Nonoccurrence of the Lavrentiev phenomenon for many nonconvex constrained variational problems

In this paper we study nonoccurrence of the Lavrentiev phenomenon for a large class of nonconvex nonautonomous constrained variational problems. A state variable belongs to a convex subset of a Banach space with nonempty interior. Integrands belong to a complete metric space of functions which satisfy a growth condition common in the literature and are Lipschitzian on bounded sets. In our previous work Zaslavski (Ann. Inst. H. Poincare, Anal. non lineare, 2006) we considered a class of nonconstrained variational problems with integrands belonging to a subset and showed that for any such integrand the infimum on the full admissible class is equal to the infimum on a subclass of Lipschitzian functions with the same Lipschitzian constant. In the present paper we show that if an integrand f belongs to , then this property also holds for any integrand which is contained in a certain neighborhood of f in . Using this result we establish nonoccurrence of the Lavrentiev phenomenon for most elements of in the sense of Baire category.      

Hölder continuity of solutions to a degenerate elliptic equation in the presence of the Lavrentiev phenomenon

We study a second-order elliptic equation for which the Dirichlet problem can be posed in a nonunique way due to the so-called Lavrentiev phenomenon. In the corresponding weighted Sobolev space smooth functions are not dense, which leads to the existence of W – solutions and H – solutions. For H - solutions, we establish the Hölder continuity. We also discuss this question for W – solutions, for which the situation is more complicated.     

The three-dimensional expansion-contraction problem for an orthotropic plate with elliptic cavities

On the basis of functions of generalized complex variables that are exact solutions of the three-dimensional equations of the theory of elasticity of an orthotropic body, we construct the solution for studying the stress state of a plate with elliptic cavities. We use the projection-grid method on the transverse coordinate. As basis functions we have chosen functions of compact support. We have carried out numerical studies for a plate with one elliptic cavity. Three tables. Bibliography: 8 titles. Translated fromTeoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 26, 1996, pp. 20–27.     

Haar system on a product of zero-dimensional compact groups

In this work, we study the problem of constructing Haar bases on a product of arbitrary compact zero-dimensional Abelian groups. A general scheme for the construction of Haar functions is given for arbitrary dimension. For dimension d=2, we describe all Haar functions.     

A periodicity theorem for the octahedron recurrence

The octahedron recurrence lives on a 3-dimensional lattice and is given by . In this paper, we investigate a variant of this recurrence which lives in a lattice contained in . Following Speyer, we give an explicit non-recursive formula for the values of this recurrence and use it to prove that it is periodic of period n+m. We then proceed to show various other hidden symmetries satisfied by this bounded octahedron recurrence. An earlier version of this work has circulated under the name “A coboundary category defined using the octahedron recurrence.”     

Semidefinite Relaxations of Fractional Programs via Novel Convexification Techniques

In a recent work, we introduced the concept of convex extensions for lower semi-continuous functions and studied their properties. In this work, we present new techniques for constructing convex and concave envelopes of nonlinear functions using the theory of convex extensions. In particular, we develop the convex envelope and concave envelope of z=x/y over a hypercube. We show that the convex envelope is strictly tighter than previously known convex underestimators of x/y. We then propose a new relaxation technique for fractional programs which includes the derived envelopes. The resulting relaxation is shown to be a semidefinite program. Finally, we derive the convex envelope for a class of functions of the type f(x,y) over a hypercube under the assumption that f is concave in x and convex in y.     

The de-Rham theorem and Shapiro lemma for Schwartz functions on Nash manifolds

In this paper we continue our work on Schwartz functions and generalized Schwartz functions on Nash (i.e. smooth semi-algebraic) manifolds. Our first goal is to prove analogs of the de-Rham theorem for de-Rham complexes with coefficients in Schwartz functions and generalized Schwartz functions. Using that we compute the cohomologies of the Lie algebra g of an algebraic group G with coefficients in the space of generalized Schwartz sections of G-equivariant bundle over a G-transitive variety M. We do it under some assumptions on topological properties of G and M. This computation for the classical case is known as the Shapiro lemma.     

Layer-wise theory and finite elements for laminated poroelastic shells

In order to consider growing expectations on vibro-acoustic performance of products within the design process, reliable simulation tools are necessary. In this paper, we present a approach for the simulation of laminated shells composed of elastic and poroelastic layers. We assume that the shell is given by a parametrization, which allows us to work witn the exact geometry. The three-dimensional problem is reduced to a two-dimensional one, by choosing a set of through-the-thickness functions for each quantity and through-the-thickness integration. The implemented high order finite element approach for the reduced problem on the reference surface relays on hierarchical shape functions. In a numerical example, we show the influence of poroelastic materials attached to a aluminium shell. (© 2016 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Boundaries of weak peak points in noncommutative algebras of Lipschitz functions

It has been shown that any Banach algebra satisfying ‖f ²‖ = ‖f‖² has a representation as an algebra of quaternion-valued continuous functions. Whereas some of the classical theory of algebras of continuous complex-valued functions extends immediately to algebras of quaternion-valued functions, similar work has not been done to analyze how the theory of algebras of complex-valued Lipschitz functions extends to algebras of quaternion-valued Lipschitz functions. Denote by Lip(X, \mathbbF\mathbb{F}) the algebra over R of F-valued Lipschitz functions on a compact metric space (X, d), where \mathbbF\mathbb{F} = ℝ, ℂ, or ℍ, the non-commutative division ring of quaternions. In this work, we analyze a class of subalgebras of Lip(X, \mathbbF\mathbb{F}) in which the closure of the weak peak points is the Shilov boundary, and we show that algebras of functions taking values in the quaternions are the most general objects to which the theory of weak peak points extends naturally. This is done by generalizing a classical result for uniform algebras, due to Bishop, which ensures the existence of the Shilov boundary. While the result of Bishop need not hold in general algebras of quaternion-valued Lipschitz functions, we give sufficient conditions on such an algebra for it to hold and to guarantee the existence of the Shilov boundary.     

Clifford Cauchy type integrals on Ahlfors-David regular surfaces in $$\mathbb{R}^{m + 1} $$

The main goal of this paper is centred around the study of the behavior of the Cauchy type integral and its corresponding singular version, both over nonsmooth domains in Euclidean space. This approach is based on a recently developed quaternionic Cauchy integrals theory [1, 5, 7] within the three-dimensional setting. The present work involves the extension of fundamental results of the already cited references showing that the Clifford singular integral operator has a proper invariant subspace of generalized H?lder continuous functions defined in a surface of the (m+1)-dimensional Euclidean space.     

Global solvability for a class of overdetermined systems

In this work we consider systems of two smooth vector fields on the three-dimensional torus associated to a closed 1-form. We prove that, for such systems, the global solvability in the space of smooth functions is characterized by the property of all the sublevel and superlevel sets of a certain primitive of the 1-form being connected.     

Inequalities forp-superharmonic functions on networks

Borrowing ideas from a work of S.Y. Cheng and S-T. Yau, we prove a number of inequalities for positivep-superharmonic functions on networks. Conferenza tenuta l'1 giugno 1995     

Concerning Nikodym-type sets in 3-dimensional curved spaces

We investigate maximal functions involving averages over geodesics in three-dimensional Riemannian manifolds. We first show that one can easily extend the Euclidean results of Bourgain and Wolff if one assumes constant curvature. These results need not hold if this assumption is dropped. Nonetheless, we formulate a generic geometric condition which allows favorable estimates. Curiously, this condition ensures that one is in some sense as far as possible from the constant curvature case. Assuming this, one can prove dimensional estimates for Nikodym-type sets which are essentially optimal. Optimal estimates for the related maximal functions are still open though.

     

三维非定常等熵流中的Chaplygin方程——Dirac-Pauli表象的复变函数理论及其在流体力学中的应用(Ⅲ)

本文是文[1]的继续。在本文中,我们将等熵气体动力学方程组分成两类问题来处理:其一为三维非定常无旋流(因而也是等熵流),其二为三维非定常等熵无散流(即不可压缩等熵流)。我们应用Dirac-Pauli表象的复变函数理论并采用Legendre变换,将此两类问题的方程组变换到速度空间,从而得到了两种推广的Chaplygin方程。推广的Chaplygin方程是一个线性偏微分方程,它的通解至多由超几何函数表示。由此,我们求得了气体动力学三维非定常等熵流的一般问题的通解。     

On a Problem of Lehmer on Partitions into Squares

In 1948, D.H.Lehmer published a brief work discussing the difference between representations of the integer n as a sum of squares and partitions of n into square summands. In this article, we return to this topic and consider four partition functions involving square parts and prove various arithmetic properties of these functions. These results provide a natural extension to the work of Lehmer.     

CR Runge Sets on Hypersurface Graphs

This work contains an improvement of earlier results of Boggess and Dwilewicz regarding global approximation of CR functions by entire functions in the case of hypersurface graphs. In this work, we show that if ω, an open subset of a real hypersurface in ℂ ⁿ , can be graphed over a convex subset in ℝ²ⁿ⁻¹, then ω is CR-Runge in the sense that continuous CR functions on ω can be approximated by entire functions on ℂ ⁿ in the compact open topology of ω. Examples are presented to show that this approximation result does not hold for graphed CR submanifolds in higher codimension. R. Dwilewicz is partially supported by the Polish Science Foundation (KBN) grant N201 019 32/805.     

A family of NCP functions and a descent method for the nonlinear complementarity problem

In last decades, there has been much effort on the solution and the analysis of the nonlinear complementarity problem (NCP) by reformulating NCP as an unconstrained minimization involving an NCP function. In this paper, we propose a family of new NCP functions, which include the Fischer-Burmeister function as a special case, based on a p-norm with p being any fixed real number in the interval (1,+∞), and show several favorable properties of the proposed functions. In addition, we also propose a descent algorithm that is indeed derivative-free for solving the unconstrained minimization based on the merit functions from the proposed NCP functions. Numerical results for the test problems from MCPLIB indicate that the descent algorithm has better performance when the parameter p decreases in (1,+∞). This implies that the merit functions associated with p∈(1,2), for example p=1.5, are more effective in numerical computations than the Fischer-Burmeister merit function, which exactly corresponds to p=2. J.-S. Chen is a member of Mathematics Division, National Center for Theoretical Sciences, Taipei Office. J.-S. Chen’s work is partially supported by National Science Council of Taiwan.     

Integral trimmed regions

We define a new family of central regions with respect to a probability measure. They are induced by a set or a family of sets of functions and we name them integral trimmed regions. The halfspace trimming and the zonoid trimming are particular cases of integral trimmed regions. We focus our work on the derivation of properties of such integral trimmed regions from conditions satisfied by the generating classes of functions. Further we show that, under mild conditions, the population integral trimmed region of a given depth can be characterized in terms of certain regions based on empirical distributions.     

Connectedness of the Efficient Set for Strictly Quasiconcave Sets

Given a closed subset X in , we show the connectedness of its efficient points or nondominated points when X is sequentially strictly quasiconcave. In the particular case of a maximization problem with n continuous and strictly quasiconcave objective functions on a compact convex feasible region of , we deduce the connectedness of the efficient frontier of the problem. This work solves the open problem of the efficient frontier for strictly quasiconcave vector maximization problems.     

General decay and blowup of solutions for coupled viscoelastic equation of Kirchhoff type with degenerate damping terms

In this work, we consider a nonlinear system of viscoelastic equations of Kirchhoff type with degenerate damping and source terms in a bounded domain. Under suitable assumptions on the initial data, the relaxation functions g_i(i = 1,2) and degenerate damping terms, we obtain global existence of solutions. Then, we prove the general decay result. Finally, we prove the finite time blow‐up result of solutions with negative initial energy. This work generalizes and improves earlier results in the literature.