Articolo in rivista

Application of the infinite matrix theory to the solvability of singular integral equations

We deal with integral equations with a singular kernel of Carlman type. A method to approach to the solution of these equations is given. Infinite matrix theory is used to determine the Fourier coefficients of the solution in the expansion in a series of orthogonal polynomials.

The general relativistic Poynting-Robertson effect

The general relativistic version is developed for Robertson’s discussion of the Poynting-Robertson effect that he based on special relativity and Newtonian gravity for point radiation sources like stars. The general relativistic model uses a test radiation field of photons in outward radial motion…

Computational study of radial particle migration and stresslet distributions in particle-laden turbulent pipe flow

Particle-laden turbulent flows occur in a variety of industrial applications as well as in naturally occurring flows. While the numerical simulation of such flows has seen significant advances in recent years, it still remains a challenging problem. Many studies investigated the rheology of dense…

The p53 protein and its molecular network: Modelling a missing link between DNA damage and cell fate

Various molecular pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) models have been proposed in the last decades to represent and predict drug effects in anticancer chemotherapies. Most of these models are cell population based since clearly measurable effects of drugs can be seen much more easily on…

Exploiting the Abstract Calculus Pattern for the Integration of Ordinary Differential Equations for Dynamics Systems: An Object-Oriented Programming Approach in Modern Fortran

This manuscript relates to the exploiting of the abstract calculus pattern (ACP) for the (numerical) solution of ordinary differential equation (ODEs) systems, which are ubiquitous mathematical formulations of many physical (dynamical) phenomena. We present FOODIE, a software suite aimed to…

Capillary filling for multi-component fluids using the pseudo-potential Lattice Boltzmann method

Lattice Boltzmann methods for thermal flows: Continuum limit and applications to compressible Rayleigh-Taylor systems

We compute the continuum thermohydrodynamical limit of a new formulation of lattice kinetic equations for thermal compressible flows, recently proposed by Sbragaglia [J. Fluid Mech. 628, 299 (2009)]. We show that the hydrodynamical manifold is given by the correct compressible Fourier-Navier-Stokes…

Quasi-invariance of fermion processes with J-Hermitian kernels

A Lattice Boltzmann Study of Phase Separation in Liquid-Vapor Systems with Gravity

Phase separation of a two-dimensional van der Waals fluid subject to a gravitational force is studied by numerical simulations based on lattice Boltzmann methods implemented with a finite difference scheme. A growth exponent alpha = 1 is measured in the direction of the external force.

Solving an inverse diffusion problem for Magnetic Resonance dosimetry by a fast regularization method

An inverse diffusion problem that appears in Magnetic Resonance dosimetry is studied. The problem is shown to be equivalent to a deconvolution problem with a known kernel. To cope with the singularity of the kernel, nonlinear regularization functionals are considered which can provide regular…