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Discrete kinetic equations describing binary processes of agglomeration and fragmentation are considered using formal equivalence between the kinetic equations and the geodesic equations of some affinely connected space A associated with the kinetic equation and called the kinetic space of affine connection. The geometric properties of equations are treated locally in some coordinate chart (x;U). The peculiarity of the space A is that in the coordinates (x) of some selected local chart, the Christoffel symbols defining the affine connection of the space A are constant. Examples of the Smoluchowski equation for agglomeration processes without fragmentation and the exchange-driven growth equation are considered for small dimensions in terms of geodesic equations. When fragmentation is taken into account, the kinetic equations can be written as equations of quasigeodesics. Particular cases of spaces with symmetries are discussed.

The nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE) with a non-Hermitian term is the model for various phenomena in nonlinear open quantum systems. We deal with the Cauchy problem for the nonlocal generalization of multidimensional NLSE with a non-Hermitian term. Using the ideas of the Maslov method, we propose the method of constructing asymptotic solutions to this equation within the framework of semiclassically concentrated states. The semiclassical nonlinear evolution operator and symmetry operators for the leading term of asymptotics are derived. Our approach is based on the solutions of the auxiliary dynamical system that effectively linearizes the problem under certain algebraic conditions. The formalism proposed is illustrated with the specific example of the NLSE with a non-Hermitian term that is the model of an atom laser. The analytical asymptotic solution to the Cauchy problem is obtained explicitly for this example.

In this paper, we propose an approach for constructing quasiparticle-like asymptotic solutions within the weak diffusion approximation for the generalized population Fisher–Kolmogorov–Petrovskii–Piskunov (Fisher–KPP) equation, which incorporates nonlocal quadratic competitive losses and a fractal time derivative of non-integer order (α, where 0<α≤1). This approach is based on the semiclassical approximation and the principles of the Maslov method. The fractal time derivative is introduced in the framework of Fα calculus. The Fisher–KPP equation is decomposed into a system of nonlinear equations that describe the dynamics of interacting quasiparticles within classes of trajectory-concentrated functions. A key element in constructing approximate quasiparticle solutions is the interplay between the dynamical system of quasiparticle moments and an auxiliary linear system of equations, which is coupled with the nonlinear system. General constructions are illustrated through examples that examine the effect of the fractal parameter (α) on quasiparticle behavior.

We apply the original semiclassical approach to the kinetic ionization equation with the nonlocal cubic nonlinearity in order to construct the family of its asymptotic solutions. The approach proposed relies on an auxiliary dynamical system of moments of the desired solution to the kinetic equation and the associated linear partial differential equation. The family of asymptotic solutions to the kinetic equation is constructed using the symmetry operators acting on functions concentrated in a neighborhood of a point determined by the dynamical system. Based on these solutions, we introduce the nonlinear superposition principle for the nonlinear kinetic equation. Our formalism based on the Maslov germ method is applied to the Cauchy problem for the specific two-dimensional kinetic equation. The evolution of the ion distribution in the kinetically enhanced metal vapor active medium is obtained as the nonlinear superposition using the numerical–analytical calculations.

Slash-and-burn cultivation was among the earliest systems of land use that allowed agriculture to expand into forested and less naturally fertile zones beyond the regions where it first developed, but the chronology of this agricultural system is debated. The development and history of slash-and-burn cultivation on the Eastern European Plain was established for the first time using a novel approach. A dataset of 120 radiocarbon dates was obtained on charcoal from swidden soil horizons in major river basins. The earliest swiddens appeared in the Bronze Age in the Dnieper basin, becoming widespread in the beginning of the Early Iron Age. Radiocarbon dates reflect four major waves of expansion of groups practicing swidden agriculture into new territories between 4000 and 500 years ago, and more numerous and asynchronous basin-scale migrations. The expansions alternated with centennial-scale breaks when swiddens became sporadic or disappeared. After the last prolonged break, 200 BCE to 100 CE, slash-and-burn cultivation rapidly expanded and persisted in the forest zone of Eastern Europe. The onset of swidden cultivation and peaks in swidden occurrence coincided either with climate cooling or with climatic transitions.

We propose the approach to constructing semiclassical spectral series for the generalized multidimensional stationary Gross–Pitaevskii equation with a nonlocal interaction term. The eigenvalues and eigenfunctions semiclassically concentrated on a curve are obtained. The curve is described by the dynamic system of moments of solutions to the nonlocal Gross–Pitaevskii equation. We solve the eigenvalue problem for the nonlocal stationary Gross–Pitaevskii equation basing on the semiclassical asymptotics found for the Cauchy problem of the parametric family of linear equations associated with the time-dependent Gross–Pitaevskii equation in the space of extended dimension. The approach proposed uses symmetries of equations in the space of extended dimension.

A semiclassical approach based on the WKB–Maslov method is developed for the kinetic ionization equation in dense plasma with approximations characteristic of metal vapor active media excited by a contracted discharge. We develop the technique for constructing the leading term of the semiclassical asymptotics of the Cauchy problem solution for the kinetic equation under the supposition of weak diffusion. In terms of the approach developed, the local cubic nonlinear term in the original kinetic equation is considered in a nonlocal form. This allows one to transform the nonlinear nonlocal kinetic equation to an associated linear partial differential equation with a given accuracy of the asymptotic parameter using the dynamical system of moments of the desired solution of the equation. The Cauchy problem solution for the nonlinear nonlocal kinetic equation can be obtained from the solution of the associated linear partial differential equation and some algebraic equations for the coefficients of the linear equation. Within the developed approach, the plasma relaxation in metal vapor active media is studied with asymptotic solutions expressed in terms of higher transcendental functions. The qualitative analysis of such the solutions is given.

The one-parameter two-dimensional cellular automaton with the Margolus neighbourhood is analyzed based on considering the projection of the stochastic movements of a single particle. Introducing the auxiliary random variable associated with the direction of the movement, we reduce the problem under consideration to the study of a two-dimensional Markov chain. The master equation for the probability distribution is derived and solved exactly using the probability-generating function method. The probability distribution is expressed analytically in terms of Jacobi polynomials. The moments of the obtained solution allowed us to derive the exact analytical formula for the parametric dependence of the diffusion coefficient in the two-dimensional cellular automaton with the Margolus neighbourhood. Our analytic results agree with earlier empirical results of other authors and refine them. The results are of interest for the modelling two-dimensional diffusion using cellular automata especially for the multicomponent problem.

We propose a new approach that allows one to reduce nonlinear equations on Lie groups to equations with a fewer number of independent variables for finding particular solutions of the nonlinear equations. The main idea is to apply the method of noncommutative integration to the linear part of a nonlinear equation, which allows one to find bases in the space of solutions of linear partial differential equations with a set of noncommuting symmetry operators. The approach is implemented for the generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation on a Lie group in curved space with local cubic nonlinearity. General formalism is illustrated by the example of the noncommutative reduction of the nonstationary nonlinear Schrödinger equation on the motion group E(2) of the two-dimensional plane R2. In this particular case, we come to the usual (1+1)-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation with the soliton solution. Another example provides the noncommutative reduction of the stationary multidimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation on the four-dimensional exponential solvable group.

We propose an approximate analytical approach to a ( 1 + 1 ) dimensional two-component system consisting of a nonlocal generalization of the well-known Fisher–Kolmogorov–Petrovskii– Piskunov (KPP) population equation and a diffusion equation for the density of the active substance solution surrounding the population. Both equations of the system have terms that describe the interaction effects between the population and the active substance. The first order perturbation theory is applied to the system assuming that the interaction parameter is small. The Wentzel–Kramers–Brillouin (WKB)–Maslov semiclassical approximation is applied to the generalized nonlocal Fisher–KPP equation with the diffusion parameter assumed to be small, which corresponds to population dynamics under certain conditions. In the framework of the approach proposed, we consider symmetry operators which can be used to construct families of special approximate solutions to the system of model equations, and the procedure for constructing the solutions is illustrated by an example. The approximate solutions are discussed in the context of the released activity effect variously debated in the literature.