Coincidence and fixed points for hybrid strict contractions

We define the property (E.A) for single-valued and multivalued mappings and introduce the notion of T-weak commutativity for a hybrid pair (f,T) of single-valued and multivalued maps. We obtain some coincidence and fixed point theorems for this class of maps and derive, as application, an approximation theorem.     

Multivalued Analytic Continuation of the Cauchy Transform

In this paper we introduce the notion of multivalued analytic continuation of the Cauchy transforms. Many difficulties arise because the continuation is not single-valued. Our main result asserts that if χ_Ω has a multivalued analytic continuation, then the free boundary ∂Ω has zero Lebesgue measure. Here χ_Ω is the characteristic function of a domain Ω and ∂Ω is its boundary. We also discuss the connections between this notion, quadrature domains and approximations of analytic functions with single-valued integrals by rational functions. The last problem is related to the existence of a continuous function g and a closed connected set K such that the gradient of g vanishes on K, nevertheless g is not constant on K. Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000) Primary 31A25, 31B20; secondary 30E10, 35J05, 41A20.     

On Chebyshev functions and Klee functions

Associated to a lower semicontinuous function, one can define its proximal mapping and farthest mapping. The function is called Chebyshev (Klee) if its proximal mapping (farthest mapping) is single-valued everywhere. We show that the function f is 1/λ-hypoconvex if its proximal mapping Pλf is single-valued. When the function f is bounded below, and Pλf is single-valued for every λ>0, the function must be convex. Similarly, we show that the function f is 1/μ-strongly convex if the farthest mapping Qμf is single-valued. When the function is the indicator function of a set, this recovers the well-known Chebyshev problem and Klee problem in Rn. We also give an example illustrating that a continuous proximal mapping (farthest mapping) needs not be locally Lipschitz, which answers one open question by Hare and Poliquin.     

p-Laplacian Inclusions via Fixed Points for Multifunctions in Posets

We consider the Dirichlet problem for elliptic differential inclusions involving the p-Laplacian and governed by multivalued nonlinearities bounded above and below by single-valued monotone functions not necessarily continuous. The aim of this note is to provide existence and comparison results for the problem under consideration without imposing further regularity assumptions. The main tools used in the proof of our results are existence and comparison results for extremal solutions of (single-valued) nonlinear elliptic equations, and an abstract comparison principle for fixed points of multivalued operators in partially ordered sets (posets).     

Fixed point results for multimaps in CAT(0) spaces

Common fixed point results for families of single-valued nonexpansive or quasi-nonexpansive mappings and multivalued upper semicontinuous, almost lower semicontinuous or nonexpansive mappings are proved either in CAT(0) spaces or R-trees. It is also shown that the fixed point set of quasi-nonexpansive self-mapping of a nonempty closed convex subset of a CAT(0) space is always nonempty closed and convex.     

Multivalued fractals in <Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>-metric spaces

Fractals and multivalued fractals play an important role in biology, quantum mechanics, computer graphics, dynamical systems, astronomy and astrophysics, geophysics, etc. Especially, there are important consequences of the iterated function (or multifunction) systems theory in several topics of applied sciences. It is known that examples of fractals and multivalued fractals are coming from fixed point theory for single-valued and multivalued operators, via the so-called fractal and multi-fractal operators. On the other hand, the most common setting for the study of fractals and multi-fractals is the case of operators on complete or compact metric spaces. The purpose of this paper is to extend the study of fractal operator theory for multivalued operators on complete b-metric spaces.     

Nonsmooth generalized guiding functions for periodic differential inclusions

We consider the periodic problem for differential inclusions in $$ \user2{\mathbb{R}}^{\rm N} $$ with a nonconvex-valued orientor field F(t, ζ), which is lower semicontinuous in $$ \zeta \in \user2{\mathbb{R}}^{\rm N} $$ Using the notion of a nonsmooth, locally Lipschitz generalized guiding function, we prove that the inclusion has periodic solutions. We have two such existence theorems. We also study the “convex” periodic problem and prove an existence result under upper semicontinuity hypothesis on F(t, ·) and using a nonsmooth guiding function. Our work was motivated by the recent paper of Mawhin-Ward [23] and extends the single-valued results of Mawhin [19] and the multivalued results of De Blasi-Górniewicz-Pianigiani [4], where either the guiding function is C¹ or the conditions on F are more restrictive and more difficult to verify.     

The Painlevé-Kowalevski and Poly-Painlevé Tests for Integrability

The characteristic feature of the so-called Painlevé test for integrability of an ordinary (or partial) analytic differential equation, as usually carried out, is to determine whether all its solutions are single-valued by local analysis near individual singular points of solutions. This test, interpreted flexibly, has been quite successful in spite of various evident flaws. We review the Painleve test in detail and then propose a more robust and generally more appropriate definition of integrability: a multivalued function is accepted as an integral if its possible values (at any given point in phase space) are not dense. This definition is illustrated and justified by examples, and a widely applicable method (the poly-Painlevé method) of testing for it is presented, based on asymptotic analysis covering several singularities simultaneously.     

Opportunity Losses Due to Uncertainty in Multiobjective Decision Problems

A multiobjective maximization problem is considered in which at least one objective function f_i(x, C) depends on a random parameter C. If a single-valued measure, such as weighting or an l_p distance, is used to determine the preferred solution among the nondominated solutions, then standard decision-theoretic methods can be used to determine the expected opportunity loss (EOL). By an example hydrologic problem, it is shown that EOL is highly dependent on the single-valued measure selected to solve the multiobjective problem. The expected multiobjective opportunity loss (EMOL) is developed as a vector-valued measure of the effect of uncertainty on the problem which is independent of the technique. Finding the decision point with minimum EOL or EMOL is a possible way of selecting the preferred point. Problems pertaining to a multiobjective formulation of the EOL concept are examined.     

Continuous Approximations of Multivalued Mappings and Fixed Points

In the present paper, we prove a fixed-point theorem for completely continuous multivalued mappings defined on a bounded convex closed subset X of the Hilbert space H which satisfies the tangential condition , where T _X (x) is the cone tangent to the set X at a point x. The proof of this theorem is based on the method of single-valued approximations to multivalued mappings. In this paper, we consider a simple approach for constructing single-valued approximations to multivalued mappings. This approach allows us not only to simplify the proofs of already-known theorems, but also to obtain new statements needed to prove the main theorem in this paper.__________Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, vol. 78, no. 2, 2005, pp. 212–222.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by B. D. Gel’man.     

Existence of Solutions for a Class of Nonvariational Quasilinear Periodic Problems

We consider a nonlinear nonvariational periodic problem with a nonsmooth potential. Using the spectrum of the asymptotic (as |x| →?∞) differential operator and degree theoretic methods based on the degree map for multivalued perturbations of (S)_?+? operators, we establish the existence of a nontrivial smooth solution.     

Multivalued Mappings with the Quasimöbius Property

We continue studying the multivalued mappings of BAD (bounded angular distortion) class in Ptolemaic Möbius structures. We prove that the single-valued branches of these mappings are quasimöbius under some constraints on the metric spaces. Some conditions are found that guarantee the upper semicontinuity and continuity of BAD multivalued mappings.

     

Collective fixed points and maximal elements with applications to abstract economies

In this paper, we first establish collective fixed points theorems for a family of multivalued maps with or without assuming that the product of these multivalued maps is Φ-condensing. As an application of our collective fixed points theorem, we derive the coincidence theorem for two families of multivalued maps defined on product spaces. Then we give some existence results for maximal elements for a family of L_S-majorized multivalued maps whose product is Φ-condensing. We also prove some existence results for maximal elements for a family of multivalued maps which are not L_S-majorized but their product is Φ-condensing. As applications of our results, some existence results for equilibria of abstract economies are also derived. The results of this paper are more general than those given in the literature.     

On the Inner and Outer Norms of Sublinear Mappings

In this short note we show that the outer norm of a sublinear mapping F, acting between Banach spaces X and Y and with dom F = X, is finite only if F is single-valued. This implies in particular that for a sublinear multivalued mapping the inner and the outer norms cannot be finite simultaneously.      

L p -continuous extreme selectors of multifunctions with decomposable values: Existence theorems

The existence theorems of L _p -continuous selectors that values are extreme points are proved for a class of multivalued maps. Applications to multivalued maps appearing in multivalued differential equations are presented.     

On solution sets of multivalued differential equations

Let X be a Banach space, 2^x\? the nonempty subsets of X,J = [o,a]?R and F:J×X→2^x\? a multivalued map. We consider U′ ? F(t,u) a.e. on J, u(o) = X_p ? X. A solution of (1) is understood to be a.e. differentiable with u′ Bochner integrable over J such that u(t) =X₀ + ∫^{0 t} u′(s)ds on J and u′(t)?F(t,u(t)) a.e. Under appropriate conditions on F the set S of solutions to (1) is compact ≠ ? in C_X (J), the space of continuous v : J → X with ∣v∣₀ = max∣v(t)∣. We concentrate on maps F with F(t,.) upper semicontinuous andshow that S is connected or even a compact R_δ in the sense of Borsuk. This is interesting in itself, but also in connection with the multivalued Poincare map in case F is periodic in time.     

Polylogarithmes multiples uniformes en une variable

Various single-valued versions of ordinary polylogarithms Li_n(z) have been constructed by Ramakrishnan, Wojtkowiak, Zagier, and others. These single-valued functions are generalisations of the Bloch–Wigner dilogarithm and have many applications in mathematics. In this Note we show how to construct explicit single-valued versions of multiple polylogarithms in one variable. We prove the functions thus constructed are linearly independent, that they satisfy the shuffle relations, and that every possible single-valued version of multiple polylogarithms in one variable can be obtained in this way. To cite this article: F.C.S. Brown, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 338 (2004).     

A Local Functional Calculus and Related Results on the Single-Valued Extension Property

We study the local functional calculus of an operator T having the single-valued extension property. We consider a vector f(T, v) for an analytic function f on a neighborhood of the local spectrum of a vector v with respect to T and show that the local spectrum of v and the local spectrum of f(T, v)are equal with the possible exception of points of the local spectrum of v that are zeros of f, that is, we show that s_T \sigma_{T} (v) is equal to s_T \sigma_{T} (f(T,v)) union the set of zeros of f on s_T \sigma_{T} (v). This local functional calculus extends the Riesz functional calculus for operators. For an analytic function f on a neighborhood of s \sigma (T), we use the above mentioned proposition to obtain proofs of the results that if T has the single-valued extension property, then f(T) also has the single-valued extension property, and conversely if f is not constant on each connected component of a neighborhood of s \sigma (T) and f(T) has the singlevalued extension property, then T also does.     

Limit periodic motions in some systems with aftereffect under resonance condition

Volterra-type integrodifferential equations and their solutions are considered which, when the time increases without limit, exponentially tend to periodic modes. In the critical case of stability, when the characteristic equation has a pair of pure imaginary roots and the remaining roots have negative real parts, the problem of the existence of limit periodic solutions with resonance, caused by coincidence between the periodic part of the limit external periodic perturbation and the natural frequency of the linearized system, is solved. It is shown that, if the right-hand side of the equation is an analytic function and the existence of limit periodic solutions is determined by terms of the (2m + 1)-th order, these solutions are represented by power series in the arbitrary initial values of the non-critical variables and the parameter μ^1/(2m+1), where μ is a small parameter, characterizing the magnitude of the maximum external periodic perturbation. The amplitude equations are presented.     

Periodic decomposition of measurable integer valued functions

We study those functions that can be written as a sum of (almost everywhere) integer valued periodic measurable functions with given periods. We show that being (almost everywhere) integer valued measurable function and having a real valued periodic decomposition with the given periods is not enough. We characterize those periods for which this condition is enough. We also get that the class of bounded measurable (almost everywhere) integer valued functions does not have the so-called decomposition property. We characterize those periods a₁,…,ak for which an almost everywhere integer valued bounded measurable function f has an almost everywhere integer valued bounded measurable (a₁,…,ak)-periodic decomposition if and only if Δa₁?Δakf=0, where Δaf(x)=f(x+a)−f(x).