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V. A. Cherkaskiy

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Do current observations support transient acceleration of our universe?

In the present article we have investigated a very natural question regarding the dynamics of the universe, namely, the possibility of its decelerating phase immediately after the present accelerating phase. To begin with, we have focused on the matter creation theory which is considered to be a viable alternative to dark energy and modified gravity models. Moreover, we have introduced the cosmographic approach which allows us to express the free parameters of a cosmological model in terms of the known cosmographic parameters. Assuming a generalized matter creation rate we have discussed the theoretical bounds on the model parameters allowing the future deceleration of the universe. Moreover, using the observational bounds on the cosmographic parameters obtained from the low redshifts observational probes, we have also examined the chance of a decelerating phase of the universe. Finally, considering a variety of known cosmological models and parametrizations, we have tested the same possibility. Our analysis shows that the chance of a future decelerating expansion of the universe is highly dependent on the choice of the cosmological models and parametrizations and also on the observational data. Even though the future decelerating expansion is allowed in some cosmological frameworks, but we do not see any strong evidence in favor of this. Perhaps, the future cosmological surveys could offer some more information regarding the fate of the universe.

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Alternative approaches to the description of quantum dynamics in multi-well potentials

We consider three different approaches to analyze the quantum mechanical problems in multi-well potentials: i) the standard matrix diagonalization technique in the basis sets of harmonic oscillator eigenfunctions or plain waves; ii) the spectral method, which allows to reconstruct the spectrum and stationary functions based on the time-dependent solution of the Schrödinger equation; iii) approximations with exact solutions obtained by the supersymmetric quantum mechanics technique. The latter approach proves to be the most promising as it gives a unique possibility to include the specific multi-well features of the problem directly in the calculation procedure.

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APPLIED COSMOGRAPHY: A Pedagogical Review

Based on the cosmological principle only, the method of describing the evolution of the Universe, called cosmography, is in fact a kinematics of cosmological expansion. The effectiveness of cosmography lies in the fact that it allows, based on the results of observations, to perform a rigid selection of models that do not contradict the cosmological principle. It is important that the introduction of new components (dark matter, dark energy or even more mysterious entities) will not affect the relationship between the kinematic characteristics (cosmographic parameters) This paper shows that within the framework of cosmography the parameters of any model that satisfies the cosmological principle (the universe is homogeneous and isotropic on large scale), can be expressed through cosmographic parameters. The proposed approach to finding the parameters of cosmological models has many advantages. Emphasize that all the obtained results are accurate, since they follow from identical transformations. The procedure can be generalized to the case of models with interaction between components.

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Cosmology In Terms Of The Deceleration Parameter. Part II

In the early seventies, Alan Sandage defined cosmology as the search for two numbers: Hubble parameter ${{H}_{0}}$ and deceleration parameter ${{q}_{0}}$. The first of the two basic cosmological parameters (the Hubble parameter) describes the linear part of the time dependence of the scale factor. Treating the Universe as a dynamical system it is natural to assume that it is non-linear: indeed, linearity is nothing more than approximation, while non-linearity represents the generic case. It is evident that future models of the Universe must take into account different aspects of its evolution. As soon as the scale factor is the only dynamical variable, the quantities which determine its time dependence must be essentially present in all aspects of the Universe' evolution. Basic characteristics of the cosmological evolution, both static and dynamical, can be expressed in terms of the parameters ${{H}_{0}}$ and ${{q}_{0}}$. The very parameters (and higher time derivatives of the scale factor) enable us to construct model-independent kinematics of the cosmological expansion. Time dependence of the scale factor reflects main events in history of the Universe. Moreover it is the deceleration parameter who dictates the expansion rate of the Hubble sphere and determines the dynamics of the observable galaxy number variation: depending on the sign of the deceleration parameter this number either grows (in the case of decelerated expansion), or we are going to stay absolutely alone in the cosmos (if the expansion is accelerated). The intended purpose of the report is reflected in its title --- "Cosmology in terms of the deceleration parameter". We would like to show that practically any aspect of the cosmological evolution is tightly bound to the deceleration parameter. It is the second part of the report. The first part see here http://arxiv.org/abs/1502.00811

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New Cosmographic Constraints on the Dark Energy and Dark Matter Coupling

We consider three cosmological models with linear interaction between the dark components and obtain restrictions on the coupling constant in terms of the cosmographic parameters. It enables us to find constraints on the coupling constant directly based on observational data and to restrict number of numerous models describing interaction in the dark sector.

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Cosmology In Terms Of The Deceleration Parameter. Part I

In the early seventies, Alan Sandage defined cosmology as the search for two numbers: Hubble parameter ${{H}_{0}}$ and deceleration parameter ${{q}_{0}}$. The first of the two basic cosmological parameters (the Hubble parameter) describes the linear part of the time dependence of the scale factor. Treating the Universe as a dynamical system it is natural to assume that it is non-linear: indeed, linearity is nothing more than approximation, while non-linearity represents the generic case. It is evident that future models of the Universe must take into account different aspects of its evolution. As soon as the scale factor is the only dynamical variable, the quantities which determine its time dependence must be essentially present in all aspects of the Universe' evolution. Basic characteristics of the cosmological evolution, both static and dynamical, can be expressed in terms of the parameters ${{H}_{0}}$ and ${{q}_{0}}$. The very parameters (and higher time derivatives of the scale factor) enable us to construct model-independent kinematics of the cosmological expansion. Time dependence of the scale factor reflects main events in history of the Universe. Moreover it is the deceleration parameter who dictates the expansion rate of the Hubble sphere and determines the dynamics of the observable galaxy number variation: depending on the sign of the deceleration parameter this number either grows (in the case of decelerated expansion), or we are going to stay absolutely alone in the cosmos (if the expansion is accelerated). The intended purpose of the report is reflected in its title --- "Cosmology in terms of the deceleration parameter". We would like to show that practically any aspect of the cosmological evolution is tightly bound to the deceleration parameter.

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Dynamics of the Universe in Problems

To our best knowledge, there are no problem books on cosmology yet, that would include its spectacular recent achievements. We believe there is a strong need for such now, when cosmology is swiftly becoming a strict and vast science, and the book would be extremely useful for the youth pouring in this area of research. Indeed, the only way to rise over the popular level in any science is to master its alphabet, that is, to learn to solve problems. Of course, most of modern textbooks on cosmology include problems. However, a reader, exhausted by high theory, may often be thwarted by the lack of time and strength to solve them. Might it be worth sometimes to change the tactics and just throw those who wish to learn to swim into the water? We present an updated version of the "Dynamics of the Universe in Problems" We have the following new sections, 'Gravitational Waves', "Interactions in the Dark Sector", "Horizons" and "Quantum Cosmology" . A number of new problems have been added to almost every section. The total number of problems exceeds fifteen hundred. Solutions to all the problems can be found at www.universeinproblems.com

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A Thousand Problems in Cosmology: Interaction in the Dark Sector

This is one chapter of the collection of problems in cosmology, in which we assemble the problems that concern one of the most distinctive features of modern cosmology---the interaction in the Dark Sector. The evolution of any broadly applied model is accompanied by multiple generalizations that aim to resolve conceptual difficulties and to explain the ever-growing pool of observational data. In the case of Standard Cosmological Model one of the most promising directions of generalization is replacement of the cosmological constant with a more complicated, dynamic, form of dark energy and incorporation of interaction between the dark components---dark energy (DE) and dark matter (DM). Typically, DE models are based on scalar fields minimally coupled to gravity, and do not implement explicit coupling of the field to the background DM. However, there is no fundamental reason for this assumption in the absence of an underlying symmetry which would suppress the coupling. Given that we do not know the true nature of either DE or DM, we cannot exclude the possibility that there is some kind of coupling between them. Whereas interactions between DE and normal matter particles are heavily constrained by observations (e.g. in the solar system and gravitational experiments on Earth), this is not the case for DM particles. In other words, it is possible for the dark components to interact with each other while not being coupled to standard model particles. Therefore, the possibility of DE-DM interaction should be investigated with utmost gravity. This version contains only formulations of 117 problems. The full collection, with solutions included, is available in the form of a wiki-based resource at universeinproblems.com. The cosmological community is welcome to contribute to its development.

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Over-barrier decay of the mixed state

Classical escape in 2D Hamiltonian systems with the mixed state has been studied numerically and analytically. The wide class of potentials with the mixed state is presented by polinomial potentials. In potentials, where the mixed state could be realized, i.e. the phase space contains regions of both regular and chaotic motion, escape problem has a number of new features. In particular, some local minima become a trap with number of particles depending on energy and other values that characterize the ensemble of particles. Choosing the form of initial ensemble one chooses the set of parameters that determine the number of trapped particles.

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Decay of the Mixed States

We study the classical escape from local minima for 2d multi-well Hamiltonian systems, realizing the mixed state. We show that escape from such local minima has a diversity of principally new features, representing an interesting topic for conceptual understanding of chaotic dynamics and applications.

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Hyperfine-driven persistent currents in mesoscopic rings based on a 2D electron gas with Rashba spin-orbit interaction

We present a detailed theory of induced persistent current produced by hyperfine interaction in mesoscopic rings based on a 2D-electron (hole) gas in the absence of external magnetic field. The persistent current emerges due to combined action of the hyperfine interaction of charge carriers with polarized nuclei, spin-orbit interaction and Berry phase.

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Signatures of Quantum Chaos in Wave Functions Structure for Multi-well 2D Potentials

We propose a new approach to investigation of quantum manifestations of classical stochasticity (QMCS) in wave functions structure, which can be realized in potentials with two and more local minima. The main advantage of the proposed approach is the possibility to detect QMCS in comparison not different wave functions, but different parts of the same wave function. Efficiency of the approach is demonstrated for two potentials: surface quadrupole oscillations (QO) and lower umbillic catastrophe (UC) $D_5$.

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Quantum Manifestations of Classical Stochasticity in the Mixed State

We investigate the QMCS in structure of the eigenfunctions, corresponding to mixed type classical dynamics in smooth potential of the surface quadrupole oscillations of a charged liquid drop. Regions of different regimes of classical motion are strictly separated in the configuration space, allowing direct observation of the correlations between the wave function structure and type of the classical motion by comparison of the parts of the eigenfunction, corresponding to different local minima.

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