Ramanujan — Fourier series and a theorem of Ingham

Given two arithmetical functions f, g, we derive, under suitable conditions, asymptotic formulas for the convolution sums ∑ _n≤N f (n) _g (n + h) for a fixed number h. To this end, we develop the theory of Ramanujan expansions for arithmetical functions. Our results give new proofs of some old results of Ingham proved by him in 1927 using different techniques.     

Nonclassical behavior of solutions of linear second-order ordinary differential equations

We present a number of unstable second-order equations of the form

$$y'' + (1 + g(x))y = 0,$$

where the coefficient g(x) satisfies the conditions g(x) ∈ C(0, ∞) and lim_x→+∞ g(x)=0 but the maximum absolute values of solutions grow unboundedly (as power-law functions or even as exponentials).

     

Existence of Semilinear Differential Equations with Nonlocal Initial Conditions

In this paper we give the existence of mild solutions for semilinear Cauchy problems u′（t） = Au（t） ＋f（t, u（t））, t ∈ I, a.e. with nonlocal initial condition u（O） = g（u） ＋uo when the map g loses compactness in Banach spaces.     

β-γ Perturbed angular correlation in the decay of124Sb

The β-γ perturbed angular correlation technique is applied to the determination ofg-factor of 603 keV (2⁺) state (τ = 8.5 psec) of¹²⁴Te populated in the decay of¹²⁴Sb. The activity was diffused into a thin iron foil. A small C type electromagnet was used for polarizing the sample. Internal field acting at the Tellurium nucleus in iron was used for perturbing the β-γ angular correlation. Theg-factor extracted isg = 0.28 ± 0.05. This is in good agreement with that obtained by γ-γ perturbed angular correlation method.     

Electron spin resonance of Cr5+ in CaWO4

Electron Spin Resonance of CaWO₄ with 0·1% of Cr has been investigated at liquid nitrogen and liquid helium temperatures. The observed ESR spectrum is attributed to Cr⁵⁺ ion in the substitutional site of W which has a compressed tetrahedral surroundings. A simple point charge calculation based on this geometry explains the observedg anisotropy and hyperfine anisotropy and places the magnetic electron in a predominantly \(3d_{z^2 } \) orbital. A comparison of these results with those obtained on other isoelectronic systems in similar and different co-ordinations justifies our assignment.     

On some new nonlocal solvability theorems for various classes of nonlinear differential equations

We study nonlinear boundary value problems of the form $$ [\Psi u']' + F(x;u',u) = g, u(0) = u(1) = 0 $$ , where Φ is a coercive continuous operator from L _p to L _q , and $$ F(x;u'',u',u) = g, u(0) = u(1) = 0 $$ ; first- and second-order partial differential equations $$ \Phi (x_1 ,x_2 ;u'_1 ,u'_2 ,u) = 0, \sum\limits_{i = 1}^\infty {[\Psi _i (u'_{x_i } )]'_{x_i } + F(x; \ldots ,u'_{x_i } , \ldots ,u) = g_i } $$ ; and general equations F(x; ..., u″ _ii , ...., ...., u′ _i , ...; u) = g(x) of elliptic type. We consider the corresponding boundary value problems of parabolic and hyperbolic type. The proof is based on various a priori estimates obtained in the paper and a nonlocal implicit function theorem.     

Karhunen–Loève expansion for a generalization of Wiener bridge

We derive a Karhunen–Loève expansion of the Gauss process \( {B}_t-g(t){\int}_0^1{g}^{\hbox{'}}(u)\mathrm{d}{B}_u,t\in \left[0,1\right] \), where (B_t)_t?∈?[0,?1] is a standardWiener process, and g?:?[0,?1]?→?? is a twice continuously differentiable function with g(0) = 0 and \( {\int}_0^1{\left(g\hbox{'}(u)\right)}^2\mathrm{d}u=1 \). This process is an important limit process in the theory of goodness-of-fit tests. We formulate two particular cases with the functions \( g(t)=\left(\sqrt{2}/\pi \right)\sin \left(\pi t\right),t\in \left[0,1\right] \), and g(t)?=?t, t?∈?[0,?1]. The latter corresponds to the Wiener bridge over [0, 1] from 0 to 0.     

Asymptotic Analysis for Random Walks with Nonidentically Distributed Jumps Having Finite Variance

Let ξ₁,ξ₂,... be independent random variables with distributions F₁F₂,... in a triangular array scheme (F _i may depend on some parameter). Assume that Eξ _i = 0, Eξ _i ² < ∞, and put \(S_n = \sum {_{i = 1}^n \;} \xi _i ,\;\overline S _n = \max _{k \leqslant n} S_k\). Assuming further that some regularly varying functions majorize or minorize the “averaged” distribution \(F = \frac{1}{n}\sum {_{i = 1}^n F_i }\), we find upper and lower bounds for the probabilities P(S _n > x) and \(P(\bar S_n > x)\). We also study the asymptotics of these probabilities and of the probabilities that a trajectory {S _k } crosses the remote boundary {g(k)}; that is, the asymptotics of P(max_k≤n(S _k ? g(k)) > 0). The case n = ∞ is not excluded. We also estimate the distribution of the first crossing time.     

Uniform in bandwidth exact rates for a class of kernel estimators

Given an i.i.d sample (Y _i , Z _i ), taking values in \({\mathbb{R}^{d'}\times\mathbb{R}^d}\), we consider a collection Nadarya–Watson kernel estimators of the conditional expectations \({\mathbb{E}( <\,c_g(z),g(Y)>+d_g(z)\mid Z=z)}\), where z belongs to a compact set \({H\subset \mathbb{R}^d}\), g a Borel function on \({\mathbb{R}^{d'}}\) and c _g (·), d _g (·) are continuous functions on \({\mathbb{R}^d}\). Given two bandwidth sequences \({h_n<\mathfrak{h}_n}\) fulfilling mild conditions, we obtain an exact and explicit almost sure limit bounds for the deviations of these estimators around their expectations, uniformly in \({g\in\mathcal{G},\;z\in H}\) and \({h_n\le h\le \mathfrak{h}_n}\) under mild conditions on the density f _Z , the class \({\mathcal{G}}\), the kernel K and the functions c _g (·), d _g (·). We apply this result to prove that smoothed empirical likelihood can be used to build confidence intervals for conditional probabilities \({\mathbb{P}( Y\in C\mid Z=z)}\), that hold uniformly in \({z\in H,\; C\in \mathcal{C},\; h\in [h_n,\mathfrak{h}_n]}\). Here \({\mathcal{C}}\) is a Vapnik–Chervonenkis class of sets.     

Bifurcation of homoclinics in a nonlinear oscillation

In this paper we discuss the bifurcation of homoclinics of the equation (*) $$x'' + g(x) + g_1 (x) = - \lambda x' + \mu (f(t) + f_1 (t)),$$ whereg (x) is such that the unperturbed equationx″+g (x)=0 has homoclinic orbits through zero. We give the bifurcation graph of small parametersμ andλ, and that of small functionsg ₁ andf ₁. Then we give a criterion to determine the codimensions of bifurcation manifolds of small functionsg ₁ andf ₁. Thus we generalize the conclusions of J.K.Hale.     

A simple proof of Ramanujan’s summation of the1ψ1

A simple proof by functional equations is given for Ramanujan’s₁ ψ ₁ sum. Ramanujan’s sum is a useful extension of Jacobi's triple product formula, and has recently become important in the treatment of certain orthogonal polynomials defined by basic hypergeometric series.     

On a vectorized version of a generalized Richardson extrapolation process

Let {x _m } be a vector sequence that satisfies

$$\boldsymbol{x}_{m}\sim \boldsymbol{s}+\sum\limits^{\infty}_{i=1}\alpha_{i} \boldsymbol{g}_{i}(m)\quad\text{as \(m\to\infty\)}, $$

s being the limit or antilimit of {x _m } and \(\{\boldsymbol {g}_{i}(m)\}^{\infty }_{i=1}\) being an asymptotic scale as m → ∞, in the sense that

$$\lim\limits_{m\to\infty}\frac{\|\boldsymbol{g}_{i+1}(m)\|}{\|\boldsymbol{g}_{i}(m)\|}=0,\quad i=1,2,\ldots. $$

The vector sequences \(\{\boldsymbol {g}_{i}(m)\}^{\infty }_{m=0}\), i = 1, 2,…, are known, as well as {x _m }. In this work, we analyze the convergence and convergence acceleration properties of a vectorized version of the generalized Richardson extrapolation process that is defined via the equations

$$\sum\limits^{k}_{i=1}\langle\boldsymbol{y},{\Delta}\boldsymbol{g}_{i}(m)\rangle\widetilde{\alpha}_{i}=\langle\boldsymbol{y},{\Delta}\boldsymbol{x}_{m}\rangle,\quad n\leq m\leq n+k-1;\quad \boldsymbol{s}_{n,k}=\boldsymbol{x}_{n}+\sum\limits^{k}_{i=1}\widetilde{\alpha}_{i}\boldsymbol{g}_{i}(n), $$

s _{n, k} being the approximation to s. Here, y is some nonzero vector, 〈? ,?〉 is an inner product, such that \(\langle \alpha \boldsymbol {a},\beta \boldsymbol {b}\rangle =\overline {\alpha }\beta \langle \boldsymbol {a},\boldsymbol {b}\rangle \), and Δx _m = x _{m + 1}? x _m and Δg _i (m) = g _i (m + 1)?g _i (m). By imposing a minimal number of reasonable additional conditions on the g _i (m), we show that the error s _{n, k} ? s has a full asymptotic expansion as n→∞. We also show that actual convergence acceleration takes place, and we provide a complete classification of it.

     

Some integral operators acting on H ∞

Let f and g be analytic on the unit disk \({\mathbb{D}}\) . The integral operator T _g is defined by \({ T_g f(z) = \int_0^z f(t)g'(t) \,dt, z \in \mathbb{D}}\) . The problem considered is characterizing those symbols g for which T _g acting on H ^∞, the space of bounded analytic functions on \({\mathbb{D}}\) , is bounded or compact. When the symbol is univalent, these become questions in univalent function theory. The corresponding problems for the companion operator, \({ S_g f(z)= \int_0^z f'(t)g(t) \,dt}\) , acting on H ^∞ are also studied.     

Higher Central Extensions in Mal’tsev Categories

Higher dimensional central extensions of groups were introduced by G. Janelidze as particular instances of the abstract notion of covering morphism from categorical Galois theory. More recently, the notion has been extended to and studied in arbitrary semi-abelian categories. Here, we further extend the scope to exact Mal’tsev categories and beyond. For this, we consider conditions on a Galois structure Γ = (?, ??, I, H, η, ?) which insure the existence of an induced Galois structure Γ ₁ = (?₁, ??₁, I ₁, H ₁, η ¹, ? ¹) such that ?₁ and ??₁ are full subcategories of the arrow category Arr(?) consisting, respectively, of all morphisms in the class ?, and of all covering morphisms with respect to Γ. Moreover, we prove that Γ ₁ satisfies the same conditions as Γ, so that, inductively, we obtain, for each n ≥ 1, a Galois structure Γ _n = (Γ _n?1)₁, whose coverings we call n + 1-fold central extensions.     

On the numerical integration of a boundary value problem involving a fourth order linear differential equation

A finite difference method for the numerical integration of the linear two-point boundary value problem $$y^{(4)} + f(x)y = g(x),y(a) = A_1 ,y(b) = A_2 ,y''(a) = B_1 ,y''(b) = B_2$$ is constructed and analyzed. The method usesf′,f″,g′,g″ at the boundary points to obtain anO(h ⁶) global error, while requiring only the solution of a system of linear equations associated with a five-band matrix. A typical numerical example is included to demonstrate the practical usefulness of the numerical procedure as well.     

An inequality between Willmore functional and Weyl functional for submanifolds in space forms

Let \({\phi : M \to R^{n+p}(c)}\) be an n-dimensional submanifold in an (n + p)-dimensional space form R ^n+p(c) with the induced metric g. Willmore functional of \({\phi}\) is \({W(\phi) = \int_{M}(S - nH^{2})^{n/2}dv}\) , where \({S = \sum_{\alpha,i, j}(h^{\alpha}_{ij} )^2}\) is the square of the length of the second fundamental form, H is the mean curvature of M. The Weyl functional of (M, g) is \({\nu(g) = \int_{M}|W_{g}|^{n/2}dv}\) , where \({|W_{g}|^{2} = \sum_{i, j,k,l} W^{2}_{ijkl}}\) and W _ijkl are the components of the Weyl curvature tensor W _g of (M, g). In this paper, we discover an inequality relation between Willmore functional \({W(\phi)}\) and Weyl funtional ν(g).     

Dichotomies for C0(X) and C b (X) spaces

Jachymski showed that the set $$\left\{ {(x,y) \in {{\rm{c}}_0} \times {{\rm{c}}_0}:\left( {\sum\limits_{i = 1}^n {\alpha (i)x(i)y(i)} } \right)_{n = 1}^\infty {\rm{ is bounded}}} \right\}$$ is either a meager subset of c ₀ × c ₀ or is equal to c ₀ × c ₀. In the paper we generalize this result by considering more general spaces than c ₀, namely C ₀(X), the space of all continuous functions which vanish at infinity, and C _b (X), the space of all continuous bounded functions. Moreover, we replace the meagerness by σ-porosity.     

Solvability of vector integro-differential equations of convolution type on the semiaxis

The paper deals with vector integro-differential equation of convolution type that have the form

$ - \frac{{d^2 f_i }}{{dx^2 }} + a_i f_i (x) = g_i (x) + \sum\limits_{j = 1}^N {\int\limits_0^\infty {K_{ij} (x - t)f_j (t)dt, } i = 1,2, \ldots ,N,} $

where \(\vec f\) = (f ₁, f ₂, ..., f _N ) ^T is the unknown vector-function, a _i are nonnegative numbers, \(\vec g\) = (g ₁, g ₂, ..., g _N ) ^T ? L ₁ ^×N (0,+∞) ≡ L ₁ (0,+∞) × ... × L (0,+∞) is the independent term of the equation with nonnegative components and 0 ≤ K _ij ? L ₁ (?∞,+∞), i, j = 1, 2, …,N are the kernel-functions. These equations have significant applications in the wave non-local interaction theory. Using some special factorization methods, solvability of the system is proved in different functional spaces.

     

A special f-edge cover-coloring of multigraphs

An edge cover-coloring of G is called a special (f,g)-edge cover-coloring, if each color appears at each vertex at least f(v) times and the number of multiple edges receive the same color is at most g(vw) for vw∈E(G). Let $\chi_{f_{g}}''$ denote the maximum positive integer k for which using k colors a special (f,g)-edge cover-coloring of G exists. The existence of $\chi_{f_{g}}''$ is discussed and the lower bound of $\chi_{f_{g}}''$ is obtained.     

Extended quasi-homogeneous polynomial system in {\mathbb{R}^{3}}

In this paper we define an extended quasi-homogeneous polynomial system d x/dt = Q = Q ₁ + Q ₂ + ... + Q _δ , where Q _i are some 3-dimensional quasi-homogeneous vectors with weight α and degree i, i = 1, . . . ,δ. Firstly we investigate the limit set of trajectory of this system. Secondly let Q _T be the projective vector field of Q. We show that if δ ≤ 3 and the number of closed orbits of Q _T is known, then an upper bound for the number of isolated closed orbits of the system is obtained. Moreover this upper bound is sharp for δ = 3. As an application, we show that a 3-dimensional polynomial system of degree 3 (resp. 5) admits 26 (resp. 112) isolated closed orbits. Finally, we prove that a 3-dimensional Lotka-Volterra system has no isolated closed orbits in the first octant if it is extended quasi-homogeneous.