Hamilton-Jacobi semi-groups in infinite dimensional spaces

Let (X,ρ) be a Polish space endowed with a probability measure μ. Assume that we can do Malliavin Calculus on (X,μ). Let be a pseudo-distance. Consider QtF(x)=infy∈X{F(y)+d²(x,y)/2t}. We shall prove that QtF satisfies the Hamilton-Jacobi inequality under suitable conditions. This result will be applied to establish transportation cost inequalities on path groups and loop groups in the spirit of Bobkov, Gentil and Ledoux.     

Selections of bounded variation under the excess restrictions

Let X be a metric space with metric d, c(X) denote the family of all nonempty compact subsets of X and, given F,G∈c(X), let e(F,G)=supx∈Finfy∈Gd(x,y) be the Hausdorff excess of F over G. The excess variation of a multifunction , which generalizes the ordinary variation V of single-valued functions, is defined by where the supremum is taken over all partitions of the interval [a,b]. The main result of the paper is the following selection theorem: If,V₊(F,[a,b])<∞,t₀∈[a,b]andx₀∈F(t₀), then there exists a single-valued functionof bounded variation such thatf(t)∈F(t)for allt∈[a,b],f(t₀)=x₀,V(f,[a,t₀))?V₊(F,[a,t₀))andV(f,[t₀,b])?V₊(F,[t₀,b]). We exhibit examples showing that the conclusions in this theorem are sharp, and that it produces new selections of bounded variation as compared with [V.V. Chistyakov, Selections of bounded variation, J. Appl. Anal. 10 (1) (2004) 1-82]. In contrast to this, a multifunction F satisfying e(F(s),F(t))?C(t−s) for some constant C?0 and all s,t∈[a,b] with s?t (Lipschitz continuity with respect to e(⋅,⋅)) admits a Lipschitz selection with a Lipschitz constant not exceeding C if t₀=a and may have only discontinuous selections of bounded variation if a<t₀?b. The same situation holds for continuous selections of when it is excess continuous in the sense that e(F(s),F(t))→0 as s→t−0 for all t∈(a,b] and e(F(t),F(s))→0 as s→t+0 for all t∈[a,b) simultaneously.     

Modular metric spaces, I: Basic concepts

The notion of a modular is introduced as follows. A (metric) modular on a set X is a function w:(0,∞)×X×X→[0,∞] satisfying, for all x,y,z∈X, the following three properties: x=y if and only if w(λ,x,y)=0 for all λ>0; w(λ,x,y)=w(λ,y,x) for all λ>0; w(λ+μ,x,y)≤w(λ,x,z)+w(μ,y,z) for all λ,μ>0. We show that, given x₀∈X, the set X_w={x∈X:lim_λ→∞w(λ,x,x₀)=0} is a metric space with metric , called a modular space. The modular w is said to be convex if (λ,x,y)?λw(λ,x,y) is also a modular on X. In this case X_w coincides with the set of all x∈X such that w(λ,x,x₀)<∞ for some λ=λ(x)>0 and is metrizable by . Moreover, if or , then ; otherwise, the reverse inequalities hold. We develop the theory of metric spaces, generated by modulars, and extend the results by H. Nakano, J. Musielak, W. Orlicz, Ph. Turpin and others for modulars on linear spaces.     

A generalization of the Strassen converse

This note is devoted to a generalization of the Strassen converse. Let gn:R^∞→[0,∞], n?1 be a sequence of measurable functions such that, for every n?1, and for all x,y∈R^∞, where 0<C<∞ is a constant which is independent of n. Let be a sequence of i.i.d. random variables. Assume that there exist r?1 and a function ?:[0,∞)→[0,∞) with limt→∞?(t)=∞, depending only on the sequence such that lim supn→∞gn(X₁,X₂,…)=?(Er|X|) a.s. whenever Er|X|<∞ and EX=0. We prove the converse result, namely that lim supn→∞gn(X₁,X₂,…)<∞ a.s. implies Er|X|<∞ (and EX=0 if, in addition, lim supn→∞gn(c,c,…)=∞ for all c≠0). Some applications are provided to illustrate this result.     

Fixed points of asymptotic contractions

Let be a contractive gauge function in the sense that φ is continuous, φ(s)<s for s>0, and if f:M→M satisfies d(f(x),f(y))?φ(d(x,y)) for all x,y in a complete metric space (M,d), then f always has a unique fixed point. It is proved that if T:M→M satisfies

     

Existence of homoclinic solution for the second order Hamiltonian systems

An existence theorem of homoclinic solution is obtained for a class of the nonautonomous second order Hamiltonian systems , ∀t∈R, by the minimax methods in the critical point theory, specially, the generalized mountain pass theorem, where L(t) is unnecessary uniformly positively definite for all t∈R, and W(t,x) satisfies the superquadratic condition W(t,x)/|x|²→+∞ as |x|→∞ uniformly in t, and need not satisfy the global Ambrosetti-Rabinowitz condition.     

Asymptotic stability of Riemann solutions in BGK approximations to certain multidimensional systems of conservation laws

We prove the asymptotic stability of nonplanar two-states Riemann solutions in BGK approximations of a class of multidimensional systems of conservation laws. The latter consists of systems whose flux-functions in different directions share a common complete system of Riemann invariants, the level surfaces of which are hyperplanes. The asymptotic stability to which the main result refers is in the sense of the convergence as t→∞ in of the space of directions ζ=x/t. That is, the solution z(t,x,ξ) of the perturbed Cauchy problem for the corresponding BGK system satisfies as t→∞, in , where R(ζ) is the self-similar entropy solution of the two-states nonplanar Riemann problem for the system of conservation laws.     

A Liapunov functional for a singular integral equation

We consider a scalar integral equation where a∈L²[0,∞), while C(t,s) has a significant singularity, but is convex when t−s>0. We construct a Liapunov functional and show that g(t,x(t))−a(t)∈L²[0,∞) and that x(t)−a(t)→0 pointwise as t→∞. Small perturbations are also added to the kernel. In addition, we consider both infinite and finite delay problems. This paper offers a first step toward treating discontinuous kernels with Liapunov functionals.     

Dynamical systems method (DSM) for selfadjoint operators

Let A be a selfadjoint linear operator in a Hilbert space H. The DSM (dynamical systems method) for solving equation Av=f consists of solving the Cauchy problem , u(0)=u₀, where Φ is a suitable operator, and proving that (i) ∃u(t)∀t>0, (ii) ∃u(∞), and (iii) A(u(∞))=f. It is proved that if equation Av=f is solvable and u solves the problem , u(0)=u₀, where a>0 is a parameter and u₀ is arbitrary, then lima→0limt→∞u(t,a)=y, where y is the unique minimal-norm solution of the equation Av=f. Stable solution of the equation Av=f is constructed when the data are noisy, i.e., fδ is given in place of f, ‖fδ−f‖?δ. The case when a=a(t)>0, , a(t)↘0 as t→∞ is considered. It is proved that in this case limt→∞u(t)=y and if fδ is given in place of f, then limt→∞u(tδ)=y, where tδ is properly chosen.     

Classical solutions to differential inclusions with totally disconnected right-hand side

Let F=F(t,x) be a bounded, Hausdorff continuous multifunction with compact, totally disconnected values. Given any y₀∈F(t₀,x₀), we show that the differential inclusion has a globally defined classical solution, with x(t₀)=x₀, .     

Homoclinic orbits in generalized Liénard systems

This paper is devoted to the investigation on the existence of homoclinic orbits of the planar system of Liénard type , . Here h(y) is strictly increasing, but is not imposed h(±∞)=±∞. Sufficient conditions are given for a positive orbit of the system starting at a point on the curve h(y)=F(x) to approach the origin without intersecting the x-axis. The obtained theorems include previous results as special cases. Our results are applied to a concrete system and their sharpness are improved.     

Converse theorem for the Minkowski inequality

Let (Ω,Σ,μ) a measure space such that 0<μ(A)<1<μ(B)<∞ for some A,B∈Σ. Under some natural conditions on the bijective functions φ,φ₁,φ₂,ψ,ψ₁,ψ₂:(0,∞)→(0,∞) we prove that if

     

Remarks on a paper of C. Huang

We prove oscillation and nonoscillation theorems for the second order linear differential equation (E) y″+q(t)y=0, where q(t)?0 and locally integrable on These results are extensions of earlier results of Huang [J. Math. Anal. Appl. 210 (1997) 712-723]. Furthermore, we show that the oscillation criterion established for Eq. (E) can be extended to the delayed differential equation y″+q(t)y(σ(t))=0, where σ(t)?t and lim_t→∞σ(t)=∞.     

On turbulent, erratic and other dynamical properties of Zadeh’s extensions

Let (X, d) be a compact metric space and f : X → X a continuous function. Consider the hyperspace (K(X),H) of all nonempty compact subsets of X endowed with the Hausdorff metric induced by d, and let (F(X),d_∞) be the metric space of all nonempty compact fuzzy set on X equipped with the supremum metric d_∞ which is calculated as the supremum of the Hausdorff distances of the corresponding level sets. If is the natural extension of f to (K(X),H) and is the Zadeh’s extension of f to (F(X),d_∞), then the aim of this paper is to study the dynamics of and when f is turbulent (erratic, respectively).     

Standing waves for supercritical nonlinear Schrödinger equations

Let V(x) be a non-negative, bounded potential in RN, N?3 and p supercritical, . We look for positive solutions of the standing-wave nonlinear Schrödinger equation Δu−V(x)u+up=0 in RN, with u(x)→0 as |x|→+∞. We prove that if V(x)=o(⁻²|x|) as |x|→+∞, then for N?4 and this problem admits a continuum of solutions. If in addition we have, for instance, V(x)=O(|x|^−μ) with μ>N, then this result still holds provided that N?3 and . Other conditions for solvability, involving behavior of V at ∞, are also provided.     

Positive periodic solutions of functional differential equations

We consider the existence, multiplicity and nonexistence of positive ω-periodic solutions for the periodic equation x′(t)=a(t)g(x)x(t)−λb(t)f(x(t−τ(t))), where are ω-periodic, , , f,g∈C([0,∞),[0,∞)), and f(u)>0 for u>0, g(x) is bounded, τ(t) is a continuous ω-periodic function. Define , , i₀=number of zeros in the set and i_∞=number of infinities in the set . We show that the equation has i₀ or i_∞ positive ω-periodic solution(s) for sufficiently large or small λ>0, respectively.     

Global minimum and orthogonality in C1-classes

In this paper we characterize the global minimum of an arbitrary function defined on a Banach space, in terms of a new concept of derivatives adapted for our case from a recent work due to D.J. Keckic (J. Operator Theory, submitted for publication). Using these results we establish several new characterizations of the global minimum of the map defined by F_ψ(X)=‖ψ(X)‖₁, where is a map defined by ψ(X)=S+φ(X) and φ:B(H)→B(H) is a linear map, S∈C₁, and . Further, we apply these results to characterize the operators which are orthogonal to the range of elementary operators.