protein complex, rather than other types of interactions more of a \\\"causal\\\" and transient nature (metabolic pathway or transcription factor-binding site interaction). Discerning static relationships from causal ones on the basis of their characteristic regulatory structures and in particular identifing \\\"dense modules\\\" with protein complex, and \\\"sparse modules\\\" with causal interactions such as those between transcription factor and corresponding binding site, the performances of different network inference algorithms in artificial and real networks (derived from E.coli and S.cerevisiae) can be tested and compared. Results. Our study shows that methods that try to prune indirect interactions from the inferred gene networks may fail to retrieve genes co-participating in a protein complex. On the other hand they are more robust in the identification of transcription factor-binding sites dependences when multiple transcription factors regulate the expression of the same gene. In the end we confirm the stronger co-expression regarding genes belonging to a protein complex than transcription factor-binding site, according, also, to the effect of multiple transcription factors and a low expression variance.}, doi = {10.1093/bioinformatics/btn220}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/2757}, author = {Mattia Zampieri and Nicola Soranzo and Claudio Altafini} } @article {2008, title = {Eulerian calculus for the displacement convexity in the Wasserstein distance}, journal = {SIAM J. Math. Anal. 40 (2008) 1104-1122}, number = {arXiv.org;0801.2455v1}, year = {2008}, publisher = {SIAM}, abstract = {In this paper we give a new proof of the (strong) displacement convexity of a class of integral functionals defined on a compact Riemannian manifold satisfying a lower Ricci curvature bound. Our approach does not rely on existence and regularity results for optimal transport maps on Riemannian manifolds, but it is based on the Eulerian point of view recently introduced by Otto and Westdickenberg [SIAM J. Math. Anal., 37 (2005), pp. 1227-1255] and on the metric characterization of the gradient flows generated by the functionals in the Wasserstein space.}, doi = {10.1137/08071346X}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/3413}, author = {Sara Daneri and Giuseppe Savar{\`e}} } @article {2008, title = {Frobenius Manifolds and Central Invariants for the Drinfeld - Sokolov Bihamiltonian Structures}, journal = {Adv. Math. 219 (2008) 780-837}, number = {arXiv.org;0710.3115}, year = {2008}, abstract = {The Drinfeld - Sokolov construction associates a hierarchy of bihamiltonian integrable systems with every untwisted affine Lie algebra. We compute the complete set of invariants of the related bihamiltonian structures with respect to the group of Miura type transformations.}, doi = {10.1016/j.aim.2008.06.009}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/2523}, author = {Boris Dubrovin and Liu Si-Qi and Zhang Youjin} } @article {2008, title = {A Gauss-Bonnet-like formula on two-dimensional almost-Riemannian manifolds}, journal = {Discrete Contin. Dyn. Syst. 20 (2008) 801-822}, number = {SISSA;55/2006/M}, year = {2008}, abstract = {We consider a generalization of Riemannian geometry that naturally arises in the framework of control theory. Let $X$ and $Y$ be two smooth vector fields on a two-dimensional manifold $M$. If $X$ and $Y$ are everywhere linearly independent, then they define a classical Riemannian metric on $M$ (the metric for which they are orthonormal) and they give to $M$ the structure of metric space. If $X$ and $Y$ become linearly dependent somewhere on $M$, then the corresponding Riemannian metric has singularities, but under generic conditions the metric structure is still well defined. Metric structures that can be defined locally in this way are called almost-Riemannian structures. They are special cases of rank-varying sub-Riemannian structures, which are naturally defined in terms of submodules of the space of smooth vector fields on $M$. Almost-Riemannian structures show interesting phenomena, in particular for what concerns the relation between curvature, presence of conjugate points, and topology of the manifold. The main result of the paper is a generalization to almost-Riemannian structures of the Gauss-Bonnet formula.}, doi = {10.3934/dcds.2008.20.801}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/1869}, author = {Andrei A. Agrachev and Ugo Boscain and Mario Sigalotti} } @article {2008, title = {Invariant Manifolds for Viscous Profiles of a Class of Mixed Hyperbolic-Parabolic Systems}, number = {SISSA;83/2008/M}, year = {2008}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/3400}, author = {Stefano Bianchini and Laura Spinolo} } @article {2008, title = {Limit Time Optimal Syntheses for a control-affine system on S{\texttwosuperior}}, journal = {SIAM J. Control Optim. 47 (2008) 111-143}, number = {SISSA;48/2006/M}, year = {2008}, abstract = {For $\\\\alpha \\\\in ]0,\\\\pi/2[$, let $(\\\\Sigma)_\\\\alpha$ be the control system $\\\\dot{x}=(F+uG)x$, where $x$ belongs to the two-dimensional unit sphere $S^2$, $u\\\\in [-1,1]$, and $F,G$ are $3\\\\times3$ skew-symmetric matrices generating rotations with perpendicular axes and of respective norms $\\\\cos(\\\\alpha)$ and $\\\\sin(\\\\alpha)$. In this paper, we study the time optimal synthesis (TOS) from the north pole $(0,0,1)^T$ associated to $(\\\\Sigma)_\\\\alpha$, as the parameter $\\\\alpha$ tends to zero; this problem is motivated by specific issues in the control of quantum systems. We first prove that the TOS is characterized by a \\\"two-snakes\\\" configuration on the whole $S^2$, except for a neighborhood $U_\\\\alpha$ of the south pole $(0,0,-1)^T$ of diameter at most ${\\\\cal O}(\\\\alpha)$. We next show that, inside $U_\\\\alpha$, the TOS depends on the relationship between $r(\\\\alpha):=\\\\pi/2\\\\alpha-[\\\\pi/2\\\\alpha]$ and $\\\\alpha$. More precisely, we characterize three main relationships by considering sequences $(\\\\alpha_k)_{k\\\\geq 0}$ satisfying (a) $r(\\\\alpha_k)=\\\\bar{r}$, (b) $r(\\\\alpha_k)=C\\\\alpha_k$, and (c) $r(\\\\alpha_k)=0$, where $\\\\bar{r}\\\\in (0,1)$ and $C>0$. In each case, we describe the TOS and provide, after a suitable rescaling, the limiting behavior, as $\\\\alpha$ tends to zero, of the corresponding TOS inside $U_\\\\alpha$.}, doi = {10.1137/060675988}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/1862}, author = {Paolo Mason and Rebecca Salmoni and Ugo Boscain and Yacine Chitour} } @article {2008, title = {Origin of Co-Expression Patterns in E.coli and S.cerevisiae Emerging from Reverse Engineering Algorithms}, journal = {PLoS ONE 3 (2008) e2981}, year = {2008}, abstract = {Background: The concept of reverse engineering a gene network, i.e., of inferring a genome-wide graph of putative genegene interactions from compendia of high throughput microarray data has been extensively used in the last few years to deduce/integrate/validate various types of \\\"physical\\\" networks of interactions among genes or gene products. Results: This paper gives a comprehensive overview of which of these networks emerge significantly when reverse engineering large collections of gene expression data for two model organisms, E.coli and S.cerevisiae, without any prior information. For the first organism the pattern of co-expression is shown to reflect in fine detail both the operonal structure of the DNA and the regulatory effects exerted by the gene products when co-participating in a protein complex. For the second organism we find that direct transcriptional control (e.g., transcription factor-binding site interactions) has little statistical significance in comparison to the other regulatory mechanisms (such as co-sharing a protein complex, colocalization on a metabolic pathway or compartment), which are however resolved at a lower level of detail than in E.coli. Conclusion: The gene co-expression patterns deduced from compendia of profiling experiments tend to unveil functional categories that are mainly associated to stable bindings rather than transient interactions. The inference power of this systematic analysis is substantially reduced when passing from E.coli to S.cerevisiae. This extensive analysis provides a way to describe the different complexity between the two organisms and discusses the critical limitations affecting this type of methodologies.}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0002981}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/2722}, author = {Mattia Zampieri and Nicola Soranzo and Daniele Bianchini and Claudio Altafini} } @article {2007, title = {Black Holes, Instanton Counting on Toric Singularities and q-Deformed Two-Dimensional Yang-Mills Theory}, number = {SISSA;61/2006/FM}, year = {2007}, abstract = {We study the relationship between instanton counting in N=4 Yang-Mills theory on a generic four-dimensional toric orbifold and the semi-classical expansion of q-deformed Yang-Mills theory on the blowups of the minimal resolution of the orbifold singularity, with an eye to clarifying the recent proposal of using two-dimensional gauge theories to count microstates of black holes in four dimensions. We describe explicitly the instanton contributions to the counting of D-brane bound states which are captured by the two-dimensional gauge theory. We derive an intimate relationship between the two-dimensional Yang-Mills theory and Chern-Simons theory on generic Lens spaces, and use it to show that the correct instanton counting is only reproduced when the Chern-Simons contributions are treated as non-dynamical boundary conditions in the D4-brane gauge theory. We also use this correspondence to discuss the counting of instantons on higher genus ruled Riemann surfaces.}, doi = {10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2007.02.030}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/1888}, author = {Luca Griguolo and Domenico Seminara and Richard J. Szabo and Alessandro Tanzini} } @article {2007, title = {Comparing association network algorithms for reverse engineering of large scale gene regulatory networks: synthetic vs real data}, journal = {Bioinformatics 23 (2007) 1640-1647}, year = {2007}, abstract = {Motivation: Inferring a gene regulatory network exclusively from microarray expression profiles is a difficult but important task. The aim of this work is to compare the predictive power of some of the most popular algorithms in different conditions (like data taken at equilibrium or time courses) and on both synthetic and real microarray data. We are in particular interested in comparing similarity measures both of linear type (like correlations and partial correlations) and of nonlinear type (mutual information and conditional mutual information), and in investigating the underdetermined case (less samples than genes). Results: In our simulations we see that all network inference algorithms obtain better performances from data produced with \\\"structural\\\" perturbations, like gene knockouts at steady state, than with any dynamical perturbation. The predictive power of all algorithms is confirmed on a reverse engineering problem from E. coli gene profiling data: the edges of the \\\"physical\\\" network of transcription factor-binding sites are significantly overrepresented among the highest weighting edges of the graph that we infer directly from the data without any structure supervision. Comparing synthetic and in vivo data on the same network graph allows us to give an indication of how much more complex a real transcriptional regulation program is with respect to an artificial model. Availability: Software and supplementary material are freely available at the URL http://people.sissa.it/~altafini/papers/SoBiAl07/}, doi = {10.1093/bioinformatics/btm163}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/2028}, author = {Nicola Soranzo and Ginestra Bianconi and Claudio Altafini} } @article {2007, title = {Convergence of equilibria of planar thin elastic beams}, journal = {Indiana Univ. Math. J. 56 (2007) 2413-2438}, number = {SISSA;23/2006/M}, year = {2007}, abstract = {We consider a thin elastic strip of thickness h and we show that stationary points of the nonlinear elastic energy (per unit height) whose energy is of order h^2 converge to stationary points of the Euler-Bernoulli functional. The proof uses the rigidity estimate for low-energy deformations by Friesecke, James, and Mueller (Comm. Pure Appl. Math. 2002), and a compensated compactness argument in a singular geometry. In addition, possible concentration effects are ruled out by a careful truncation argument.}, doi = {10.1512/iumj.2007.56.3023}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/1830}, author = {Maria Giovanna Mora and Stefan M{\"u}ller and Maximilian G. Schultz} } @article {2007, title = {On finite-dimensional projections of distributions for solutions of randomly forced PDE\\\'s}, journal = {Ann. Inst. Henri Poincare-Prob. Stat. 43 (2007) 399-415}, number = {arXiv.org;math/0603295}, year = {2007}, abstract = {The paper is devoted to studying the image of probability measures on a Hilbert space under finite-dimensional analytic maps. We establish sufficient conditions under which the image of a measure has a density with respect to the Lebesgue measure and continuously depends on the map. The results obtained are applied to the 2D Navier-Stokes equations perturbed by various random forces of low dimension.}, doi = {10.1016/j.anihpb.2006.06.001}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/2012}, author = {Andrei A. Agrachev and Sergei Kuksin and Andrey Sarychev and Armen Shirikyan} } @article {2007, title = {High-order angles in almost-Riemannian geometry}, number = {SISSA;59/2007/M}, year = {2007}, abstract = {Let X and Y be two smooth vector fields on a two-dimensional manifold M. If X and Y are everywhere linearly independent, then they define a Riemannian metric on M (the metric for which they are orthonormal) and they give to M the structure of metric space. If X and Y become linearly dependent somewhere on M, then the corresponding Riemannian metric has singularities, but under generic conditions the metric structure is still well defined. Metric structures that can be defined locally in this way are called almost-Riemannian structures. The main result of the paper is a generalization to almost-Riemannian structures of the Gauss-Bonnet formula for domains with piecewise-C2 boundary. The main feature of such formula is the presence of terms that play the role of high-order angles at the intersection points with the set of singularities.}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/1995}, author = {Ugo Boscain and Mario Sigalotti} } @article {MR2338404, title = {The residual-free-bubble finite element method on anisotropic partitions}, journal = {SIAM J. Numer. Anal.}, volume = {45}, number = {4}, year = {2007}, pages = {1654{\textendash}1678}, issn = {0036-1429}, doi = {10.1137/060658011}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1137/060658011}, author = {Andrea Cangiani and S{\"u}li, Endre} } @article {2007, title = {Surfactants in Foam Stability: A Phase-Field Model}, journal = {Arch. Rational Mech. Anal. 183 (2007) 411-456}, year = {2007}, abstract = {The role of surfactants in stabilizing the formation of bubbles in foams is studied using a phase-field model. The analysis is centered on a van der Walls-Cahn-Hilliard-type energy with an added term accounting for the interplay between the presence of a surfactant density and the creation of interfaces. In particular, it is concluded that the surfactant segregates to the interfaces, and that the prescriptionof the distribution of surfactant will dictate the locus of interfaces, what is in agreement with experimentation.}, doi = {10.1007/s00205-006-0012-x}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/2035}, author = {Irene Fonseca and Massimiliano Morini and Valeriy Slastikov} } @article {2006, title = {Experimental and modeling studies of desensitization of P2X3 receptors.}, journal = {Molecular pharmacology. 2006 Jul; 70(1):373-82}, number = {PMID:16627751;}, year = {2006}, publisher = {the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics}, abstract = {The function of ATP-activated P2X3 receptors involved in pain sensation is modulated by desensitization, a phenomenon poorly understood. The present study used patch-clamp recording from cultured rat or mouse sensory neurons and kinetic modeling to clarify the properties of P2X3 receptor desensitization. Two types of desensitization were observed, a fast process (t1/2 = 50 ms; 10 microM ATP) following the inward current evoked by micromolar agonist concentrations, and a slow process (t1/2 = 35 s; 10 nM ATP) that inhibited receptors without activating them. We termed the latter high-affinity desensitization (HAD). Recovery from fast desensitization or HAD was slow and agonist-dependent. When comparing several agonists, there was analogous ranking order for agonist potency, rate of desensitization and HAD effectiveness, with 2-methylthioadenosine triphosphate the strongest and beta,gamma-methylene-ATP the weakest. HAD was less developed with recombinant (ATP IC50 = 390 nM) than native P2X3 receptors (IC50 = 2.3 nM). HAD could also be induced by nanomolar ATP when receptors seemed to be nondesensitized, indicating that resting receptors could express high-affinity binding sites. Desensitization properties were well accounted for by a cyclic model in which receptors could be desensitized from either open or closed states. Recovery was assumed to be a multistate process with distinct kinetics dependent on the agonist-dependent dissociation rate from desensitized receptors. Thus, the combination of agonist-specific mechanisms such as desensitization onset, HAD, and resensitization could shape responsiveness of sensory neurons to P2X3 receptor agonists. By using subthreshold concentrations of an HAD-potent agonist, it might be possible to generate sustained inhibition of P2X3 receptors for controlling chronic pain.}, doi = {10.1124/mol.106.023564}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/4974}, author = {Elena Sokolova and Andrei Skorinkin and Igor Moiseev and Andrei A. Agrachev and Andrea Nistri and Rashid Giniatullin} } @article {2006, title = {On Hamiltonian perturbations of hyperbolic systems of conservation laws I: quasitriviality of bihamiltonian perturbations}, journal = {Comm. Pure Appl. Math. 59 (2006) 559-615}, number = {arXiv.org;math/0410027}, year = {2006}, abstract = {We study the general structure of formal perturbative solutions to the Hamiltonian perturbations of spatially one-dimensional systems of hyperbolic PDEs. Under certain genericity assumptions it is proved that any bihamiltonian perturbation can be eliminated in all orders of the perturbative expansion by a change of coordinates on the infinite jet space depending rationally on the derivatives. The main tools is in constructing of the so-called quasi-Miura transformation of jet coordinates eliminating an arbitrary deformation of a semisimple bihamiltonian structure of hydrodynamic type (the quasitriviality theorem). We also describe, following \\\\cite{LZ1}, the invariants of such bihamiltonian structures with respect to the group of Miura-type transformations depending polynomially on the derivatives.}, doi = {10.1002/cpa.20111}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/2535}, author = {Boris Dubrovin and Liu Si-Qi and Zhang Youjin} } @article {2006, title = {Q-curvature flow on S^4}, journal = {J. Differential Geom. 73 (2006) 1-44}, year = {2006}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/2193}, author = {Andrea Malchiodi and Michael Struwe} } @article {2006, title = {Stability of planar nonlinear switched systems}, number = {SISSA;04/2005/M}, year = {2006}, abstract = {We consider the time-dependent nonlinear system ˙ q(t) = u(t)X(q(t)) + (1 - u(t))Y (q(t)), where q ∈ R2, X and Y are two smooth vector fields, globally asymptotically stable at the origin and u : [0,$\infty$) {\textrightarrow} {0, 1} is an arbitrary measurable function. Analysing the topology of the set where X and Y are parallel, we give some sufficient and some necessary conditions for global asymptotic stability, uniform with respect to u(.). Such conditions can be verified without any integration or construction of a Lyapunov function, and they are robust under small perturbations of the vector fields.}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/1710}, author = {Ugo Boscain and Gr{\'e}goire Charlot and Mario Sigalotti} } @article {2005, title = {The Dirac operator on SU_q(2)}, journal = {Commun. Math. Phys. 259 (2005) 729-759}, number = {arXiv:math/0411609;}, year = {2005}, note = {v2: minor changes}, publisher = {Springer}, abstract = {We construct a 3^+ summable spectral triple (A(SU_q(2)),H,D) over the quantum group SU_q(2) which is equivariant with respect to a left and a right action of U_q(su(2)). The geometry is isospectral to the classical case since the spectrum of the operator D is the same as that of the usual Dirac operator on the 3-dimensional round sphere. The presence of an equivariant real structure J demands a modification in the axiomatic framework of spectral geometry, whereby the commutant and first-order properties need be satisfied only modulo infinitesimals of arbitrary high order.}, doi = {10.1007/s00220-005-1383-9}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/4425}, author = {Ludwik Dabrowski and Giovanni Landi and Andrzej Sitarz and Walter van Suijlekom and Joseph C. Varilly} } @inbook {MR2128760, title = {Enhanced residual-free bubble method for convection-diffusion problems}, booktitle = {Internat. J. Numer. Methods Fluids}, volume = {47}, number = {10-11}, year = {2005}, note = {8th ICFD Conference on Numerical Methods for Fluid Dynamics. Part 2}, pages = {1307{\textendash}1313}, issn = {0271-2091}, doi = {10.1002/fld.859}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/fld.859}, author = {Andrea Cangiani and S{\"u}li, E.} } @article {MR2195345, title = {Enhanced RFB method}, journal = {Numer. Math.}, volume = {101}, number = {2}, year = {2005}, pages = {273{\textendash}308}, issn = {0029-599X}, doi = {10.1007/s00211-005-0620-7}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00211-005-0620-7}, author = {Andrea Cangiani and S{\"u}li, Endre} } @article {2005, title = {The local index formula for SUq(2)}, journal = {K-Theory 35 (2005) 375-394}, number = {SISSA;01/2005/FM}, year = {2005}, abstract = {We discuss the local index formula of Connes-Moscovici for the isospectral noncommutative geometry that we have recently constructed on quantum SU(2). We work out the cosphere bundle and the dimension spectrum as well as the local cyclic cocycles yielding the index formula.}, doi = {10.1007/s10977-005-3116-4}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/1713}, author = {Walter van Suijlekom and Ludwik Dabrowski and Giovanni Landi and Andrzej Sitarz and Joseph C. Varilly} } @article {2005, title = {Regularity properties of optimal trajectories of single-input control systems in dimension three}, journal = {Journal of Mathematical Sciences 126 (2005) 1561-1573}, year = {2005}, publisher = {Springer}, abstract = {Let q=f(q)+ug(q) be a smooth control system on a three-dimensional manifold. Given a point q 0 of the manifold at which the iterated Lie brackets of f and g satisfy some prescribed independence condition, we analyze the structure of a control function u(t) corresponding to a time-optimal trajectory lying in a neighborhood of q 0. The control turns out to be the concatenation of some bang-bang and some singular arcs. More general optimality criteria than time-optimality are considered. The paper is a step toward to the analysis of generic single-input systems affine in the control in dimension 3. The main techniques used are second-order optimality conditions and, in particular, the index of the second variation of the switching times for bang-bang trajectories.}, doi = {10.1007/s10958-005-0044-z}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/4794}, author = {Mario Sigalotti} } @article {2005, title = {The spectral geometry of the equatorial Podles sphere}, journal = {C. R. Math. 340 (2005) 819-822}, number = {SISSA;71/2004/FM}, year = {2005}, abstract = {We propose a slight modification of the properties of a spectral geometry a la Connes, which allows for some of the algebraic relations to be satisfied only modulo compact operators. On the equatorial Podles sphere we construct suq2-equivariant Dirac operator and real structure which satisfy these modified properties.}, doi = {10.1016/j.crma.2005.04.003}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/2275}, author = {Ludwik Dabrowski and Giovanni Landi and Mario Paschke and Andrzej Sitarz} } @article {2004, title = {Semi-cooperative strategies for differential games}, journal = {Internat. J. Game Theory 32 (2004) 561-593}, number = {SISSA;103/2003/M}, year = {2004}, publisher = {Springer}, abstract = {The paper is concerned with a non-cooperative differential game for two players. We first consider Nash equilibrium solutions in feedback form. In this case, we show that the Cauchy problem for the value functions is generically ill-posed. Looking at vanishing viscosity approximations, one can construct special solutions in the form of chattering controls, but these also appear to be unstable. In the second part of the paper we propose an alternative \\\"semi-cooperative\\\" pair of strategies for the two players, seeking a Pareto optimum instead of a Nash equilibrium. In this case, we prove that the corresponding Hamiltonian system for the value functions is always weakly hyperbolic.}, doi = {10.1007/s001820400180}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/2893}, author = {Alberto Bressan and Wen Shen} } @article {2004, title = {Small BV solutions of hyperbolic noncooperative differential games}, journal = {SIAM J. Control Optim. 43 (2004) 194-215}, number = {SISSA;21/2003/M}, year = {2004}, publisher = {SIAM}, abstract = {The paper is concerned with an n-persons differential game in one space dimension. We state conditions for which the system of Hamilton-Jacobi equations for the value functions is strictly hyperbolic. In the positive case, we show that the weak solution of a corresponding system of conservation laws determines an n-tuple of feedback strategies. These yield a Nash equilibrium solution to the non-cooperative differential game.}, doi = {10.1137/S0363012903425581}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/2917}, author = {Alberto Bressan and Wen Shen} } @article {2003, title = {Effective dynamics for Bloch electrons: Peierls substitution and beyond}, number = {arXiv.org;math-ph/0212041v2}, year = {2003}, publisher = {Springer}, abstract = {We consider an electron moving in a periodic potential and subject to an additional slowly varying external electrostatic potential, $\\\\phi(\\\\epsi x)$, and vector potential $A(\\\\epsi x)$, with $x \\\\in \\\\R^d$ and $\\\\epsi \\\\ll 1$. We prove that associated to an isolated family of Bloch bands there exists an almost invariant subspace of $L^2(\\\\R^d)$ and an effective Hamiltonian governing the evolution inside this subspace to all orders in $\\\\epsi$. To leading order the effective Hamiltonian is given through the Peierls substitution. We explicitly compute the first order correction. From a semiclassical analysis of this effective quantum Hamiltonian we establish the first order correction to the standard semiclassical model of solid state physics.}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/3040}, author = {Gianluca Panati and Herbert Spohn and Stefan Teufel} } @article {2003, title = {On the local structure of optimal trajectories in R3}, journal = {SIAM J. Control Optim. 42 (2003) 513-531}, number = {SISSA;41/2002/M}, year = {2003}, publisher = {SISSA Library}, abstract = {We analyze the structure of a control function u(t) corresponding to an optimal trajectory for the system $\\\\dot q =f(q)+u\\\\, g(q)$ in a three-dimensional manifold, near a point where some nondegeneracy conditions are satisfied. The kind of optimality which is studied includes time-optimality. The control turns out to be the concatenation of some bang and some singular arcs. Studying the index of the second variation of the switching times, the number of such arcs is bounded by four.}, doi = {10.1137/S0363012902409246}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/1612}, author = {Andrei A. Agrachev and Mario Sigalotti} } @mastersthesis {2003, title = {Single-Input Control Affine Systems: Local Regularity of Optimal Trajectories and a Geometric Controllability Problem}, year = {2003}, school = {SISSA}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/5342}, author = {Mario Sigalotti} } @article {2003, title = {Space-adiabatic perturbation theory}, journal = {Adv. Theor. Math. Phys. 7 (2003) 145-204}, number = {arXiv.org;math-ph/0201055v3}, year = {2003}, publisher = {International Press}, abstract = {We study approximate solutions to the Schr\\\\\\\"odinger equation $i\\\\epsi\\\\partial\\\\psi_t(x)/\\\\partial t = H(x,-i\\\\epsi\\\\nabla_x) \\\\psi_t(x)$ with the Hamiltonian given as the Weyl quantization of the symbol $H(q,p)$ taking values in the space of bounded operators on the Hilbert space $\\\\Hi_{\\\\rm f}$ of fast {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}internal\\\'\\\' degrees of freedom. By assumption $H(q,p)$ has an isolated energy band. Using a method of Nenciu and Sordoni \\\\cite{NS} we prove that interband transitions are suppressed to any order in $\\\\epsi$. As a consequence, associated to that energy band there exists a subspace of $L^2(\\\\mathbb{R}^d,\\\\Hi _{\\\\rm f})$ almost invariant under the unitary time evolution. We develop a systematic perturbation scheme for the computation of effective Hamiltonians which govern approximately the intraband time evolution. As examples for the general perturbation scheme we discuss the Dirac and Born-Oppenheimer type Hamiltonians and we reconsider also the time-adiabatic theory.}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/3041}, author = {Gianluca Panati and Herbert Spohn and Stefan Teufel} } @article {2002, title = {The passage from nonconvex discrete systems to variational problems in Sobolev spaces: the one-dimensional case}, journal = {Proc. Steklov Inst. Math. 236 (2002) 395-414}, number = {SISSA;11/2001/M}, year = {2002}, publisher = {MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/3130}, author = {Andrea Braides and Maria Stella Gelli and Mario Sigalotti} } @article {2002, title = {Space-adiabatic perturbation theory in quantum dynamics}, journal = {Physical review letters. 2002 Jun; 88(25 Pt 1):250405}, number = {PMID:12097080;}, year = {2002}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, abstract = {A systematic perturbation scheme is developed for approximate solutions to the time-dependent Schr{\"o}dinger equation with a space-adiabatic Hamiltonian. For a particular isolated energy band, the basic approach is to separate kinematics from dynamics. The kinematics is defined through a subspace of the full Hilbert space for which transitions to other band subspaces are suppressed to all orders, and the dynamics operates in that subspace in terms of an effective intraband Hamiltonian. As novel applications, we discuss the Born-Oppenheimer theory to second order and derive for the first time the nonperturbative definition of the g factor of the electron within nonrelativistic quantum electrodynamics.}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.250405}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/5985}, author = {Gianluca Panati and Herbert Spohn and Stefan Teufel} } @article {2001, title = {Dirac operator on the standard Podles quantum sphere}, journal = {Noncommutative geometry and quantum groups (Warsaw 2001),49,Banach Center Publ., 61, Polish Acad.Sci., Warsaw,2003}, number = {SISSA;98/2002/FM}, year = {2001}, publisher = {SISSA Library}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/1668}, author = {Ludwik Dabrowski and Andrzej Sitarz} } @article {2001, title = {A monotonicity approach to nonlinear Dirichlet problems in perforated domains}, journal = {Adv. Math. Sci. Appl. 11 (2001) 721-751}, number = {SISSA;99/00/M}, year = {2001}, publisher = {SISSA Library}, abstract = {We study the asymptotic behaviour of solutions to Dirichlet problems in perforated domains for nonlinear elliptic equations associated with monotone operators. The main difference with respect to the previous papers on this subject is that no uniformity is assumed in the monotonicity condition. Under a very general hypothesis on the holes of the domains, we construct a limit equation, which is satisfied by the weak limits of the solutions. The additional term in the limit problem depends only on the local behaviour of the holes, which can be expressed in terms of suitable nonlinear capacities associated with the monotone operator.}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/1555}, author = {Gianni Dal Maso and Igor V. Skrypnik} } @article {2001, title = {Multiplicity results for some nonlinear Schrodinger equations with potentials}, journal = {Arch. Ration. Mech. An., 2001, 159, 253}, number = {SISSA;108/00/AF}, year = {2001}, publisher = {SISSA Library}, doi = {10.1007/s002050100152}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/1564}, author = {Antonio Ambrosetti and Andrea Malchiodi and Simone Secchi} } @article {2001, title = {On the spreading of characteristics for non-convex conservation laws}, journal = {Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh Sect. A 131 (2001) 909-925}, year = {2001}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, abstract = {We study the spreading of characteristics for a class of one-dimensional scalar conservation laws for which the flux function has one point of inflection. It is well known that in the convex case the characteristic speed satisfies a one-sided Lipschitz estimate. Using Dafermos\\\' theory of generalized characteristics, we show that the characteristic speed in the non-convex case satisfies an H{\"o}lder estimate. In addition, we give a one-sided Lipschitz estimate with an error term given by the decrease of the total variation of the solution.}, doi = {10.1017/S0308210500001189}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/3265}, author = {Helge Kristian Jenssen and Carlo Sinestrari} } @article {2000, title = {BV estimates for multicomponent chromatography with relaxation}, journal = {Discrete Contin. Dynam. Systems 6 (2000) 21-38}, number = {SISSA;122/99/M}, year = {2000}, publisher = {SISSA Library}, abstract = {We consider the Cauchy problem for a system of $2n$ balance laws which arises from the modelling of multi-component chromatography: $$\\\\left\\\\{ \\\\eqalign{u_t+u_x\&=-{1\\\\over\\\\ve}\\\\big( F(u)-v\\\\big),\\\\cr v_t\&={1\\\\over\\\\ve}\\\\big( F(u)-v\\\\big),\\\\cr}\\\\right. \\\\eqno(1)$$ This model describes a liquid flowing with unit speed over a solid bed. Several chemical substances are partly dissolved in the liquid, partly deposited on the solid bed. Their concentrations are represented respectively by the vectors $u=(u_1,\\\\ldots,u_n)$ and $v=(v_1,\\\\ldots,v_n)$. We show that, if the initial data have small total variation, then the solution of (1) remains with small variation for all times $t\\\\geq 0$. Moreover, using the $\\\\L^1$ distance, this solution depends Lipschitz continuously on the initial data, with a Lipschitz constant uniform w.r.t.~$\\\\ve$. Finally we prove that as $\\\\ve\\\\to 0$, the solutions of (1) converge to a limit described by the system $$\\\\big(u+F(u)\\\\big)_t+u_x=0,\\\\qquad\\\\qquad v=F(u).\\\\eqno(2)$$ The proof of the uniform BV estimates relies on the application of probabilistic techniques. It is shown that the components of the gradients $v_x,u_x$ can be interpreted as densities of random particles travelling with speed 0 or 1. The amount of coupling between different components is estimated in terms of the expected number of crossing of these random particles. This provides a first example where BV estimates are proved for general solutions to a class of $2n\\\\times 2n$ systems with relaxation.}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/1336}, author = {Alberto Bressan and Wen Shen} } @article {Bertola:DecomposingNPB, title = {Decomposing quantum fields on branes}, journal = {Nuclear Phys. B}, volume = {581}, number = {1-2}, year = {2000}, pages = {575{\textendash}603}, issn = {0550-3213}, author = {Marco Bertola and Bros, Jacques and Gorini, Vittorio and Moschella, Ugo and Schaeffer, Richard} } @article {Bertola:CFTNPB, title = {A general construction of conformal field theories from scalar anti-de Sitter quantum field theories}, journal = {Nuclear Phys. B}, volume = {587}, number = {1-3}, year = {2000}, pages = {619{\textendash}644}, issn = {0550-3213}, author = {Marco Bertola and Bros, Jacques and Moschella, Ugo and Schaeffer, Richard} } @article {2000, title = {High-order Averaging and Stability of Time-Varying Systems}, number = {SISSA;7/00/M}, year = {2000}, publisher = {SISSA Library}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/1465}, author = {Andrey Sarychev} } @article {2000, title = {Regular Synthesis and Sufficiency Conditions for Optimality}, journal = {SIAM J. Control Optim. 39 (2000) 359-410}, number = {SISSA;68/96/M}, year = {2000}, publisher = {SIAM}, abstract = {We propose a definition of \\\"regular synthesis\\\" that is more general than those suggested by other authors such as Boltyanskii and Brunovsky, and an even more general notion of \\\"regular presynthesis.\\\" We give a complete proof of the corresponding sufficiency theorem, a slightly weaker version of which had been stated in an earlier article, with only a rough outline of the proof. We illustrate the strength of our result by showing that the optimal synthesis for the famous Fuller problem satisfies our hypotheses. We also compare our concept of synthesis with the simpler notion of a \\\"family of solutions of the closed-loop equation arising from an optimal feedback law,\\\" and show by means of examples why the latter is inadequate, and why the difficulty cannot be resolved byusing other concepts of solution--such as Filippov solutions, or the limits of sample-and-hold solutions recently proposed as feedback solutions by Clarke, Ledyaev, Subbotin and Sontag -for equations with a non-Lipschitz and possibly discontinuous right-hand side.}, doi = {10.1137/S0363012999322031}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/3213}, author = {Benedetto Piccoli and Hector J. Sussmann} } @article {1999, title = {Asymptotic behaviour of nonlinear elliptic higher order equations in perforated domains}, journal = {Journal d\\\'Analyse Mathematique, Volume 79, 1999, Pages: 63-112}, year = {1999}, isbn = {1618-1891}, doi = {10.1007/BF01759365}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/6433}, author = {Gianni Dal Maso and Igor V. Skrypnik} } @article {1999, title = {Blowup asymptotics for scalar conservation laws with a source}, journal = {Comm. in Partial Differential Equations 24 (1999) 2237-2261}, number = {SISSA;91/97/M}, year = {1999}, publisher = {Taylor and Francis}, doi = {10.1080/03605309908821500}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/3482}, author = {Helge Kristian Jenssen and Carlo Sinestrari} } @article {1999, title = {Categorial mirror symmetry for K3 surfaces}, journal = {Comm. Math. Phys. 206 (1999) 265-272}, number = {SISSA;100/98/FM/GEO}, year = {1999}, publisher = {Springer}, abstract = {We study the structure of a modified Fukaya category ${\\\\frak F}(X)$ associated with a K3 surface $X$, and prove that whenever $X$ is an elliptic K3 surface with a section, the derived category of $\\\\fF(X)$ is equivalent to a subcategory of the derived category ${\\\\bold D}(\\\\hat X)$ of coherent sheaves on the mirror K3 surface $\\\\hat X$.}, doi = {10.1007/s002200050705}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/2887}, author = {Claudio Bartocci and Ugo Bruzzo and Guido Sanguinetti} } @article {Bertola:CorrespondencePLB, title = {Correspondence between Minkowski and de Sitter quantum field theory}, journal = {Phys. Lett. B}, volume = {462}, number = {3-4}, year = {1999}, pages = {249{\textendash}253}, issn = {0370-2693}, author = {Marco Bertola and Gorini, Vittorio and Moschella, Ugo and Schaeffer, Richard} } @article {1998, title = {Asymptotic behavior of nonlinear Dirichlet problems in perforated domains}, journal = {Ann. Mat. Pura Appl. (4) 174 (1998), 13--72}, number = {SISSA;162/95/M}, year = {1998}, publisher = {SISSA Library}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/1064}, author = {Gianni Dal Maso and Igor V. Skrypnik} } @article {Bertola:GenerationGC, title = {Generation of primordial fluctuations in curved spaces}, journal = {Gravit. Cosmol.}, volume = {4}, number = {2}, year = {1998}, pages = {121{\textendash}127}, issn = {0202-2893}, author = {Schaeffer, Richard and Moschella, Ugo and Marco Bertola and Gorini, Vittorio} } @article {1998, title = {Mirror Symmetry on K3 Surfaces as a Hyper-K{\"a}hler Rotation}, journal = {Lett. Math. Phys. 45 (1998) 295-301}, number = {arXiv.org;physics/9802044v2}, year = {1998}, publisher = {Springer}, abstract = {We show that under the hypotheses of Strominger, Yau and Zaslow\\\'s paper, a mirror partner of a K3 surface $X$ with a fibration in special Lagrangian tori can be obtained by rotating the complex structure of $X$ within its hyperk\\\\\\\"ahler family of complex structures. The same hypotheses force the B-field to vanish.}, doi = {10.1023/A:1007446916202}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/2888}, author = {Ugo Bruzzo and Guido Sanguinetti} } @article {1998, title = {Uniqueness for discontinuous ODE and conservation laws}, journal = {Nonlinear Analysis 34 (1998) 637-652}, number = {SISSA;26/97/M}, year = {1998}, publisher = {Elsevier}, abstract = {Consider a scalar O.D.E. of the form $\\\\dot x=f(t,x),$ where $f$ is possibly discontinuous w.r.t. both variables $t,x$. Under suitable assumptions, we prove that the corresponding Cauchy problem admits a unique solution, which depends H\\\\\\\"older continuously on the initial data.\\nOur result applies in particular to the case where $f$ can be written in the form $f(t,x)\\\\doteq g\\\\big( u(t,x)\\\\big)$, for some function $g$ and some solution $u$ of a scalar conservation law, say $u_t+F(u)_x=0$. In turn, this yields the uniqueness and continuous dependence of solutions to a class of $2\\\\times 2$ strictly hyperbolic systems, with initial data in $\\\\L^\\\\infty$.}, doi = {10.1016/S0362-546X(97)00590-7}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/3699}, author = {Alberto Bressan and Wen Shen} } @article {1997, title = {Capacity theory for monotone operators}, journal = {Potential Anal. 7 (1997), no. 4, 765-803}, number = {SISSA;6/95/M}, year = {1997}, publisher = {Springer}, abstract = {If $Au=-div(a(x,Du))$ is a monotone operator defined on the Sobolev space $W^{1,p}(R^n)$, $1< p <+\\\\infty$, with $a(x,0)=0$ for a.e. $x\\\\in R^n$, the capacity $C_A(E,F)$ relative to $A$ can be defined for every pair $(E,F)$ of bounded sets in $R^n$ with $E\\\\subset F$. We prove that $C_A(E,F)$ is increasing and countably subadditive with respect to $E$ and decreasing with respect to $F$. Moreover we investigate the continuity properties of $C_A(E,F)$ with respect to $E$ and $F$.}, doi = {10.1023/A:1017987405983}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/911}, author = {Gianni Dal Maso and Igor V. Skrypnik} } @article {1997, title = {Three-Phase Solutions of the Kadomtsev - Petviashvili Equation}, journal = {Studies in Applied Mathematics. Year : 1997 ; Volume: 99 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 137-203}, year = {1997}, publisher = {SISSA}, abstract = {The Kadomtsev]Petviashvili KP. equation is known to admit explicit periodic\\r\\nand quasiperiodic solutions with N independent phases, for any integer\\r\\nN, based on a Riemann theta-function of N variables. For Ns1 and 2,\\r\\nthese solutions have been used successfully in physical applications. This\\r\\narticle addresses mathematical problems that arise in the computation of\\r\\ntheta-functions of three variables and with the corresponding solutions of\\r\\nthe KP equation. We identify a set of parameters and their corresponding\\r\\nranges, such that e{\textasciidieresis}ery real-valued, smooth KP solution associated with a\\r\\nRiemann theta-function of three variables corresponds to exactly one choice\\r\\nof these parameters in the proper range. Our results are embodied in a\\r\\nprogram that computes these solutions efficiently and that is available to the\\r\\nreader. We also discuss some properties of three-phase solutions.}, doi = {10.1111/1467-9590.00059}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/6484}, author = {Boris Dubrovin and Ron Flickinger and Harvey Segur} } @article {10521, title = {Integrable functional equations and algebraic geometry}, journal = {Duke Mathematical Journal. Volume: 76, Issue: 2, Pages: 645-668}, year = {1994}, publisher = {SISSA}, doi = {10.1215/S0012-7094-94-07623-0}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/6482}, author = {Boris Dubrovin and A.S. Fokas and P.M. Santini} } @article {1992, title = {A variational method in image segmentation: existence and approximation result}, journal = {Acta Math. 168 (1992), no.1-2, p. 89-151}, number = {SISSA;48/89/M}, year = {1992}, publisher = {SISSA Library}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1963/808}, author = {Gianni Dal Maso and Jean-Michel Morel and Sergio Solimini} }