An improved Tau method for a class of Sturm-Liouville problems

We consider the numerical solution of Sturm-Liouville eigenvalue problems by Legendre-Gauss Tau method. The latter approximates the solution of differential equations as a finite sum of Legendre polynomials . We propose an improved approach which seeks approximants in terms of a finite sum of exponentially weighted Legendre polynomials for some real or complex frequencies {ω_k}. With the introduction of such exponentials, Legendre-Gauss Tau method can detect the sharp variations exhibited by the highly indexed Sturm-Liouville eigenfunctions. The efficiency of our results is illustrated through numerical examples.     

Orthogonal polynomials for exponential weights on , II

Let I=[0,d), where d is finite or infinite. Let W_ρ(x)=x^ρexp(-Q(x)), where and Q is continuous and increasing on I, with limit ∞ at d. We obtain further bounds on the orthonormal polynomials associated with the weight , finer spacing on their zeros, and estimates of their associated fundamental polynomials of Lagrange interpolation. In addition, we obtain weighted Markov and Bernstein inequalities.     

Semigroups associated to generalized polynomials and some classical formulas

We study operator semigroups associated with a family of generalized orthogonal polynomials with Hermitian matrix entries. For this we consider a Markov generator sequence, and therefore a Markov semigroup, for the family of orthogonal polynomials on related to the generalized polynomials. We give an expression of the infinitesimal generator of this semigroup and under the hypothesis of diffusion we prove that this semigroup is also Markov. We also give expressions for the kernel of this semigroup in terms of the one-dimensional kernels and obtain some classical formulas for the generalized orthogonal polynomials from the correspondent formulas for orthogonal polynomials on .     

Products of polynomials in uniform norms

We study inequalities connecting a product of uniform norms of polynomials with the norm of their product. This subject includes the well known Gel'fond-Mahler inequalities for the unit disk and Kneser inequality for the segment . Using tools of complex analysis and potential theory, we prove a sharp inequality for norms of products of algebraic polynomials over an arbitrary compact set of positive logarithmic capacity in the complex plane. The above classical results are contained in our theorem as special cases.

It is shown that the asymptotically extremal sequences of polynomials, for which this inequality becomes an asymptotic equality, are characterized by their asymptotically uniform zero distributions. We also relate asymptotically extremal polynomials to the classical polynomials with asymptotically minimal norms.

     

On the least values of -norms for the Kontorovich–Lebedev transform and its convolution

We establish analogs of the Hausdorff–Young and Riesz–Kolmogorov inequalities and the norm estimates for the Kontorovich–Lebedev transformation and the corresponding convolution. These classical inequalities are related to the norms of the Fourier convolution and the Hilbert transform in L_p spaces, 1p∞. Boundedness properties of the Kontorovich–Lebedev transform and its convolution operator are investigated. In certain cases the least values of the norm constants are evaluated. Finally, it is conjectured that the norm of the Kontorovich–Lebedev operator is equal to . It confirms, for instance, by the known Plancherel-type theorem for this transform when p=2.     

A mass-transportation approach to sharp Sobolev and Gagliardo-Nirenberg inequalities

We show that mass transportation methods provide an elementary and powerful approach to the study of certain functional inequalities with a geometric content, like sharp Sobolev or Gagliardo-Nirenberg inequalities. The Euclidean structure of plays no role in our approach: we establish these inequalities, together with cases of equality, for an arbitrary norm.     

Ratio and relative asymptotics of polynomials orthogonal with respect to varying Denisov-type measures

Let μ be a finite positive Borel measure with compact support consisting of an interval plus a set of isolated points in , such that μ^′>0 almost everywhere on [c,d]. Let , be a sequence of polynomials, , with real coefficients whose zeros lie outside the smallest interval containing the support of μ. We prove ratio and relative asymptotics of sequences of orthogonal polynomials with respect to varying measures of the form dμ/w_2n. In particular, we obtain an analogue for varying measures of Denisov's extension of Rakhmanov's theorem on ratio asymptotics. These results on varying measures are applied to obtain ratio asymptotics for orthogonal polynomials with respect to fixed measures on the unit circle and for multi-orthogonal polynomials in which the measures involved are of the type described above.     

Global positivity estimates and Harnack inequalities for the fast diffusion equation

We investigate local and global properties of positive solutions to the fast diffusion equation u_t=Δu^m in the range (d−2)₊/d<m<1, corresponding to general nonnegative initial data. For the Cauchy problem posed in the whole Euclidean space we prove sharp local positivity estimates (weak Harnack inequalities) and elliptic Harnack inequalities; we use them to derive sharp global positivity estimates and a global Harnack principle. For the mixed initial and boundary value problem posed in a bounded domain of with homogeneous Dirichlet condition, we prove weak and elliptic Harnack inequalities. Our work shows that these fast diffusion flows have regularity properties comparable and in some senses better than the linear heat flow.     

The symmetric Meixner-Pollaczek polynomials with real parameter

The Symmetric Meixner-Pollaczek polynomials for λ>0 are well-studied polynomials. These are polynomials orthogonal on the real line with respect to a continuous, positive real measure. For λ?0, are also polynomials, however they are not orthogonal on the real line with respect to any real measure. This paper defines a non-standard inner product with respect to which the polynomials for λ?0, become orthogonal polynomials. It examines the major properties of the polynomials, for λ>0 which are also shared by the polynomials, for λ?0.     

Integral inequalities for the Hilbert transform applied to a nonlocal transport equation

We prove several weighted inequalities involving the Hilbert transform of a function f(x) and its derivative. One of those inequalities,

is used to show finite time blow-up for a transport equation with nonlocal velocity.     

Norms of some operators on the Bergman and the Hardy space in the unit polydisk and the unit ball

Let H(X) be the class of all holomorphic functions on the set and uH(X). We calculate operator norms of the multiplication operators M_u(f)=uf, on the weighted Bergman space , as well as on the Hardy space H^p(X), where X is the unit polydisk or the unit ball in . We also calculate the norm of the weighted composition operator from the weighted Bergman space , and the Hardy space , to a weighted-type space on the unit polydisk.     

Varying weights for orthogonal polynomials with monotonically varying recurrence coefficients

We consider orthogonal polynomials , where n is the degree of the polynomial and N is a discrete parameter. These polynomials are orthogonal with respect to a varying weight W_N which depends on the parameter N and they satisfy a recurrence relation with varying recurrence coefficients which we assume to be varying monotonically as N tends to infinity. We establish the existence of the limit and link this limit to an external field for an equilibrium problem in logarithmic potential theory.     

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 .     

Pseudometrics, distances and multivariate polynomial inequalities

We discuss three natural pseudodistances and pseudometrics on a bounded domain in based on polynomial inequalities.     

Generalization of certain well-known polynomial inequalities

If is a polynomial of degree n having no zeros in |z|<1, then for |β|?1, it was proved by Jain [V.K. Jain, Generalization of certain well known inequalities for polynomials, Glas. Mat. 32 (52) (1997) 45-51] that

     

The maximal range problem for a bounded domain

Let be a bounded domain such that 0Ω. Denote by , the set of all complex polynomials of degree at most n. Let

where . We relate the maximal polynomial range

to the geometry of Ω.     

Ridge wavelets on the ball

We present a ridge polynomial wavelet-type system on the unit ball in such that any continuous function can be expanded with respect to these wavelets. The order of the growth of the degrees of polynomials is optimal. Coefficient functionals are the inner products of the function and the corresponding elements of a “dual wavelet system”. The “dual wavelets” is also a ridge polynomial system with the same growth of the degrees of polynomials. The system is redundant.     

Dual generalized Bernstein basis

The generalized Bernstein basis in the space Π_n of polynomials of degree at most n, being an extension of the q-Bernstein basis introduced by Philips [Bernstein polynomials based on the q-integers, Ann. Numer. Math. 4 (1997) 511–518], is given by the formula [S. Lewanowicz, P. Woźny, Generalized Bernstein polynomials, BIT Numer. Math. 44 (2004) 63–78],

We give explicitly the dual basis functions for the polynomials , in terms of big q-Jacobi polynomials P_k(x;a,b,ω/q;q), a and b being parameters; the connection coefficients are evaluations of the q-Hahn polynomials. An inverse formula—relating big q-Jacobi, dual generalized Bernstein, and dual q-Hahn polynomials—is also given. Further, an alternative formula is given, representing the dual polynomial (0jn) as a linear combination of min(j,n-j)+1 big q-Jacobi polynomials with shifted parameters and argument. Finally, we give a recurrence relation satisfied by , as well as an identity which may be seen as an analogue of the extended Marsden's identity [R.N. Goldman, Dual polynomial bases, J. Approx. Theory 79 (1994) 311–346].     

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 .