A finite-size scaling study of the capacity problem for the Hopfield model is presented. Questions of identifying the correct shape of the scaling function, of corrections to finite-size scaling and, in particular, the problem of properly dealing with disorder are carefully addressed. At...

We analyze a one dimensional quantum model with off-diagonal disorder, consisting of a sequence of potential energy barriers whose width is a random variable either uniformly or “half-normally” distributed, subjected to an external electric field. We shed light on how the microscopic...

Generic three-dimensional (3D) exact relations were found recently (Phys. Rev. B (2002) 184416) between macroscopic or bulk effective moduli of composite systems with related microstructures which are, in general, different. As an example of possible application of these relations, a new...

In this paper, the relationship between the in-degree and out-degree of World-Wide Web is studies. At each time step, a new node with out-degree kout is added, where kout obeys the power-law distribution and its mean value is m. The analytical and simulation results suggest that the exponent of...

Higher order clustering coefficients C(x) are introduced for random networks. The coefficients express probabilities that the shortest distance between any two nearest neighbours of a certain vertex i equals x, when one neglects all paths crossing the node i. Using C(x) we found that in the...

We investigate numerically the effect of non-linear interaction on conductance statistics in one dimensional disordered systems with δ peak potentials. It is shown that the non-linearity can either localize or delocalize the electronic states depending on its sign. For an attractive nonlinear...

We study the discrete massless Gaussian free field on Zd, d≥2, in the presence of a disordered square-well potential supported on a finite strip around zero. The disorder is introduced by reward/penalty interaction coefficients, which are given by i.i.d. random variables. Under minimal...

A continuum model that describes a disordered, heterogeneous traffic stream is presented. Such systems are widely prevalent in developing countries where classical traffic models cannot be readily applied. The characteristics of such systems are unique since drivers of smaller vehicles exploit...

We discuss two athermal types of dynamics suitable for spin-models designed to model repeated tapping of a granular assembly. These dynamics are applied to a range of models characterized by a 3-spin Hamiltonian aiming to capture the geometric frustration in packings of granular matter.

After beginning with a brief review of the theory of electron energy loss by an unbounded random system of spherical inclusions characterized by a local dielectric function, we examine several extensions of this theory. We first treat an inhomogeneous system of spherical particles confined to a...