PP-Rings of Generalized Power Series

Abstract As a generalization of power series rings, Ribenboim introduced the notion of the rings of generalized power series. Let R be a commutative ring, and (S, ≤) a strictly totally ordered monoid. We prove that (1) the ring [[R ^S,≤]] of generalized power series is a PP-ring if and only if R is a PP-ring and every S-indexed subset C of B(R) (the set of all idempotents of R) has a least upper bound in B(R) and (2) if (S, ≤) also satisfies the condition that 0 ≤s for any s∈S, then the ring [[R ^S,≤ ]] is weakly PP if and only if R is weakly PP. Research supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 19501007, and Natural Science Foundation of Gansu, ZQ-96-01     

Existence of positive solutions for a singular <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-Laplacian differential equation

In this paper, we are concerned with the existence of positive solutions for a singular p-Laplacian differential equation
（φp（u＇））＇＋β/r φp（u＇）-γ ｜u＇｜^p/u ＋ g（r）=0,0〈r〈1,
subject to the Dirichlet boundary conditions： u（0） = u（1） =0, where φp（s） = ｜sl^P-2s,p 〉 2,β 〉0, γ〉（p-1）/p （β ＋ 1）, and g（r） ∈ C^1 [0, 1] with g（r） 〉 0 for all τ ∈ [0, 1]. We use the method of elliptic regularization, by carrying out two limit processes, to get a positive solution.     

HOMOCLINIC ORBITS FOR SECOND ORDER HAMILTONIAN SYSTEM WITH QUADRATIC GROWTH

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On Ekeland＇s Variational Principle for Set-Valued Mappings

In this paper, we derive a general vector Ekeland variational principle for set-valued mappings, which has a dosed relation to εk^0 -efficient points of set-valued optimization problems. The main result presented in this paper is a generalization of the corresponding result in [3].     

Forelli-Rudin type theorem in pluriharmonic Bergman spaces with small index

It is proved that the Bergman type operatorT, is a bounded projection from the pluriharmonic Bergman spaceL ^p (B)∩h(B) onto Bergman spaceL ^p (B) ∩ H(B) for 0p 1 ands (p¹-1)(n+1). As an application it is shown that the Gleason’s problem can be solved in Bergman space L^P(B)∩H(B) for 0p 1. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 19871081) and the Doctoral Program Foundation of the State Education Commission of China.     

Low regularity solutions of two fifth-order KDV type equations

The Kawahara and modified Kawahara equations are fifth-order KdV type equations that have been derived to model many physical phenomena such as gravity-capillary waves and magneto-sound propagation in plasmas. This paper establishes the local well-posedness of the initial-value problem for the Kawahara equation in H ^s (R) with s ≥ − 7/4 and the local well-posedness for the modified Kawahara equation in H ^s (R) with s ≥ − 1/4. To prove these results, we derive a fundamental estimate on dyadic blocks for the Kawahara equation through the [k; Z]_multiplier norm method of Tao [14] and use this to obtain new bilinear and trilinear estimates in suitable Bourgain spaces.     

Existence of solutions for elliptic problems with critical Sobolev-Hardy exponents

Let Ω ⊂ ℝ ^N be a smooth bounded domain such that 0 ∈ Ω,N≥3, 0≤s<2,2^* (s)=2(N−s)/(N−2). We prove the existence of nontrival solutions for the singular critical problem with Dirichlet boundary condition on Ω for suitable positive parameters λ and μ. Corresponding author. This work is supported partly by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 10171036) and the Natural Science Foundation of South-Central University For Nationalities (No. YZZ03001). The authors sincerely thank Prof. Daomin Cao (AMSS, Chinese Academy of Sciences) for helpful discussions and suggestions.     

Symmetric Positive Solutions for a Singular Second-Order Three-Point Boundary Value Problem

In this paper, we consider the following second order three-point boundary value problem u″（t）＋a（t）f（u（t））=0,0〈t〈1,u（0）-u（1）=0,u＇（0）-u＇（1）=u（1/2）,where a ： （0, 1） → [0, ∞） is symmetric on （0, 1） and may be singular at t = 0 and t = 1, f ： [0, ∞） → [O, ∞） is continuous. By using Krasnoselskii＇s fixed point theorem ia a cone, we get some existence results of positive solutions for the problem. The associated Green＇s function for the three-point boundary value problem is also given.     

The information-based complexity of approximation problem by adaptive Monte Carlo methods

In this paper, we study the complexity of information of approximation problem on the multivariate Sobolev space with bounded mixed derivative MWpr,α(Td), 1 < p < ∞, in the norm of Lq(Td), 1 < q < ∞, by adaptive Monte Carlo methods. Applying the discretization technique and some properties of pseudo-s-scale, we determine the exact asymptotic orders of this problem.     

The Boundedness for Commutators of Multipliers

Let[b,T]be the commutator generated by a Lipschitz function b ∈ Lip(β)(0<β<1)and multiplierT.The authors studied the boundedness of[b,T]on the Lebesgue spaces and Hardy spaces.     

Packing-type Measures of the Sample Paths of Fractional Brownian Motion

Abstract   Let Λ = {λ _k } be an infinite increasing sequence of positive integers with λ _k →∞. Let X = {X(t), t ∈? R ^N } be a multi-parameter fractional Brownian motion of index α(0 < α < 1) in R ^d . Subject to certain hypotheses, we prove that if N < αd, then there exist positive finite constants K ₁ and K ₂ such that, with unit probability,

Riesz multiwavelet bases generated by vector refinement equation

In this paper, we investigate compactly supported Riesz multiwavelet sequences and Riesz multiwavelet bases for L ₂(ℝ ^s ). Suppose ψ = (ψ¹,..., ψ ^r ) ^T and are two compactly supported vectors of functions in the Sobolev space (H ^μ(ℝ ^s )) ^r for some μ > 0. We provide a characterization for the sequences {ψ _jk ^l : l = 1,...,r, j ε ℤ, k ε ℤ ^s } and to form two Riesz sequences for L ₂(ℝ ^s ), where ψ _jk ^l = m ^j/2ψ ^l (M ^j ·−k) and , M is an s × s integer matrix such that lim _n→∞ M ⁻ⁿ = 0 and m = |detM|. Furthermore, let ϕ = (ϕ¹,...,ϕ ^r ) ^T and be a pair of compactly supported biorthogonal refinable vectors of functions associated with the refinement masks a, and M, where a and are finitely supported sequences of r × r matrices. We obtain a general principle for characterizing vectors of functions ψ^ν = (ψ^ν1,...,ψ^νr ) ^T and , ν = 1,..., m − 1 such that two sequences {ψ _jk ^νl : ν = 1,..., m − 1, l = 1,...,r, j ε ℤ, k ε ℤ ^s } and { : ν=1,...,m−1,ℓ=1,...,r, j ∈ ℤ, k ∈ ℤ ^s } form two Riesz multiwavelet bases for ^L ₂(ℝ ^s ). The bracket product [f, g] of two vectors of functions f, g in (L ₂(ℝ ^s )) ^r is an indispensable tool for our characterization. This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10771190, 10471123)     

Filtration Consistent Nonlinear Expectations and Evaluations of Contingent Claims

We will study the following problem.Let X_t,t∈[0,T],be an R~d-valued process defined on atime interval t∈[0,T].Let Y be a random value depending on the trajectory of X.Assume that,at each fixedtime t≤T,the information available to an agent(an individual,a firm,or even a market)is the trajectory ofX before t.Thus at time T,the random value of Y(ω) will become known to this agent.The question is:howwill this agent evaluate Y at the time t?We will introduce an evaluation operator ε_t[Y] to define the value of Y given by this agent at time t.Thisoperator ε_t[·] assigns an (X_s)0(?)s(?)T-dependent random variable Y to an (X_s)0(?)s(?)t-dependent random variableε_t[Y].We will mainly treat the situation in which the process X is a solution of a SDE (see equation (3.1)) withthe drift coefficient b and diffusion coefficient σcontaining an unknown parameter θ=θ_t.We then consider theso called super evaluation when the agent is a seller of the asset Y.We will prove that such super evaluation is afiltration consistent nonlinear expectation.In some typical situations,we will prove that a filtration consistentnonlinear evaluation dominated by this super evaluation is a g-evaluation.We also consider the correspondingnonlinear Markovian situation.     

Biorthogonal multiple wavelets generated by vector refinement equation

Biorthogonal multiple wavelets are generated from refinable function vectors by using the multiresolution analysis.In this paper we provide a general method for the construction of compactly supported biorthogonal multiple wavelets by refinable function vectors which are the solutions of vector refinement equations of the form (?)(x)=(?)a(α)(?)(Mx-α),x∈R~s, where the vector of functions(?)=((?)_1,...,(?)_r)~T is in(L_2(R~s))~r,a=:(a(α))_(α∈Z~s)is a finitely supported sequence of r×r matrices called the refinement mask,and M is an s×s integer matrix such that lim_(n→∞)M~(-n)=0.Our characterizations are in the general setting and the main results of this paper are the real extensions of some known results.     

On the Blow-up Criterion of Smooth Solutions to the MHD System in BMO Space

In this paper we study the blow-up criterion of smooth solutions to the incompressible magnetohydrodynamics system in BMO space. Let （u（x,t）,b（x,t）） be smooth solutions in （0, T）. It is shown that the solution （u（x, t）, b（x, t）） can be extended beyond t = T if （u（x,t）, b（x, t）） ∈ L^1 （0, T; BMO） or the vorticity （rot u（x, t）, rot b（x, t）） ∈ L^1 （0, T; BMO） or the deformation （Def u（x, t）, Def b（x, t）） ∈ L^1 （0, T; BMO）.     

Almost linear upper bounds on the length of general davenport—schinzel sequences

Davenport—Schinzel sequences are sequences that do not contain forbidden subsequences of alternating symbols. They arise in the computation of the envelope of a set of functions. We obtain almost linear upper bounds on the length λ_s(n) of Davenport—Schinzel sequences composed ofn symbols in which no alternating subsequence is of length greater thans+1. These bounds are of the formO(nα(n)^O(α(n)5-3)), and they generalize and extend the tight bound Θ(nα(n)) obtained by Hart and Sharir for the special cases=3 (α(n) is the functional inverse of Ackermann’s function), and also improve the upper boundO(n log*n) due to Szemerédi. Work on this paper has been supported in part by a grant from the U.S. — Israeli Binational Science Foundation.     

Jensen’s Inequality for Backward Stochastic Differential Equations

Abstract Under the Lipschitz assumption and square integrable assumption on g, the author proves that Jensen’s inequality holds for backward stochastic differential equations with generator g if and only if g is independent of y, g(t, 0) ≡ 0 and g is super homogeneous with respect to z. This result generalizes the known results on Jensen’s inequality for g- expectation in [4, 7–9]. *Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.10325101) and the Science Foundation of China University of Mining and Technology.     

On Hua-Tuan’s conjecture

Let G be a finite group and |G| = pn, p be a prime. For 0 m n, sm(G) denotes the number of subgroups of of order pm of G. Loo-Keng Hua and Hsio-Fu Tuan have ever conjectured: for an arbitrary finite p-group G, if p > 2, then sm(G) ≡ 1, 1 + p, 1 + p + p2 or 1 + p + 2p2 (mod p3). In this paper, we investigate the conjecture, and give some p-groups in which the conjecture holds and some examples in which the conjecture does not hold.     

Asymptotics of Huber-Dutter Estimators for Partial Linear Model with Nonstochastic Designs

For partial linear model Y=X~τβ_0 _(g0)(T) εwith unknown β_0∈R~d and an unknown smooth function go, this paper considers the Huber-Dutter estimators of β_0, scale σfor the errors and the function go respectively, in which the smoothing B-spline function is used. Under some regular conditions, it is shown that the Huber-Dutter estimators of β_0 and σare asymptotically normal with convergence rate n~((-1)/2) and the B-spline Huber-Dutter estimator of go achieves the optimal convergence rate in nonparametric regression. A simulation study demonstrates that the Huber-Dutter estimator of β_0 is competitive with its M-estimator without scale parameter and the ordinary least square estimator. An example is presented after the simulation study.