Approximation of Sobolev classes by polynomials and ridge functions

Let be the usual Sobolev class of functions on the unit ball in , and be the subclass of all radial functions in . We show that for the classes and , the orders of best approximation by polynomials in coincide. We also obtain exact orders of best approximation in of the classes by ridge functions and, as an immediate consequence, we obtain the same orders in for the usual Sobolev classes .     

n-Star modules over ring extensions

We give conditions under which an n-star module extends to an n-star module, or an n-tilting module, over a ring extension R of A. In case that R is a split extension of A by Q, we obtain that is a 1-tilting module (respectively, a 1-star module) if and only if is a 1-tilting module (respectively, a 1-star module) and generates both and (respectively, generates ), where is an injective cogenerator in the category of all left A-modules. These extend results in [I. Assem, N. Marmaridis, Tilting modules over split-by-nilpotent extensions, Comm. Algebra 26 (1998) 1547–1555; K.R. Fuller, *-Modules over ring extensions, Comm. Algebra 25 (1997) 2839–2860] by removing the restrictions on R and Q.     

Relative asymptotic of multiple orthogonal polynomials for Nikishin systems

We prove the relative asymptotic behavior for the ratio of two sequences of multiple orthogonal polynomials with respect to the Nikishin systems of measures. The first Nikishin system is such that for each k, σ_k has a constant sign on its compact support consisting of an interval , on which almost everywhere, and a discrete set without accumulation points in . If denotes the smallest interval containing , we assume that Δ_k∩Δ_k+1=0/, k=1,…,m−1. The second Nikishin system is a perturbation of the first by means of rational functions r_k, k=1,…,m, whose zeros and poles lie in .     

On an extremal problem of Selberg II

Let m_p be the minimum of the product under the conditions that and . In our previous paper [J. Kaneko, On an extremal problem of Selberg, J. Approx. Theory 142 (2006) 129–137], we showed that the following estimates hold. provided p255. In this note, we prove that the limit of as p→∞ exists and is expressed by the (unique) solution of some simultaneous transcendental equations. By using this expression we obtain numerically.     

The small quantum group as a quantum double

We prove that the quantum double of the quasi-Hopf algebra of dimension attached in [P. Etingof, S. Gelaki, On radically graded finite-dimensional quasi-Hopf algebras, Mosc. Math. J. 5 (2) (2005) 371–378] to a simple complex Lie algebra and a primitive root of unity q of order n² is equivalent to Lusztig's small quantum group (under some conditions on n). We also give a conceptual construction of using the notion of de-equivariantization of tensor categories.     

A spectral equivalence for Jacobi matrices

We use the classical results of Baxter and Golinskii–Ibragimov to prove a new spectral equivalence for Jacobi matrices on . In particular, we consider the class of Jacobi matrices with conditionally summable parameter sequences and find necessary and sufficient conditions on the spectral measure such that and lie in or for s1.     

Zeros of Bernoulli-type functions and best approximations

The zero sets of (D+a)ⁿg(t) with in the (t,a)-plane are investigated for and .The results are used to determine entire interpolations to functions , which give representations for the best approximation and best one-sided approximation from the class of functions of exponential type η>0 to .     

Inheritance of hyper-duality in imprimitive Bose–Mesner algebras

We prove the following result concerning the inheritance of hyper-duality by block and quotient Bose–Mesner algebras associated with a hyper-dual pair of imprimitive Bose–Mesner algebras. Let and denote Bose–Mesner algebras. Suppose there is a hyper-duality ψ from the subconstituent algebra of with respect to p to the subconstituent algebra of with respect to . Also suppose that is imprimitive with respect to a subset of Hadamard idempotents, so is dual imprimitive with respect to the subset of primitive idempotents, where is the formal duality associated with ψ. Let denote the block Bose–Mesner algebra of on the block containing p, and let denote the quotient Bose–Mesner algebra of with respect to . Then there is a hyper-duality from the subconstituent algebra of with respect to p to the subconstituent algebra of with respect to .     

Wythoff polytopes and low-dimensional homology of Mathieu groups

We describe two methods for computing the low-dimensional integral homology of the Mathieu simple groups and use them to make computations such as and . One method works via Sylow subgroups. The other method uses a Wythoff polytope and perturbation techniques to produce an explicit free -resolution. Both methods apply in principle to arbitrary finite groups.     

Schurian vector space categories, hereditary algebras and Roiter's norm

We associate a positive real number to any vector space K-category over a field K. Generalizing a result of Nazarova and Roiter, we show that a schurian vector space K-category is representation-finite if and only if is finite and . Such vector space categories are quasilinear, i.e. its indecomposables are simple modules over their endomorphism ring. Recently, Nazarova and Roiter introduced the concept of -faithful poset in order to clarify the structure of critical posets. Their conjecture on the precise form of -faithful posets was established by Zeldich. We generalize these results and characterize -faithful quasilinear vector space K-categories in terms of a class of hereditary algebras H_ρ(D) parametrized by a skew-field D and a rational number ρ1.     

Local lagrange interpolation with cubic splines on tetrahedral partitions

We describe an algorithm for constructing a Lagrange interpolation pair based on C¹ cubic splines defined on tetrahedral partitions. In particular, given a set of points , we construct a set P containing and a spline space based on a tetrahedral partition whose set of vertices include such that interpolation at the points of P is well-defined and unique. Earlier results are extended in two ways: (1) here we allow arbitrary sets , and (2) the method provides optimal approximation order of smooth functions.     

A characterization and equations for minimal shape-preserving projections

Let X denote a (real) Banach space and V an n-dimensional subspace. We denote by the space of all bounded linear operators from X into V; let be the set of all projections in . For a given , we denote by the set of operators such that PSS. When , we characterize those for which P is minimal. This characterization is then utilized in several applications and examples.     

Inverse eigenproblem for -symmetric matrices and their approximation

Let be a nontrivial involution, i.e., R=R⁻¹≠±I_n. We say that is R-symmetric if RGR=G. The set of all -symmetric matrices is denoted by . In this paper, we first give the solvability condition for the following inverse eigenproblem (IEP): given a set of vectors in and a set of complex numbers , find a matrix such that and are, respectively, the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of A. We then consider the following approximation problem: Given an n×n matrix , find such that , where is the solution set of IEP and is the Frobenius norm. We provide an explicit formula for the best approximation solution by means of the canonical correlation decomposition.     

-structure on the deformation complex of a morphism

-structure is shown to exist on the deformation complex of a morphism of associative algebras. The main step of the construction is the extension of a -algebra by an associative algebra. Actions of -algebras on associative and -algebras are analyzed; extensions of -algebras by associative and -algebras that they act upon are constructed. The resulting -algebra on the deformation complex of a morphism is shown to be quasi-isomorphic to the -algebra on the deformation complex of the corresponding diagram algebra.     

Recursively enumerable sets of polynomials over a finite field

We prove that a relation over is recursively enumerable if and only if it is Diophantine over . We do this by first constructing a model of in , where n is represented by Zⁿ. In a second step, we show that it suffices to eliminate a bounded universal quantifier. Then finally, the hardest part of the proof is to show that we can eliminate this quantifier.     

Constructing arithmetic subgroups of unipotent groups

Let G be a unipotent algebraic subgroup of some defined over . We describe an algorithm for finding a finite set of generators of the subgroup . This is based on a new proof of the result (in more general form due to Borel and Harish-Chandra) that such a finite generating set exists.     

Density results for Gabor systems associated with periodic subsets of the real line

The well-known density theorem for one-dimensional Gabor systems of the form , where , states that a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of such a system whose linear span is dense in , or which forms a frame for , is that the density condition is satisfied. The main goal of this paper is to study the analogous problem for Gabor systems for which the window function g vanishes outside a periodic set which is -shift invariant. We obtain measure-theoretic conditions that are necessary and sufficient for the existence of a window g such that the linear span of the corresponding Gabor system is dense in L²(S). Moreover, we show that if this density condition holds, there exists, in fact, a measurable set with the property that the Gabor system associated with the same parameters a,b and the window g=χ_E, forms a tight frame for L²(S).     

Generalized rough approximations in

In this paper we will treat a generalization of inner and outer approximations of fuzzy sets, which we will call -inner and -outer approximations respectively ( being any finite set of rational numbers in [0,1]). In particular we will discuss the case of those fuzzy sets which are definable in the logic by means of step functions from the hypercube [0,1]^k and taking value in an arbitrary (finite) subset of . Then, we will show that if a fuzzy set is definable as truth table of a formula of , then both its -inner and -outer approximation are definable as truth table of formulas of . Finally, we will introduce a generalization of abstract approximation spaces and compare our approach with the notion of fuzzy rough set.     

Orthonormal polynomials with exponential-type weights

Let and let w_ρ(x)|x|^ρexp(-Q(x)), where and is an even function. In this paper we consider the properties of the orthonormal polynomials with respect to the weight , obtaining bounds on the orthonormal polynomials and spacing on their zeros. Moreover, we estimate A_n(x) and B_n(x) defined in Section 4, which are used in representing the derivative of the orthonormal polynomials with respect to the weight .     

On an extremal problem of Selberg

We consider the minimum value m_p of the product under the conditions that and . This problem stems from estimation of the Selberg integral appeared in the study of integral-valued entire functions [A. Selberg, Über einen Satz von A. Gelfond, Arch. Math. Naturvid. 44 (1941) 159–170]. We give upper and lower estimates of m_p : . This, in particular, slightly improves the earlier lower estimate given by Selberg: logm_p>p·0.31654924….