An approximation method for strictly pseudocontractive mappings

Let K$K$ be a closed convex subset of a q$q$-uniformly smooth separable Banach space, T:K→K$T:K\to K$ a strictly pseudocontractive mapping, and f:K→K$f:K\to K$ an L$L$-Lispschitzian strongly pseudocontractive mapping. For any t∈(0,1)$t\in (0,1)$, let _xt$x_t$ be the unique fixed point of tf+(1-t)T$\mathit{tf}+(1-t)T$. We prove that if T$T$ has a fixed point, then {_xt}$\{x_t\}$ converges to a fixed point of T$T$ as t$t$ approaches to 0.     

Generic global rigidity of body–bar frameworks

A basic geometric question is to determine when a given framework G(p)$G(\mathbf{p})$ is globally rigid in Euclidean space R^d${\mathbb{R}}^d$, where G is a finite graph and p is a configuration of points corresponding to the vertices of G  . G(p)$G(\mathbf{p})$ is globally rigid in  R^d${\mathbb{R}}^d$ if for any other configuration q for G   such that the edge lengths of G(q)$G(\mathbf{q})$ are the same as the corresponding edge lengths of G(p)$G(\mathbf{p})$, then p is congruent to q. A framework G(p)$G(\mathbf{p})$ is redundantly rigid, if it is rigid and it remains rigid after the removal of any edge of G.     

On the nonexistence of a relation between σ-left-porosity and σ-right-porosity

Given an arbitrarily weak notion of left-〈f〉$〈f〉$-porosity and an arbitrarily strong notion of right-〈g〉$〈g〉$-porosity, we construct an example of closed subset of R$\mathbb{R}$ which is not σ  -left-〈f〉$〈f〉$-porous and is right-〈g〉$〈g〉$-porous. We also briefly summarize the relations between three different definitions of porosity controlled by a function; we then observe that our construction gives the example for any combination of these definitions of left-porosity and right-porosity.     

Concentration and multiplicity of solutions for a fourth-order equation with critical nonlinearity

In this paper, we consider the problem (_Pε)$(P_{\epsilon })$ : Δ²u=u^n+4/n-4+εu,u>0${\mathrm{\Delta }}^{2}u=u^{n+4/n-4}+\epsilon u,u>0$ in Ω,u=Δu=0$\Omega ,u=\mathrm{\Delta }u=0$ on ∂Ω$\mathrm{\partial }\Omega$, where Ω$\Omega$ is a bounded and smooth domain in Rⁿ,n>8${\mathbb{R}}^n,n>8$ and ε>0$\epsilon >0$. We analyze the asymptotic behavior of solutions of (_Pε)$(P_{\epsilon })$ which are minimizing for the Sobolev inequality as ε→0$\epsilon \to 0$ and we prove existence of solutions to (_Pε)$(P_{\epsilon })$ which blow up and concentrate around a critical point of the Robin's function. Finally, we show that for ε$\epsilon$ small, (_Pε)$(P_{\epsilon })$ has at least as many solutions as the Ljusternik–Schnirelman category of Ω$\Omega$.     

Global solutions with shock waves to the generalized Riemann problem for a class of quasilinear hyperbolic systems of balance laws

It is proven that the generalized Riemann problem for a class of quasilinear hyperbolic systems of balance laws admits a unique global piecewise C¹$C^1$ solution u=u(t,x)$u=u(t,x)$ containing only n$n$ shock waves with small amplitude on t?0$t?0$ and this solution possesses a global structure similar to that of the similarity solution u=U(x/t)$u=U(x/t)$ of the corresponding homogeneous Riemann problem. As an application of our result, we prove the existence of global shock solutions, piecewise continuous and piecewise smooth solution with shock discontinuities, of the flow equations of a model class of fluids with viscosity induced by fading memory with a single jump initial data.     

On rigidity of Roe algebras

Roe algebras are C^?$C^{?}$-algebras built using large scale (or ‘coarse’) aspects of a metric space (X,d)$(X,d)$. In the special case that X=Γ$X=\Gamma$ is a finitely generated group and d   is a word metric, the simplest Roe algebra associated to (Γ,d)$(\Gamma ,d)$ is isomorphic to the crossed product C^?$C^{?}$-algebra l^∞(Γ)_?rΓ$l^{\infty }(\Gamma ){?}_r\Gamma$.     

Spectral problems of a class of non-self-adjoint one-dimensional Schrodinger operators

In this paper we investigate the one-dimensional Schrodinger operator L(q)$L(q)$ with complex-valued periodic potential q   when q∈_L1[0,1]$q\in L_1[0,1]$ and _qn=0$q_n=0$ for n=0,−1,−2,...$n=0,-1,-2,...$, where _qn$q_n$ are the Fourier coefficients of q   with respect to the system {e^i2πnx}$\{e^{i2\pi nx}\}$. We prove that the Bloch eigenvalues are (2πn+t)²${(2\pi n+t)}^2$ for n∈Z$n\in \mathbb{Z}$, t∈C$t\in \mathbb{C}$ and find explicit formulas for the Bloch functions. Then we consider the inverse problem for this operator.     

Regularity of Hölder continuous solutions of the supercritical quasi-geostrophic equation

We present a regularity result for weak solutions of the 2D quasi-geostrophic equation with supercritical (α<1/2$\alpha <1/2$) dissipation α(−Δ)${(-\mathrm{\Delta })}^{\alpha }$: If a Leray–Hopf weak solution is Hölder continuous θ∈Cδ(R²)$\theta \in C^{\delta }({\mathbb{R}}^2)$ with δ>1−2α$\delta >1-2\alpha$ on the time interval [t₀,t]$[t_0,t]$, then it is actually a classical solution on (t₀,t]$(t_0,t]$.     

On Waringʼs problem for systems of skew-symmetric forms

This paper is devoted to a problem of finding the smallest positive integer s(m,n,k)$s(m,n,k)$ such that (m+1)$(m+1)$ generic skew-symmetric (k+1)$(k+1)$-forms in (n+1)$(n+1)$ variables as linear combinations of the same s(m,n,k)$s(m,n,k)$ decomposable skew-symmetric (k+1)$(k+1)$-forms.     

Finite traces and representations of the group of infinite matrices over a finite field

The article is devoted to the representation theory of locally compact infinite-dimensional group GLB$\mathbb{GLB}$ of almost upper-triangular infinite matrices over the finite field with q   elements. This group was defined by S.K., A.V., and Andrei Zelevinsky in 1982 as an adequate n=∞$n=\infty$ analogue of general linear groups GL(n,q)$\mathbb{GL}(n,q)$. It serves as an alternative to GL(∞,q)$\mathbb{GL}(\infty ,q)$, whose representation theory is poor.     

The spherical ergodic theorem revisited

In this paper, we give a new proof of a result of R. Jones showing almost everywhere convergence of spherical means of actions of R^d${\mathbb{R}}^d$ on L^p(X)$L^p(X)$-spaces are convergent for d?3$d?3$ and p>d/(d-1)$p>d/(d-1)$.     

Best constants in a borderline case of second-order Moser type inequalities

We study optimal embeddings for the space of functions whose Laplacian Δu   belongs to L¹(Ω)$L^1(\Omega )$, where Ω⊂RN$\Omega \subset {\mathbb{R}}^N$ is a bounded domain. This function space turns out to be strictly larger than the Sobolev space W2,1(Ω)$W^{2,1}(\Omega )$ in which the whole set of second-order derivatives is considered. In particular, in the limiting Sobolev case, when N=2$N=2$, we establish a sharp embedding inequality into the Zygmund space Lexp(Ω)$L_{\mathit{exp}}(\Omega )$. On one hand, this result enables us to improve the Brezis–Merle (Brezis and Merle (1991) [13]) regularity estimate for the Dirichlet problem Δu=f(x)∈L¹(Ω)$\mathrm{\Delta }u=f(x)\in L^1(\Omega )$, u=0$u=0$ on ∂Ω; on the other hand, it represents a borderline case of D.R. Adams' (1988) [1] generalization of Trudinger–Moser type inequalities to the case of higher-order derivatives. Extensions to dimension N?3$N?3$ are also given. Besides, we show how the best constants in the embedding inequalities change under different boundary conditions.