Minimal polynomials for compact sets of the complex plane

LetW _N(z)=a_Nz^N+... be a complex polynomial and letT _n be the classical Chebyshev polynomial. In this article it is shown that the polynomials (2a_N)^?n+1T_n(W_N), n ∈N, are minimal polynomials on all equipotential lines for {z∈C:|W _N(z)|≤1 Λ ImW _N(z)=0}     

Punishing Factors for Finitely Connected Domains

Let Ω and Π be two finitely connected hyperbolic domains in the complex plane \Bbb C{\Bbb C} and let R(z, Ω) denote the hyperbolic radius of Ω at z and R(w, Π) the hyperbolic radius of Π at w. We consider functions f that are analytic in Ω and such that all values f(z) lie in the domain Π. This set of analytic functions is denoted by A(Ω, Π). We prove among other things that the quantities C_n(W,P) := sup_{f ? A(W,P)}sup_{z ? W}\frac|f⁽ⁿ⁾(z)| R(f(z),P)n! (R(z,W))ⁿC_n(\Omega,\Pi)\,:=\,\sup_{f\in A(\Omega,\Pi)}\sup_{z\in \Omega}\frac{\vert f^{(n)}(z)\vert\,R(f(z),\Pi)}{n!\,(R(z,\Omega))^n} are finite for all n ? \Bbb N{n \in {\Bbb N}} if and only if ∂Ω and ∂Π do not contain isolated points.     

On quasilinear Beltrami-type equations with degeneration

We consider the solvability problem for the equation $f_{\bar z} $ = v(z, f(z))f _z , where the function v(z,w) of two variables may be close to unity. Such equations are called quasilinear Beltrami-type equations with ellipticity degeneration. We prove that, under some rather general conditions on v(z,w), the above equation has a regular homeomorphic solution in the Sobolev classW _loc ^1,1 . Moreover, such solutions f satisfy the inclusion f ^?1 ∈ W _loc ^1,2 .     

Boundary values of a convergent sequence of J-contractive matrix-functions

In this note it is proved that if W_n(z) are J-contractive matrix-functions which are meromorphic in the disk ¦z¦<1 (j–w=">_n ^* (z)JW_n(z) W^* (z)JW(z) \leqslant W_n^* (z)JW_n (z)W^* (z)JW(z) \leqslant W_n^* (z)JW_n (z)     

Isometric Equivalence of Integration Operators

We are interested in the isometric equivalence problem for the Cesàro operator C(f) (z) = \frac1z ò₀^zf(x) \frac11-xd x{C(f) (z) =\frac{1}{z} \int_{0}^{z}f(\xi) \frac{1}{1-\xi}d \xi} and an operator T_g(f)(z)=\frac1zò₀^zf(x) g^￠(x) d x{T_{g}(f)(z)=\frac{1}{z}\int_{0}^{z}f(\xi) g^{\prime}(\xi) d \xi}, where g is an analytic function on the disc, on the Hardy and Bergman spaces. Then we generalize this to the isometric equivalence problem of two operators T_g1{T_{g_{1}}} and T_g2{T_{g_{2}}} on the Hardy space and Bergman space. We show that the operators T_g1{T_{g_{1}}} and T_g2{T_{g_{2}}} satisfy T_g1U₁=U₂T_g2{T_{g_{1}}U_{1}=U_{2}T_{g_{2}}} on H ^p , 1 ≤ p < ∞, p ≠ 2 if and only if g₂(z) = lg₁(e^iqz){g_{2}(z) =\lambda g_{1}(e^{i\theta}z) }, where λ is a modulus one constant and U _i , i = 1, 2 are surjective isometries of the Hardy Space. This is analogous to the Campbell-Wright result on isometrically equivalence of composition operators on the Hardy space.     

Toeplitz Operators on Generalized Bergman Spaces

We consider the weighted Bergman spaces HL²(\mathbb B^d, m_l){\mathcal {H}L^{2}(\mathbb {B}^{d}, \mu_{\lambda})}, where we set dm_l(z) = c_l(1-|z|²)^l dt(z){d\mu_{\lambda}(z) = c_{\lambda}(1-|z|^2)^{\lambda} d\tau(z)}, with τ being the hyperbolic volume measure. These spaces are nonzero if and only if λ > d. For 0 < λ ≤ d, spaces with the same formula for the reproducing kernel can be defined using a Sobolev-type norm. We define Toeplitz operators on these generalized Bergman spaces and investigate their properties. Specifically, we describe classes of symbols for which the corresponding Toeplitz operators can be defined as bounded operators or as a Hilbert–Schmidt operators on the generalized Bergman spaces.     

The Relative Brauer Group of an Affine Double Plane

We study algebra classes and divisor classes on a normal affine surface of the form z ² = f(x, y). The affine coordinate ring is T = k[x, y, z]/(z ² ? f), and if R = k[x, y][f ^?1] and S = R[z]/(z ² ? f), then S is a quadratic Galois extension of R. If the Galois group is G, we show that the natural map H¹(G, Cl(T)) → H¹(G, Pic(S)) factors through the relative Brauer group B(S/R) and that all of the maps are onto. Sufficient conditions are given for H¹(G, Cl(T)) to be isomorphic to B(S/R). The groups and maps are computed for several examples.     

The mean value of the zeta-function on <Emphasis Type="Italic">σ</Emphasis>=1

Let R(T): = ò₁^T|z(1+it)|² dt - z(2)T+plogTR(T):= \int_{1}^{T}|\zeta (1+it)|^{2}\,\mathrm{d}t - \zeta (2)T+\pi\log T. We derive a precise explicit expression for R(t) which is used to derive asymptotic formulas for ò₁^TR(t) dt\int_{1}^{T}R(t)\,\mathrm{d}t and ò₁^TR²(t) dt\int_{1}^{T}R^{2}(t)\,\mathrm{d}t. These results improve on earlier upper bounds of Balasubramanian, Ramachandra and the author for the integrals in question.     

On Landis’ Conjecture in the Plane

In this paper we prove a quantitative form of Landis’ conjecture in the plane. Precisely, let W(z) be a measurable real vector-valued function and V(z) ≥0 be a real measurable scalar function, satisfying ‖W‖ _{L ^∞(R ²)} ≤ 1 and ‖V‖ _{L ^∞(R ²)} ≤ 1. Let u be a real solution of Δu ? ?(Wu) ? Vu = 0 in R ². Assume that u(0) = 1 and |u(z)| ≤exp (C ₀|z|). Then u satisfies inf _{|z 0| =R}  sup _{|z?z 0| <1}|u(z)| ≥exp (?CRlog R), where C depends on C ₀. In addition to the case of the whole plane, we also establish a quantitative form of Landis’ conjecture defined in an exterior domain.     

A Quantitative Voronovskaya Formula for Mellin Convolution Operators

Here we give a quantitative Voronovskaya formula for a class of Mellin convolution operators of type

On generalized shift bases for the wiener disc algebra

LetW(D) denote the set of functionsf(z)=Σ _n=0 ^∞ A _n Z ⁿ a _nzⁿ for which Σ_n=0 ^∞|a _n |<+∞. Given any finite set lcub;f _i (z)rcub; _i=1 ⁿ inW(D) the following are equivalent: (i) The generalized shift sequence lcub;f ₁(z)z ^kn ,f ₂(z)z ^kn+1, …,f _n (z)z ^(k+1)n−1rcub; _k=0 ^∞ is a basis forW(D) which is equivalent to the basis lcub;z ^m rcub; _m=0 ^∞ . (ii) The generalized shift sequence is complete inW(D), (iii) The function has no zero in |z|≦1, wherew=e ^2πiti /n.     

The region of values of a system of functionals in the class of typically real functions

Let T_R be the class of functions that are regular and typically real in the disk E={z:⋱z⋱<1}. For this class, the region of values of the system {f(z₀), f(r)} for z₀ ∈ ℝ, r∈(-1,1) is studied. The sets D_r={f(z₀):f∈T_R, f(r)=a} for −1≤r≤1 and Δ_r={(c₂, c₃): f ∈ T_R, −f(−r)=a} for 0<r≤1 are found, where aε(r(1+r)⁻², r(1−r)⁻²) is an arbitrary fixed number. Bibliography: 11 titles. Translated fromZapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 226, 1996, pp. 69–79.     

A generalized numerical range: the range of a constrained sesquilinear form

Let M_n denote the algebra of all nxn complex matrices. For a given q?C with ∣Q∣≤1, we define and denote the q-numerical range of A?M_n by

W_q (A)={x ^? Ay:x,y?C ⁿ , _{x ^? x?y ^? y=1,x ^? y=q} }

The q-numerical radius is then given by r_q (A)=sup{∣z∣:z?W _q (A)}. When q=1,W _q (A) and r _q (A) reduce to the classical numerical range of A and the classical numerical radius of A, respectively. when q≠0, another interesting quantity associated with W _q (A) is the inner q-numerical radius defined by [rtilde] _q (A)=inf{∣z∣:z?W _q (A)}

In this paper, we describe some basic properties of W _q (A), extending known results on the classical numerical range. We also study the properties of r_q considered as a norm (seminorm if q=0) on M_n .Finally, we characterize those linear operators L on M_n that leave W_q ,r_q of [rtilde]_q invariant. Extension of some of our results to the infinite dimensional case is discussed, and open problems are mentioned.     

On the range of elliptic, second order, nonvariational operators in Sobolev spaces

The subfamilyR(p, Ω) of the class of second order, uniformly elliptic, non variational operators L with bounded measurable coefficients, such that L(W^{2, p} (Ω)) is dense in L^p (Ω), is studied. Sufficient and necessary and sufficient conditions are given, for L to belong toR(p, Ω). An operator L of the class above and not inR(p, Ω) is constructed. Entrata in Redazione il 5 ottobre 1998.     

A unified approach for univalent functions with negative coefficients using the Hadamard product

For given analytic functions ϕ(z) = z + Σ _n=2^∞ λ _n z ⁿ , Ψ(z) = z + Σ _n=2^∞ μ with λ _n ≥ 0, μ _n ≥ 0, and λ _n ≥ μ _n and for α, β (0≤α<1, 0<β≤1), let E(φ,ψ; α, β) be of analytic functions ƒ(z) = z + Σ _n=2^∞ a _n z ⁿ in U such that f(z)*ψ(z)≠0 and

About the p-adic Yosida equation inside a disk

Let K be a complete ultrametric algebraically closed field and let ?(d(0, R^?)) be the field of meromorphic functions inside the disk d(0,R⁻) = {x ∈ K ∣ ∣x∣ < R}. Let ?_b(d(0, R^?)) be the subfield of bounded meromorphic functions inside d(0,R⁻) and let ?_u(d(0, R^?)) = ?(d(0, R^?)) ? ?_b(d(0, R^?)) be the subset of unbounded meromorphic functions inside d(0,R⁻). Initially, we consider the Yosida Equation: , where m ∈ ?^* and F(X) is a rational function of degree d with coefficients in ?_b(d(0, R^?)). We show that, if d ≥ 2m + 1, this equation has no solution in ?_u(d(0, R^?)).Next, we examine solutions of the above equation when F(X) is apolynomial with constant coefficients and show that it has no unbounded analytic functions in d(0,R⁻). Further, we list the only cases when the equation may eventually admit solutions in ?_u(d(0, R^?)). Particularly, the elliptic equation may not.     

Inverse Scattering at Fixed Energy in de Sitter�CReissner�CNordstr?m Black Holes

In this paper, we consider massless Dirac fields propagating in the outer region of de Sitter–Reissner–Nordstr?m black holes. We show that the metric of such black holes is uniquely determined by the partial knowledge of the corresponding scattering matrix S(λ) at a fixed energy λ ≠ 0. More precisely, we consider the partial wave scattering matrices S(λ, n) (here λ ≠ 0 is the fixed energy and n ? \mathbbN^*{n \in \mathbb{N}^{*}} denotes the angular momentum) defined as the restrictions of the full scattering matrix on a well chosen basis of spin-weighted spherical harmonics. We prove that the mass M, the square of the charge Q ² and the cosmological constant Λ of a dS-RN black hole (and thus its metric) can be uniquely determined from the knowledge of either the transmission coefficients T(λ, n), or the reflexion coefficients R(λ, n) (resp. L(λ, n)), for all n ? L{n \in {\mathcal{L}}} where L{\mathcal{L}} is a subset of \mathbbN^*{\mathbb{N}^{*}} that satisfies the Müntz condition ?_{n ? L}\frac1n = +￥{\sum_{n \in{\mathcal{L}}}\frac{1}{n} = +\infty} . Our main tool consists in complexifying the angular momentum n and in studying the analytic properties of the “unphysical” scattering matrix S(λ, z) in the complex variable z. We show, in particular, that the quantities \frac1T(l,z){\frac{1}{T(\lambda,z)}}, \fracR(l,z)T(l,z){\frac{R(\lambda,z)}{T(\lambda,z)}} and \fracL(l,z)T(l,z){\frac{L(\lambda,z)}{T(\lambda,z)}} belong to the Nevanlinna class in the region ${\{z \in \mathbb{C}, Re(z) > 0 \}}${\{z \in \mathbb{C}, Re(z) > 0 \}} for which we have analytic uniqueness theorems at our disposal. Eventually, as a by-product of our method, we obtain reconstruction formulae for the surface gravities of the event and cosmological horizons of the black hole which have an important physical meaning in the Hawking effect.     

Analytic Solutions of a Second-order Functional Differential Equation with a State Dependent Delay

This paper is concerned with a second-order functional differential equation of the form x″(z) = x(az + bx(z)). By constructing a convergent power series solution of an auxiliary equation of the form α²y″ (αz) y′ (z) = αy′(z)y″(z)+(y′(z))³[y(α²z)?ay(αz)], analytic solutions of the form (y(αy^{t - 1}(z)) ? az)/b for the original differential equation are obtained.     

Functional inequalities related to Mahler’s conjecture

Extending a result of Meyer and Reisner (Monatsh Math 125:219–227, 1998), we prove that if g: \mathbbR? \mathbbR₊{g: \mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}_+} is a function which is concave on its support, then for every m > 0 and every z ? \mathbbR{z\in\mathbb{R}} such that g(z) > 0, one has

Convergent expansions of the Bessel functions in terms of elementary functions

We consider the Bessel functions J _ν (z) and Y _ν (z) for R ν > ?1/2 and R z ≥ 0. We derive a convergent expansion of J _ν (z) in terms of the derivatives of \((\sin z)/z\), and a convergent expansion of Y _ν (z) in terms of derivatives of \((1-\cos z)/z\), derivatives of (1 ? e ^?z )/z and Γ(2ν, z). Both expansions hold uniformly in z in any fixed horizontal strip and are accompanied by error bounds. The accuracy of the approximations is illustrated with some numerical experiments.