Estimates for the classical parametrix for the Laplacian

We consider the integral operators which were used classically to give a parametrix and remainder for the Laplacian on a Riemannian manifold. Their kernels are defined in terms of the distance function. These operators are shown to be bounded operators on the L₂ Hilbert spaces of differential forms, under the hypotheses that the manifold be complete and of finite volume, and that it satisfy curvature bounds. Furthermore, the remainder is shown to be compact.     

Boundary conditions for the volume potential for the polyharmonic equation

In a bounded connected domain, we obtain boundary conditions for the volume potential for the polyharmonic equation.     

Axioms for the equivariant Lefschetz number and for the Reidemeister trace

We characterize the Reidemeister trace, the equivariant Lefschetz number and the equivariant Reidemeister trace in terms of certain axioms. Dedicated to Albrecht Dold and Edward Fadell     

On the monodromy group for the contact problem for plane curves

Summary Fixr≥2,N=r(r+3)/2 andN smooth plane curvesA ₁…,A _N with degA _i>-2 fori=l,…,N. Then the monodromy group for the plane curves of degreer tangent tog _iA_i, g_i∈PGL(3), is the full symmetric group.

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Riassunto Sianor≥2,N=r(r+3)/2 eA ₁…,A _N curve piane lisce di grado almeno 2. Si dimostra che la monodromia per le curve piane di grador tangenti ag ₁ A _i,g _i∈PGL(3), è il gruppo simmetrico.

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Supported in part by NATO junior fellowship at M.I.T.     

Solution method for the inverse boundary-value problem for the wave equation

Existence and uniqueness issues are considered for the inverse boundary-value problem of determining the variable coefficient of the one-dimensional wave equation on a half-line. A Tikhonov-regularizing algorithm is constructed to find an approximate solution using input data that are specified with an error.Translated from Metody Matematicheskogo Modelirovaniya, Avtomatizatsiya Obrabotki Nablyudenii i Ikh Primeneniya, pp. 80–88, 1986.     

On Li's criterion for the Riemann hypothesis for the Selberg class

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In this paper, we shall prove a generalization of Li's positivity criterion for the Riemann hypothesis for the extended Selberg class with an Euler sum. We shall also obtain two arithmetic expressions for Li's constants , where the sum is taken over all non-trivial zeros of the function F and the indicates that the sum is taken in the sense of the limit as T→∞ of the sum over ρ with |Imρ|?T. The first expression of λF(n), for functions in the extended Selberg class, having an Euler sum is given terms of analogues of Stieltjes constants (up to some gamma factors). The second expression, for functions in the Selberg class, non-vanishing on the line , is given in terms of a certain limit of the sum over primes.

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Wavelet moment method for the Cauchy problem for the Helmholtz equation

The paper is concerned with the problem of reconstruction of acoustic or electromagnetic field from inexact data given on an open part of the boundary of a given domain. A regularization concept is presented for the moment problem that is equivalent to a Cauchy problem for the Helmholtz equation. A method of regularization by projection with application of the Meyer wavelet subspaces is introduced and analyzed. The derived formula, describing the projection level in terms of the error bound of the inexact Cauchy data, allows us to prove the convergence and stability of the method.     

正态变差系数的经典限

本文推导了正态变差系数的经典精确限.为了满足工程实践的需要,利用Odeh和Owen的计算方法及Brent算法,给出了高精度的可手算的近似限.对不同的置信度γ及样本大小n=1(1)30,40,60,120,样本变差系数ε=0.01(0.01)0.20,计算了正态变差系数的经典精确限表.本文指出,当n≤8,ε≤0.20时,经典精确限C_u略大于Fiducial精确限C_u,F.当n>8.ε≤0.20时.C_u-C_u,F<5×10-6.     

Justification of the collocation method for the integral equation for a mixed boundary value problem for the Helmholtz equation

The surface integral equation for a spatial mixed boundary value problem for the Helmholtz equation is considered. At a set of chosen points, the equation is replaced with a system of algebraic equations, and the existence and uniqueness of the solution of this system is established. The convergence of the solutions of this system to the exact solution of the integral equation is proven, and the convergence rate of the method is determined.     

On the convergence condition for the Schwarz alternating method for the two-dimensional Laplace equation

The Schwarz alternating method makes it possible to construct a solution of the Dirichlet problem for the two-dimensional Laplace equation in a finite union of overlapping domains, provided that this problem has a solution in each domain. The existing proof of the method convergence and estimation of the convergence rate use the condition that the normals to the boundaries of the domains at the intersection points are different. In the paper, it is proved that this constraint can be removed for domains with Hölder continuous normals. Removing the constraint does not affect the rate of convergence.

     

Criterion for the strong solvability of the mixed Cauchy problem for the Laplace equation

In the present paper, we prove a necessary and sufficient condition for the well-posedness of the problem indicated in the title in the space L ₂(Ω). To this end, we use expansions in the eigenfunctions of the mixed Cauchy problem for the Laplace equation with a deviating argument.     

Integral equations for the Fourier-transformed boundary values for the transmission problems for right-angled wedges and octants

A 4×4-system of integral equations for the Fourier transformed boundary values of the normal derivatives of the wave functions defined in the four quadrants of R ²-space is derived. This system results from the scalar transmission problem with continuous passage of the boundary values of the total wave-fields and of the weighted normal derivatives corresponding to the case of magnetically polarized fields. Several equivalent systems of integral equations are deduced then which show that Banach's fixed point principle may be applied at least for slightly differing media in the four quadrants. The method, which is equivalent to a compatibility condition for holomorphic functions, may be generalized to the case of the scalar transmission problem for octants in R ³-space. There a 12 × 12-system of integral equations for the Fourier transformed normal derivatives on the quarter-plane faces is established.     

关于Bloch函数的性质

研究了Bloch函数族B中的两个子族Bα与B0,给出了它们的函数之间的关系;作为应用建立了Bα与B0中函数的偏差定理,从而刻画了Bα与B0中函数的有关性质.     

A numerical method for solving the Dirichlet problem for the wave equation

In this paper we present a numerical method for solving the Dirichlet problem for a two-dimensional wave equation. We analyze the ill-posedness of the problem and construct a regularization algorithm. Using the Fourier series expansion with respect to one variable, we reduce the problem to a sequence of Dirichlet problems for one-dimensional wave equations. The first stage of regularization consists in selecting a finite number of problems from this sequence. Each of the selected Dirichlet problems is formulated as an inverse problem Aq = f with respect to a direct (well-posed) problem. We derive formulas for singular values of the operator A in the case of constant coefficients and analyze their behavior to judge the degree of ill-posedness of the corresponding problem. The problem Aq = f on a uniform grid is reduced to a system of linear algebraic equations A _ll q = F. Using the singular value decomposition, we find singular values of the matrix A _ll and develop a numerical algorithm for constructing the r-solution of the original problem. This algorithm was tested on a discrete problem with relatively small number of grid nodes. To improve the calculated r-solution, we applied optimization but observed no noticeable changes. The results of computational experiments are illustrated.