Singular Nonlinear (n − 1,1) Conjugate Boundary Value Problems

Solutions are obtained for the boundary value problem, y ⁽ⁿ⁾ + f(x,y) = 0, y ⁽ⁱ⁾(0) = y(1) = 0, 0 i n – 2, where f(x,y) is singular at y = 0. An application is made of a fixed point theorem for operators that are decreasing with respect to a cone.     

On the noise sensitivity of monotone functions

It is known that for all monotone functions f : {0, 1}ⁿ → {0, 1}, if x ∈ {0, 1}ⁿ is chosen uniformly at random and y is obtained from x by flipping each of the bits of x independently with probability ? = n^?α, then P[f(x) ≠ f(y)] < cn^?α+1/2, for some c > 0. Previously, the best construction of monotone functions satisfying P[f_n(x) ≠ f_n(y)] ≥ δ, where 0 < δ < 1/2, required ? ≥ c(δ)n^?α, where α = 1 ? ln 2/ln 3 = 0.36907 …, and c(δ) > 0. We improve this result by achieving for every 0 < δ < 1/2, P[f_n(x) ≠ f_n(y)] ≥ δ, with:

• ? = c(δ)n^?α for any α < 1/2, using the recursive majority function with arity k = k(α);
• ? = c(δ)n^?1/2log^tn for t = log₂ = .3257 …, using an explicit recursive majority function with increasing arities; and
• ? = c(δ)n^?1/2, nonconstructively, following a probabilistic CNF construction due to Talagrand.

We also study the problem of achieving the best dependence on δ in the case that the noise rate ? is at least a small constant; the results we obtain are tight to within logarithmic factors. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Random Struct. Alg., 23: 333–350, 2003     

Another logarithmic functional equation

Summary. Let f : ]0,￥[? \Bbb R f :\,]0,\infty[\to \Bbb R be a real valued function on the set of positive reals. The functional equations¶¶f(x + y) - f(x) - f(y) = f(x^-1 + y^-1) f(x + y) - f(x) - f(y) = f(x^{-1} + y^{-1}) ¶and¶f(xy) = f(x) + f(y) f(xy) = f(x) + f(y) ¶are equivalent to each other.     

The complete solution in integers of x3 + 3y3 = 2n

Some general remarks are made concerning the equation f(x, y) = qⁿ in the integral unknowns x, y, n, where f is an integral form and q > 1 is a given integer. It is proved that the only integral triads (x, y, n) satisfying x³ + 3y³ = 2ⁿ are (x, y, n) = (?1, 1, 1), (1, 1, 2), (?7, 5, 5,), (5, 1, 7).     

Fuzzy stability of quadratic-cubic functional equations

In this paper, the direct method and the fixed point alternative method are implemented to give Hyers-Ulam-Rassias stability of the functional equation

An alternative-conditional functional equation and the orthogonally additive functionals

Let X be a real inner product space of dimension greater than 2 and f be a real functional defined on X. Applying some ideas from the recent studies made on the alternative-conditional functional equation

On some characterization of probability distributions in Hilbert spaces

Summary The aim of this paper is to prove the following theorem about characterization of probability distributions in Hilbert spaces:Theorem. — Let x₁, x₂, …, x_n be n (n≥3) independent random variables in the Hilbert spaceH, having their characteristic functionals f_k(t) = E[e^i(t,x _k)], (k=1, 2, …, n): let y₁=x₁ + x_n, y₂=x₂ + x_n, …, y_n−1=x_n−1 + x_n. If the characteristic functional f(t₁, t₂, …, t_n−1) of the random variables (y₁, y₂, …, y_n−1) does not vanish, then the joint distribution of (y₁, y₂, …, y_n−1) determines all the distributions of x₁, x₂, …, x_n up to change of location.     

On a pythagorean-type functional equation with exponent 3 involving finite fields

We solve the functional equationf(x ³ +y ³) =f(x)³ +f(y)³ for maps of a finite field into itself.     

On the existence of certain measures appearing in distance geometry

Abstract. We prove the following result: Let X be a compact connected Hausdorff space and f be a continuous function on X x X. There exists some regular Borel probability measure m\mu on X such that the value of¶¶ ò\limit _X f(x,y)dm(y)\int\limit _X f(x,y)d\mu (y) is independent of the choice of x in X if and only if the following assertion holds: For each positive integer n and for all (not necessarily distinct) x₁,x₂,...,x_n,y₁,y₂,...,y_n in X, there exists an x in X such that¶¶ ?_i=1ⁿ f(x_i,x)=?_i=1ⁿ f(y_i,x).\sum\limits _{i=1}^n f(x_i,x)=\sum\limits _{i=1}^n f(y_i,x).     

Generalized Hyers-Ulam Stability for a General Mixed Functional Equation in Quasi-��-normed Spaces

In this paper, we establish the general solution and investigate the generalized Hyers-Ulam stability of the following mixed additive and quadratic functional equation

A comparative study of functional equations characterising sine and cosine

A comparative study of the functional equationsf(x+y)f(x–y)=f ²(x)–f ²(y),f(y){f(x+y)+f(x–y)}=f(x)f(2y) andf(x+y)+f(x–y)=2f(x){1–2f ²(y/2)} which characterise the sine function has been carried out. The zeros of the functionf satisfying any one of the above equations play a vital role in the investigations. The relation of the equationf(x+y)+f(x–y)=2f(x){1–2f ²(y/2)} with D'Alembert's equation,f(x+y)+f(x–y)=2f(x)f(y) and the sine-cosine equationg(x–y)=g(x)g(y) +f(x)f(y) has also been investigated.     

A wavelike functional equation of Pexider type

Summary. Let (G, +) and (H, +) be abelian groups such that the equation 2u = v 2u = v is solvable in both G and H. It is shown that if f₁, f₂, f₃, f₄, : G ×G ? H f_1, f_2, f_3, f_4, : G \times G \longrightarrow H satisfy the functional equation f₁(x + t, y + s) + f₂(x - t, y - s) = f₃(x + s, y - t) + f₄(x - s, y + t) for all x, y, s, t ? G x, y, s, t \in G , then f₁, f₂, f₃, and f₄ are given by f₁ = w + h, f₂ = w - h, f₃ = w + k, f₄ = w - k where w : G ×G ? H w : G \times G \longrightarrow H is an arbitrary solution of f (x + t, y + s) + f (x - t, y - s) = f (x + s, y - t) + f (x - s, y + t) for all x, y, s, t ? G x, y, s, t \in G , and h, k : G ×G ? H h, k : G \times G \longrightarrow H are arbitrary solutions of D_y,t³g(x,y) = 0 \Delta_{y,t}^{3}g(x,y) = 0 and D_x,t³g(x,y) = 0 \Delta_{x,t}^{3}g(x,y) = 0 for all x, y, s, t ? G x, y, s, t \in G .     

Stability of the Quadratic Equation of Pexider Type

We will investigate the stability problem of the quadratic equation (1) and extend the results of Borelli and Forti, Czerwik, and Rassias. By applying this result and an improved theorem of the author, we will also prove the stability of the quadratic functional equation of Pexider type,f ₁ (x +y) + f₂(x -y) =f ₃(x) +f ₄(y), for a large class of functions.     

On quasimonotone increasing homeomorphisms

Let f ? C(\Bbb Rⁿ,\Bbb Rⁿ) f\in C(\Bbb R^n,\Bbb R^n) be quasimonotone increasing such that Y(f(y)-f(x)) ￡ -c Y(y-x) (x << y) \Psi (f(y)-f(x)) \!\le -c \Psi (y-x) (x\ll y) for a linear and strictly positive functional Y \Psi and c > 0. We prove that f is a homeomorphism with decreasing and Lipschitz continuous inverse and we prove the global asymptotic stability of the equilibrium solution of x￠=f(x) x'=f(x) .     

The integral points on elliptic curves y 2 = x 3 + (36n 2 − 9)x − 2(36n 2 − 5)

Let n be a positive odd integer. In this paper, combining some properties of quadratic and quartic diophantine equations with elementary analysis, we prove that if n > 1 and both 6n ² ? 1 and 12n ² + 1 are odd primes, then the general elliptic curve y ² = x ³+(36n ²?9)x?2(36n ²?5) has only the integral point (x, y) = (2, 0). By this result we can get that the above elliptic curve has only the trivial integral point for n = 3, 13, 17 etc. Thus it can be seen that the elliptic curve y ² = x ³ + 27x ? 62 really is an unusual elliptic curve which has large integral points.     

On approximation of approximately generalized quadratic functional equation via Lipschitz criteria

Abstract

Let G be an Abelian group with a metric d and E ba a normed space. For any f : G → E we define the generalized quadratic di?erence of the function f by the formula

Q_k f (x, y) := f (x + ky) + f (x ? ky) ? f (x + y) ? f (x ? y) ? 2(k² ? 1)f (y)

for all x, y ∈ G and for any integer k with k ≠ 1, ?1. In this paper, we achieve the general solution of equation Q_k f (x, y) = 0, after it, we show that if Q_k f is Lipschitz, then there exists a quadratic function K : G → E such that f ? K is Lipschitz with the same constant. Moreover, some results concerning the stability of the generalized quadratic functional equation in the Lipschitz norms are presented. In the particular case, if k = 0 we obtain the main result that is in [7].     

Solutions of some functional equation bounded on nonzero Christensen measurable sets

Let n be a positive integer. We characterize solutions f: X → ? of the equation f (x + f(x) ⁿ y = f(x)f(y) mapping a real separable F-space X into ?, which are bounded on nonzero Christensen measurable sets.     

A Generalized Cubic Functional Equation

In this paper, we determine the general solution of the functional equation f1 （2x ＋ y） ＋ f2（2x - y） = f3（x ＋ y） ＋ f4（x - y） ＋ f5（x） without assuming any regularity condition on the unknown functions f1,f2,f3, f4, f5 ： R→R. The general solution of this equation is obtained by finding the general solution of the functional equations f（2x ＋ y） ＋ f（2x - y） = g（x ＋ y） ＋ g（x - y） ＋ h（x） and f（2x ＋ y） - f（2x - y） = g（x ＋ y） - g（x - y）. The method used for solving these functional equations is elementary but exploits an important result due to Hosszfi. The solution of this functional equation can also be determined in certain type of groups using two important results due to Szekelyhidi.     

Sixth-order superstable two-step methods for second-order initial-value problems

For the numerical integration of general second-order initial-value problems y″ = f(x, y, y′), y(x₀) = y₀, y′(x₀) = y′₀, we report a family of two-step sixth-order methods which are superstable for the test equation y″ + 2αy′ + β²y = 0, α, β ⩾ 0, α + β\s>0, in the sense of Chawla [1].