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Carlos Handrey A. Ferraz

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arXiv2026

Self-Diffusion of Water through Thermally Activated Membranes

Diffusion processes involving membranes are of fundamental importance in both science and technology, since membranes serve as selective interfaces that regulate the transport of mass, charge, and information across multiple length and time scales. In this study, we employ molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to calculate the self-diffusion coefficient, tetrahedral order parameter and hydrogen-bond (HB) lifetime of SPC/E water over a wide high-temperature range in the presence of thermally activated membranes (TAMs). These membranes exhibit thermally controlled stochastic behavior that locally influences particle dynamics by probabilistically inducing elastic scattering events as particles traverse the membrane. The stochastic behavior of the membranes is governed by a sigmoidal profile, which depend on the reduced temperature of the system. The effective activation energy for diffusion is estimated for several membrane configurations. It is found that the diffusion coefficients generally decrease with an increase in the number of membranes and are in reasonable agreement with the Arrhenius approximation at high temperatures. Additionally, both the tetrahedral order parameter and the HB lifetime are only locally sensitive to the action of the membranes.

cond-mat.soft↗

arXiv2024

Critical behavior of the stochastic SIR model on random bond-diluted lattices

In this paper, we investigate the impact of bond-dilution disorder on the critical behavior of the stochastic SIR model. Monte Carlo simulations were conducted using square lattices with first- and second-nearest neighbor interactions. Quenched bond-diluted lattice disorder was introduced into the systems, allowing them to evolve over time. By employing percolation theory and finite-size scaling analysis, we estimate both the critical threshold and leading critical exponent ratios of the model for different bond-dilution rates ($p$). An examination of the average size of the percolating cluster and the size distribution of non-percolating clusters of recovered individuals was performed to ascertain the universality class of the model. The simulation results strongly indicate that the present model belongs to a new universality class distinct from that of 2D dynamical percolation, depending on the specific $p$ value under consideration.

cond-mat.stat-mech↗

arXiv2018

Kauffman cellular automata on quasicrystal topology

In this paper we perform numerical simulations to study Kauffman cellular automata (KCA) on quasiperiod lattices. In particular, we investigate phase transition, magnetic entropy and propagation speed of the damage on these lattices. Both the critical threshold parameter $p_{c}$ and the critical exponents are estimated with good precision. In order to investigate the increase of statistical fluctuations and the onset of chaos in the critical region of the model, we have also defined a magnetic entropy to these systems. It is seen that the magnetic entropy behaves in a different way when one passes from the frozen regime ($p p_{c}$). For a further analysis, the robustness of the propagation of failures is checked by introducing a quenched site dilution probability $q$ on the lattices. It is seen that the damage spreading is quite sensitive when a small fraction of the lattice sites are disconnected. A finite-size scaling analysis is employed to estimate the critical exponents. From these numerical estimates, we claim that on both pure ($q=0$) and diluted ($q=0.05$) quasiperiodic lattices, the KCA model belongs to the same universality class than on square lattices. Furthermore, with the aim of comparing the dynamical behavior between periodic and quasiperiodic systems, the propagation speed of the damage is also calculated for the square lattice assuming the same conditions. It is found that on square lattices the propagation speed of the damage obeys a power law as $v\sim (p-p_{c})^α$, whereas on quasiperiod lattices it follows a logarithmic law as $v \sim \ln(p-p_{c})^α$.

nlin.CG↗

arXiv2007

The Strange Man in Random Networks of Automata

We have performed computer simulations of Kauffman's automata on several graphs such as the regular square lattice and invasion percolation clusters in order to investigate phase transitions, radial distributions of the mean total damage (dynamical exponent $z$) and propagation speeds of the damage when one adds a damaging agent, nicknamed "strange man". Despite the increase in the damaging efficiency, we have not observed any appreciable change at the transition threshold to chaos neither for the short-range nor for the small-world case on the square lattices when the strange man is added in comparison to when small initial damages are inserted in the system. The propagation speed of the damage cloud until touching the border of the system in both cases obeys a power law with a critical exponent $α$ that strongly depends on the lattice. Particularly, we have ckecked the damage spreading when some connections are removed on the square lattice and when one considers special invasion percolation clusters (high boundary-saturation clusters). It is seen that the propagation speed in these systems is quite sensible to the degree of dilution.

cond-mat.dis-nn↗

arXiv2006

The Kauffman model on Small-World Topology

We apply Kauffman's automata on small-world networks to study the crossover between the short-range and the infinite-range case. We perform accurate calculations on square lattices to obtain both critical exponents and fractal dimensions. Particularly, we find an increase of the damage propagation and a decrease in the fractal dimensions when adding long-range connections.

cond-mat.stat-mech↗