Estimation of the measure of the image of the ball

Under study is the class of ring Q-homeomorphisms with respect to the p-module. We establish a criterion for a function to belong to the class and solve a problem that stems from M. A. Lavrentiev [1] on the estimation of the measure of the image of the ball under these mappings. We also address the asymptotic behavior of these mappings at a point.     

On the stability of the solution of the thermistor problem

The stability of the stationary solution of the thermistor problem 1s proved using a Liapunov functional for a class of physically relevant electrical conductivity.     

On the algorithm of the solution of the signorini problem

An algorithm is proposed for solving the Signorini problem /1/ in the formulation of a unilateral variational problem for the boundary functional in the zone of possible contact /2/. The algorithm is based on a dual formulation of Lagrange maximin problems for whose solution a decomposition approach is used in the following sense: a Ritz process in the basis functions that satisfy the linear constraint of the problem, the differential equation in the domain, is used in solving the minimum problem (with fixed Lagrange multipliers); the maximum problem is solved by the method of descent (a generalization of the Frank-Wolf method) under convexity constraints on the Lagrange multipliers. The algorithm constructed can be conisidered as a modification of the well-known algorithm to find the Udzawa-Arrow-Hurwitz saddle points /3, 4/. The convergence of the algorithm is investigated. A numerical analysis of the algorithm is performed in the example of a classical contact problem about the insertion of a stamp in an elastic half-plane under approximation of the contact boundary by isoparametric boundary elements. The comparative efficiency of the algorithm is associated with the reduction in the dimensionality of the boundary value problem being solved and the possibility of utilizing the calculation apparatus of the method of boundary elements to realize the solution.     

On the degree of the inverse of an automorphism of the affine space

We study the degree of the inverse of an automorphism f of the affine n-space over a -algebra k, in terms of the degree d of f and of other data. For n = 1, we obtain a sharp upper bound for deg (f^{− 1}) in terms of d and of the nilpotency index of the ideal generated by the coefficients of f^′'. For n = 2 and arbitrary d≥ 3, we construct a (triangular) automorphism f of Jacobian one such that deg(f^{− 1}) > d. This answers a question of A. van den Essen (see [3]) and enables us to deduce that some schemes introduced by authors to study the Jacobian conjecture are not reduced. Still for n = 2, we give an upper bound for deg (f^{− 1}) when f is triangular. Finally, in the case d = 2 and any n, we complete a result of G. Meisters and C. Olech and use it to give the sharp bound for the degree of the inverse of a quadratic automorphism, with Jacobian one, of the affine 3-space.     

Bound on the number of eigenvalues near the boundary of the pseudospectrum

We show an estimate of the number of eigenvalues in a neighbourhood of a finite part of the boundary of the semiclassical pseudospectrum of pseudodifferential non-selfadjoint operators in terms of a corresponding volume in phase space.

     

Applications of the Frobenius Formulas for the Characters of the Symmetric Group and the Hecke Algebras of Type A

We give a simple combinatorial proof of Ram's rule for computing the characters of the Hecke Algebra. We also establish a relationship between the characters of the Hecke algebra and the Kronecker product of two irreducible representations of the Symmetric Group which allows us to give new combinatorial interpretations to the Kronecker product of two Schur functions evaluated at a Schur function of hook shape or a two row shape. We also give a formula for the regular representation of the Hecke algebra.     

On the Geometry of the Nodal Lines of Eigenfunctions of the Two-Dimensional Torus

The width of a convex curve in the plane is the minimal distance between a pair of parallel supporting lines of the curve. In this paper we study the width of nodal lines of eigenfunctions of the Laplacian on the standard flat torus. We prove a variety of results on the width, some having stronger versions assuming a conjecture of Cilleruelo and Granville asserting a uniform bound for the number of lattice points on the circle lying in short arcs.     

On the growth of the Betti sequence of the canonical module

We study the growth of the Betti sequence of the canonical module of a Cohen–Macaulay local ring. It is an open question whether this sequence grows exponentially whenever the ring is not Gorenstein. We answer the question of exponential growth affirmatively for a large class of rings, and prove that the growth is in general not extremal. As an application of growth, we give criteria for a Cohen–Macaulay ring possessing a canonical module to be Gorenstein. GJL was partly supported by a grant from the National Security Agency. An erratum to this article can be found at     

关于Camassa-Holm方程动量密度的紧支集在半轴上的估计

主要考虑在半轴上Camassa-Holm方程解的动量密度紧支集大小的估计,方法是根据区间长度与区间特征值的关系,通过估计第一Dirichlet特征值来估计动量密度紧支集的长度.因为知道动量密度紧支集外解的性态,所以通过估计动量密度支集的大小可以得到方程解的更多信息.     

Time-independence of the solution of the problem of determining the hydraulic conductivity field

We consider the determination of the hydraulic conductivity field of a nonhomogeneous layer with linear seepage of an incompressible fluid in a nonelastic layer. In mathematical terms, the problem is formulated as a Cauchy problem for a partial differential equation of a special form. A theorem is proved which establishes that the solutions obtained for different times are identical.Translated from Vychislitel'naya i Prikladnaya Matematika, No. 57, pp. 67–70, 1985.     

The question of the realizability of the Landau scenario for the development of turbulence

We suggest a phenomenological model for the development of turbulence in the form of the nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation perturbed by nonconservative disturbances. Combining analytic and numerical methods, we establish that the transition to turbulence in this equation can follow both the Landau and the Landau-Sell scenarios. As is known, the first scenario is related to a cascade of bifurcations of stable invariant tori of increasing dimensions. The other scenario is related to a chaotic attractor whose Lyapunov dimension increases indefinitely under variation of a certain control parameter. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 158, No. 2, pp. 292–311, February, 2009.     

On the solution of the Abel equation of the second kind by the shifted Chebyshev polynomials

This paper presents a new approximate method of Abel differential equation. By using the shifted Chebyshev expansion of the unknown function, Abel differential equation is approximately transformed to a system of nonlinear equations for the unknown coefficients. A desired solution can be determined by solving the resulting nonlinear system. This method gives a simple and closed form of approximate solution of Abel differential equation. The solution is calculated in the form of a series with easily computable components. The numerical results show the effectiveness of the method for this type of equation. Comparing the methodology with some known techniques shows that the present approach is relatively easy and highly accurate.     

On the Young Conjugate Functions and the Behavior of the Maximal Terms of the Derivatives of Dirichlet Series

We obtain a criterion for the growth of the maximal term of the Dirichlet series with positive exponents in terms of the behavior of the maximal terms of the successive derivatives of this series. This criterion is obtained from a more general result concerning Young conjugate functions proved in this paper.     

Examples of the influence of the geometry on the propagation of progressive waves

In this paper, we give examples of the influence of the domain of propagation on progressive waves. More precisely, we numerically investigate the propagation of reaction diffusion waves in cylinders with variable radius. We show that, when the radius rapidly expands from a very small radius to a larger one, depending on the viscosity and the nonlinearity, the travelling wave may be blocked. The aim of this paper is to give numerical illustrations and quantifications of this effect, and to propose some conjectures which could be interesting subjects for further mathematical investigations.This work is linked to the study of spreading depression (SD), a propagative mechanism in brain and various tissues which has been observed in vivo and in vitro in many species since their discovery in 1944 by Leao. As a matter of fact, their direct observation in Man is still controversial. The complex structure of gray and white matter in humans may block the propagation of SD over large distances in brain and thus explain the difficulty of observing it. Medical consequences of the current numerical studies are detailed in [M.A. Dronne, et al., Influence of brain geometry on spreading depressions: A computationnal study, Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology 97 (1) (2008) 54–59] and a first mathematical approach given in [M.A. Dronne, E. Grenier, H. Gilquin, Modelization of spreading depressions following Nedergaard, preprint, 2003].     

一类树并的补图的色唯一性

彻底解决了一类不可约树并的补图是色唯一的 ,并得到了一些图的伴随多项式的最小根的重要规律 .     

On the determination of the control parameters of the optimal can-order policy

This paper considers the well-known class of can-order policies. This type of coordinated replenishment policies accounts for a joint set-up cost structure, where a major set-up cost is incurred for any order and an individual minor set-up cost is charged for each item in the replenishment. Recent comparative studies have pointed out that the performance of the optimal can-order policy is poor, compared to other coordinated replenishment strategies, when the major set-up cost is high. This paper shows that it is the approximate decomposition method to calculate the optimal canorder parameters which performs bad in such situations and not the policy itself. Attention is focused to a subclass of can-order policies, which is close to the optimal can-order policy for high major set-up costs. A solution procedure is developed to calculate the optimal control parameters of this policy. It is shown that a properly chosen combination of the solution procedures to calculate can-order parameters leads to a can-order strategy which performs as well as other coordinated replenishment policies.     

一类Witt代数的包络代数的表示

设C为复数域,P,q∈C,且pq是m次本原单位根．我们构造了一个Zm-分次模类V(a,b),它为Witt代数的包络代数的(P,q)变形U(Wpq)的Zm-分次模类,并证明了任何一个Zm-分次U(Wpq)-模都与某个V(a,b)同构．     

On the classification of the coadjoint orbits of the Sobolev Bott-Virasoro group

The purpose of this paper is to give the classification of the Bott-Virasoro coadjoint orbits, with nonzero central charge, in the functional analytic setting of smooth Hilbert manifolds. The central object of the paper is thus the completion of the Bott-Virasoro group with respect to a Sobolev topology, giving rise to a smooth Hilbert manifold and topological group, called the Sobolev Bott-Virasoro group. As a consequence of this approach, analytic and geometric properties of the coadjoint orbits are studied.     

New proof of the cobordism invariance of the index

We give a simple proof of the cobordism invariance of the index of an elliptic operator. The proof is based on a study of a Witten-type deformation of an extension of the operator to a complete Riemannian manifold. One of the advantages of our approach is that it allows us to treat directly general elliptic operators which are not of Dirac type.