L p -decay rates to nonlinear diffusion waves for p-system with nonlinear damping

In this paper, we study the L ^p (2 ? p ? +∞) convergence rates of the solutions to the Cauchy problem of the so-called p-system with nonlinear damping. Precisely, we show that the corresponding Cauchy problem admits a unique global solution (v(x,t), u(x,t)) and such a solution tends time-asymptotically to the corresponding nonlinear diffusion wave (?(x,t), ū(x,t)) governed by the classical Darcys’s law provided that the corresponding prescribed initial error function (w ₀(x), z ₀(x)) lies in (H ³ × H ²) (?) and |v ₊ ? v _?| + ∥w ₀∥₃ + ∥z ₀∥₂ is sufficiently small. Furthermore, the L ^p (2 ? p ? +∞) convergence rates of the solutions are also obtained.     

On an interpolatory product rule for evaluating Cauchy principal value integrals

Convergence results for interpolatory product rules for evaluating Cauchy principal value integrals of the form f _?1 ¹ v(x)f(x)/x ? λ dx wherev is an admissible weight function have been extended to integrals of the form f _?1 ¹ k(x)f(x)/x ? λ dx wherek is an arbitrary integrable function subject to certain conditions. Further, whereas the above convergence results were shown when the interpolation points were the Gauss points with respect to some admissible weight functionw, they are now shown to hold when the interpolation points are Radau or Lobatto points with respect tow.     

Convex integer maximization via Graver bases

We present a new algebraic algorithmic scheme to solve convex integer maximization problems of the following form, where c is a convex function on R^d and w₁x,…,w_dx are linear forms on Rⁿ,

max{c(w₁x,…,w_dx):Ax=b,x∈Nⁿ}.     

Greedy bases in L p spaces

We consider a weighted L ^p space L ^p (w) with a weight function w. It is known that the Haar system H _p normalized in L ^p is a greedy basis of L ^p , 1 < p < ∞. We study a question of when the Haar system H _p ^w normalized in L ^p (w) is a greedy basis of L ^p (w), 1 < p < ∞. We prove that if w is such that H _p ^w is a Schauder basis of L ^p (w), then H _p ^w is also a greedy basis of L ^p (w), 1 < p < ∞. Moreover, we prove that a subsystem of the Haar system obtained by discarding finitely many elements from it is a Schauder basis in a weighted norm space L ^p (w); then it is a greedy basis.     

Geometry and entropy of generalized rotation sets

For a continuous map f on a compact metric space we study the geometry and entropy of the generalized rotation set Rot(Φ). Here Φ = (?₁, ..., ? _m ) is a m-dimensional continuous potential and Rot(Φ) is the set of all µ-integrals of Φ and µ runs over all f-invariant probability measures. It is easy to see that the rotation set is a compact and convex subset of ? ^m . We study the question if every compact and convex set is attained as a rotation set of a particular set of potentials within a particular class of dynamical systems. We give a positive answer in the case of subshifts of finite type by constructing for every compact and convex set K in ? ^m a potential Φ = Φ(K) with Rot(Φ) = K. Next, we study the relation between Rot(Φ) and the set of all statistical limits Rot _Pt (Φ). We show that in general these sets differ but also provide criteria that guarantee Rot(Φ) = Rot _Pt (Φ). Finally, we study the entropy function w ? H(w),w ∈ Rot(Φ). We establish a variational principle for the entropy function and show that for certain non-uniformly hyperbolic systems H(w) is determined by the growth rate of those hyperbolic periodic orbits whose Φ-integrals are close to w. We also show that for systems with strong thermodynamic properties (sub-shifts of finite type, hyperbolic systems and expansive homeomorphisms with specification, etc.) the entropy function w ? H(w) is real-analytic in the interior of the rotation set.     

Convergence of Gaussian Quadrature Formulas for Power Orthogonal Polynomials

In classical theorems on the convergence of Gaussian quadrature formulas for power orthogonal polynomials with respect to a weight w on I =（a,b）,a function G ∈ S（w）:= { f:∫_I | f（x）| w（x）d x < ∞} satisfying the conditions G ^2j（x） ≥ 0,x ∈（a,b）,j = 0,1,...,and growing as fast as possible as x → a + and x → b,plays an important role.But to find such a function G is often difficult and complicated.This implies that to prove convergence of Gaussian quadrature formulas,it is enough to find a function G ∈ S（w） with G ≥ 0 satisfying sup n ∑λ0knG（xkn） k=1 n<∞ instead,where the xkn ’s are the zeros of the n th power orthogonal polynomial with respect to the weight w and λ0kn ’s are the corresponding Cotes numbers.Furthermore,some results of the convergence for Gaussian quadrature formulas involving the above condition are given.     

Computing the Hilbert Transform of the Generalized Laguerre and Hermite Weight Functions

Explicit formulae are given for the Hilbert transform $f_\mathbb{R} $ w(t)dt/(t ? x), where w is either the generalized Laguerre weight function w(t) = 0 if t ≤ 0, w(t) = t ^α e ^?t if 0 <#60; t <#60; ∞, and α > ?1, x > 0, or the Hermite weight function w(t) = e ^{?t 2}, ?∞ <#60; t <#60; ∞, and ?∞ <#60; x <#60; ∞. Furthermore, numerical methods of evaluation are discussed based on recursion, contour integration and saddle-point asymptotics, and series expansions. We also study the numerical stability of the three-term recurrence relation satisfied by the integrals $f_\mathbb{R} $ π _n (t;w)w(t)dt/(t ? x), n = 0 ,1 ,2 ,..., where π _n (?w) is the generalized Laguerre, resp. the Hermite, polynomial of degree n.     

Hele-Shaw type problems with dynamical boundary conditions

In this paper, we study the nonlinear evolution equation of Hele-Shaw type with dynamical boundary conditions. That is, the equation ut=Δw+f where u∈H(w) and H is the Heaviside function, with boundary condition μ(x,w)t_∂w+k∇w⋅ν=g, where ν denotes the outward normal vector of the fixed boundary of the domain. We prove existence, uniqueness and some qualitative properties of the solution.     

Hausdorff-summability of power series II

Let H _x a regular Hausdorff method and P(w)=∑ a_k w^k a power series with positive radius of convergence. A theorem of Okada states that P(w) is summable (H _x ) for w in a certain starshaped region G(H _x ,P). We call G=G(H _x ,P) the exact region of summability for P if summability cannot hold for any w \( \in \bar G\) Okada's theorem is said to be sharp for H_x if G(H_x,P) is the exact region of summability for any P. Three items are treated: 1. Criteria for Okada's theorem to be sharp are given in terms of the distribution function X (t) and the Mellin transform \(D(z) = \int\limits_0^1 {t^z d\chi (t)} \) . 2. When is Okada's theorem sharp for product methods? 3. Special classes of functions P(w) are indicated such that G(H_x, P) is the exact region of summability for any H_x. We use the notations of “Hausdorff-Summability of Power Series I” referred as “I”.     

Gaussian quadrature formulas and Laguerre-Perron's equation

LetI(f) be the integral defined by:I(f) = ∫ _a ^b f(x)w(x)dx withf a given function,w a nonclassical weight function and [a, b] an interval of IR (of finite or infinite length). We propose to calculate the approximate value ofI(f) by using a new scheme for deriving a non-linear system, satisfied by the three-term recurrence coefficients of semi-classical orthogonal polynomials. Finally we studies the Stability and complexity of this scheme.     

Positive solutions of singular problems with sign changing Carathéodory nonlinearities depending on x′

We consider the singular boundary value problem for the differential equation x″+f(t,x,x′)=0 with the boundary conditions x(0)=0, w(x(T),x′(T))+?(x)=0. Here f is a Carathéodory function on which may by singular at the value x=0 of the phase variable x and f may change sign, w is a continuous function, and ? is a continuous nondecreasing functional on C⁰([0,T]). The existence of positive solutions on (0,T] in the classes AC¹([0,T]) and C⁰([0,T])∩AC¹_loc((0,T]) is considered. Existence results are proved by combining the method of lower and upper functions with Leray-Schauder degree theory.     

Traces of the discrete Hilbert transform with quadratic phase

For the function $H:\mathbb{R}^2 \mapsto \mathbb{C}$ , $H: = (p.v.)\sum\nolimits_{n \in \mathbb{Z}\backslash \{ 0\} } {\tfrac{{\exp \left\{ {\pi i\left( {tn^2 + 2xn} \right)} \right\}}} {{2\pi in}}}$ of two real variables (t, x) ∈ ?², we study the uniform moduli of continuity and the variations of the restrictions H| _t and H| _x onto the lines parallel to the coordinate axes x = 0 and t = 0. Smoothness of such restrictions is primarily determined by the Diophantine approximation of the fixed parameter. Generalized (weak) variations are also studied, and it is shown in particular that sup _x w₄[H| _x ] < ∞ where w₄ denotes the weak quartic variation. Previously it was known that uniformly in the parameter t ∈ ?, the restriction H| _t is a function of bounded weak quadratic variation in the variable x, i.e., sup _t w₂[H| _t ] < ∞. The function H has multiple applications: in the study of the spectra of uniform convergence (P.L. Ul’yanov’s problem), in the incomplete Gaussian sums (where it plays the role of the generating function), in the partial differential equations of mathematical physics (in the Cauchy problem for the Schrödinger equation), and in quantum optics (Talbot’s phenomenon).     

Zeros of the functions f(n) = Σi=0(−1)i(in−2i)

The main result of this paper is the following: the only zeros of the title function are at n = 3 and n = 12. This is achieved by means of the recursion function for f(n), viz. F(x) = x³ ? x ? 1 which has only one real root w. This turns out to be the fundamental unit of Q(w). From the norm equation of the units, N(w) = x³ + y³ + z³ ? 3xyz + 2x²z + xz² ? xy² ? yz² = 1, and the negative powers of w which are of binary form, the result follows. The paper concludes with two remarkable combinatorial identities.     

Bessel Property of the System of Root Functions of a Second-Order Singular Operator on an Interval

For the system of root functions of an operator defined by the differential operation ?u″ + p(x)u′ + q(x)u, x ∈ G = (0, 1), with complex-valued singular coefficients, sufficient conditions for the Bessel property in the space L₂(G) are obtained and a theorem on the unconditional basis property is proved. It is assumed that the functions p(x) and q(x) locally belong to the spaces L₂ and W₂^?1, respectively, and may have singularities at the endpoints of G such that q(x) = q_R(x) +q′S(x) and the functions q_S(x), p(x), q ₂ ^S (x)w(x), p²(x)w(x), and q_R(x)w(x) are integrable on the whole interval G, where w(x) = x(1 ? x).     

Convergence to strong nonlinear diffusion waves for solutions to p-system with damping on quadrant

In this paper, we consider the so-called p-system with linear damping on quadrant. We show that for a certain class of given large initial data (v₀(x),u₀(x)), the corresponding initial-boundary value problem admits a unique global smooth solution (v(x,t),u(x,t)) and such a solution tends time-asymptotically, at the Lp (2?p?∞) optimal decay rates, to the corresponding nonlinear diffusion wave which satisfies (1.9) provided the corresponding prescribed initial error function (V₀(x),U₀(x)) lies in (H³(R⁺)∩L¹(R⁺))×(H²(R⁺)∩L¹(R⁺)).     

The Exponent of Discrepancy Is at Least 1.0669

LetP⊂[0, 1]^dbe ann-point set and letw: P→[0, ∞) be a weight function withw(P)=∑_z∈P w(z)=1. TheL₂-discrepancy of the weighted set (P, w) is defined as theL₂-average ofD(x)=vol(B_x)−w(P∩B_x) overx∈[0, 1]^d, where vol(B_x) is the volume of thed-dimensional intervalB_x=∏^d_k=1 [0, x_k). The exponent of discrepancyp* is defined as the infimum of numberspsuch that for all dimensionsd⩾1 and allε>0 there exists a weighted set of at mostKε^−ppoints in [0, 1]^dwithL₂-discrepancy at mostε, whereK=K(p) is a suitable number independent ofεandd. Wasilkowski and Woźniakowski proved thatp*⩽1.4779, by combining known bounds for the error of numerical integration and using their relation toL₂-discrepancy. In this note we observe that a careful treatment of a classical lower- bound proof of Roth yieldsp*⩾1.04882, and by a slight modification of the proof we getp*⩾1.0669. Determiningp* exactly seems to be quite a difficult problem.     

On the relation between two Minkowski functions

The definition of Minkowski's “Fragefunktion”? (x) is recapitulated. This function is compared to a function L(x) introduced by the author in 1926. It is shown that the inverse function P(w) = x to the function L(x) is related to the Fragefunktion through ?(w) = P(w)?1.     

Domains with growth conditions for the quasihyperbolic metric

For a given growth functionH, we say that a domainD ?R ⁿ is anH-domain if δ_D x≤δ_D(x ₀)H(k _D(x,x ₀)),x ∈D, where δ_D(x)=d(x?D) andk _D denotes the quasihyperbolic distance. We show that ifH satisfiesH(0)=1, |H'|≤H, andH"≤H, then there exists an extremalH-domain. Using this fact, we investigate some fundamental properties ofH-domains.     

On the construction of cyclic quasigroups

Let F(x,y) be the free groupoid on two generators x and y. Define an infinite class of words in F(x,y) by w₀(x,y) = x,w₁(x,y) = y and w_i+2(x,y) = w_i(x,y)w_i+1(x,y). An identity of the form w_3n(x,y) = x is called a cyclic identity and a quasigroup satisfying a cyclic identity is called a cyclic quasigroup. The most extensively studied cyclic quasigroups have been models of the identity y(xy) = x. The more general notion of cyclic quasigroups was introduced by N.S. Mendelsohn. In this paper a new construction for cyclic quasigroups is given. This construction is useful in constructing large numbers of nonisomorphic quasigroups satisfying a given cyclic identity or a consequence of a cyclic identity. The construction is based on a generalization of A. Sade's singular direct product of quasigroups.