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Abstract. We consider a spatially inhomogeneous sine-Gordon equation with a time-periodic drive, modeling a microwave driven long Josephson junction with phase-shifts. Under appropriate conditions, Josephson junctions with phase-shifts can have a spatially nonuniform ground state. In recent reports [Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 117006 (2007), arXiv:0903.1046, it is experimentally shown that a microwave drive can be used to measure the eigenfrequency of a junction's ground state. Such a microwave spectroscopy is based on the observation that when the frequency of the applied microwave is in the vicinity of the natural frequency of the ground state, the junction can switch to a resistive state, characterized by a non-zero junction voltage. It was conjectured that the process is analogous to the resonant phenomenon in a simple pendulum motion driven by a time periodic external force. In the case of long junctions with phase-shifts, it would be a resonance between the internal breathing mode of the ground state and the microwave field. Nonetheless, it was also reported that the microwave power needed to switch the junction into a resistive state depends on the magnitude of the eigenfrequency to be measured. Using multiple scale expansions, we show here that an infinitely long Josephson junction with phase-shifts cannot be switched to a resistive state by microwave field with frequency close to the system's eigenfrequency, provided that the applied microwave amplitude is small enough, which confirms the experimental observations. It is because higher harmonics with frequencies in the continuous spectrum are excited, in the form of continuous wave radiation. The breathing mode thus experiences radiative damping. In the absence of driving, the breathing mode decays at rates of at most O(t −1/4 ) and O(t −1/2 ) for junctions with a uniform and nonuniform ground state, respectively. The presence of applied microwaves balances the nonlinear damping, creating a stable breather mode oscillation. As a particular example, we consider the so-called 0 − π − 0 and 0 − κ Josephson junctions, respectively representing the two cases. We confirm our analytical results numerically. Using our numerical computations, we also show that there is a critical microwave amplitude at which the junction switches to the resistive state. Yet, it appears that the switching process is not necessarily caused by the breathing mode. We show a case where a junction switches to a resistive state due to the continuous wave background becoming modulationally unstable.

<abstract><p>We investigate the nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation with Caputo fractional derivative. The general series solution of the system is derived by using the composition of the double Laplace transform with the decomposition method. It is noted that the obtained solution converges to the exact solution of the model. The existence of the model in the presence of Caputo fractional derivative is performed. The validity and precision of the presented method are exhibited with particular examples with suitable subsidiary conditions, where good agreements are obtained. The error analysis and its corresponding surface plots are presented for each example. From the numerical solutions, we observe that the proposed system admits soliton solutions. It is noticed that the amplitude of the wave solution increases with deviations in time, that concludes the factor $ \omega $ considerably increases the amplitude and disrupts the dispersion/nonlinearity properties, as a result, may admit the excitation in the dynamical system. We have also depicted the physical behavior that states the advancement of localized mode excitations in the system.</p></abstract>

We demonstrate the phenomenon of atom localization using surface plasmon polariton (SPP) absorption/dispertion spectrums. A single and double localized peaks are measured on the absorption/dispersion spectrums of SPP at different parameters and directions of propagation of the control fields. We show localized peaks with ∼80% probability on dispersion spectrum and 50% probability on the absorption spectrum. The localized peaks observed are shown to depend on strength of the control field and the electrical conductivity.

We consider a spatially inhomogeneous sine-Gordon equation with a double-well potential, describing long Josephson junctions with phase-shifts. We discuss the interactions of symmetric and antisymmetric bound states in the system. Using a multiple scale expansion, we show that the modes decay algebraically in time due to the energy transfer from the discrete to the continuous spectrum. In particular, exciting the two modes at the same time yields an increased decay rate. An external time-periodic drive is shown to sustain symmetric state, while it damps the antisymmetric one. C 2015 AIP Publishing LLC. [http://dx

The performance and thermal properties of convective–radiative rectangular and moving exponential porous fins with variable thermal conductivity together with internal heat generation are investigated. The second law of thermodynamics is used to investigate entropy generation in the proposed fins. The model is numerically solved using shooting technique. It is observed that the entropy generation depends on porosity parameter, temperature ratio, temperature distribution, thermal conductivity and fins structure. It is noted that entropy generation for a decay exponential fin is higher than that of a rectangular fin which is greater than that of a growing exponential fin. Moreover, entropy generation decreases as thermal conductivity increases. The results also reveal that entropy generation is maximum at the fin’s base and the average entropy production depends on porosity parameters and temperature ratio. It is further reveal that the temperature ratio has a smaller amount of influence on entropy as compared to porosity parameter. It is concluded that when the temperature ratio is increases from 1.1 to 1.9, the entropy generation number is also increase by $$30\%$$ 30 % approximately. However, increasing porosity from 1 to 80 gives 14-fold increase in average entropy generation.

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