An Optimal Way of Moving a Sequence of Points onto a Curve in Two Dimensions

Let (t), 0 t T, be a smooth curve and let _i , i = 1, 2, , n, be a sequence of points in two dimensions. An algorithm is given that calculates the parameters t_i, i = 1, 2, , n, that minimize the function max{ _i – (t_i) ₂ : i = 1, 2, , n } subject to the constraints 0 t₁ t₂ t_n T. Further, the final value of the objective function is best lexicographically, when the distances _i – (t_i)₂, i = 1, 2, , n, are sorted into decreasing order. The algorithm finds the global solution to this calculation. Usually the magnitude of the total work is only about n when the number of data points is large. The efficiency comes from techniques that use bounds on the final values of the parameters to split the original problem into calculations that have fewer variables. The splitting techniques are analysed, the algorithm is described, and some numerical results are presented and discussed.     

Uniform Convergence of Trigonometric Series with Rarely Changing Coefficients

We consider the series and whose coefficients satisfy the condition for , where the sequence can be expressed as the union of a finite number of lacunary sequences. The following results are obtained. If as , then the series is uniformly convergent. If for all , then the sequence of partial sums of this series is uniformly bounded. If the series is convergent for and as , then this series is uniformly convergent. If the sequence of partial sums of the series for is bounded and for all , then the sequence of partial sums of this series is uniformly bounded. In these assertions, conditions on the rates of decrease of the coefficients of the series are also necessary if the sequence is lacunary. In the general case, they are not necessary.     

Transversals of Families of Translations of a Planar Convex Compact

Let be a family of translations of a convex compact set such that every two elements of have a common point. Then there exist three points such that each element of contains one of these points. This answers in the affirmative an old question by Grünbaum. Bibliography: 13 titles.     

Characterization of Normal Traces on Von Neumann Algebras by Inequalities for the Modulus

It is proved that if a normal semifinite weight on a von Neumann algebra satisfies the inequality for any selfadjoint operators in , then this weight is a trace. Several similar characterizations of traces among the normal semifinite weights are proved. In particular, Gardner's result on the characterization of traces by the inequality is refined and reinforced.     

Simultaneous Preservation of Orthogonality of Polynomials by Linear Operators Arising from Dilation of Orthogonal Polynomial Systems

For an orthogonal polynomial system and a sequence of nonzero numbers,let be the linear operator defined on the linear spaceof all polynomials via for all .We investigate conditions on and under which can simultaneously preserve the orthogonality ofdifferent polynomial systems. As an application, we get that for , a generalized Laguerre polynomial system, no can simultaneously preserve the orthogonality of twoadditional Laguerre systems, and , where and . On the other hand, for ,the Chebyshev polynomial system and , simultaneously preserves the orthogonality of uncountablymany kernel polynomial systems associated with p. We study manyother examples of this type.     

Application of Upper Hemi-Continuous Operators on Generalized Bi-quasi-variational Inequalities in Locally Convex Topological Vector Spaces

Let and be Hausdorff topological vector spaces over the field , let be a bilinear functional, and let be a non-empty subset of . Given a set-valued map and two set-valued maps , the generalized bi-quasi-variational inequality (GBQVI) problem is to find a point and a point such that and for all and for all or to find a point a point and a point such that and for all . The generalized bi-quasi-variational inequality was introduced first by Shih and Tan [8] in 1989. In this paper we shall obtain some existence theorems of generalized bi-quasi-variational inequalities as application of upper hemi-continuous operators [4] in locally convex topological vector spaces on compact sets.     

On Plane Maximal Curves

The number N of rational points on an algebraic curve of genus g over a finite field satisfies the Hasse–Weil bound . A curve that attains this bound is called maximal. With and , it is known that maximalcurves have . Maximal curves with have been characterized up to isomorphism. A natural genus to be studied is and for this genus there are two non-isomorphic maximal curves known when . Here, a maximal curve with genus g ₂ and a non-singular plane model is characterized as a Fermat curve of degree .     

Automorphisms of Aschbacher Graphs

If a regular graph of valence and diameter has vertices, then , which was proved by Moore (cf. [1]). Graphs for which this non-strict inequality turns into an equality are called Moore graphs. Such have an odd girth equal to . The simplest example of a Moore graph is furnished by a -triangle. Damerell proved that a Moore graph of valence has diameter 2. In this case , the graph is strongly regular with and , and the valence is equal to 3 (Peterson's graph), to 7 (Hoffman–Singleton's graph), or to 57. The first two graphs are of rank 3. Whether a Moore graph of valence exists is not known; yet, Aschbacher proved that the Moore graph with will not be a rank 3 graph. We call the Moore graph with the Aschbacher graph. Cameron showed that such cannot be vertex transitive. Here, we treat subgraphs of fixed points of Moore graph automorphisms and an automorphism group of the hypothetical Aschbacher graph for the case where that group contains an involution.     

Quotient Groups of Groups of Certain Classes

For an arbitrary variety of groups and an arbitrary class of groups that is closed on quotient groups, we prove that a quotient group G/N of the group G possesses an invariant system with - and -factors (respectively, is a residually -group) if G possesses an invariant system with - and -factors (respectively, is a residually -group) and N (respectively, N is a maximal invariant -subgroup of the group G).     

The Phase Space of an Initial-Boundary Value Problem for the Hoff Equation

The Hoff equation describes the H-beam buckling dynamics. We show that the phase space of the Hoff equation is a simple Banach manifold modeled on a subspace complementary to the kernel .     

A Constructive Proof of the Generalized Gelfand Isomorphism

Using an analog of the classical Frobenius recursion, we define the notion of a Frobenius -homomorphism. For , this is an ordinary ring homomorphism. We give a constructive proof of the following theorem. Let X be a compact Hausdorff space, the th symmetric power of X, and the algebra of continuous complex-valued functions on X with the sup-norm; then the evaluation map defined by the formula identifies the space with the space of all Frobenius -homomorphisms of the algebra into with the weak topology.     

Varieties Defined by Permutations

We continue to study interrelations between permutative varieties and the cyclic varieties defined by cycles of the form . A criterion is given determining whether a cyclic variety is interpretable in . For a permutation without fixed elements, it is stated that a set of primes for which is interpretable in in the lattice is finite. It is also proved that for distinct primes , the Helly number of a type in coincides with dimension of the dual type and equals .     

On Sparse Parity Check Matrices

We consider the extremal problem to determine the maximal number of columns of a 0-1 matrix with rows and at most ones in each column such that each columns are linearly independent modulo . For fixed integers and , we shall prove the probabilistic lower bound = ; for a power of , we prove the upper bound which matches the lower bound for infinitely many values of . We give some explicit constructions.     

A Geometric Characterization of Fischer's Baby Monster

The sporadic simple group F ₂ known as Fischer's Baby Monster acts flag-transitively on a rank 5 P-geometry . P-geometries are geometries with string diagrams, all of whose nonempty edges except one are projective planes of order 2 and one terminal edge is the geometry of the Petersen graph. Let be a flag-transitive P-geometry of rank 5. Suppose that each proper residue of is isomorphic to the corresponding residue in . We show that in this case is isomorphic to . This result realizes a step in classification of the flag-transitive P-geometries and also plays an important role in the characterization of the Fischer–Griess Monster in terms of its 2-local parabolic geometry.     

On the Best Ranges for A p + and RH r +

In this paper we study the relationship between one-sided reverse Holder classes and the classes. We find the best possible range of to which an weight belongs, in terms of the constant. Conversely, we also find the best range of to which a weight belongs, in terms of the constant. Similar problems for , and are solved using factorization.     

Generalized Harish-Chandra Modules: A New Direction in the Structure Theory of Representations

Let be a reductive Lie algebra over C. We say that a -module M is a generalized Harish-Chandra module if, for some subalgebra , M is locally -finite and has finite -multiplicities. We believe that the problem of classifying all irreducible generalized Harish-Chandra modules could be tractable. In this paper, we review the recent success with the case when is a Cartan subalgebra. We also review the recent determination of which reductive in subalgebras are essential to a classification. Finally, we present in detail the emerging picture for the case when is a principal 3-dimensional subalgebra.     

A Comparison on the Commutative Neutrix Convolution of Distributions and the Exchange Formula

Let , be ultradistributions in and let and where is a sequence in which converges to the Dirac-delta function . Then the neutrix product is defined on the space of ultradistributions as the neutrix limit of the sequence provided the limit exist in the sense that

On the Karoubi Filtration of a Category

Let be an -filtered category in the sense of Karoubi. This is the categorical analogue of an ideal in a ring . Pedersen and Weibel constructed a fibration of K-theory spectra associated with the sequence . We present a new easier proof based on Waldhausen' generic fibration.