Weighted spaces of vector-valued continuous functions

Summary We study completeness of weighted spaces of vector-valued functions. Also, the dual of a weighted space of vector-valued continuous functions on a locally compact space is characterized as a space of vector valued Radon measures with values in the topological dual of the range space. Research supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, GP 22713. Entrata in Redazione il 25 ottobre 1970.     

Jump problem and removable singularities for monogenic functions

In this article the jump problem for monogenic functions (Clifford holomorphicity) on the boundary of a Jordan domain in Euclidean spaces is investigated. We shall establish some criteria that imply the uniqueness of the solution in terms of a natural analogue of removable singularities in the plane to ℝⁿ⁺¹ (n ≥ 2). Sufficient conditions to extend monogenically continuous Clifford algebra valued functions across a hypersurface are proved. Communicated by Jenny Harrison     

WEAK and NORM COMPACTNESS ON KÖTHE-BOCHNER FUNCTION SPACES

Abstract

We present some characterizations of weak, weak conditional and norm compactness in spaces of vector valued order continuous Köthe function spaces. These characterizations use oscillation conditions over functions and regular methods of summability.     

Monge–Kantorovich Norms on Spaces of Vector Measures

One considers Hilbert space valued measures on the Borel sets of a compact metric space. A natural numerical valued integral of vector valued continuous functions with respect to vector valued measures is defined. Using this integral, different norms (we called them Monge–Kantorovich norm, modified Monge–Kantorovich norm and Hanin norm) on the space of measures are introduced, generalizing the theory of (weak) convergence for probability measures on metric spaces. These norms introduce new (equivalent) metrics on the initial compact metric space.     

Nonlinear generalized sections and vector bundle homomorphisms in Colombeau spaces of generalized functions

We define and characterize spaces of manifold‐valued generalized functions and generalized vector bundle homomorphisms in the setting of the full diffeomorphism‐invariant vector‐valued Colombeau algebra. Furthermore, we establish point value characterizations for these spaces.     

The mass-transfer vector problem

The mass-transference problem is studied for Banach valued cost functions and operator-valued measures. The solvability of the primal problem is stated under certain natural conditions, for general measurable functions and measures of bounded variation. The continuous case is also studied, and the solvability and the absence of a duality gap are established for continuous vector functions and regular operator valued measures.     

Order representability in groups and vector spaces

In the present paper, first we study in a systematic way the numerical representation problem for total preorders defined either on groups or on real vector spaces. Then, we consider groups and real vector spaces equipped with a topology, and analyze the fulfillment of the so-called continuous representability property; the latter meaning that every continuous total preorder defined on the given topological space admits a continuous real-valued order-preserving function. We also explore the analogous cases as above for total preorders that are compatible with the given algebraic structure, looking for real-valued, continuous or not, order-preserving functions that, in addition, are algebraic homomorphisms.     

Algebraic reflexivity of sets of bounded operators on vector valued Lipschitz functions

In this paper we establish algebraic reflexivity properties of subsets of bounded linear operators acting on spaces of vector valued Lipschitz functions. We also derive a representation for the generalized bi-circular projections on these spaces.     

Central Subspaces of Banach Spaces

In this paper we study Banach spaces that admit weighted Chebyshev centres for finite sets. Such spaces have been extensively studied recently by Veselý using the approach of finitely intersecting balls. Following his approach we exhibit large classes of Banach spaces that have this property. Certain stability results for spaces of vector valued continuous and Bochner integrable functions are also obtained.     

Optimally Conditions for Pareto Nonsmooth Nonconvex Programming in Banach Spaces

In this paper, we consider a vector optimization problem where all functions involved are defined on Banach spaces. We obtain necessary and sufficient criteria for optimality in the form of Karush–Kuhn–Tucker conditions. We also introduce a nonsmooth dual problem and provide duality theorems.     

Dimension of the space of unitary equivariant translation invariant tensor valuations

Following the work of Semyon Alesker in the scalar valued case and of Thomas Wannerer in the vector valued case, the dimensions of the spaces of continuous translation invariant and unitary equivariant tensor valuations are computed. In addition, a basis in the vector valued case is presented.     

Abstract Lebesgue-Radon-Nikodym theorems

Summary In this paper generalizations of the classical Lebesgue-Radon-Nikodym type decomposition of additive set functions are obtained for pairs of vector measures when both measures take values in possibly different Banach spaces. Some applications of these results are made to (i) the representation of wearly compact operators on the spaces of integrable scalar functions relative to a vector measure to an arbitrary Banach space, and (ii) a problem of comparison of measures in inference theory. The abstract conditional expectations of operator valued strongly measurable and integrable random variables on a σ-finite space are briefly treated. Supported, in part, under the NSF Grants GP-1349 and GP-5921.     

On the Riesz representation theorem and integral operators

We present a Riesz representation theorem in the setting of extended integration theory as introduced in [6]. The result is used to obtain boundedness theorems for integral operators in the more general setting of spaces of vector valued extended integrable functions.     

Domain decomposition preconditioners for multiscale problems in linear elasticity

We analyze two‐level overlapping Schwarz domain decomposition methods for vector‐valued piecewise linear finite element discretizations of the PDE system of linear elasticity. The focus of our study lies in the application to compressible, particle‐reinforced composites in 3D with large jumps in their material coefficients. We present coefficient‐explicit bounds for the condition number of the two‐level additive Schwarz preconditioned linear system. Thereby, we do not require that the coefficients are resolved by the coarse mesh. The bounds show a dependence of the condition number on the energy of the coarse basis functions, the coarse mesh, and the overlap parameters, as well as the coefficient variation. Similar estimates have been developed for scalar elliptic PDEs by Graham et al. 1 The coarse spaces to which they apply here are assumed to contain the rigid body modes and can be considered as generalizations of the space of piecewise linear vector‐valued functions on a coarse triangulation. The developed estimates provide a concept for the construction of coarse spaces, which can lead to preconditioners that are robust with respect to high contrasts in Young's modulus and the Poisson ratio of the underlying composite. To confirm the sharpness of the theoretical findings, we present numerical results in 3D using vector‐valued linear, multiscale finite element and energy‐minimizing coarse spaces. The theory is not restricted to the isotropic (Lamé) case, extends to the full‐tensor case, and allows applications to multiphase materials with anisotropic constituents in two and three spatial dimensions. However, the bounds will depend on the ratio of largest to smallest eigenvalue of the elasticity tensor.     

A differential operator and weak topology for Lipschitz maps

We show that the Scott topology induces a topology for real-valued Lipschitz maps on Banach spaces which we call the L-topology. It is the weakest topology with respect to which the L-derivative operator, as a second order functional which maps the space of Lipschitz functions into the function space of non-empty weak^∗ compact and convex valued maps equipped with the Scott topology, is continuous. For finite dimensional Euclidean spaces, where the L-derivative and the Clarke gradient coincide, we provide a simple characterization of the basic open subsets of the L-topology. We use this to verify that the L-topology is strictly coarser than the well-known Lipschitz norm topology. A complete metric on Lipschitz maps is constructed that is induced by the Hausdorff distance, providing a topology that is strictly finer than the L-topology but strictly coarser than the Lipschitz norm topology. We then develop a fundamental theorem of calculus of second order in finite dimensions showing that the continuous integral operator from the continuous Scott domain of non-empty convex and compact valued functions to the continuous Scott domain of ties is inverse to the continuous operator induced by the L-derivative. We finally show that in dimension one the L-derivative operator is a computable functional.     

Hermitian indefinite functions and Pontryagin spaces of entire functions

We establish and investigate a connection between hermitian indefinite continuous functions with finitely many negative squares defined on a finite interval and so-called de Branges spaces of entire functions. This enables us to relate to any hermitian indefinite continuous function on the real axis a certain chain of 2×2-matrix valued entire functions, which are in the positive definite case tightly connected with canonical systems of differential equations.     

Nonstandard integration theory in topological vector lattices

This paper develops a Daniell-Stone integration theory in topological vector lattices. Starting with an internal, vector valued, positive linear functionalI on an internal lattice of vector valued functions, we produce a nonstandard hull valued integralJ satisfying the monotone convergence theorem. Nonstandard hulls form a natural extension of infinite dimensional spaces and are equivalent to Banach space ultrapower constructions. The first application of our integral is a construction of Banach limits for bounded, vector valued sequences. The second example yields an integral representation for bounded and quasibounded harmonic functions similar to that of the Martin boundary. The third application uses our general integral to extend the Bochner integral.     

Betti numbers in multidimensional persistent homology are stable functions

Multidimensional persistence mostly studies topological features of shapes by analyzing the lower level sets of vector‐valued functions, called filtering functions. As is well known, in the case of scalar‐valued filtering functions, persistent homology groups can be studied through their persistent Betti numbers, that is, the dimensions of the images of the homomorphisms induced by the inclusions of lower level sets into each other. Whenever such inclusions exist for lower level sets of vector‐valued filtering functions, we can consider the multidimensional analog of persistent Betti numbers. Varying the lower level sets, we obtain that persistent Betti numbers can be seen as functions taking pairs of vectors to the set of non‐negative integers. In this paper, we prove stability of multidimensional persistent Betti numbers. More precisely, we prove that small changes of the vector‐valued filtering functions imply only small changes of persistent Betti numbers functions. This result can be obtained by assuming the filtering functions to be just continuous. Multidimensional stability opens the way to a stable shape comparison methodology based on multidimensional persistence. In order to obtain our stability theorem, some other new results are proved for continuous filtering functions. They concern the finiteness of persistent Betti numbers for vector‐valued filtering functions and the representation via persistence diagrams of persistent Betti numbers, as well as their stability, in the case of scalar‐valued filtering functions. Finally, from the stability of multidimensional persistent Betti numbers, we obtain a lower bound for the natural pseudo‐distance. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.