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.     

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.     

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.     

<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.     

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.     

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.     

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

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.     

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.     

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.     

$$ \mathcal{I}_g $$-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.     

Integral approximation of the characteristic function of an interval by trigonometric polynomials

We apply the results on the integral approximation of the characteristic function of an interval by the subspace $ \mathcal{T}_{n - 1} $ \mathcal{T}_{n - 1} of trigonometric polynomials of order at most n − 1, which were obtained by the authors earlier, to investigate the Jackson inequality between the best uniform approximation of a continuous periodic function by the subspace $ \mathcal{T}_{n - 1} $ \mathcal{T}_{n - 1} and its modulus of continuity of the second order. The corresponding method of the uniform approximation of continuous periodic functions by trigonometric polynomials is constructed.     

On a bipartition problem of Bollobás and Scott

The bipartite density of a graph G is max {|E(H)|/|E(G)|: H is a bipartite subgraph of G}. It is NP-hard to determine the bipartite density of any triangle-free cubic graph. A biased maximum bipartite subgraph of a graph G is a bipartite subgraph of G with the maximum number of edges such that one of its partite sets is independent in G. Let $ \mathcal{H} $ \mathcal{H} denote the collection of all connected cubic graphs which have bipartite density $ \tfrac{4} {5} $ \tfrac{4} {5} and contain biased maximum bipartite subgraphs. Bollobás and Scott asked which cubic graphs belong to $ \mathcal{H} $ \mathcal{H} . This same problem was also proposed by Malle in 1982. We show that any graph in $ \mathcal{H} $ \mathcal{H} can be reduced, through a sequence of three types of operations, to a member of a well characterized class. As a consequence, we give an algorithm that decides whether a given graph G belongs to $ \mathcal{H} $ \mathcal{H} . Our algorithm runs in polynomial time, provided that G has a constant number of triangles that are not blocks of G and do not share edges with any other triangles in G.     

Weak convergence in the dual of weak L<Superscript>p</Superscript>

We consider a Dedekind σ-complete Banach lattice E whose dual is weakly sequentially complete. Suppose that E has a positive element u and a family of positive operators $ \mathcal{G} $ \mathcal{G} such that

Analogues of Horn’s theorem for finite unions of starshaped sets in ℝ<Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis></Superscript>

Fix k, d, 1 ≤ k ≤ d + 1. Let $ \mathcal{F} $ \mathcal{F} be a nonempty, finite family of closed sets in ℝ ^d , and let L be a (d − k + 1)-dimensional flat in ℝ ^d . The following results hold for the set T ≡ ∪{F: F in $ \mathcal{F} $ \mathcal{F} }. Assume that, for every k (not necessarily distinct) members F ₁, …, F _k of $ \mathcal{F} $ \mathcal{F} ,∪{F _i : 1 ≤ i ≤ k} is starshaped and the corresponding kernel contains a translate of L. Then T is starshaped, and its kernel also contains a translate of L.     

Cardinalities of definable sets in superstructures over models

We introduce the notion of a superstructure over a model. This is a generalization of the notion of the hereditarily finite superstructure ℍ$ \mathbb{F}\mathfrak{M} $ \mathbb{F}\mathfrak{M} over a model $ \mathfrak{M} $ \mathfrak{M} . We consider the question on cardinalities of definable (interpretable) sets in superstructures over λ-homogeneous and λ-saturated models.     

Selfadjoint extensions of the operator of the Dirichlet problem in a 3-dimensional region with an edge

Taking various viewpoints, we study the selfadjoint extensions $ \mathcal{A} $ \mathcal{A} of the operator A of the Dirichlet problem in a 3-dimensional region Ω with an edge Γ. We identify the infinite dimensional nullspace def A with the Sobolev space H ^−ϰ(Γ) on Γ with variable smoothness exponent −ϰ ∈ (−1, 0); while the selfadjoint extensions, with selfadjoint operators $ \mathcal{T} $ \mathcal{T} on the subspaces of H ^−ϰ(Γ). To the boundary value problem in the region with a “smoothed” edge we associate a concrete extension, which yields a more precise approximate solution to the singularly perturbed problem.