A convexity theorem for multiplicative functions

We generalize a well known convexity property of the multiplicative potential function. We prove that, given any convex function g : \mathbbR^m ? [0, ￥]{g : \mathbb{R}^m \rightarrow [{0}, {\infty}]}, the function ${({\rm \bf x},{\rm \bf y})\mapsto g({\rm \bf x})^{1+\alpha}{\bf y}^{-{\bf \beta}}, {\bf y}>{\bf 0}}${({\rm \bf x},{\rm \bf y})\mapsto g({\rm \bf x})^{1+\alpha}{\bf y}^{-{\bf \beta}}, {\bf y}>{\bf 0}}, is convex if β ≥ 0 and α ≥ β ₁ + ··· + β _n . We also provide further generalization to functions of the form (x,y₁, . . . , y_n)? g(x)^1+af₁(y₁)^-b₁ ···f_n(y_n)^-b_n{({\rm \bf x},{\rm \bf y}_1, . . . , {y_n})\mapsto g({\rm \bf x})^{1+\alpha}f_1({\rm \bf y}_1)^{-\beta_1} \cdot \cdot \cdot f_n({\rm \bf y}_n)^{-\beta_n} } with the f _k concave, positively homogeneous and nonnegative on their domains.     

Convex envelopes of products of convex and component-wise concave functions

In this paper, we consider functions of the form f(x,y)=f(x)g(y){\phi(x,y)=f(x)g(y)} over a box, where f(x), x ? \mathbb R{f(x), x\in {\mathbb R}} is a nonnegative monotone convex function with a power or an exponential form, and g(y), y ? \mathbb Rⁿ{g(y), y\in {\mathbb R}^n} is a component-wise concave function which changes sign over the vertices of its domain. We derive closed-form expressions for convex envelopes of various functions in this category. We demonstrate via numerical examples that the proposed envelopes are significantly tighter than popular factorable programming relaxations.     

Convex sets with semidefinite representation

We provide a sufficient condition on a class of compact basic semialgebraic sets for their convex hull co(K) to have a semidefinite representation (SDr). This SDr is explicitly expressed in terms of the polynomials g _j that define K. Examples are provided. We also provide an approximate SDr; that is, for every fixed , there is a convex set such that (where B is the unit ball of ), and has an explicit SDr in terms of the g _j ’s. For convex and compact basic semi-algebraic sets K defined by concave polynomials, we provide a simpler explicit SDr when the nonnegative Lagrangian L _f associated with K and any linear is a sum of squares. We also provide an approximate SDr specific to the convex case.      

Spherical twists, stationary paths and harmonic maps from generalised annuli into spheres

Let X ì \mathbb Rⁿ{{\bf X} \subset {\mathbb R}^n} be a generalised annulus and consider the Dirichlet energy functional

A Property of Isometric Mappings Between Dual Polar Spaces of Type {DQ (2n, {\mathbb K})}

Let f be an isometric embedding of the dual polar space ${\Delta = DQ(2n, {\mathbb K})}Let f be an isometric embedding of the dual polar space D = DQ(2n, \mathbb K){\Delta = DQ(2n, {\mathbb K})} into D￠ = DQ(2n, \mathbb K￠){\Delta^\prime = DQ(2n, {\mathbb K}^\prime)}. Let P denote the point-set of Δ and let e￠: D￠? S￠ @ PG(2ⁿ - 1, \mathbb K￠){e^\prime : \Delta^\prime \rightarrow {\Sigma^\prime} \cong {\rm PG}(2^n - 1, {{\mathbb K}^\prime})} denote the spin-embedding of Δ′. We show that for every locally singular hyperplane H of Δ, there exists a unique locally singular hyperplane H′ of Δ′ such that f(H) = f(P) ?H￠{f(H) = f(P) \cap H^\prime}. We use this to show that there exists a subgeometry S @ PG(2ⁿ - 1, \mathbb K){\Sigma \cong {\rm PG}(2^n - 1, {\mathbb K})} of Σ′ such that: (i) e￠°f (x) ? S{e^\prime \circ f (x) \in \Sigma} for every point x of D; (ii) e : = e￠°f{\Delta; ({\rm ii})\,e := e^\prime \circ f} defines a full embedding of Δ into Σ, which is isomorphic to the spin-embedding of Δ.     

Numerical verification of condition for approximately midconvex functions

Let X be a normed space and V be a convex subset of X. Let a\colon \mathbbR₊ ? \mathbbR₊{\alpha \colon \mathbb{R}_+ \to \mathbb{R}_+}. A function f \colon V ? \mathbbR{f \colon V \to \mathbb{R}} is called α-midconvex if

Extinction of solutions of semilinear higher order parabolic equations with degenerate absorption potential

We study the first vanishing time for solutions of the Cauchy–Dirichlet problem for the 2m-order (m ≥ 1) semilinear parabolic equation ${u_t + Lu + a(x) |u|^{q-1}u=0,\,0 < q < 1}We study the first vanishing time for solutions of the Cauchy–Dirichlet problem for the 2m-order (m ≥ 1) semilinear parabolic equation u_t + Lu + a(x) |u|^q-1u=0, 0 < q < 1{u_t + Lu + a(x) |u|^{q-1}u=0,\,0 < q < 1} with a(x) ≥ 0 bounded in the bounded domain W ì \mathbb R^N{\Omega \subset \mathbb R^N}. We prove that if N 1 2m{N \ne 2m} and ò₀¹ s^-1 (meas\nolimits {x ? W: |a(x)| ￡ s })^q ds < ￥, q = min(\frac2mN,1){\int_0^1 s^{-1} (\mathop{\rm meas}\nolimits \{x \in \Omega : |a(x)| \leq s \})^\theta {\rm d}s < \infty,\ \theta=\min\left(\frac{2m}N,1\right)}, then the solution u vanishes in a finite time. When N = 2m, the same property holds if ${\int_0^1 s^{-1} \left( \mathop{\rm meas}\nolimits \{x \in \Omega : |a(x)| \leq s \} \right) \ln \left( \mathop{\rm meas}\nolimits \{x \in \Omega : |a(x)| \leq s \} \right) {\rm d}s > - \infty}${\int_0^1 s^{-1} \left( \mathop{\rm meas}\nolimits \{x \in \Omega : |a(x)| \leq s \} \right) \ln \left( \mathop{\rm meas}\nolimits \{x \in \Omega : |a(x)| \leq s \} \right) {\rm d}s > - \infty}.     

From Chaos to Global Convergence

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate dynamical systems F : \mathbbR² ? \mathbbR²{F : \mathbb{R}^2 \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^2} of the form F(x, y) = (f(x, y), x). We assume that f : \mathbbR² ? \mathbbR{f : \mathbb{R}^2 \rightarrow \mathbb{R}} is continuous and satisfies a condition that holds when f is non decreasing with respect to the second variable. We show that for every initial condition x₀ = (x ₀, y ₀), such that the orbit

The structure of {\phi}-stable minimal hypersurfaces in manifolds of nonnegative P-scalar curvature

Suppose (N ⁿ , g) is an n-dimensional Riemannian manifold with a given smooth measure m. The P-scalar curvature is defined as ${P(g)=R^m_\infty(g)=R(g)-2\Delta_g{\rm log}\,\phi-|\nabla_g{\rm log}\,\phi|_g^2}Suppose (N ⁿ , g) is an n-dimensional Riemannian manifold with a given smooth measure m. The P-scalar curvature is defined as P(g)=R^m_￥(g)=R(g)-2D_glog f-|?_glog f|_g²{P(g)=R^m_\infty(g)=R(g)-2\Delta_g{\rm log}\,\phi-|\nabla_g{\rm log}\,\phi|_g^2}, where dm=f dvol(g){dm=\phi\,dvol(g)} and R(g) is the scalar curvature of (N ⁿ , g). In this paper, under a technical assumption on f{\phi}, we prove that f{\phi}-stable minimal oriented hypersurface in the three-dimensional manifold with nonnegative P-scalar curvature must be conformally equivalent to either the complex plane \mathbbC{\mathbb{C}} or the cylinder \mathbbR×\mathbbS¹{\mathbb{R}\times\mathbb{S}^1}.     

Measure of central symmetry for fields of convex figures and three-dimensional convex bodies

Let g₂³:E₂( \mathbbR³ ) ? G₂( \mathbbR³ ) \gamma_2^3:{E_2}\left( {{\mathbb{R}^3}} \right) \to {G_2}\left( {{\mathbb{R}^3}} \right) be the tautological vector bundle over the Grassmann manifold of 2-planes in \mathbbR³ {\mathbb{R}^3} , where the fiber over a plane is the plane itself regarded as a two-dimensional subspace of \mathbbR³ {\mathbb{R}^3} . A field of convex figures is given in γ₂³ if a convex figure is distinguished in each fiber so that the figure continuously depends on the fiber. It is proved that each field of convex figures in γ₂³ contains a figure K containing a centrally symmetric convex figure of area ( 4 + 16?2 ) \left( {4 + 16\sqrt {2} } \right) S(K)/31 > 0.858 S(K) (S(K) denotes the area of K), and a figure K′ that is contained in a centrally symmetric convex figure of area ( 12?2 - 8 ) \left( {12\sqrt {2} - 8} \right) S(K′)/7 < 1.282 S(K′). It is also proved that each three-dimensional convex body K is contained in a centrally symmetric convex cylinder of volume ( 36?2 - 24 ) \left( {36\sqrt {2} - 24} \right) V(K)/7 < 3.845 V(K). (Here, V(K) denotes the volume of K.) Bibliography: 5 titles.     

Multiple solutions for a superlinear and periodic elliptic system on \mathbbRN{\mathbb{R}^N}

This paper is concerned with the following periodic Hamiltonian elliptic system

Global Lipschitz regularity for almost minimizers of asymptotically convex variational problems

We prove global, up to the boundary of a domain ${{\it \Omega}\subset\mathbb {R}^n}We prove global, up to the boundary of a domain W ì \mathbb Rⁿ{{\it \Omega}\subset\mathbb {R}^n}, Lipschitz regularity results for almost minimizers of functionals of the form

u ? òW g(x, u(x), ?u(x)) dx.u \mapsto \int \limits_{\Omega} g(x, u(x), \nabla u(x))\,dx.      13. Sharp Kolmogorov-type inequalities for norms of fractional derivatives of multivariate functions      V. F. Babenko  N.V. Parfinovych  S. A. Pichugov 《Ukrainian Mathematical Journal》2010,62(3):343-357 Let C( \mathbbRm ) C\left( {{\mathbb{R}^m}} \right) be the space of bounded and continuous functions x:\mathbbRm ? \mathbbR x:{\mathbb{R}^m} \to \mathbb{R} equipped with the norm || x ||C = || x ||C( \mathbbRm ): = sup{ | x(t) |:t ? \mathbbRm } \left\| x \right\|C = {\left\| x \right\|_{C\left( {{\mathbb{R}^m}} \right)}}: = \sup \left\{ {\left| {x(t)} \right|:t \in {\mathbb{R}^m}} \right\}      14. Quermassintegrals of a random polytope in a convex body      M. Hartzoulaki  G. Paouris 《Archiv der Mathematik》2003,80(4):430-438 Let K be a convex body in \mathbbRn \mathbb{R}^n with volume |K| = 1 |K| = 1 . We choose N 3 n+1 N \geq n+1 points x1,?, xN x_1,\ldots, x_N independently and uniformly from K, and write C(x1,?, xN) C(x_1,\ldots, x_N) for their convex hull. Let f : \mathbbR+ ? \mathbbR+ f : \mathbb{R^+} \rightarrow \mathbb{R^+} be a continuous strictly increasing function and 0 ￡ i ￡ n-1 0 \leq i \leq n-1 . Then, the quantity¶¶E (K, N, f °Wi) = òK ?òK f[Wi(C(x1, ?, xN))]dxN ?dx1 E (K, N, f \circ W_{i}) = \int\limits_{K} \ldots \int\limits_{K} f[W_{i}(C(x_1, \ldots, x_N))]dx_{N} \ldots dx_1 ¶¶is minimal if K is a ball (Wi is the i-th quermassintegral of a compact convex set). If f is convex and strictly increasing and 1 ￡ i ￡ n-1 1 \leq i \leq n-1 , then the ball is the only extremal body. These two facts generalize a result of H. Groemer on moments of the volume of C(x1,?, xN) C(x_1,\ldots, x_N) .      15. Exact simulation of final, minimal and maximal values of Brownian motion and jump-diffusions with applications to option pricing      Martin Becker 《Computational Management Science》2010,7(1):1-17 We introduce a method for generating (Wx,T(m,s),mx,T(m,s),Mx,T(m,s))(W_{x,T}^{(\mu,\sigma)},m_{x,T}^{(\mu,\sigma)},M_{x,T}^{(\mu,\sigma)}) , where Wx,T(m,s)W_{x,T}^{(\mu,\sigma)} denotes the final value of a Brownian motion starting in x with drift μ and volatility σ at some final time T, mx,T(m,s) = inf0 ￡ t ￡ TWx,t(m,s)m_{x,T}^{(\mu,\sigma)} = {\rm inf}_{0\leq t \leq T}W_{x,t}^{(\mu,\sigma)} and Mx,T(m,s) = sup0 ￡ t ￡ T Wx,t(m,s)M_{x,T}^{(\mu,\sigma)} = {\rm sup}_{0\leq t \leq T} W_{x,t}^{(\mu,\sigma)} . By using the trivariate distribution of (Wx,T(m,s),mx,T(m,s),Mx,T(m,s))(W_{x,T}^{(\mu,\sigma)},m_{x,T}^{(\mu,\sigma)},M_{x,T}^{(\mu,\sigma)}) , we obtain a fast method which is unaffected by the well-known random walk approximation errors. The method is extended to jump-diffusion models. As sample applications we include Monte Carlo pricing methods for European double barrier knock-out calls with continuous reset conditions under both models. The proposed methods feature simple importance sampling techniques for variance reduction.      16. Global regularity for almost minimizers of nonconvex variational problems      M. Foss 《Annali di Matematica Pura ed Applicata》2008,187(2):263-321 We prove some global, up to the boundary of a domain $\Omega \subset {\mathbb{R}}^{n}We prove some global, up to the boundary of a domain , continuity and Lipschitz regularity results for almost minimizers of functionals of the form The main assumption for g is that it be asymptotically convex with respect its third argument. For the continuity results, the integrand is allowed to have some discontinuous behavior with respect to its first and second arguments. For the global Lipschitz regularity result, we require g to be H?lder continuous with respect to its first two arguments.       17. Degenerate elliptic operators in one dimension      Derek W. Robinson  Adam Sikora 《Journal of Evolution Equations》2010,10(4):731-759 Let H be the symmetric second-order differential operator on L 2(R) with domain ${C_c^\infty({\bf R})}Let H be the symmetric second-order differential operator on L 2(R) with domain Cc￥(R){C_c^\infty({\bf R})} and action Hj = -(c j￠)￠{H\varphi=-(c\,\varphi^{\prime})^{\prime}} where c ? W1,2loc(R){ c\in W^{1,2}_{\rm loc}({\bf R})} is a real function that is strictly positive on R\{0}{{\bf R}\backslash\{0\}} but with c(0) = 0. We give a complete characterization of the self-adjoint extensions and the submarkovian extensions of H. In particular if n = n+ún-{\nu=\nu_+\vee\nu_-} where n±(x)=±ò±1±x c-1{\nu_\pm(x)=\pm\int^{\pm 1}_{\pm x} c^{-1}} then H has a unique self-adjoint extension if and only if n ? L2(0,1){\nu\not\in L_2(0,1)} and a unique submarkovian extension if and only if n ? L￥(0,1){\nu\not\in L_\infty(0,1)}. In both cases, the corresponding semigroup leaves L 2(0,∞) and L 2(−∞,0) invariant. In addition, we prove that for a general non-negative c ? W1,￥loc(R){ c\in W^{1,\infty}_{\rm loc}({\bf R})} the corresponding operator H has a unique submarkovian extension.      18. On Lipschitz selections of affine-set valued mappings      P. Shvartsman 《Geometric And Functional Analysis》2001,11(4):840-868 We prove a Helly-type theorem for the family of all k-dimensional affine subsets of a Hilbert space H. The result is formulated in terms of Lipschitz selections of set-valued mappings from a metric space (M,r) ({\cal M},\rho) into this family.¶Let F be such a mapping satisfying the following condition: for every subset M￠ ì M {\cal M'} \subset {\cal M} consisting of at most 2k+1 points, the restriction F|M￠ F|_{\cal M'} of F to M￠ {\cal M'} has a selection fM￠ (i.e. fM￠(x) ? F(x) for all x  ? M￠) f_{\cal M'}\,({\rm i.e.}\,f_{\cal M'}(x) \in F(x)\,{\rm for\,all}\,x\,\in {\cal M'}) satisfying the Lipschitz condition ||fM￠(x) - fM￠(y)||  ￡ r(x,y ), x,y ? M￠ \parallel f_{\cal M'}(x) - f_{\cal M'}(y)\parallel\,\le \rho(x,y ),\,x,y \in {\cal M'} . Then F has a Lipschitz selection f : M ? H f : {\cal M} \to H such that ||f(x) - f(y) ||  ￡ gr(x,y ), x,y ? M \parallel f(x) - f(y) \parallel\,\le \gamma \rho (x,y ),\,x,y \in {\cal M} where g = g(k) \gamma = \gamma(k) is a constant depending only on k. (The upper bound of the number of points in M￠ {\cal M'} , 2k+1, is sharp.)¶The proof is based on a geometrical construction which allows us to reduce the problem to an extension property of Lipschitz mappings defined on subsets of metric trees.      19. Projective Freeness of Algebras of Real Symmetric Functions      Amol Sasane 《Complex Analysis and Operator Theory》2012,6(2):465-475 Let \mathbb Dn:={z=(z1,?, zn) ? \mathbb Cn:|zj| < 1,   j=1,?, n}{\mathbb {D}^n:=\{z=(z_1,\ldots, z_n)\in \mathbb {C}^n:|z_j| < 1, \;j=1,\ldots, n\}}, and let [`(\mathbbD)]n{\overline{\mathbb{D}}^n} denote its closure in \mathbb Cn{\mathbb {C}^n}. Consider the ring Cr([`(\mathbbD)]n;\mathbb C) = {f:[`(\mathbbD)]n? \mathbb C:f   is   continuous   and  f(z)=[`(f([`(z)]))]   (z ? [`(\mathbbD)]n)}C_{\rm r}(\overline{\mathbb{D}}^n;\mathbb {C}) =\left\{f: \overline{\mathbb{D}}^n\rightarrow \mathbb {C}:f \,\, {\rm is \,\, continuous \,\, and}\,\, f(z)=\overline{f(\overline{z})} \;(z\in \overline{\mathbb{D}}^n)\right\}      20. From Ginzburg-Landau to Gross-Pitaevskii      Alberto Farina 《Monatshefte für Mathematik》2003,179(2):265-269 (w, c) ? R2, u ? Lloc3 (RN, C)\font\Opr=msbm10 at 8pt \def\Op#1{\hbox{\Opr{#1}}}(\omega, c)\in {\Op R}^2, {\upsilon} \in L_{\rm loc}^3 ({\Op R}^N, {\bf C}) and x||j||L￥(RN×R)2 ￡ max{0, 1-w+[(c2)/4]}.\font\Opr=msbm10 at 8pt \def\Op#1{\hbox{\Opr{#1}}}\Vert\varphi\Vert_{L^\infty({\Op R}^N\times{\Op R})}^2 \le \max\bigg\{0, 1-\omega+{c^2\over 4}\bigg\}.      设为首页 | 免责声明 | 关于勤云 | 加入收藏 Copyright©北京勤云科技发展有限公司  京ICP备09084417号

Sharp Kolmogorov-type inequalities for norms of fractional derivatives of multivariate functions

Let C( \mathbbR^m ) C\left( {{\mathbb{R}^m}} \right) be the space of bounded and continuous functions x:\mathbbR^m ? \mathbbR x:{\mathbb{R}^m} \to \mathbb{R} equipped with the norm

Quermassintegrals of a random polytope in a convex body

Let K be a convex body in \mathbbRⁿ \mathbb{R}^n with volume |K| = 1 |K| = 1 . We choose N 3 n+1 N \geq n+1 points x₁,?, x_N x_1,\ldots, x_N independently and uniformly from K, and write C(x₁,?, x_N) C(x_1,\ldots, x_N) for their convex hull. Let f : \mathbbR⁺ ? \mathbbR⁺ f : \mathbb{R^+} \rightarrow \mathbb{R^+} be a continuous strictly increasing function and 0 ￡ i ￡ n-1 0 \leq i \leq n-1 . Then, the quantity¶¶E (K, N, f °W_i) = ò_K ?ò_K f[W_i(C(x₁, ?, x_N))]dx_N ?dx₁ E (K, N, f \circ W_{i}) = \int\limits_{K} \ldots \int\limits_{K} f[W_{i}(C(x_1, \ldots, x_N))]dx_{N} \ldots dx_1 ¶¶is minimal if K is a ball (W_i is the i-th quermassintegral of a compact convex set). If f is convex and strictly increasing and 1 ￡ i ￡ n-1 1 \leq i \leq n-1 , then the ball is the only extremal body. These two facts generalize a result of H. Groemer on moments of the volume of C(x₁,?, x_N) C(x_1,\ldots, x_N) .     

Exact simulation of final, minimal and maximal values of Brownian motion and jump-diffusions with applications to option pricing

We introduce a method for generating (W_x,T^(m,s),m_x,T^(m,s),M_x,T^(m,s))(W_{x,T}^{(\mu,\sigma)},m_{x,T}^{(\mu,\sigma)},M_{x,T}^{(\mu,\sigma)}) , where W_x,T^(m,s)W_{x,T}^{(\mu,\sigma)} denotes the final value of a Brownian motion starting in x with drift μ and volatility σ at some final time T, m_x,T^(m,s) = inf_{0 ￡ t ￡ T}W_x,t^(m,s)m_{x,T}^{(\mu,\sigma)} = {\rm inf}_{0\leq t \leq T}W_{x,t}^{(\mu,\sigma)} and M_x,T^(m,s) = sup_{0 ￡ t ￡ T} W_x,t^(m,s)M_{x,T}^{(\mu,\sigma)} = {\rm sup}_{0\leq t \leq T} W_{x,t}^{(\mu,\sigma)} . By using the trivariate distribution of (W_x,T^(m,s),m_x,T^(m,s),M_x,T^(m,s))(W_{x,T}^{(\mu,\sigma)},m_{x,T}^{(\mu,\sigma)},M_{x,T}^{(\mu,\sigma)}) , we obtain a fast method which is unaffected by the well-known random walk approximation errors. The method is extended to jump-diffusion models. As sample applications we include Monte Carlo pricing methods for European double barrier knock-out calls with continuous reset conditions under both models. The proposed methods feature simple importance sampling techniques for variance reduction.     

Global regularity for almost minimizers of nonconvex variational problems

We prove some global, up to the boundary of a domain $\Omega \subset {\mathbb{R}}^{n}We prove some global, up to the boundary of a domain , continuity and Lipschitz regularity results for almost minimizers of functionals of the form The main assumption for g is that it be asymptotically convex with respect its third argument. For the continuity results, the integrand is allowed to have some discontinuous behavior with respect to its first and second arguments. For the global Lipschitz regularity result, we require g to be H?lder continuous with respect to its first two arguments.      

Degenerate elliptic operators in one dimension

Let H be the symmetric second-order differential operator on L ₂(R) with domain ${C_c^\infty({\bf R})}Let H be the symmetric second-order differential operator on L ₂(R) with domain C_c^￥(R){C_c^\infty({\bf R})} and action Hj = -(c j^￠)^￠{H\varphi=-(c\,\varphi^{\prime})^{\prime}} where c ? W^1,2_loc(R){ c\in W^{1,2}_{\rm loc}({\bf R})} is a real function that is strictly positive on R\{0}{{\bf R}\backslash\{0\}} but with c(0) = 0. We give a complete characterization of the self-adjoint extensions and the submarkovian extensions of H. In particular if n = n₊ún_-{\nu=\nu_+\vee\nu_-} where n_±(x)=±ò^±1_±x c^-1{\nu_\pm(x)=\pm\int^{\pm 1}_{\pm x} c^{-1}} then H has a unique self-adjoint extension if and only if n ? L₂(0,1){\nu\not\in L_2(0,1)} and a unique submarkovian extension if and only if n ? L_￥(0,1){\nu\not\in L_\infty(0,1)}. In both cases, the corresponding semigroup leaves L ₂(0,∞) and L ₂(−∞,0) invariant. In addition, we prove that for a general non-negative c ? W^1,￥_loc(R){ c\in W^{1,\infty}_{\rm loc}({\bf R})} the corresponding operator H has a unique submarkovian extension.     

On Lipschitz selections of affine-set valued mappings

We prove a Helly-type theorem for the family of all k-dimensional affine subsets of a Hilbert space H. The result is formulated in terms of Lipschitz selections of set-valued mappings from a metric space (M,r) ({\cal M},\rho) into this family.¶Let F be such a mapping satisfying the following condition: for every subset M￠ ì M {\cal M'} \subset {\cal M} consisting of at most 2^k+1 points, the restriction F|_M￠ F|_{\cal M'} of F to M￠ {\cal M'} has a selection f_M￠ (i.e. f_M￠(x) ? F(x) for all x  ? M￠) f_{\cal M'}\,({\rm i.e.}\,f_{\cal M'}(x) \in F(x)\,{\rm for\,all}\,x\,\in {\cal M'}) satisfying the Lipschitz condition ||f_M￠(x) - f_M￠(y)||  ￡ r(x,y ), x,y ? M￠ \parallel f_{\cal M'}(x) - f_{\cal M'}(y)\parallel\,\le \rho(x,y ),\,x,y \in {\cal M'} . Then F has a Lipschitz selection f : M ? H f : {\cal M} \to H such that ||f(x) - f(y) ||  ￡ gr(x,y ), x,y ? M \parallel f(x) - f(y) \parallel\,\le \gamma \rho (x,y ),\,x,y \in {\cal M} where g = g(k) \gamma = \gamma(k) is a constant depending only on k. (The upper bound of the number of points in M￠ {\cal M'} , 2^k+1, is sharp.)¶The proof is based on a geometrical construction which allows us to reduce the problem to an extension property of Lipschitz mappings defined on subsets of metric trees.     

Projective Freeness of Algebras of Real Symmetric Functions

Let \mathbb Dⁿ:={z=(z₁,?, z_n) ? \mathbb Cⁿ:|z_j| < 1,   j=1,?, n}{\mathbb {D}^n:=\{z=(z_1,\ldots, z_n)\in \mathbb {C}^n:|z_j| < 1, \;j=1,\ldots, n\}}, and let [`(\mathbbD)]ⁿ{\overline{\mathbb{D}}^n} denote its closure in \mathbb Cⁿ{\mathbb {C}^n}. Consider the ring

From Ginzburg-Landau to Gross-Pitaevskii

(w, c) ? R², u ? L_loc³ (R^N, C)\font\Opr=msbm10 at 8pt \def\Op#1{\hbox{\Opr{#1}}}(\omega, c)\in {\Op R}^2, {\upsilon} \in L_{\rm loc}^3 ({\Op R}^N, {\bf C}) and x||j||_{L^￥(R^N×R)}² ￡ max{0, 1-w+[(c²)/4]}.\font\Opr=msbm10 at 8pt \def\Op#1{\hbox{\Opr{#1}}}\Vert\varphi\Vert_{L^\infty({\Op R}^N\times{\Op R})}^2 \le \max\bigg\{0, 1-\omega+{c^2\over 4}\bigg\}.