Implicit elliptic boundary-value problems with discontinuous nonlinearities

Let be a bounded domain in ⁿ (n3) having a smooth boundary, let be an essentially bounded real-valued function defined on × ^h, and let be a continuous real-valued function defined on a given subset Y of Y ^h. In this paper, the existence of strong solutions u W ^2,p (, ^h) W _o ^1,p (n/2<p<+) to the implicit elliptic equation (–u)=(x,u), with u=(u₁, u₂, ..., u_h) and u=(u ₁, u ₂, ..., u _h), is established. The abstract framework where the problem is placed is that of set-valued analysis.     

On the approximation of singular integral equations by equations with smooth kernels

Singular integral equations with Cauchy kernel and piecewise-continuous matrix coefficients on open and closed smooth curves are replaced by integral equations with smooth kernels of the form(t–)[(t–) ²–n ² (t) ²]^–1,0, wheren(t), t , is a continuous field of unit vectors non-tangential to . we give necessary and sufficient conditions under which the approximating equations have unique solutions and these solutions converge to the solution of the original equation. For the scalar case and the spaceL ₂() these conditions coincide with the strong ellipticity of the given equation.This work was fulfilled during the first author's visit to the Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics, Berlin in October 1993.     

Nonlocal symmetries and the theory of coverings: An addendum to A. M. vinogradov's ‘local symmetries and conservation laws”

For a systemY of partial differential equations, the notion of a covering Y is introduced whereY is infinite prolongation ofY. Then nonlocal symmetries ofY are defined as transformations of which conserve the underlying contact structure. It turns out that generating functions of nonlocal symmetries are integro-differential-type operators.     

Canonical Semigroups of States and Cocycles for the Group of Automorphisms of a Homogeneous Tree

Let G=A ut(T) be the group of automorphisms of a homogeneous tree and let d(v,gv) denote the natural tree distance. Fix a base vertex e in T. The function (g)=exp(–d(e,ge)), being positive definte on G, gives rise to a semigroup of states on G whose infinitesimal generator d/d|₌₀=log() is conditionally positive definite but not positive definite. Hence, log() corresponds to a nontrivial cocycle (g): GH in some representation space H . In contrast with the case of PGL(2,), the representation is not irreducible.Let _o (g) be the derivative of the spherical function corresponding to the complementary series of A ut(T). We show that –d(e,ge) and _o (g) come from cohomologous cocycles. Moreover, _o is associated to one of the two (irreducible) special representations of A ut(T).     

A graded scale of parametric families of distributions,and parameter estimates based on the sample mean

Summary Denote by _k a class of familiesP={P} of distributions on the line R¹ depending on a general scalar parameter , being an interval of R¹, and such that the moments µ₁()=xdP ,...,µ_2k ()=x ^2k dP are finite, ₁ (), ..., _k (), _k+1 () ..., _k () exist and are continuous, with ₁ () 0, and _j +1 ()= ₁ () _j () +[₂() -₁()²] _j ()/ ₁ (), J=2, ..., k. Let ₁=¯x=x ₁ + ... +x _n/n, ₂=x ₁ ² + ... +x _n ²/n, ..., _k =(x ₁ ^k + ... +x _n ^k/n denote the sample moments constructed for a sample x₁, ..., x_n from a population with distribution Pg. We prove that the estimator of the parameter by the method of moments determined from the equation ₁= ₁() and depending on the observations x₁, ..., x_n only via the sample mean ¯x is asymptotically admissible (and optimal) in the class _k of the estimators determined by the estimator equations of the form ₀ () + ₁ () ₁ + ... + _k () _k =0 if and only ifP _k .The asymptotic admissibility (respectively, optimality) means that the variance of the limit, as n (normal) distribution of an estimator normalized in a standard way is less than the same characteristic for any estimator in the class under consideration for at least one 9 (respectively, for every ).The scales arise of classes _{1 2}... of parametric families and of classes _{1 2} ... of estimators related so that the asymptotic admissibility of an estimator by the method of moments in the class _k is equivalent to the membership of the familyP in the class _k .The intersection consists only of the families of distributions with densities of the form h(x) exp {C₀() + C₁() x } when for the latter the problem of moments is definite, that is, there is no other family with the same moments ₁ (), ₂ (), ...Such scales in the problem of estimating the location parameter were predicted by Linnik about 20 years ago and were constructed by the author in [1] (see also [2, 3]) in exact, not asymptotic, formulation.Translated from Problemy Ustoichivosti Stokhasticheskikh Modelei, pp. 41–47, 1981.     

The cohomology of invariant variational bicomplexes

Let: E M be a fiber bundle and let be an infinitesimal Lie transformation group acting onE. We announce various new results concerning the cohomology of the invariant variational bicomplex ( ^*,* (J(E)), d_H, d_V) and the associated invariant Euler-Lagrange complex. As one application of our general theory, we completely solve the local invariant inverse problem of the calculus of variations for finite-dimensional infinitesimal Lie transformation groups.     

On the divisibility of homogeneous hypergraphs

We denote byK _k ,k, 2, the set of allk-uniform hypergraphsK which have the property that every element subset of the base ofK is a subset of one of the hyperedges ofK. So, the only element inK ₂ ² are the complete graphs. If is a subset ofK _k then there is exactly one homogeneous hypergraphH whose age is the set of all finite hypergraphs which do not embed any element of . We callH -free homogeneous graphsH _n have been shown to be indivisible, that is, for any partition ofH _n into two classes, oue of the classes embeds an isomorphic copy ofH _n . [5]. Here we will investigate this question of indivisibility in the more general context of-free homogeneous hypergraphs. We will derive a general necessary condition for a homogeneous structure to be indivisible and prove that all-free hypergraphs for K _k with 3 are indivisible. The-free hypergraphs with K _k ² satisfy a weaker form of indivisibility which was first shown by Henson [2] to hold forH _n . The general necessary condition for homogeneous structures to be indivisible will then be used to show that not all-free homogeneous hypergraphs are indivisible.This research has been supported by NSERC grant 69–1325.     

1-Homogeneous Graphs with Cocktail Party μ-Graphs

Let be a graph with diameter d 2. Recall is 1-homogeneous (in the sense of Nomura) whenever for every edge xy of the distance partition{{z V() | (z, y) = i, (x, z) = j} | 0 i, j d}is equitable and its parameters do not depend on the edge xy. Let be 1-homogeneous. Then is distance-regular and also locally strongly regular with parameters (v,k,,), where v = k, k = a ₁, (v – k – 1) = k(k – 1 – ) and c ₂ + 1, since a -graph is a regular graph with valency . If c ₂ = + 1 and c ₂ 1, then is a Terwilliger graph, i.e., all the -graphs of are complete. In [11] we classified the Terwilliger 1-homogeneous graphs with c ₂ 2 and obtained that there are only three such examples. In this article we consider the case c ₂ = + 2 3, i.e., the case when the -graphs of are the Cocktail Party graphs, and obtain that either = 0, = 2 or is one of the following graphs: (i) a Johnson graph J(2m, m) with m 2, (ii) a folded Johnson graph J¯(4m, 2m) with m 3, (iii) a halved m-cube with m 4, (iv) a folded halved (2m)-cube with m 5, (v) a Cocktail Party graph K _{m × 2} with m 3, (vi) the Schläfli graph, (vii) the Gosset graph.     

A Bernstein result for energy minimizing hypersurfaces

We show that there are no entire, positive, stable solutions in ⁿ of the Euler equation corresponding to the singular variational integral ,>0, if+n<5.236.... Furthermore we prove a related result for smooth boundaries of least-energy |x _n+1||D _U | in ⁿ⁺¹.     

Zur Vollständigkeit der Induktiven Gruppoide der Partiellen Automorphismen von Algebren

For any algebraA let(A) be the set of partial automorphisms (isomorphisms between subalgebras). With the natural multiplication it is an inductive groupoid in the sense of Ehresmann.(A) is complete iff every subset of(A) which is compatible with the semi-ordering has an upper bound. The fact, whether(A) is complete or not, depends on the defining operations ofA. For every direct familyF = (, (A ) ,()_, , of algebras such that all ,, with are one-to-one functions, the direct limit is complete iff all(A) are complete. We give some theorems on the decomposition of inductive groupoids, and employ them in proving the completeness of(A) to variousA.In particular, we obtain that, in case whenG is a finite group,(G) is complete iffG is either cyclic or direct product of a noncyclic group of order 4 and a cyclic group of odd order. For finite acyclic ringsR and finite fieldsK the inductive groupoids(R) and(K) are complete.Further we deal with the question, to what extent algebras are determined by their inductive groupoids. (An algebraA of a classS is defined by(A) iff, for any algebraB of the classS, isomorphism between(A) and(B) implies isomorphism betweenA andB.) Particular attention is paid to finite groups. In general, algebras of classesS are not defined within the classS by their inductive groupoids.

     

On a variational problem with lack of compactness: the topological effect of the critical points at infinity

We study the subcritical problemsP :–u=u ^p–,u>0 on;u=0 on , being a smooth and bounded domain in ^N,N–3,p+1=2N/N–2 the critical Sobolev exponent and >0 going to zero — in order to compute the difference of topology that the critical points at infinity induce between the level sets of the functional corresponding to the limit case (P₀).

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Résumé Nous étudions les problèmes sous-critiquesP :–u=u ^p–,u > 0 sur;u=0 sur –où est un domaine borné et régulier de ^N,N–3,p + 1=2N/N –2 est l'exposant critique de Sobolev, et >0 tend vers zéro, afin de calculer la différence de toplogie induite par les points critiques à l'infini entre les ensembles de niveau de la fonctionnelle correspondant au cas limite (P₀).

     

Ergodic properties of Poisson processes with almost periodic intensity

Summary We discuss in this paper a non-homogeneous Poisson process A driven by an almost periodic intensity function. We give the stationary version A ^* and the Palm version A ⁰ corresponding to A ^*. Let (T _i ,i) be the inter-point distance sequence in A and (T _i ⁰ ,i) in A ⁰. We prove that forj, the sequence (T _i+j,i) converges in distribution to (T _i ⁰ ,i). If the intensity function is periodic then the convergence is in variation.     

Wave operators in a multistratified strip

One investigates the scattering theory for the positive self-adjoint operatorH=–· acting in with = × and a bounded open set in ^n–1,n2. The real-valued function belongs toL (), is bounded from below byc>0 and there exist real-valued functions ₁ and ₂ inL () such that – _j ,j=1,2 is a short range perturbation of _j when (–1) ^j x _n +. One assumes _j = ^(j) 1_R,j=1,2, with ^(j) L bounded from below byc>0. One proves the existence and completeness of the generalized wave operators _j ^± =s – _j e ^–itHj ,j=1,2, withH _j =–· _j and _j : equal to 1 if (–1) ^j x _n >0 and to 0 if (–1) ^j x _n <0. The ranges ofW _j ^± :=( _j ^± )^* are characterized so that W ₁ ^± =Ran and . The scattering operator can then be defined.     

Trigonometric Cesàro bases in the spaces of functions integrable with power weight

(2), k1, >0, L _p (0,), 1p L =C. , , p, k, (C, )- L _p (0,), , , {sinnx} _n ^=k/ (C, )- L _p (0,) |x|^p . , 1p, {x sinnx} _n=k , k2 2k–2–1/p<2k–1/p, (C, )- L ^p [0,] , >–(p–1)/.     

Groups acting simply transitively on the vertices of a building of typeà 2, II: The casesq=2 andq=3

If (P, L) is a projective plane and is a triangle presentation compatible with a point-line correspondence :P L, then gives rise to a group and a thick building of typeà ₂ on the vertices of which acts simply transitively. We find all triangle presentations (up to natural equivalence) compatible with some point-line correspondence :P L, when (P, L) is the projective plane of orderq=2 orq=3. For some, but not all, of these , is isomorphic to the building associated withG=PGL(3,K) whereK is a local field with discrete valuation and residual field of orderq. We identify the for which this is the case, and in these cases, find embeddings of intoG. We also describe the arithmetic nature of these groups.     

Equivalence Bimodule Between Non-Commutative Tori

The non-commutative torus C ^*(ⁿ,) is realized as the C*-algebra of sections of a locally trivial C*-algebra bundle over S with fibres isomorphic to C ^*n/S, ₁) for a totally skew multiplier ₁ on ⁿ/S. D. Poguntke [9] proved that A is stably isomorphic to C(S) C(^*( Zⁿ/S, ₁) C(S) A M_kl( C) for a simple non-commutative torus A and an integer kl. It is well-known that a stable isomorphism of two separable C*-algebras is equivalent to the existence of equivalence bimodule between them. We construct an A-C(S) A-equivalence bimodule.     

Regularity of ∫Ω|∇u|2 + λ∫Ω|u−f{2 and some gap phenomenon

We study the regularity of the minimizer u for the functional F (u,f)=|u|² + |u–f{² over all maps uH ¹(, S ²). We prove that for some suitable functions f every minimizer u is smooth in if ₀ and for the same functions f, u has singularities when is large enough.

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Résumé On étudie la régularité des minimiseurs u du problème de minimisation min_ueH ¹(,S²)(|u|² + |u–f{². On montre que pour certaines fonctions f, u est régulière lorsque ₀ et pour les mêmes f, si est assez grand, alors u possède des singularités.

     

On the Cesàro summability of orthogonal sequences

(C, ). , . 0<<1. 1) - ( _k ), _k =a _k , (C, ), . 2) , , (C, ) ; _k = =¦a _k ¦.     

Quasisimilarity of model contractions with unequal defects

Let T and T be C₁₀ contractions with characteristic functions H (ⁿⁿ⁺¹), H (^mm+1). The fundamental result is: T and T are quasisimilar if and only if The paper contains an analysis of this condition; examples are given.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 149, pp. 24–37, 1986.     

On the bestL p multipoint local approximation

P (f) — , f L ^p - , k . f 02k–2 P (f) 0.