Remarks on some classes of Fourier coefficients

In this paper equivalent classes of the classes M' and S' _{p r}, p >1, 0,r {0,1,2,...,[]} defined by Sheng [5] are obtained. Then it is shown that the classes of Fourier coefficients S _p, S' _p(case r==0) and S _p(), p>1, defined by . V. Stanojevi, V. B. Stanojevi Sheng and the author of the present note are identical. As a corollary of this result, the L ¹-estimate for cosine series, obtained in [10], is refined.     

Choosing the maximum from a sequence with a discount function

Choosing the maximum value from a sequence ofN independent values is a well known problem often called the candidate problem or secretary problem. This paper treats the above problem with a discount penalty (0<<1) for each additional observation taken. It is shown that asN increases indefinitely, the optimal stopping policy is bounded although the maximum expected payoff goes to zero, and that there exists a sequence 0= ₀<₁<₂<<1, such that the asymptotic optimal stopping rule is the same for all _i–1<_i.     

K1 of Twisted Rings of Polynomials

We prove that for an arbitrary endomorphism of a ring R the group K1(R[t]) splits into the direct sum of K1(R) and Ñil (r;). Moreover, for any such R and Ñil (R; ) is isomorphic to Ñil (R ; ) for some ring R with : R R – an isomorphism.     

Points cônes du mouvement brownien plan,le cas critique

Summary LetB=(B _t,t0) be a planar Brownian motion and let >0. For anyt0, the pointz=B _t is called a one-sided cone point with angle if there exist >0 and a wedgeW(,z) with vertexz and angle such thatB _sW(,z) for everys[t, t+]. Burdzy and Shimura have shown independently that one-sided cone points with angle exist when >/2 but not when      

The algebra of implicit operations

For an ordinal and a class of topological algebras of a given type (which may be infinite and may contain inflnitary operations), an-aryimplicit operation on is any new-ary operation whose introduction does not eliminate any continuous homomorphisms between members of . The set of all-ary implicit operations on is denoted by and forms an algebra of the given type which is endowed with the least topology making continuous all homomorphisms into members of . With this topology, is a topological algebra in which the subalgebra of all-ary operations on which are induced by terms is dense, provided that is closed under the formation of closed subalgebras and finitary direct products. This is obtained by realizing as an inverse limit of-generated members of . These results are applied to pseudovarieties of topological and finite algebras.This work was supported, in part, by INIC grant 85/CEX/4. This paper was written while the author was a faculty member at the Universidade do Minho.Presented by Ralph McKenzie.     

Zeros in tables of characters for the groups Sn and An

In the representation theory of symmetric groups, for each partition of a natural number n, the partition h() of n is defined so as to obtain a certain set of zeros in the table of characters for S_n. Namely, h() is the greatest (under the lexicographic ordering ) partition among P(n) such that (g) 0. Here, is an irreducible character of S_n, indexed by a partition , and g is a conjugacy class of elements in S_n, indexed by a partition . We point out an extra set of zeros in the table that we are dealing with. For every non self-associated partition P(n), the partition f() of n is defined so that f() is greatest among the partitions of n which are opposite in sign to h() and are such that (g) 0 (Thm. 1). Also, for any self-associated partition of n > 1, we construct a partition () P(n) such that () is greatest among the partitions of n which are distinct from h() and are such that (g) 0 (Thm. 2).Supported by RFBR grant No. 04-01-00463 and by RFBR-BRFBR grant No. 04-01-81001.Translated from Algebra i Logika, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 24–43, January–February, 2005.     

Convergence of epigraphs and of sublevel sets

Let LSC(X) be the set of the proper lower semicontinuous extended real-valued functions defined on a metric spaceX. Given a sequence f _n in LSC(X) and a functionf LSC(X), we show that convergence of f _n tof in several variational convergence modes implies that for each , the sublevel set at height off is the limit, in the same variational sense, of an appropriately chosen sequence of sublevel sets of thef _n, at height _n approaching . The converse holds true whenever a form of stability of the sublevel sets of the limit function is verified. The results are obtained by regarding a hyperspace topology as the weakest topology for which each member of an appropriate family of excess functionals is upper semicontinuous, and each member of an appropriate family of gap functionals is lower semicontinuous. General facts about the representation of hyperspace topologies in this manner are given.     

Black holes on the plane drawn by a Wiener process

Summary We say that the discD()R ², of radius , located around the origin isp-covered in timeT by a Wiener processW(·) if for anyzD() there exists a 0tT such thatW(t) is a point of the disc of radiusp, located aroundz. The supremum of those 's (0) is studied for which,D() isp-covered inT.     

On some classes of modules

The aim of this paper is to investigate quasi-corational, comonoform, copolyform and -(co)atomic modules. It is proved that for an ordinal a right R-module M is -atomic if and only if it is -coatomic. And it is also shown that an -atomic module M is quasi-projective if and only if M is quasi-corationally complete. Some other results are developed.     

Monotonicity properties of zeros of generalized Airy functions

Summary We show, among other things, that the positive zeros of a solution ofy +x y=0,y(0)=0 decrease to 1 as increases, 0.

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Sommario Si dimostra, tra l'altro, che gli zeri positivi d'una soiuzione diy +x y=0,y(0)=0 decrescono al limite 1, quando cresce, 0.

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To the memory of Milo Háik

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This research was supported by grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Canada) and Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy). Some of the work was done while the second-named author was visiting the Department of Mathematics, University of Torino.     

On cyclic biquadratic fields related to a problem of Hasse

In this note we shall prove that there exist infinitely many cyclic biquadratic fieldsK whose integral bases are neither {1, , ², } nor {1, , , ³) for any numbers , inK. Next, we shall construct infinitely many cyclic biquadratic fieldsK which have the index 1, but still have not the integral basis {1, , ², ³) for every inK. Finally we shall give a class of biquadratic fields for a problem of Hasse concerning an integral basis.     

Smoothness of Brownian local times and related functionals

In this paper we show that the local time of the Brownian motion belongs to the Sobolev space for any p2 and 0<<1/p. In order to prove this result we first discuss the smoothness and integrability properties of the composition of the Dirac function with a Wiener integral W(h), and we show that this composition belongs to , for any >0 and p>1 such that +1/p>1.     

A Note on a Boundary Value Problem

In this note, we prove that, for Robins boundary value problem, a unique solution exists if f_x(t, x, x), f_x(t, x, x), (t), and (t) are continuous, and f_x -(t), f_x -(t), 4(t) ² + ²(t) ++ 2(t), and 4(t) ² + ²(t) + 2(t).AMS Subject Classification (2000) 34B15     

A Complete Metric in the Function Space D α[0,∞)

Subspaces D of D[0,1] and of D[0,) are defined. With constructed metrics d , D are shown to be complete separable metric spaces. Conditions for tightness of probability measures in D are given.     

Some homological properties of commutative semitrivial ring extensions

LetR be a commutative ring with 1 andM anR-module. If:M _R MR is anR-module homomorphism satisfying(mm)=(mm) and(mm)m=m(mm), the additive abelian groupRM becomes a commutative ring, if multiplication is defined by (r,m)(r,m)=(rr+(mm),rm+rm). This ring is called the semitrivial extension ofR byM and and it is denoted byR M. This generalizes the notion of a trivial extension and leads to a more interesting variety of examples. The purpose of this paper is to studyR M; in particular, we are interested in some homological properties ofR M as that of being Cohen-Macaulay, Gorenstein or regular. A sample result: Let (R,m) be a local Noetherian ring,M a finitely generatedR-module and Im() m. ThenR M is Gorenstein if and only if eitherRM is Gorenstein orR is Gorenstein,M is a maximal Cohen-Macaulay module andMM ^*, where the isomorphism is given by the adjoint of.     

Sturmian Words and the Permutation that Orders Fractional Parts

A Sturmian word is a map W : {0,1} for which the set of {0, 1}-vectors F _n(W) {(W(i), W(i + 1),...,W(i + n – 1)) ^T : i } has cardinality exactly n + 1 for each positive integer n. Our main result is that the volume of the simplex whose n + 1 vertices are the n + 1 points in F _n(W) does not depend on W. Our proof of this motivates studying algebraic properties of the permutation _,n (where is any irrational and n is any positive integer) that orders the fractional parts {}, {2},...,{n}, i.e., 0 < {_,n (1)} < {_,n (2)} < ··· < {_,n (n)} < 1. We give a formula for the sign of _,n , and prove that for every irrational there are infinitely many n such that the order of _,n (as an element of the symmetric group S _n) is less than n.     

K-theory for finite covariant systems

LetA be a real or complex Banach algebra and assume that is an action of a finite groupG onA by means of continuous automorphisms. To such a finite covariant system (A, G, ), we associate an Abelian groupK(A, G, ). We obtain some classical exact sequences for an algebraA and a closed invariant idealI. We also compute the group in a few important special cases. Doing so, we relate our new invariant to the classicalK ₀ andK ₁ of a Banach algebra and to theK-theory of ₂-graded Banach algebras. Finally, we obtain a result that gives a close relationship of our groupK(A, G, ) with theK-theory of the crossed productA G. In particular, we prove a six-term exact sequence involving our groupK(A, G, ) and theK-groups ofA G. In this way, we hope to contribute to the well-known problem of finding theK-theory of the crossed productA G in the case of an action of a finite group.     

Properties of certain integral operators

Two integral operatorsP andQ for analytic functions in the open unit disk are introduced. The object of the present paper is to derive some properties of integral operatorsP andQ .     

On the Uniform Summability of Multiple Walsh-Fourier Series

In this paper we prove that if f C (0, 1 ^N ) and the function f is of bounded partial variation, then the N-dimensional Walsh-Fourier series of the function f is uniformly (C,–) summable (₁ +...+ _N < 1, _i > 0, i = 1,...,N) in the sense of Pringsheim. If ₁ +...+ _N = 1, _i > 0, i = 1,2,...,N, then there exists a continuous function f ₀ of bounded partial variation on [0, 1] ^N such that the Cesàro (C,–) means _m ^– (f₀,Õ) of the N-dimensional Walsh-Fourier series of f ₀ diverge over cubes.     

Phase-lag analysis of explicit Nyström methods fory″=f(x,y)

We examine phase-lag (frequency distortion) of the two-parameter familyM ₄(₁, ₃) of fourth order explicit Nyström methods of [1] by applying these to the test equation:y+ ² y=0, >0. While the methodM ₄(1/6, 5/6) possessing the largest interval of periodicity of size 3.46 has a phase-lag of (1/4320)H (H ⁴=h, h is the step-size), we show that there exist two fourth order methods ofM ₄(₁, ₃) for which the phase-lag is minimal and of size (1/40320)H ⁶; interestingly, both methods also possess a sizable interval of periodicity of length 2.75 each.