Degenerate multidimensional dispersion laws

A study is made of the degeneracy of multidimensional dispersion laws (k) that increase unboundedly as k and satisfy some additional conditions. Under the assumption that the corresponding degeneracy functionf(k) satisfies a certain condition [Eq. (4)], it is shown that only two-dimensional dispersion laws of the form (p,q)=p ³(q/p)+cp(q/p)(|p|,|q|1), wherep(q/p)=f(p, q) is the corresponding unique degeneracy function, can be degenerate with respect to a 12 process. Some conditions that the function () must satisfy are obtained. The explicit form of a degenerate dispersion law with functionp ³(q/p) of polynomial form is found.Institute of Physics, Georgian Academy of Sciences. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 95, No. 1, pp. 20–33, April, 1993.     

Homogenization in the scattering problem

The scattering problem is studied, which is described by the equation (-Δ _x +q(x,x/ɛ)−E)ψ = f(x), where ψ = ψ (x,ɛ) ∈ ℂ, x ℂ ℝ ^d , ɛ > 0, E > 0, the function q(x,y) is periodic with respect to y, and the function f is compactly supported. The solution satisfying radiation conditions at infinity is considered, and its asymptotic behavior as ɛ → O is described. The asymptotic behavior of the scattering amplitude of a plane wave is also considered. It is shown that in principal order both the solution and the scattering amplitude are described by the homogenized equation with potential

Computation of the ε entropy of the space of continuous functions with the Hausdorff metric

The number K_p,q, i.e., the number of (p, q) corridors of closed domains which are convex in the vertical direction, consist of elementary squares of the integral lattice, are situated within a rectangle of the size q × p, and completely cover the side of length p of this rectangle under projection is computed. The asymptotic (K_p,q/q²)^1/p → λ, as p, q → ∞, where λ = 0.3644255… is the maximum root of the equation₁F₁(-1/2 − 1/(16λ), 1/2, 1/(4λ)) = 0,₁F₁ being the confluence hypergeometric function, is established. These results allow us to compute the ε entropy of the space of continuous functions with the Hausdorff metric. Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 39–50, January, 1977.     

On a class of spaces of analytic functions

The spacesb (p, q, λ) (0<p<q⩽∞, 0<λ⩽∞) of functions, analytic in the circle |z|< 1, are introduced, and an unimprovable estimate is obtained for the Taylor coefficients of a functionf∃ b (p, q, λ). It is shown that B(p, q, λ) is the space of fractional derivatives f(α) of order α (−∞<α<1/p−1/q) of a function f of B(s, q, λ), where s=p/(1−αp). Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 141–150, February, 1977.     

A General Comparison Result for Higher Order Nonlinear Difference Equations With Deviating Arguments

The authors consider m -th order nonlinear difference equations of the form D m p x n + i h j ( n , x s j ( n ) )=0, j =1,2,( E j ) where m S 1, n ] N 0 ={0,1,2,…}, D 0 p x n = x n , D i p x n = p n i j ( D i m 1 p x n ), i =1,2,…, m , j x n = x n +1 m x n , { p n 1 },…,{ p n m } are real sequences, p n i >0, and p n m L 1. In Eq. ( E 1 ) , p = a and p n i = a n i , and in Eq. ( E 2 ) , p = A and p n i = A n i , i =1,2,…, m . Here, { s j ( n )} are sequences of nonnegative integers with s j ( n ) M X as n M X , and h j : N 0 2 R M R is continuous with uh j ( n , u )>0 for u p 0. They prove a comparison result on the oscillation of solutions and the asymptotic behavior of nonoscillatory solutions of Eq. ( E j ) for j =1,2. Examples illustrating the results are also included.     

Average widths of anisotropic Besov-Wiener classes

This paper concerns the problem of average σ-K width and average σ-L width of some anisotropic Besov-Wiener classes Srp q θb(Rd) and Srp q θB(Rd) in Lq(Rd) (1≤q≤p＜∞). The weak asymptotic behavior is established for the corresponding quantities.     

STABILITY AND ALMOST PERIODIC SOLUTIONS OF NEUTRAL FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS WITH INFINITE DELAY

Itiswellknownthattheexistenceofalmostperiodicsolutionsiscloselyrelatedtothestabilityofsolutions.Forfunctionaldifferentialequationswithinfinitedelay,Y.Hin.[5'6]studiedtheproblemsontheexistenceofalmostperiodicsolutionsandthestability.However,therearefewpapersll2]dealingwithneutralfunctionaldifferentialequationswithinfinitedelay.Inthepresentpaper,forneutralfunctionaldifferentialequationswithinfinitedelay,weprovetheinherencetheoremfortheuniformlystableoperatorD(t),definethestabilitywithrespecttot…     

General Theory of Acoustic Wave Propagation in Liquids and Gases

We study the propagation of small-amplitude acoustic waves in liquids and gases and use the hydrodynamic equations to obtain an exact dispersion equation. This equation in dimensionless variables contains only two material constants p and q. We solve the dispersion equation, obtaining an exact solution that holds for all values of the parameters and all frequencies up to hypersonic, and thus analytically establish exactly how the speed of sound c, the wave vector k, and the damping factor x depend on the frequency ω and the dimensionless material constants p and q. Studying the behavior of the solution in the sonic and ultrasonic frequency bands for ω < 10⁷ sec^-1 results in an expression for the damping factor, which differs from the Kirchhoff formula. The speed of sound c and the wave vector k are shown to have finite nonzero values for all hypersonic frequencies. At the same time, there exists a certain maximum frequency value, ω_max ≈ 10¹¹-10¹² sec^-1, at which the damping factor x is zero. This frequency determines the boundary of the applicability domain for the hydrodynamic equations. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 146, No. 2, pp. 340–352, February, 2006.     

Stiefel—Whitney currents

A canonically defined mod 2 linear dependency current is associated to each collection v of sections, v₁,…,v_m, of a real rank n vector bundle. This current is supported on the linear dependency set of v. It is defined whenever the collection v satisfies a weak measure theoretic condition called “atomicity.” Essentially any reasonable collection of sections satisfies this condition, vastly extending the usual general position hypothesis. This current is a mod 2 d-closed locally integrally flat current of degree q = n −m + 1 and hence determines a ℤ₂-cohomology class. This class is shown to be well defined independent of the collection of sections. Moreover, it is the qth Stiefel-Whitney class of the vector bundle. More is true if q is odd or q = n. In this case a linear dependency current which is twisted by the orientation of the bundle can be associated to the collection v. The mod 2 reduction of this current is the mod 2 linear dependency current. The cohomology class of the linear dependency current is 2-torsion and is the qth twisted integral Stiefel-Whitney class of the bundle. In addition, higher dependency and general degeneracy currents of bundle maps are studied, together with applications to singularities of projections and maps. These results rely on a theorem of Federer which states that the complex of integrally flat currents mod p computes cohomology mod p. An alternate approach to Federer’s theorem is offered in an appendix. This approach is simpler and is via sheaf theory.     

Long time behavior of random walks on the integer lattice

We consider an irreducible finite range random walk on the d-dimensional integer lattice and study asymptotic behavior of its transition function p(n; x) close to the boundary of Cramér’s zone.     

Continuability,boundness and asymptotic behavior of solutions ofx″ +q(t)f(x)=r(t)

Summary In addition to obtaining sufficient conditions for continuability of solutions of x″ + q(t)f(x)=r(t), some sufficient conditions and some necessary and sufficient conditions for boundedness are obtained. The asymptotic behavior of solutions is studied through examination of r(t)/q(t) as t → ∞. Supported by Mississippi State University Biological and Physical Sciences Research Institute. Entrata in Redazione il 6 febbraio 1973.     

Affine Systems: Asymptotics at Infinity for Fractal Measures

We study measures on ℝ ^d which are induced by a class of infinite and recursive iterations in symbolic dynamics. Beginning with a finite set of data, we analyze prescribed recursive iteration systems, each involving subdivisions. The construction includes measures arising from affine and contractive iterated function systems with and without overlap (IFSs), i.e., limit measures μ induced by a finite family of affine mappings in ℝ ^d (the focus of our paper), as well as equilibrium measures in complex dynamics. By a systematic analysis of the Fourier transform of the measure μ at hand (frequency domain), we identify asymptotic laws, spectral types, dichotomy, and chaos laws. In particular we show that the cases when μ is singular carry a gradation, ranging from Cantor-like fractal measures to measures exhibiting chaos, i.e., a situation when small changes in the initial data produce large fluctuations in the outcome, or rather, the iteration limit (in this case the measures). Our method depends on asymptotic estimates on the Fourier transform of μ for paths at infinity in ℝ ^d . We show how properties of μ depend on perturbations of the initial data, e.g., variations in a prescribed finite set of affine mappings in ℝ ^d , in parameters of a rational function in one complex variable (Julia sets and equilibrium measures), or in the entries of a given infinite positive definite matrix.      

The normalized cyclomatic quotient associated with presentations of finitely generated groups

Given a presentation of ann-generated group, we define the normalized cyclomatic quotient (NCQ) of it, which gives a number between 1−n and 1. It is computed through an investigation of the asymptotic behavior of a kind of an “average rank”, or more precisely the quotient of the rank of the fundamental group of a finite subgraph of the corresponding Cayley graph by the size of the subgraph. In many ways (but not always) the NCQ behaves similarly to the behavior of the spectral radius of a symmetric random walk on the graph. In particular, it characterizes amenable groups. For some types of groups, like finite, amenable or free groups, its value equals that of the Euler characteristic of the group. We give bounds for the value of the NCQ for factor groups and subgroups, and formulas for its value on direct and free products. Some other asymptotic invariants are also discussed.     

Global asymptotics for Laguerre polynomials with large negative parameter—a Riemann-Hilbert approach

In this paper, we study the asymptotic behavior of the Laguerre polynomials as n→∞. Here α _n is a sequence of negative numbers and −α _n /n tends to a limit A>1 as n→∞. An asymptotic expansion is obtained, which is uniformly valid in the upper half plane ℂ₊={z:Im z≥0}. A corresponding expansion is also given for the lower half plane ℂ₋={z:Im z≤0}. The two expansions hold, in particular, in regions containing the curve Γ in the complex plane, on which these polynomials are orthogonal. Our method is based on the Riemann-Hilbert approach introduced by Deift and Zhou. The work of R. Wong is partially supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No. CityU 102504).     

Power and exponential asymptotic forms of correlation functions

Using the Ornstein.Zernike equation, we obtain two asymptotic equations, one describing the exponential asymptotic behavior and the other describing the power asymptotic behavior of the total correlation function h(r). We show that the exponential asymptotic form is applicable only on a bounded distance interval l < r < L. The power asymptotic form is always applicable for r > L and reproduces the form of the interaction potential. In this case, as the density of a rarified gas decreases, L → l, the exponential asymptotic form vanishes, and only the power asymptotic form remains. Conversely, as the critical point is approached, L → ℞, and the applicability domain of the exponential asymptotic form increases without bound. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 156, No. 3, pp. 454–464, September, 2008.     

Asymptotic expansion of the log-likelihood function based on stopping times defined on a Markov process

Consider the parameter space Θ which is an open subset of ℝ ^k ,k≧1, and for each θ∈Θ, let the r.v.′sY _n ,n=0, 1, ... be defined on the probability space (X,A,P _θ) and take values in a Borel setS of a Euclidean space. It is assumed that the process {Y _n },n≧0, is Markovian satisfying certain suitable regularity conditions. For eachn≧1, let υ _n be a stopping time defined on this process and have some desirable properties. For 0 < τ _n → ∞ asn→∞, set h _n →h ∈R ^k , and consider the log-likelihood function of the probability measure with respect to the probability measure . Here is the restriction ofP _θ to the σ-field induced by the r.v.′sY ₀,Y ₁, ..., . The main purpose of this paper is to obtain an asymptotic expansion of in the probability sense. The asymptotic distribution of , as well as that of another r.v. closely related to it, is obtained under both and . This research was supported by the National Science Foundation, Grant MCS77-09574. Research supported by the National Science Foundation, Grant MCS76-11620.     

Asymptotic Behavior of Solutions to a Class of Semilinear Parabolic Equations with Boundary Degeneracy

This paper concerns the asymptotic behavior of solutions to one-dimensional semilinear parabolic equations with boundary degeneracy both in bounded and unbounded intervals. For the problem in a bounded interval, it is shown that there exist both nontrivial global solutions for small initial data and blowing-up solutions for large one if the degeneracy is not strong. Whereas in the case that the degeneracy is strong enough, the nontrivial solution must blow up in a finite time. For the problem in an unbounded interval, blowing-up theorems of Fujita type are established. It is shown that the critical Fujita exponent depends on the degeneracy of the equation and the asymptotic behavior of the diffusion coefficient at infinity, and it may be equal to one or infinity. Furthermore, the critical case is proved to belong to the blowing-up case.     

Bayes estimation with spherically symmetric,convex loss

Summary It is desired to estimate a parameter with the loss function of the formL(θ, a)=W(‖θ−a‖), where is convex, differentiable, and non-decreasing. With this structure a characterization of Bayes estimators is given. Also it is noted that if the sample space, , for the observation,X, is a complete separable metric space then a Bayes estimator exists.     

Asymptotic Behavior of Solutions to a Class of Systems of Delay Differential Equations

The authors investigate the asymptotic behavior of solutions to a class of systems of delay differential equations. It is shown that every bounded solution of such a class of systems tends to a constant vector as t→∞. Our results improve and extend some corresponding ones already known.     

On the distribution of norms of prime ideals of a given class in arithmetic progressions

Let C be a class of ideals of the ring of algebraic numbers of an imaginary quadratic field. Let l and q be relatively prime integers, , and A₁ τ; 1. An asymptotic formula for the number π₁(x, q, l, C) of prime ideals belonging to the class C whose norms do not exceed x and lie in an arithmetic progression is obtained in this paper. Bibliography: 6 titles. __________ Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 322, 2005, pp. 45–62.