Fourier–Padé Approximants for Nikishin Systems

We study type I Fourier–Padé approximation for certain systems of functions formed by the Cauchy transform of finite Borel measures supported on bounded intervals of the real line. This construction is similar to type I Hermite–Padé approximation. Instead of power series expansions of the functions in the system, we take their development in a series of orthogonal polynomials. We give the exact rate of convergence of the corresponding approximants. The answer is expressed in terms of the extremal solution of an associated vector-valued equilibrium problem for the logarithmic potential.      

Ehrenfeucht–Fraïssé games on ordinals

Two structures A and B are n-equivalent if player II has a winning strategy in the n-move Ehrenfeucht–Fraïssé game on A and B. Ordinals and m-coloured ordinals are studied up to n-equivalence for various values of m and n.     

Equivariant Euler–Poincaré characteristic in sheaf cohomology

Let X be a Hausdorff space equipped with a continuous action of a finite group G and a G-stable family of supports \({\Phi}\). Fix a number field F with ring of integers R. We study the class \({\chi = \sum_j (-1)^j [H^j_\Phi (X, \mathcal{E}) \otimes_R F]}\) in the character group of G over F for any flat G-sheaf \({\mathcal{E}}\) of R-modules over X. Under natural cohomological finiteness conditions we give a formula for \({\chi}\) with respect to the basis given by the irreducible characters of G. We discuss applications of our result concerning the cohomology of arithmetic groups.     

A Remark on the Steklov–Poincaré Inequality

Mathematical Notes - In an $$n$$ -dimensional bounded domain $$\Omega_n$$ , $$n\ge 2$$ , we prove the Steklov–Poincaré inequality with the best constant in the case where $$\Omega_n$$ is...     

Bilinear Sobolev–Poincaré Inequalities and Leibniz-Type Rules

The dual purpose of this article is to establish bilinear Poincaré-type estimates associated with an approximation of the identity and to explore the connections between bilinear pseudo-differential operators and bilinear potential-type operators. The common underlying theme in both topics is their applications to Leibniz-type rules in Sobolev and Campanato–Morrey spaces under Sobolev scaling.     

An Algorithm for the Computation of Hermite–Padé Approximations to the Exponential Function: Divided Differences and Hermite–Padé Forms

We present the first of two different algorithms for the explicit computation of Hermite–Padé forms (HPF) associated with the exponential function. Some roots of the algebraic equation associated with a given HPF are good approximants to the exponential in some subsets of the complex plane: they are called Hermite–Padé approximants (HPA) to this function. Our algorithm is recursive and based upon the expression of HPF as divided differences of the function texp(xt) at multiple integer nodes. Using this algorithm, we find again the results obtained by Borwein and Driver for quadratic HPF. As an example, we give an interesting family of quadratic HPA to the exponential.     

Factor complexity of S-adic words generated by the Arnoux–Rauzy–Poincaré algorithm

The Arnoux–Rauzy–Poincaré multidimensional continued fraction algorithm is obtained by combining the Arnoux–Rauzy and Poincaré algorithms. It is a generalized Euclidean algorithm. Its three-dimensional linear version consists in subtracting the sum of the two smallest entries from the largest if possible (Arnoux–Rauzy step), and otherwise, in subtracting the smallest entry from the median and the median from the largest (the Poincaré step), and by performing when possible Arnoux–Rauzy steps in priority. After renormalization it provides a piecewise fractional map of the standard 2-simplex. We study here the factor complexity of its associated symbolic dynamical system, defined as an S-adic system. It is made of infinite words generated by the composition of sequences of finitely many substitutions, together with some restrictions concerning the allowed sequences of substitutions expressed in terms of a regular language. Here, the substitutions are provided by the matrices of the linear version of the algorithm. We give an upper bound for the linear growth of the factor complexity. We then deduce the convergence of the associated algorithm by unique ergodicity.     

Boundary feedback stabilization of a coupled parabolic–hyperbolic Stokes–Lamé PDE system

We consider a parabolic–hyperbolic coupled system of two partial differential equations (PDEs), which governs fluid–structure interactions, and which features a suitable boundary dissipation term at the interface between the two media. The coupled system consists of Stokes flow coupled to the Lamé system of dynamic elasticity, with the respective dynamics being coupled on a boundary interface, where dissipation is introduced. Such a system is semigroup well-posed on the natural finite energy space (Avalos and Triggiani in Discr Contin Dynam Sys, to appear). Here we prove that, moreover, such semigroup is uniformly (exponentially) stable in the corresponding operator norm, with no geometrical conditions imposed on the boundary interface. This result complements the strong stability properties of the undamped case (Avalos and Triggiani in Discr Contin Dynam Sys, to appear). R. Triggiani’s research was partially supported by National Science Foundation under grant DMS-0104305 and by the Army Research Office under grant DAAD19-02-1-0179.     

Hermite–Padé approximation,isomonodromic deformation and hypergeometric integral

We develop an underlying relationship between the theory of rational approximations and that of isomonodromic deformations. We show that a certain duality in Hermite’s two approximation problems for functions leads to the Schlesinger transformations, i.e. transformations of a linear differential equation shifting its characteristic exponents by integers while keeping its monodromy invariant. Since approximants and remainders are described by block-Toeplitz determinants, one can clearly understand the determinantal structure in isomonodromic deformations. We demonstrate our method in a certain family of Hamiltonian systems of isomonodromy type including the sixth Painlevé equation and Garnier systems; particularly, we present their solutions written in terms of iterated hypergeometric integrals. An algorithm for constructing the Schlesinger transformations is also discussed through vector continued fractions.     

Inverse results on row sequences of Hermite–Padé approximation

We consider row sequences of (type II) Hermite–Padé approximations with common denominator associated with a vector f of formal power expansions about the origin. In terms of the asymptotic behavior of the sequence of common denominators, we describe some analytic properties of f and restate some conjectures corresponding to questions once posed by A. A. Gonchar for row sequences of Padé approximants.     

The Auslander–Reiten Quiver of a Poincaré Duality Space

In a previous paper, Auslander–Reiten triangles and quivers were introduced into algebraic topology. This paper shows that over a Poincaré duality space, each component of the Auslander–Reiten quiver is isomorphic to . Presented by Yuri Drozd     

Lelong–Poincaré formula in symplectic and almost complex geometry

In this paper, we present two applications of the theory of singular connections developed by Harvey and Lawson (1993). The first one is a version of the Lelong–Poincaré formula with estimates for sections of vector bundles over an almost complex manifold. The second one is a convergence theorem for divisors associated to a general family of symplectic submanifolds constructed by Donaldson (1996) (the case of hypersurfaces) and by Auroux in (1997) (for arbitrary dimensional submanifolds).     

A Fractional Orlicz–Sobolev Poincaré Inequality in John Domains

Let n ≥ 2, β∈(0, n) and ■ Rnbe a bounded domain. Support that φ : [0, ∞) → [0, ∞)is a Young function which is doubling and satisfies ■If Ω is a John domain, then we show that it supports a(φ~(n/(n-β)), φ)β-Poincaré inequality. Conversely,assume that Ω is simply connected domain when n = 2 or a bounded domain which is quasiconformally equivalent to some uniform domain when n ≥ 3. If Ω supports a((φ~(n/(n-β)), φ)β-Poincaré inequality,then we show that it is a John domain.     

Spectral structure of the Neumann–Poincaré operator on tori

We address the question whether there is a three-dimensional bounded domain such that the Neumann–Poincaré operator defined on its boundary has infinitely many negative eigenvalues. It is proved in this paper that tori have such a property. It is done by decomposing the Neumann–Poincaré operator on tori into infinitely many self-adjoint compact operators on a Hilbert space defined on the circle using the toroidal coordinate system and the Fourier basis, and then by proving that the numerical range of infinitely many operators in the decomposition has both positive and negative values.     

André spectral sequences for Baues–Wirsching cohomology of categories

We construct spectral sequences in the framework of Baues–Wirsching cohomology and homology for functors between small categories and analyze particular cases including Grothendieck fibrations. We also give applications to more classical cohomology and homology theories including Hochschild–Mitchell cohomology and those studied before by Watts, Roos, Quillen and others.     

Quadratic Hermite–Padé Approximation to the Exponential Function: A Riemann–Hilbert Approach

We investigate the asymptotic behavior of the polynomials p, q, r of degrees n in type I Hermite–Padé approximation to the exponential function, defined by p(z)e^-z + q(z) + r(z) e^z = O(z³ⁿ⁺²) as z 0. These polynomials are characterized by a Riemann–Hilbert problem for a 3 × 3 matrix valued function. We use the Deift–Zhou steepest descent method for Riemann–Hilbert problems to obtain strong uniform asymptotics for the scaled polynomials p(3nz), q(3nz), and r(3nz) in every domain in the complex plane. An important role is played by a three-sheeted Riemann surface and certain measures and functions derived from it. Our work complements the recent results of Herbert Stahl.     

Well-posedness and analytic solutions of the two-component Euler–Poincaré system

We first establish the local well-posedness for the Cauchy problem of the two-component Euler–Poincaré system in nonhomogeneous Besov spaces. Then, we derive a blow-up criterion for strong solutions to the system. Finally, we prove the existence of analytic solutions to the system.     

Régularité conditionnelle des équations de Navier–Stokes

In this Note, we give sufficient conditions for the regularity of Leray–Hopf weak solutions to the Navier–Stokes equation. We prove that, if one of three conditions (i) $?u/?x_3\in L_t^{s_0}{L}_x^{r_0}$ where $2/s_0+3/r_0?2$ and $9/4?r_0?3$, (ii) $\mathrm{?}{u}_3\in L_t^{s_1}{L}_x^{r_1}$ where $2/s_1+3/r_1?11/6$ and $54/23?r_0?18/5$, or (iii) $u_3\in L_t^{s_0}{L}_x^{r_0}$ where $2/s_0+3/r_0?5/8$ and $24/5?r_0?\infty$, is satisfied, then the solution is regular. These conditions improve earlier results on the conditional regularity of the Navier–Stokes equations. To cite this article: I. Kukavica, M. Ziane, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 343 (2006).