Ergodic properties of the Erdös measure, the entropy of the goldenshift, and related problems

We define a two-sided analog of the Erdös measure on the space of two-sided expansions with respect to the powers of the golden ratio, or, equivalently, the Erdös measure on the 2-torus. We construct the transformation (goldenshift) preserving both Erdös and Lebesgue measures on that is the induced automorphism with respect to the ordinary shift (or the corresponding Fibonacci toral automorphism) and proves to be Bernoulli with respect to both measures in question. This provides a direct way to obtain formulas for the entropy dimension of the Erdös measure on the interval, its entropy in the sense of Garsia-Alexander-Zagier and some other results. Besides, we study central measures on the Fibonacci graph, the dynamics of expansions and related questions.With 11 PiguresTo the memory of Paul ErdösSupported in part by the INTAS grant 93-0570. The first author was supported by the French foundation PRO MATHEMATICA. The first author expresses his gratitude to l'Institut de Mathématiques de Luminy for support during his stay in Marseille in 1996-97. The second author is grateful to the University of Stony Brook for support during his visit in February–March 1996 and to the Institute for Advanced studies of Hebrew University for support during his being there in 1997     

What part of the concept of acceleration is difficult to understand: the mathematics, the physics, or both?

In this paper, details of student difficulties in understanding the concept of acceleration and the mathematical and physical/intuitive sources of these are delineated by utilizing the teaching experiment methodology. As a result of the study, two anchoring analogies are proposed that can be used as a diagnostic tool for students’ alternative conceptions. These can be used in teaching to highlight the peculiarity of acceleration concept. This study portrays how seeing acceleration as ‘rate of change’ of a quantity (velocity) and recognizing the consequences of such a definition are hindered in certain ways which in turn negatively affect learning the concept of force. This is also an example that illustrates that a rather “simple” mathematical concept (i.e., rate of change) for the expert can become a complex phenomenon when embedded in a physical concept (i.e., acceleration) which is consistently found to be as a misconception among learners at various levels that is widely occurring and very resistant to change.     

Multiparametric Families of Solutions of the Kadomtsev–Petviashvili-I Equation,the Structure of Their Rational Representations,and Multi-Rogue Waves

We construct solutions of the Kadomtsev–Petviashvili-I equation in terms of Fredholm determinants. We deduce solutions written as a quotient of Wronskians of order 2N. These solutions, called solutions of order N, depend on 2N?1 parameters. They can also be written as a quotient of two polynomials of degree 2N(N +1) in x, y, and t depending on 2N?2 parameters. The maximum of the modulus of these solutions at order N is equal to 2(2N + 1)². We explicitly construct the expressions up to the order six and study the patterns of their modulus in the plane (x, y) and their evolution according to time and parameters.     

On an estimate,uniform on the semiaxis t ≥ 0, for the rate of convergence of galerkin approximations for the equations of motion of Kelvin-Voight fluids

An estimate, uniform on the semiaxis t 0, is obtained for the rate of convergence of spectral Galerkin approximations for the solutions of an initial-boundary value problem for the Eqs. (1), (2) of motion of Kelvin-Voight fluids. Namely, under the condition that the solution v is asymptotically stable for t in the norm of the Dirichlet integral.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova Akademii Nauk SSSR, Vol. 182, pp. 123–130, 1990.     

On the regularity of the growth of the modulus and argument of an entire function in the metric of L p [0, 2π]

Under sufficiently general assumptions, we describe sets of entire functions f, sets of growing functions λ, and sets of complex-valued functions H from L ^p [0, 2π], p ∈ [1, + ∞], for which

Lehmer pairs of zeros,the de Bruijn-Newman constant Λ, and the Riemann Hypothesis

We give here a rigorous formulation for a pair of consecutive simple positive zeros of the functionH ₀ (which is closely related to the Riemann -function) to be a Lehmer pair of zeros ofH ₀. With this formulation, we establish that each such pair of zeros gives a lower bound for the de Bruijn-Newman constant (where the Riemann Hypothesis is equivalent to the assertion that 0). We also numerically obtain the following new lower bound for :

Solvability in the large on (0, ∞) of the fundamental initial-boundary value problem for the two-dimensional equations of the motion of Oldroyd fluids

The unqiue global solvability for t (0, ) is proved for the system describing the two-dimensional motion of an Oldroyd fluid.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 156, pp. 69–72, 1986.     

Homology of the double and the triple loop spaces¶of E6, E7, and E8

We study the mod p homology of the double and the triple loop spaces of exceptional Lie groups E ₆, E ₇, and E ₈ through the Eilenberg–Moore spectral sequence and the Serre spectral sequence using homology operations. The Bockstein actions on them are also determined. As a result, the Eilenberg–Moore spectral sequences of the path loop fibrations converging to H _*(Ω² G;? _p ) and H _*(Ω³ G;? _p ) collapse at the E ²-term for any compact simple Lie group G. Received: 11 November 1999     

Estimates of the Best M-Term Trigonometric Approximations of the Classes Lβ, pψ of Periodic Functions of Many Variables in the Space Lq

We obtain order estimates for the best trigonometric approximations of the classes L _{, p} of periodic functions of many variables in the space L _q for 1 < p < q 2 and 1 < q p < .     

Zermelo in the mirror of the Baer correspondence, 1930–1931

Around 1931 Zermelo had an extended correspondence with the young Reinhold Baer concerning the edition of Cantor's collected works. Some of the letters also deal with Skolem's paradox and Gödel's first incompleteness theorem. Whereas Zermelo's letters are lost, most of Baer's letters are contained in the Zermelo Nachlass. Besides giving insight into Zermelo's reaction to Skolem's and Gödel's results, the letters also demonstrate Baer's clear understanding of the behavior of models of set theory and of the relevance of Gödel's first incompleteness theorem.     

Asymptotics of the basis functions of generalized Taylor series for the class H ρ,2

We study the basis functions φ _n,k and ψ _n,p of generalized Taylor series for the classH _ρ,2 and obtain asymptotic expansions of the functions φ _n,0 ^(l) and $\psi _{n,2 \cdot 4^n - 1}^{(l)} $ . We prove the existence of an asymptotics for the functions φ _n,k and ψ _n,p for k ≠ 0 and p ≠ 2·4 ⁿ ? 1. The first term of the asymptotic expansions of these functions is obtained.     

Distribution of zeros of the Hermite-Padé polynomials for a system of three functions,and the Nuttall condenser

The well-known approach of J. Nuttall to the derivation of strong asymptotic formulas for the Hermite-Padé polynomials for a set of m multivalued functions is based on the conjecture that there exists a canonical (in the sense of decomposition into sheets) m-sheeted Riemann surface possessing certain properties. In this paper, for m = 3, we introduce a notion of an abstract Nuttall condenser and describe a procedure for constructing (based on this condenser) a three-sheeted Riemann surface $\Re _3$ that has a canonical decomposition. We consider a system of three functions $\mathfrak{f}_1 ,\mathfrak{f}_2 ,\mathfrak{f}_3$ that are rational on the constructed Riemann surface and satisfy the independence condition det . In the case of m = 3, we refine the main theorem from Nuttall’s paper of 1981. In particular, we show that in this case the complement ?? \ B of the open (possibly, disconnected) set B ? ?? introduced in Nuttall’s paper consists of a finite number of analytic arcs. We also propose a new conjecture concerning strong asymptotic formulas for the Padé approximants.     

On Derivation of Equations of Electrodynamics and Gravitation from the Principle of Least Action,the Hamilton–Jacobi Method,and Cosmological Solutions

Doklady Mathematics - In classical texts, equations for fields are proposed without derivation of right-hand sides. Below, the right-hand sides of the Maxwell and Einstein equations are derived...     

On unfoldable cardinals, ω-closed cardinals,and the beginning of the inner model hierarchy

Let be a cardinal, and let H be the class of sets of hereditary cardinality less than ; let () > be the height of the smallest transitive admissible set containing every element of {}H. We show that a ZFC-definable notion of long unfoldability, a generalisation of weak compactness, implies in the core model K, that the mouse order restricted to H is as long as . (It is known that some weak large cardinal property is necessary for the latter to hold.) In other terms we delimit its strength as follows: TheoremCon(ZFC+²- ¹₁-Determinacy) Con(ZFC+V=K+ a long unfoldable cardinal Con(ZFC+X(X^# exists) + is universally Baire rR(DL(r))), and this is set-generically absolute). We isolate a notion of -closed cardinal which is weaker than an ₁-Erd\ os cardinal, and show that this bounds the first long unfoldable: Theorem Let be -closed. Then there is a long unfoldable <.Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 03E45, 03E15, 03E55, 03E60The author wishes to gratefully acknowledge support from Nato Grant PST.CLG 975324.     

Commutator identities of the homotopes of (−1, 1)-algebras

We study the commutator algebras of the homotopes of (?1, 1)-algebras and prove that they are Malcev algebras satisfying the Filippov identity h _a (x, y, z) = 0 in the case of strictly (?1, 1)-algebras. We also proved that every Malcev algebra with the identities xy ³ = 0, xy ² z ² = 0, and h _a (x, y, z) = 0 is nilpotent of index at most 6.     

On the chromatic uniqueness of the graphW(n,n − 2, k)

This paper shows that the graphW(n, n – 2, k) is chromatically unique for any even integern 6 and any integerk 1.