Algebraic systems of quadratic forms of number fields and function fields

In this paper we examine for which Witt classes ,..., _n over a number field or a function fieldF there exist a finite extensionL/F and ₂,..., _n L^* such thatT _L/F ()=1 andTr _L/F (_i)=_i fori=2,...n.     

Fundamental equation of information revisited

Summary This paper presents a new, shorter and more direct proof of the following result of J. Aczél and C. T. Ng: IfM: J R (J =]0, 1[ ^k ) is both multiplicative and additive, then the general solution: J R of(x) + M(1 – x)(y/1 – x) = (y) + M(1 – y)(x/1 – y) (x, y, x + y J) is given by(x) = ifM = 0,(x) = M(x)[L(x) + ] + M(1 – x)L(1 – x) ifM 0,where is an arbitrary constant andL: J R is an arbitrary solution of the logarithmic functional equationL(xy) = L(x) + L(y) (x, y J). Also, some extensions of this result to fields more general than the reals are given.     

Jensen inequalities for functions with higher monotonicities

Summary We investigate generalizations of the classical Jensen and Chebyshev inequalities. On one hand, we restrict the class of functions and on the other we enlarge the class of measures which are allowed. As an example, consider the inequality (J)(f(x) d) A (f(x) d, d d = 1. Iff is an arbitrary nonnegativeL _x function, this holds if 0, is convex andA = 1. Iff is monotone the measure need not be positive for (J) to hold for all convex withA = 1. If has higher monotonicity, e.g., is also convex, then we get a version of (J) withA < 1 and measures that need not be positive.     

Large-Deviation Local Theorem for Additive Functionals of a Markov Gaussian Field. I

We prove a local limit theorem (LLT) on Cramer-type large deviations for sums S _V = _t V ( _t ), where _t , t Z , 1, is a Markov Gaussian random field, V Z , and is a bounded Borel function. We get an estimate from below for the variance of S _V and construct two classes of functions , for which the LLT of large deviations holds.     

Sur les équations fonctionnelles auxq-différences

Summary In this paper, we study the convergence of formal power series solutions of functional equations of the formP _k(x)(^[k](x))=(x), where ^[k] (x) denotes thek-th iterate of the function.We obtain results similar to the results of Malgrange and Ramis for formal solutions of differential equations: if(0) = 0, and(0) =q is a nonzero complex number with absolute value less than one then, if(x)=a(n)x ⁿ is a divergent solution, there exists a positive real numbers such that the power seriesa(n)q ^sn(n+1)2 x ⁿ has a finite and nonzero radius of convergence.

     

The question of A*-summability of double trigonometric Fourier series

It is proved that for anyf(x, y) L(R), where R=[-,,-, ], a function (x, y), exists such that ¦(x, y) ¦=¦f(x, y) ¦ for almost all (x, y) R. The Fourier series of the function (x, y) and all conjugate trigonometric series are A^*-summable almost everywhere.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 145–150, February, 1972.     

Wave operators and similarity of certain non-normal one-parameter groups

This paper starts from a self-adjoint Schrödinger operator H(0) for three particles. If the interaction is dilation-analytic, H(0) has an analytic continuation H() (>0). G(t,) (–(±,a,) defined as strong limits, when t±, of t-dependent operators. The wave operators establish transformations under which the subgroups are similar to unitary groups. The scattering matrix determined by G(t,) is diagonal with respect to a.This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grant DMS-8301096.     

Asymptote of the eigenvalues of a completely continuous operator

It is proved that if(x) is the majorant of the s-numbers of a completely continuous operator A (i.e.,'(x)- 0, S_n(A) (n)) and if there are found numbers [0, 1] and r₀ > 0 such that r⁰ (r)/(r) will be monotonic in (r₀,), then for some > 0,((x) will be a majorant of the eigenvalues of A.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 487–492, October, 1973.     

Lévy homeomorphic parametrization and exponential families

Summary Let P={P : } be an exponential family of probability distributions with the canonical parameter and consider the one to one mapping : P . It is shown that, under mild regularity assumptions, and ^–1 are continuous with respect to the Lévy metric in P and Euclidean metric in .     

L ∞ — Decay estimations of the spherical mean value on symmetric spaces

LetM _t[](x) be the spherical mean value operator applied to a function on a symmetric Riemannian space of the non-compact type.L —decay estimations forM _t [](x) as well as for its derivatives with respect to (t, x) are given, provided that belongs to a Banach space with suitable weighted supremum norm. This leads to estimates of the solutions to the wave equation in certain cases in which Huygens' principle is valid.     

The arithmetic of the characteristic Pólya functions

In the framework of the theory of D. Kendall's delphic semigroups are considered problems of divisibility in the semigroup of convex characteristic functions on the semiaxis (0,). Letn ()={:₁¦₁1 or ₁=}, and I_o()={: ₁¦ ₁ N()}. The following results are proved: 1) The semigroup is almost delphic in the sense of R. Davidson. 2) N() is a set of the type G which is dense in (in the topology of uniform convergence on compacta). 3) The class I_o() contains only the function identically equal to one.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 21, No. 5, pp. 717–725, May, 1977.The author thanks I. V. Ostrovskii for the formulation of the problem and valuable remarks.     

Best approximations of continuous functions by spline functions

An investigation of the approximation on [0, 1] of functionsf (x) by spline functions s(f,; x) of degree 2r-1 and of deficiency r (r>1) depending on the vector function = ₁ (x),..., _r-1(x) and interpolatingf (x) at fixed points. For the optimal choice of the vector ₀, exact estimates are obtained of the norms f(x)-s (f, ₀; x)_C[0,1] and f (x)-s (f, ₀; x)_{L[0, 1]} on the function classes H Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 41–46, July, 1970.In conclusion we would like to thank N. P. Korneichuk for suggesting this problem and for his valuable advice.     

Exponential bounds for queues with Markovian arrivals

Exponential bounds [queueb]e ^b are found for queues whose increments are described by Markov Additive Processes. This is done by application of maximal inequalities to exponential martingales for such processes. Through a thermodynamic approach the constant is shown to be the decay rate for an asymptotic lower bound for the queue length distribution. The class of arrival processes considered includes a wide variety of Markovian multiplexer models, and a general treatment of these is given, along with that of Markov modulated arrivals. Particular attention is paid to the calculation of the prefactor .     

Bounded projections and duality on spaces of holomorphic functions in the unit ball ofℂ n

In this paper three Banach spacesA ₀(),A andA ¹() of functions holomorphic in the unit ballB of ⁿ are defined. We exhibit bounded projections fromC ₀(B) ontoA ₀(), fromL ¹(B) ontoA ¹(), and fromL(B) ontoA(). Using these projections, we show thatA ₀()* A ¹() andA ¹()* A().Supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.     

A Class of Operators on L h 2 . II

Let D be the open unit disk in C, and L _h ² the space of quadratic integrable harmonic functions defined on D. Let be a function in L(D) with the property that (b) = lim _x b,xD (x) for all b D. Define the operator C on L _h ² as follows: C(f) = Q( · f), where Q is the orthogonal projection of L²(D) onto L _h ² . In this paper it is shown that if C is Fredholm, then is bounded away from zero on a neighborhood of D. Also, if C is compact, then |D 0, and the commutator ideal of (D) is K(D), where (D) denotes the norm closed subalgebra of the algebra of all bounded operators on L _h ² generated by , and K(D) is the ideal of compact operators on L _h ² . Finally, the spectrum of classes of operators defined on L _h ² is characterized.     

Theorem on a convergence condition in the spaces

For a given -function (u), a condition on a -function (u) is found such that it is necessary and sufficient for the following to hold: if f_n(x) f(x) and f _n (x)M (n=1, 2, ...) where M>0 is an absolute constant, then f _n (x)–f(x)0(n). An analogous condition for convergence in Orlicz spaces is obtained as a corollary.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 21, No. 5, pp. 615–626, May, 1977.The author thanks V. A. Skvortsov for his constant attention and guidance on this paper.     

Infinitesimal obstructions to weakly mixing

Let ^t be the flow (parametrized with respect to arc length) of a smooth unit vector field v on a closed Riemannian manifold M ⁿ , whose orbits are geodesics. Then the (n-1)-plane field normal to v, v, is invariant under d ^t and, for each x M, we define a smooth real function _x (t) : (1 + _i (t)), where the _i(t) are the eigenvalues of AA ^T, A being the matrix (with respect to orthonormal bases) of the non-singular linear map d^2t , restricted to v at the point _x ^-t M ⁿ.Among other things, we prove the Theorem (Theorem II, below). Assume v is also volume preserving and that _x ^' (t) 0 for all x M and real t; then, if _x ^t : M M is weakly missng for some t, it is necessary that vx 0 at all x M.     

A lower closure theorem for abstract control problems withL p-bounded controls

A lower closure theorem for an abstract control problem is proved. The functional isJ(,u)= _G f ⁰(t, (M)(t),u(t))dt and the state equations areN(t)=f(t, (M)(t),u(t)). It is shown that, if {( _k ,u _k)} is a sequence of admissible controlsu _k and corre-sponding trajectories _k such that lim infJ( _k ,u _k)<+ and such that _k weakly,M _k M strongly,N _k N weakly, and {u _k} is bounded in someL _p norm, then there is a controlu such that (,u) is admissible and lim infJ( _k ,u _k)J(,u).Dedicated to Professor M. R. HestenesThis research was supported by the National Science Foundation, Grant No. GP-33551X.     

Local isometric immersions of two-dimensional metrics inE 4 with prescribed Gaussian torsion

Suppose that in a domain R(, B) of variables (r, ): (0 r , ₁ +B(r–r ₀ ) ₂–B(r–r₀), where > 0, B > 0, ₁ < 0 < ₂ are numbers) a metric ds² = dr² +G(r, )d ² and a function k(r, ) are given. The problem of isometrically immersing ds² in E ⁴ with prescribed Gaussian torsion is considered. The following is proved: The class C ⁵ metric ds ² is locally realized in the form of a class C ³ surface F ² whose Gaussian torsion is the prescribed class C ³ function (r, ).Translated from Ukrainskii Geometricheskii Sbornik, No. 35, pp. 38–47, 1992.