Periodic behavior of a nonlinear third order vibrating system

A theorem is proved to show that the third order differential equation x^‴+f(t,x,x^′,x^″)=0 has nontrivial solutions characterized by x^′(0)=x^′(τ)=0 when x,x^′,x^″ and f(t,x,x^′,x^″) are bounded. A second condition is introduced to prove the existence of periodic solution for this equation. It is shown that the equation has a τ-periodic solution if f(t,x,x^′,x^″) is an even function with respect to x^′. The existence and periodicity conditions would be applied to third order systems such as viscoelastic mechanical vibration isolator system. The concepts of Green’s function and the Schauder’s fixed-point theorem have been used for proving the third-order-existence theorem.     

Patroids

A matroid M over a set E of elements is semiseparated by a partition {S¹, S²} of E iff rank E = rank S¹ + rank S² + 1. Such a semiseparation defines in each Sⁱ a pair of matroids or patroid Pⁱ = (Mⁱ, mⁱ); the two patroids P¹, P² weld to form M. The operations of removing and contracting a non-degenerate element of a matroid produce a patroid. The properties of patroids, their bases, and circuits are discussed.     

Boundedness of Marcinkiewicz integrals and their commutators in H 1 (ℝ n × ℝ m )

The authors establish the boundedness of Marcinkiewicz integrals from the Hardy space H ¹ (? ⁿ × ? ^m ) to the Lebesgue space L ¹(? ⁿ × ? ^m ) and their commutators with Lipschitz functions from the Hardy space H ¹ (? ⁿ × ? ^m ) to the Lebesgue space L ^q (? ⁿ × ? ^m ) for some q > 1.     

Extreme points, support points and the Loewner variation in several complex variables

In this paper we consider extreme points and support points for compact subclasses of normalized biholomorphic mappings of the Euclidean unit ball Bn in Cn. We consider the class S0(Bn) of biholomorphic mappings on Bn which have parametric representation, i.e., they are the initial elements f (·, 0) of a Loewner chain f (z, t) = etz + ··· such that {e-tf (·, t)}t 0 is a normal family on Bn. We show that if f (·, 0) is an extreme point (respectively a support point) of S0(Bn), then e-tf (·, t) is an extreme point of S0(Bn) for t 0 (respectively a support point of S0(Bn) for t ∈[0, t0] and some t0 > 0). This is a generalization to the n-dimensional case of work due to Pell. Also, we prove analogous results for mappings which belong to S0(Bn) and which are bounded in the norm by a fixed constant. We relate the study of this class to reachable sets in control theory generalizing work of Roth. Finally we consider extreme points and support points for biholomorphic mappings of Bn generated by using extension operators that preserve Loewner chains.     

Explicit solutions to the reverse order law (AB)+ = B-mrA-lr

Shinozaki and Sibuya have shown that the Moore-Penrose inverse (AB)⁺ can always be expressed as B^-A^- for generalized inverses A^- and B^- of matrices A and B, respectively. In this paper, explicit solutions B^-_mr and A^-_lr to (AB)⁺ = B^-_mrA^-_lr are given. A class of solutions is obtained which is related to an equation of Greville, and expressions for the general solutions are presented.     

On simultaneous representations of primes by binary quadratic forms

Let p ≡ ± 1 (mod 8) be a prime which is a quadratic residue modulo 7. Then p = M² + 7N², and knowing M and N makes it possible to “predict” whether p = A² + 14B² is solvable or p = 7C² + 2D² is solvable. More generally, let q and r be distinct primes, and let an integral solution of H²p = M² + qN² be known. Under appropriate assumptions, this information can be used to restrict the possible values of K for which K²q = A² + qrB² is solvable and the possible values of K′ for which K′²p = qC² + rD² is solvable. These restrictions exclude some of the binary quadratic forms in the principal genus of discriminant ?4qr from representing p.     

The Presentation Problem of the Conjugate Cone of the Hardy Space Hp (0 < p ≤ 1)

The Hardy space Hpis not locally convex if 0 < p < 1, even though its conjugate space(Hp) separates the points of Hp. But then it is locally p-convex, and its conjugate cone(Hp) p is large enough to separate the points of Hp. In this case, the conjugate cone can be used to replace its conjugate space to set up the duality theory in the p-convex analysis. This paper deals with the representation problem of the conjugate cone(Hp) p of Hpfor 0 < p ≤ 1, and obtains the subrepresentation theorem(Hp) p L∞(T, C p).     

Franchissement et temps local pour l'oscillateur harmonique

We consider the second order Stochastic Differential Equation dP_t^β = V_t^β dt with P₀^β = p₀, dV_t^β = βV_t^βdt − βω²P_t^β + βdW_t with V₀^β = v₀, where W stands for a standard Wiener process and where ω is a real constant. It is well-known that P^β converges, as β goes to infinity, to an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process P. In this Note, we study the convergence of the crossings of P^β at level u during the time interval [0, t] · (N_t^Pβ (u)) to the local time of P(L_t^P (u)).     

Dirichlet Heat Kernel Estimates for Stable Processes with Singular Drift In Unbounded C 1,1 Open Sets

Suppose d ≥ 2 and α ∈ (1, 2). Let D be a (not necessarily bounded) C ^1,1 open set in ? ^d and μ = (μ ¹, . . . , μ ^d ) where each μ ^j is a signed measure on ? ^d belonging to a certain Kato class of the rotationally symmetric α-stable process X. Let X ^μ be an α-stable process with drift μ in ? ^d and let X ^μ,D be the subprocess of X ^μ in D. In this paper, we derive sharp two-sided estimates for the transition density of X ^μ,D .     

The non-isomorphism of H1-spaces in one and several variables

A partial solution is obtained to the problem of the non-isomorphism of the H¹-space on polydiscs. It is shown that H¹(T) and H¹(T, l²) are not isomorphic, which leads to the distinction of H¹ in one and more variables. The proof uses the identification of H¹ with the martingale H¹-space H¹(δ). The main point consists in showing that the range of a so-called order-inverting into-isomorphism of H¹(δ) is non-complemented.     

A class of multiwavelets and projected frames from two-direction wavelets

This article aims at studying two-direction refinable functions and two-direction wavelets in the setting ?^s, s > 1. We give a sufficient condition for a two-direction refinable function belonging to L²(?^s). Then, two theorems are given for constructing biorthogonal (orthogonal) two-direction refinable functions in L²(?^s) and their biorthogonal (orthogonal) two-direction wavelets, respectively. From the constructed biorthogonal (orthogonal) two-direction wavelets, symmetric biorthogonal (orthogonal) multiwaveles in L²(?^s can be obtained easily. Applying the projection method to biorthogonal (orthogonal) two-direction wavelets in L²(?^s, we can get dual (tight) two-direction wavelet frames in L²(?^m, where. m ≥ s From the projected dual (tight) two-direction wavelet frames in L²(?^m, symmetric dual (tight) frames in L²(?^m can be obtained easily. In the end, an example is given to illustrate theoretical results.     

Involutory functions and Moore-Penrose inverses of matrices in an arbitrary field

Let F be a field, and M be the set of all matrices over F. A function ? from M into M, which we write ?(A) = A^s for A∈M, is involutory if (1) (AB)^s = B^sA^s for all A, B in M whenever the product AB is defined, and (2) (A^s)^s = A for all A∈M. If ? is an involutory function on M, then A^s is n×m if A is m×n; furthermore, Rank A = Rank A^s, the restriction of ? to F is an involutory automorphism of F, and (aA + bB)^s = a^sA^s + b^sB^s for all m×n matrices A and B and all scalars a and b. For an A∈M, an Ã∈M is called a Moore-Penrose inverse of A relative to ? if (i) AÃA = A, ÃAÃ = Ã and (ii) (AÃ)^s = AÃ, (ÃA)^s = ÃA. A necessary and sufficient condition for A to have a Moore-Penrose inverse relative to ? is that Rank A = Rank AA^s = Rank A^sA. Furthermore, if an involutory function ? preserves circulant matrices, then the Moore-Penrose inverse of any circulant matrix relative to ? is also circulant, if it exists.     

Exact solution to a nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation

The nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation ?^μ?_μΦ + M²Φ + λ₁Φ^1?m + λ₂Φ^1?2m = 0 has the exact formal solution Φ = [u^2m ?λ₁u^m/(m ? 2)M²+λ₁²/(m?2)²M⁴?λ₂/4(m ? 1)M²]^1/mu^?1, m ≠ 0, 1, 2, where u and v^?1 are solutions of the linear Klein-Gordon equation. This equation is a simple generalization of the ordinary second order differential equation satisfied by the homogeneous function y = [au^m + b(uv)^m/2 + cv^m]^k/m, where u and v are linearly independent solutions of y″ + r(x) y′ + q(x) y = 0.     

Some results concerning Lp(μ)-spaces

It is proved that L^p(μ) does not have an unconditional basis if the cardinality of L^p(μ) is sufficiently large and μ is a finite measure. It is also shown that L^p(μ) has a weaker kind of basis for arbitrary μ and 1 < p < ∞. A new truncation lemma concerning sequences in L^p equivalent to the usual l^p-basis is given. This lemma is used in solving the problem of when l^p(Γ) imbeds in L^r(μ) for uncountable sets Γ and finite measures μ. It may also be used to give a nonprobabilistic proof of the fact (due to Schwartz-Kwapien) that there exist non-q-absolutely summing operators from L^∞to L^qfor 2 < q < ∞. It is again used in proving that basic sequences in L^p equivalent to the usual l^p-basis admit subsequences with a complemented linear span. Other applications of the techniques introduced are also given.     

Conjugate function theory in weak1 Dirichlet algebras

The fundamental theorems on conjugate functions are shown to be valid for weak¹ Dirichlet algebras. In particular the conjugation operator is shown to be a continuous map of L^p to L^p for 1 < p < ∞, to be a continuous map of L¹ to L^p, 0 < p < 1, and to map functions in L^∞ to exponentially integrable functions. These results allow a number of results for Dirichlet algebras to be extended to weak¹ Dirichlet algebras.     

Regular Hadamard Matrices Generating Infinite Families of Symmetric Designs

If H is a regular Hadamard matrix with row sum 2h, m is a positive integer, and q = (2h ? 1)², then (4h ²(q ^{m + 1} ? 1)/(q ?1),(2h ² ? h)q ^m ,(h ²-h)q ^m ) are feasible parameters of a symmetric designs. If q is a prime power, then a balanced generalized weighing matrix BGW((q ^{m +1} ? 1)/(q?1),q ^m ,q ^m ?q ^{m ?1}) can be applied to construct such a design if H satisfies certain structural conditions. We describe such conditions and show that if H satisfies these conditions and B is a regular Hadamard matrix of Bush type, then B×H satisfies these structural conditions. This allows us to construct parametrically new infinite families of symmetric designs.     

Four Classes of Surfaces with Constant Mean Curvature in S 3 × R and H 3 × R

Deforming rotation surfaces with constant mean curvature in S ³ and H ³ to S ³ × R and H ³ × R respectvely, we give four classes of surfaces with mean curvature vector of constant length in S ³ × R and H ³ × R. We have complete minimal surfaces in S ³ × R and H ³ × R. Also we obtain minimal 2-tori in S ³ × S ¹, some of which are embedded.     

Counterexamples to isosystolic inequalities

We explore M. Gromov's counterexamples to systolic inequalities. Does the manifoldS ² ×S ² admit metrics of arbitrarily small volume such that every noncontractible surface inside it has at least unit area? This question is still open, but the answer is affirmative for its analogue in the case ofS ⁿ ×S ⁿ ,n ≥ 3. Our point of departure is M. Gromov's metric onS ¹ ×S ³, and more general examples, due to C. Pittet, of metrics onS ¹ ×S ⁿ with ‘voluminous’ homology. We take the metric product of these metrics with a sphereS ^n?1 of a suitable volume, and perform surgery to obtain the desired metrics onS ⁿ ×S ⁿ .     

On pseudoinverses of operator products

The analytical structure of the Moore-Penrose pseudoinverse of the product ab of any two operators over finite-dimensional unitary spaces is studied. The existence of the unique representation of the form (ab)⁺=b⁺(h+g)a⁺ is proved. Here h:= (a⁺abb⁺)⁺ is an (oblique) projector and g is an operator with a number of special properties. In particular, h+g is a projector, g is orthogonal to h in some metric, and g³=0. A necessary and sufficient condition for the case (ab)⁺=b⁺ha⁺ is established. This case contains the classical one (ab)⁺=b⁺a⁺ (the reverse-order law). For the latter a new necessary and sufficient condition is given.     

On finite x-decomposable groups for X = {1, 2, 4}

A normal subgroup N of a finite group G is called an n-decomposable subgroup if N is a union of n distinct conjugacy classes of G. Each finite nonabelian nonperfect group is proved to be isomorphic to Q ₁₂, or Z ₂ × A ₄, or G = ??a, b, c | a ¹¹ = b ⁵ = c ² = 1, b ^?1 ab = a ⁴, c ^?1 ac = a ^?1, c ^?1 bc = b ^?1?? if every nontrivial normal subgroup is 2- or 4-decomposable.