On equivalence of rearrangements of the Haar system in dyadic Hardy and BMO spaces

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Dedicated to Professor B. Szökefalvi-Nagy on his 75th birthday

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This research was supported in part by MTA-NSF Grants INT-8400708 and 8620153.     

Zeros in tables of characters for the groups Sn and An

In the representation theory of symmetric groups, for each partition of a natural number n, the partition h() of n is defined so as to obtain a certain set of zeros in the table of characters for S_n. Namely, h() is the greatest (under the lexicographic ordering ) partition among P(n) such that (g) 0. Here, is an irreducible character of S_n, indexed by a partition , and g is a conjugacy class of elements in S_n, indexed by a partition . We point out an extra set of zeros in the table that we are dealing with. For every non self-associated partition P(n), the partition f() of n is defined so that f() is greatest among the partitions of n which are opposite in sign to h() and are such that (g) 0 (Thm. 1). Also, for any self-associated partition of n > 1, we construct a partition () P(n) such that () is greatest among the partitions of n which are distinct from h() and are such that (g) 0 (Thm. 2).Supported by RFBR grant No. 04-01-00463 and by RFBR-BRFBR grant No. 04-01-81001.Translated from Algebra i Logika, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 24–43, January–February, 2005.     

Maximal inequalities,convexity inequality,and their duality. II

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Points cônes du mouvement brownien plan,le cas critique

Summary LetB=(B _t,t0) be a planar Brownian motion and let >0. For anyt0, the pointz=B _t is called a one-sided cone point with angle if there exist >0 and a wedgeW(,z) with vertexz and angle such thatB _sW(,z) for everys[t, t+]. Burdzy and Shimura have shown independently that one-sided cone points with angle exist when >/2 but not when      

Maximum of the fourth diameter in the family of continua with prescribed capacity

We obtain a complete solution of the problem of the maximum of the fourth diameter in the family of continua with capacity 1. Let E(o, eⁱ, e^–i). 0<i, e^–i; H(=cap E(o, eⁱ, e^–i). Let C() be the common point of three analytic arcs which form E(o, eⁱ, e^–i). One shows that the indicated maximum is realized by the continuum ={z:H(₀)z ²E(o, eⁱ, e^–i)} where ₀, o<₀z eⁱ z+C ( is a real and C is a complex constant). One finds the value of the required maximum. The paper contains a brief exposition of the proof of this result.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 59, pp. 60–79, 1976.     

Thep-adic differential-integral type operator

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Spreading maps (polymorphisms), symmetries of poisson processes,and matching summation

The matrix of a permutation is a particular case of Markov transition matrices. In the same way, a measure-preserving bijection of a space (A, ) with a finite measure is a particular case of Markov transition operators. A Markov transition operator can also be considered as a map (polymorphism) (A, ) (A, ), which spreads points of (A, ) into measures on (A, ). Denote by * the multiplicative group of positive real numbers, and by the semigroup of measures on *. In this paper, we discuss *-polymorphisms and -polymorphisms, which are analogs of Markov transition operators (or polymorphisms) for the groups of bijections (A, ) (A, ) leaving the measure quasi-invariant; two types of polymorphisms correspond to the cases where A has finite and infinite measure, respectively. In the case where the space A itself is finite, the *-polymorphisms are some -valued matrices. We construct a functor from -polymorphisms to *-polymorphisms; it is described in terms of summations of -convolution products over matchings of Poisson configurations. Bibliography: 33 titles.Published in Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 292, 2002, pp. 62–91.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected cover date and article title.     

Uniform boundedness of a family of set functions

Let be a ring of sets, X a normed space, : X ( ) a bounded family of triangular functions. The following generalized Nikodym theorem is established: the family {} is uniformly bounded on if and only if it is bounded on every sequence of pairwise disjoint sets of which the union is a part of some set in . An analogous criterion is established also for semiadditive functions. In addition, it is shown that uniform boundedness of a family of triangular functions is preserved in passing from a ring to the -ring it generates.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 23, No. 6, pp. 855–861, June, 1978.     

On cyclic biquadratic fields related to a problem of Hasse

In this note we shall prove that there exist infinitely many cyclic biquadratic fieldsK whose integral bases are neither {1, , ², } nor {1, , , ³) for any numbers , inK. Next, we shall construct infinitely many cyclic biquadratic fieldsK which have the index 1, but still have not the integral basis {1, , ², ³) for every inK. Finally we shall give a class of biquadratic fields for a problem of Hasse concerning an integral basis.     

Ergodicity of nonlinear first order autoregressive models

Criteria are derived for ergodicity and geometric ergodicity of Markov processes satisfyingX _n+1 =f(X _n )+(X _n ) _n+1 , wheref, are measurable, { _n } are i.i.d. with a (common) positive density,E| _n |>. In the special casef(x)/x has limits, , asx– andx+, respectively, it is shown that <1, <1, <1 is sufficient for geometric ergodicity, and that <-1, 1, 1 is necessary for recurrence.     

Randwertprobleme und Methode der inneren Parallelen: eine gemeinsame Erweiterung zweier Ungleichungen von Pólya

Zusammenfassung Die Methode der inneren Parallelen von Makai und Pólya wird hier auf das Randwertproblem (3) angewendet. Die sich ergebenden Schranken (11) und (11) für das FunktionalQ() enthalten als Grenzfälle die von Pólya [9] erhaltenen Schranken (2) und (1) für die Torsionssteifigkeit (Fall=0) bzw. für den Grundton einer Membran (Fall ₁.

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Summary We apply here the method of interior parallels of Makai and Pólya to the boundary value problem (3). The resulting bounds (11) and (11) for the functionalQ() contain as limit cases the bounds (2) and (1) obtained by Pólya [9] for torsional rigidity (case=0) and for the lowest eigenfrequency of a membrane (case ₁).

     

Sturmian Words and the Permutation that Orders Fractional Parts

A Sturmian word is a map W : {0,1} for which the set of {0, 1}-vectors F _n(W) {(W(i), W(i + 1),...,W(i + n – 1)) ^T : i } has cardinality exactly n + 1 for each positive integer n. Our main result is that the volume of the simplex whose n + 1 vertices are the n + 1 points in F _n(W) does not depend on W. Our proof of this motivates studying algebraic properties of the permutation _,n (where is any irrational and n is any positive integer) that orders the fractional parts {}, {2},...,{n}, i.e., 0 < {_,n (1)} < {_,n (2)} < ··· < {_,n (n)} < 1. We give a formula for the sign of _,n , and prove that for every irrational there are infinitely many n such that the order of _,n (as an element of the symmetric group S _n) is less than n.     

Monotonicity properties of zeros of generalized Airy functions

Summary We show, among other things, that the positive zeros of a solution ofy +x y=0,y(0)=0 decrease to 1 as increases, 0.

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Sommario Si dimostra, tra l'altro, che gli zeri positivi d'una soiuzione diy +x y=0,y(0)=0 decrescono al limite 1, quando cresce, 0.

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To the memory of Milo Háik

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This research was supported by grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Canada) and Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy). Some of the work was done while the second-named author was visiting the Department of Mathematics, University of Torino.     

On the dispersion spectrum

A measure for the denseness of sequences (an) mod 1, irrational, is the dispersion constantD() introduced byH. Niederreiter. In this paper the smallest accumulation point ₁ of the set of theD() is determined and all those are explicitely given for whichD () < ₁ holds.     

Parabolic subgroups of twisted Chevalley groups over a semilocal ring

It is shown that, under minor additional assumptions, the standard parabolic subgroups of a Chevalley group G (, R) of twisted type =A_l,l odd, D_l, E₆ over a commutative semilocal ring R with involution are in one-to-one correspondence with the -invariant parabolic nets of ideals of R of type , i.e., with the sets, of ideals of R such that: (l) whenever; (2) = for all ; (3) =R for > 0. For Chevalley groups of normal types, analogous results were obtained in Ref. Zh. Mat. 1976, 10A151; 1977, 10A 301; 1978, 6A476.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 94, pp. 21–36, 1979.     

Mouvement brownien,cônes et processus stables

Summary LetW=(W _t, t0) denote a two-dimensional Brownian motion starting at 0 and, for 0<<, letC be a wedge in ² with vertex 0 and angle 2. We consider the set of timest's such that the path ofW, up to timet, stays inside the translated wedgeW _t-C. It follows from recent results of Burdzy and Shimura that this set, which we denote byH , contains nonzero times if, and only if, >/4. Here we construct a measure, a local time, supported onH . For /4W, time-changed by the inverse of this local time, is shown to be a two-dimensional stable process with index 2-/2. This results extends Spitzer's construction of the Cauchy process, which is recovered by taking =/2. A formula which describes the behaviour ofW before a timetH is established and applied to the proof of a conjecture of Burdzy. We also obtain a two-dimensional version of the famous theorem of Lévy concerning the maximum process of linear Brownian motion. Precisely, for 0<S _t denote the vertex of the smallest wedge of the typez-C which contains the path ofW up to timet. The processS _t-W_t is shown to be a reflected Brownian motion in the wedgeC , with oblique reflection on the sides. Finally, we investigate various extensions of the previous results to Brownian motion inR ^d, d3. LetC be the cone associated with an open subset of the sphereS ^d-1, and letH be defined asH above. Sufficient conditions are given forH to contain nonzero times, in terms of the first eigenvalue of the Dirichlet Laplacian on .     

Sufficiency-Type Stability and Stabilization Criteria for Linear Time-Invariant Systems with Constant Point Delays

A set of criteria of asymptotic stability for linear and time-invariant systems with constant point delays are derived. The criteria are concerned with -stability local in the delays and -stability independent of the delays, namely, stability with all the characteristic roots in Res–<0 for all delays in some defined real intervals including zero and stability with characteristic roots in Res<–<0 as 0⁺ for all possible values of the delays, respectively. The results are classified in several groups according to the technique dealt with. The used techniques include both Lyapunov's matrix inequalities and equalities and Gerschgorin's circle theorem. The Lyapunov's inequalities are guaranteed if a set of matrices, built from the matrices of undelayed and delayed dynamics, are stability matrices. Some extensions to robust stability of the above results are also discussed.     

Differentiability properties of the minimal average action

Given aZ ⁿ⁺¹-periodic variational principle onR ⁿ⁺¹ we look for solutionsu:R ⁿ R minimizing the variational integral with respect to compactly supported variations. To every vector R ⁿ we consider a subset of solutions which have an average slope when averaging overR ⁿ. The minimal average action A() is defined by the average value of the variational integral given by a solution with average slope . Our main result is:A is differentiable at if and only if the set is totally ordered (in the natural sense). In case that is not totally ordered,A is differentiable at in some direction R ⁿ{0} if and only if is orthogonal to the subspace defined by the rational dependency of . Assuming that the i^th component of is rational with denominator sⁱ N in lowest terms, we show: The difference of right- and left-sided derivative in the i^th standard unit direction is bounded by const · .     

On a certain class of transcendental numbers

We show that the numbers ea are transcendental, where a 0; 1, is irrational, 0, and is algebraic.After this paper was in press the author discovered that Baker (Mathematika, 14(1967), 220–228) proved the transcendental nature of the numbers ea ₁ ¹ ...a_ss where , ₁... are algebraic numbers, 0, and In a₁...,ln a_s, are linearly independent over the field of rationals. The arguments in our paper differ slightly from the arguments of Baker.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 341–348, September, 1968.     

A class of non-Moufang Bol loops isomorphic to all their loop isotopes

For any two primes, , such that< and divides–1, it is shown that there exists a non-Moufang Bol loop of order ² which is isomorphic to each of its loop isotopes.