On a problem of A. Pleijel

In 1955, Arne Pleijel proposed the following problem which remains unsolved to this day: Given a closed plane convex curve C and a point x() at a fixed distance above the plane, as the point x() varies, characterize the point for which the conical surface with vertex x() and base C attains its minimum, and determine the limits as 0 and of this minimum point. The purpose of this paper is to solve the cases where approach its extremities and in the course of the solution, we obtain an interesting characterization of the limit points, which we shall call the Pleijel points of C. A consequence is that the inner Pleijel point provides an upper bound for the isoperimetric defect of C. We also generalize the problem to higher dimensional spaces, and obtain the corresponding characterizations of the limiting points for convex surfaces.     

Eine Anwendung der Jordanschen Normalform

Zusammenfassung Es wird bewiesen, dass die Raumkurvex(), gegeben durch den AusdruckAx+b=x (A konstante Matrix,b konstanter Vektor, variabler Skalar) unter gewissen einfachen Bedingungen fürn verschiedene Werte von n linear unabhängige Werte annimmt. Der Satz findet in der ökonomischen Theorie der Produktionspreise eine Anwendung.

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Summary It is proved that the curvex() defined by the expressionAx+b=x (A constant matrix,b constant vector, variable scalar) assumesn linearly independent values atn different values of under certain simple conditions. There is an application for the theorem in the economic theory of prices of production.

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Ich danke Herrn W. Habicht für freundliche Hinweise.     

Reverse Functional Inequalities and Their Applications to Nonlinear Elliptic Boundary Value Problems

We establish some reverse inequalities. We give applications to nonlinear elliptic boundary value problems containing a parameter which have two branches of solutions u (0) and U (>0) of which the first is continuous at the origin and the second increases indefinitely as 0.     

Preassigning the boundary of diametrically-complete sets

In a Minkowski space with unit ballS, a setD() is diametrically complete ifD()={. In this paper a method is given for generating such setsD() which contain an arbitrary setX. This technique is then employed to find necessary and sufficient conditions for a setA to lie on the boundary of some suchD() and bounds are given on the acceptable values of .     

Principal part of resolvent and factorization of an increasing nonanalytic operator-function

Let a selfadjoint operator-valued functionL() be given on the interval [a,b] such thatL(a)0,L(b)0,L()0 (ab), andL() has a certain smoothness (for instance, it satisfies Hölder's condition). It turns out that the spectral theory of the operator-valued functionL() can be reduced to the spectral theory of one operatorZ, the spectrum of which lies on (a, b) and which is similar to a selfadjoint operator. In particular, the factorization takes place:L()=M()(I–Z), where the operator-valued functionM() is invertible on [a, b]. Earlier similar results were known only for analytic operator-valued functions. The authors had to use new methods for the proof of the described theorem. The key moment is the decomposition ofL ^–1() into the sume of its principal and regular parts.     

The spectral bound of Schrödinger operators

Let V: R ^N [0, ] be a measurable function, and >0 be a parameter. We consider the behaviour of the spectral bound of the operator 1/2–V as a function of . In particular, we give a formula for the limiting value as , in terms of the integrals of V over subsets of R ^N on which the Laplacian with Dirichlet boundary conditions has prescribed values. We also consider the question whether this limiting value is attained for finite .     

Identities of an algebra of triangular matrices

This paper deals with the ideals of identities of certain associative algebras over a field F of characteristic zero. An algebra W of matrices of the form ,,,M, where and , are F-algebras with unity and M is a (,)-bimodule, is considered. Under certain natural restrictions on M one obtains the equality of ideals of identities T(W)=T()T(), if [[x₁,x₂], x₃[x₄,x₅]]T().Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 114, pp. 7–27, 1982.     

Invariant equations defining coincident root loci

Let F(x) = xⁿ+₁ x^n-1+₂ x^n-2+ ··· +_n be a polynomial with complex coefficients, and suppose we are given a partition (₁,...,_r) of n. It is a classical problem to determine explicit algebraic conditions on the _i so that F may have roots with multiplicities ₁,...,_r. We give an invariant theoretic solution to this problem, to wit, we exhibit a set of covariants of F whose vanishing is a necessary and sufficient condition. The construction of such covariants is combinatorial, and involves associating a set of graphs on n vertices (called decisive graphs) to each .Received: 28 September 2003     

Conjugation for polynomial mappings

We consider Keller's functions, namely polynomial functionsf:C ⁿ C ⁿ with detf(x)=1 at allx C ⁿ. Keller conjectured that they are all bijective and have polynomial inverses. The problem is still open.Without loss of generality assumef(0)=0 andf'(0)=I. We study the existence of certain mappingsh , > 1, defined by power series in a ball with center at the origin, such thath(0)=I andh (f(x))=h (x). So eachh conjugates f to its linear part I in a ball where it is injective.We conjecture that for Keller's functionsf of the homogeneous formf(x)=x +g(x),g(sx)=s ^dg(x),g(x)ⁿ=0,xC ⁿ,sC the conjugationh for f is anentire function.     

Quasi-symmetric 3-designs with triangle-free graph

The following result is proved: Let D be a quasi-symmetric 3-design with intersection numbers x, y(0x<y<k). D has no three distinct blocks such that any two of them intersect in x points if and only if D is a Hadamard 3-design, or D has a parameter set (v, k, ) where v=(+2)(²+4+2)+1, k=²+3+2 and =1,2,..., or D is a complement of one of these designs.     

A minimax principle for the critical value of a boundary value problem with positive and increasing nonlinearity

Summary For a non-linear boundary value problem with a positive and increasing non-linearity there exists a critical value* of the parameter, beyond which there are no solutions. We give a minimax characterization of*.

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Zusammenfassung In der Randwertaufgabe –u(x)=f(x, u(x)), u(a)=u(b)=0, seif positiv und wachsend im zweiten Argument. Dann gibt es einen Wert*, so dass keine Lösung existiert für>*. In dieser Arbeit wird* durch ein Minimaxprinzip charakterisiert. Der Beweis beruht auf der Anwendung von Ober- und Unterlösungen und monotonen Iterationen.

     

Factorization of a selfadjoint nonanalytic operator function II. Single spectral zone

We consider a selfadjoint and smooth enough operator-valued functionL() on the segment [a, b]. LetL(a)0,L(b)0, and there exist two positive numbers and such that the inequality |(L()f, f)|< ([a, b] f=1) implies the inequality (L'()f, f)>. Then the functionL() admits a factorizationL()=M()(I-Z) whereM() is a continuous and invertible on [a, b] operator-valued function, and operatorZ is similar to a selfadjoint one. This result was obtained in the first part of the present paper [10] under a stronge conditionL()0 ( [a,b]). For analytic functionL() the result of this paper was obtained in [13].     

Reducibility of nonlinear almost periodic systems of difference equations on an infinite-dimensional torus

We establish sufficient conditions for the reducibility of a nonlinear system of difference equationsx(t+1)=x(t)++P(x(t),t+ to a system y(t+1)= y(t)+, wherex, , m and the infinite-dimensional vector function P(x(t),t) is 2p-periodic inx _i i=1,2,...) and almost periodic int with a frequency basis.Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 46, No. 9, pp. 1216–1223, September, 1994.     

The dependence of critical parameter bounds on the monotonicity of a Newton sequence

Summary A new method is proposed for the inclusion of the critical parameter ^* of some convex operator equationu=Tu (appearing e.g. in thermal explosion theory). It is based on the fact that for a fixed Newton's method starting with a suitable subsolution is not monotonically if and only if >^*. Several numerical examples arising from nonlinear boundary value problems illustrate the efficiency of the method.     

On an Embedding Criterion for Interpolation Spaces and Application to Indefinite Spectral Problems

An embedding criterion for interpolation spaces is formulated and applied to the study of the Riesz basis property in the L _2,g space of eigenfunctions of an indefinite Sturm–Liouville problem u=gu on the interval (-1,1) with the Dirichlet boundary conditions, provided that the function g(x) changes sign at the origin. In particular, the basis property criterion is established for an odd g(x). Some connections with stability in interpolation scales are discussed.     

Minimality of root vectors of operator functions analytic in an angle

We study the minimality of elementsx _h,j,k of canonical systems of root vectors. These systems correspond to the characteristic numbers _k of operator functionsL() analytic in an angle; we assume that operators act in a Hilbert space . In particular, we consider the case whereL()=I+T()c, >0,I is an identity operator,C is a completely continuous operator, (I- C)^–1c for ¦arg¦, 0<<, the operator functionT() is analytic, and T()c for ¦arg¦<. It is proved that, in this case, there exists >0 such that the system of vectorsC ^v x _h,j,k is minimal in for arbitrary positive <1+, provided that ¦_k¦>.Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 46, No. 5, pp. 545–566, May, 1994.This research was partially supported by the Ukrainian State Committee of Science and Technology.     

Transformation de Fourier et temps d'occupation browniens

Summary In this paper, we study oscillatory stochastic integrals of the form where is a non zero parameter andg a square integrable function. We study integrability properties of () and its behavior as a function of , using stochastic calculus techniques: martingale theory, representation of Itô for a random variable of the Wiener space, lemma of Garsia-Rodemich-Rumsey .... We also obtain limit theorems in law related to the variables () based upon an asymptotic version of a theorem of Knight on orthogonal continuous martingales.We consider the random measure, image by the Brownian motion of the unbounded measure 1_[0,] (s)g(s) ds; we prove the existence and the continuity of an occupation time density.Finally, under a stronger integrability condition ong, we show the existence of a density for the law of (), using Malliavin's calculus.     

Periodic solutions of singularly perturbed delay equations

We consider a general class of singularly perturbed delay differential systems depending on a singular parameter and another parameter . For =0, the equation defines a mapT which undergoes a generic period doubling at =0. If the bifurcation is supercritical (subcritical), these period two points define a stable period two square wave (unstable period two pulse wave). We give conditions on the vector field such that there is a sectorS in the , plane such that there is a unique periodic orbit if the parameters are inS, the orbit is stable (unstable) if the period doubling bifurcation is supercritical (subcritical) and approaches the square (pulse) wave as 0.Partially supported by NSF and DARPA.