Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein functions of negative integer order

We find simple explicit closed-form formulas for the Fermi-Dirac function $ \mathcal{F}_{ - n} (z) $ \mathcal{F}_{ - n} (z) and Bose-Einstein function $ \mathcal{B}_{ - n} (z) $ \mathcal{B}_{ - n} (z) for arbitrary n ε ℕ. The obtained formulas involve the higher tangent numbers defined by Carlitz and Scoville. We present some examples and direct consequences of applying the main results.     

Distortio n theorems o n the Lie ball $$ \mathcal{R}_{IV} $$ ( n) i n ℂ n

In this paper, we introduce the subfamilies H _m ($ \mathcal{R}_{IV} $ \mathcal{R}_{IV} (n)) of holomorphic mappings defined on the Lie ball $ \mathcal{R}_{IV} $ \mathcal{R}_{IV} (n) which reduce to the family of holomorphic mappings and the family of locally biholomorphic mappings when m = 1 and m → +∞, respectively. Various distortion theorems for holomophic mappings H _m ($ \mathcal{R}_{IV} $ \mathcal{R}_{IV} (n)) are established. The distortion theorems coincide with Liu and Minda’s as the special case of the unit disk. When m = 1 and m → +∞, the distortion theorems reduce to the results obtained by Gong for $ \mathcal{R}_{IV} $ \mathcal{R}_{IV} (n), respectively. Moreover, our method is different. As an application, the bounds for Bloch constants of H _m ($ \mathcal{R}_{IV} $ \mathcal{R}_{IV} (n)) are given.     

On the shift semigroup on the Hardy space of Dirichlet series

We develop a Wold decomposition for the shift semigroup on the Hardy space $ \mathcal{H}^2 $ \mathcal{H}^2 of square summable Dirichlet series convergent in the half-plane $ \Re (s) > 1/2 $ \Re (s) > 1/2 . As an application we have that a shift invariant subspace of $ \mathcal{H}^2 $ \mathcal{H}^2 is unitarily equivalent to $ \mathcal{H}^2 $ \mathcal{H}^2 if and only if it has the form $ \phi \mathcal{H}^2 $ \phi \mathcal{H}^2 for some $ \mathcal{H}^2 $ \mathcal{H}^2 -inner function φ.     

A$\mathcal{T}$-algebras and extensions of A$\mathbb{T}$-algebras

Lin and Su classified A$ \mathcal{T} $ \mathcal{T} -algebras of real rank zero. This class includes all A$ \mathbb{T} $ \mathbb{T} -algebras of real rank zero as well as many C*-algebras which are not stably finite. An A$ \mathcal{T} $ \mathcal{T} -algebra often becomes an extension of an A$ \mathbb{T} $ \mathbb{T} -algebra by an AF-algebra. In this paper, we show that there is an essential extension of an A$ \mathbb{T} $ \mathbb{T} -algebra by an AF-algebra which is not an A$ \mathcal{T} $ \mathcal{T} -algebra. We describe a characterization of an extension E of an A$ \mathbb{T} $ \mathbb{T} -algebra by an AF-algebra if E is an A$ \mathcal{T} $ \mathcal{T} -algebra.     

Imaginary powers of a Laguerre differential operator

Imaginary powers associated to the Laguerre differential operator $ L_\alpha = - \Delta + |x|^2 + \sum _{i = 1}^d \frac{1} {{x_i^2 }}(\alpha _i^2 - 1/4) $ L_\alpha = - \Delta + |x|^2 + \sum _{i = 1}^d \frac{1} {{x_i^2 }}(\alpha _i^2 - 1/4) are investigated. It is proved that for every multi-index α = (α₁,...α _d ) such that α _i ≧ −1/2, α _i ∉ (−1/2, 1/2), the imaginary powers $ \mathcal{L}_\alpha ^{ - i\gamma } ,\gamma \in \mathbb{R} $ \mathcal{L}_\alpha ^{ - i\gamma } ,\gamma \in \mathbb{R} , of a self-adjoint extension of L _α, are Calderón-Zygmund operators. Consequently, mapping properties of $ \mathcal{L}_\alpha ^{ - i\gamma } $ \mathcal{L}_\alpha ^{ - i\gamma } follow by the general theory.     

Fourier-Feynman transforms of unbounded functionals on abstract Wiener space

Huffman, Park and Skoug established several results involving Fourier-Feynman transform and convolution for functionals in a Banach algebra S on the classical Wiener space. Chang, Kim and Yoo extended these results to abstract Wiener space for a more generalized Fresnel class $ \mathcal{F}_{\mathcal{A}_1 ,\mathcal{A}_2 } $ \mathcal{F}_{\mathcal{A}_1 ,\mathcal{A}_2 } _A1,A2 than the Fresnel class $ \mathcal{F} $ \mathcal{F} (B)which corresponds to the Banach algebra S. In this paper we study Fourier-Feynman transform, convolution and first variation of unbounded functionals on abstract Wiener space having the form

Approximation and numerical realization of 3D contact problems with given friction and a coefficient of friction depending on the solution

The paper presents the analysis, approximation and numerical realization of 3D contact problems for an elastic body unilaterally supported by a rigid half space taking into account friction on the common surface. Friction obeys the simplest Tresca model (a slip bound is given a priori) but with a coefficient of friction $ \mathcal{F} $ \mathcal{F} which depends on a solution. It is shown that a solution exists for a large class of $ \mathcal{F} $ \mathcal{F} and is unique provided that $ \mathcal{F} $ \mathcal{F} is Lipschitz continuous with a sufficiently small modulus of the Lipschitz continuity. The problem is discretized by finite elements, and convergence of discrete solutions is established. Finally, methods for numerical realization are described and several model examples illustrate the efficiency of the proposed approach.     

The best extension of algebraic polynomials from the unit circle

We study the class $ \mathfrak{P}_n $ \mathfrak{P}_n of algebraic polynomials P _n (x, y) in two variables of total degree n whose uniform norm on the unit circle Γ₁ centered at the origin is at most 1: $ \left\| {P_n } \right\|_{C(\Gamma _1 )} $ \left\| {P_n } \right\|_{C(\Gamma _1 )} ≤ 1. The extension of polynomials from the class $ \mathfrak{P}_n $ \mathfrak{P}_n to the plane with the least uniform norm on the concentric circle Γ _r of radius r is investigated. It is proved that the values θ _n (r) of the best extension of the class $ \mathfrak{P}_n $ \mathfrak{P}_n satisfy the equalities θ _n (r) = r ⁿ for r > 1 and θ _n (r) = r ⁿ⁻¹ for 0 < r < 1.     

A <Emphasis Type="Italic">τ</Emphasis>-function solution of the sixth painlevé transcendent

We represent and analyze the general solution of the sixth Painlevé transcendent $ \mathcal{P}_6 $ \mathcal{P}_6 in the Picard-Hitchin-Okamoto class in the Painlevé form as the logarithmic derivative of the ratio of τ-functions. We express these functions explicitly in terms of the elliptic Legendre integrals and Jacobi theta functions, for which we write the general differentiation rules. We also establish a relation between the $ \mathcal{P}_6 $ \mathcal{P}_6 equation and the uniformization of algebraic curves and present examples.     

Parametric estimation with a class of M-estimators

Consider a class of M-estimators indexed by a criterion function ψ. When the function ψ is taken to be in a class of functions $ \mathcal{F} $ \mathcal{F} , a family of processes indexed by the class $ \mathcal{F} $ \mathcal{F} is obtained and called M-processes. Pooling the M-estimators in such class may be used to define new kind of estimators. In order to get the asymptotic properties of these pooled estimators, the convergence in probability of the corresponding M-process is studied uniformly on $ \mathcal{F} $ \mathcal{F} together with their weak convergence towards a Gaussian process. An application to location estimation is presented and discussed.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">g</Emphasis>-closed sets in ideal topological spaces

Characterizations and properties of $ \mathcal{I}_g $ \mathcal{I}_g -closed sets and $ \mathcal{I}_g $ \mathcal{I}_g -open sets are given. A characterization of normal spaces is given in terms of $ \mathcal{I}_g $ \mathcal{I}_g -open sets. Also, it is established that an $ \mathcal{I}_g $ \mathcal{I}_g -closed subset of an $ \mathcal{I} $ \mathcal{I} -compact space is $ \mathcal{I} $ \mathcal{I} -compact.     

Determination of Riesz bounds for the spline basis with the help of trigonometric polynomials

The problem of determining the upper and lower Riesz bounds for the mth order B-spline basis is reduced to analyzing the series $ \sum\nolimits_{j = - \infty }^\infty {\frac{1} {{(x - j)^{2m} }}} $ \sum\nolimits_{j = - \infty }^\infty {\frac{1} {{(x - j)^{2m} }}} . The sum of the series is shown to be a ratio of trigonometric polynomials of a particular shape. Some properties of these polynomials that help to determine the Riesz bounds are established. The results are applied in the theory of series to find the sums of some power series.     

A generalization of Mathieu subspaces to modules of associative algebras

We first propose a generalization of the notion of Mathieu subspaces of associative algebras $ \mathcal{A} $ \mathcal{A} , which was introduced recently in [Zhao W., Generalizations of the image conjecture and the Mathieu conjecture, J. Pure Appl. Algebra, 2010, 214(7), 1200–1216] and [Zhao W., Mathieu subspaces of associative algebras], to $ \mathcal{A} $ \mathcal{A} -modules $ \mathcal{M} $ \mathcal{M} . The newly introduced notion in a certain sense also generalizes the notion of submodules. Related with this new notion, we also introduce the sets σ(N) and τ(N) of stable elements and quasi-stable elements, respectively, for all R-subspaces N of $ \mathcal{A} $ \mathcal{A} -modules $ \mathcal{M} $ \mathcal{M} , where R is the base ring of $ \mathcal{A} $ \mathcal{A} . We then prove some general properties of the sets σ(N) and τ(N). Furthermore, examples from certain modules of the quasi-stable algebras [Zhao W., Mathieu subspaces of associative algebras], matrix algebras over fields and polynomial algebras are also studied.     

On the 2 k-th power mean of $$ \frac{{L'}} {L}(1,\chi ) $$ with the weight of Gauss sums

The main purpose of this paper is to study the hybrid mean value of $ \frac{{L'}} {L}(1,\chi ) $ \frac{{L'}} {L}(1,\chi ) and Gauss sums by using the estimates for trigonometric sums as well as the analytic method. An asymptotic formula for the hybrid mean value $ \sum\limits_{\chi \ne \chi _0 } {|\tau (\chi )||\frac{{L'}} {L}(1,\chi )|^{2k} } $ \sum\limits_{\chi \ne \chi _0 } {|\tau (\chi )||\frac{{L'}} {L}(1,\chi )|^{2k} } of $ \frac{{L'}} {L} $ \frac{{L'}} {L} and Gauss sums will be proved using analytic methods and estimates for trigonometric sums.     

The generalized Roper-Suffridge extension operator in Banach spaces (III)

Suppose that X is a complex Banach space with the norm ‖·‖ and n is a positive integer with dim X ⩾ n ⩾ 2. In this paper, we consider the generalized Roper-Suffridge extension operator $ \Phi _{n,\beta _2 ,\gamma _2 , \ldots ,\beta _{n + 1} ,\gamma _{n + 1} } (f) $ \Phi _{n,\beta _2 ,\gamma _2 , \ldots ,\beta _{n + 1} ,\gamma _{n + 1} } (f) on the domain $ \Omega _{p_1 ,p_2 , \ldots ,p_{n + 1} } $ \Omega _{p_1 ,p_2 , \ldots ,p_{n + 1} } defined by

Wavelet approximation and Fourier widths of classes of periodic functions of several variables. I

We obtain characterizations (and prove the corresponding equivalence of norms) of function spaces B _pq ^sm ($ \mathbb{I} $ \mathbb{I} ^k ) and L _pq ^sm ($ \mathbb{I} $ \mathbb{I} ^k ) of Nikol’skii-Besov and Lizorkin-Triebel types, respectively, in terms of representations of functions in these spaces by Fourier series with respect to a multiple system $ \mathcal{W}_m^\mathbb{I} $ \mathcal{W}_m^\mathbb{I} of Meyer wavelets and in terms of sequences of the Fourier coefficients with respect to this system. We establish order-sharp estimates for the approximation of functions in B _pq ^sm ($ \mathbb{I} $ \mathbb{I} ) and L _pq ^sm ($ \mathbb{I} $ \mathbb{I} ^k ) by special partial sums of these series in the metric of L _r ($ \mathbb{I} $ \mathbb{I} ^k ) for a number of relations between the parameters s, p, q, r, and m (s = (s ₁, ..., s _n ) ∈ ℝ₊ ⁿ , 1 ≤ p, q, r ≤ ∞, m = (m ₁, ..., m _n ) ∈ ℕ ⁿ , k = m ₁ +... + m _n , and $ \mathbb{I} $ \mathbb{I} = ℝ or $ \mathbb{T} $ \mathbb{T} ). In the periodic case, we study the Fourier widths of these function classes.     

$$ \mathcal{I}_g $$-normal and $$ \mathcal{I}_g $$-regular spaces

$ \mathcal{I}_g $ \mathcal{I}_g -normal and $ \mathcal{I}_g $ \mathcal{I}_g -regular spaces are introduced and various characterizations and properties are given. Characterizations of normal, mildly normal, g-normal, regular and almost regular spaces are also given.     

Note on $$ \mathcal{I}R $$-closed and $$ A_{\mathcal{I}R} $$-sets

We characterize and discuss the properties of $ \mathcal{I}R $ \mathcal{I}R -closed sets and $ A_{\mathcal{I}R} $ A_{\mathcal{I}R} -sets. Also, we give characterizations of weakly $ \mathcal{I} $ \mathcal{I} -locally closed sets and $ \mathcal{I} $ \mathcal{I} -submaximal spaces. A characterization of codense ideals in terms of $ \mathcal{I}R $ \mathcal{I}R -closed sets is also given.     

Smooth maps of a foliated manifold in a symplectic manifold

Let M be a smooth manifold with a regular foliation $ \mathcal{F} $ \mathcal{F} and a 2-form ω which induces closed forms on the leaves of $ \mathcal{F} $ \mathcal{F} in the leaf topology. A smooth map f: (M, $ \mathcal{F} $ \mathcal{F} ) → (N, σ) in a symplectic manifold (N, σ) is called a foliated symplectic immersion if f restricts to an immersion on each leaf of the foliation and further, the restriction of f*σ is the same as the restriction of ω on each leaf of the foliation. If f is a foliated symplectic immersion then the derivative map Df gives rise to a bundle morphism F: TM → T N which restricts to a monomorphism on T $ \mathcal{F} $ \mathcal{F} ⊆ T M and satisfies the condition F*σ = ω on T $ \mathcal{F} $ \mathcal{F} . A natural question is whether the existence of such a bundle map F ensures the existence of a foliated symplectic immersion f. As we shall see in this paper, the obstruction to the existence of such an f is only topological in nature. The result is proved using the h-principle theory of Gromov.