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Davide Guzzetti

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Generalized Hermite Polynomials and Spectral Degeneracies of a Singular Sextic Oscillator

We study a quasi-exactly solvable singular sextic oscillator and its algebraic spectrum. For a distinguished range of parameters, we prove that the discriminant of the characteristic polynomial of the matrix determining the algebraic spectrum admits a natural factorization into three factors. One of these factors is the square of a generalized Hermite polynomial $H_{m,n}$, whose zeros are poles of a rational solution of the fourth Painlev\'e equation. Hence, the spectral degeneracies (level crossing points) corresponding to a component of the discriminant locus are in exact correspondence with the zeros of generalized Hermite polynomials, providing an exact Painlev\'e IV analogue of the Shapiro--Tater asymptotic correspondence originally conjectured for the quartic oscillator and Painlev\'e II. We also characterize the values of the parameters for which the sextic oscillator admits simultaneously two quasi-polynomial eigenfunctions with opposite exponential behaviour at infinity, and show that this phenomenon is also governed by generalized Hermite polynomials. Our result also yields a new determinantal representation of $H_{m,n}$ as the resultant of the characteristic polynomials of two complementary blocks of the matrix determining the algebraic spectrum.

math-ph

On the spin-orbit problem for highly elliptical orbits and recursive excitation

Examining the spin-orbit coupling effects for highly elliptical orbits is relevant to the mission design and operation of cislunar space assets, such as the Lunar Gateway. In high-eccentricity orbits, the gravity-gradient moment is here modelled as an instantaneous excitation at each periapsis passage. By approximating the gravity-gradient moment through Dirac pulses, we derive a recursive discrete map describing the rotational state of the satellite at the periapsis passage. Thanks to the recursive map, we are able to find the initial attitude corresponding to an unbounded growth of angular velocity, and to identify initial conditions whose evolution is such that the pulses have the same sign (in-phase condition) or the alternate sign (counterphase condition) at successive periapsis passages. In the recursive map, we perform the numerical analysis up to ten periapsis passages. In order to justify the introduction of the discrete map, we compare the results of the discrete map with those found in the spin-orbit problem. Because of numerical errors due to the high eccentricity, we restrict the investigation up to three periapsis passages in the spin-orbit problem. Moreover, we apply the Fast Lyapunov Indicators method to draw the phase portrait and detect the initial conditions fulfilling the counterphase condition.

astro-ph.EP

Asymptotic solutions for linear ODEs with not-necessarily meromorphic coefficients: a Levinson type theorem on complex domains, and applications

In this paper, we consider systems of linear ordinary differential equations, with analytic coefficients on big sectorial domains, which are asymptotically diagonal for large values of $|z|$. Inspired by N. Levinson's work [Lev48], we introduce two conditions on the dominant diagonal term (the $L$-$condition$) and on the perturbation term (the $good\,\,decay\,\,condition$) of the coefficients of the system, respectively. Under these conditions, we show the existence and uniqueness, on big sectorial domains, of an $asymptotic$ fundamental matrix solution, i.e. asymptotically equivalent (for large $|z|$) to a fundamental system of solutions of the unperturbed diagonal system. Moreover, a refinement (in the case of subdominant solutions) and a generalization (in the case of systems depending on parameters) of this result are given. As a first application, we address the study of a class of ODEs with not-necessarily meromorphic coefficients. We provide sufficient conditions on the coefficients ensuring the existence and uniqueness of an asymptotic fundamental system of solutions, and we give an explicit description of the maximal sectors of validity for such an asymptotics. Furthermore, we also focus on distinguished examples in this class of ODEs arising in the context of open conjectures in Mathematical Physics relating Integrable Quantum Field Theories and affine opers ($ODE/IM\,\,correspondence$). Our results fill two significant gaps in the mathematical literature pertaining to these conjectural relations. As a second application, we consider the classical case of ODEs with meromorphic coefficients. Under an $adequateness$ condition on the coefficients, we show that our results reproduce (with a shorter proof) the main asymptotic existence theorems of Y. Sibuya [Sib62, Sib68] and W. Wasow [Was65] in their optimal refinements.

math.CA

Isomonodromic deformations along a stratum of the coalescence locus

We consider deformations of a differential system with Poincare' rank 1 at infinity and Fuchsian singularity at zero along a stratum of a coalescence locus. We give necessary and sufficient conditions for the deformation to be strongly isomonodromic, both as an explicit Pfaffian system (integrable deformation) and as a non linear system of PDEs on the residue matrix A at the Fuchsian singularity. This construction is complementary to that of [13]. For the specific system here considered, the results generalize those of [26], by giving up the generic conditions, and those of [3], by giving up the Lidskii generic assumption. The importance of the case here considered originates form its applications in the study of strata of Dubrovin-Frobenius manifolds and F-manifolds.

math-ph

The sixth Painleve' equation as isomonodromy deformation of an irregular system: monodromy data, coalescing eigenvalues, locally holomorphic transcendents and Frobenius manifolds

We consider a 3-dimensional Pfaffian system, whose z-component is a differential system with irregular singularity at infinity and Fuchsian at zero. In the first part of the paper, we prove that its Frobenius integrability is equivalent to the sixth Painlev\'e equation PVI. The coefficients of the system will be explicitly written in terms of the solutions of PVI. In this way, we remake a result of [44, 61]. We then express in terms of the Stokes matrices of the 3x3 irregular system the monodromy invariants p_{jk}=Tr(M_jM_k) of the 2-dimensional isomonodromic Fuchsian system with four singularities, traditionally associated to PVI [23, 55] and used to solve the non-linear connection problem. Several years after [44, 61], the authors of [14] showed that the computation of the monodromy data of a class of irregular systems may be facilitated in case of coalescing eigenvalues. This coalescence corresponds to the critical points (fixed singularities) of PVI. In the second part of the paper, we classify the branches of PVI transcendents holomorphic at a critical point such that the analyticity and semisimplicity properties described in [14] are satisfied, and we compute the associated Stokes matrices and the invariants p_{jk}. Finally, we compute the monodromy data parametrizing the chamber of a 3-dim Dubrovin-Frobenius manifold associated with a transcendent holomorphic at x=0.

math.CA

Graph neural networks for simulating crack coalescence and propagation in brittle materials

High-fidelity fracture mechanics simulations of multiple microcracks interaction via physics-based models quickly become computationally expensive as the number of microcracks increases. This work develops a Graph Neural Network (GNN) based framework to simulate fracture and stress evolution in brittle materials due to multiple microcracks' interaction. The GNN framework is trained on the dataset generated by XFEM-based fracture simulator. Our framework achieves high prediction accuracy on the test set (compared to an XFEM-based fracture simulator) by engineering a sequence of GNN-based predictions. The first prediction stage determines Mode-I and Mode-II stress intensity factors (which can be used to compute the stress evolution by LEFM), the second prediction stage determines which microcracks will propagate, and the final stage actually propagates crack-tip positions for the selected microcracks to the next time instant. The trained GNN framework is capable of simulating crack propagation, coalescence and corresponding stress distribution for a wide range of initial microcrack configurations (from 5 to 19 microcracks) without any additional modification. Lastly, the framework's simulation time shows speed-ups 6x-25x faster compared to an XFEM-based simulator. These characteristics, make our GNN framework an attractive approach for simulating microcrack propagation and stress evolution in brittle materials with multiple initial microcracks.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Optimized and autonomous machine learning framework for characterizing pores, particles, grains and grain boundaries in microstructural images

Additively manufactured metals exhibit heterogeneous microstructure which dictates their material and failure properties. Experimental microstructural characterization techniques generate a large amount of data that requires expensive computationally resources. In this work, an optimized machine learning (ML) framework is proposed to autonomously and efficiently characterize pores, particles, grains and grain boundaries (GBs) from a given microstructure image. First, using a classifier Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), defects such as pores, powder particles, or GBs were recognized from a given microstructure. Depending on the type of defect, two different processes were used. For powder particles or pores, binary segmentations were generated using an optimized Convolutional Encoder-Decoder Network (CEDN). The binary segmentations were used to used obtain particle and pore size and bounding boxes using an object detection ML network (YOLOv5). For GBs, another optimized CEDN was developed to generate RGB segmentation images, which were used to obtain grain size distribution using two regression CNNS. To optimize the RGB CEDN, the Deep Emulator Network SEarch (DENSE) method which employs the Covariance Matrix Adaptation - Evolution Strategy (CMA-ES) was implemented. The optimized RGB segmentation network showed a substantial reduction in training time and GPU usage compared to the unoptimized network, while maintaining high accuracy. Lastly, the proposed framework showed a significant improvement in analysis time when compared to conventional methods.

eess.IV

Isomonodromic Laplace Transform with Coalescing Eigenvalues and Confluence of Fuchsian Singularities

We consider a Pfaffian system expressing isomonodromy of an irregular system of Okubo type, depending on complex deformation parameters u=(u_1,...,u_n), which are eigenvalues of the leading matrix at the irregular singuilarity. At the same time, we consider a Pfaffian system of non-normalized Schlesinger type expressing isomonodromy of a Fuchsian system, whose poles are the deformation parameters u_1,...,u_n. The parameters vary in a polydisc containing a coalescence locus for the eigenvalues of the leading matrix of the irregular system, corresponding to confluence of the Fuchsian singularities. We construct isomonodromic selected and singular vector solutions of the Fuchsian Pfaffian system together with their isomonodromic connection coefficients, so extending a result of references [4] and [20] to the isomonodromic case, including confluence of singularities. Then, we introduce an isomonodromic Laplace transform of the selected and singular vector solutions, allowing to obtain isomonodromic fundamental solutions for the irregular system, and their Stokes matrices expressed in terms of connection coefficients. These facts, in addition to extending [4] and [20] to the isomonodromic case with coalescences/confluences, allow to prove by means of Laplace transform the main result of reference [11], which is the analytic theory of non-generic isomonodromic deformations of the irregular system with coalescing eigenvalues.

math.CA

Helix Structures in Quantum Cohomology of Fano Varieties

In this paper we consider a conjecture formulated by the second author in occasion of the 1998 ICM in Berlin (arXiv:math/9807034v2). This conjecture states the equivalence, for a Fano variety $X$, of the semisimplicity condition for the quantum cohomology $QH^\bullet(X)$ with the existence condition of full exceptional collections in the derived category of coherent sheaves $\mathcal D^b(X)$. Furthermore, in its quantitative formulation, the conjecture also prescribes an explicit relationship between the monodromy data of $QH^\bullet(X)$ and characteristic classes of both $X$ and objects of the exceptional collections. In this paper we reformulate a refinement of (arXiv:math/9807034v2), which corrects a previous ansatz (lecture of the second author at Strasbourg) for what concerns the conjectural expression of the central connection matrix. We clarify the precise relationship between the refined conjecture presented in this paper and $Γ$-conjecture II of S. Galkin, V. Golyshev and H. Iritani (arXiv:1404.6407v4, arXiv:1508.00719v3). Through an explicit computation of the monodromy data and a detailed analysis of the action of the braid group on both the monodromy data and the set of exceptional collections, we prove the validity of our refined conjecture for all complex Grassmannians $\mathbb G(r,k)$. From these results, it is outlined an explicit description of the "geography" of the exceptional collections realizable at points of the small quantum cohomology of Grassmannians, i.e. corresponding to the monodromy data at these points. In particular, it is proved that Kapranov's exceptional collection appears at points of the small quantum cohomology only for Grassmannians of small dimension (namely, less or equal than 2). Finally, a property of quasi-periodicity of the Stokes matrices of complex Grassmannians, along the locus of the small quantum cohomology, is described.

math.AG

Multi-Revolution Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization Using Symplectic Methods

Optimization of low-thrust trajectories that involve a larger number of orbit revolutions is considered a challenging problem. This paper describes a high-precision symplectic method and optimization techniques to solve the minimum-energy low-thrust multi-revolution orbit transfer problem. First, the optimal orbit transfer problem is posed as a constrained nonlinear optimal control problem. Then, the constrained nonlinear optimal control problem is converted into an equivalent linear quadratic form near a reference solution. The reference solution is updated iteratively by solving a sequence of linear-quadratic optimal control sub-problems, until convergence. Each sub-problem is solved via a symplectic method in discrete form. To facilitate the convergence of the algorithm, the spacecraft dynamics are expressed via modified equinoctial elements. Interpolating the non-singular equinoctial orbital elements and the spacecraft mass between the initial point and end point is proven beneficial to accelerate the convergence process. Numerical examples reveal that the proposed method displays high accuracy and efficiency.

physics.space-ph

Notes on Non-Generic Isomonodromy Deformations

Some of the main results of [Cotti G., Dubrovin B., Guzzetti D., Duke Math. J., to appear, arXiv:1706.04808], concerning non-generic isomonodromy deformations of a certain linear differential system with irregular singularity and coalescing eigenvalues, are reviewed from the point of view of Pfaffian systems, making a distinction between weak and strong isomonodromic deformations. Such distinction has a counterpart in the case of Fuchsian systems, which is well known as Schlesinger and non-Schlesinger deformations, reviewed in Appendix A.

math.CA

Local Moduli of Semisimple Frobenius Coalescent Structures

We extend the analytic theory of Frobenius manifolds to semisimple points with coalescing eigenvalues of the operator of multiplication by the Euler vector field. We clarify which freedoms, ambiguities and mutual constraints are allowed in the definition of monodromy data, in view of their importance for conjectural relationships between Frobenius manifolds and derived categories. Detailed examples and applications are taken from singularity and quantum cohomology theories. We explicitly compute the monodromy data at points of the Maxwell Stratum of the A3-Frobenius manifold, as well as at the small quantum cohomology of the Grassmannian G(2,4). In the latter case, we analyse in details the action of the braid group on the monodromy data. This proves that these data can be expressed in terms of characteristic classes of mutations of Kapranov's exceptional 5-block collection, as conjectured by one of the authors.

math.DG

Isomonodromy Deformations at an Irregular Singularity with Coalescing Eigenvalues

We consider an $n\times n$ linear system of ODEs with an irregular singularity of Poincaré rank 1 at $z=\infty$, holomorphically depending on parameter $t$ within a polydisc in $\mathbb{C}^n$ centred at $t=0$. The eigenvalues of the leading matrix at $z=\infty$ coalesce along a locus $Δ$ contained in the polydisc, passing through $t=0$. Namely, $z=\infty$ is a resonant irregular singularity for $t\in Δ$. We analyse the case when the leading matrix remains diagonalisable at $Δ$. We discuss the existence of fundamental matrix solutions, their asymptotics, Stokes phenomenon and monodromy data as $t$ varies in the polydisc, and their limits for $t$ tending to points of $Δ$. When the deformation is isomonodromic away from $Δ$, it is well known that a fundamental matrix solution has singularities at $Δ$. When the system also has a Fuchsian singularity at $z=0$, we show under minimal vanishing conditions on the residue matrix at $z=0$ that isomonodromic deformations can be extended to the whole polydisc, including $Δ$, in such a way that the fundamental matrix solutions and the constant monodromy data are well defined in the whole polydisc. These data can be computed just by considering the system at fixed $t=0$. Conversely, if the $t$-dependent system is isomonodromic in a small domain contained in the polydisc not intersecting $Δ$, if the entries of the Stokes matrices with indices corresponding to coalescing eigenvalues vanish, then we show that $Δ$ is not a branching locus for the fundamental matrix solutions. The importance of these results for the analytic theory of Frobenius Manifolds is explained. An application to Painlevé equations is discussed.

math.CA

A Review on The Sixth Painleve' Equation

For the Painlevé 6 transcendents, we provide a unitary description of the critical behaviours, the connection formulae, their complete tabulation, and the asymptotic distribution of the poles close to a critical point.

math.CA

On Stokes Matrices in terms of Connection Coefficients

The classical problem of computing a complete system of Stokes multipliers of a linear system of ODEs of rank one in terms of some connection coefficients of an associated hypergeometric system of ODEs, is solved with no genericness assumptions on the residue matrix at zero, by an extension of the method of [3].

math.CA

Poles Distribution of PVI Transcendents close to a Critical Point (summer 2011)

The distribution of the poles of branches of the Painleve' VI transcendents associated to semi-simple Frobenius manifolds is determined close to a critical point. It is shown that the poles accumulate at the critical point, asymptotically along two rays. The example of the Frobenius manifold given by the quantum cohomology of the two-dimensional complex projective space is also considered.

math.CA

Solving PVI by Isomonodromy Deformations

The critical and asymptotic behaviors of solutions of the sixth Painlevé equation, an their parametrization in terms of monodromy data, are synthetically reviewed. The explicit formulas are given. This paper has been withdrawn by the author himself, because some improvements are necessary.

math.CA