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Debashis Ghoshal

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arXiv2025

Dynamics of coupled $D$-dimensional Stuart-Landau oscillators

The Stuart-Landau oscillator generalized to $D > 2$ dimensions has SO($D$) rotational symmetry. We study the collective dynamics of a system of $K$ such oscillators of dimensions $D =$ 3 and 4, with coupling chosen to either preserve or break rotational symmetry. This leads to emergent dynamical phenomena that do not have analogs in the well-studied case of $D=2$. Further, the larger number of internal parameters allows for the exploration of different forms of heterogeneity among the individual oscillators. When rotational symmetry is preserved there can be various forms of synchronization as well as multistability and $partial$ amplitude death, namely, the quenching of oscillations within a subset of variables that asymptote to the same constant value. The oscillatory dynamics in these cases are characterized by phase-locking and phase-drift. When the coupling breaks rotational symmetry we observe $partial$ synchronization (when a subset of the variables coincide and oscillate) and $partial$ oscillation death (when a subset of variables asymptote to different stationary values), as well as the coexistence of these different partial quenching phenomena.

nlin.CD↗
arXiv2025

Exactly solvable Stuart-Landau models in arbitrary dimensions

We use Clifford's geometric algebra to extend the Stuart-Landau system to dimensions $D >2$ and give an exact solution of the oscillator equations in the general case. At the supercritical Hopf bifurcation marked by a transition from stable fixed-point dynamics to oscillatory motion, the Jacobian matrix evaluated at the fixed point has $N=\lfloor{D/2}\rfloor$ pairs of complex conjugate eigenvalues which cross the imaginary axis simultaneously. For odd $D$ there is an additional purely real eigenvalue that does the same. Oscillatory dynamics is asymptotically confined to a hypersphere $\mathbb{S}^{D-1}$ and is characterised by extreme multistability, namely the coexistence of an infinite number of limiting orbits each of which has the geometry of a torus $\mathbb{T}^N$ on which the motion is either periodic or quasiperiodic. We also comment on similar Clifford extensions of other limit cycle oscillator systems and their generalisations.

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arXiv2024

Shifted second moment of the Riemann zeta function and a Fourier type kernel

We compute the second moment of the Riemann zeta function for shifted arguments over a domain that extends the ones in the literature. We use the Riemann-Siegel formula for the error term in the approximate functional equation and take the products of all the terms into account. We also show that, as a function of imaginary shifts on the critical line, the the second moment behaves like a Fourier-Cauchy type kernel on a class of functions. This is reminiscent of orthogonal functions.

math.NT↗
arXiv2021

Phase operator on $L^2(\mathbb{Q}_p)$ and the zeroes of Fisher and Riemann

The distribution of the non-trivial zeroes of the Riemann zeta function, according to the Riemann hypothesis, is tantalisingly similar to the zeroes of the partition functions (Fisher and Yang-Lee zeroes) of statistical mechanical models studied by physicists. The resolvent function of an operator akin to the phase operator, conjugate to the number operator in quantum mechanics, turns out to be important in this approach. The generalised Vladimirov derivative acting on the space $L^2(\mathbb{Q}_p)$ of complex valued locally constant functions on the $p$-adic field is rather similar to the number operator. We show that a `phase operator' conjugate to it can be constructed on a subspace $L^2(p^{-1}\mathbb{Z}_p)$ of $L^2(\mathbb{Q}_p)$. We discuss (at physicists' level of rigour) how to combine this for all primes to possibly relate to the zeroes of the Riemann zeta function. Finally, we extend these results to the family of Dirichlet $L$-functions, using our recent construction of Vladimirov derivative like pseudodifferential operators associated with the Dirichlet characters.

math-ph↗
arXiv2021

A $p$-arton Model for Modular Cusp Forms

We propose to associate to a modular form (an infinite number of) complex valued functions on the $p$-adic numbers $\mathbb{Q}_p$ for each prime $p$. We elaborate on the correspondence and study its consequence in terms of the Mellin transforms and the $L$-functions related to the forms. Further we discuss the case of products of Dirichlet $L$-functions and their Mellin duals, which are convolution products of $\vartheta$-series. The latter are intriguingly similar to non-holomorphic Maass forms of weight zero as suggested by their Fourier coefficients.

math.GM↗
arXiv2020

Pseudodifferential Operators on $\mathbf{Q}_p$ and $L$-Series

We define a family of pseudodifferential operators on the Hilbert space $L^2(\mathbf{Q}_p)$ of complex valued square-integrable functions on the $p$-adic number field $\mathbf{Q}_p$. The Riemann zeta-function and the related Dirichlet $L$-functions can be expressed as a trace of these operators on a subspace of $L^2(\mathbf{Q}_p)$. We also extend this to the $L$-functions associated with modular (cusp) forms. Wavelets on $L^2(\mathbf{Q}_p)$ are common sets of eigenfunctions of these operators.

math.NT↗
arXiv2018

Matrix Model for Riemann Zeta via its Local Factors

We propose the construction of an ensemble of unitary random matrices (UMM) for the Riemann zeta function. Our approach to this problem is `$p$-iecemeal', in the sense that we consider each factor in the Euler product representation of the zeta function to first construct a UMM for each prime $p$. We are able to use its phase space description to write the partition function as the trace of an operator that acts on a subspace of square-integrable functions on the $p$-adic field. This suggests a Berry-Keating type Hamiltonian. We combine the data from all primes to propose a Hamiltonian and a matrix model for the Riemann zeta function.

math-ph↗
arXiv2018

Enhanced Symmetry of the $p$-adic Wavelets

Wavelet analysis has been extended to the $p$-adic line $\mathbb{Q}_p$. The $p$-adic wavelets are complex valued functions with compact support. As in the case of real wavelets, the construction of the basis functions is recursive, employing scaling and translation. Consequently, wavelets form a representation of the affine group generated by scaling and translation. In addition, $p$-adic wavelets are eigenfunctions of a pseudo-differential operator, as a result of which they turn out to have a larger symmetry group. The enhanced symmetry of the $p$-adic wavelets is demonstrated.

math-ph↗
arXiv2017

On the Exchange Interactions in Holographic p-adic CFT

There is a renewed interest in conformal field theories (CFT) on ultrametric spaces (p-adic field and its algebraic extensions) in view of their natural adaptability in the holographic setting. We compute the contributions from the exchange interactions to the four-point correlator of the CFT using Witten diagrams with three-scalar interaction vertex. Together with the contributions from the bulk four-point interaction, the contact term, these provide a complete answer. We remark on the singularity structure in Mellin space, and argue that all these models are analogues of adS_2/CFT_1.

hep-th↗
arXiv2014

Weak Coupling Expansion of Yang-Mills Theory on Recursive Infinite Genus Surfaces

We analyze the partition function of two dimensional Yang-Mills theory on a family of surfaces of infinite genus. These surfaces have a recursive structure, which was used by one of us to compute the partition function that results in a generalized Migdal formula. In this paper we study the `small area' (weak coupling) expansion of the partition function, by exploiting the fact that the generalized Migdal formula is analytic in the (complexification of the) Euler characteristic. The structure of the perturbative part of the weak coupling expansion suggests that the moduli space of flat connections (of the SU(2) and SO(3) theories) on these infinite genus surfaces are well defined, perhaps in an appropriate regularization.

hep-th↗
arXiv2014

Stability of the Travelling Front of a Decaying Brane

The dynamics (in light-cone time) of the tachyon on an unstable brane in the background of a dilaton linear along a null coordinate is a non-local reaction-diffusion type equation, which admits a travelling front solution. We analyze the (in-)stability of this solution using linearized perturbation theory. We find that the front solution obtained in singular perturbation method is stable. However, these inhomogenous solutions (unlike the homogenous solution) also have Lyapunov exponents corresponding to unstable modes around the (meta-)stable vacuum.

hep-th↗
arXiv2013

Travelling Front of a Decaying Brane in String Field Theory

We consider the inhomogeneous decay of an unstable D-brane of bosonic string theory in a linear dilaton background in a light-cone frame. At the lowest level, the dynamical equation that describes this process is a generalisation (that includes nonlocality and time delay) of a reaction-diffusion equation studied by Fisher (and others). We argue that the equation of motion of the cubic open string field theory is satisfied at least to the second order when we start with this `Fisher deformation', a marginal operator which has a simple pole term in its OPE. We also compute the one-point functions of closed string operators on the disc in the presence of this deformation.

hep-th↗
arXiv2012

Standard Cosmology Delayed

The introduction of a delay in the Friedmann equation of cosmological evolution is shown to result in the very early universe undergoing the necessary accelerated expansion in the usual radiation (or matter) dominated phase. Occurring even without a violation of the strong energy condition, this expansion slows down naturally to go over to the decelerated phase, namely the standard Hubble expansion. This may obviate the need for a scalar field driven inflationary epoch.

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arXiv2011

Fisher Equation for a Decaying Brane

We consider the inhomogeneous decay of an unstable D-brane. The dynamical equation that describes this process (in light-cone time) is a variant of the non-linear reaction-diffusion equation that first made its appearance in the pioneering work of (Luther and) Fisher and appears in a variety of natural phenomena.

hep-th↗
arXiv2006

On the relation between p-adic and ordinary strings

The amplitudes for the tree-level scattering of the open string tachyons, generalised to the field of p-adic numbers, define the p-adic string theory. There is empirical evidence of its relation to the ordinary string theory in the p_to_1 limit. We revisit this limit from a worldsheet perspective and argue that it is naturally thought of as a continuum limit in the sense of the renormalisation group.

hep-th↗
arXiv2006

Quantum Extended Arithmetic Veneziano Amplitude

The Veneziano amplitude for the tree-level scattering of four tachyonic scalar of open string theory has an arithmetic analogue in terms of the p-adic gamma function. We propose a quantum extension of this amplitude using the q-extended p-adic gamma function given by Koblitz. This provides a one parameter deformation of the arithmetic Veneziano amplitude. We also comment on the dificulty in generalising this to higher point amplitudes.

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