A Note on Totally Free Matroids

It is known matroids obtained from a totally free uniform matroid U _2,n by a sequence of segment–cosegment and cosegment–segment exchanges are totally free (Geelen et al., in J Combin Theory Ser B 92:55–67, 2004). In this paper, we prove matroids obtained from any totally free matroid by a sequence of segment–cosegment and cosegment–segment exchanges are also totally free.     

On strongly and weakly defined boolean terms

A problem of Gaifman about strongly and weakly defined Boolean terms is solved by finding a Boolean algebra ℱ with a complete subalgebra ℰ such that some element of ℱ not in ℰ can be obtained from elements of ℰ by meets and joins in the normal completion of ℱ.     

L-fuzzy ⋎ and ⋏ hyperoperations and the associated l-fuzzy hyperalgebras

In this paper we study two fuzzy hyperoperations, denoted by ⋎ (which can be seen as a generalization of ∨) and ⋏ (which can be seen as a generalization of ∧). ⋎ is obtained from a family of crisp ∨; _p hyperoperations and ⋏ is obtained from a family of crisp ∧ _p hyperoperations. The hyperstructure (X, ⋎, ∧) resembles ahyperlattice and the hyperstructure (X, ∨, ⋏) resembles adual hyperlattice     

A new regularization method for a Cauchy problem of the time fractional diffusion equation

In this paper, we consider a Cauchy problem of the time fractional diffusion equation (TFDE). Such problem is obtained from the classical diffusion equation by replacing the first-order time derivative by the Caputo fractional derivative of order α (0 < α ≤ 1). We show that the Cauchy problem of TFDE is severely ill-posed and further apply a new regularization method to solve it based on the solution given by the Fourier method. Convergence estimates in the interior and on the boundary of solution domain are obtained respectively under different a-priori bound assumptions for the exact solution and suitable choices of regularization parameters. Finally, numerical examples are given to show that the proposed numerical method is effective.     

Theoretical analysis of the velocity field, stress field and vortex sheet of generalized second order fluid with fractional anomalous diffusion

The velocity field of generalized second order fluid with fractional anomalous diiusion caused by a plate moving impulsively in its own plane is investigated and the anomalous diffusion problems of the stress field and vortex sheet caused by this process are studied. Many previous and classical results can be considered as particular cases of this paper, such as the solutions of the fractional diffusion equations obtained by Wyss; the classical Rayleigh’s time-space similarity solution; the relationship between stress field and velocity field obtained by Bagley and co-worker and Podlubny’s results on the fractional motion equation of a plate. In addition, a lot of significant results also are obtained. For example, the necessary condition for causing the vortex sheet is that the time fractional diffusion index β must be greater than that of generalized second order fluid α; the establiihment of the vorticity distribution function depends on the time history of the velocity profile at a given point, and the time history can be described by the fractional calculus.     

Generalized hypergeometric,digamma and trigamma distributions

Summary In this paper we introduce and study new probability distributions named “digamma” and “trigamma” defined on the set of all positive integers. They are obtained as limits of the zero-truncated Type B3 generalized hypergeometric distributions (inverse Pólya-Eggenberger or negative binomial beta distributions), and also by compounding the logarithmic series distributions. The family of digamma distributions has the logarithmic series as a limit and the trigamma as another limit. The trigamma distributions are very close to the zeta (Zipf) distributions. Thus, our new distributions are useful as substitutes of the logarithmic series when the observed frequency data have such a long tail that cannot be fitted by the latter distributions. In the beginning sections we summarize properties of the Type B3 generalized hypergeometric distributions. It is emphasized that the distributions are obtained by compounding a Poisson distribution by “gamma product-ratio” distributions.     

Averages of elliptic curve constants

We compute the averages over elliptic curves of the constants occurring in the Lang–Trotter conjecture, the Koblitz conjecture, and the cyclicity conjecture. The results obtained confirm the consistency of these conjectures with the corresponding “theorems on average” obtained recently by various authors.     

Hysteresis loops for para–ferromagnetic phase transitions

In this paper, by an extension of the Ginzburg–Landau theory, we propose a mathematical model describing hard magnets within which we are able to explore the para–ferromagnetic transition and by using the Landau–Lifshitz–Gilbert equation, to study the 3D evolution of magnetic field. Finally, the hysteresis loops are obtained and represented by numerical implementations.     

Semifield flat flocks

Using ‘fusion’ methods on finite semifields, a variety of partitions (flocks) of Segre varieties by caps are obtained. The partitions arise from semifield planes and are thus called “semifield flat flocks”. Furthermore, the finite transitive semifield flat flocks are completely determined.     

Multidimensional analogs of direct and converse Jackson and Bernshtein theorems and their generalizations

We obtain an instance of the multidimensional analogs of the classical direct and converse Jackson and Bernshtein-Vallée-Poussin theorems (a version stronger than those obtained by S. M. Nikol’skii) and significant generalizations of these theorems to polynomial approximations of functions of real variables from Nikol’skii and Besov spaces on bounded domains with Lipschitzian boundary. The direct theorem concerning the Nikol’skii spaces was previously obtained by Yu. A. Brudnyi and generalized to joint polynomial approximations of functions and their derivatives by B. N. Konovalov. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 67, No. 4, pp. 608–615, April, 2000.     

Overdetermined problems with possibly degenerate ellipticity, a geometric approach

Given an open bounded connected subset Ω of ℝⁿ, we consider the overdetermined boundary value problem obtained by adding both zero Dirichlet and constant Neumann boundary data to the elliptic equation −div(A(|∇u|)∇u)=1 in Ω. We prove that, if this problem admits a solution in a suitable weak sense, then Ω is a ball. This is obtained under fairly general assumptions on Ω and A. In particular, A may be degenerate and no growth condition is required. Our method of proof is quite simple. It relies on a maximum principle for a suitable P-function, combined with some geometric arguments involving the mean curvature of ∂Ω.     

Discrete–time delta hedging and the Black–Scholes model with transaction costs

The paper deals with the problem of discrete–time delta hedging and discrete-time option valuation by the Black–Scholes model. Since in the Black–Scholes model the hedging is continuous, hedging errors appear when applied to discrete trading. The hedging error is considered and a discrete-time adjusted Black–Scholes–Merton equation is derived. By anticipating the time sensitivity of delta in many cases the discrete-time delta hedging can be improved and more accurate delta values dependent on the length of the rebalancing intervals can be obtained. As an application the discrete-time trading with transaction costs is considered. Explicit solution of the option valuation problem is given and a closed form delta value for a European call option with transaction costs is obtained.     

Moreau–Yosida Regularization of Maximal Monotone Operators of Type (D)

We propose a Moreau–Yosida regularization for maximal monotone operators of type (D), in non-reflexive Banach spaces. It generalizes the classical Moreau–Yosida regularization as well as Brezis–Crandall–Pazy’s extension of this regularization to strictly convex (reflexive) Banach spaces with strictly convex duals. Our main results are obtained by making use of recent results by the authors on convex representations of maximal monotone operators in non-reflexive Banach spaces.     

Triangular finite elements of HCT type and classC ρ

Let τ be some triangulation of a planar polygonal domain Ω. Given a smooth functionu, we construct piecewise polynomial functionsv∈C ^ρ(Ω) of degreen=3 ρ for ρ odd, andn=3ρ+1 for ρ even on a subtriangulation τ₃ of τ. The latter is obtained by subdividing eachT∈ρ into three triangles, andv/T is a composite triangular finite element, generalizing the classicalC ¹ cubic Hsieh-Clough-Tocher (HCT) triangular scheme. The functionv interpolates the derivatives ofu up to order ρ at the vertices of τ. Polynomial degrees obtained in this way are minimal in the family of interpolation schemes based on finite elements of this type.     

Analogues of Takens’ theorems for generalized actions of the group ℤ<Superscript>∞</Superscript>

The notion of a generalized action of the group ℤ^∞ on a topological space generated by an arbitrary countable family of pairwise commuting homeomorphisms is introduced, and a study of generalized orbits under such actions is given. Analogues of Takens’ theorems on the genericity of the maximal and minimal ɛ-equivalences for such actions are obtained.     

Minkowski Dimension and Cauchy Transform in Clifford Analysis

In the present paper we provide some conditions of a geometrical character for continuous extendibility of the Clifford–Cauchy transform to the boundary of a domain in the Euclidean space of higher dimensions if its density satisfies a H?lder condition. The criterion obtained in this work is an extension to a very general class of domains of a result, which has already become classical, obtained by Viorel Iftimie, who proved in 1965, for the case of a domain with compact Liapunov boundary, that the Clifford–Cauchy transform has H?lder–continuous limit values for any H?lder–continuous density. Received: August 15, 2006. Accepted: November 2, 2006.     

Error Estimates for the Solution of the Radial Schr?dinger Equation by the Rayleigh--Ritz Finite Element Method

Approximate eigenvalues and eigenfunctions are obtained forthe radial Schr?dinger equation by applying the Rayleigh—Ritzmethod to a function space consisting of polynomial splinesof odd degree. Computable a posteriori error estimates for theeigenfunction error estimates are obtained. The sharpness ofthese estimates is illustrated for the harmonic oscillator andWoods—Saxon potentials, using both cubic splines and piecewisecubic Hermite polynomials.     

Hybrid kernel estimates of space–time earthquake occurrence rates using the epidemic-type aftershock sequence model

The following steps are suggested for smoothing the occurrence patterns in a clustered space–time process, in particular the data from an earthquake catalogue. First, the original data is fitted by a temporal version of the ETAS model, and the occurrence times are transformed by using the cumulative form of the fitted ETAS model. Then the transformed data (transformed times and original locations) is smoothed by a space–time kernel with bandwidth obtained by optimizing a naive likelihood cross-validation. Finally, the estimated intensity for the original data is obtained by back-transforming the estimated intensity for the transformed data. This technique is used to estimate the intensity for earthquake occurrence data for associated with complex sequences of events off the East Coast of Tohoku district, northern Japan. The intensity so obtained is compared to the conditional intensity estimated from a full space–time ETAS model for the same data.     

Fourth-Order p-Laplacian Nonlinear Systems via the Vector Version of Krasnosel’skiĭ’s Fixed Point Theorem

In this paper, existence results for a fourth-order nonlinear system are obtained. Both classical and vector versions of the Krasnosel’skiĭ’s fixed point theorem are used and a comparison of the obtained results to those from the literature is provided.