Does the brain behave like a (complex) network? I. Dynamics

D Papo, JM Buldú - Physics of life reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Graph theory is now becoming a standard tool in system-level neuroscience. However,
endowing observed brain anatomy and dynamics with a complex network structure does not …

[HTML][HTML] From Geometry of Hamiltonian Dynamics to Topology of Phase Transitions: A Review

G Pettini, M Gori, M Pettini - Entropy, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this review work, we outline a conceptual path that, starting from the numerical
investigation of the transition between weak chaos and strong chaos in Hamiltonian systems …

Topological origin of the protein folding transition

L Di Cairano, R Capelli, G Bel-Hadj-Aissa, M Pettini - Physical Review E, 2022 - APS
In this paper, a geometrical and thermodynamical analysis of the global properties of the
potential energy landscape of a minimalistic model of a polypeptide is presented. The global …

The geometric theory of phase transitions

L Di Cairano - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We develop a geometric theory of phase transitions (PTs) for Hamiltonian systems in the
microcanonical ensemble. Such a theory allows to rephrase the Bachmann's classification of …

Geometry of phase transitions in systems of infinite degrees of freedom

V Kirilenko - Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent investigations have demonstrated that the origin of phase transitions may be
explained by particular changes in the geometry of hypersurfaces, specifically Hamiltonian …

Geometry, Topology, and Dynamics of Many-Body Systems: Quantum and Classical Perspectives

A Vesperini - 2023 - usiena-air.unisi.it
In the present thesis, we study various instances of many-body systems, both quantum and
classical, adopting an overall geometrical and topological perspective. Systems with many …

[PDF][PDF] The Glass Transition: A Topological Perspective

A Vesperini, R Franzosi, M Pettini - 2024 - preprints.org
Resorting to microcanonical ensemble Monte Carlo simulations, we study the geometric and
topological properties of the state space of a model of network glass-former. This model, a …