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Tohru Tashiro

Publications and source records attributed to Tohru Tashiro.

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arXiv2024

Dynamical toy model of interacting $N$ agents robustly exhibiting Zipf's law

We propose a dynamical toy model of agents which possess a quantity and have an interaction radius depending on the amount of the quantity. They exchange the quantity with agents existing within their interaction radii. It is shown in the paper that the distribution of the quantity of agents is robustly governed by Zipf's law for a small density of agents independent of the number of agents and the type of interaction, despite the simplicity of the rules. The model can exhibit other power laws with different exponents and the Gaussian distributions. The difference in the mechanism underlying Zipf's law and other power laws are studied by mapping the systems into graphs and investigating quantities characterizing the mapped graph. Thus, this model suggests one of the origins of Zipf's law, i.e., the most common fundamental characteristics necessary for Zipf's law to appear.

physics.soc-ph↗

arXiv2019

Dynamics to the universal structure of one-dimensional self-gravitating systems in the quasi-equilibrium state

We investigate the quasi-equilibrium state of one-dimensional self-gravitating systems. If the null virial condition is satisfied at initial time, it is found that the number density around the center of the system at the quasi-equilibrium state has the universality similar to two- and three-dimensional self-gravitating systems reported in \cite{Tashiro16,Tashiro10}. The reason why the null virial condition is sufficient for the universality is unveiled by the envelope equation. We present a phenomenological model to describe the universal structure by using a special Langevin equation with a distinctive random noise to self-gravitating systems. Additionally, we unveil a mechanism which decides the radius of the system.

cond-mat.stat-mech↗

arXiv2017

Neo-logistic model for the growth of bacteria

We propose a neo-logistic model that can describe bacterial growth data precisely. This model is not derived by modifying the logistic model formally, but by incorporating the synthesis of inducible enzymes into the logistic model indirectly. Therefore, the meaning of the parameters of the neo-logistic model becomes physically clear. The neo-logistic model can approximate bacterial growth better than models previously presented, and predict the order of the saturated number of bacteria in the stationary phase from initial data including, and just after the end of, the lag phase much more accurately.

physics.bio-ph↗

arXiv2015

Universal structure of two and three dimensional self-gravitating systems in the quasi-equilibrium state

We study a universal structure of two and three dimensional self-gravitating systems in the quasi-equilibrium state. It is shown numerically that the two dimensional self-gravitating system in the quasi-equilibrium state has the same kind of density profile as the three dimensional one. We develop a phenomenological model to describe this universal structure by using a special Langevin equation with a distinctive random noise to self-gravitating systems. We find that the density profile derived theoretically is consistent well with results of observations and simulations.

cond-mat.stat-mech↗

arXiv2013

Hierarchical Bass model

We propose a new model about diffusion of a product which includes a memory of how many adopters or advertisements a non-adopter met, where (non-)adopters mean people (not) possessing the product. This effect is lacking in the Bass model. As an application, we utilize the model to fit the iPod sales data, and so the better agreement is obtained than the Bass model.

physics.soc-ph↗

arXiv2012

Hierarchical logistic equation to describe the dynamical behavior of penetration rates

We propose a hierarchical logistic equation as a model to describe the dynamical behavior of a penetration rate of a prevalent stuff. In this model, a memory, how many people who already possess it a person who does not process it yet met, is considered, which does not exist in the logistic model. As an application, we apply this model to iPod sales data, and find that this model can approximate the data much better than the logistic equation.

physics.soc-ph↗

arXiv2012

How is the magnetic reconnection derived from magnetohydrodynamics equations?

We clarify how magnetic reconnection can be derived from magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) equations in a way that is easily understandable to university students. The essential mechanism governing the time evolution of the magnetic field is diffusion dynamics. The magnetic field is represented by two components. It is clarified that the diffusion of a component causes a generation of another component that is initially zero and, accordingly, that the magnetic force lines are reconnected. For this reconnection to occur correctly, the initial magnetic field must be directed oppositely in the two regions, e.g., $y>0$ and $y<0$; must be concave (convex) for $y>0$ ($y<0$); and must be saturated for $y$ far from the x axis, which would indicate the existence of the current sheet. It will be clear that our comprehension based on diffusion runs parallel to the common qualitative explanation about the magnetic reconnection.

physics.plasm-ph↗

arXiv2011

Stochastic Dynamics Toward the Steady State of Self-Gravitating Systems

We will construct a theory which can explain the dynamics toward the steady state self-gravitating systems (SGSs) where many particles interact via the gravitational force. Real examples of SGS in the universe are globular clusters and galaxies. The idea is to represent an interaction by which a particle of the system is affected from the others by a special random force. That is, we will use a special Langevin equation, just as the normal Langevin equation can unveil the dynamics toward the steady state described by the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution. However, we cannot introduce the randomness into the system without any evidence. Then, we must confirm that each orbit is random indeed. Of course, it is impossible to understand orbits of stars in globular clusters from observations. Thus we use numerical simulations. From the numerical simulations of SGS, grounds that we use the random noise become clear. The special Langevin equation includes the additive and the multiplicative noise. By using the random process, we derive the non-Maxwellian distribution of SGS especially around the core. The number density can be obtained through the steady state solution of the Fokker-Planck equation corresponding to the random process. We exhibit that the number density becomes equal to the density profiles around the core by adjusting the friction coefficient and the intensity of the multiplicative noise. Moreover, we also show that our model can be applied in the system which has a heavier particle, corresponding to the black hole in a globular cluster.

astro-ph.CO↗

arXiv2011

Brownian dynamics around the core of self-gravitating systems

We derive the non-Maxwellian distribution of self-gravitating $N$-body systems around the core by a model based on the random process with the additive and the multiplicative noise. The number density can be obtained through the steady state solution of the Fokker-Planck equation corresponding to the random process. We exhibit that the number density becomes equal to that of the King model around the core by adjusting the friction coefficient and the intensity of the multiplicative noise. We also show that our model can be applied in the system which has a heavier particle. Moreover, we confirm the validity of our model by comparing with our numerical simulation.

astro-ph.GA↗

arXiv2009

Asymptotic behavior of the mean square displacement of the Brownian parametric oscillator near the singular point

A parametric oscillator with damping driven by white noise is studied. The mean square displacement (MSD) in the long-time limit is derived analytically for the case that the static force vanishes, which was not treated in the past work \cite{tashiro07}. The formula is asymptotic but is applicable to a general periodic function. On the basis of this formula, some periodic functions reducing MSD remarkably are proposed.

cond-mat.stat-mech↗

arXiv2008

Gravitational Fugacity as the seed of self-organized violent relaxaton process toward Local Virial relation

We propose the self-organized relaxation process which drives a collisionless self-gravitating system (SGS) to the equilibrium state satisfying local virial (LV) relation. During the violent relaxation process, particles can move widely within the time interval as short as a few free fall times, because of the effective potential oscillations. Since such particle movement causes further potential oscillations, it is expected that the system approaches the critical state where such particle activities, which we call gravitational fugacity, is independent of the local position as much as possible. Here we demonstrate that gravitational fugacity can be described as the functional of the LV ratio, which means that the LV ratio is a key ingredient estimating the particle activities against gravitational potential. We also demonstrate that LV relation is attained if the LV ratio exceeds the crticaial value $b=1$ everywhere in the bound region during the violent relaxation process. The local region which does not meet this criterion can be trapped into the pre-saturated state. However, small phase-space perturbation can bring the inactive part into the LV critical state.

astro-ph↗