The Atkinson formula for the periodic zeta-function

We give an Atkinson-type formula for the periodic zeta-function ζ_λ with rational parameter λ. Published in Lietuvos Matematikos Rinkinys, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 504–516, October–December, 2007.     

Approximation by simple partial fractions and their generalizations

We consider a multiple interpolation by Padé simple partial fractions and propose a method for calculating the values of rational functions and polynomials on the basis of approximation by special rational functions (their numerator and denominator are represented as the differences between two simple partial fractions). We obtain an extrapolation formula for an analytic function h(z) in a neighborhood of the origin. For an extrapolation tool we use the expressions Σ _k λ _k h(λ _k z), where λ _k are calculated by a certain algorithm and are independent of the choice of h. Bibliography: 17 titles.     

Generalized Integral Representations for Functions with Values in C（V_（3,3））

By using the solution to the Helmholtz equation u-λu = 0(λ ≥ 0),the explicit forms of the so-called kernel functions and the higher order kernel functions are given.Then by the generalized Stokes formula,the integral representation formulas related with the Helmholtz operator for functions with values in C(V3,3) are obtained.As application of the integral representations,the maximum modulus theorem for function u which satisfies Hu = 0 is given.     

Distribution of Primitive A-Roots of Composite Moduli Ⅱ

Abstract We improve estimates for the distribution of primitive λ-roots of a composite modulus q yielding an asymptotic formula for the number of primitive λ-roots in any interval I of length ∣I∣ ≫ q ^1/2+∈. Similar results are obtained for the distribution of ordered pairs (x, x ⁻¹) with x a primitive λ-root, and for the number of primitive λ-roots satisfying inequalities such as |x − x ⁻¹| ≤ B. (Dedicated to Professor Wang Yuan on the occasion of his 75th birthday) *Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.19625102) and the 973 Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China.     

A Note on Mascarenhas' Counterexample about Global Convergence of the Affine Scaling Algorithm

Mascarenhas gave an instance of linear programming problems to show that the long-step affine scaling algorithm can fail to converge to an optimal solution with the step-size λ=0.999 . In this note, we give a simple and clear geometrical explanation for this phenomenon in terms of the Newton barrier flow induced by projecting the homogeneous affine scaling vector field conically onto a hyperplane where the objective function is constant. Based on this interpretation, we show that the algorithm can fail for "any" λ greater than about 0.91 (a more precise value is 0.91071), which is considerably shorter than λ = 0.95 and 0.99 recommended for efficient implementations. Accepted 17 February 1998     

Tensor products and dimensions of simple modules for symmetric groups

LetK be an algebraically closed field of characteristic,p>0 and letD ^λ be the simple modules of the symmetric groupS _r overK where λ is a p-regular partition ofr. The dimensions ofD ^λ for λ with at mostn parts are the same as the multiplicities of direct summands ofD ^⊗r whereE is the natural module for the groupGL _n (K). Whenn=2 we determine generating functions for these multiplicities and hence for the dimensions ofD ^λ for all partitions λ with two parts. These can be expressed as rational functions of Chebyshev polynomials; and we obtain explicit formulae for the coefficients.     

On some extensions of <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-restricted completely splittable GL(<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>)-modules

In this paper, we calculate the space Ext _GL(n ¹ )(L _n (λ), L _n (μ)), where GL(n) is the general linear group of degree n over an algebraically closed field of positive characteristic, L _n (λ) and L _n (μ) are rational irreducible GL(n)-modules with highest weights λ and μ, respectively, the restriction of L _n (λ) to any Levi subgroup of GL(n) is semisimple, λ is a p-restricted weight, and μ does not strictly dominate λ. __________ Translated from Fundamentalnaya i Prikladnaya Matematika, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 219–226, 2005.     

Families of Spectral Sets for Bernoulli Convolutions

We study the harmonic analysis of Bernoulli measures μ _λ , a one-parameter family of compactly supported Borel probability measures on the real line. The parameter λ is a fixed number in the open interval (0,1). The measures μ _λ may be understood in any one of the following three equivalent ways: as infinite convolution measures of a two-point probability distribution; as the distribution of a random power series; or as an iterated function system (IFS) equilibrium measure determined by the two transformations λ(x±1). For a given λ, we consider the harmonic analysis in the sense of Fourier series in the Hilbert space L ²(μ _λ ). For L ²(μ _λ ) to have infinite families of orthogonal complex exponential functions e ^2πis(⋅), it is known that λ must be a rational number of the form \fracm2n\frac{m}{2n}, where m is odd. We show that L²(m_\frac12n)L^{2}(\mu_{\frac{1}{2n}}) has a variety of Fourier bases; i.e. orthonormal bases of exponential functions. For some other rational values of λ, we exhibit maximal Fourier families that are not orthonormal bases.     

On ohtsuki’s invariants of integral homology 3-spheres

We provide some more explicit formulae to facilitate the computation of Ohtsuki’s rational invariants λ _n of integral homology 3-spheres extracted from Reshetikhin-TuraevSU(2) quantum invariants. Several interesting consequences will follow from our computation of λ₂. One of them says that λ₂ is always an integer divisible by 3. It seems interesting to compare this result with the fact shown by Murakami that λ₁ is 6 times the Casson invariant. Other consequences include some general criteria for distinguishing homology 3-spheres obtained from surgery on knots by using the Jones polynomial. The first author is supported in part by NSF and the second author is supported by an NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship.     

一类无限矩阵拓扑代数

Let λ and μ be sequence spaces and have both the signed-weak gliding hump property, (λ,μ) the algebra of the infinite matrix operators which transform λ into μ. In this paper, it is proved that if λ and μ are β-spaces and λ^β and ,μ^β have also the signed-weak gliding hump property, then for any polar topology τ, ((λ,μ),τ) is always sequentially complete locally convex topological algebra.     

A remark on absolutely continuous functions in ℝ n

We introduce the notion ofα, λ-absolute continuity for functions of several variables and we compare it with the Hencl’s definition. We obtain that eachα, λ-absolutely continuous function isn, λ-absolutely continuous in the sense of Hencl and hence is continuous, differentiable almost everywhere and satisfies change of variables results based on a coarea formula and an area formula.     

The inverses of an H-space

 A multiplication on an H-space X has a left inverse λ and a right inverse ρ. They are mutual inverses and λ = ρ if and only if . In this paper we investigate the order of λ. We give an example of a multiplication with , and prove that for any finite H-complex X there are finitely many left inverses of finite order. Conditions are given for there to be infinitely many multiplications on X with the same left inverse. We then give conditions for a left inverse to have infinite order. We apply these results to specific Lie groups. Received: 15 June 2001     

Complete settling of the multiplier conjecture for the case of n=3pr

In this paper we improve the character approach to the multiplier conjecture that we presented after 1992, and thus we have made considerable progress in the case of n = 3n₁. We prove that in the case of n = 3n₁ Second multiplier theorem remains true if the assumption “n₁ > λ” is replaced by “(n₁, λ) = 1”. Consequentially we prove that if we let D be a (v, k, λ)-difference set in an abelian group G, and n = 3p^r for some prime p, (p,v) = 1, then p is a numerical multiplier of D.     

Almost-all results on the p λ problem. II

Summary Suppose that 1/2 ≦ λ < 1. Balog and Harman proved that for any real θ there exist infinitely many primes p satisfying p^λ-θ < p^{-(1-λ)/2+ ε} (with an asymptotic result). In the present paper we establish that for almost all θ in the interval 0 ≦ θ < 1 there exist infinitely many primes p such that {p^λ-θ} < p^{-min{(2-λ)/6,(14-9λ)/32}+ε}. Thus we obtain a better result for almost all θ than for a single θ if λ>1/2.     

Homogenization of eigenvalue problems in perforated domains

In this paper, we treat some eigenvalue problems in periodically perforated domains and study the asymptotic behaviour of the eigenvalues and the eigenvectors when the number of holes in the domain increases to infinity Using the method of asymptotic expansion, we give explicit formula for the homogenized coefficients and expansion for eigenvalues and eigenvectors. If we denote by ε the size of each hole in the domain, then we obtain the following aysmptotic expansion for the eigenvalues: Dirichlet: λ_ε = ε⁻² λ + λ₀ +O (ε), Stekloff: λ_ε = ελ₁ +O (ε²), Neumann: λ_ε = λ₀ + ελ₁ +O (ε²). Using the method of energy, we prove a theorem of convergence in each case considered here. We briefly study correctors in the case of Neumann eigenvalue problem.     

On the number of singularities for the obstacle problem in two dimensions

We study the obstacle problem in two dimensions. On the one hand we improve a result of L.A. Caffarelli and N.M. Rivière: we state that every connected component of the interior of the coincidence set has at most N ₀ singular points, where N ₀ is only dependent on some geometric constants. Moreover, if the component is small enough, then this component has at most two singular points. On the other hand, we prove in a simple case a conjecture of D.G. Schaeffer on the generic regularity of the free boundary: for a family of obstacle problems in two dimensions continuously indexed by a parameter λ, the free boundary of the solution u_λ is analytic for almost every λ. Finally we present a new monotonicity formula for singular points. Dedicated to Henri Berestycki and Alexis Bonnet.     

Reduction of PDEs on Unbounded Domains. Application: Unsteady Water-Waves Problem

Summary. For a certain class of partial differential equations in cylindrical domains, we show that all small time-dependent solutions are described by a reduced system of equations on the real line, which contains nonlocal terms. As an application, we investigate the system describing nonlinear water waves travelling on the free surface of an inviscid fluid. Two-dimensional gravity waves are characterized by the parameter λ , the inverse square of the Froude number. For λ close to the critical value λ ₀ =1 , we obtain a reduced system of four nonlocal equations. We show that the terms of lowest order in μ=λ-1 lead to the Korteweg—de Vries equation for the lowest-order approximation of the free surface. Received February 23, 1994; final revision received October 13, 1997; accepted for publication October 16, 1997.     

Optimization problems with algebraic solutions: Quadratic fractional programs and ratio games

A mathematical program with a rational objective function may have irrational algebraic solutions even when the data are integral. We suggest that for such problems the optimal solution will be represented as follows: If λ* denotes the optimal value there will be given an intervalI and a polynomialP(λ) such thatI contains λ* and λ* is the unique root ofP(λ) inI. It is shown that with this representation the solutions to convex quadratic fractional programs and ratio games can be obtained in polynomial time.     

Transient solution of a non-empty chemical queueing system

In this paper, we illustrate that a power series technique can be used to derive explicit expressions for the transient state distribution of a queueing problem having “chemical” rules with an arbitrary number of customers present initially in the system. Based on generating function and Laplace techniques Conolly et al. (in Math Sci 22:83–91, 1997) have obtained the distributions for a non-empty chemical queue. Their solution enables us only to recover the idle probability of the system in explicit form. Here, we extend not only the model of Conolly et al. but also get a new and simple solution for this model. The derived formula for the transient state is free of Bessel function or any integral forms. The transient solution of the standard M/M/1/∞ queue with λ = μ is a special case of our result. Furthermore, the probability density function of the virtual waiting time in a chemical queue is studied. Finally, the theory is underpinned by numerical results.