Markov- and Bernstein-Type Inequalities for Polynomials with Restricted Coefficients

The Markov-type inequality is proved for all polynomials of degree at most n with coefficients from {-1,0,1} with an absolute constant c. Here ·[0,1] denotes the supremum norm on [0,1]. The Bernstein-type inequality is shown for every polynomial p of the form The inequality is also proved for every analytic function p on the open unit disk D that satisfies the growth condition      

Fourth Order Linear Recurrences Satisfied by Wythoff Pairs

A result of Stolarsky is extended to show that there are infinitely many irreducible fourth order linear recurrences satisfied by sequences of pairs , where i is a natural number and is the golden ratio . It is also proved that the characteristic polynomial of every such recurrence factorizes non-trivially if is adjoined to the rationals.     

Algebraic Dilogarithm Identities

The Rogers L-function satisfies the functional equation .From this we derive several other such equations, including Euler's identity L(x)+L(1-x)=L(1) and various identities arising from summation and transformation formulas for basic hypergeometric series. We also obtain some new equations of the form where is algebraic and the c _k are integers.     

Strong Positivity in Right-Invariant Order on Braid Groups and Quasipositivity

Dehornoy constructed a right invariant order on the braid group B _n uniquely defined by the condition 1{\text{ if }}\beta _0 ,\beta _1$$ " align="middle" border="0"> are words in . A braid is called strongly positive if 1$$ " align="middle" border="0"> for any . In the present paper it is proved that the braid is strongly positive if the word does not contain . We also provide a geometric proof of the result by Burckel and Laver that the standard generators of a braid group are strongly positive. Finally, we discuss relations between the right invariant order and quasipositivity.     

On Transversally Holomorphic Maps of Kählerian Foliations

Any transversally holomorphic foliated map of Kählerianfoliations with harmonic, is shown to be a transversallyharmonic map and an absolute minimum of the energy functional inits foliated homotopy class.     

Sharp Estimates for Deviations of Linear Approximation Methods for Periodic Functions by Linear Combinations of Moduli of Continuity of Different Order

Estimates for deviations are established for a large class of linear methods of approximation of periodic functions by linear combinations of moduli of continuity of different orders. These estimates are sharp in the sense of constants in the uniform and integral metrics. In particular, the following assertion concerning approximation by splines is proved: Suppose that is odd, . Then

Existence of Positive Solutions for a Class of Higher Order Neutral Functional Differential Equations

The higher order neutral functional differential equation

Arithmetical Functions of the Form f([g(n)])

Two results on composed functions are proven. First we give conditions on and so that the mean behaves like , if , including the examples

Temperature-Dependence of Equilibrium States of a Two-Phase Elastic Medium with the Zero Surface Tension Coefficient

We consider the energy functional of a two-phase elastic medium with quadratic energy densities defined for such that ,where is a measurable characteristic function. Under some natural conditions on the data of the problem, we prove the existence of an interval (t ^-,t ⁺) of the change of temperature such that the energy functional has only a minimizer such that for or such that t^ + $$ " align="middle" border="0"> . The energy functional has no minimizers such that or if . We derive two-sided estimates for the numbers in terms of the characteristics of the two-phase elastic medium and the boundary condition. Bibliography: 3 titles.     

Some Lambert Series Expansions of Products of Theta Functions

Let q be a complex number satisfying |q| < 1. The theta function (q) is defined by (q) = . Ramanujan has given a number of Lambert series expansions such as

On Plane Maximal Curves

The number N of rational points on an algebraic curve of genus g over a finite field satisfies the Hasse–Weil bound . A curve that attains this bound is called maximal. With and , it is known that maximalcurves have . Maximal curves with have been characterized up to isomorphism. A natural genus to be studied is and for this genus there are two non-isomorphic maximal curves known when . Here, a maximal curve with genus g ₂ and a non-singular plane model is characterized as a Fermat curve of degree .     

On the Lax Solution to the Hamilton–Jacobi Equation and Its Generalizations. Part II

This article is a continuation of [J. Math. Sci., 99, No.5, 1541–1547 (2000)] devoted to the validity of the Lax formula (cited in the article of Crandall, Ishii, and Lions [Bull. AMS, 27, No.1, 1–67 (2000)])

On the Characterisation of AG(n,q) by its Parameters asa Nearly Triply Regular Design

We show that a non-symmetric nearly triply regular designD with and in which every line has at least q points is AG(n,q) for prime power q > 2 and positiveinteger n 3.     

A Comparison on the Commutative Neutrix Convolution of Distributions and the Exchange Formula

Let , be ultradistributions in and let and where is a sequence in which converges to the Dirac-delta function . Then the neutrix product is defined on the space of ultradistributions as the neutrix limit of the sequence provided the limit exist in the sense that

On the order of elements in long minimal zero-sum sequences

Let G be a finite abelian group and S = a minimal zero-sum sequence in G of maximal length |S| = l. We study the order of the elements      

Sharp Constant in a Jackson-Type Inequality for Approximation by Positive Linear Operators

In what follows, C is the space of -periodic continuous real-valued functions with uniform norm, is the first continuity modulus of a function with step h, H _n is the set of trigonometric polynomials of order at most n, is the set of linear positive operators (i.e., of operators such that for every ), is the space of square-integrable functions on ,

Spin Models and Strongly Hyper-Self-Dual Bose-Mesner Algebras

We introduce the notion of hyper-self-duality for Bose-Mesner algebras as a strengthening of formal self-duality. Let denote a Bose-Mesner algebra on a finite nonempty set X. Fix p X, and let and denote respectively the dual Bose-Mesner algebra and the Terwilliger algebra of with respect to p. By a hyper-duality of , we mean an automorphism of such that for all ; and is a duality of . is said to be hyper-self-dual whenever there exists a hyper-duality of . We say that is strongly hyper-self-dual whenever there exists a hyper-duality of which can be expressed as conjugation by an invertible element of . We show that Bose-Mesner algebras which support a spin model are strongly hyper-self-dual, and we characterize strong hyper-self-duality via the module structure of the associated Terwilliger algebra.     

Sharp Kolmogorov-Type Inequalities for Moduli of Continuity and Best Approximations by Trigonometric Polynomials and Splines

In what follows, $C$ is the space of -periodic continuous functions; P is a seminorm defined on C, shift-invariant, and majorized by the uniform norm; is the mth modulus of continuity of a function f with step h and calculated with respect to P; , ( ), ,

A New Critical Behavior for Nonlinear Wave Equations

We study the inhomogeneous semilinear wave equations on with initial values and ,where is a noncompact, complete manifold. We founda new critical behavior in the following sense. There exists ap* > 0. When 1 < p p*, the above problem hasno global solution for any nonnegative not identicallyzero and for any and ; when the problem has a global solution for some and some and . If , which is equipped with the Euclideanmetric, then . If we show that belongs to the blow upcase. Although homogeneous semilinear wave equations are known to exhibit acritical behavior for a long time, this seems to be the first result oninhomogeneous ones.