Paper discusses the expected uncertainty of orbital parameters of binary stars as measured by the space-based gravitational wave observatory LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) and how the inclusion of spin in the model of the binary stars affects the uncertainty. The uncertainties are found by calculating the received gravitational wave from a binary pair and then performing a linear least-squares parameter estimation. The case of a 1500 solar mass black hole that is 20 years from coalescing with a 1000 solar mass black hole--both of which are 50 x 10^6 light years away--is analyzed, and the results show that the inclusion of spin has a negligible effect upon the angular resolution of LISA but can increase the accuracy in mass and distance measurements by factors of 15 and 65, respectively.

Thesis (MEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2013. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Throughout its lifetime in space, a spacecraft is exposed to risk of collision with orbital debris or operational satellites. This risk is especially high within the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) region where the highest density of space debris is accumulated. This study investigates orbital decay of some LEO micro-satellites and accelerating orbit decay by using a deorbitsail. The Semi-Analytical Liu Theory (SALT) and the Satellite Toolkit was employed to determine the mean elements and expressions for the time rates of change. Test cases of observed decayed satellites (Iridium-85 and Starshine-1) are used to evaluate the predicted theory. Results for the test cases indicated that the theory tted observational data well within acceptable limits. Orbit decay progress of the SUNSAT micro-satellite was analysed using relevant orbital parameters derived from historic Two Line Element (TLE) sets and comparing with decay and lifetime prediction models. The study also explored the deorbit date and time for a 1U CubeSat (ZACUBE-01). A proposed orbital debris solution or technology known as deorbitsail was also investigated to gain insight in sail technology to reduce the orbit life of spacecraft with regards to de- orbiting using aerodynamic drag. The deorbitsail technique signi cantly increases the e ective cross-sectional area of a satellite, subsequently increasing atmospheric drag and accelerating orbit decay. The concept proposed in this work introduces a very useful technique of orbit decay as well as deorbiting of spacecraft. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Gedurende sy leeftyd in die ruimte word 'n ruimtetuig blootgestel aan die risiko van 'n botsing met ruimterommel of met funksionele satelliete. Hierdie risiko is veral hoog in die lae-aardbaan gebied waar die hoogste digtheid ruimterommel voorkom. Hierdie studie ondersoek die wentelbaanverval van sommige Lae-aardbaan mikrosatelliete asook die versnelde baanverval wanneer van 'n deorbitaal meganisme gebruik gemaak word. Die Semi-Analitiese Liu Teorie en die Satellite Toolkit sagtewarepakket is gebruik om die gemiddelde baan-elemente en uitdrukkings vir hul tyd-afhanlike tempo van verandering te bepaal. Toetsgevalle van waargenome vervalde satelliete (Iridium-85 en Starshine-1) is gebruik om die verloop van die voorspelde teoretiese verval te evalueer. Resultate vir die toetsgevalle toon dat die teorie binne aanvaarbare perke met die waarnemings ooreenstem. Die verloop van die SUNSAT mikrosatelliet se wentelbaanverval is ook ontleed deur gebruik te maak van historiese Tweelyn Elemente datastelle en dit te vergelyk met voorspelde baan- elemente. Die studie het ook ondersoek ingestel na die voorspelde baan-verbyval van 'n 1-eenheid cubesat (ZACUBE-01). Die impak op wentelbaanverval deur 'n voorgestelde oplossing vir die beperking van ruimterommel, 'n deorbitaalseil, is ook ondersoek. So seil verkort 'n satelliet se ruimte- leeftyd deur sy e ektiewe deursnee-area te vergroot en dan van verhoogde atmosferiese sleur en sonstralingsdruk gebruik te maak om die vervalproses te versnel. Hierdie voorgestelde konsep is 'n moontlike nuttige tegniek vir versnelde baanverval en beheerde deorbitalering van ruimtetuie om ruimterommel te verminder.

In this work some existence and stability results of periodic orbits of van der Pol-Mathieu Equation are studied. By using the Averaging Theorem we are able to prove, under mild conditions, the existence of two asymptotically stable periodic orbits of this equation. Moreover, the existence of invariant quadrics can be settled in plane phase of this equation. / Neste trabalho alguns resultados sobre existência e estabilidade de soluções periódicas da equação de van der Pol-Mathieu são estudados. Por meio do Teorema da Média é provado, sob condições adequadas, que esta equação possui duas órbitas periódicas assintóticamente estáveis. Além disso é obtida a existência de cônicas invariantes no plano de fase desta equação. / Mestre em Matemática

Orientador: Marco Antonio Teixeira / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Matemática, Estatística e Computação Científica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-17T14:36:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Martins_RicardoMiranda_D.pdf: 1398633 bytes, checksum: 5ac0dfa4d175b6407f0b574a1aefd3e5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Resumo: Na primeira parte desta tese, estudamos a semelhança entre sistemas dinâmicos reversíveis e Hamiltonianos, sob um ponto de vista formal. Nos restringimos a sistemas definidos ao redor de pontos de equilíbrio simples e simétricos. Mostramos que, sob algumas hipóteses, tais sistemas são formalmente orbitalmente equivalentes. Na segunda parte, estudamos a existência de conjuntos minimais em certas famílias de equações diferenciais. Especificamente, exibimos condições sob as quais existem cilindros e toros invariantes para sistemas de equações que são perturbações de sistemas reversíveis. / Abstract: In the first part of this thesis, we study the similarity between reversible and Hamiltonian dynamical systems, from a formal viewpoint. We restrict ourselves to systems defined around an isolated and symmetric equilibria. We show that, under some conditions, such systems are formally orbitally equivalent to Hamiltonian vector fields. In the second part, we study the existence of minimal sets for some families of diferential equations. We obtain conditions for the existence of the invariant cylinders and tori for perturbed reversible systems. / Doutorado / Sistemas Dinamicos / Doutor em Matemática

Orientadores: Rodney Carlos Bassanezi, Adilson Jose Vieira Brandão / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Matematica, Estatistica e Computação Cientifica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-15T01:52:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Cecconello_MoiseisdosSantos_D.pdf: 62393038 bytes, checksum: b7f0d1f9138d8e787749532bf661d026 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: Neste trabalho desenvolvemos ferramentas de análise qualitativa para sistemas dinâmicos definidos sobre o espaço formado pelos conjuntos fuzzy com a níveis compactos e não vazios. São propostas condições para existência de pontos de equilíbrio para o fluxo fuzzy cuja função de pertinência é sobrejetiva, generalizando alguns resultados já conhecidos. Os fluxos fuzzy considerados aqui são determinados pela extensão de Zadeh aplicada em soluções de equações diferenciais autônomas. São obtidos também condições para a existência de pontos e órbitas periódicas para o fluxo fuzzy. Em particular, demonstramos um teorema tipo Poincaré-Bendixson para tais fluxos gerados por equações autônomas bidimensionais. A análise qualitativa desenvolvida é aplicada em sistemas dinâmicos fuzzy provenientes de modelos significativos da Biomatemática. / Abstract: In this work we develop some tools for qualitative analysis of dynamical systems defined on the metric space of fuzzy sets with compact and nonempty a cuts. Conditions are offered for the existence of equilibrium points for the flow whose fuzzy membership function is surjective, generalizing some results already known. Fuzzy flows considered here are determined by Zadeh's extension applied in solutions of autonomous differential equations. We also obtained conditions for the existence of periodic points and periodic orbits for the fuzzy flow. In particular, we demonstrate a theorem like Poincaré-Bendixson for such flows generated by two-dimensional autonomous equations. The qualitative analysis results are applied to fuzzy dynamic systems from meaningful models of Biomathematics. / Doutorado / Biomatematica / Doutor em Matemática Aplicada

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Neste trabalho, apresentamos um método computacional rigoroso para a demonstração de existência de órbitas periódicas de alguns sistemas de equações diferenciais ordinárias com campo autônomo do tipo polinomial. Mostraremos que o problema de encontrar órbitas periódicas para esses sistemas de equações é equivalente a buscar por raízes de certas funções definidas no espaço de Banach das sequências com decaimento algébrico. O método pode ser dividido em duas etapas. Na primeira, buscamos numericamente por soluções periódicas aproximadas. Na segunda, mostraremos a existência de uma órbita periódica numa vizinhança da curva encontrada numericamente. O rigor das verificações computacionais é garantido pelo uso de aritimética intervalar. / In this work, we present a rigorous computational method for proving the existence of periodic orbits of some systems of ordinary differential equations with autonomous vector field of polynomial type. We show that the problem of finding periodic orbits for these systems is equivalent to check for roots of certain functions defined in the Banach space of sequences with algebraic decay. The method can be divided into two steps. First, we seek, numerically, to approximated periodic solutions. Then, we show the existence of a periodic orbit in a neighborhood of the curve numerically found in the previous stage. The accuracy of the computational verifications is guaranteed by the use of interval arithmetic.

Le sujet de cette thèse est la question du nombre minimal d'orbites de Reeb distinctes sur une variété de contact qui est le bord d'une variété symplectique compacte.<p>L'homologie symplectique $S^1$-équivariante positive est un des outils principaux de cette thèse; elle est construite à partir d'orbites périodiques de champs de vecteurs hamiltoniens sur une variété symplectique<p>dont le bord est la variété de contact considérée.<p>Nous analysons la relation entre les différentes variantes d'homologie symplectique d'une variété symplectique exacte compacte (domaine de Liouville) et les orbites de Reeb de son bord.<p>Nous démontrons certaines propriétés de ces homologies.<p>Pour un domaine de Liouville plongé dans un autre, nous construisons un morphisme entre leurs homologies.<p>Nous étudions ensuite l'invariance de ces homologies par rapport au choix de la forme de contact sur le bord.<p>Nous utilisons l'homologie symplectique $S^1$-équivariante positive pour donner une nouvelle preuve d'un théorème de Ekeland et Lasry<p>sur le nombre minimal d'orbites de Reeb distinctes sur certaines hypersurfaces dans $R^{2n}$.<p>Nous indiquons comment étendre au cas de certaines hypersurfaces dans certains fibrés en droites complexes négatifs.<p>Nous donnons une caractérisation et une nouvelle façon de calculer l'indice de Conley-Zehnder généralisé, défini par Robbin et Salamon pour tout chemin de matrices symplectiques.<p>Ceci nous a mené à développer de nouvelles formes normales de matrices symplectiques.<p>/<p>This thesis deals with the question of the minimal number of distinct periodic Reeb orbits on a contact manifold which is the boundary of a compact symplectic manifold.<p>The positive $S^1$-equivariant symplectic homology is one of the main tools considered in this thesis.<p>It is built from periodic orbits of Hamiltonian vector fields in a symplectic manifold whose boundary is the given contact manifold.<p>Our first result describes the relation between the symplectic homologies of an exact compact symplectic manifold with contact type boundary (also called Liouville domain), and the periodic Reeb orbits on the boundary.<p>We then prove some properties of these homologies.<p>For a Liouville domain embedded into another one, we construct a morphism between their homologies.<p>We study the invariance of the homologies with respect to the choice of the contact form on the boundary.<p>We use the positive $S^1$-equivariant symplectic homology to give a new proof of a Theorem by Ekeland and Lasry about the minimal number of distinct periodic Reeb orbits on some hypersurfaces in $R^{2n}$.<p>We indicate how it extends to some hypersurfaces in some negative line bundles.<p>We also give a characterisation and a new way to compute the generalized Conley-Zehnder index defined by Robbin and Salamon for any path of symplectic matrices.<p>A tool for this is a new analysis of normal forms for symplectic matrices. / Doctorat en Sciences / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

Soit M une variété lisse fermée et considérons sont fibré cotangent T*M muni de la structure symplectique usuelle induite par la forme de Liouville. Une hypersurface S de T*M$ est dite étoilée fibre par fibre si pour tout point q de M, l'intersection Sq de S avec la fibre au dessus de q est le bord d'un domaine étoilé par rapport à l'origine 0q de la fibre T*qM. Un flot est naturellement associé à S, il s'agit de l'unique flot généré par le champ de Reeb le long de S, le flot de Reeb. <p><p>L'existence d'une orbite orbite fermée du flot de Reeb sur S fut annoncée par Weinstein dans sa conjecture en 1978. Indépendamment, Weinstein et Rabinowitz ont montré l'existence d'une orbite fermée sur les hypersurfaces de type étoilées dans l'espace réel de dimension 2n. Sous les hypothèses précédentes, l'existence d'une orbite fermée fut démontrée par Hofer et Viterbo. Dans le cas particulier du flot géodésique, l'existence de plusieurs orbites fermées fut notamment étudiée par Gromov, Paternain et Paternain-Petean. Dans cette thèse, ces résultats sont généralisés. <p><p>Les résultats principaux de cette thèse montrent que la structure topologique de la variété M implique, pour toute hypersurface étoilée fibre par fibre, l'existence de beaucoup d'orbites fermées du flot de Reeb. Plus précisément, une borne inférieure de la croissance du nombre d'orbites fermées du flot de Reeb en fonction de leur période est mise en évidence. /<p><p>Let M be a smooth closed manifold and denote by T*M the cotangent bundle over M endowed with its usual symplectic structure induced by the Liouville form. A hypersurface S of T*M is said to be fiberwise starshaped if for each point q in M the intersection Sq of S with the fiber at q bounds a domain starshaped with respect to the origin 0q in T*qM. There is a flow naturally associated to S, generated by the unique Reeb vector field R along S ,the Reeb flow. <p><p>The existence of one closed orbit was conjectured by Weinstein in 1978 in a more general setting. Independently, Weinstein and Rabinowitz established the existence of a closed orbit on star-like hypersurfaces in the 2n-dimensional real space. In our setting the Weinstein conjecture without the assumption was proved in 1988 by Hofer and Viterbo. The existence of many closed orbits has already been well studied in the special case of the geodesic flow, for example by Gromov, Paternain and Paternain-Petean. In this thesis we will generalize their results.<p><p>The main result of this thesis is to prove that the topological structure of $M$ forces, for all fiberwise starshaped hypersurfaces S, the existence of many closed orbits of the Reeb flow on S. More precisely, we shall give a lower bound of the growth rate of the number of closed Reeb-orbits in terms of their periods. / Doctorat en Sciences / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

Le sujet de cette thèse est la question du nombre minimal d’orbites de Reeb distinctes sur une variété de contact qui est le bord d’une variété symplectique compacte. L’homologie symplectique S1-équivariante positive est un des outils principaux de cette thèse; elle est construite à partir d’orbites périodiques de champs de vecteurs hamiltoniens sur une variété symplectique dont le bord est la variété de contact considérée.Nous analysons la relation entre les différentes variantes d’homologie symplectique d’une variété symplectique exacte compacte (domaine de Liouville) et les orbites de Reeb de son bord. Nous démontrons certaines propriétés de ces homologies. Pour un domaine de Liouville plongé dans un autre, nous construisons un morphisme entre leurs homologies.Nous étudions ensuite l’invariance de ces homologies par rapport au choix de la forme de contact sur le bord. Nous utilisons l’homologie symplectique S1-équivariante positive pour donner une nouvelle preuve d’un théorème de Ekeland et Lasry sur le nombre minimal d’orbites de Reeb distinctes sur certaines hypersurfaces dans R2n. Nous indiquons comment étendre au cas de certaines hypersurfaces dans certains fibrés en droites complexes négatifs.Nous donnons une caractérisation et une nouvelle fa ç on de calculer l’indice de Conley-Zehnder généralisé, défini par Robbin et Salamon pour tout chemin de matrices symplectiques. Ceci nous a mené à développer de nouvelles formes normales de matrices symplectiques. / This thesis deals with the question of the minimal number of distinct periodic Reeb orbits on a contact manifold which is the boundary of a compact symplectic manifold.The positive S1-equivariant symplectic homology is one of the main tools considered in this thesis. It is built from periodic orbits of Hamiltonian vector fields in a symplectic manifold whose boundary is the given contact manifold.Our first result describes the relation between the symplectic homologies of an exact compact symplectic manifold with contact type boundary (also called Liouville domain), and the periodic Reeb orbits on the boundary. We then prove some properties of these homologies. For a Liouville domain embedded into another one, we construct a morphism between their homologies. We study the invariance of the homologies with respect to the choice of the contact form on the boundary.We use the positive S1-equivariant symplectic homology to give a new proof of a Theorem by Ekeland and Lasry about the minimal number of distinct periodic Reeb orbits on some hypersurfaces in R2n. We indicate how it extends to some hypersurfaces in some negative line bundles. We also give a characterisation and a new way to compute the generalized Conley-Zehnder index defined by Robbin and Salamon for any path of symplectic matrices. A tool for this is a new analysis of normal forms for symplectic matrices.