On the nonexistence of a relation between σ-left-porosity and σ-right-porosity

Given an arbitrarily weak notion of left-〈f〉$〈f〉$-porosity and an arbitrarily strong notion of right-〈g〉$〈g〉$-porosity, we construct an example of closed subset of R$\mathbb{R}$ which is not σ  -left-〈f〉$〈f〉$-porous and is right-〈g〉$〈g〉$-porous. We also briefly summarize the relations between three different definitions of porosity controlled by a function; we then observe that our construction gives the example for any combination of these definitions of left-porosity and right-porosity.     

Continuous selections and σ-spaces

Assume that X⊆R?Q, and each clopen-valued lower semicontinuous multivalued map has a continuous selection . Our main result is that in this case, X is a σ-space. We also derive a partial converse implication, and present a reformulation of the Scheepers Conjecture in the language of continuous selections.     

Avoiding σ-porous sets in Hilbert spaces

We give a constructive proof that any σ  -porous subset of a Hilbert space has Lebesgue measure zero on typical C¹$C^1$ curves. Further, we discover that this result does not extend to all forms of porosity; we find that even power-p   porous sets may meet many C¹$C^1$ curves in positive measure.     

On a σ-ideal of compact sets

We recall from [T. Mátrai, Kenilworth, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 137 (3) (2009) 1115-1125] a Gδσ-ideal of compact subsets of ω² and prove that it is not Tukey reducible to the ideal . This result answers a question of S. Solecki and S. Todor?evi? in the negative.     

Rings of continuous functions on σ-frames

This paper deals with the ?-rings RS of all real-valued continuous functions on a completely regular σ-frame. It shows that, in marked contrast with the situation for frames, any ?-ring homomorphism RS→RT results from a σ-frame homomorphism S→T. Further, it proves the analogue of this for integer-valued continuous functions and 0-dimensional σ-frames. In all, this demonstrates that the important classical difference between Alexandroff spaces and Tychonoff spaces with respect to the real-valued continuous functions carries over fully to the pointfree setting - indeed, it adds the integer-valued case which seems to be new in this context.     

Cameron-Martin formula for the σ-finite measure unifying Brownian penalisations

Quasi-invariance under translation is established for the σ-finite measure unifying Brownian penalisations, which has been introduced by Najnudel, Roynette and Yor [J. Najnudel, B. Roynette, M. Yor, A remarkable σ-finite measure on C(R₊,R) related to many Brownian penalisations, C. R. Math. Acad. Sci. Paris 345 (8) (2007) 459-466]. For this purpose, the theory of Wiener integrals for centered Bessel processes, due to Funaki, Hariya and Yor [T. Funaki, Y. Hariya, M. Yor, Wiener integrals for centered Bessel and related processes. II, ALEA Lat. Am. J. Probab. Math. Stat. 1 (2006) 225-240 (electronic)], plays a key role.     

On thick subgroups of uncountable σ-compact locally compact commutative groups

We show that, for any uncountable commutative group (G,+), there exists a countable covering where each Gj is a subgroup of G satisfying the equality card(G/Gj)=card(G). This purely algebraic fact is used in certain constructions of thick and nonmeasurable subgroups of an uncountable σ-compact locally compact commutative group equipped with the completion of its Haar measure.     

The ω-Turing degrees

In this paper we initiate the study of the ω-Turing reducibility between sequences of sets of natural numbers. We shall prove that the induced degree structure is an extension of the structure of the Turing degrees and that the two structures are closely connected, but different enough. Further we shall prove some definability results for the local theory of the newly defined structure.     

Smale's α-theory for inexact Newton methods under the γ-condition

The present paper is concerned with the convergence problem of inexact Newton methods. Assuming that the nonlinear operator satisfies the γ-condition, a convergence criterion for inexact Newton methods is established which includes Smale's type convergence criterion. The concept of an approximate zero for inexact Newton methods is proposed in this paper and the criterion for judging an initial point being an approximate zero is established. Consequently, Smale's α-theory is generalized to inexact Newton methods. Furthermore, a numerical example is presented to illustrate the applicability of our main results.     

Permutations and β-shifts

Given a real number β>1, a permutation π of length n is realized by the β-shift if there is some x∈[0,1] such that the relative order of the sequence x,f(x),…,fn−1(x), where f(x) is the fractional part of βx, is the same as that of the entries of π. Widely studied from such diverse fields as number theory and automata theory, β-shifts are prototypical examples of one-dimensional chaotic dynamical systems. When β is an integer, permutations realized by shifts were studied in Elizalde (2009) [5]. In this paper we generalize some of the results to arbitrary β-shifts. We describe a method to compute, for any given permutation π, the smallest β such that π is realized by the β-shift. We also give a way to determine the length of the shortest forbidden (i.e., not realized) pattern of an arbitrary β-shift.     

On simultaneous approximation to (α,α) with α+kα−1=0

We show that the modified Jacobi-Perron algorithm gives the best simultaneous approximation to (α,α²) with α³+kα−1=0. We claim the following facts:

(1)

the limit set of become an ellipse, where (p_n,q_n,r_n) is the nth convergent (p_n/q_n,r_n/q_n) of (α,α²) by the modified Jacobi-Perron algorithm,

(2)

the limit set of belongs to outside of the ellipse in (1).

     

Backward Φ-shifts and universality

In this paper we consider spaces of sequences which are valued in a topological space E and study generalized backward shifts associated to certain selfmappings of E. We characterize their universality in terms of dynamical properties of the underlying selfmappings. Applications to hypercyclicity theory are given. In particular, Rolewicz's theorem on hypercyclicity of scalar multiples of the classical backward shift is extended.     

Ordinal remainders of ψ-spaces

We consider which ordinals, with the order topology, can be Stone-?ech remainders of which spaces of the form ψ(κ,M), where ω?κ is a cardinal number and M⊂ω[κ] is a maximal almost disjoint family of countable subsets of κ (MADF). The cardinality of the continuum, denoted c, and its successor cardinal, c⁺, play important roles. We show that if κ>c⁺, then no ψ(κ,M) has any ordinal as a Stone-?ech remainder. If κ?c then for every ordinal δ<κ⁺ there exists Mδ⊂ω[κ], a MADF, such that βψ(κ,Mδ)?ψ(κ,Mδ) is homeomorphic to δ+1. For κ=c⁺, βψ(κ,Mδ)?ψ(κ,Mδ) is homeomorphic to δ+1 if and only if c⁺?δ<c⁺⋅ω.     

γ-Robust facility relocation problem

In this paper, we consider relocating facilities, where we have demand changes in the network. Relocations are performed by closing some of the existing facilities from low demand areas and opening new ones in newly emerging areas. However, the actual changes of demand are not known in advance. Therefore, different scenarios with known probabilities are used to capture such demand changes. We develop a mixed integer programming model for facility relocation that minimizes the expected weighted distance while making sure that relative regret for each scenario is no greater than γ. We analyzed the problem structure and developed a Lagrangian Decomposition Algorithm (LDA) to expedite the solution process. Numerical experiments are carried out to show the performance of LDA against the exact solution method.     

A λ-lemma for foliations

We show that a C⁰ codimension one foliation with C¹ leaves F of a closed manifold is minimal if there are a foliation G transverse to F, and a diffeomorphism f preserving both foliations, such that every leaf of F intersects every leaf of G and f expands G. We use this result to study of Anosov actions on closed manifolds.     

Absolutely γ-summing multilinear operators

In this paper we introduce an abstract approach to the notion of absolutely summing multilinear operators. We show that several previous results on different contexts (absolutely summability, almost summability, Cohen summability) are particular cases of our general results.