Eigenvalues of s-l systems using sampling theory

A new method based on Shannon's sampling theorem is introduced for the localization and approximation of the eigenvalues of regular Sturm-Liouville problems. Several examples have been presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the method.     

Thirty years of G-stability

The 1976 paper of G. Dahlquist, [13], has had a wide-ranging impact on our understanding of numerical methods for the solution of stiff differential equation systems. The present paper surveys some of the work of Dahlquist in this area. It also shows how this has led to contributions by other authors. In particular, the paper contains a review of non-linear stability for Runge–Kutta and general linear methods. In memory of Germund Dahlquist (1925–2005).AMS subject classification (2000) 65L05, 65L06, 65L20     

Interpolation properties of linear projections and best approximation

Let P be a bounded linear projection from C[a,b] to a subspace V = span{v ₁…_m}. In this paper we study those projections P with Pf interpolating f at n or more distinct points for all f ∈C[a,6]. The same problem for best approximations is also studied.     

The ‘birth-and-assassination’ process

A new variant of a branching process is introduced, with sufficient conditions for it to persist and to die out. The model is applied to discuss the asymptotic stability of a new type of queuing process.     

Research anouncement uniqueness theorems for inverse obstacle scattering problems in lipschitz domains

For the Neumann and Robin boundary conditiom the uniqueness theorema for inveme obstade scattering pmblema are proved in Lipachitz domains. The role of nonsmoothness of the boundary is analyzed.     

Massera type theorem for almost automorphic solutions of functional differential equations of neutral type

In this work, we study the existence of almost automorphic solutions for functional differential equations of neutral type. We prove that the existence of a bounded solution on R⁺ implies the existence of an almost automorphic solution.     

Ranges of positive contractive projections in Nakano spaces

We show that in any nontrivial Nakano space X=L_p(·) (Ω, Σ, μ) with essentially bounded random exponent function p(·), the range Y = R(P) of a positive contractive projection P is itself representable as a Nakano space L_pY(·) (Ω_Y Σ_Y, ν_Y), for a certain measurable set Y_Ω⊆Ω (the support of the range), a certain sub-sigma ring Y_Σ⊆Σ (with maximal element Ω_Y) naturally determined by the lattice structure of Y, and a semi-finite measure ν_Y, namely the restriction of some measure Ω on E which is equivalent to μ. Furthermore, we show that the random exponent p_Y(·) associated with such a range can be taken to be the restriction to Ω_Y of the random exponent p(·) (this restriction turns out to be Σ_Y-measurable). As an application of this result, we find Banach lattice isometric characterizations of suitable classes of Nakano spaces. These classes are defined in terms of an important lattice-isometric invariant of Nakano spaces, the essential range of the variable exponent.     

The existence of minimal large positive solutions for a class of nonlinear cooperative systems

In this paper we establish the existence of the minimal large positive solution for a general class of nonlinear cooperative systems including the simplest prototype of García-Melián et al. (2016). Precisely, based on the existence of a large positive supersolution, we can infer the existence of the minimal large positive solution. Moreover, we also give some sufficient easily computable conditions for the existence of a large positive supersolution. Our results generalize, very substantially, some of the findings of García-Melián et al. (2016) adopting a rather novel methodology.     

Stability of solutions for variational relation problems with applications

In this paper, we prove that most of problems in variational relations (in the sense of Baire category) are essential and that, for any problem in variational relations, there exists at least one essential component of its solution set. As applications, we deduce the existence of essential components of the set of Ky Fan’s points based on Ky Fan’s minimax inequality theorem, the existence of essential components of the set of Nash equilibrium points for general n-person non-cooperative games, the existence of essential component of the set of solutions for vector Ky Fan’s minimax inequality, the existence of essential components of the set of KKM points and the existence of essential components of the set of solutions for Ky Fan’s section theorem.     

The existence of periodic solutions of higher order nonlinear periodic difference equations

Sufficient conditions for the existence of at least one periodic solution of two classes of nonlinear higher order periodic difference equations are established, respectively. The results show us that sufficient conditions for the existence of T ? periodic solutions of difference equation are different from those ones for the existence of T ? periodic solutions of differential equation. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A Hadamard matrix of order 268

The existence of Hadamard matrices of order 268 is established. More generally, suppose that there exist Williamson matrices of orderr. It is shown that this implies the existence of a Hadamard matrix of order 268r. The existence of Baumert-Hall arrays of order 335, and 603 is established as well.     

Cycles in 2-Factors of Balanced Bipartite Graphs

In the study of hamiltonian graphs, many well known results use degree conditions to ensure sufficient edge density for the existence of a hamiltonian cycle. Recently it was shown that the classic degree conditions of Dirac and Ore actually imply far more than the existence of a hamiltonian cycle in a graph G, but also the existence of a 2-factor with exactly k cycles, where . In this paper we continue to study the number of cycles in 2-factors. Here we consider the well-known result of Moon and Moser which implies the existence of a hamiltonian cycle in a balanced bipartite graph of order 2n. We show that a related degree condition also implies the existence of a 2-factor with exactly k cycles in a balanced bipartite graph of order 2n with . Revised: May 7, 1999     

On Sampling Stationary Stochastic Processes

A quasi Fourier-type duality associated with a bandlimited stationary stochastic process can be established. It comes from the spectral representation of the process and a compact support assumption for its spectral density. In this way, for essentially bounded spectral densities we have an isometry between a weightedL²space and the Hilbert space spanned by the process. We can transfer converging expansions for the exponential complex e^itw in the :L²-space into a sampling expansion for the process converging in the mean square sense.     

Existence and multiplicity of periodic solutions for some second order differential systems with p(t)-Laplacian

In this paper, we deal with the existence and multiplicity of periodic solutions for the p(t)-Laplacian Hamiltonian system. Some new existence theorems are obtained by using the least action principle and minmax methods in critical point theory, and our results generalize and improve some existence theorems.     

Existence of periodic solutions to a system with functional response on time scales

This paper investigates the existence of periodic solutions of a three-species food-chain diffusive system with Beddington-DeAngelis functional responses and time delays in a two-patch environment on time scales. By using a continuation theorem based on coincidence degree theory, we obtain sufficient criteria for the existence of periodic solutions for the system. Moreover, when the time scale T is chosen as R or Z, the existence of the periodic solutions of the corresponding continuous and discrete models follows. Therefore, the method is unified to provide the existence of the desired solutions for continuous differential equations and discrete difference equations.     

Weighted pseudo-almost periodic solutions of a class of abstract differential equations

For abstract linear functional differential equations with a weighted pseudo-almost periodic forcing term, we prove that the existence of a bounded solution on R⁺ implies the existence of a weighted pseudo-almost periodic solution. Our results extend the classical theorem due to Massera on the existence of periodic solutions for linear periodic ordinary differential equations. To illustrate the results, we consider the Lotka-Volterra model with diffusion.     

Controllability of nonlinear systems

Some sufficient conditions are presented for the controllability of general nonlinear systems. First, the controllability problem is transformed into the problem of existence of fixed points for some operator; using Schauder's theorem, it is derived that a sufficient condition for controllability is the existence of a subsetS inC _n+m (T) which is invariant for a derived operator. Secondly, with the aid of the notion of comparison principle, the existence of the subsetS is guaranteed by the existence of solutions for some nonlinear integral inequality or equality equations. For example, one solution for such nonlinear integral equations is obtained under the assumption of the uniform boundedness for a nonlinear term of the differential equation.     

Variational solutions of dissipative jump-type stochastic evolution equations

We deal with existence and uniqueness of variational solutions to a class of dissipative stochastic evolution equations driven by general Lévy processes. Furthermore, we prove existence and uniqueness of the invariant measure and the existence of an invariant set associated with the solutions under mild conditions, respectively.     

Periodic Solutions of Classical Hamiltonian Systems without Palais-Smale Condition

In this paper, we study the existence of periodic solutions for classical Hamiltonian systems without the Palais-Smale condition. We prove that the information of the potential function contained in a finite domain is sufficient for the existence of periodic solutions. Moreover, we establish the existence of infinitely many periodic solutions without any symmetric condition on the potential function V.