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2. The non-standad logic of physics: the case of the Boltzmann-Sinai hard-sphere system
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Tessarotto, Massimo, Cremaschini, Claudio, Asci, Claudio, Soranzo, Alessandro, Tessarotto, Marco, and Tironi, Gino
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Physics - Classical Physics ,Mathematical Physics - Abstract
One of the most challenging and fascinating issues in mathematical and theoretical physics concerns identifying the common logic, if any, which underlies the physical world. More precisely, this involves the search of the possibly-unique axiomatic logical proposition calculus to apply simultaneously both to classical and quantum realms of physics and to be consistent with the corresponding mathematical and filosophysical setups. Based on the recent establishment of quantum logic, which has been shown to apply both to Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Gravity, the crucial remaining step involves the identification of the appropriate axiomatic logical proposition calculus to be associated with Classical Mechanics. In this paper the issue is posed for a fundamental example of Classical Mechanics, which is represented by the so-called Boltzmann-Sinai dynamical system. This is realized by the ensemble of classical smooth hard-spheres, which is set at the basis of Classical Statistical Mechanics and is also commonly regarded as a possible realization of Classical Newtonian Cosmology. Depending on the initial conditions which are prescribed for such a system, its classical state is shown to obey the propositional calculus of non-classical logic. In particular, the latter is expressed by the 3-way Principle of Non-Contradiction, namely the same logical principle that holds for quantum logic. The result therefore permits to question on a mathematical basis the principles of deterministic classical logic and the validity of their character within the domain of Classical Physics. Such a conclusion represents a potential notable innovation in the logical dicotomy true/false, a crucial topic which has crossed millennia through philosophy, logic, mathematics and physics.
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- 2024
3. On the conditions of validity of the Boltzmann equation and Boltzmann H-theorem
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Tessarotto, Massimo, Cremaschini, Claudio, and Tessarotto, Marco
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Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics ,Mathematical Physics - Abstract
In this paper the problem is posed of the formulation of the so-called "ab initio" approach to the statistical description of the Boltzmann-Sinai N-body classical dynamical system (CDS) formed by identical smooth hard spheres. This amounts to introducing a suitably-generalized version of the axioms of Classical Statistical Mechanics. The latter involve a proper definition of the functional setting for the N-body probability density function (PDF), so that it includes also the case of the deterministic N-body PDF. In connection with this issue, a further development concerns the introduction of modified collision boundary conditions which differ from the usual ones adopted in previous literature. Both features are proved to be consistent with the validity of exact H-theorems for the N-body and 1-body PDFs respectively. Consequences of the axiomatic approach which concern the conditions of validity of the Boltzmann kinetic equation and the Boltzmann H-theorem are investigated. In particular, the role of the modified boundary conditions is discussed. It is shown that both theorems fail in the case in which the N-body PDF is identified with the deterministic PDF. Finally, the issue of applicability of the Zermelo and Loschmidt paradoxes to the "ab initio" approach presented here is discussed., Comment: 23 pages
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- 2023
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4. Theory of spatially non-symmetric kinetic equilibria for collisionless plasmas
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Cremaschini, Claudio and Tessarotto, Massimo
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics ,Mathematical Physics ,Physics - Plasma Physics - Abstract
The problem posed by the possible existence/non-existence of spatially non-symmetric kinetic equilibria has remained unsolved in plasma theory. For collisionless magnetized plasmas this involves the construction of stationary solutions of the Vlasov-Maxwell equations. In this paper the issue is addressed for non-relativistic plasmas both in astrophysical and laboratory contexts. The treatment is based on a Lagrangian variational description of single-particle dynamics. Starting point is a non-perturbative formulation of gyrokinetic theory, which allows one to construct "a posteriori" with prescribed order of accuracy an asymptotic representation for the magnetic moment. In terms of the relevant particle adiabatic invariants generalized bi-Maxwellian equilibria are proved to exist. These are shown to recover, under suitable assumptions, a Chapman-Enskog form which permits an analytical treatment of the corresponding fluid moments. In particular, the constrained posed by the Poisson and the Ampere equations are analyzed, both for quasi-neutral and non-neutral plasmas. The conditions of existence of the corresponding non-symmetric kinetic equilibria are investigated. As a notable feature, both astrophysical and laboratory plasmas are shown to exhibit, under suitable conditions, a kinetic dynamo, whereby the equilibrium magnetic field can be self-generated by the equilibrium plasma currents., Comment: 15 pages
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- 2023
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5. Collisionless kinetic regimes for quasi-stationary axisymmetric accretion disc plasmas
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Cremaschini, Claudio and Tessarotto, Massimo
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics ,Physics - Plasma Physics - Abstract
This paper is concerned with the kinetic treatment of quasi-stationary axisymmetric collisionless accretion disc plasmas. The conditions of validity of the kinetic description for non-relativistic magnetized and gravitationally-bound plasmas of this type are discussed. A classification of the possible collisionless plasma regimes which can arise in these systems is proposed, which can apply to accretion discs around both stellar-mass compact objects and galactic-center black holes. Two different classifications are determined, which are referred to respectively as energy-based and magnetic field-based classifications. Different regimes are pointed out for each plasma species, depending both on the relative magnitudes of kinetic and potential energies and the magnitude of the magnetic field. It is shown that in all cases, there can be quasi-stationary Maxwellian-like solutions of the Vlasov equation. The perturbative approach outlined here permits unique analytical determination of the functional form for the distribution function consistent, in each kinetic regime, with the explicit inclusion of finite Larmor radius-diamagnetic and/or energy-correction effects., Comment: 13 pages
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- 2023
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6. Kinetic formulation of Tolman-Ehrenfest effect: Non-ideal fluids in Schwarzschild and Kerr space-times
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Cremaschini, Claudio, Kovář, Jiří, Stuchlík, Zdeněk, and Tessarotto, Massimo
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General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology ,Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics - Abstract
A review of the original thermodynamic formulation of the Tolman-Ehrenfest effect prescribing the temperature profile of uncharged fluid at thermal equilibrium forming stationary configurations in curved space-time is proposed. A statistical description based on relativistic kinetic theory is implemented. In this context the Tolman-Ehrenfest relation arises in the Schwarzschild space-time for collisionless uncharged particles at Maxwellian kinetic equilibrium. However, the result changes considerably when non-ideal fluids, i.e., non-Maxwellian distributions, are treated, whose statistical temperature becomes non-isotropic and gives rise to a tensor pressure. This is associated with phase-space anisotropies in the distribution function, occurring both for diagonal and non-diagonal metric tensors, exemplified by the Schwarzschild and Kerr metrics respectively. As a consequence, it is shown that for these systems it is not possible to define a Tolman-Ehrenfest relation in terms of an isotropic scalar temperature. Qualitative properties of the novel solution are discussed., Comment: 7 pages. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2306.10434
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- 2023
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7. Covariant formulation of spatially non-symmetric kinetic equilibria in magnetized astrophysical plasmas
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Cremaschini, Claudio, Tessarotto, Massimo, and Stuchlík, Zdeněk
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Physics - Plasma Physics ,Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics - Abstract
Astrophysical plasmas in the surrounding of compact objects and subject to intense gravitational and electromagnetic fields are believed to give rise to relativistic regimes. Theoretical and observational evidence suggest that magnetized plasmas of this type are collisionless and can persist for long times (e.g., with respect to a distant observer, coordinate, time), while exhibiting geometrical structures characterized by the absence of well-defined spatial symmetries. In this paper the problem is posed whether such configurations can correspond to some kind of kinetic equilibrium. The issue is addressed from a theoretical perspective in the framework of a covariant Vlasov statistical description, which relies on the method of invariants. For this purpose, a systematic covariant variational formulation of gyrokinetic theory is developed, which holds without requiring any symmetry condition on the background fields. As a result, an asymptotic representation of the relativistic particle magnetic moment is obtained from its formal exact solution, in terms of a suitably-defined invariant series expansion parameter (perturbative representation). On such a basis it is shown that spatially non-symmetric kinetic equilibria can actually be determined, an example being provided by Gaussian-like distributions. As an application, the physical mechanisms related to the occurrence of a non-vanishing equilibrium fluid 4-flow are investigated., Comment: 16 pages
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- 2023
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8. Polytropic representation of the kinetic pressure tensor of non-ideal magnetized fluids in equilibrium toroidal structures
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Cremaschini, Claudio, Kovář, Jiří, Stuchlík, Zdeněk, and Tessarotto, Massimo
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Physics - Plasma Physics ,Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics - Abstract
Non-ideal fluids are generally subject to the occurrence of non-isotropic pressure tensors, whose determination is fundamental in order to characterize their dynamical and thermodynamical properties. This requires the implementation of theoretical frameworks provided by appropriate microscopic and statistical kinetic approaches in terms of which continuum fluid fields are obtained. In this paper the case of non-relativistic magnetized fluids forming equilibrium toroidal structures in external gravitational fields is considered. Analytical solutions for the kinetic distribution function are explicitly constructed, to be represented by a Chapman-Enskog expansion around a Maxwellian equilibrium. In this way, different physical mechanisms responsible for the generation of non-isotropic pressures are identified and proved to be associated with the kinetic constraints imposed on single and collective particle dynamics by phase-space symmetries and magnetic field. As a major outcome, the validity of a polytropic representation for the kinetic pressure tensors corresponding to each source of anisotropy is established, whereby directional pressures exhibit a specific power-law functional dependence on fluid density. The astrophysical relevance of the solution for the understanding of fluid plasma properties in accretion-disc environments is discussed., Comment: 16 pages
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- 2023
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9. Kinetic equilibria of relativistic collisionless plasmas in the presence of non-stationary electromagnetic fields
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Cremaschini, Claudio, Tessarotto, Massimo, and Stuchlík, Zdeněk
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics ,Physics - Plasma Physics - Abstract
The kinetic description of relativistic plasmas in the presence of time-varying and spatially non-uniform electromagnetic fields is a fundamental theoretical issue both in astrophysics and plasma physics. This refers, in particular, to the treatment of collisionless and strongly-magnetized plasmas in the presence of intense radiation sources. In this paper the problem is investigated in the framework of a covariant gyrokinetic treatment for Vlasov-Maxwell equilibria. The existence of a new class of kinetic equilibria is pointed out, which occur for spatially-symmetric systems. These equilibria are shown to exist in the presence of non-uniform background EM fields and curved space-time. In the non-relativistic limit this feature permits the determination of kinetic equilibria even for plasmas in which particle energy is not conserved due to the occurrence of explicitly time-dependent EM fields. Finally, absolute stability criteria are established which apply in the case of infinitesimal symmetric perturbations that can be either externally or internally produced., Comment: 8 pages
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- 2023
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10. Macroscopic irreversibility and decay to kinetic equilibrium of the 1-body PDF for finite hard-sphere systems
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Tessarotto, Massimo and Cremaschini, Claudio
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Mathematical Physics ,Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics - Abstract
The conditions for the occurrence of the so-called macroscopic irreversibility property and the related phenomenon of decay to kinetic equilibrium which may characterize the 1-body probability density function (PDF) associated with hard-sphere systems are investigated. The problem is set in the framework of the axiomatic "ab initio" theory of classical statistical mechanics developed recently and the related establishment of an exact kinetic equation realized by the Master equation for the same kinetic PDF. As shown in the paper the task involves the introduction of a suitable functional of the 1-body PDF, identified here with the Master kinetic information. It is then proved that, provided the same PDF is prescribed in terms of suitably-smooth, i.e., stochastic, solution of the Master kinetic equation, the two properties indicated above are indeed realized.
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- 2018
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11. Generalized Lagrangian Path approach to manifestly-covariant quantum gravity theory
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Tessarotto, Massimo and Cremaschini, Claudio
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General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology - Abstract
A trajectory-based representation for the quantum theory of the gravitational field is formulated. This is achieved in terms of a covariant Generalized Lagrangian-Path (GLP) approach which relies on a suitable statistical representation of Bohmian Lagrangian trajectories, referred to here as GLP-representation. The result is established in the framework of the manifestly-covariant quantum gravity theory (CQG-theory) proposed recently and the related CQG-wave equation advancing in proper-time the quantum state associated with massive gravitons. Generally non-stationary analytical solutions for the CQG-wave equation with non-vanishing cosmological constant are determined in such a framework, which exhibit Gaussian-like probability densities that are non-dispersive in proper-time. As a remarkable outcome of the theory achieved by implementing these analytical solutions, the existence of an emergent gravity phenomenon is proved to hold. Accordingly, it is shown that a mean-field background space-time metric tensor can be expressed in terms of a suitable statistical average of stochastic fluctuations of the quantum gravitational field whose quantum-wave dynamics is described by GLP trajectories.
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- 2018
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12. Space-time second-quantization effects and the quantum origin of cosmological constant in covariant quantum gravity
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Cremaschini, Claudio and Tessarotto, Massimo
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General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology - Abstract
Space-time quantum contributions to the classical Einstein equations of General Relativity are determined. The theoretical background is provided by the non-perturbative theory of manifestly-covariant quantum gravity and the trajectory-based representation of the related quantum wave equation in terms of the Generalized Lagrangian path formalism. To reach the target an extended functional setting is introduced, permitting the treatment of a non-stationary background metric tensor allowed to depend on both space-time coordinates and a suitably-defined invariant proper-time parameter. Based on the Hamiltonian representation of the corresponding quantum hydrodynamic equations occurring in such a context, the quantum-modified Einstein field equations are obtained. As an application, the quantum origin of the cosmological constant is investigated. This is shown to be ascribed to the non-linear Bohm quantum interaction of the gravitational field with itself in vacuum and to depend generally also on the realization of the quantum probability density for the quantum gravitational field tensor. The emerging physical picture predicts a generally non-stationary quantum cosmological constant which originates from fluctuations (i.e., gradients) of vacuum quantum gravitational energy density and is consistent with the existence of quantum massive gravitons.
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- 2018
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13. Quantum-wave equation and Heisenberg inequalities of covariant quantum gravity
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Cremaschini, Claudio and Tessarotto, Massimo
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General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology - Abstract
Key aspects of the manifestly-covariant theory of quantum gravity (Cremaschini and Tessarotto 2015-2017) are investigated. These refer, first, to the establishment of the 4-scalar, manifestly-covariant evolution quantum wave equation, denoted as covariant quantum gravity (CQG) wave equation, which advances the quantum state $\psi $ associated with a prescribed background space-time. In this paper, the CQG-wave equation is proved to follow at once by means of a Hamilton-Jacobi quantization of the classical variational tensor field $g\equiv \left\{ g_{\mu \nu }\right\} $ and its conjugate momentum, referred to as (canonical) $g-$quantization. The same equation is also shown to be variational and to follow from a synchronous variational principle identified here with the quantum Hamilton variational principle. The corresponding quantum hydrodynamic equations are then obtained upon introducing the Madelung representation for $\psi $, which provide an equivalent statistical interpretation of the CQG-wave equation. Finally, the quantum state $\psi $ is proved to fulfill generalized Heisenberg inequalities, relating the statistical measurement errors of quantum observables. These are shown to be represented in terms of the standard deviations of the matric tensor $g\equiv \left\{ g_{\mu \nu }\right\} $ and its quantum conjugate momentum operator., Comment: Entropy Journal Special Issue: Advances in Relativistic Statistical Mechanics
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- 2017
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14. Macroscopic irreversibility and decay to kinetic equilibrium for classical hard-sphere systems
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Tessarotto, Massimo and Cremaschini, Claudio
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Physics - Classical Physics ,Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics - Abstract
In this paper the conditions are investigated for the occurrence of the so-called macroscopic irreversibility property and the related phenomenon of decay to kinetic equilibrium which may characterize the $1-$body probability density function (PDF) associated with hard-sphere systems. The problem is set in the framework of the axiomatic "ab initio" approach to classical statistical mechanics recently developed [Tessarotto \textit{et al}., 2013-2017] and the related establishment of an exact kinetic equation realized by Master equation for the same kinetic PDF. As shown in the paper the task involves the introduction of a suitable functional of the $1-$body PDF here identified with the \textit{Master kinetic information}. The goal is to show that, provided the same PDF is realized in terms of an arbitrary suitably-smooth particular solution of the Master kinetic equation the two properties indicated above are indeed realized and that the same functional is unrelated either with the Boltzmann-Shannon entropy and the Fisher information.
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- 2017
15. Asymptotic orderings and approximations of the Master kinetic equation for large hard spheres systems
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Tessarotto, Massimo and Asci, Claudio
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Physics - Classical Physics - Abstract
In this paper the problem is posed of determining the physically-meaningful asymptotic orderings holding for the statistical description of a large $N-$body system of hard spheres,\textit{ i.e.,} formed by $N\equiv\frac{1}{\varepsilon} \gg1$ particles, which are allowed to undergo instantaneous and purely elastic unary, binary or multiple collisions. Starting point is the axiomatic treatment recently developed [Tessarotto \textit{et al}., 2013-2016] and the related discovery of an exact kinetic equation realized by Master equation which advances in time the $1-$body probability density function (PDF) for such a system. As shown in the paper the task involves introducing appropriate asymptotic orderings in terms of $\varepsilon$ for all the physically-relevant parameters. The goal is that of identifying the relevant physically-meaningful asymptotic approximations applicable for the Master kinetic equation, together with their possible relationships with the Boltzmann and Enskog kinetic equations, and holding in appropriate asymptotic regimes. These correspond either to dilute or dense systems and are formed either by small-size or finite-size identical hard spheres, the distinction between the various cases depending on suitable asymptotic orderings in terms of $\varepsilon.$
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- 2017
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16. Principles of kinetic theory for granular fluids
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Tessarotto, Massimo and Cremaschini, Claudio
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Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics - Abstract
Highlights are presented regarding recent developments of the kinetic theory of granular matter. These concern the discovery of an exact kinetic equation and a related exact H-theorem both holding for finite $N-$body systems formed by smooth hard-spheres systems.
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- 2016
17. Microscopic statistical description of incompressible Navier-Stokes granular fluids
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Tessarotto, Massimo, Mond, Michael, and Asci, Claudio
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Physics - Fluid Dynamics - Abstract
Based on the recently-established Master kinetic equation and related Master constant H-theorem which describe the statistical behavior of the Boltzmann-Sinai classical dynamical system for smooth and hard spherical particles, the problem is posed of determining a microscopic statistical description holding for an incompressible Navier-Stokes fluid. The goal is reached by introducing a suitable mean-field interaction in the Master kinetic equation. The resulting Modified Master Kinetic Equation (MMKE) is proved to warrant at the same time the condition of mass-density incompressibility and the validity of the Navier-Stokes fluid equation. In addition, it is shown that the conservation of the Boltzmann-Shannon entropy can similarly be warranted. Applications to the plane Couette and Poiseuille flows are considered showing that they can be regarded as final decaying states for suitable non-stationary flows. As a result, it is shown that an arbitrary initial stochastic $1-$body PDF evolving in time by means of MMKE necessarily exhibits the phenomenon of Decay to Kinetic Equilibrium (DKE), whereby the $1-$body PDF asymptotically relaxes to a stationary and spatially-uniform Maxwellian PDF.
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- 2016
18. Synchronous Lagrangian variational principles in General Relativity
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Cremaschini, Claudio and Tessarotto, Massimo
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General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology - Abstract
The problem of formulating synchronous variational principles in the context of General Relativity is discussed. Based on the analogy with classical relativistic particle dynamics, the existence of variational principles is pointed out in relativistic classical field theory which are either asynchronous or synchronous. The historical Einstein-Hilbert and Palatini variational formulations are found to belong to the first category. Nevertheless, it is shown that an alternative route exists which permits one to cast these principles in terms of equivalent synchronous Lagrangian variational formulations. The advantage is twofold. First, synchronous approaches allow one to overcome the lack of gauge symmetry of the asynchronous principles. Second, the property of manifest covariance of the theory is also restored at all levels, including the symbolic Euler-Lagrange equations, with the variational Lagrangian density being now identified with a $4-$scalar. As an application, a joint synchronous variational principle holding both for the non-vacuum Einstein and Maxwell equations is displayed, with the matter source being described by means of a Vlasov kinetic treatment.
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- 2016
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19. Manifest Covariant Hamiltonian Theory of General Relativity
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Cremaschini, Claudio and Tessarotto, Massimo
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General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology - Abstract
The problem of formulating a manifest covariant Hamiltonian theory of General Relativity in the presence of source fields is addressed, by extending the so-called "DeDonder-Weyl" formalism to the treatment of classical fields in curved space-time. The theory is based on a synchronous variational principle for the Einstein equation, formulated in terms of superabundant variables. The technique permits one to determine the continuum covariant Hamiltonian structure associated with the Einstein equation. The corresponding continuum Poisson bracket representation is also determined. The theory relies on first-principles, in the sense that the conclusions are reached in the framework of a non-perturbative covariant approach, which allows one to preserve both the 4-scalar nature of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian densities as well as the gauge invariance property of the theory.
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- 2016
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20. Hamiltonian approach to GR - Part 2: covariant theory of quantum gravity
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Cremaschini, Claudio and Tessarotto, Massimo
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General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology - Abstract
A non-perturbative quantum field theory of General Relativity is presented which leads to a new realization of the theory of Covariant Quantum-Gravity (CQG-theory). The treatment is founded on the recently-identified Hamiltonian structure associated with the classical space-time, i.e., the corresponding manifestly-covariant Hamilton equations and the related Hamilton-Jacobi theory. The quantum Hamiltonian operator and the CQG-wave equation for the corresponding CQG-state and wave-function are realized in $% 4-$scalar form. The new quantum wave equation is shown to be equivalent to a set of quantum hydrodynamic equations which warrant the consistency with the classical GR Hamilton-Jacobi equation in the semiclassical limit. A perturbative approximation scheme is developed, which permits the adoption of the harmonic oscillator approximation for the treatment of the Hamiltonian potential. As an application of the theory, the stationary vacuum CQG-wave equation is studied, yielding a stationary equation for the CQG-state in terms of the $4-$scalar invariant-energy eigenvalue associated with the corresponding approximate quantum Hamiltonian operator. The conditions for the existence of a discrete invariant-energy spectrum are pointed out. This yields a possible estimate for the graviton mass together with a new interpretation about the quantum origin of the cosmological constant.
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- 2016
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21. Hamiltonian approach to GR - Part 1: covariant theory of classical gravity
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Cremaschini, Claudio and Tessarotto, Massimo
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General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology - Abstract
A challenging issue in General Relativity concerns the determination of the manifestly-covariant continuum Hamiltonian structure underlying the Einstein field equations and the related formulation of the corresponding covariant Hamilton-Jacobi theory. The task is achieved by adopting a synchronous variational principle requiring distinction between the prescribed deterministic metric tensor $\widehat{g}(r)\equiv \left\{ \widehat{g}_{\mu \nu }(r)\right\} $ solution of the Einstein field equations which determines the geometry of the background space-time and suitable variational fields $x\equiv \left\{ g,\pi \right\} $ obeying an appropriate set of continuum Hamilton equations, referred to here as GR-Hamilton equations$.$ It is shown that a prerequisite for reaching such a goal is that of casting the same equations in evolutionary form by means of a Lagrangian parametrization for a suitably-reduced canonical state. As a result, the corresponding Hamilton-Jacobi theory is established in manifestly-covariant form. Physical implications of the theory are discussed. These include the investigation of the structural stability of the GR-Hamilton equations with respect to vacuum solutions of the Einstein equations, assuming that wave-like perturbations are governed by the canonical evolution equations.
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- 2016
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22. Theory of non-local point transformations - Part 2: General form and Gedanken experiment
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Tessarotto, Massimo and Cremaschini, Claudio
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General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology - Abstract
The problem is posed of further extending the axiomatic construction proposed in Part 1 for non-local point transformations mapping in each other different curved space times. The new transformations apply to curved space times when expressed in arbitrary coordinate systems. It is shown that the solution permits to achieve an ideal (Gedanken) experiment realizing a suitable kind of phase-space transformation on point-particle classical dynamical systems. Applications of the theory are discussed both for diagonal and non-diagonal metric tensors.
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- 2016
23. Theory of non-local point transformations - Part 1: Representation of Teleparallel Gravity
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Tessarotto, Massimo and Cremaschini, Claudio
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General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology - Abstract
In this paper the extension of the functional setting customarily adopted in General Relativity (GR) is considered. For this purpose, an explicit solution of the so-called Einstein's\ Teleparallel problem is sought. This is achieved by a suitable extension of the traditional concept of GR reference frame and is based on the notion of non-local point transformation (NLPT). In particular, it is shown that a solution to the said problem can be reached by introducing a suitable subset of transformations denoted here as \textit{special} \textit{NLPT}. These are found to realize a phase-space transformation connecting\emph{\}the flat Minkowski space-time with, in principle, an arbitrary curved space-time. The functional setting and basic properties of the new transformations are investigated.
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- 2016
24. Theory of non-local point transformations - Part 3: Theory of NLPT-acceleration and the physical origin of acceleration effects in curved space-times
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Tessarotto, Massimo and Cremaschini, Claudio
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General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology - Abstract
This paper is motivated by the introduction of a new functional setting of General Relativity (GR) based on the adoption of suitable group non-local point transformations (NLPT). Unlike the customary local point transformatyion usually utilized in GR, these transformations map in each other intrinsically different curved space-times. In this paper the problem is posed of determining the tensor transformation laws holding for the $4-$% acceleration with respect to the group of general NLPT. Basic physical implications are considered. These concern in particular the identification of NLPT-acceleration effects, namely the relationship established via general NLPT between the $4-$accelerations existing in different curved-space times. As a further application the tensor character of the EM Faraday tensor.with respect to the NLPT-group is established.
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- 2016
25. Planck Length Emerging as the Invariant Quantum Minimum Effective Length Determined by the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle in Manifestly Covariant Quantum Gravity Theory.
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Cremaschini, Claudio and Tessarotto, Massimo
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HEISENBERG uncertainty principle , *QUANTUM theory , *GRAVITATIONAL fields , *MEASUREMENT errors , *STANDARD deviations , *GEOMETRIC quantization - Abstract
The meaning of the quantum minimum effective length that should distinguish the quantum nature of a gravitational field is investigated in the context of manifestly covariant quantum gravity theory (CQG-theory). In such a framework, the possible occurrence of a non-vanishing minimum length requires one to identify it necessarily with a 4-scalar proper length s.It is shown that the latter must be treated in a statistical way and associated with a lower bound in the error measurement of distance, namely to be identified with a standard deviation. In this reference, the existence of a minimum length is proven based on a canonical form of Heisenberg inequality that is peculiar to CQG-theory in predicting massive quantum gravitons with finite path-length trajectories. As a notable outcome, it is found that, apart from a numerical factor of O 1 , the invariant minimum length is realized by the Planck length, which, therefore, arises as a constitutive element of quantum gravity phenomenology. This theoretical result permits one to establish the intrinsic minimum-length character of CQG-theory, which emerges consistently with manifest covariance as one of its foundational properties and is rooted both on the mathematical structure of canonical Hamiltonian quantization, as well as on the logic underlying the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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26. The Common Logic of Quantum Universe—Part II: The Case of Quantum Gravity
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Tessarotto, Massimo and Cremaschini, Claudio
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- 2022
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27. The Common Logic of Quantum Universe—Part I: The Case of Non-relativistic Quantum Mechanics
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Tessarotto, Massimo and Cremaschini, Claudio
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- 2022
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28. Variational theory of the Ricci curvature tensor dynamics
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Cremaschini, Claudio, Kovář, Jiří, Stuchlík, Zdeněk, and Tessarotto, Massimo
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- 2021
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29. Tracer-particle dynamics in MHD fluids
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Tessarotto, Massimo, Asci, Claudio, Cremaschini, Claudio, Soranzo, Alessandro, Tesasrotto, Marco, and Tironi, Gino
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Mathematical Physics ,Physics - Fluid Dynamics ,35Q30, 37A60, 82C40, 82C21 - Abstract
A key issue in fluid dynamics is the unique definition of the phase-space Lagrangian dynamics characterizing prescribed ideal fluids (i.e., continua), which is related to the dynamics of so-called \textit{ideal tracer particles} (ITP) moving in the same fluids. These are by definition particles of infinitesimal size which do not produce significant perturbations of the fluid fields and do not interact among themselves. For Navier-Stokes (NS) fluids, the discovery by Tessarotto et al. (2005-2009) of the phase-space dynamical system advancing in time the state of the fluid, has made possible, \textit{in the case NS fluids}, the actual definition of these trajectories. In this paper we intend to pose the problem in the case of compressible/incompressible magnetofluids based on the inverse kinetic theory which can be developed for their phase-space statistical description (see also accompanying paper) \ We propose the conjecture of the existence of a subset of ITP's (i.e., particular solutions of the phase-space dynamical system), denoted as \textit{thermal ideal tracer particles} (TITP). These particles are characterized by a relative velocity with respect to the fluid, whose magnitude is determined, by the kinetic pressure (in turn, related to the fluid pressure).
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- 2012
30. The Lagrangian dynamics of thermal tracer particles in Navier-Stokes fluids
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Tessarotto, Massimo, Asci, Claudio, Cremaschini, Claudio, Soranzo, Alessandro, Tessarotto, Marco, and Tironi, Gino
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Mathematical Physics ,35Q30, 37A60, 82C40, 82C21 - Abstract
A basic issue for Navier-Stokes (NS) fluids is their characterization in terms of the so-called NS phase-space classical dynamical system, which provides a mathematical model for the description of the dynamics of infinitesimal (or i\textit{deal}) tracer particles in these fluids. The goal of this paper is to analyze the properties of a particular subset of solutions of the NS dynamical system, denoted as \textit{thermal tracer particles} (TTPs), whose states are determined uniquely by the NS fluid fields. Applications concerning both deterministic and stochastic NS fluids are pointed out. In particular, in both cases it is shown that in terms of the ensemble of TTPs a statistical description of NS fluids can be formulated. In the case of stochastic fluids this feature permits to uniquely establish the corresponding Langevin and Fokker-Planck dynamics. Finally, the relationship with the customary statistical treatment of hydrodynamic turbulence (HT) is analyzed and a solution to the closure problem for the statistical description of HT is proposed., Comment: EPJ-Plus, in press (March 2012)
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- 2012
31. Hamiltonian structure of classical N-body systems of finite-size particles subject to EM interactions
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Cremaschini, Claudio and Tessarotto, Massimo
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Mathematical Physics ,Physics - Classical Physics - Abstract
An open issue in classical relativistic mechanics is the consistent treatment of the dynamics of classical $N$-body systems of mutually-interacting particles. This refers, in particular, to charged particles subject to EM interactions, including both binary and self interactions (EM-interacting $N$-body systems). In this paper it is shown that such a description can be consistently obtained in the context of classical electrodynamics, for the case of a $N$-body system of classical finite-size charged particles. A variational formulation of the problem is presented, based on the $N$-body hybrid synchronous Hamilton variational principle. Covariant Lagrangian and Hamiltonian equations of motion for the dynamics of the interacting $N$-body system are derived, which are proved to be delay-type ODEs. Then, a representation in both standard Lagrangian and Hamiltonian forms is proved to hold, the latter expressed by means of classical Poisson Brackets. The theory developed retains both the covariance with respect to the Lorentz group and the exact Hamiltonian structure of the problem, which is shown to be intrinsically non-local. Different applications of the theory are investigated. The first one concerns the development of a suitable Hamiltonian approximation of the exact equations that retains finite delay-time effects characteristic of the binary and self EM interactions. Second, basic consequences concerning the validity of Dirac generator formalism are pointed out, with particular reference to the instant-form representation of Poincar\`{e} generators. Finally, a discussion is presented both on the validity and possible extension of the Dirac generator formalism as well as the failure of the so-called Currie \textquotedblleft no-interaction\textquotedblright\ theorem for the non-local Hamiltonian system considered here., Comment: Accepted for publication on EPJ Plus
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- 2012
32. Hamiltonian formulation for the classical EM radiation-reaction problem: application to the kinetic theory for relativistic collisionless plasmas
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Cremaschini, Claudio and Tessarotto, Massimo
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Mathematical Physics ,Physics - Classical Physics - Abstract
A notorious difficulty in the covariant dynamics of classical charged particles subject to non-local electromagnetic (EM) interactions arising in the EM radiation-reaction (RR) phenomena is due to the definition of the related non-local Lagrangian and Hamiltonian systems. The lack of a standard Lagrangian/Hamiltonian formulation in the customary asymptotic approximation for the RR equation may inhibit the construction of consistent kinetic and fluid theories. In this paper the issue is investigated in the framework of Special Relativity. It is shown that, for finite-size spherically-symmetric classical charged particles, non-perturbative Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations in standard form can be obtained, which describe particle dynamics in the presence of the exact EM RR self-force. As a remarkable consequence, based on axiomatic formulation of classical statistical mechanics, the covariant kinetic theory for systems of charged particles subject to the EM RR self-force is formulated in Hamiltonian form. A fundamental feature is that the non-local effects enter the kinetic equation only through the retarded particle 4-position, which permits the construction of the related non-local fluid equations. In particular, the moment equations obtained in this way do not contain higher-order moments, allowing as a consequence the adoption of standard closure conditions. A remarkable aspect of the theory concerns the short delay-time asymptotic expansions. Here it is shown that two possible expansions are permitted. Both can be implemented for the single-particle dynamics as well as for the corresponding kinetic and fluid treatments. In the last case, they are performed a posteriori on the relevant moment equations obtained after integration of the kinetic equation over the velocity space. Comparisons with literature are pointed out.
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33. Exact solution of the EM radiation-reaction problem for classical finite-size and Lorentzian charged particles
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Cremaschini, Claudio and Tessarotto, Massimo
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Mathematical Physics ,Physics - Classical Physics - Abstract
An exact solution is given to the classical electromagnetic (EM) radiation-reaction (RR) problem, originally posed by Lorentz. This refers to the dynamics of classical non-rotating and quasi-rigid finite size particles subject to an external prescribed EM field. A variational formulation of the problem is presented. It is shown that a covariant representation for the EM potential of the self-field generated by the extended charge can be uniquely determined, consistent with the principles of classical electrodynamics and relativity. By construction, the retarded self 4-potential does not possess any divergence, contrary to the case of point charges. As a fundamental consequence, based on Hamilton variational principle, an exact representation is obtained for the relativistic equation describing the dynamics of a finite-size charged particle (RR equation), which is shown to be realized by a second-order delay-type ODE. Such equation is proved to apply also to the treatment of Lorentzian particles, i.e., point-masses with finite-size charge distributions, and to recover the usual LAD equation in a suitable asymptotic approximation. Remarkably, the RR equation admits both standard Lagrangian and conservative forms, expressed respectively in terms of a non-local effective Lagrangian and a stress-energy tensor. Finally, consistent with the Newton principle of determinacy, it is proved that the corresponding initial-value problem admits a local existence and uniqueness theorem, namely it defines a classical dynamical system.
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- 2012
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34. Kinetic description of rotating Tokamak plasmas with anisotropic temperatures in the collisionless regime
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Cremaschini, Claudio and Tessarotto, Massimo
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Physics - Plasma Physics - Abstract
A largely unsolved theoretical issue in controlled fusion research is the consistent \textit{kinetic} treatment of slowly-time varying plasma states occurring in collisionless and magnetized axisymmetric plasmas. The phenomenology may include finite pressure anisotropies as well as strong toroidal and poloidal differential rotation, characteristic of Tokamak plasmas. Despite the fact that physical phenomena occurring in fusion plasmas depend fundamentally on the microscopic particle phase-space dynamics, their consistent kinetic treatment remains still essentially unchalleged to date. The goal of this paper is to address the problem within the framework of Vlasov-Maxwell description. The gyrokinetic treatment of charged particles dynamics is adopted for the construction of asymptotic solutions for the quasi-stationary species kinetic distribution functions. These are expressed in terms of the particle exact and adiabatic invariants. The theory relies on a perturbative approach, which permits to construct asymptotic analytical solutions of the Vlasov-Maxwell system. In this way, both diamagnetic and energy corrections are included consistently into the theory. In particular, by imposing suitable kinetic constraints, the existence of generalized bi-Maxwellian asymptotic kinetic equilibria is pointed out. The theory applies for toroidal rotation velocity of the order of the ion thermal speed. These solutions satisfy identically also the constraints imposed by the Maxwell equations, i.e. quasi-neutrality and Ampere's law. As a result, it is shown that, in the presence of non-uniform fluid and EM fields, these kinetic equilibria can sustain simultaneously toroidal differential rotation, quasi-stationary finite poloidal flows and temperature anisotropy., Comment: Accepted for publication in Physics of Plasmas
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- 2011
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35. Kinetic description of quasi-stationary axisymmetric collisionless accretion disk plasmas with arbitrary magnetic field configurations
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Cremaschini, Claudio, Miller, John C., and Tessarotto, Massimo
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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Physics - Plasma Physics - Abstract
A kinetic treatment is developed for collisionless magnetized plasmas occurring in high-temperature, low-density astrophysical accretion disks, such as are thought to be present in some radiatively-inefficient accretion flows onto black holes. Quasi-stationary configurations are investigated, within the framework of a Vlasov-Maxwell description. The plasma is taken to be axisymmetric and subject to the action of slowly time-varying gravitational and electromagnetic fields. The magnetic field is assumed to be characterized by a family of locally nested but open magnetic surfaces. The slow collisionless dynamics of these plasmas is investigated, yielding a reduced gyrokinetic Vlasov equation for the kinetic distribution function. For doing this, an asymptotic quasi-stationary solution is first determined, represented by a generalized bi-Maxwellian distribution expressed in terms of the relevant adiabatic invariants. The existence of the solution is shown to depend on having suitable kinetic constraints and conditions leading to particle trapping phenomena. With this solution one can treat temperature anisotropy, toroidal and poloidal flow velocities and finite Larmor-radius effects. An asymptotic expansion for the distribution function permits analytic evaluation of all of the relevant fluid fields. Basic theoretical features of the solution and their astrophysical implications are discussed. As an application, the possibility of describing the dynamics of slowly time-varying accretion flows and the self-generation of magnetic field by means of a \textquotedblleft kinetic dynamo effect\textquotedblright\ is discussed. Both effects are shown to be related to intrinsically-kinetic physical mechanisms., Comment: Accepted version for Physics of Plasmas
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- 2011
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36. Mathematical properties of the Navier-Stokes dynamical system for incompressible Newtonian fluids
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Tessarotto, Massimo, Asci, Claudio, Cremaschini, Claudio, Soranzo, Alessandro, and Tironi, Gino
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Physics - Fluid Dynamics - Abstract
A remarkable feature of fluid dynamics is its relationship with classical dynamics and statistical mechanics. This has motivated in the past mathematical investigations concerning, in a special way, the "derivation" based on kinetic theory, and in particular the Boltzmann equation, of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations (INSE). However, the connection determined in this way is usually merely asymptotic (i.e., it can be reached only for suitable limit functions) and therefore presents difficulties of its own. This feature has suggested the search of an alternative approach, based on the construction of a suitable inverse kinetic theory (IKT; Tessarotto et al., 2004-2007), which can avoid them. IKT, in fact, permits to achieve an exact representation of the fluid equations by identifying them with appropriate moment equations of a suitable (inverse) kinetic equation. The latter can be identified with a Liouville equation advancing in time a phase-space probability density function (PDF), in terms of which the complete set of fluid fields (prescribing the state of the fluid) are determined. In this paper we intend to investigate the mathematical properties of the underlying \textit{finite-dimensional} phase-space classical dynamical system, denoted \textit{Navier-Stokes dynamical system}, which can be established in this way. The result we intend to establish has fundamental implications both for the mathematical investigation of Navier-Stokes equations as well as for diverse consequences and applications in fluid dynamics and applied sciences.
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- 2010
37. Kinetic axi-symmetric gravitational equilibria in collisionless accretion disc plasmas
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Cremaschini, Claudio, Miller, John C., and Tessarotto, Massimo
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Physics - Plasma Physics ,Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena - Abstract
A theoretical treatment is presented of kinetic equilibria in accretion discs around compact objects, for cases where the plasma can be considered as collisionless. The plasma is assumed to be axi-symmetric and to be acted on by gravitational and electromagnetic fields; in this paper, the particular case is considered where the magnetic field admits a family of toroidal magnetic surfaces, which are locally mutually-nested and closed. It is pointed out that there exist asymptotic kinetic equilibria represented by generalized bi-Maxwellian distribution functions and characterized by primarily toroidal differential rotation and temperature anisotropy. It is conjectured that kinetic equilibria of this type can exist which are able to sustain both toroidal and poloidal electric current densities, the latter being produced via finite Larmor-radius effects associated with the temperature anisotropy. This leads to the possibility of existence of a new kinetic effect - referred to here as a \textquotedblleft kinetic dynamo effect\textquotedblright\ - resulting in the self-generation of toroidal magnetic field even by a stationary plasma, without any net radial accretion flow being required. The conditions for these equilibria to occur, their basic theoretical features and their physical properties are all discussed in detail., Comment: 13 pages, 1 figure Accepted for publication in Physics of Plasmas
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- 2010
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38. Lagrangian dynamics of thermal tracer particles in Navier-Stokes fluids
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Tessarotto, Massimo, Cremaschini, Claudio, and Tessarotto, Marco
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Physics - Fluid Dynamics ,Physics - Classical Physics - Abstract
A key issue in fluid dynamics is the definition of the phase-space Lagrangian dynamics characterizing prescribed ideal fluids (i.e., continua), which is related to the dynamics of so-called \textit{ideal tracer particles} moving in the same fluids. These are by definition particles of infinitesimal size which do not produce significant perturbations of the fluid fields and do not interact among themselves. In this work we point out that the phase-space Lagrangian description of incompressible Navier-Stokes fluids can be achieved by means of a particular subset of ideal tracer particles, denoted as thermal particles. For these particles the magnitude of their relative velocities - with respect to the local fluid velocity - is solely determined by the kinetic pressure, in turn, uniquely related to the fluid pressure. The dynamics of thermal tracer particles is shown to generate the time-evolution of the fluid fields by means of a suitable statistical model. The result is reached introducing a 1-D statistical description of the fluid exclusively based on the ensemble of thermal tracer particles. In particular, it is proven that the statistic of thermal particles can be uniquely defined requiring that for these particles the directions of their initial relative velocities are defined by a suitable family of random coplanar unit vectors.
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- 2009
39. Phase-space Lagrangian dynamics of incompressible thermofluids
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Tessarotto, Marco, Cremaschini, Claudio, and Tessarotto, Massimo
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Physics - Fluid Dynamics ,Physics - Classical Physics - Abstract
Phase-space Lagrangian dynamics in ideal fluids (i.e, continua) is usually related to the so-called {\it ideal tracer particles}. The latter, which can in principle be permitted to have arbitrary initial velocities, are understood as particles of infinitesimal size which do not produce significant perturbations of the fluid and do not interact among themselves. An unsolved theoretical problem is the correct definition of their dynamics in ideal fluids. The issue is relevant in order to exhibit the connection between fluid dynamics and the classical dynamical system, underlying a prescribed fluid system, which uniquely generates its time-evolution. \ The goal of this paper is to show that the tracer-particle dynamics can be {\it exactly} established for an arbitrary incompressible fluid uniquely based on the construction of an inverse kinetic theory (IKT) (Tessarotto \textit{et al.}, 2000-2008). As an example, the case of an incompressible Newtonian thermofluid is here considered., Comment: submitted to Physica A
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- 2009
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40. Modelling of anthropogenic pollutant diffusion in the atmosphere and applications to civil protection monitoring
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Tessarotto, Marco and Tessarotto, Massimo
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Physics - Fluid Dynamics ,Physics - Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics - Abstract
A basic feature of fluid mechanics concerns the frictionless phase-space dynamics of particles in an incompressible fluid. The issue, besides its theoretical interest in turbulence theory, is important in many applications, such as the pollutant dynamics in the atmosphere, a problem relevant for civil protection monitoring of air quality. Actually, both the numerical simulation of the ABL (atmospheric boundary layer) portion of the atmosphere and that of pollutant dynamics may generally require the correct definition of the Lagrangian dynamics which characterizes arbitrary fluid elements of incompressible thermofluids. We claim that particularly important for applications would be to consider these trajectories as phase-space trajectories. This involves, however, the unfolding of a fundamental theoretical problem up to now substantially unsolved: {\it namely the determination of the exact frictionless dynamics of tracer particles in an incompressible fluid, treated either as a deterministic or a turbulent (i.e., stochastic) continuum.} In this paper we intend to formulate the necessary theoretical framework to construct such a type of description. This is based on a phase-space inverse kinetic theory (IKT) approach recently developed for incompressible fluids (Ellero \textit{et al.}, 2004-2008). {\it Our claim is that the conditional frictionless dynamics of a tracer particles - which corresponds to a prescribed velocity probability density and an arbitrary choice of the relevant fluid fields - can be exactly specified}., Comment: Contributed paper at RGD26 (Kyoto, Japan, July 2008)
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- 2008
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41. On the Boltzmann-Grad Limit for the classical hard-spheres system
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Tessarotto, Massimo
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Mathematical Physics - Abstract
Despite the progress achieved by kinetic theory, the search of possible exact kinetic equations remains elusive to date. This concerns, specifically, the issue of the validity of the conjecture proposed by Grad (Grad, 1972) and developed in a seminal work by Lanford (Lanford, 1974) that kinetic equations - such as the Boltzmann equation for a gas of classical hard spheres - might result exact in an appropriate asymptotic limit, usually denoted as Boltzmann-Grad limit. The Lanford conjecture has actually had a profound influence on the scientific community, giving rise to a whole line of original research in kinetic theory and mathematical physics. Nevertheless, certain aspects of the theory remain to be addressed and clarified. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the possible existence of the strong Boltzmann-Grad limit for the BBGKY hierarchy. Contrary to previous approaches in which the w*-convergence was considered for the definition of the Boltzmann-Grad limit functions, based on their construction in terms of time-series expansions obtained from the BBGKY hierarchy, here we look for the possible existence of strong limit functions in the sense of local convergence in phase space. The result is based on the adoption of the Klimontovich approach to statistical mechanics, permitting the explicit representation of the $s$-body reduced distribution functions in terms of the Klimontovich probability density.
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- 2008
42. The computational complexity of traditional Lattice-Boltzmann methods for incompressible fluids
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Tessarotto, Marco, Fonda, Enrico, and Tessarotto, Massimo
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Physics - Fluid Dynamics ,Physics - Computational Physics - Abstract
It is well-known that in fluid dynamics an alternative to customary direct solution methods (based on the discretization of the fluid fields) is provided by so-called \emph{particle simulation methods}. Particle simulation methods rely typically on appropriate \emph{kinetic models} for the fluid equations which permit the evaluation of the fluid fields in terms of suitable expectation values (or \emph{momenta}) of the kinetic distribution function $f(\mathbf{r,v},t),$ being respectively $\mathbf{r}$ and\textbf{\}$\mathbf{v}$ the position an velocity of a test particle with probability density $f(\mathbf{r,v},t)$. These kinetic models can be continuous or discrete in phase space, yielding respectively \emph{continuous} or \emph{discrete kinetic models} for the fluids. However, also particle simulation methods may be biased by an undesirable computational complexity. In particular, a fundamental issue is to estimate the algorithmic complexity of numerical simulations based on traditional LBM's (Lattice-Boltzmann methods; for review see Succi, 2001 \cite{Succi}). These methods, based on a discrete kinetic approach, represent currently an interesting alternative to direct solution methods. Here we intend to prove that for incompressible fluids fluids LBM's may present a high complexity. The goal of the investigation is to present a detailed account of the origin of the various complexity sources appearing in customary LBM's. The result is relevant to establish possible strategies for improving the numerical efficiency of existing numerical methods., Comment: Contributed paper at RGD26 (Kyoto, Japan, July 2008)
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- 2008
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43. Lagrangian dynamics of incompressible thermofluids
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Tessarotto, Marco, Cremaschini, Claudio, Nicolini, Piero, and Tessarotto, Massimo
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Physics - Fluid Dynamics ,Physics - Computational Physics - Abstract
A key aspect of fluid dynamics is the correct definition of the \textit{% phase-space} Lagrangian dynamics which characterizes arbitrary fluid elements of an incompressible fluid. Apart being an unsolved theoretical problem of fundamental importance, the issue is relevant to exhibit the connection between fluid dynamics and the classical dynamical systems underlying incompressible and non-isothermal fluid, typically founded either on: a) a \textit{configuration-space} Lagrangian description of the dynamics of fluid elements; b) a kinetic description of the molecular dynamics, based on a discrete representation of the fluid. The goal of this paper is to show that the exact Lagrangian dynamics can be established based on the inverse kinetic theory (IKT) for incompressible fluids recently pointed out (Ellero \textit{et al.}, 2004-2006, \cite{Ellero2004}). The result is reached by adopting an IKT approach based on a \textit{restricted phase-space representation} of the fluid, in which the configuration space coincides with the physical fluid domain. The result appears of potential importance in applied fluid dynamics and CFD., Comment: Contributed paper at RGD26 (Kyoto, Japan, July 2008)
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- 2008
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44. On the existence of canonical gyrokinetic variables for chaotic magnetic fields
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Nicolini, Piero and Tessarotto, Massimo
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Physics - Plasma Physics ,Physics - Computational Physics - Abstract
The gyrokinetic description of particle dynamics faces a basic difficulty when a special type of canonical variables is sought, i.e., the so-called \textit{gyrokinetic canonical variables}. These are defined in such a way that two of them are respectively identified with the gyrophase-angle, describing the fast particle gyration motion around magnetic field lines, and its canonically conjugate momentum. In this paper we intend to discuss the conditions of existence for these variables., Comment: Contributed paper at RGD26 (Kyoto, Japan, July 2008)
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45. Lattice Boltzmann inverse kinetic approach for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations
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Fonda, Enrico, Tessarotto, Massimo, and Ellero, Marco
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Physics - Fluid Dynamics ,Physics - Computational Physics - Abstract
In spite of the large number of papers appeared in the past which are devoted to the lattice Boltzmann (LB) methods, basic aspects of the theory still remain unchallenged. An unsolved theoretical issue is related to the construction of a discrete kinetic theory which yields \textit{exactly} the fluid equations, i.e., is non-asymptotic (here denoted as \textit{LB inverse kinetic theory}). The purpose of this paper is theoretical and aims at developing an inverse kinetic approach of this type. In principle infinite solutions exist to this problem but the freedom can be exploited in order to meet important requirements. In particular, the discrete kinetic theory can be defined so that it yields exactly the fluid equation also for arbitrary non-equilibrium (but suitably smooth) kinetic distribution functions and arbitrarily close to the boundary of the fluid domain. Unlike previous entropic LB methods the theorem can be obtained without functional constraints on the class of the initial distribution functions. Possible realizations of the theory and asymptotic approximations are provided which permit to determine the fluid equations \textit{with prescribed accuracy.} As a result, asymptotic accuracy estimates of customary LB approaches and comparisons with the Chorin artificial compressibility method are discussed.
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- 2007
46. An exact pressure evolution equation for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations
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Tessarotto, Massimo, Ellero, Marco, Aslan, Necdet, Mond, Michael, and Nicolini, Piero
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Physics - Fluid Dynamics ,Physics - Computational Physics - Abstract
In this paper the issue of the determination of the fluid pressure in incompressible fluids is addressed, with particular reference to the search of algorithms which permit to advance in time the fluid pressure without actually solving numerically the Poisson equation. Based on an inverse kinetic approach recently proposed for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations we intend to prove that an exact evolution equation can be obtained which advances in time self-consistently the fluid pressure. The new equation is susceptible of numerical implementation in Lagrangian CFD simulation codes., Comment: 4 pages, no figure
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- 2006
47. Kinetic description of classical matter infalling in black holes
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Nicolini, Piero and Tessarotto, Massimo
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Astrophysics - Abstract
A popular aspect of black holes physics is the mathematical analogy between their laws, coming from general relativity and the laws of thermodynamics. The analogy is achieved by identifying a suitable set of observables, precisely: \emph{(a)} $E=M$ (being $E$ the thermodynamic free energy and $M$ the mass of the BH), \emph{(b)} $T=\alpha \kappa $ (with $T$ the absolute temperature, $\kappa $ the so-called surface gravity on event horizon and $% \alpha $ a suitable dimensional constant) and \emph{(c)} $S=(1/8\pi \alpha)A $ (where $S$ is the thermodynamic entropy of the black hole and $A$ the surface of the event horizon). However, despite numerous investigations and efforts spent on the subject, the theoretical foundations of such identifications between physical quantities belonging to apparently unrelated frameworks are not yet clear. The goal of this work is to provide the contribution to the black hole entropy, coming from matter in the black hole exterior. We propose a classical solution for the kinetic description of matter falling into a black hole, which permits to evaluate both the kinetic entropy and the entropy production rate of classical infalling matter at the event horizon. The formulation is based on a relativistic kinetic description for classical particles in the presence of an event horizon. An H-theorem is established which holds for arbitrary models of black holes and is valid also in the presence of contracting event horizons.
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- 2006
48. Non-linear gyrokinetic theory of magnetoplasmas
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Tessarotto, Massimo, Cremaschini, Claudio, Nicolini, Piero, and Beklemishev, Alexei
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Physics - Plasma Physics ,Physics - Classical Physics - Abstract
A crucial issue in relativistic plasma, particularly relevant in the astrophysical context, is the description of highly magnetized plasmas based on a covariant formulation of gyrokinetic dynamics. An interesting case in question is that in which the background electric field (produced either by the same plasma of by other sources) results suitably small (or vanishing) with respect to the magnetic field, while at the same time short-wavelength EM perturbations can be present. The purpose of this work is to extend the relativistic gyrokinetic theory developed by Beklemishev \textit{et al.} [1999-2005] to include, in particular, also the treatment of such a case. We intend to show that this requires the development of a perturbative expansion involving simultaneously both the particle 4-position vector and the corresponding \textit{4-velocity vector}. For this purpose a synchronous form of the relativistic Hamilton variational principle is adopted., Comment: Communication presented at the 25th International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, St. Petersburg, Russia, July 21-28, 2006
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- 2006
49. On the uniqueness of continuous inverse kinetic theory for incompressible fluids
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Tessarotto, Massimo and Ellero, Marco
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Physics - Fluid Dynamics ,Physics - Computational Physics - Abstract
Fundamental aspects of inverse kinetic theories for incompressible Navier-Stokes equations concern the possibility of defining uniquely the kinetic equation underlying such models and furthermore, the construction of a kinetic theory implying also the energy equation. The latter condition is consistent with the requirement that fluid fields result classical solutions of the fluid equations. These issues appear of potential relevance both from the mathematical viewpoint and for the physical interpretation of the theory. In this paper we intend to prove that the non-uniqueness feature can be resolved by imposing suitable assumptions. These include, in particular, the requirement that the kinetic equation be equivalent, in a suitable sense, to a Fokker-Planck kinetic equation. Its Fokker-Planck coefficients are proven to be uniquely determined by means of appropriate prescriptions. In addition, as a further result, it is proven that the inverse kinetic equation satisfies both an entropy principle and the energy equation for the fluid fields., Comment: Communication presented at the 25th International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, St. Petersburg, Russia, July 21-28, 2006
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- 2006
50. Inverse kinetic theory for quantum hydrodynamic equations
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Tessarotto, Massimo, Ellero, Marco, and Nicolini, Piero
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Quantum Physics - Abstract
We propose a solution for the inverse kinetic theory for quantum hydrodynamic equations associated to the non-relativistic Schr\"{o}dinger equation. It is shown that an inverse kinetic equation of the form of the Vlasov equation can be non-uniquely determined under suitable mathematical prescriptions.
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- 2006
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