Homogenization of the parabolic cauchy problem in the Sobolev class H<Superscript>1</Superscript>(R<Superscript>d</Superscript>)

Homogenization in the small period limit for the solution ue of the Cauchy problem for a parabolic equation in R^d is studied. The coefficients are assumed to be periodic in R^d with respect to the lattice ɛG. As ɛ → 0, the solution u ɛ converges in L2(R^d) to the solution u0 of the effective problem with constant coefficients. The solution u ɛis approximated in the norm of the Sobolev space H ¹(R^d) with error O( ɛ); this approximation is uniform with respect to the L2-norm of the initial data and contains a corrector term of order ɛ. The dependence of the constant in the error estimate on time t is given. Also, an approximation in H ¹(R^d) for the solution of the Cauchy problem for a nonhomogeneous parabolic equation is obtained.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript>-convergence of complex double fourier series

It is proved that the complex double Fourier series of an integrable functionf(x, y) with coefficients c_jk satisfying certain conditions, will converge in L¹-norm. The conditions used here are the combinations of Tauberian condition of Hardy-Karamata kind and its limiting case. This paper extends the result of Bray [1] to complex double Fourier series. An erratum to this article is available at .     

Dynamic Pricing via Dynamic Programming<Superscript>1</Superscript>

This article specifies an efficient numerical scheme for computing optimal dynamic prices in a setting where the demand in a given period depends on the price in that period, cumulative sales up to the current period, and remaining market potential. The problem is studied in a deterministic and monopolistic context with a general form of the demand function. While traditional approaches produce closed-form equations that are difficult to solve due to the boundary conditions, we specify a computationally tractable numerical procedure by converting the problem to an initial-value problem based on a dynamic programming formulation. We find also that the optimal price dynamics preserves certain properties over the planning horizon: the unit revenue is linearly proportional to the demand elasticity of price; the unit revenue is constant over time when the demand elasticity is constant; and the sales rate is constant over time when the demand elasticity is linear in the price. ¹We acknowledge professor robert e. kalaba for initiating this work and suggesting solution methods.     

The Equation x<Superscript>i</Superscript> = y<Superscript>j</Superscript>z<Superscript>k</Superscript> in a Free Semigroup

The equation xⁱ = y^jz^k has only periodic solutions in a free semigroup. This result was first proven by Lyndon and Schützenberger. We present a very short proof of this classical result. Moreover, we establish that the power of two or more of a primitive word cannot be factorized into conjugates of a different word.     

On a characterization of orthogonality with respect to particular sequences of random variables in <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript>

This note deals with the orthogonality between sequences of random variables. The main idea of the note is to apply the results on equidistant systems of points in a Hilbert space to the case of the space L ²(Ω, F, ℙ) of real square integrable random variables. The main result gives a necessary and sufficient condition for a particular sequence of random variables (elements of which are taken from sets of equidistant elements of L ²(Ω, F, ℙ) to be orthogonal to some other sequence in L ²(Ω, F, ℙ). The result obtained is interesting from the point of view of the time series analysis, since it can be applied to a class of sequences random variables that exhibit a monotonically increasing variance. An application to ergodic theorem is also provided.     

Best constants for higher-order Rellich inequalities in <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript>(Ω)

We obtain a series improvement to higher-order L ^p -Rellich inequalities on a Riemannian manifold M. The improvement is shown to be sharp as each new term of the series is added.      

Integrability and <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript>-convergence of double cosine trigonometric series

We study here L1-convergence of new modified double cosine trigonometric sum and obtain a new necessary and sufficient condition for L1-convergence of double cosine trigonometric series.Also,the results obtained by Moricz[1],[2] are particular cases of ours.     

Remarks on the uniform and <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript>-convergence of trigonometric series

Chaundry and Jolliffe [1] proved that if a _k is a nonnegative sequence tending monotonically to zero, then a necessary and sufficient condition for the uniform convergence of the series Σ _k=1^∞ a _k sin kx is lim _k→∞ ka _k = 0. Lately, S. P. Zhou, P. Zhou and D. S. Yu [4] generalized this classical result. In this paper we propose new classes of sequences for which we get the extended version of their results. Moreover, we generalize the results of S. Tikhonov [2] on the L ¹-convergence of Fourier series.     

The electron capture of H<Superscript>+</Superscript> ions in solid foils

The negative ion yields φ (H^?) and the neutral atom yields φ (H) of 0.6, 0.9, 1.2, 1.6 and 1.8 MeV H⁺ projectiles traversing various carbon foils have been measured. The experimental results showed that neither φ(H^?) nor φ(H) varies with the dwell time ^ at the same energy. φ(H)is larger than φ(H^?) by about 3–4 orders of magnitude. The charge exchanging between H⁺ ions and carbon foils was analyzed. It can be seen that the charge exchange is the most basic process. The experience formula of σ_c/σ_l has been gotten.     

Laminar currents in ℙ<Superscript>2</Superscript>

 In this paper we study laminar currents in ℙ². Given a sequence of irreducible algebraic curves (C _n ) converging in the sense of currents to T, we find geometric conditions on the curves ensuring that the limit current T is laminar. This criterion is then applied to meromorphic dynamical systems in ℙ², and laminarity of the dynamical ``Green' current is obtained for a wide class of meromorphic self maps of ℙ², as well as for all bimeromorphic maps of projective surfaces. Received: 24 September 2001 / Published online: 10 February 2003 Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 32U40, 37Fxx, 32H50     

Growth Estimates for exp(A<Superscript>-1</Superscript>t) on a Hilbert Space

Let A be the infinitesimal generator of an exponentially stable, strongly continuous semigroup on the Hilbert space H. Since A^-1 is a bounded operator, it is the infinitesimal generator of a strongly continuous semigroup. In this paper we show that the growth of this semigroup is bounded by a constant time log(t).     

Pseudo-self-affine tilings in ℝ<Superscript>d</Superscript>

It is proved that every pseudo-self-affine tiling in ?^d is mutually locally derivable with a self-affine tiling. A characterization of pseudo-self-similar tilings in terms of derived Voronoï tessellations is a corollary. Previously, these results were obtained in the planar case, jointly with Priebe Frank. The new approach is based on the theory of graph-directed iterated function systems and substitution Delone sets developed by Lagarias and Wang. Bibliography: 18 titles.     

Image Projection and Representation on S<Superscript>n</Superscript>

In signal processing, communications, and other branches of information technologies, it is often desirable to map the higher-dimensional signals on Sⁿ. In this article we introduce a novel method of representing signals on Sⁿ. This approach is based on geometric function theory, in particular on the theory of quasiregular mappings. The importance of sampling is underlined, and new geometric sampling theorems for general manifolds are presented.     

Rough blowup solutions to the <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript> critical NLS

We study the singularity formation for the cubic focusing L ²-critical nonlinear Schrödinger equation on \({\mathbb{R}^{2}}\) . In a series of recent works, Merle and Raphaël have completely described the so called log–log blowup regime and proven its stability in the energy space H ¹. Our aim in this paper is to investigate the stability of this blowup regime under rough perturbations in the direction of developing a theory at the level of the critical space L ². By blending the Merle, Raphaël techniques with the quantitative I-method developed by Colliander, Keel, Staffilani, Takaoka and Tao for the study of the Cauchy problem for rough data, we obtain the stability of the log–log regime in H ^s for all s > 0.     

Two-dimensional quotients of C<Superscript>n</Superscript> are isomorphic to C<Superscript>2</Superscript>/Γ

We will prove that any two-dimensional quotient of an affine space modulo a reductive algebraic group is isomorphic to a quotient of C² modulo a finite group. The proof uses some new results due to Koras and Russell on contractible surfaces with at most quotient singularities and also several results about reductive group actions on affine varieties.     

Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for the <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript>-Convergence of Double Fourier Series

We extend the results of paper of F.Móricz (2010), where necessary conditions were given for the L¹-convergence of double Fourier series. We also give necessary and sufficient conditions for the L¹-convergence under appropriate assumptions.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript> integrability of trigonometric series with special varying coefficients

Very recently, Yu, Le and Zhou introduced the so called △B1^＊ and △B2^＊ conditions, which are generalizations of the monotone condition. By applying these two new conditions, the author essentially generalizes the classical results of Chen on the necessary and sufficient conditions of the Lp integrability of trigonometric series. In fact, the present paper gives the first result on the necessary and sufficient conditions of the Lp integrability of trigonometric series, where coefficients may have different signs.     

A 2<Superscript>|E|/4</Superscript>-time algorithm for MAX-CUT

In this paper, we present an exact algorithm that solves MAX-CUT in time poly(|E|) · 2^|E|/4, where |E| is the number of edges (multiple edges between two vertices are allowed). This bound improves the previously known bound poly(|E|) · 2^|E|/3 of Gramm et al. (2000). Bibliography: 8 titles.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 293, 2002, pp. 129–138.     

Long time <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>1</Superscript>-behavior for the incompressible magneto-hydrodynamic equations in a half-space

The large time L ¹-behavior of the strong solution (including the first and second order spacial derivatives) to the incompressible magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) equations is given in a half-space. The main tool employed in this article is a new weighted estimate for the Stokes flow in L ¹(R₊ ⁿ), such a study is of independent interest.     

S<Superscript>1</Superscript>-Valued Sobolev maps

We describe the structure of the space W^s,p( \mathbbSⁿ;\mathbbS¹ ) {W^{s,p}}\left( {{\mathbb{S}^n};{\mathbb{S}^1}} \right) , where 0 < s < ∞ and 1 ≤ p < ∞. According to the values of s, p, and n, maps in W^s,p( \mathbbSⁿ;\mathbbS¹ ) {W^{s,p}}\left( {{\mathbb{S}^n};{\mathbb{S}^1}} \right) can either be characterised by their phases or by a couple (singular set, phase).