Singular perturbations in the interaction representation,II

Perturbations of $\text{(?Δ)}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>m</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{in}\text{L}{}^2\text{(R}{}^{\mathrm{k}}\text{),}\text{for}\text{k ? 1}$ and suitable m, by distributions V for which $\text{V}\text{?}\text{(k) = 0(¦k¦}{}^{\mathrm{\alpha }}\text{),}\text{where}\text{α =}\text{(m + 1 ? ε)}\text{2 ? k}\text{, 0 < ε ? m + 1 ? 2k}$, are shown to correspond to self-adjoint operators H_v, in such a way that H_v depends continuously on V, and agrees with H + V when V is sufficiently regular. These results extend joint work with Irving E. Segal [J. Functional Analysis38 (1980), 71–98], in which perturbations of $\text{(}\text{?id}\text{dx}\text{)}{}^{\mathrm{m}}$ by distributions V with bounded Fourier transforms in L²(R¹) were considered.     

Some existence and nonexistence theorems for solutions of degenerate parabolic equations

The initial and boundary value problem for the degenerate parabolic equation v_t = Δ(?(v)) + F(v) in the cylinder $\text{Ω × ¦0, ∞), Ω ? R}{}^{\mathrm{n}}$ bounded, for a certain class of point functions ? satisfying ?′(v) ? 0 (e.g., $\text{?(v) = ¦v¦}{}^{\mathrm{m}}\text{sign}\text{v}$) is considered. In the case that F(v) sign $\text{v ? C(1 + ¦?(v)¦}{}^{\mathrm{\alpha }}\text{), α < 1}$, the equation has a global time solution. The same is true for α = 1 provided the measure of Ω is sufficiently small. In the case that $\text{F(v)}\text{?(v)}$ is nondecreasing a condition is given on the initial state v(x, 0) which implies that the solution must blow up in finite time. The existence of such initial states is discussed.     

Semiclassical analysis of low lying eigenvalues. IV. The flea on the elephant

The two lowest eigenvalues E₀(λ), E₁(λ) of a symmetric double well tunnelling problem ?Δ + λ²V as λ → ∞ are considered and they are compared to the two lowest eigenvalues $\text{E}\text{?}{}_0\text{(λ),}\text{E}\text{?}{}_1\text{(λ)}\text{of}\text{?Δ + λ}{}^2\text{(V + W),}\text{where}\text{W}$ is supported away from the well-bottoms of V. We determine the leading exponential splitting of various differences of the four numbers $\text{E}{}_0\text{, E}{}_1\text{,}\text{E}\text{?}{}_0\text{,}\text{E}\text{?}{}_1$. Related problems are discussed.     

Integral transforms of analytic functions on abstract Wiener spaces

Let (H, B) be an abstract Wiener pair and p_t the Wiener measure with variance t. Let $\text{E}$_a be the class of exponential type analytic functions defined on the complexification [B] of B. For each pair of nonzero complex numbers α, β and f ? $\text{E}$_a, we define

$\text{F}{}_{\mathrm{\alpha ,\beta }}\text{f(y)=}\text{∫}\text{B}\text{f(αx+βy)p}{}_1\text{(dx) (y ?[B]).}$

We show that the inverse $\text{F}$_α,β^?1 exists and there exist two nonzero complex numbers α′,β′ such that

. Clearly, the Fourier-Wiener transform, the Fourier-Feynman transform, and the Gauss transform are special cases of $\text{F}$_α,β. Finally, we apply the transform to investigate the existence of solutions for the differential equations associated with the operator $\text{N}$_c, where c is a nonzero complex number and $\text{N}$_c is defined by

$\text{N}{}_{\mathrm{c}}\text{u(x)=?Δu(x)+c(x,Du(x))}$

where Δ is the Laplacian and (·, ·) is the $\text{B-B}{}^1$ pairing. We show that the solutions can be represented as integrals with respect to the Wiener measure.     

Minimax estimators for a multinormal precision matrix

Let S_p×p ～ Wishart (Σ, k), Σ unknown, k > p + 1. Minimax estimators of Σ^?1 are given for L₁, an Empirical Bayes loss function; and L₂, a standard loss function (R_i ≡ E(L_i ∣ Σ), i = 1, 2). The estimators are $\text{Σ}\text{?}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{=}\text{a}\text{S}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{+}\text{br}\text{(S)I}{}_{\mathrm{p\times p}}$, a, b ≥ 0, r(·) a functional on $\text{R}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>p(p+2)</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$. Stein, Efron, and Morris studied the special cases $\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>a</mtext>}}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{=}\text{a}\text{S}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{(E}\text{Σ}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>k?p?1</mtext>}}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{= Σ}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{)}$ and $\text{Σ}\text{?}{}_1{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{=}\text{a}\text{S}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{+ (b/tr S)I}$, for certain, a, b. From their work $\text{R}{}_1\text{(Σ}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{,}\text{Σ}\text{?}{}_1{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{; S) ≤ R}{}_1\text{(Σ}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{,}\text{Σ}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>a</mtext>}}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{; S) (?Σ)}$, a = k ? p ? 1, b = p² + p ? 2; whereas, we prove $\text{R}{}_2\text{(Σ}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{Σ}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>a</mtext>}}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{; S) ≤}\text{R}{}_2\text{(Σ}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{,}\text{Σ}\text{?}{}_1{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{; S) (?Σ)}$. The reversal is surprising because $\text{L}{}_1\text{(Σ}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{,}\text{Σ}\text{?}{}_1{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{; S) →}\text{L}{}_2\text{(Σ}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{,}\text{Σ}\text{?}{}_1{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{; S)}$ a.e. (for a particular L₂). Assume $\text{R}$ (compact) ? $\text{S}$, $\text{S}$ the set of p × p p.s.d. matrices. A “divergence theorem” on functions F_p×p : $\text{R}$ → $\text{S}$ implies identities for R_i, i = 1, 2. Then, conditions are given for $\text{R}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{(Σ}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{,}\text{Σ}\text{?}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{; S) ≤}\text{R}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{(Σ}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{,}\text{Σ}\text{?}{}_1{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{; S) ≤}\text{R}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{(Σ}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{,}\text{Σ}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>a</mtext>}}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{; S) (?Σ)}$, i = 1, 2. Most of our results concern estimators with r(S) = t(U)/tr(S), U = p ∣S∣^1/p/tr(S).     

Representations of certain solvable Lie groups on Hilbert spaces of holomorphic functions and the application to the holomorphic discrete series of a Semisimple Lie group

If ($\text{b}$,$\text{j,?}{}_0$) is a normal j-algebra and b^? = {X + ijX;X∈b} then $\text{b}$^? is a positive polarization at /tf₀ in the sense of Auslander and Kostant. The representation $\text{ρ(?}{}_0\text{,b}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{)}$ defined as in the orbit theory is shown to be given on a space of holomorphic functions on a Siegel II domain. The Fourier transformation is shown to be an intertwining operator between $\text{ρ(?}{}_0\text{,b}{}^{\mathrm{?}}\text{)}$ and $\text{ρ(?}{}_0\text{,)}$ for a suitable real polarization $\text{h}$. These explicit results are used to deduce the Harish-Chandra conditions defining the holomorphic discrete series of a Semisimple Lie Group.     

Wr,p(R)-splines

In [3] Golomb describes, for 1 < p < ∞, the H^r,p(R)-extremal extension $\text{F}{}_1$ of a function $\text{?:E → R}$ (i.e., the H^r,p-spline with knots in E) and studies the cone $\text{H}{}_{1E}{}^{\mathrm{r,p}}$ of all such splines. We study the problem of determining when $\text{F}{}_1$ is in W^r,p ≡ H^r,p ∩ L^p. If $\text{F}{}_1\text{? W}{}^{\mathrm{r,p}}$, then $\text{F}{}_1$ is called a W^r,p-spline, and we denote by $\text{W}{}_{1E}{}^{\mathrm{r,p}}$ the cone of all such splines. If E is quasiuniform, then $\text{F}{}_1\text{? W}{}^{\mathrm{r,p}}$ if and only if . The cone $\text{W}{}_{1E}{}^{\mathrm{r,p}}$ with E quasiuniform is shown to be homeomorphic to l^p. Similarly, $\text{H}{}_{1E}{}^{\mathrm{r,p}}$ is homeomorphic to h^r,p. Approximation properties of the W^r,p-splines are studied and error bounds in terms of the mesh size $\text{¦ E ¦}$ are calculated. Restricting ourselves to the case p = 2 and to quasiuniform partitions E, the second integral relation is proved and better error bounds in terms of $\text{¦ E ¦}$ are derived.     

Measuring flatness in linear spaces

Let L be a finite-dimensional normed linear space and let M be a compact subset of L lying on one side of a hyperplane through 0. A measure of flatness for M is the number $\text{D(M) =}\text{inf}\text{{}\text{sup}\text{f(x)}\text{f(y)}\text{: x, y ? M}}$, where the infimum is over all f in $\text{L}{}^1$ which are positive on M. Thus D(M) = 1 if M is flat, but otherwise D(M) > 1. On the other hand, let E(M) be a second measure on M defined as follows: If M is linearly independent, E(M) = 1. If M is linearly dependent, then (1) let Z be a minimal, linearly dependent subset of M; (2) partition Z into mutually exclusive subsets U = {u₁, …, u_p} and V = {v₁, …, v_q} such that there exist positive coefficients a_i and b_i for which Σ_{i = 1}^pa_iu_i = Σ_{i = 1}^qb_iv_i; (3) let $\text{r =}\text{max}\text{{}\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{i\; =\; 1}}{}^{\mathrm{p}}\text{a}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{i\; =\; 1}}{}^{\mathrm{q}}\text{b}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{,}\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{i\; =\; 1}}{}^{\mathrm{p}}\text{b}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{Σ}{}_{\mathrm{i\; =\; 1}}{}^{\mathrm{q}}\text{a}{}_{\mathrm{i}}\text{}}$; (4) let E(M) be the supremum of all ratios r which can be formed by steps (1), (2) and (3). The main result of this paper is that these two measures are the same: D(M) = E(M). This result is then used to obtain results concerning the Banach distance-coefficient between an arbitrary finite-dimensional normed linear space and Hilbert space.     

Square roots of elliptic operators

Consider an elliptic sesquilinear form defined on $\text{V}$ × $\text{V}$ by $\text{J[u, v] = ∫}{}_{\mathrm{\Omega }}\text{a}{}_{\mathrm{jk}}\text{?u}\text{?x}{}_{\mathrm{k}}\text{}\text{?}\text{t6v}\text{?x}{}_{\mathrm{j}}\text{+ a}{}_{\mathrm{k}}\text{?u}\text{?x}{}_{\mathrm{k}}\text{v}\text{?}\text{+ α}{}_{\mathrm{j}}\text{u}\text{}\text{?}\text{t6v}\text{?x}{}_{\mathrm{j}}\text{+ au}\text{v}\text{?}\text{dx}$, where $\text{V}$ is a closed subspace of $\text{H}{}^1\text{(Ω)}$ which contains $\text{C}{}_0{}^{\mathrm{\infty }}\text{(Ω)}$, Ω is a bounded Lipschitz domain in $\text{R}$ⁿ, $\text{a}{}_{\mathrm{jk}}\text{, a}{}_{\mathrm{k}}\text{, α}{}_{\mathrm{j}}\text{, a ? L}{}_{\mathrm{\infty }}\text{(Ω),}\text{and Re}\text{a}{}_{\mathrm{jk}}\text{ζ}{}_{\mathrm{k}}\text{ζ}{}_{\mathrm{j}}\text{? κ > 0}$ for all ζ?$\text{C}$ⁿ with ¦ζ¦ = 1. Let L be the operator with largest domain satisfying J[u, v] = (Lu, v) for all υ∈$\text{V}$. Then L + λI is a maximal accretive operator in $\text{L}{}_2\text{(Ω)}$ for λ a sufficiently large real number. It is proved that $\text{(L + λI)}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ is a bounded operator from $\text{V}$ to $\text{L}{}_2\text{(Ω)}$ provided mild regularity of the coefficients is assumed. In addition it is shown that if the coefficients depend differentiably on a parameter t in an appropriate sense, then the corresponding square root operators also depend differentiably on t. The latter result is new even when the forms J are hermitian.     

Brownian motion,Lp properties of Schrödinger operators and the localization of binding

We use Brownian motion ideas to study Schrödinger operators $\text{H =}\text{built?1}\text{2}\text{Δ + V}\text{on}\text{L}{}^{\mathrm{p}}\text{(R}{}^{\mathrm{v}}\text{)}$. In particular: (a) We prove that lim_t→∞t^?1In ∥ e^?tH ∥_p,p is p-independent for a very large class of V's where ∥ A ∥_p,p = norm of A as an operator from L^pto L^p. (b) For v ? 3 and $\text{V ? L}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>v</mtext><mtext>2\; ?\; ?</mtext>}}\text{∩ L}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>v</mtext><mtext>2\; +\; ?</mtext>}}$, we show that sup ∥ e^?tH ∥_∞,∞ < ∞ if and only if H has no negative eigenvalues or zero energy resonances. (c) We relate the “localization of binding” recently noted by Sigal to Brownian hitting probabilities.     

The existence of traveling wave front solutions of a model of the Belousov-Zhabotinskii chemical reaction

The boundary value problem $\text{?u}\text{?t′}\text{= u(1 ? u ? rv) +}\text{?}{}^2\text{u}\text{?x′}{}^2$$\text{?v}\text{?t′}\text{= ? buv +}\text{?}{}^2\text{y}\text{?x′}{}^2$ where u(? ∞, t′) = v(∞, t′) = 0 andv(? ∞, t′) = u(∞, t′) = 1 for each t′ > 0 has been proposed by Murray as a model for the Belousov-Zhabotinskii chemical reaction. Here u and v are proportional to the concentrations of bromous acid and bromide ion, respectively. We prove that there is a range of values for b and r over which the boundary value problem has traveling wave front solutions.     

The asymptotic probability that a random graph is a unit interval graph,indifference graph,or proper interval graph

Let G be a graph on v labelled vertices with E edges, without loops or multiple edges. Let v → ∞ and let E=E(v) be a function of v such that lim $\text{E(v)}\text{v}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>2</mtext><mtext>3</mtext>}}\text{=c}$. The limit of the probability that a random graph is a unit interval graph, indifference graph or proper interval graph is exp(?$\text{4}\text{3}$c³).     

Exposants de Lyapounov pour opérateurs de Schrödinger discrètes quasi-périodiquesLyapounov exponents for discrete,quasi-periodic Schrödinger operators

We consider quasi-periodic Schrödinger operators H on $\text{Z}$ of the form H=H_λ,x,ω=λv(x+nω)δ_n,n′+Δ where v is a non-constant real analytic function on the d-torus $\text{T}{}^{\mathrm{d}}\text{(d?1)}$ and Δ denotes the discrete lattice Laplacian on $\text{Z}$. Denote by L_ω(E) the Lyapounov exponent, considered as function of the energy E and the rotation vector $\text{ω∈}\text{T}{}^{\mathrm{d}}$. It is shown that for |λ|>λ₀(v), there is the uniform minoration $\text{L}{}_{\mathrm{\omega }}\text{(E)>}\text{1}\text{2}\text{log}\text{|λ|}$ for all E and ω. For all λ and ω, L_ω(E) is a continuous function of E. Moreover, L_ω(E) is jointly continuous in (ω,E), at any point $\text{(ω}{}_0\text{,E}{}_0\text{)∈}\text{T}{}^{\mathrm{d}}\text{×}\text{R}$ such that k·ω₀≠0 for all $\text{k∈}\text{Z}{}^{\mathrm{d}}\text{?{0}}$. To cite this article: J. Bourgain, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 335 (2002) 529–531.     

The inverse balayage problem for Markov chains,part II

This paper continues the study of the inverse balayage problem for Markov chains. Let X be a Markov chain with state space $\text{A ? B}{}_2$, let v be a probability measure on B₂ and let M(v) consist of probability measures μ on A whose X-balayage onto B₂ is v. The faces of the compact, convex set M(v) are characterized. For fixed μ?M(v) the set M(μ,v) of the measures ? of the form $\text{?(·) = P}{}^{\mathrm{\mu }}\text{{X(S) ? ·}}$, where S is a randomized stopping time, is analyzed in detail. In particular, its extreme points and edge are explicitly identified. A naturally defined reversed chain X, for which v is an inverse balayage of μ, is introduced and the relation between X and X^ is studied. The question of which $\text{? ? M(μ, v)}$ admit a natural stopping time $\text{S}{}_{\mathrm{?}}$ of X (not involving an independent randomization) such that $\text{?(·) = P}{}^{\mathrm{\mu }}\text{{X(S}{}_{\mathrm{?}}\text{) ? ·}}$, is shown to have rather different answers in discrete and continuous time. Illustrative examples are presented.     

The asymptotic behavior of solutions of a system of reaction-diffusion equations which models the Belousov-Zhabotinskii chemical reaction

We investigate the boundary value problem $\text{?u}\text{?t}\text{=}\text{?}{}^2\text{u}\text{?x}{}^2\text{+ u(1 ? u ? rv)}$, $\text{?v}\text{?t}\text{=}\text{?}{}^2\text{v}\text{?x}{}^2\text{? buv}$, u(?∞, t) = v(∞, t) = 0, u(∞, t) = 1, and v(?∞, t) = γ ?t > 0 where r > 0, b > 0, γ > 0 and x?R. This system has been proposed by Murray as a model for the propagation of wave fronts of chemical activity in the Belousov-Zhabotinskii chemical reaction. Here u and v are proportional to the concentrations of bromous acid and bromide ion, respectively. We determine the global stability of the constant solution (u, v) ≡ (1,0). Furthermore we introduce a moving coordinate and for each fixed x?R we investigate the asymptotic behavior of u(x + ct, t) and v(x + ct, t) as t → ∞ for both large and small values of the wave speed c ? 0.     

A note on the probabilistic approach to Turán's problem

The Turán number T(n, l, k) is the smallest possible number of edges in a k-graph on n vertices such that every l-set of vertices contains an edge. Given a k-graph H = (V(H), E(H)), we let X_s(S) equal the number of edges contained in S, for any s-set S?V(H). Turán's problem is equivalent to estimating the expectation E(X_l), given that min(X_l) ≥ 1. The following lower bound on the variance of X_s is proved:

$\text{Var(X}{}_{\mathrm{s}}\text{)?mm}\text{n?2k}\text{s?k}\text{n}\text{s}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{n}\text{k}{}^1$

, where m = |E(H)| and $\text{m}\text{= (}{}_{\mathrm{k}}{}^{\mathrm{n}}\text{) ? m}$. This implies the following: putting t(k, l) = lim_n→∞T(n, l, k)(_kⁿ)^?1 then t(k, l) ≥ T(s, l, k)((_k^s) ? 1)^?1, whenever s ≥ l > k ≥ 2. A connection of these results with the existence of certain t-designs is mentioned.     

Loeb-measurable solutions to 1finite games

Let ¹M be a denumerately comprehensive enlargement of a set-theoretic structure sufficient to model R. If F is an internal ¹finite subset of ¹N such that $\text{F = {1,…,γ}, γ?}{}^1\text{N?N}$, we define a class of ¹finite cooperative games having the form $\text{Γ}{}_{\mathrm{F}}\text{(}{}^1\text{ν) = 〈F,A(F),}{}^1\text{ν〉}$, where A(F) is the internal algebra of the internal subsets of F, and ${}^1\text{ν}$ is a set-function with $\text{Dom}{}^1\text{ν=A(F)}$, $\text{Rng}{}^1\text{ν =}{}^1\text{R}{}_{\mathrm{+}}$, and ${}^1\text{ν(Ø) = 0}$. If $\text{SI(}{}^1\text{ν)}$ is the space of S-imputations of a game Γ_F(¹ν) such that ${}^1\text{ν(F)<η}$, for some $\text{η?}{}^1\text{N}$, then we prove that $\text{SI(}{}^1\text{ν)}$ contains two nonempty subsets: $\text{QK(Γ}{}_{\mathrm{F}}\text{(}{}^1\text{ν))}$ and $\text{SM}{}_1\text{(Γ}{}_{\mathrm{F}}\text{(}{}^1\text{ν))}$, termed the quasi-kernel and S-bargaining set, respectively. Both $\text{QK(Γ}{}_{\mathrm{F}}\text{(}{}^1\text{ν))}$ and $\text{SM}{}_1\text{(Γ}{}_{\mathrm{F}}\text{(}{}^1\text{ν))}$ are external solution concepts for games of the form Γ_F (¹ν) and are defined in terms of predicates that are approximate in infinitesimal terms. Furthermore, if L(Θ) is the Loeb space generated by the ¹finitely additive measure space 〈F, A(F), U_F〉, and if a game Γ_F(¹ν) has a nonatomic representation $\text{ψ(}{}^1\text{ν}{}^{\mathrm{?0}}\text{)}$ on L(Θ) with respect to S-bounded transformations, then the standard part of any element in $\text{QK(Γ}{}_{\mathrm{F}}\text{(}{}^1\text{ν))}$ is Loeb-measurable and belongs to the quasi-kernel of $\text{ψ(}{}^1\text{ν}{}^{\mathrm{?0}}\text{)}$ defined in standard terms.     

Absolute continuity of positive spectrum for Schrödinger operators with long-range potentials

Absolute continuity in (0, ∞) for Schrödinger operators ? Δ + V(x), with long range potential V = V₁ + V₂ such that $\text{?V}{}_1\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{r}}\text{, V}{}_2\text{= 0(r}{}^{\mathrm{?1??}}\text{)}$, ? > 0, as $\text{¦ x ¦ → ∞}$, is shown by proving estimates on resolvents near the real axis. Completeness of the modified wave operators for a superposition of Coulomb potentials also follows. Singular local behavior of V is allowed.