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De Rham wave equation for gravitational and electromagnetic fields in vacuum

A new version of the Teukolksy Master Equation, describing any massless field of different spin $s=1/2,1,3/2,2$ in the Kerr black hole, is presented here in the form of a wave equation containing additional curvature terms. These results suggest a relation between curvature perturbation theory…

A Truly Two-Dimensional Discretization of Drift-Diffusion Equations on Cartesian Grids

A genuinely two-dimensional discretization of general drift-diffusion (including incompressible Navier--Stokes) equations is proposed. Its numerical fluxes are derived by computing the radial derivatives of "bubbles" which are deduced from available discrete data by exploiting the stationary…

On a continuous mixed strategies model for evolutionary game theory

We consider an integro-differential model for evolutionary game theory which describes the evolution of a population adopting mixed strategies. Using a reformulation based on the first moments of the solution, we prove some analytical properties of the model and global estimates. The asymptotic…

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.

Lattice Boltzmann schemes for quantum applications

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…

A fractional step, explicit/semi-implicit method for solving air flow equations inside internal combustion engines

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…

Global smooth solutions to the multi-dimensional hydrodynamic model for two-carrier plasmas

The existence of global smooth solutions to the multi-dimensional hydrodynamic model for plasmas of electrons and positively charged ions is shown under the assumption that the initial densities are close to a constant. The model consists of the conservation laws for the particle densities and the…

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…