Fourier transforms and generalized Lipschitz classes in uniform metric

For functions f∈L¹(R)∩C(R) with Fourier transforms in L¹(R) we give necessary and sufficient conditions for f to belong to the generalized Lipschitz classes Hω,m and hω,m in terms of behavior of .     

Convergence in mean of some random Fourier series

For a symmetric stable process X(t,ω) with index α∈(1,2], f∈Lp[0,2π], p?α, and , we establish that the random Fourier-Stieltjes (RFS) series converges in the mean to the stochastic integral , where fβ is the fractional integral of order β of the function f for . Further it is proved that the RFS series is Abel summable to . Also we define fractional derivative of the sum of order β for an, An(ω) as above and . We have shown that the formal fractional derivative of the series of order β exists in the sense of mean.     

Explicit formulas for Laplace transforms of certain functionals of some time inhomogeneous diffusions

We consider a process given by the SDE , t∈[0,T), with initial condition , where T∈(0,∞], α∈R, (Bt)_t∈[0,T) is a standard Wiener process, b:[0,T)→R?{0} and σ:[0,T)→(0,∞) are continuously differentiable functions. Assuming , t∈[0,T), with some K∈R, we derive an explicit formula for the joint Laplace transform of and for all t∈[0,T) and for all α∈R. Our motivation is that the maximum likelihood estimator (MLE) of α can be expressed in terms of these random variables. As an application, we show that in case of α=K, K≠0,

     

Stable functions and Vietoris' theorem

An analytic function f(z) in the unit disc D is called stable if s_n(f,·)/f?1/f holds for all for . Here s_n stands for the nth partial sum of the Taylor expansion about the origin of f, and ? denotes the subordination of analytic functions in . We prove that (1−z)^λ, λ∈[−1,1], are stable. The stability of turns out to be equivalent to a famous result of Vietoris on non-negative trigonometric sums. We discuss some generalizations of these results, and related conjectures, always with an eye on applications to positivity results for trigonometric and other polynomials.     

Decompositions of Besov-Hausdorff and Triebel-Lizorkin-Hausdorff spaces and their applications

Let p∈(1,∞), q∈[1,∞), s∈R and . In this paper, the authors establish the φ-transform characterizations of Besov-Hausdorff spaces and Triebel-Lizorkin-Hausdorff spaces (q>1); as applications, the authors then establish their embedding properties (which on is also sharp), smooth atomic and molecular decomposition characterizations for suitable τ. Moreover, using their atomic and molecular decomposition characterizations, the authors investigate the trace properties and the boundedness of pseudo-differential operators with homogeneous symbols in and (q>1), which generalize the corresponding classical results on homogeneous Besov and Triebel-Lizorkin spaces when p∈(1,∞) and q∈[1,∞) by taking τ=0.     

Some multipoint boundary value problems of Neumann-Dirichlet type involving a multipoint p-Laplace like operator

Let ? and θ be two increasing homeomorphisms from R onto R with ?(0)=0, θ(0)=0. Let be a function satisfying Carathéodory's conditions, and for each i, i=1,2,…,m−2, let , be a continuous function, with , ξi∈(0,1), 0<ξ₁<ξ₂<?<ξm−2<1.In this paper we first prove a suitable continuation lemma of Leray-Schauder type which we use to obtain several existence results for the m-point boundary value problem:

     

Global minimum and orthogonality in C1-classes

In this paper we characterize the global minimum of an arbitrary function defined on a Banach space, in terms of a new concept of derivatives adapted for our case from a recent work due to D.J. Keckic (J. Operator Theory, submitted for publication). Using these results we establish several new characterizations of the global minimum of the map defined by F_ψ(X)=‖ψ(X)‖₁, where is a map defined by ψ(X)=S+φ(X) and φ:B(H)→B(H) is a linear map, S∈C₁, and . Further, we apply these results to characterize the operators which are orthogonal to the range of elementary operators.     

Beta-expansion and continued fraction expansion

For any real number β>1, let ε(1,β)=(ε₁(1),ε₂(1),…,εn(1),…) be the infinite β-expansion of 1. Define . Let x∈[0,1) be an irrational number. We denote by kn(x) the exact number of partial quotients in the continued fraction expansion of x given by the first n digits in the β-expansion of x. If is bounded, we obtain that for all x∈[0,1)?Q,

     

Selective approximate identities for orthogonal polynomial sequences

Let be an orthogonal polynomial sequence on the real line with respect to a probability measure π with compact support S. For y∈S, a sequence of polynomials is called a selective approximate identity with respect to y if for all f∈C(S). We prove the existence and give a complete characterization of a selective approximate identity depending on . A Fejér-like construction is performed and is considered in the context of Nevai class M(b,a) and Nevai's G-operator.     

On zero varieties of holomorphic functions in Hardy spaces

In contrast to the famous Henkin-Skoda theorem concerning the zero varieties of holomorphic functions in the Nevanlinna class on the open unit ball B_n in , n?2, it is proved in this article that for any nonnegative, increasing, convex function ?(t) defined on , there exists satisfying such that there is no f∈H^p(B_n), 0<p<∞, with . Here N_g(ζ,1) denotes the integrated zero counting function associated with the slice function g_ζ. This means that the zero sets of holomorphic functions belonging to the Hardy spaces H^p(B_n), 0<p<∞, unlike that of the holomorphic functions in the Nevanlinna class, cannot be characterized in the above manner.     

Notes on ordered reproducing Hilbert spaces over the complex plane

Let f, g be entire functions. If there exist M₁,M₂>0 such that |f(z)|?M₁|g(z)| whenever |z|>M₂ we say that f?g. Let X be a reproducing Hilbert space with an orthogonal basis . We say that X is an ordered reproducing Hilbert space (or X is ordered) if f?g and g∈X imply f∈X. In this note, we show that if then X is ordered; if then X is not ordered. In the case , there are examples to show that X can be of order or opposite.     

Liouville type theorems for p-harmonic maps

Let M be a complete Riemannian manifold and let N be a Riemannian manifold of non-positive sectional curvature. Assume that at all x∈M and at some point x₀∈M, where μ₀>0 is the least eigenvalue of the Laplacian acting on L²-functions on M. Let 2?q?p. Then any q-harmonic map of finite q-energy is constant. Moreover, if N is a Riemannian manifold of non-positive scalar curvature, then any q-harmonic morphism of finite q-energy is constant.     

A bilinear version of Orlicz-Pettis theorem

Given three Banach spaces X, Y and Z and a bounded bilinear map , a sequence x=n(xn)⊆X is called B-absolutely summable if is finite for any y∈Y. Connections of this space with are presented. A sequence x=n(xn)⊆X is called B-unconditionally summable if is finite for any y∈Y and z^∗∈Z^∗ and for any M⊆N there exists xM∈X for which _∑n∈M〈B(xn,y),z^∗〉=〈B(xM,y),z^∗〉 for all y∈Y and z^∗∈Z^∗. A bilinear version of Orlicz-Pettis theorem is given in this setting and some applications are presented.     

Boundedness and unboundedness results for some maximal operators on functions of bounded variation

We characterize the space BV(I) of functions of bounded variation on an arbitrary interval I⊂R, in terms of a uniform boundedness condition satisfied by the local uncentered maximal operator MR from BV(I) into the Sobolev space W1,1(I). By restriction, the corresponding characterization holds for W1,1(I). We also show that if U is open in Rd, d>1, then boundedness from BV(U) into W1,1(U) fails for the local directional maximal operator , the local strong maximal operator , and the iterated local directional maximal operator . Nevertheless, if U satisfies a cone condition, then boundedly, and the same happens with , , and MR.     

A remark on Ricceri's conjecture for a class of nonlinear eigenvalue problems

Consider the eigenvalue problem : −Δu=λf(x,u) in Ω, u=0 on ∂Ω, where Ω is a bounded smooth domain in RN. Denote by the set of all Carathéodory functions f:Ω×R→R such that for a.e. x∈Ω, f(x,⋅) is Lipschitzian with Lipschitz constant L, f(x,0)=0 and , and denote by (resp. ) the set of λ>0 such that has at least one nonzero classical (resp. weak) solution. Let λ₁ be the first eigenvalue for the Laplacian-Dirichlet problem. We prove that and . Our result is a positive answer to Ricceri's conjecture if use f(x,u) instead of f(u) in the conjecture.     

Bernstein widths of Hardy-type operators in a non-homogeneous case

Let I=[a,b]⊂R, let 1<p?q<∞, let u and v be positive functions with u∈Lp^′(I), v∈Lq(I) and let be the Hardy-type operator given by

     

Spectrum of a non-self-adjoint operator associated with the periodic heat equation

We study the spectrum of the linear operator L=−θ_∂−?θ_∂(sinθθ_∂) subject to the periodic boundary conditions on θ∈[−π,π]. We prove that the operator is closed in with the domain in for |?|<2, its spectrum consists of an infinite sequence of isolated eigenvalues and the set of corresponding eigenfunctions is complete. By using numerical approximations of eigenvalues and eigenfunctions, we show that all eigenvalues are simple, located on the imaginary axis and the angle between two subsequent eigenfunctions tends to zero for larger eigenvalues. As a result, the complete set of linearly independent eigenfunctions does not form a basis in .     

Normal families and shared values of meromorphic functions

Let be a positive integer, let F be a family of meromorphic functions in a domain D, all of whose zeros have multiplicity at least k+1, and let , be two holomorphic functions on D. If, for each f∈F, f=a(z)⇔f(k)=h(z), then F is normal in D.     

On localization properties of Fourier transforms of hyperfunctions

In [A.G. Smirnov, Fourier transformation of Sato's hyperfunctions, Adv. Math. 196 (2005) 310-345] the author introduced a new generalized function space U(Rk) which can be naturally interpreted as the Fourier transform of the space of Sato's hyperfunctions on Rk. It was shown that all Gelfand-Shilov spaces (α>1) of analytic functionals are canonically embedded in U(Rk). While the usual definition of support of a generalized function is inapplicable to elements of and U(Rk), their localization properties can be consistently described using the concept of carrier cone introduced by Soloviev [M.A. Soloviev, Towards a generalized distribution formalism for gauge quantum fields, Lett. Math. Phys. 33 (1995) 49-59; M.A. Soloviev, An extension of distribution theory and of the Paley-Wiener-Schwartz theorem related to quantum gauge theory, Comm. Math. Phys. 184 (1997) 579-596]. In this paper, the relation between carrier cones of elements of and U(Rk) is studied. It is proved that an analytic functional is carried by a cone K⊂Rk if and only if its canonical image in U(Rk) is carried by K.