On a mapping of a projective space into a sphere

We obtain an exact estimate for the minimum multiplicity of a continuous finite-to-one mapping of a projective space into a sphere for all dimensions. For finite-to-one mappings of a projective space into a Euclidean space, we obtain an exact estimate for this multiplicity for n = 2, 3. For n ≥ 4, we prove that this estimate does not exceed 4. Several open questions are formulated.     

Folding a surface to a polygon

A concept of folding for compact connected surfaces, involving the partition of the surface into combinatorially identical n-sided topological polygons, is defined. The existence of such foldings for given n and given surfaces is explored, with definitive results for the sphere and the torus. We obtain necessary conditions for the existence of such foldings in all other cases.Supported by Kuwait University Grant SM 043.     

Torsional Oscillations of a Punch on a Layer Bonded to a Half-Space Containing a Cylindrical Cavity

A previously published algorithm [9] is implemented in application to the Reissner–Sagoci problem for a layer bonded to a half-space containing a cylindrical cavity. The influence of the mechanical and geometrical parameters of the layer and the half-space on the amplitude-frequency response curves of the punch oscillations is analyzed. Practical applications of the results are proposed for ensuring the seismic isolation of buildings on the investigated foundation in the presence of dynamic torsional excitations.     

Investigation of a nonlinear difference equation in a Banach space in a neighborhood of a quasiperiodic solution

We investigate the behavior of a diserete dynamical system in a neighborhood of a quasiperiodic trajeetory for the case of an infinite-dimensional Banach space We find conditions sufficient for the system considered to reduce, in such a neighborhood, to a system with quasiperiodic coefficients. Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 49, No. 12, pp. 1661–1676, December, 1997.     

Evolution to a steady state for a rarefied gas flowing from a tank into a vacuum through a plane channel

A kinetic equation (S-model) is used to solve the nonstationary problem of a monatomic rarefied gas flowing from a tank of infinite capacity into a vacuum through a long plane channel. Initially, the gas is at rest and is separated from the vacuum by a barrier. The temperature of the channel walls is kept constant. The flow is found to evolve to a steady state. The time required for reaching a steady state is examined depending on the channel length and the degree of gas rarefaction. The kinetic equation is solved numerically by applying a conservative explicit finite-difference scheme that is firstorder accurate in time and second-order accurate in space. An approximate law is proposed for the asymptotic behavior of the solution at long times when the evolution to a steady state becomes a diffusion process.     

Embeddingof a finite CW-complex in a sphere

The following theorem is proven: for any finite CW-complex X of dimensionality n, no one can provide the Euclidean sphere of dimensionality (n+1) (n+2)/2 with a CW-complex structure such that X will turn out to be isomorphic to some subcomplex of this CW-complex.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 4, No. 6, pp. 669–676, December, 1968.The author wishes to thank V. A. Rokhlin for having posed the problem and for numerous comments and suggestions.     

On a generalisation of a Lehmer problem

We consider a generalisation of the classical Lehmer problem about the distribution of modular inverses in arithmetic progression, introduced by E. Alkan, F. Stan and A. Zaharescu. Using bounds for multiplicative character sums instead of bounds for Kloosterman sums traditionally applied to this kind of problem, we improve their results in several directions.     

On a structural acoustic model with interface a Reissner-Mindlin plate or a Timoshenko beam

This paper is concerned with a model which describes the interaction of sound and elastic waves in a structural acoustic chamber in which one “wall” is flexible and flat. The model is new in the sense that the composite dynamics of the three-dimensional structure is described by the linearized equations for a gas defined on the interior of the chamber and the Reissner-Mindlin plate equations on the two-dimensional flat wall of the chamber, while, if a two-dimensional acoustic chamber is considered, the Timoshenko beam equations describe the deflections of the one-dimensional “wall.” With a view to achieving uniform stabilization of the structure linear feedback boundary damping is incorporated in the model, viz. in the wave equation for the gas and in the system of equations for the vibrations of the elastic medium. We present the uniform stability result for the case of a two-dimensional chamber and outline the method for the three-dimensional model which shows strong resemblance with the system of dynamic plane elasticity.     

A recognition problem for a vector alphabet generating a sequence with a quasiperiodic structure

An off-line recognition problem is analyzed for a vector alphabet generating sequences with quasiperiodic vector fragments that coincide with alphabet vectors. It is shown that the solution of this problem reduces to solving a special optimization problem. It is proved that the problem considered is solvable in polynomial time, and an algorithm for its exact solution is justified. The algorithm ensures the maximum likelihood recognition of a vector alphabet for the case of additive noise which is a Gaussian sequence of independent random values having an identical distribution.     

Interaction of a hollow cylinder of finite length and a plate with a cylindrical cavity with a rigid insert

Two problems of the interaction of a hollow circular cylinder with load-free ends and an unbounded plate with a cylindrical cavity and a symmetrically imbedded rigid insert are considered. Homogeneous solutions are found and the generalized orthogonality of these solutions is used when the modified boundary conditions are satisfied. As a result, we have a system of two integral equations in functions of the displacements of the outer and inner surfaces of the hollow cylinder. These functions are sought in the form of sums of a trigonometric series and a power function with a root singularity. The ill-posed infinite systems of linear algebraic equations obtained are regularized by the introduction of small positive parameters. Since the elements of the matrices of the systems as well as the contact stresses are defined by poorly converging numerical and functional series, an efficient method for calculating of the remainders of the above-mentioned series is developed. Formulae are found for the contact pressure distribution function and the integral characteristic. Examples of the calculation of the interaction of the cylinder and the plate with an insert are given.The method of solving contact problems described here has been used earlier1, 2 and the generalized orthogonality of the solutions found for bodies of finite dimensions, that is, for a rectangle and cylinders of finite length, is its basis. Problems for hollow cylinders with a band ² and an insert reduce to a system of two integral equations, and the problem for a rectangle¹ reduces to one integral equation. Solving these integral equations, ill-posed systems of linear algebraic equations are obtained which are subject to regularization³.     

Construction of a Lyapunov function on a model computer with a large-block mode

The article is devoted to the construction of computer software for computing a Lyapunov function satisfying a certain special partial differential equation. The program is written for M-222.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 58, pp. 121–129, 1976.     

关于一个素数和一个素数的k次方和问题

设k≥2,Hk表示一个正整数n的集合,使对任意的正整数q,同余方程a+b2三n(modq)在模q的既约剩余系中有解a,b.Dk(N)表示n≤N,n∈Hk,但不能表成p1+p22=n的数的个数,其中p1,p2表示素数.则在GRH下,Dk(N)<<N1-1/k(h(k)+1)+ε,这里k=2,3;h(2)=2,h(3)=8.     

Minimizing a Symmetric Quasiconvex Function on a Two-Dimensional Lattice

We consider the minimization problem for a symmetric quasiconvex function defined by an oracle on the set of integer points of a square. We formulate an optimality criterion for the solution, obtain a logarithmic lower bound for the complexity of the problem, and propose an algorithm for which the number of inquiries to the oracle is at most thrice the lower bound.     

圆柱壳中圆盘状晶体压力传感器的厚度剪切振动

以电弹性体中叠加于偏场之上的小增量场理论为基础,研究了固定在圆柱壳中的圆盘状晶体谐振器的厚度剪切振动问题,得到了环境压力所诱导的谐振器频率漂移的表达式,该表达式可用于指导压力传感器的优化设计．数值结果表明:频率漂移与环境压力成正比,并且外壳的刚度越小或者压电晶片与外壳厚度之比越小,则压力传感器的灵敏度越高．     

On Blowup of a Solution to a Sobolev-Type Equation with a Nonlocal Source

We consider the initial-boundary value problem for a dissipative nonlinear wave equation of the Sobolev type with a nonlocal cubic source. For this problem we obtain a sufficient condition for blowup of a strong generalized solution. Moreover, we obtain a two-sided estimate for the blowup time of the solution.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 Korpusov M. O. and Sveshnikov A. G.The authors were supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grants 02-01-00253; 02-01-06038) and a grant of the Project Junior Scientists of Russia.__________Translated from Sibirskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 567–578, May–June, 2005.     

On the solvability of a boundary value problem for a fourth-order equation on a graph

We consider a boundary value problem for a fourth-order equation on a graph modeling elastic deformations of a plane rod system with conditions of rigid connection at the vertices. Conditions for the unique solvability are stated. We also present sufficient conditions for the problem to be degenerate.     

On a Reliable Solution of a Volterra Integral Equation in a Hilbert Space

We consider a class of Volterra-type integral equations in a Hilbert space. The operators of the equation considered appear as time-dependent functions with values in the space of linear continuous operators mapping the Hilbert space into its dual. We are looking for maximal values of cost functionals with respect to the admissible set of operators. The existence of a solution in the continuous and the discretized form is verified. The convergence analysis is performed. The results are applied to a quasistationary problem for an anisotropic viscoelastic body made of a long memory material.     

Evasion of a fixed sphere by a dynamical object driven by a bounded force

A solution is obtained of the problem of synthesizing the control of the motion of a dynamical object (a point mass) evading a fixed spherical obstacle under the action of a bounded force. The set of all points for which evasion is possible is constructed in phase space (of arbitrary dimension), and control modes are constructed for bounded (fixed) and unbounded time intervals. The characteristics of the optimal motion, in particular, the time and minimum distance, are determined for specific initial data. The qualitative properties of the controlled motion are established.     

Embedding a graph-like continuum in a surface

Graph-like continua provide a very natural setting for generalizing finite graphs to infinite, compact structures. For example, the Freudenthal compactification of a locally finite graph, exploited by Diestel and his students in their study of the cycle space of an infinite graph, is an example of a graph-like continuum. Generalizing earlier works in special cases, the authors, along with Christian, have proved MacLane’s and Whitney’s characterizations of planarity for graph-like continua (Electron. J. Combin. 17 (2010)). In this work, we consider embeddings of graph-like continua in compact surfaces and show that: (i) every edge is in an open disc that meets the graph-like continuum precisely in that edge; (ii) there are natural analogues of face boundary walks; (iii) there is a graph-like continuum triangulating the same surface and containing as a sub-graphlike continuum the original embedded graph-like continuum; (iv) the face boundaries generate a subspace of the cycle space; and (v) the quotient of the cycle space by the boundary cycles is the homology of the surface. These all generalize results known for embeddings of finite graphs.     

Optimizing a Particular Real Root of a Polynomial by a Special Cylindrical Algebraic Decomposition

We study the problem of optimizing over parameters a particular real root of a polynomial with parametric coefficients. We propose an efficient symbolic method for solving the optimization problem based on a special cylindrical algebraic decomposition algorithm, which asks for a semi-algebraic decomposition into cells in terms of number-of-roots-invariance.