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B. Grammaticos

Publications and source records attributed to B. Grammaticos.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources

arXiv2024

A stochastic model of discussion

We consider the duration of discussions in face-to-face contacts and propose a stochastic model to describe it. It is based on the points of a Levy flight where the duration of each contact corresponds to the size of the clusters produced during the walk. When confronting it to the data measured from proximity sensors, we show that several datasets obtained in different environments, are precisely reproduced by the model fixing a single parameter, the Levy index, to 1.15. We analyze the dynamics of the cluster formation during the walk and compute analytically the cluster size distribution. We find that discussions are first driven by a maximum-entropy geometric distribution and then by a rich-get-richer mechanism reminiscent of preferential-attachment (the more a discussion lasts, the more it is likely to continue). In this model, conversations may be viewed as an aggregation process with a characteristic scale fixed by the mean interaction time between the two individuals.

physics.soc-ph↗

arXiv2022

Levy geometric graphs

We present a new family of graphs with remarkable properties. They are obtained by connecting the points of a random walk when their distance is smaller than a given scale. Their degree (number of neighbors) does not depend on the graph's size but only on the considered scale. It follows a Gamma distribution and thus presents an exponential decay. Levy flights are particular random walks with some power-law increments of infinite variance. When building the geometric graphs from them, we show from dimensional arguments, that the number of connected components (clusters) follows an inverse power of the scale. The distribution of the size of their components, properly normalized, is scale-invariant, which reflects the self-similar nature of the underlying process. This allows to test if a graph (including non-spatial ones) could possibly result from an underlying Levy process. When the scale increases, these graphs never tend towards a single cluster, the giant component. In other words, while the autocorrelation of the process scales as a power of the distance, they never undergo a phase transition of percolation type. The Levy graphs may find applications in community detection and in the analysis of collective behaviors as in face-to-face interaction networks.

cond-mat.stat-mech↗

arXiv2021

Modeling cooperation and competition in biological communities

The far-reaching consequences of ecological interactions in the dynamics of biological communities remain an intriguing subject. For decades, competition has been a cornerstone in ecological processes, but mounting evidence shows that cooperation does also contribute to the structure of biological communities. Here, we propose a simple deterministic model for the study of the effects of facilitation and competition in the dynamics of such systems. The simultaneous inclusion of both effects produces rich dynamics and captures the context-dependence observed in the formation of ecological communities. The approach reproduces relevant aspects of primary and secondary plant succession, the effect invasive species, and the survival of rare species. The model also takes into account the role of the ecological priority effect and stress the crucial role of facilitation in conservation efforts and species coexistence.

q-bio.PE↗

arXiv2020

Confinement strategies in a simple SIR model

We propose a simple SIR model in order to investigate the impact of various confinement strategies on a most virulent epidemic. Our approach is motivated by the current COVID-19 pandemic. The main hypothesis is the existence of two populations of susceptible persons, one which obeys confinement and for which the infection rate does not exceed 1, and a population which, being non confined for various imperatives, can be substantially more infective. The model, initially formulated as a differential system, is discretised following a specific procedure, the discrete system serving as an integrator for the differential one. Our model is calibrated so as to correspond to what is observed in the COVID-19 epidemic. Several conclusions can be reached, despite the very simple structure of our model. First, it is not possible to pinpoint the genesis of the epidemic by just analysing data from when the epidemic is in full swing. It may well turn out that the epidemic has reached a sizeable part of the world months before it became noticeable. Concerning the confinement scenarios, a universal feature of all our simulations is that relaxing the lockdown constraints leads to a rekindling of the epidemic. Thus we sought the conditions for the second epidemic peak to be lower than the first one. This is possible in all the scenarios considered (abrupt, progressive or stepwise exit) but typically a progressive exit can start earlier than an abrupt one. However, by the time the progressive exit is complete, the overall confinement times are not too different. From our results, the most promising strategy is that of a stepwise exit. And in fact its implementation could be quite feasible, with the major part of the population (minus the fragile groups) exiting simultaneously but obeying rigorous distancing constraints.

q-bio.PE↗

arXiv2017

Miura transformations for discrete Painlevé equations coming from the affine E$_8$ Weyl group

We derive integrable equations starting from autonomous mappings with a general form inspired by the additive systems associated to the affine Weyl group E$_8^{(1)}$. By deautonomisation we obtain two hitherto unknown systems, one of which turns out to be a linearisable one, and we show that both these systems arise from the deautonomisation of a non-QRT mapping. In order to unambiguously prove the integrability of these nonautonomous systems, we introduce a series of Miura transformations which allows us to prove that one of these systems is indeed a discrete Painlevé equation, related to the affine Weyl group E$_7^{(1)}$, and to cast it in canonical form. A similar sequence of Miura transformations allows us to effectively linearise the second system we obtain. An interesting off-shoot of our calculations is that the series of Miura transformations, when applied at the autonomous limit, allows one to transform a non-QRT invariant into a QRT one.

nlin.SI↗

arXiv2012

From Yang-Baxter maps to integrable quad maps and recurrences

Starting from known solutions of the functional Yang-Baxter equations, we exhibit Miura type of transformations leading to various known integrable quad equations. We then construct, from the same list of Yang-Baxter maps, a series of non-autonomous solvable recurrences of order two.

nlin.SI↗

arXiv2006

Nonintegrability of (2+1)-dimensional continuum isotropic Heisenberg spin system: Painlevé analysis

While many integrable spin systems are known to exist in (1+1) and (2+1) dimensions, the integrability property of the physically important (2+1) dimensional isotropic Heisenberg ferromagnetic spin system in the continuum limit has not been investigated in the literature. In this paper, we show through a careful singularity structure analysis of the underlying nonlinear evolution equation that the system admits logarithmic type singular manifolds and so is of non-Painlevé type and is expected to be nonintegrable.

nlin.SI↗

arXiv2004

Solvable Chaos

We present classes of discrete reversible systems which are at the same time chaotic and solvable.

math-ph↗

arXiv2003

A unified description of the asymmetric q-P_{v} and d-P_{iv} equations and their Schlesinger transformations

We present a geometric description, based on the affine Weyl group E_{6}^{(1)}, of two discrete analogues of the Painlevé VI equation, known as the asymmetric q-P_{V} and asymmetric d-P_{IV}. This approach allows us to describe in a unified way the evolution of the mapping along the independent variable and along the various parameters (the latter evolution being the one induced by the Schlesinger transformations). It turns out that both discrete Painlevé equations exhibit the property of self-duality: the same equation governs the evolution along any direction in the space of E_{6}^{(1)}.

nlin.SI↗

arXiv2002

The space of initial conditions for linearisable mappings

We apply the algebraic-geometric techniques developed for the study of mappings which have the singularity confinement property to mappings which are integrable through linearisation. The main difference with respect to the previous studies is that the linearisable mappings have generically unconfined singularities. Despite this fact we are able to provide a complete description of the dynamics of these mappings and derive rigorously their growth properties.

nlin.SI↗

arXiv2001

A Study of the Continuous and Discrete Gambier Systems

We present a systematic study of the Gambier system, which in the continuous case is given by two Riccati equations in cascade. We derive the condition for its integrability and show that the generic Gambier system contains one free function. We also derive the Schlesinger transformations for this system which allows in principle the systematic construction of the integrable cases. The above procedure is carried over to a discrete setting. We show thus how the discrete Gambier system can be expressed as a system of two homographic mappings in cascade. The integrable cases are obtained through the singularity confinement discrete integrability criterion. Finally the discrete Schlesinger transformations are also derived giving a handle to the construction of the integrable Gambier mapping.

nlin.SI↗

arXiv2001

Linearisable systems and the Gambier approach

A systematic study of the discrete second order projective system is presented, complemented by the integrability analysis of the associated multilinear mapping. Moreover, we show how we can obtain third order integrable equations as the coupling of a Riccati equation with second order Painlevé equations. This is done in both continuous and discrete cases.

nlin.SI↗

arXiv2001

Blending two discrete integrability criteria: singularity confinement and algebraic entropy

We confront two integrability criteria for rational mappings. The first is the singularity confinement based on the requirement that every singularity, spontaneously appearing during the iteration of a mapping, disappear after some steps. The second recently proposed is the algebraic entropy criterion associated to the growth of the degree of the iterates. The algebraic entropy results confirm the previous findings of singularity confinement on discrete Painlevé equations. The degree-growth methods are also applied to linearisable systems. The result is that systems integrable through linearisation have a slower growth than systems integrable through isospectral methods. This may provide a valuable detector of not just integrability but also of the precise integration method. We propose an extension of the Gambier mapping in $N$ dimensions. Finally a dual strategy for the investigation of the integrability of discrete systems is proposed based on both singularity confinement and the low growth requirement.

nlin.SI↗

arXiv2001

Discrete systems related to some equations of the Painlevé-Gambier classification

We derive integrable discrete systems which are contiguity relations of two equations in the Painlevé-Gambier classification depending on some parameter. These studies extend earlier work where the contiguity relations for the six transcendental Painlevé equations were obtained. In the case of the Gambier equation we give the contiguity relations for both the continuous and the discrete system.

nlin.SI↗

arXiv2001

Linearisable Mappings and the Low-Growth Criterion

We examine a family of discrete second-order systems which are integrable through reduction to a linear system. These systems were previously identified using the singularity confinement criterion. Here we analyse them using the more stringent criterion of nonexponential growth of the degrees of the iterates. We show that the linearisable mappings are characterised by a very special degree growth. The ones linearisable by reduction to projective systems exhibit zero growth, i.e. they behave like linear systems, while the remaining ones (derivatives of Riccati, Gambier mapping) lead to linear growth. This feature may well serve as a detector of integrability through linearisation.

nlin.SI↗

arXiv1999

Singularity confinement and algebraic entropy: the case of the discrete Painlevé equations

We examine the validity of the results obtained with the singularity confinement integrability criterion in the case of discrete Painlevé equations. The method used is based on the requirement of non-exponential growth of the homogeneous degree of the iterate of the mapping. We show that when we start from an integrable autonomous mapping and deautonomise it using singularity confinement the degrees of growth of the nonautonomous mapping and of the autonomous one are identical. Thus this low-growth based approach is compatible with the integrability of the results obtained through singularity confinement. The origin of the singularity confinement property and its necessary character for integrability are also analysed.

solv-int↗

arXiv1999

The hunting for the discrete Painlevé VI is over

We present the discrete, q-, form of the Painlevé VI equation written as a three-point mapping and analyse the structure of its singularities. This discrete equation goes over to P_{VI} at the continuous limit and degenerates towards the discrete q-P_{V} through coalescence. It possesses special solutions in terms of the q-hypergeometric function. It can bilinearised and, under the appropriate assumptions, ultradiscretised. A new discrete form for P_{V} is also obtained which is of difference type, in contrast with the `standard' form of the discrete P_{V}. Finally, we present the `asymmetric' form of q-P_{VI}$ as a system of two first-order mappings involving seven arbitrary parameters.

solv-int↗

arXiv1998

Discrete and Continuous Linearizable Equations

We study the projective systems in both continuous and discrete settings. These systems are linearizable by construction and thus, obviously, integrable. We show that in the continuous case it is possible to eliminate all variables but one and reduce the system to a single differential equation. This equation is of the form of those singled-out by Painlevé in his quest for integrable forms. In the discrete case, we extend previous results of ours showing that, again by elimination of variables, the general projective system can be written as a mapping for a single variable. We show that this mapping is a member of the family of multilinear systems (which is not integrable in general). The continuous limit of multilinear mappings is also discussed.

solv-int↗