Evolution in a Gaussian Random Field

We consider an evolution process in a Gaussian random field V(q) with the mean ‹V(q)› = 0 and the correlation function W(|q – q|) ‹V(q)V(q)›, where q ^d and d is the dimension of the Euclidean space ^d . For the value ‹G(q,t;q ₀)›, t > 0, of the Green's function of the evolution equation averaged over all realizations of the random field, we use the Feynman–Kac formula to establish an integral equation that is invariant with respect to a continuous renormalization group. This invariance property allows using the renormalization group method to find an asymptotic expression for ‹G(q,t;q ₀)› as |q – q ₀| and t .     

The periodic Dirac operator is absolutely continuous

We consider the periodic Dirac operatorD inL ₂( ^d ). The magnetic potentialA and the electric potentialV are periodic. Ford=2 the absolute continuity ofD is established forA,VL _{r, loc} ,r>2; the proof is based on the estimates, obtained by the authors earlier [BSu2] for the periodic magnetic Schrödinger operatorM. Ford3 our considerations are based on the estimates forM, obtained in [So] forAC ^2d+3 . Under the same condition onA, forVC, the absolute continuity ofD, d3, is proved. ForA=0 the arguments of the paper give a new (and much simpler) proof of the main result of [D].The research was completed in the framework of the project INTAS-93-351.     

Virtual Eigenvalues of the High Order Schrödinger Operator II

We consider the Schr?dinger operator H_γ = ( − Δ)^l + γ V(x)· acting in the space where 2l ≥ d, V (x) ≥ 0, V (x) is continuous and is not identically zero, and We study the asymptotic behavior as of the non-bottom negative eigenvalues of H_γ, which are born at the moment γ = 0 from the lower bound λ = 0 of the spectrum σ(H₀) of the unperturbed operator H₀ = ( − Δ)^l (virtual eigenvalues). To this end we use the Puiseux-Newton diagram for a power expansion of eigenvalues of some class of polynomial matrix functions. For the groups of virtual eigenvalues, having the same rate of decay, we obtain asymptotic estimates of Lieb-Thirring type.     

Approximation of analytic sets by Nash tangents of higher order

The aim of this paper is to show that for every locally analytic subset X of C ^m and every there exist a neighborhood V of a in C ^m and a sequence of Nash subsets of V converging to such that X _ν and X satisfy a certain condition for tangency of order ν. Next it is shown that this condition implies that for sufficiently large ν the multiplicities of X _ν and X at a are equal.      

Decompositions of universal algebras by idempotent algebras

An algebra with units is an algebra in which every subalgebra contains a singleton subalgebra. A one-unit-algebra is an algebra in which every subalgebra contains exactly one singleton subalgebra. IfU,V are subclasses of a classK of algebras,U _K V is the class of all K on which there is a congruence such that /V and every -class that is a subalgebra of belonging toK belongs also toU, e.g., ifK is the class of all semigroups,V is the class of all bands andU is the class of all groups,U _K V is the class of all bands of groups. We studyU _K V andU _K U whereU is a class of one-unit-K-algebras andV is a class of idempotentK-algebras. IfK is a class of algebras of type closed under subalgebras and homomorphisms,U is the class of all one-unit-K-algebras andV is the class of all idempotentK-algebras, thenU _K V is the class of allK-algebras that are -reducts of , e-algebras satisfying e(x) is a singleton subalgebra for everyx A belonging to the -subalgebra of generated byx and e(f(– x₁, x₂,..., x_n))=e(fe(x₁), e(x₂),..., e(x_n)) for every n-ary operationf of type . IfK is a variety of algebras with units and of finite type,U andV are finitely based (relative toK) subquasivarieties ofK, thenU _K V is finitely based relative toK. IfK is the variety of all commutative groupoids with an additional unary operatione satisfying e(e(x))=e(x)=e(x)· e(x), e(x · y)=e(x)· e(y),U andV are the subvarities ofK defined by e(x)=e(y) andx=e(x) respectively, thenU _K U is neither a variety nor finitely based. Some applications to semigroups and quasigroups are considered.Presented by G. Grätzer.     

Classes de Chern Des Ensembles Analytiques

Let V be a compact complex analytic subset of a non-singular holomorphic manifold M. Assume that V has pure complex dimension n. Denote by V₀ its regular part, and by [V] its fundamental class in H_2n(V; ). If V is a locally complete intersection (LCI), it is known that the normal bundle N_{V_0} in M to V₀ in M has a natural extension N_V to all of V, so that we can define its Chern classes c^(*)(N_V) in cohomology, as well as the Chern classes c_vir^(*). If V is a locally complete intersection (LCI), it is known that the normal bundle N_{V_0} in M to V₀ in M has a natural extension N_V to all of V, so that we can define its Chern classes c^(*)(N_V) in cohomology, as well as the Chern classes c_vir^(*) (V) of the virtual tangent bundle T_vir(V):=[TM|_V - N_V] in the K-theory K⁰(V). This has applications

Covering times of random walks on bounded degree trees and other graphs

The motivating problem for this paper is to find the expected covering time of a random walk on a balanced binary tree withn vertices. Previous upper bounds for general graphs ofO(|V| |E|)⁽¹⁾ andO(|V| |E|/d _min)⁽²⁾ imply an upper bound ofO(n ²). We show an upper bound on general graphs ofO( |E| log |V|), which implies an upper bound ofO(n log² n). The previous lower bound was (|V| log |V|) for trees.⁽²⁾ In our main result, we show a lower bound of (|V| (log _{d max} |V|)²) for trees, which yields a lower bound of (n log² n). We also extend our techniques to show an upper bound for general graphs ofO(max{E T_i} log |V|).     

A Linear Heterochromatic Number of Graphs

Let G=(V(G),E(G)) be a multigraph with multiple loops allowed, and V ₀V(G). We define h(G,V ₀) to be the minimum integer k such that for every edge-colouring of G using exactly k colours, all the edges incident with some vertex in V ₀ receive different colours. In this paper we prove that if each xV ₀ is incident to at least two edges of G, then h(G,V ₀)=(G[V ₀])+|E(G)|–|V ₀|+1 where (G[V ₀]) is the maximum cardinality of a set of mutually disjoint cycles (of length at least two) in the subgraph induced by V ₀. Acknowledgments.We thank the referee for suggesting us a short alternative proof of our main theorem.     

Bayesian Sampling Plans for Exponential Distribution Based on Type I Censoring Data

We study variable sampling plans for the exponential distribution based on type I censoring data. Using a suitable loss function, a Bayesian variable sampling plan (n _B , t _B , _B ) is derived. For certain prior distributions and loss functions, the numerical values of the Bayesian sampling plans and the associated minimum Bayes risks are tabulated. In terms of Bayes risks, comparisons between the proposed Bayesian sampling plans (n _B , t _B , _B ) and the Bayesian variable sampling plans (n ₀, t ₀, ^L _{T 0}) of Lam (1994, Ann. Statist., 22, 696–711) have been made. The numerical results indicate that under the same conditions, the proposed Bayesian sampling plan is superior to that of Lam in the sense that the Bayes risk of (n _B , t _B , _B ) is less than that of (n ₀, t ₀, ^L _{T 0}).     

p-Banach Spaces and p-Totally Convex Spaces. II

We show that the results about the set S : ={ [0, 1] ^{1 / p} x + (1 – )^{1 / p} z ^{1 / p} y + (1 – )^{1 / p} z}, where x, y, z elements of a p-absolutely convex space D and `' is a congruence relation on D are the best possible. Finally, we give an explicit construction of the left adjoint of the comparison functor Ô _p : B an _p T C _p (resp. Ô _{p, fin} : V ec _p A C _p ).     

Some remarks on factoriality of certain hypersurfaces in \mathbb{P}^4

Let V be a reduced and irreducible hypersurface of degree k 3. In this paper we prove that if the singular locus of V consists of ₂ ordinary double points, ₃ ordinary triple points and if ₂ + 4₃ < (k – 1)², then any smooth surface contained in V is a complete intersection on V.Received: 7 January 2004     

On the motion of visco-elastic electrically conducting liquid in the presence of a magnetic field

Zusammenfassung Es wird die Strömung einer viskoelastischen, elektrisch leitenden Flüssigkeit untersucht auf Grund der elektromagnetischen Grundgleichung und der für solche Flüssigkeiten geltenden Bewegungsgleichungen. Im besonderen wird die Strömung zwischen parallelen Platten erörtert. Sie ist charakterisiert durch zwei dimensionslose Kennzahlen, die Hartmannsche Zahl und die Elastizitätszahl. Das elastische Verhalten bewirkt eine Verflachung des Geschwindigkeitsprofils und verändert auch den Druck und die Schubspannungen.

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Notations x ₁,x ₂,x ₃ space coordinates - B magnetic induction vector - E electric intensity - H magnetic field - D displacement vector - J current density vector - _e E electrostatic force - V×B current density due to the motion of the fluid - _e V convection current - _e excess charge density - electrical conductivity - magnetic permeability - dielectric constant - =1/ magnetic diffusivity - V=v ¹ i+v ² j+v ³ k velocity vector - v ₁= ₁/ kinematic viscosity - ₁ coefficient of viscosity - _c coefficient of cross-viscosity - v _c = _c / kinematic cross-viscosity - density of the fluid - relaxation time - S _j ⁱ stress-tensor - d _j ⁱ strain-tensor - x, y, z dimensionless coordinates - L spacing between the planes, taken as the characteristic length - U ₀ characteristic velocity - f non-dimensional velocity - H non-dimensionalx-component of the magnetic field.     

Décomposition spectrale dans des algèbres munies d'un star-produit

Summary The purpose of this paper is to study, in intrinsic way, the Moyal's product, defined in the flat space R ²ⁿ. This product is defined here with the twisted convolution and the Fourier transform. The S(R ²ⁿ) and L²(R ²ⁿ) spaces are_*5-algebras. Because of this definition, the_*V-product of some tempered distributions is defined. Let O _M ^v be the set of multiplication operators in S(R ²ⁿ). By transposition, the S(R ²ⁿ) space is a right-module on O _M ^v . The support of f_*v g is different from the support of f·g; under large enough hypotheses, there is a Taylor's formula for the star-product function of the v variable. The ^v space of the multiplication operators in L²(R ²ⁿ) is defined here as the space of tempered distributions, the image of which is the set of bounded operators in L²(R ²ⁿ) by the Weyl map. After the study of ^v space, it is possible to show the spectral resolution of the real elements of ^v or of O _M ^v , which satisfies a, probably superfluous, hypothesis.     

Invariance Principle Under Self-Normalization for Nonidentically Distributed Random Variables

Let V _n ^–1 _n be the adaptive process of self-normalized partial sums S _k of independent random variables X _i , defined by linear interpolation between the points (V _k ²/V _n ²,S _k /V _n ), kn, where V _k ²= _ik X _i ². We prove that if the X _k 's are symmetric, V _n ^–1 _n converges weakly to the Brownian motion W in each Hölder space supporting W if and only if V _n ^–1 max _kn |X _k |=o _P (1). We give some partial extension to the non symmetric case.     

Convex Embeddings and Bisections of 3-Connected Graphs1

Given two disjoint subsets T ₁ and T ₂ of nodes in an undirected 3-connected graph G = (V, E) with node set V and arc set E, where and are even numbers, we show that V can be partitioned into two sets V ₁ and V ₂ such that the graphs induced by V ₁ and V ₂ are both connected and holds for each j = 1,2. Such a partition can be found in time. Our proof relies on geometric arguments. We define a new type of convex embedding of k-connected graphs into real space R ^k-1 and prove that for k = 3 such an embedding always exists. ¹ A preliminary version of this paper with title Bisecting Two Subsets in 3-Connected Graphs appeared in the Proceedings of the 10th Annual International Symposium on Algorithms and Computation, ISAAC 99, (A. Aggarwal, C. P. Rangan, eds.), Springer LNCS 1741, 425&ndash;434, 1999.     

Morse index for solutions of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation in a degenerate setting

In this paper, we study the Morse index of the single-peak solutions concentrating at a point P∊ ℝ ^N of the problem

Gauge theorems for resolvents with application to Markov processes

Summary LetV=(V )0 be a (not necessarily sub-Markovian) resolvent such that the kernelV for some 0 is compact and irreducible. We prove the following general gauge theorem: If there exists at least oneV-excessive function which is notV-inviriant, thenV ₀ is bounded.This result will be applied to resolventsU ^M arising from perturbation of sub-Markovian right resolventsU by multiplicative functionalsM (not necessarily supermartingale), for instance, by Feynman-Kac functionals. Among others, this leads to an extension of the gauge theorem of Chung/Rao and even of one direction of the conditional gauge theorem of Falkner and Zhao.