On the Local Uniqueness of Solutions of Variational Inequalities Under H-Differentiability

In this paper, we give some sufficient conditions for the local uniqueness of solutions to nonsmooth variational inequalities where the underlying functions are H-differentiable and the underlying set is a closed convex set/polyhedral set/box/polyhedral cone. We show how the solution of a linearized variational inequality is related to the solution of the variational inequality. These results extend/unify various similar results proved for C ¹ and locally Lipschitzian variational inequality problems. When specialized to the nonlinear complementarity problem, our results extend/unify those of C ² and C ¹ nonlinear complementarity problems.     

The Algebraic K-Theory of Operator Algebras

We the study the algebraic K-theory of C *-algebras, forgetting the topology. The main results include a proof that commutative C*-algebras are K-regular in all degrees (that is, all theirN ^T K _iand extensions of the Fischer-Prasolov Theorem comparing algebraic and topological K-theory with finite coefficients.     

Relative K-homology and K-homology of an ideal

We provide a straightforward proof of one of the main results of the Baum-Douglas K-homology theory: If A is a separable nuclear C ^*-algebra and I an ideal of A, then the natural restriction map K ⁰(A, I) K ⁰(I) is an isomorphism of Abelian groups.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">W</Emphasis><Superscript>1,<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript>(R<Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Superscript>)-boundedness for maximal functions

In this paper, we get W ^1,p (R ⁿ )-boundedness for tangential maximal function and nontangential maximal function, which improves J.Kinnunen, P.Lindqvist and Tananka’s results. Supported by the key Academic Discipline of Zhejiang Province of China under Grant No.2005 and the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China.     

Consecutive customer losses in oscillating GIX/M//n systems with state dependent services rates

We address the probability that k or more Consecutive Customer Losses take place during a busy period of a queue, the so-called k-CCL probability, for oscillating GI ^X /M//n systems with state dependent services rates, also denoted as GI ^X /M(m)−M(m)//n systems, in which the service rates oscillate between two forms according to the evolution of the number of customers in the system. We derive an efficient algorithm to compute k-CCL probabilities in these systems starting with an arbitrary number of customers in the system that involves solving a linear system of equations. The results derived are illustrated for specific sets of parameters.     

On the behavio r of complete g raphs in $${\mathbb{R}\sp{n+1}}$$ with Lp-finite r-cu rvatu re

We study the behavior of complete graphs in with L ^p -finite r-curvature, that is, whose length of the r-th Newton transformation |P _r | is in L ^p , for some p ≥ 1. Moreover, we use a monotonicity formulae to establish an L ^p -lower bound for |P _r | in balls. As application, we prove some new Bernstein-type results.      

Sub-Laplacians of Holomorphic L-type on Rank One AN-Groups and Related Solvable Groups

Consider a right-invariant sub-Laplacian L on an exponential solvable Lie group G, endowed with a left-invariant Haar measure. Depending on the structure of G and possibly also that of L, L may admit differentiable L^p-functional calculi, or may be of holomorphic L^p-type for a given p≠2, as recent studies of specific classes of groups G and sub-Laplacians L have revealed. By “holomorphic L^p-type” we mean that every L^p-spectral multiplier for L is necessarily holomorphic in a complex neighborhood of some point in the L²-spectrum of L. This can only arise if the group algebra L¹(G) is non-symmetric. In this article we prove that, for large classes of exponential groups, including all rank one AN-groups, a certain Lie algebraic condition, which characterizes the non-symmetry of L¹(G) [37], also suffices for L to be of holomorphic L¹-type. Moreover, if this condition, which was first introduced by J. Boidol [6] in a different context, holds for generic points in the dual * of the Lie algebra of G, then L is of holomorphic L^p-type for every p≠2. Besides the non-symmetry of L¹(G), also the closedness of coadjoint orbits plays a crucial role. We also discuss an example of a higher rank AN-group. This example and our results in the rank one case suggest that sub-Laplacians on exponential Lie groups may be of holomorphic L¹-type if and only if there exists a closed coadjoint orbit Ω * such that the points of Ω satisfy Boidol's condition. In the course of the proof of our main results, whose principal strategy is similar as in [8], we develop various tools which may be of independent interest and largely apply to more general Lie groups. Some of them are certainly known as “folklore” results. For instance, we study subelliptic estimates on representation spaces, the relation between spectral multipliers and unitary representations, and develop some “holomorphic” and “continuous” perturbation theory for images of sub-Laplacians under “smoothly varying” families of irreducible unitary representations.     

Rank 4 vector bundles on the quintic threefold

By the results of the author and Chiantini in [3], on a general quintic threefold X⊂P ⁴ the minimum integer p for which there exists a positive dimensional family of irreducible rank p vector bundles on X without intermediate cohomology is at least three. In this paper we show that p≤4, by constructing series of positive dimensional families of rank 4 vector bundles on X without intermediate cohomology. The general member of such family is an indecomposable bundle from the extension class Ext ¹ (E, F), for a suitable choice of the rank 2 ACM bundles E and F on X. The existence of such bundles of rank p=3 remains under question.     

Exact Convergence Rate for the Distributions of GI/M/c/K Queue as K Tends to Infinity

We obtain the exact convergence rate of the stationary distribution ^(K) of the embedded Markov chain in GI/M/c/K queue to the stationary distribution of the embedded Markov chain in GI/M/c queue as K. Similar result for the time-stationary distributions of queue size is also included. These generalize Choi and Kim's results of the case c=1 by nontrivial ways. Our results also strengthen the Simonot's results [5].     

Korovkin-type theorems and applications

Let {T _n } be a sequence of linear operators on C[0,1], satisfying that {T _n (e _i )} converge in C[0,1] (not necessarily to e _i ) for i = 0,1,2, where e _i = t ⁱ . We prove Korovkin-type theorem and give quantitative results on C ²[0,1] and C[0,1] for such sequences. Furthermore, we define King’s type q-Bernstein operator and give quantitative results for the approximation properties of such operators.      

On almost hyperHermitian structures on Riemannian manifolds and tangent bundles

Some results concerning almost hyperHermitian structures are considered, using the notions of the canonical connection and the second fundamental tensor field h of a structure on a Riemannian manifold which were introduced by the second author. With the help of any metric connection on an almost Hermitian manifold M an almost hyperHermitian structure can be constructed in the defined way on the tangent bundle TM. A similar construction was considered in [6], [7]. This structure includes two basic anticommutative almost Hermitian structures for which the second fundamental tensor fields h ¹ and h ² are computed. It allows us to consider various classes of almost hyperHermitian structures on TM. In particular, there exists an infinite-dimensional set of almost hyperHermitian structures on TTM where M is any Riemannian manifold.     

The generalized Boardman homomorphisms

This paper provides universal upper bounds for the exponent of the kernel and of the cokernel of the classical Boardman homomorphism b ⁿ : π ⁿ (X)→H ⁿ (H;ℤ), from the cohomotopy groups to the ordinary integral cohomology groups of a spectrum X, and of its various generalizations π ⁿ (X)→E ⁿ (X), F ⁿ (X)→(E∧F) ⁿ (X), F ⁿ (X)→H ⁿ (X;π ₀ F) and F ⁿ (X)→H ^n+t (X;π _t F) for other cohomology theories E ^*(−) and F ^*(−). These upper bounds do not depend on X and are given in terms of the exponents of the stable homotopy groups of spheres and, for the last three homomorphisms, in terms of the order of the Postnikov invariants of the spectrum F.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis>-subanalytic rectilinearization and uniformization

We prove rectilinearization and uniformization theorems for K-subanalytic (∝ _an ^K -definable) sets and functions using the Lion-Rolin formula. Parallel reasoning gives standard results for the subanalytic case.     

Local properties of the solution set of the operator equation in Banach spaces in a neighbourhood of a bifurcation point

In this work we study the problem of the existence of bifurcation in the solution set of the equation F(x, λ)=0, where F: X×R ^k →Y is a C ²-smooth operator, X and Y are Banach spaces such that X⊂Y. Moreover, there is given a scalar product 〈·,·〉: Y×Y→R ¹ that is continuous with respect to the norms in X and Y. We show that under some conditions there is bifurcation at a point (0, λ₀)∈X×R ^k and we describe the solution set of the studied equation in a small neighbourhood of this point.     

Tight sets,weighted <Emphasis Type="Italic">m</Emphasis>-covers,weighted <Emphasis Type="Italic">m</Emphasis>-ovoids,and minihypers

Minihypers are substructures of projective spaces introduced to study linear codes meeting the Griesmer bound. Recently, many results in finite geometry were obtained by applying characterization results on minihypers (De Beule et al. 16:342–349, 2008; Govaerts and Storme 4:279–286, 2004; Govaerts et al. 28:659–672, 2002). In this paper, using characterization results on certain minihypers, we present new results on tight sets in classical finite polar spaces and weighted m-covers, and on weighted m-ovoids of classical finite generalized quadrangles. The link with minihypers gives us characterization results of i-tight sets in terms of generators and Baer subgeometries contained in the Hermitian and symplectic polar spaces, and in terms of generators for the quadratic polar spaces. We also present extendability results on partial weighted m-ovoids and partial weighted m-covers, having small deficiency, to weighted m-covers and weighted m-ovoids of classical finite generalized quadrangles. As a particular application, we prove in an alternative way the extendability of 53-, 54-, and 55-caps of PG(5,3), contained in a non-singular elliptic quadric Q⁻(5,3), to 56-caps contained in this elliptic quadric Q⁻(5,3).      

Recursive constructions of -polynomials over

This paper presents procedures for constructing irreducible polynomials over GF(2^s) with linearly independent roots (or normal polynomials or N-polynomials). For a suitably chosen initial N-polynomial F₀(x)GF(2^s) of degree n, polynomials F_k(x)GF(2^s) of degrees n2^k are constructed by iteratively applying the transformation x→x+x^-1, and their roots are shown to form a normal basis of GF(2^sn2k) over GF(2^s). In addition, the sequences are shown to be trace compatible, i.e., the trace map T_{GF(2^sn2k+1)/GF(2^sn2k)} fromGF(2^sn2k+1) onto GF(2^sn2k) maps the roots of F_k+1(x) onto those of F_k(x).     

Integral formula of Minkowski type and new characterization of the Wulff shape

Given a positive function F on S^n which satisfies a convexity condition, we introduce the r-th anisotropic mean curvature Mr for hypersurfaces in R^n＋1 which is a generalization of the usual r-th mean curvature Hr. We get integral formulas of Minkowski type for compact hypersurfaces in R^n＋1. We give some new characterizations of the Wulff shape by the use of our integral formulas of Minkowski type, in case F=1 which reduces to some well-known results.     

Nondegenerate cohomology pairing for transitive Lie algebroids,characterization

The Evens-Lu-Weinstein representation (Q _A , D) for a Lie algebroid A on a manifold M is studied in the transitive case. To consider at the same time non-oriented manifolds as well, this representation is slightly modified to (Q _A ^or , D^or) by tensoring by orientation flat line bundle, Q _A ^or =Q_A⊗or (M) and D ^or=D⊗∂ _A ^or . It is shown that the induced cohomology pairing is nondegenerate and that the representation (Q _A ^or , D^or) is the unique (up to isomorphy) line representation for which the top group of compactly supported cohomology is nontrivial. In the case of trivial Lie algebroid A=TM the theorem reduce to the following: the orientation flat bundle (or (M), ∂ _A ^or ) is the unique (up to isomorphy) flat line bundle (ξ, ∇) for which the twisted de Rham complex of compactly supported differential forms on M with values in ξ possesses the nontrivial cohomology group in the top dimension. Finally it is obtained the characterization of transitive Lie algebroids for which the Lie algebroid cohomology with trivial coefficients (or with coefficients in the orientation flat line bundle) gives Poincaré duality. In proofs of these theorems for Lie algebroids it is used the Hochschild-Serre spectral sequence and it is shown the general fact concerning pairings between graded filtered differential ℝ-vector spaces: assuming that the second terms live in the finite rectangular, nondegeneration of the pairing for the second terms (which can be infinite dimensional) implies the same for cohomology spaces.     

Onm-dependence and Edgeworth expansions

This paper contains two results. The first establishes, under mild assumptions, the validity of an Edgeworth expansion with remaindero(N ^–1/2) for aU-statistic with a kernel of degree two using observations from anm-dependent shift. The second result gives a necessary and sufficient condition for the distribution of a sum ofm-dependent random variables to possess an Edgeworth expansion. This generalizes a result of Bickel and Robinson from the i.i.d. case to them-dependent case.This research was supported in part by National Science Foundation, Grant DMS 89-23071.     

On the ideal (<Emphasis Type="Italic">v</Emphasis><Superscript>0</Superscript>)

The σ-ideal (v ⁰) is associated with the Silver forcing, see [5]. Also, it constitutes the family of all completely doughnut null sets, see [9]. We introduce segment topologies to state some resemblances of (v ⁰) to the family of Ramsey null sets. To describe add(v ⁰) we adopt a proof of Base Matrix Lemma. Consistent results are stated, too. Halbeisen’s conjecture cov(v ⁰) = add(v ⁰) is confirmed under the hypothesis t = min{cf(c), r}. The hypothesis cov(v ⁰) = ω ₁ implies that (v ⁰) has the ideal type (c, ω ₁, c).