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We propose an extended version of supersymmetric quantum mechanics which can be useful if the Hamiltonian of the physical system under investigation is not Hermitian. The method is based on the use of two, in general different, superpotentials. Bi-coherent states of the Gazeau-Klauder type are constructed and their properties are analyzed. Some examples are also discussed, including an application to the Black-Scholes equation, one of the most important equations in Finance.

We develop direct and inverse scattering theory for Jacobi operators (doubly infinite second order difference operators) with steplike coefficients which are asymptotically close to different finite-gap quasi-periodic coefficients on different sides. We give necessary and sufficient conditions for the scattering data in the case of perturbations with finite second (or higher) moment.

This article describes the solution of the Kadomcev–Petviashvilli equation with C10 real periodic initial data in terms of an asymptotic expansion of Bloch functions. The Bloch functions are parametrized by the spectral variety of a heat equation (heat curves) with an external potential. The mentioned spectral variety is a Riemann surface of in general infinite genus; the Kadomcev–Petviashvilli flow is represented by a one-parameter-subgroup in the real part of the Jacobi variety of this Riemann surface. It is shown that the KP-I flow with these initial data propagates almost periodically.

The large deviation properties of equilibrium (reversible) lattice gases are mathematically reasonably well understood. Much less is known in nonequilibrium, namely for nonreversible systems. In this paper we consider a simple example of a nonequilibrium situation, the symmetric simple exclusion process in which we let the system exchange particles with the boundaries at two different rates. We prove a dynamical large deviation principle for the empirical density which describes the probability of fluctuations from the solutions of the hydrodynamic equation. The so-called quasi potential, which measures the cost of a fluctuation from the stationary state, is then defined by a variational problem for the dynamical large deviation rate function. By characterizing the optimal path, we prove that the quasi potential can also be obtained from a static variational problem introduced by Derrida, Lebowitz, and Speer.

As a continuation of our previous work, we improve some results on convergence of periodic KP traveling waves to solitary ones as the period goes to infinity. In addition, we present some qualitative properties of such waves, as well as nonexistence results, in the case of general nonlinearities. We suggest an approach which does not use any scaling argument.

The two- and three-dimensional incompressible backward stochastic convective Brinkman–Forchheimer (BSCBF) equations on a torus driven by Lévy noise are considered in this paper. A-priori estimates for adapted solutions of the finite-dimensional approximation of 2D and 3D BSCBF equations are obtained. For a given terminal data, the existence and uniqueness of pathwise adapted strong solutions is proved by using a standard Galerkin (or spectral) approximation technique and exploiting the monotonicity arguments. We also establish the continuity of the adapted solutions with respect to the terminal data. The above results are obtained for the absorption exponent $$r\in [1,\infty )$$ for $$d=2$$ and $$r\in [3,\infty )$$ for $$d=3$$ , and any Brinkman coefficient $$\mu >0$$ , Forchheimer coefficient $$\beta >0$$ , and hence the 3D critical case ( $$r=3$$ ) is also handled successfully. We deduce analogous results for 2D backward stochastic Navier–Stokes equations perturbed by Lévy noise also.

Scattering theory for the Nelson model is studied. We show Rosen estimates and we prove the existence of a ground state for the Nelson Hamiltonian. Also we prove that it has a locally finite pure point spectrum outside its thresholds. We study the asymptotic fields and the existence of the wave operators. Finally we show asymptotic completeness for the Nelson Hamiltonian.

We prove that for every semigroup of Schwarz maps on the von Neumann algebra of all bounded linear operators on a Hilbert space which has a subinvariant faithful normal state there exists an associated semigroup of contractions on the space of Hilbert-Schmidt operators of the Hilbert space. Moreover, we show that if the original semigroup is weak∗ continuous then the associated semigroup is strongly continuous. We introduce the notion of the extended generator of a semigroup on the bounded operators of a Hilbert space with respect to an orthonormal basis of the Hilbert space. We describe the form of the generator of a quantum Markov semigroup on the von Neumann algebra of all bounded linear operators on a Hilbert space which has an invariant faithful normal state under the assumption that the generator of the associated semigroup has compact resolvent.