Relative asymptotic of multiple orthogonal polynomials for Nikishin systems

We prove the relative asymptotic behavior for the ratio of two sequences of multiple orthogonal polynomials with respect to the Nikishin systems of measures. The first Nikishin system is such that for each k, σ_k has a constant sign on its compact support consisting of an interval , on which almost everywhere, and a discrete set without accumulation points in . If denotes the smallest interval containing , we assume that Δ_k∩Δ_k+1=0/, k=1,…,m−1. The second Nikishin system is a perturbation of the first by means of rational functions r_k, k=1,…,m, whose zeros and poles lie in .     

On ternary Kloosterman sums modulo 12

Let K(a) denote the Kloosterman sum on . It is easy to see that for all . We completely characterize those for which , and . The simplicity of the characterization allows us to count the number of the belonging to each of these three classes. As a byproduct we offer an alternative proof for a new class of quasi-perfect ternary linear codes recently presented by Danev and Dodunekov.     

Quantized symplectic oscillator algebras of rank one

A quantized symplectic oscillator algebra of rank 1 is a PBW deformation of the smash product of the quantum plane with . We study its representation theory, and in particular, its category .     

Polynomial-time approximation schemes for piercing and covering with applications in wireless networks

Let be a set of disks of arbitrary radii in the plane, and let be a set of points. We study the following three problems: (i) Assuming contains the set of center points of disks in , find a minimum-cardinality subset of (if exists), such that each disk in is pierced by at least h points of , where h is a given constant. We call this problem minimum h-piercing. (ii) Assuming is such that for each there exists a point in whose distance from D's center is at most αr(D), where r(D) is D's radius and 0α<1 is a given constant, find a minimum-cardinality subset of , such that each disk in is pierced by at least one point of . We call this problem minimum discrete piercing with cores. (iii) Assuming is the set of center points of disks in , and that each covers at most l points of , where l is a constant, find a minimum-cardinality subset of , such that each point of is covered by at least one disk of . We call this problem minimum center covering. For each of these problems we present a constant-factor approximation algorithm (trivial for problem (iii)), followed by a polynomial-time approximation scheme. The polynomial-time approximation schemes are based on an adapted and extended version of Chan's [T.M. Chan, Polynomial-time approximation schemes for packing and piercing fat objects, J. Algorithms 46 (2003) 178–189] separator theorem. Our PTAS for problem (ii) enables one, in practical cases, to obtain a (1+ε)-approximation for minimum discrete piercing (i.e., for arbitrary ).     

On the sizes of Delaunay meshes

Let be a polyhedral domain occupying a convex volume. We prove that the size of a graded mesh of with bounded vertex degree is within a factor of the size of any Delaunay mesh of with bounded radius-edge ratio. The term depends on the geometry of and it is likely a small constant when the boundaries of are fine triangular meshes. There are several consequences. First, among all Delaunay meshes with bounded radius-edge ratio, those returned by Delaunay refinement algorithms have asymptotically optimal sizes. This is another advantage of meshing with Delaunay refinement algorithms. Second, if no input angle is acute, the minimum Delaunay mesh with bounded radius-edge ratio is not much smaller than any minimum mesh with aspect ratio bounded by a particular constant.     

Approximation of Sobolev classes by polynomials and ridge functions

Let be the usual Sobolev class of functions on the unit ball in , and be the subclass of all radial functions in . We show that for the classes and , the orders of best approximation by polynomials in coincide. We also obtain exact orders of best approximation in of the classes by ridge functions and, as an immediate consequence, we obtain the same orders in for the usual Sobolev classes .     

Semifields of order with left nucleus and center

In [G. Marino, O. Polverino, R. Trombetti, On -linear sets of PG(3,q³) and semifields, J. Combin. Theory Ser. A 114 (5) (2007) 769–788] it has been proven that there exist six non-isotopic families (i=0,…,5) of semifields of order q⁶ with left nucleus and center , according to the different geometric configurations of the associated -linear sets. In this paper we first prove that any semifield of order q⁶ with left nucleus , right and middle nuclei and center is isotopic to a cyclic semifield. Then, we focus on the family by proving that it can be partitioned into three further non-isotopic families: , , and we show that any semifield of order q⁶ with left nucleus , right and middle nuclei and center belongs to the family .     

Limits of small functors

For a small category enriched over a suitable monoidal category , the free completion of under colimits is the presheaf category . If is large, its free completion under colimits is the -category of small presheaves on , where a presheaf is small if it is a left Kan extension of some presheaf with small domain. We study the existence of limits and of monoidal closed structures on .     

Inheritance of hyper-duality in imprimitive Bose–Mesner algebras

We prove the following result concerning the inheritance of hyper-duality by block and quotient Bose–Mesner algebras associated with a hyper-dual pair of imprimitive Bose–Mesner algebras. Let and denote Bose–Mesner algebras. Suppose there is a hyper-duality ψ from the subconstituent algebra of with respect to p to the subconstituent algebra of with respect to . Also suppose that is imprimitive with respect to a subset of Hadamard idempotents, so is dual imprimitive with respect to the subset of primitive idempotents, where is the formal duality associated with ψ. Let denote the block Bose–Mesner algebra of on the block containing p, and let denote the quotient Bose–Mesner algebra of with respect to . Then there is a hyper-duality from the subconstituent algebra of with respect to p to the subconstituent algebra of with respect to .     

Lattices generated by orbits of subspaces under finite singular pseudo-symplectic groups I

Let be the (2ν+1+l)-dimensional vector space over the finite field . In the paper we assume that is a finite field of characteristic 2, and the singular pseudo-symplectic groups of degree 2ν+1+l over . Let be any orbit of subspaces under . Denote by the set of subspaces which are intersections of subspaces in and the intersection of the empty set of subspaces of is assumed to be . By ordering by ordinary or reverse inclusion, two lattices are obtained. This paper studies the inclusion relations between different lattices, a characterization of subspaces contained in a given lattice , and the characteristic polynomial of .     

Formal extension and quotients of the invariant holonomic system

Let be a semisimple Lie algebra and a Cartan subalgebra of . Fix . Let be the invariant holonomic system (see [R. Hotta, M. Kashiwara, The invariant holonomic system on a semisimple Lie algebra, Invent. Math. 75 (1984) 327–358]). First we investigate its formal extension . In the sequel we calculate the characteristic variety of some simple quotients of and its Fourier transform .     

A characterization of the natural embedding of the split Cayley hexagon in by intersection numbers

In this paper, we prove that a set of q⁵+q⁴+q³+q²+q+1 lines of with the properties that (1) every point of is incident with either 0 or q+1 elements of , (2) every plane of is incident with either 0, 1 or q+1 elements of , (3) every solid of is incident with either 0, 1, q+1 or 2q+1 elements of , and (4) every hyperplane of is incident with at most q³+3q²+3q members of , is necessarily the set of lines of a regularly embedded split Cayley generalized hexagon in .     

-structure on the deformation complex of a morphism

-structure is shown to exist on the deformation complex of a morphism of associative algebras. The main step of the construction is the extension of a -algebra by an associative algebra. Actions of -algebras on associative and -algebras are analyzed; extensions of -algebras by associative and -algebras that they act upon are constructed. The resulting -algebra on the deformation complex of a morphism is shown to be quasi-isomorphic to the -algebra on the deformation complex of the corresponding diagram algebra.     

Generalized rough approximations in

In this paper we will treat a generalization of inner and outer approximations of fuzzy sets, which we will call -inner and -outer approximations respectively ( being any finite set of rational numbers in [0,1]). In particular we will discuss the case of those fuzzy sets which are definable in the logic by means of step functions from the hypercube [0,1]^k and taking value in an arbitrary (finite) subset of . Then, we will show that if a fuzzy set is definable as truth table of a formula of , then both its -inner and -outer approximation are definable as truth table of formulas of . Finally, we will introduce a generalization of abstract approximation spaces and compare our approach with the notion of fuzzy rough set.     

Integral-type operators from iterated logarithmic Bloch spaces to Zygmund-type spaces

Let denote the space of all holomorphic functions on the unit ball of and the radial derivative of h. In this paper we study the boundedness and compactness of the following integral operator:, from iterated logarithmic Bloch spaces to Zygmund-type spaces.     

The universal modality, the center of a Heyting algebra, and the Blok–Esakia theorem

We introduce the bimodal logic , which is the extension of Bennett’s bimodal logic by Grzegorczyk’s axiom □(□(p→□p)→p)→p and show that the lattice of normal extensions of the intuitionistic modal logic WS5 is isomorphic to the lattice of normal extensions of , thus generalizing the Blok–Esakia theorem. We also introduce the intuitionistic modal logic WS5.C, which is the extension of WS5 by the axiom (p¬p)→(p→p), and the bimodal logic , which is the extension of Shehtman’s bimodal logic by Grzegorczyk’s axiom, and show that the lattice of normal extensions of WS5.C is isomorphic to the lattice of normal extensions of .     

On fractional maximal function and fractional integral on the Laguerre hypergroup

Let be the Laguerre hypergroup which is the fundamental manifold of the radial function space for the Heisenberg group. In this paper we obtain necessary and sufficient conditions on the parameters for the boundedness of the fractional maximal operator and the fractional integral operator on the Laguerre hypergroup from the spaces to the spaces and from the spaces to the weak spaces .     

The predicative Frege hierarchy

In this paper, we characterize the strength of the predicative Frege hierarchy, , introduced by John Burgess in his book [J. Burgess, Fixing frege, in: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy, Princeton University Press, Princeton, 2005]. We show that and are mutually interpretable. It follows that is mutually interpretable with Q. This fact was proved earlier by Mihai Ganea in [M. Ganea, Burgess’ PV is Robinson’s Q, The Journal of Symbolic Logic 72 (2) (2007) 619–624] using a different proof. Another consequence of the our main result is that is mutually interpretable with Kalmar Arithmetic (a.k.a. EA, EFA, , Q3). The fact that interprets EA was proved earlier by Burgess. We provide a different proof.Each of the theories is finitely axiomatizable. Our main result implies that the whole hierarchy taken together, , is not finitely axiomatizable. What is more: no theory that is mutually locally interpretable with is finitely axiomatizable.     

The maximum edit distance from hereditary graph properties

For a graph property , the edit distance of a graph G from , denoted , is the minimum number of edge modifications (additions or deletions) one needs to apply to G in order to turn it into a graph satisfying . What is the largest possible edit distance of a graph on n vertices from ? Denote this distance by .A graph property is hereditary if it is closed under removal of vertices. In a previous work, the authors show that for any hereditary property, a random graph essentially achieves the maximal distance from , proving: with high probability. The proof implicitly asserts the existence of such , but it does not supply a general tool for determining its value or the edit distance.In this paper, we determine the values of and for some subfamilies of hereditary properties including sparse hereditary properties, complement invariant properties, (r,s)-colorability and more. We provide methods for analyzing the maximum edit distance from the graph properties of being induced H-free for some graphs H, and use it to show that in some natural cases G(n,1/2) is not the furthest graph. Throughout the paper, the various tools let us deduce the asymptotic maximum edit distance from some well studied hereditary graph properties, such as being Perfect, Chordal, Interval, Permutation, Claw-Free, Cograph and more. We also determine the edit distance of G(n,1/2) from any hereditary property, and investigate the behavior of as a function of p.The proofs combine several tools in Extremal Graph Theory, including strengthened versions of the Szemerédi Regularity Lemma, Ramsey Theory and properties of random graphs.     

Multipliers of elementary operators and comparison of row and column space Schatten p norms

Sharp upper estimates for the norm of the weighted elementary operator of the form , acting from one symmetrically normed ideal of compact Hilbert space operators to another, are given. Particularly, we relate the norm of with norms of and on the appropriate domains and co-domains.