Achtdimensionale lokalkompakte Translationsebenen mit großen kompakten Kollineationsgruppen

This paper is part of a program aiming at the classification of all higher-dimensional locally compact translation planes whose collineation groups have large dimension. In the present paper we determine all eight-dimensional locally compact translation planes which admit acompact collineation group of dimension at least 5 acting almost effectively on the translation axis. In fact, is isomorphic either to Spin₄ or toSO ₄(). The case Spin₄() has already been treated elsewhere ([6]). Here, the planes with SO ₄() are explicitly determined and studied in detail.     

Asymptotic stability at infinity of planar vector fields

Let >0 andX be aC ¹ vector field on the plane such that: (i) for allq², Det(DX(q))>0; and (ii) for allp², with p, Trace(D(X(p))<0. IfX has a singularity and ² Trace(DX)dxdy is less than 0 (resp. greater or equal than 0), then the point at infinity of the Riemann sphere ²{} is a repellor (resp. an attractor) ofX.     

Parametric and non-parametric minima

We prove that if uBV() is a local minimum for the non-parametric functional F(u) associated to a parametric integrand g××ⁿ⁺¹[0,+), then the hypograph of u is locally minimizing for the parametric functionalG associated to g, among the sets of finite perimeter in ×.     

Fibred links and a construction of real singularities via complex geometry

This note gives a method for constructing real analytic maps from ²ⁿ into ², with an isolated critical point at 0 ²ⁿ , for alln>1. This provides infinite families of real singularities which fiber a la Milnor.Research partially supported by CONACYT, Mexico, grant 1206-E92103.     

The central limit theorem for Chébli-Trimèche hypergroups

Let (S _nn>-1) be a random walk on a hypergroup ( ₊ , *), i.e., a Markov chain with transition kernelN(x, A) = _x * (A), where is a fixed probability measure on ₊ such that the second moment exists. Then depending on the growth of the hypergroup two situations can occur: when ( ₊ , *) is of exponential growth then it is shown thatS _n is asymptotically normal. In the case of polynomial growth {more precisely, if the densityA of the Haar measure of ( ₊ , *) satisfies lim[A()/A()]=}, the normalized variablesS _n/[n Var()/(+1)]^1/2 converge to a Rayleigh distribution with parameter .     

Stationary self-similar extremal processes

Summary Let ( _k ) _k =– be a stationary sequence of random variables, and, forA, let where _n is an affine transformation of (has the forma _n·+b _n,a _n>0,b _n). ThenM _n is a random sup measure, that is, for arbitrary collections of open setsG . We show that the possible limiting random sup measures for such sequences (M _n) are those which are stationary (M(·+b)= _d M forb) and self-similar (M(a·)= _d ^loga (M) fora>0, where is an affine transformation of ). By applying simple transformations, we need only study stationaryM such thatM(a·)= _d aM fora>0. We show that these processes retain some but not all of the properties of the classical case. In particular, we display a nontrivial example such thattM (0,t] is continuous wp1. The classical planar point process representation of extremal processes is a special case of the present approach, but is not adequate for describing all possible limits.     

On a problem of Erdős and Lovász: Random lines in a projective plane

Letn(k) be the least size of an intersecting family ofk-sets with cover numberk, and let _k denote any projective plane of orderk–1.Theorem There is a constant A such that ifH is a random set ofm Aklogk lines from _k then P_r(H<)0(k).Corollary If there exists a _k thenn(k)=O(klogk). These statements were conjectured by P. Erds and L. Lovász in 1973.Supported in part by NSF-DMS87-83558 and AFOSR grants 89-0066, 89-0512 and 90-0008     

Weak solutions of the Stokes problem in weighted Sobolev spaces

For n2 we consider the Stokes problem in ⁿ, -u + p=f, -divu=g, in weighted Soboiev spaces H ₆ ^m,r , where the weights are proportional to (1+|x|). We prove the existence of weak solutions for any K, whereK is a discrete set of critical values. Furthermore, we characterize the solutions of the homogeneous problem.This research was supported by the DFG research group Equations of Hydrodynamics, Universities of Bayreuth and Paderborn.     

On local oscillatory integrals with variable Calderón-Zygmund kernels

Letp(1, ). In this paper, the authors investigate the uniformL ^p ( ⁿ ) in of the oscillatory singular integral operatorT defined by

Note on initial topologies on rational vector spaces induced by realvalued linear mappings

LetG be a vector space over the field of rational numbers andf, g:G -linear mappings. equipped with the usual norm topology. Denote by _f , _g the initial topologies onG induced byf respectivelyg.Then the following result holds: If there is a nonvoid open setU whose complement contains at least one inner point such thatf ^–1 U _g , then there is ac withf=cg. In particular, iff0, the topologies coincide.Furthermore, a -linear mappingh: (G, _f )(G, _g ) is continuous if and only if there is a real constantc withg ^o h=cf.Dedicated to Professor János Aczél on his 60th birthday     

Rudiments of an average case complexity theory for piecewise-linear path following algorithms

We examine the efficiency of PL path following algorithms in followingF _T ^-1 (0), whereF _T is the PL approximation, induced by the simplicial triangulationT, to a mapf: ^{n n-1}. In particular, we consider the problem of determining an upper bound on the expected number of pivots made per unit length off ^–1(0) that is approximated. We show that if the sizes of the simplices ofT are sufficiently small, where sufficiently small is an explicitly given quantity dependent on measurements of how nicef is, then the average directional density ofT, as introduced by Todd, really does give a good approximation to the expected number of pivots made, confirming what researchers have believed on intuitive grounds for a decade. Because what constitutes sufficiently small is a precisely given quantity, i.e., non-asymptotic, we are able to provide some rigorous justification for the claim that the expected number of pivots grows only polynomially inn, the number of variables.Several other issues are also examined.Research supported by an NSF Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. This research was performed while the author was a member of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley, California.     

Pontryagin's principle in the control of semilinear elliptic variational inequalities

This paper deals with the necessary conditions satisfied by the optimal control of a variational inequality governed by a semilinear operator of elliptic type and a maximal monotone operator in × . A nonclassical smoothing of allows us to formulate a perturbed problem for which the original control is an-solution. By considering the spike perturbations and applying Ekeland's principle we are able to state approximate optimality conditions in Pontryagin's form. Then passing to the limit we obtain some optimality conditions for the original problem, extending those obtained for semilinear elliptic systems and for variational inequalities.     

Cocycles d'Euler et de Maslov

Conclusion Nous espérons avoir convaincu le lecteur qu'il peut être utile de considérer la classe de Maslov comme une classe bornée. Dans [Gh], nous avons montré que la classe d'Euler bornée pour un groupe d'homéomorphismes directs du cercle rend compte de la dynamique topologique de ce groupe. Existe-t-il un résultat analogue pour Sp(2n,)? En d'autres termes, soit un groupe discret et ₁, ₂ deux représentations de dans Sp(2n,). On suppose que les cocycles ₁ ^* et ₂ ^* définissent la même classe bornée. Que peut-on en conclure sur ₁ et ₂?Par ailleurs, l'article [At l] traite aussi d'invariants sur SL(2,) différents de ceux que nous avons considérés, comme par exemple les fonctionsL de Shimizu. Est-il possible de les faire rentrer naturellement dans notre cadre?

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Variations on the theme of repeated distances

We give an asymptotically sharp estimate for the error term of the maximum number of unit distances determined byn points in ^{d, d}4. We also give asymptotically tight upper bounds on the total number of occurrences of the favourite distances fromn points in ^{d, d}4. Related results are proved for distances determined byn disjoint compact convex sets in ².At the time this paper was written, both authors were visiting the Technion — Israel Institute of Technology.     

A Comparison of Two Spaces of Generalized White Noise Functionals

In the literature (see [5, 6, 8]) there are two families of spaces called Kondratiev spaces: (_c)^± and (S _c)^± for 0 1. We investigate the relation between the spaces and show that they are topologically isomorphic when (^d) L2 (^d) (^d) is the underlying Gel'fand triple for (_c)^±. In this case we also give the explicit relation between the S-transform and -transform on (_c)^-1 and (S _c)^-1, respectively.     

A chord-stretching map of a convex loop is an isometry

Let ⁿ be n-dimensional Euclidean space, and let : [0, L] ⁿ and : [0, L] ⁿ be closed rectifiable arcs in ⁿ of the same total length L which are parametrized via their arc length. is said to be a chord-stretched version of if for each 0s tL, |(t)–(s)| |(t)–(s)|. is said to be convex if is simple and if ([0, L]) is the frontier of some plane convex set. Individual work by Professors G. Choquet and G. T. Sallee demonstrated that if were simple then there existed a convex chord-stretched version of . This result led Professor Yang Lu to conjecture that if were convex and were a chord-stretched version of then and would be congruent, i.e. any chord-stretching map of a convex arc is an isometry. Professor Yang Lu has proved this conjecture in the case where and are C ² curves. In this paper we prove the conjecture in general.     

Spectral properties of Neumann Laplacian of horns

We study the Neumann Laplacian of unbounded regions in ⁿ with cusps at infinity so that the corresponding Dirichlet Laplacian has compact resolvent. Typical of our results is that of the region {(x, y)²x, y|<1} the Neumann Laplacian has absolutely continuous spectrum [0, ) of uniform multiplicity four and an infinity of eigenvaluesE _o<E ₁... and that for the region {(x, y)²y|1}, it has absolutely continuous spectrum [1/4, ) of uniform multiplicity 2 and an infinity of eigenvaluesE ₀=0<E ₁.... We use the Enss theory with a suitable asymptotic dynamics.The second author's research is partially funded under NSF grand number DMS-8801918     

A bounded law of the iterated logarithm for Hilbert space valued martingales and its application to U-statistics

Summary A bounded law of the iterated logarithm for martingales with values in a separable Hilbert space H is proved. It is then applied to prove invariance principles for U-statistics for independent identically distributed (-valued) random variables {X _j , j1} and a kernel h: ^m H, m2, which is degenerate for the common distribution function of X _j , j1. This extends to general m results of an earlier paper on this subject and even gives new results in the case H=.     

An Elementary Approach to Quasi-Isometries of Tree x ℝ n

We prove by elementary means a regularity theorem for quasi-isometries of T x ⁿ (where T denotes an infinite tree), and of many other metric spaces with similar combinatorial properties, e.g. Cayley graphs of Baumslag–Solitar groups. For quasi-isometries of T x ⁿ, it states that the image of {x} x ⁿ (xT) is uniformly close to {y} x ⁿ for some yT, and there is a well-defined surjection . Even stronger, the image of a quasi-isometric embedding of ⁿ⁺¹ in T x ⁿ is close to (a geodesic in T)T)x ⁿ.     

Ouverts d"harmonicité pour les fonctions séparément harmoniques

Let D ^N , G ^M be two open sets, E D and F G two compact sets which satisfy the condition (H) (that is a harmonic condition similar to Leja"s condition). We find an open set ^N+M such that each separately harmonic function f : X : = (D× F) (E × G) (i.e.: for all x in E, f(x,.) is harmonic on G; for all y in F, f(., y) is harmonic on D) extends to a harmonic function on .