Asymptotics for the Korteweg-de Vries-Burgers Equation

We study large time asymptotics of solutions to the Korteweg-de Vries-Burgers equation ut＋uux-uxx＋uxxx=0,x∈R,t〉0. We are interested in the large time asymptotics for the case when the initial data have an arbitrary size. We prove that if the initial data u0 ∈H^s （R）∩L^1 （R）, where s 〉 -1/2, then there exists a unique solution u （t, x） ∈C^∞ （（0,∞）;H^∞ （R）） to the Cauchy problem for the Korteweg-de Vries-Burgers equation, which has asymptotics u（t）=t^-1/2fM（（·）t^-1/2）＋0（t^-1/2） as t →∞, where fM is the self-similar solution for the Burgers equation. Moreover if xu0 （x） ∈ L^1 （R）, then the asymptotics are true u（t）=t^-1/2fM（（·）t^-1/2）＋O（t^-1/2-γ） where γ ∈ （0, 1/2）.     

On the singularities of convex functions

Given a semi-convex functionu: ω⊂R ⁿ→R and an integerk≡[0,₁,n], we show that the set ∑^k defined by

Unbounded solutions of differential equations of second order

In this paper, the existence of unbounded solutions for the following nonlinear asymmetric oscillator

Inequalities for derivatives of functions in the spaces <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>

  We obtain a new sharp inequality for the local norms of functions x ∈ L _{∞, ∞} ^r (R), namely,

On functions with the cauchy difference bounded by a functional. III

We are going to discuss special cases of a conditional functional inequality

Approximation of bandlimited functions by finite exponential sums

For a compact set K in ℝ ⁿ , let B ² _K be the set of all functions f ∈ L ²(ℝ²) bandlimited to K, i.e., such that the Fourier transform f̂ of f is supported by K. We investigate the question of approximation of f ∈ B ² _K by finite exponential sums

On pair correlations and Hausdorff dimension

We consider a system of “generalised linear forms” defined at a point x = (x _{(i, j)}) in a subset of R ^d by

Strengthening of the Kolmogorov Comparison Theorem and Kolmogorov Inequality and Their Applications

We obtain a strengthened version of the Kolmogorov comparison theorem. In particular, this enables us to obtain a strengthened Kolmogorov inequality for functions x L ^x (r), namely,

On a method for interpolating functions on chaotic nets

Supposem, n ∈ℕ,m≡n (mod 2),K(x)=|x| ^m form odd,K(x)=|x| ^m In |x| form even (x∈ℝ ⁿ ),P is the set of real polynomials inn variables of total degree ≤m/2, andx ₁,...,x _N ∈ℝ ⁿ . We construct a function of the form

Approximation of several dimensional functions by trigonometric polynomials

Let f(x, y) be a periodic function defined on the region D

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,

Shape preserving widths of Sobolev-type classes ofs-monotone functions on a finite interval

LetI be a finite interval andr ∈ ℕ. Denote by △ ₊ ^s L _q the subset of all functionsy ∈L _q such that thes-difference △ _T ^s y(·) is nonnegative onI, ∀τ>0. Further, denote by △ ₊ ^s W _p ^r the class of functionsx onI with the seminorm ‖x ^(r) ‖L _p ≤1, such that △ _T ^s x≥0, τ > 0, τ>0. Fors=3,…,r+1, we obtain two-sided estimates of the shape preserving widths , whereM ⁿ is the set of all linear manifoldsM ⁿ inL _q , dimM ⁿ ≤n, such thatM ⁿ ⋂△ ₊ ^s L _q ≠ 0. Part of this work was done while the first author visited Tel Aviv University in 2001 and part of it while the second author was a member of the Industrial Mathematics Institute (IMI), University of South Carolina.     

Almost sure convergence of sample range

Let X ₁, X ₂, ... be i.i.d. random variables. The sample range is R _n = max {X _i , 1 ≤ i ≤ n} − min {X _i , 1 ≤ i ≤ n}. If for a non-degenerate distribution G and some sequences (α _k ), (β _k ) then we have

Best polynomial approximation in Sobolev-Laguerre and Sobolev-Legendre spaces

We investigate limiting behavior as γ tends to ∞ of the best polynomial approximations in the Sobolev-Laguerre space W^N,2([0, ∞); e^−x) and the Sobolev-Legendre space W^N,2([−1, 1]) with respect to the Sobolev-Laguerre inner product

Automorphic L-Functions in the Weight Aspect

Let S_k(Γ) be the space of holomorphic Γ-cusp forms f(z) of even weight k ≥ 12 for Γ = SL(2, ℤ), and let S_k(Γ)⁺ be the set of all Hecke eigenforms from this space with the first Fourier coefficient a_f(1) = 1. For f ∈ S_k(Γ)⁺, consider the Hecke L-function L(s, f). Let

Directional approximation of functions of two variables in the spaces ℒ p (R2) and ℒ p (R + 2 )

Let r ∈ N, α, t ∈ R, x ∈ R ², f: R ² → C, and denote $ \Delta _{t,\alpha }^r (f,x) = \sum\limits_{k = 0}^r {( - 1)^{r - k} c_r^k f(x_1 + kt\cos \alpha ,x_2 + kt\sin \alpha ).} $ In this paper, we investigate the relation between the behavior of the quantity $ \left\| {\int\limits_E {\Delta _{t,\alpha }^r (f, \cdot )\Psi _n (t)dt} } \right\|_{p,G} , $ as n → ∞ (here, E ? R, G ∈ {R ², R ₊ ² }, and ψ _n ∈ L ₁(E) is a positive kernel) and structural properties of function f. These structural properties are characterized by its “directional” moduli of continuity: $ \omega _{r,\alpha } (f,h)_{p,G} = \mathop {\sup }\limits_{0 \leqslant t \leqslant h} \left\| {\Delta _{t,\alpha }^r (f)} \right\|_{p,G} . $ Here is one of the results obtained. Theorem 1. Let E and A be intervals in R ₊ such that A ? E, f ∈ L _p (G), α ∈ [0, 2π] when G =R ² and α ∈ [0, π/2] when G = R ₊ ² Denote Δ _{n, k} = ∫ _A t ^k ψ _n (t)dt. If there exists an r ∈ N such that, for any m ∈ N, we have Δ _{m, r} > 0, Δ _{m, r + 1} < ∞, and $ \mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \frac{{\Delta _{n,r + 1} }} {{\Delta _{n,r} }} = 0,\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \Delta _{n,r}^{ - 1} \int\limits_{E\backslash A} {\Psi _n = 0} , $ then the relations $ \mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \Delta _{n,r}^{ - 1} \left\| {\int\limits_E {\Delta _{t,\alpha }^r (f, \cdot )\Psi _n dt} } \right\|_{p,G} \leqslant K, \mathop {\sup }\limits_{t \in (0,\infty )} t^r \omega _{r,\alpha } (f,t)_{p,G} \leqslant K $ are equivalent. Particular methods of approximation are considered. We establish Corollary 1. Let p, G, α, and f be the same as in Theorem 1, and $ \sigma _{n,\alpha } (f,x) = \frac{2} {{\pi n}}\int\limits_{R_ + } {\Delta _{t,\alpha }^1 (f,x)} \left( {\frac{{\sin \frac{{nt}} {2}}} {t}} \right)^2 dt. $ Then the relations $ \mathop {\underline {\lim } }\limits_{n \to \infty } \frac{{\pi n}} {{\ln n}}\left\| {\sigma _{n,\alpha } (f)} \right\|_{p,G} \leqslant K Let r ∈ N, α, t ∈ R, x ∈ R ², f: R ² → C, and denote In this paper, we investigate the relation between the behavior of the quantity as n → ∞ (here, E ⊂ R, G ∈ {R ², R ₊²}, and ψ _n ∈ L ₁(E) is a positive kernel) and structural properties of function f. These structural properties are characterized by its “directional” moduli of continuity: Here is one of the results obtained. Theorem 1. Let E and A be intervals in R ₊ such that A ⊂ E, f ∈ L _p (G), α ∈ [0, 2π] when G =R ² and α ∈ [0, π/2] when G = R ₊² Denote Δ _{n, k} = ∫ _A t ^k ψ _n (t)dt. If there exists an r ∈ N such that, for any m ∈ N, we have Δ _{m, r} > 0, Δ _{m, r + 1} < ∞, and then the relations are equivalent. Particular methods of approximation are considered. We establish Corollary 1. Let p, G, α, and f be the same as in Theorem 1, and Then the relations and are equivalent. Original Russian Text ? N.Yu. Dodonov, V.V. Zhuk, 2008, published in Vestnik Sankt-Peterburgskogo Universiteta. Seriya 1. Matematika, Mekhanika, Astronomiya, 2008, No. 2, pp. 23–33.     

Exact relaxations of non-convex variational problems

Here, we solve non-convex, variational problems given in the form

Homogenization of two-phase metrics and applications

We consider two-phase metrics of the form ϕ(x, ξ) ≔ , where α,β are fixed positive constants and B _α, B _β are disjoint Borel sets whose union is ℝ^N, and prove that they are dense in the class of symmetric Finsler metrics ϕ satisfying

Approximation by rational functions with prescribed numerator degree in L p spaces for 1<p< ∞

The present paper establishes a complete result on approximation by rational functions with prescribed numerator degree in L ^pspaces for 1 < p < ∞ and proves that if f(x)∈L ^p _[-1,1] changes sign exactly l times in (-1,1), then there exists r(x)∈R _n ^l such that

Construction of <Emphasis Type="Italic">σ</Emphasis>-orthogonal polynomials and gaussian quadrature formulas

Let dα be a measure on R and let σ = (m ₁, m ₂,...,m _n ), where m _k ≥ 1, k = 1,2,...,n, are arbitrary real numbers. A polynomial ω _n (x) := (x − x ₁)(x − x ₂)...(x − x _n ) with x ₁ ≤ x ₂ ≤ ... ≤ x _n is said to be the nth σ-orthogonal polynomial with respect to dα if the vector of zeros (x ₁, x ₂, ..., x _n)^T is a solution of the extremal problem