Punishing Factors for Finitely Connected Domains

Let Ω and Π be two finitely connected hyperbolic domains in the complex plane and let R(z, Ω) denote the hyperbolic radius of Ω at z and R(w, Π) the hyperbolic radius of Π at w. We consider functions f that are analytic in Ω and such that all values f(z) lie in the domain Π. This set of analytic functions is denoted by A(Ω, Π). We prove among other things that the quantities are finite for all if and only if ∂Ω and ∂Π do not contain isolated points. This work was supported by a grant of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft for F. G. Avkhadiev.     

Punishing Factors for Finitely Connected Domains

Let Ω and Π be two finitely connected hyperbolic domains in the complex plane \Bbb C{\Bbb C} and let R(z, Ω) denote the hyperbolic radius of Ω at z and R(w, Π) the hyperbolic radius of Π at w. We consider functions f that are analytic in Ω and such that all values f(z) lie in the domain Π. This set of analytic functions is denoted by A(Ω, Π). We prove among other things that the quantities C_n(W,P) := sup_{f ? A(W,P)}sup_{z ? W}\frac|f⁽ⁿ⁾(z)| R(f(z),P)n! (R(z,W))ⁿC_n(\Omega,\Pi)\,:=\,\sup_{f\in A(\Omega,\Pi)}\sup_{z\in \Omega}\frac{\vert f^{(n)}(z)\vert\,R(f(z),\Pi)}{n!\,(R(z,\Omega))^n} are finite for all n ? \Bbb N{n \in {\Bbb N}} if and only if ∂Ω and ∂Π do not contain isolated points.     

Some remarks on the identity between a variational integral and its relaxed functional

Summary Letf: (x, z)∈R ⁿ×Rⁿ→f(x, z)∈[0, +∞] be measurable inx and convex inz. It is proved, by an example, that even iff verifies a condition as|z| ^p≤f(x, z)≤Λ(a(x)+|z|^q) with 1<p<q,a∈L _loc ^s (R ⁿ),s>1, the functional that isL ¹(Ω)-lower semicontinuous onW ^1,1(Ω), does not agree onW ^1,1(Ω) with its relaxed functional in the topologyL ¹(Ω) given by inf

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Riassunto Siaf: (x, z)∈R ⁿ×Rⁿ→f(x, z)∈[0, +∞] misurabile inx e convessa inz. Si mostra con un esempio che anche sef verifica una condizione del tipo|z| ^p≤f(x, z)≤Λ(a(x)+|z|^q) con 1<p<q,a∈L _loc ^s (R ⁿ),s>1, il funzionale , che èL ¹(Ω)-semicontinuo inferiormente suW ^1,1(Ω), non coincide suW ^1,1(Ω) con il suo funzionale rilassato nella topologiaL ¹(Ω) definito da inf

     

The individual ergodic theorem forp-sequences

Let (Ω,f,P) be a probability space and letT be a measure-preserving weak mixing transformation. We define a large class of sequences of integers calledp-sequences, such that iff∈L ₁ there exists a set Ω′⊂Ω of probability one and for ω∈Ω′ we have for everyp-sequence {k_n}.     

Asymptotic Behavior of Sobolev-Type Orthogonal Polynomials on a Rectifiable Jordan Curve or Arc

Our object of study is the asymptotic behavior of the sequence of polynomials orthogonal with respect to the discrete Sobolev inner product <formula> \langle f, g \rangle = ∈t_{E} f(ξ) \overline{g(ξ)} ρ(ξ) |d ξ|+ f(Z) A g(Z)^H, </formula> where E is a rectifiable Jordan curve or arc in the complex plane f(Z) = (f(z_1), \ldots, f^{(l_1)}(z_1) , \ldots , f(z_m) , \ldots ,f^{(l_m)}(z_m)), A is an M \times M Hermitian matrix, M l ₁ + ⋅s + l _m + m , |d ξ| denotes the arc length measure, ρ is a nonnegative function on E , and z _i ∈Ω, i=1,2,\ldots,m , where Ω is the exterior region to E . July 23, 1999. Dates revised: September 11, 2000 and February 16, 2001. Date accepted: February 26, 2001.     

Closed convex hull of the family of multivalently close-to-convex functions of order β

In this paper the closed convex hulls of the compact familiesC _β(p), of multivalently close to convex functions of order β andV ₀ ^k (p), of multivalent functions of bounded boundary rotation, have been determined, respectively for β≥1 andk≥2(p+1)/p. Extreme points of these convex hulls are partially characterised. For a fixed pointz ₀∈D={z:|z|<1}, a new familyC _β(p, z₀) is defined through Montel normalisation and its closed convex hull is also foud. Sharp coefficient estimates for functions subordinate to or majorised by some function inC _β(p) orC' _β(p) are discussed for β>0. It is shown that iff is subordinate to some function inC _β(p) then each Taylor coefficient off is dominated by the corresponding coefficient of the function .     

Extreme Jensen measures

Let Ω be an open subset of R ^d , d≥2, and let x∈Ω. A Jensen measure for x on Ω is a Borel probability measure μ, supported on a compact subset of Ω, such that ∫u  dμ≤u(x) for every superharmonic function u on Ω. Denote by J _x (Ω) the family of Jensen measures for x on Ω. We present two characterizations of ext(J _x (Ω)), the set of extreme elements of J _x (Ω). The first is in terms of finely harmonic measures, and the second as limits of harmonic measures on decreasing sequences of domains. This allows us to relax the local boundedness condition in a previous result of B. Cole and T. Ransford, Jensen measures and harmonic measures, J. Reine Angew. Math. 541 (2001), 29–53. As an application, we give an improvement of a result by Khabibullin on the question of whether, given a complex sequence {α _n } _n=1 ^∞ and a continuous function , there exists an entire function f≢0 satisfying f(α _n )=0 for all n, and |f(z)|≤M(z) for all z∈C.     

Best Meromorphic Approximation of Markov Functions on the Unit Circle

Let E \subset(-1,1) be a compact set, let μ be a positive Borel measure with support \supp μ =E , and let H _p (G), 1≤ p ≤∈fty, be the Hardy space of analytic functions on the open unit disk G with circumference Γ={z \colon |z|=1} . Let Δ _n,p be the error in best approximation of the Markov function \frac{1}{2π i} ∈t_E \frac{d μ(x)}{z-x} in the space L _p (Γ) by meromorphic functions that can be represented in the form h=P/Q , where P ∈ H _p (G), Q is a polynomial of degree at most n , Q\not \equiv 0 . We investigate the rate of decrease of Δ _n,p , 1≤ p ≤∈fty , and its connection with n -widths. The convergence of the best meromorphic approximants and the limiting distribution of poles of the best approximants are described in the case when 1<p≤∈fty and the measure μ with support E=[a,b] satisfies the Szegő condition ∈t_a^b \frac{\log(d μ/ d x)}{\sqrt{(x-a)(b-x)}} dx >- ∈fty. July 27, 2000. Final version received: May 19, 2001.     

Convergence of Rational Interpolants with Preassigned Poles

Let Ω be a domain in the extended complex plane such that ∞∈Ω . Further, let K= C / Ω and, for each n , let Q _n be a monic polynomial of degree n with all its zeros in K . This paper is concerned with whether (Q _n ) can be chosen so that, if f is any holomorphic function on Ω and P _n is the polynomial part of the Laurent expansion of Q _n f at ∞ , then (P _n /Q _n ) converges to f locally uniformly on Ω . It is shown that such a sequence (Q _n ) can be chosen if and only if either K has zero logarithmic capacity or Ω is regular. January 21, 1999. Date accepted: August 17, 1999.     

Sharp stability results for almost conformal maps in even dimensions

Let Ω, ⊂R ⁿ and n ≥ 4 be even. We show that if a sequence {u^j} in W^1,n/2(Ω;R ⁿ) is almost conformal in the sense that dist (∇u^j,R ⁺SO(n)) converges strongly to 0 in L^n/2 and if u^j converges weakly to u in W^1,n/2, then u is conformal and ∇u^j → ∇u strongly in L _loc ^q for all 1 < -q < n/2. It is known that this conclusion fails if n/2 is replaced by any smaller exponent p. We also prove the existence of a quasiconvex function f(A) that satisfies 0 ≤ f(A) ≤ C (1 + |A|^n/2) and vanishes exactly onR ⁺ SO(n). The proof of these results involves the Iwaniec-Martin characterization of conformal maps, the weak continuity and biting convergence of Jacobians, and the weak-L¹ estimates for Hodge decompositions.     

The conformal radius as a function and its gradient image

Let Ω be a domain in with three or more boundary points in andR(w, Ω) the conformal, resp. hyperbolic radius of Ω at the pointw ε Ω/{∞}. We give a unified proof and some generalizations of a number of known theorems that are concerned with the geometry of the surface in the case that the Jacobian of ∇R(w, Ω), the gradient ofR, is nonegative on Ω. We discuss the function ∇R(w, Ω) in some detail, since it plays a central role in our considerations. In particular, we prove that ∇R(w, Ω) is a diffeomorphism of Ω for four different types of domains. This work was supported by a grant of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft for F. G. Avkhadiev.     

Almost sure convergence of sample range

Let X ₁, X ₂, ... be i.i.d. random variables. The sample range is R _n = max {X _i , 1 ≤ i ≤ n} − min {X _i , 1 ≤ i ≤ n}. If for a non-degenerate distribution G and some sequences (α _k ), (β _k ) then we have

A proximal point algorithm for minimax problems

This paper presents a proximal point algorithm for solving discretel _∞ approximation problems of the form minimize ∥Ax−b∥_∞. Let ε_∞ be a preassigned positive constant and let ε _l ,l = 0,1,2,... be a sequence of positive real numbers such that 0 < ε _l < ε_∞. Then, starting from an arbitrary pointz ₀, the proposed method generates a sequence of points z _l ,l= 0,1,2,..., via the rule . One feature that characterizes this algorithm is its finite termination property. That is, a solution is reached within a finite number of iterations. The smaller are the numbers ε _l the smaller is the number of iterations. In fact, if ε ₀ is sufficiently small then z₁ solves the original minimax problem. The practical value of the proposed iteration depends on the availability of an efficient code for solving a regularized minimax problem of the form minimize where ∈ is a given positive constant. It is shown that the dual of this problem has the form maximize , and ify solves the dual thenx=A ^T y solves the primal. The simple structure of the dual enables us to apply a wide range of methods. In this paper we design and analyze a row relaxation method which is suitable for solving large sparse problems. Numerical experiments illustrate the feasibility of our ideas.     

Optimal ray sequences of rational functions connected with the Zolotarev problem

Given two compact disjoint subsetsE ₁,E ₂ of the complex plane, the third problem of Zolotarev concerns estimates for the ratio

Partial regularity for certain classes of polyconvex functionals related to nonlinear elasticity

Consider the variational integral where Ω⊂ℝ ⁿ andp≥n≥2. H: (0, ∞)→[0, ∞) is a smooth convex function such that . We approximateJ by a sequence of regularized functionalsJ _δ whose minimizers converge strongly to anJ-minimizing function and prove partial regularity results forJ _δ-minimizers.     

Higher integrability for minimizers of variational integrals with nonstandard growth

We consider a (possibly) vector-valued function u: Ω→R ^N, Ω⊂R ⁿ, minimizing the integral , whereD _iu=∂u/∂x _i, or some more general functional retaining the same behaviour; we prove higher integrability forDu:D ₁u,…,D_n−1u∈L^q, under suitable assumptions ona _i(x).

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Sunto Consideriamo una funzione u: Ω→R ^N, Ω⊂R ⁿ che minimizzi l'integrale , doveD _iu=∂u/∂x_i, o un funzionale con un comportamento simile; sotto opportune ipotesi sua _i(x), dimostriamo la seguente maggiore integrabilità perDu:D ₁u,…,D_n−1uεL^q.

     

Equazioni ellittiche non variazionali a coefficienti continui

Riassunto Si considera un'equazione ellittica non variazionale a_aD^au=f a coefficienti continui in un apertogW di ℝⁿ e si dimostrano certe proprietà locali delle soluzioni forti dell'equazione medesima nell'ipotesi che f appartenga allo spazio di Morrey L ^2,λ(Ω) o allo spazio di John-Nirenberg ℰ(Ω). Analoga indagine è svolta supponendoΩ=ℝ ₊ ⁿ e supponendo che u verifichi sull'iperpiano x_n=0 condizioni di Dirichlet omogenee. Ricerca svolta nell'ambito dei Contratti di Ricerca del Comitato per la Matematica del C.N.R. Entrata in Redazione il 17 febbraio 1970.     

Exponents for three-dimensional simultaneous Diophantine approximations

Let Θ = (θ ₁,θ ₂,θ ₃) ∈ ℝ³. Suppose that 1, θ ₁, θ ₂, θ ₃ are linearly independent over ℤ. For Diophantine exponents

Rationally convex sets on the unit sphere in ℂ2

Let X be a rationally convex compact subset of the unit sphere S in ?², of three-dimensional measure zero. Denote by R(X) the uniform closure on X of the space of functions P/Q, where P and Q are polynomials and Q≠0 on X. When does R(X)=C(X)? Our work makes use of the kernel function for the $\bar{\delta}_{b}Let X be a rationally convex compact subset of the unit sphere S in ℂ², of three-dimensional measure zero. Denote by R(X) the uniform closure on X of the space of functions P/Q, where P and Q are polynomials and Q≠0 on X. When does R(X)=C(X)? Our work makes use of the kernel function for the operator on S, introduced by Henkin in [5] and builds on results obtained in Anderson–Izzo–Wermer [3]. We define a real-valued function ε _X on the open unit ball intB, with ε _X (z,w) tending to 0 as (z,w) tends to X. We give a growth condition on ε _X (z,w) as (z,w) approaches X, and show that this condition is sufficient for R(X)=C(X) (Theorem 1.1). In Section 4, we consider a class of sets X which are limits of a family of Levi-flat hypersurfaces in intB. For each compact set Y in ℂ², we denote the rationally convex hull of Y by . A general reference is Rudin [8] or Aleksandrov [1].