The natural occurrence of flux splitting in a hyperbolic setting

Classical derivations of the so-called Riemann invariants for hyperbolic partial differential equations have depended upon the strong-solution concept. Thus, invariance may rigorously be guaranteed only in regions of smooth flow. In general, this is as much as can be said. However, by restricting attention to linear hyperbolic systems, it further emerges that the Riemann invariant fully justifies its title. By using distribution-theoretical arguments based on the weak-solution concept. Riemann invariants of a more generalized nature are studied. For a particular weak solution u there exists, among the equivalence class [u] of weak solutions that differ from u at most on a set of measure zero, a weak solution u whose Riemann invariant corresponding to characteristic direction λ is constant on lines C: dx/dt = λ. Moreover, every piecewise-smooth weak solution has Riemann invariants that are continuous across a finite jump discontinuity. This result is used to establish for a certain Riemann problem that the one-sided time derivative at a point of discontinuity exhibits a character usually regarded in the literature as flux splitting. This result sheds light upon the validity of some upstream-biased approximation techniques for the numerical solution of hyperbolic systems.     

The generalized Riemann problem for a scalar Chapman–Jouguet combustion model

The generalized Riemann problem for a scalar Chapman–Jouguet combustion model in a neighborhood of the origin (t > 0) on the (x, t) plane is studied. Under the entropy conditions, we obtain the solutions constructively. It is found that, for some cases, the perturbed Riemann solutions are essentially different from the corresponding Riemann solutions. The perturbation may transform a combustion wave CJDT into SDT in the neighborhood of the origin. Especially, it can be observed that burning happens although the corresponding Riemann solution doesn’t contain combustion waves, which exhibits the instability for unburnt states. This work is supported by NSFC 10671120     

Compact families of<Emphasis Type="Italic">BMO</Emphasis>-quasiconformal mappings II

We prove sufficient criteria in order for a family ofBMO-quasiconformal mappings between two Riemann surfaces to be normal and closed. We prove sufficient criteria in order for a family ofBMO-quasiconformal mappings between two Riemann surfaces to be normal and closed.

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Sunto Si ottengono condizioni sufficiente per la normalità e chiusura di una famiglia di applicazioniBMO-quasiconforme fra due superficie di Riemann.

     

On cyclic <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-gonal Riemann surfaces with several <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-gonal morphisms

Let p be a prime number, p > 2. A closed Riemann surface which can be realized as a p-sheeted covering of the Riemann sphere is called p-gonal, and such a covering is called a p-gonal morphism. If the p-gonal morphism is a cyclic regular covering, the Riemann surface is called a cyclic p-gonal Riemann surface. Accola showed that if the genus is greater than (p − 1)² the p-gonal morphism is unique. Using the characterization of p-gonality by means of Fuchsian groups we show that there exists a uniparametric family of cyclic p-gonal Riemann surfaces of genus (p − 1)² which admit two p-gonal morphisms. In this work we show that these uniparametric families are connected spaces and that each of them is the Riemann sphere without three points. We study the Hurwitz space of pairs (X, f), where X is a Riemann surface in one of the above families and f is a p-gonal morphism, and we obtain that each of these Hurwitz spaces is a Riemann sphere without four points.     

Towards an Effectivisation of the Riemann Theorem

Let Q be a connected and simply connected domain on the Riemann sphere, not coinciding with the Riemann sphere and with the whole complex plane ℂ. Then, according to the Riemann Theorem, there exists a conformal bijection between Q and the exterior of the unit disk. In this paper, we find an explicit form of this map for a broad class of domains with analytic boundaries. Communicated by M. A. Shubin (Moscow) Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000): 30Cxx, 37Kxx.     

Special Monodromy Groups and the Riemann-Hilbert Problem for the Riemann Equation

In this paper, we solve the Riemann-Hilbert problem for the Riemann equation and for the hypergeometric equation. We describe all possible representations of the monodromy of the Riemann equation. We show that if the monodromy of the Riemann equation belongs to SL(2, ℂ), then it can be realized not only by the Riemann equation, but also by the more special Riemann-Sturm-Liouville equation. For the hypergeometric equation, we construct a criterion for its monodromy group to belong to SL(2, ℤ).__________Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, vol. 77, no. 5, 2005, pp. 753–767.Original Russian Text Copyright ©2005 by V. A. Poberezhnyi.     

Triangulations and moduli spaces of Riemann surfaces with group actions

Summary We study that subset of the moduli space of stable genusg,g>1, Riemann surfaces which consists of such stable Riemann surfaces on which a given finite groupF acts. We show first that this subset is compact. It turns out that, for general finite groupsF, the above subset is not connected. We show, however, that for ℤ₂ actions this subsetis connected. Finally, we show that even in the moduli space ofsmooth genusg Riemann surfaces, the subset of those Riemann surfaces on which ℤ₂ actsis connected. In view of deliberations of Klein ([8]), this was somewhat surprising. These results are based on new coordinates for moduli spaces. These coordinates are obtained by certainregular triangulations of Riemann surfaces. These triangulations play an important role also elsewhere, for instance in approximating eigenfunctions of the Laplace operator numerically. This work has been supported by the European Communities Science Plan Project No SCI^*-CT91 (TSTS) “Computational Methods in the Theory of Riemann Surfaces and Algebraic Curves,” by Academy of Finland and by the Swiss National Science Foundation Grant 20-34099.92. We thank M. C. Petrus for providing excellent motivation for this work. This article was processed by the author using the LATEX style filecljourl from Springer-Verlag.     

The perturbation on initial binding energy for a Majda-CJ combustion model

We investigate the perturbed Riemann problem for a scalar Chapman–Jouguet combustion model – the perturbation on initial binding energy. Under the entropy conditions, we obtain the unique solutions in a neighbourhood of the origin (t?>?0) on the (x,?t) plane. It is found that, for some cases, the perturbed Riemann solutions are essentially different from the corresponding Riemann solutions. That is, the perturbation may transform a Chapman–Jouguet detonation into a strong detonation or a weak deflagration following a shock wave; a strong detonation into a weak deflagration following a shock wave; a Chapman–Jouguet deflagration into a weak deflagration.     

On the Riemann Summability of Fourier Integrals and Real Hardy Spaces

We consider the Riemann means of single and multiple Fourier integrals of functions belonging to L¹ or the real Hardy spaces defined on ℝⁿ, where n ≥ 1 is an integer. We prove that the maximal Riemann operator is bounded both from H¹(ℝ) into L¹(ℝ) and from L¹(ℝ) into weak –L¹(ℝ). We also prove that the double maximal Riemann operator is bounded from the hybrid Hardy spaces H^(1,0)(ℝIsup2), H^(0,1)(ℝ²⁾ into weak –L¹(ℝ²). Hence pointwise Riemann summability of Fourier integrals of functions in H^(1,0) ∪ H^(0,1)(ℝ²) follows almost everywhere.The maximal conjugate Riemann operators as well as the pointwise convergence of the conjugate Riemann means are also dealt with.     

The a-values of the Selberg zeta-function

We study the roots (a-values) of Z(s) = a, where Z(s) is the Selberg zeta-function attached to a compact Riemann surface. We obtain an asymptotic formula for the number of nontrivial a-values. If a ≠ 0, we show that the analogue of the Riemann hypothesis fails for nontrivial a-values; on other hand, almost all nontrivial a-values are arbitrarily close to the critical line. We also compare distributions of a-values for the Selberg and the Riemann zetafunctions.     

Super Riemann theta function periodic wave solutions and rational characteristics for a supersymmetric KdV-Burgers equation

Using a multidimensional super Riemann theta function, we propose two key theorems for explicitly constructing multiperiodic super Riemann theta function periodic wave solutions of supersymmetric equations in the superspace ℝ _Λ^N+1,M, which is a lucid and direct generalization of the super-Hirota-Riemann method. Once a supersymmetric equation is written in a bilinear form, its super Riemann theta function periodic wave solutions can be directly obtained by using our two theorems. As an application, we present a supersymmetric Korteweg-de Vries-Burgers equation. We study the limit procedure in detail and rigorously establish the asymptotic behavior of the multiperiodic waves and the relations between periodic wave solutions and soliton solutions. Moreover, we find that in contrast to the purely bosonic case, an interesting phenomenon occurs among the super Riemann theta function periodic waves in the presence of the Grassmann variable. The super Riemann theta function periodic waves are symmetric about the band but collapse along with the band. Furthermore, the results can be extended to the case N > 2; here, we only consider an existence condition for an N-periodic wave solution of a general supersymmetric equation.     

Aut(X, σ) and Aut(X/σ) are not isomorphic in the category of surfaces with nodes

A symmetric Riemann surface is a pair (X,?σ) where X is a Riemann surface and?σ?is an anticonformal involution. We denote by Aut(X,?σ) the subgroup of Aut(X) defined by the automorphisms commuting with σ. There is a natural isomorphism between Aut(X,?σ) and Aut(X/σ). In this article we shall show that this isomorphism does not stand if X is a Riemann surface with nodes.     

Convergence of a large time step generalization of Godunov's method for conservation laws

A natural generalization of Godunov's method for Courant numbers larger than 1 is obtained by handling interactions between neighboring Riemann problems linearly, i.e., by allowing waves to pass through one another with no change in strength or speed. This method is well defined for arbitrarily large Courant numbers and can be written in conservation form. It follows that if a sequence of approximations converges to a limit u(x,t) as the mesh is refined, then u is a weak solution to the system of conservation laws. For scalar problems the method is total variation diminishing and every sequence contains a convergent subsequence. It is conjectured that in fact every sequence converges to the (unique) entropy solution provided the correct entropy solution is used for each Riemann problem. If the true Riemann solutions are replaced by approximate Riemann solutions which are consistent with the conservation law, then the above convergence results for general systems continue to hold.     

Normal families of BMOloc-quasiregular mappings

Given a function Q(z) of locally bounded mean oscillation in a Riemann surface X, we prove a normality criterion for a family of Q(z)-quasiregular mappings between two homeomorphic Riemann surfaces X, Y, normalized by the condition that the preimages of two given points be two fixed points. Several examples and counter-examples are included.     

Some conjectures on the zeros of approximates to the Riemann ≡-function and incomplete gamma functions

Riemann conjectured that all the zeros of the Riemann ≡-function are real, which is now known as the Riemann Hypothesis (RH). In this article we introduce the study of the zeros of the truncated sums ≡ _N (z) in Riemann’s uniformly convergent infinite series expansion of ≡(z) involving incomplete gamma functions. We conjecture that when the zeros of ≡ _N (z) in the first quadrant of the complex plane are listed by increasing real part, their imaginary parts are monotone nondecreasing. We show how this conjecture implies the RH, and discuss some computational evidence for this and other related conjectures.     

Herbart's influence on bernhard Riemann

B. Riemann (1826–1866) knew a great deal of the thought of the German philosopher J. Fr. Herbart (1776–1841). During his studies of the philosopher's work he copied out numerous excerpts and made a few notes which are preserved (at least partially) in the Riemann Archiv at Göttingen. This material reveals that Herbart influenced Riemann much more in his epistemology and the comprehension of science than in his particular philosophy of space and spatial thinking. Thus the relationship between Herbart and Riemann has to be looked upon as an example of an influence of German Bildungsphilosophie on the mathematics of the 19th century.     

On Riemann problems for single‐periodic polyanalytic functions

In this article, Riemann‐type boundary‐value problem of single‐periodic polyanalytic functions has been investigated. By the decomposition of single‐periodic polyanalytic functions, the problem is transformed into n equivalent and independent Riemann boundary‐value problems of single‐periodic analytic functions, which has been discussed in details according to two growth orders of functions. Finally, we obtain the explicit expression of the solution and the conditions of solvability for Riemann problem of the single‐periodic polyanalytic functions.     

N solutions for a derivative nonlinear Schrödinger‐type equation via Riemann‐Hilbert approach

The inverse scattering transform for the derivative nonlinear Schrödinger‐type equation is studied via the Riemann‐Hilbert approach. In the direct scattering process, the spectral analysis of the Lax pair is performed, from which a Riemann‐Hilbert problem is established for the derivative nonlinear Schrödinger‐type equation. In the inverse scattering process, N‐soliton solutions of the derivative nonlinear Schrödinger‐type equation are obtained by solving Riemann‐Hilbert problems corresponding to the reflectionless cases. Moreover, the dynamics of the exact solutions are discussed.     

On Peano and Riemann derivatives

For a given real function of one real variablef the conceptsn-th order Peano and (modified) Riemann derivatives are introduced. The conjecture is formulated that Peano derivative ofn-th order exists if and only if all Riemann derivatives of order less or equal ton exist and then then-th order Peano and Riemann derivative coincide. It is shown that this conjecture is equivalent to an assertion about the value of certain functional determinant of order 2n+1. This assertion is checked forn≤8. The general case remains an open question.     

Multiphase averaging and the inverse spectral solution of the Korteweg—de Vries equation

Inverse spectral theory is used to prescribe and study equations for the slow modulations of N-phase wave trains for the Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation. An invariant representation of the modulational equations is deduced. This representation depends upon certain differentials on a Riemann surface. When evaluated near ∞ on the surface, the invariant representation reduces to averaged conservations laws; when evaluated near the branch points, the representation shows that the simple eigenvalues provide Riemann invariants for the modulational equations. Integrals of the invariant representation over certain cycles on the Riemann surface yield “conservation of waves.” Explicit formulas for the characteristic speeds of the modulational equations are derived. These results generalize known results for a single-phase traveling wave, and indicate that complete integrability can induce enough structure into the modulational equations to diagonalize (in the sense of Riemann invariants) their first-order terms.