On countably compact,locally countable spaces

We study the cardinalities of countably compact, locally countableT ₃ spaces. For alln(<), there exists one of cardinality _n . IfV=L, then there exists one of cardinalityx iffx= orx =x. MA implies that there exists one of cardinality>2.     

On Piecewise-Constant Approximation of Continuous Functions of n Variables in Integral Metrics

We consider the approximation by piecewise-constant functions for classes of functions of many variables defined by moduli of continuity of the form (₁, ..., _n ) = ₁(₁) + ... + _n ( _n ), where _i ( _i ) are ordinary moduli of continuity that depend on one variable. In the case where _i ( _i ) are convex upward, we obtain exact error estimates in the following cases: (i) in the integral metric L ₂ for (₁, ..., _n ) = ₁(₁) + ... + _n ( _n ); (ii) in the integral metric L _p (p 1) for (₁, ..., _n ) = c ₁₁ + ... + c _{n n} ; (iii) in the integral metric L _{(2, ..., 2, 2r)} (r = 2, 3, ...) for (₁, ..., _n ) = ₁(₁) + ... + _{n – 1}( _{n – 1}) + c _{n n} .     

Transformation of Wiener measure under anticipative flows

Summary LetT()=+F() be a transformation from the Wiener space to itself with the range ofF() assumed to be in the Cameron-Martin space. The absolute continuity and the density function associated withT is considered;T is assumed to be embedded in or defined through a parameterizationT _t =+F _t () andF _t is assumed to be differentiable int. The paper deals first with the case where the range of thet-derivative ofF _t () is also in the Cameron-Martin space and new representations for the Radon-Nikodym derivative and the Carleman-Fredholm determinant are derived. The case where thet-derivative ofF _t is not in the Cameron-Martin space is considered next and results on the absolute continuity and the density function, under conditions which are considerably weaker than previously known conditions, are presented.The work of the second author was supported by the fund for promotion of research at the Technion     

Bilateral difference method for solving the boundary value problem for an ordinary differential equation

A method is proposed for calculating the bilateral approximations of the solution of the boundary value problem on [0, 1] for the equation y+p(x)y-q(x)y=f(x) and the derivative of the solution having the maximum deviation O(h² (h)+h³) on {kh} _k ^N =0, where(t) is the sum of the continuity moduli of the functions p, q,f, on the set of points {kh} _k ^N =0, h=1/N by means of O(N) operations. The data obtained for fairly smooth p, q,f allow interpolation to be used for calculating the bilateral approximations of the solution and its higher derivatives having the maximum deviation O(h³) on [0, 1].Translated from Matematicheskie Zametkii, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 421–430, April, 1972.     

Torsion tensor and critical metrics on contact (2n+1)-manifolds

Contact Riemannian manifolds (M, ,g) satisfying the condition (1) =0, where is the torsion introduced byChern andHamilton [6] and is the characteristic vector field, have interesting geometric properties (see [6], [9], [11]). In this paper we give a variational characterization of compact contact Riemannian manifolds which satisfy (1). Moreover we study the tangent sphere bundles (T ₁ M, , g), where (,g) is the standard contact Riemannian structure, which satisfy the condition (1); in particular in the 3-dimensional case we find a surprising result (see Corollary 5.3).Supported by funds of the M.U.R.S.T.     

Two congruence lattices of completely simple semigroups

For a Rees matrix semigroupS with normalized sandwich matrix and C(S), the congruence lattice ofS, we consider the lattice generated by {itpT_l, pK, pT_r, pt_l, pk, pt_r}. HerepT ₁ andpt _l are the upper and lower ends of the interval which makes up the _i -class of , _i being the left trace relation onC(S). The remaining symbols have the analogous meaning relative to the kernel and the right trace relations. We also consider the lattice generated by {T _l, K, T_r, t_l, _k, t_r} where and are the equality and the universal relations onS, respectively. In both cases, we find lattices freest relative to these lattices and represent them as distributive lattices with generators and relations.With 3 Figures     

Equivalence Bimodule Between Non-Commutative Tori

The non-commutative torus C ^*(ⁿ,) is realized as the C*-algebra of sections of a locally trivial C*-algebra bundle over S with fibres isomorphic to C ^*n/S, ₁) for a totally skew multiplier ₁ on ⁿ/S. D. Poguntke [9] proved that A is stably isomorphic to C(S) C(^*( Zⁿ/S, ₁) C(S) A M_kl( C) for a simple non-commutative torus A and an integer kl. It is well-known that a stable isomorphism of two separable C*-algebras is equivalent to the existence of equivalence bimodule between them. We construct an A-C(S) A-equivalence bimodule.     

Wiener-Hopf operators on L_{\omega}^{2}(\mathbb{R}^{+})

Let be a weighted space with weight . In this paper we show that for every Wiener-Hopf operator T on and for every a I, there exists a function such that

Infinite ordered sets spanned by finitely many chains

We say that an ordered set P is spanned by a family C of chains if P=(P, ) is the transitive closure of {(C, | C) C C. It is shown that there is a function h: such that if P is spanned by k< chains, then P has a finite cutset-number h(k) (i.e. for any xP, there is a finite set F of size |F|h(k)–1, such that the elements of F are incomparable with x and {x}F meets every maximal chain of P). The function h is exponentially bounded but eventually dominates any polynomial function, even if it is only required that there are at most h(k) pairwise disjoint maximal chains in P, whenever P is spanned by k< chains.     

The normal density of prime ideals in small regions

For a Gaussian prime (i) define ()=min|–| where runs through Gaussian primes satisfying ||>||. We prove that, subject to the Riemann Hypothesis for appropriateL-functions

Divisor Functions in the Ring of Gaussian Integers Weighted by the Generalized Klosterman Sum

Let _a,b,c () be the number of factorizations of a Gaussian number in the form = ₁ ^a ₂ ^b ₃ ^c , where a, b, and c are natural numbers. In the ring of Gaussian numbers, we construct an asymptotic formula for a summatory function of _a,b,c () weighted by the generalized Klosterman function.     

Computation of efficient solutions of discretely distributed stochastic optimization problems

In engineering and economics often a certain vectorx of inputs or decisions must be chosen, subject to some constraints, such that the expected costs (or loss) arising from the deviation between the outputA() x of a stochastic linear systemxA()x and a desired stochastic target vectorb() are minimal. Hence, one has the following stochastic linear optimization problem minimizeF(x)=Eu(A()x b()) s.t.xD, (1) whereu is a convex loss function on ^m , (A(), b()) is a random (m,n + 1)-matrix, E denotes the expectation operator andD is a convex subset of ⁿ . Concrete problems of this type are e.g. stochastic linear programs with recourse, error minimization and optimal design problems, acid rain abatement methods, problems in scenario analysis and non-least square regression analysis.Solving (1), the loss functionu should be exactly known. However, in practice mostly there is some uncertainty in assigning appropriate penalty costs to the deviation between the outputA ()x and the targetb(). For finding in this situation solutions hedging against uncertainty a set of so-called efficient points of (1) is defined and a numerical procedure for determining these compromise solutions is derived. Several applications are discussed.     

Interpolation theorems for a family of spanning subgraphs

Let G be a graph with order p, size q and component number . For each i between p – and q, let be the family of spanning i-edge subgraphs of G with exactly components. For an integer-valued graphical invariant if H H is an adjacent edge transformation (AET) implies |(H)-(H^')|1 then is said to be continuous with respect to AET. Similarly define the continuity of with respect to simple edge transformation (SET). Let M _j() and m _j() be the invariants defined by . It is proved that both M _p–() and m _p–(;) interpolate over , if is continuous with respect to AET, and that M _j() and m _j() interpolate over , if is continuous with respect to SET. In this way a lot of known interpolation results, including a theorem due to Schuster etc., are generalized.     

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Summary We prove that, for any Tychonoff X, the space C_p(X) is K-analytic if and only if it has a compact cover {K_p: p } such that K_p subset K_q whenever p,q and p q. Applying this result we show that if C_p(X) is K-analytic then C_p(X) is K-analytic as well. We also establish that a space C_p(X) is K-analytic and Baire if and only if X is countable and discrete.     

Variable step size destabilizes the Störmer/leapfrog/verlet method

For fixed step-sizeh the Störmer method is stable for the standard test equationÿ= ² y,>0, if and only ifh<2. We show that for variable step sizeh _n there does not exist a (positive) limit onh which ensures stability. Nor can we guarantee stability if, in addition, we limit the step size ratioh _n/h _n–1.This work was supported in part by National Science Foundation Grant DMS 90 15533.     

Logarithms and imaginary powers of closed linear operators

The imaginary powersA ^it of a closed linear operatorA, with inverse, in a Banach spaceX are considered as aC ₀-group {exp(itlogA);t R} of bounded linear operators onX, with generatori logA. Here logA is defined as the closure of log(1+A) – log(1+A ^–1). LetA be a linearm-sectorial operator of typeS(tan ), 0(/2), in a Hilbert spaceX. That is, |Im(Au, u)| (tan )Re(Au, u) foru D(A). Then ±ilog(1+A) ism-accretive inX andilog(1+A) is the generator of aC ₀-group {(1+A) ^it ;t R} of bounded imaginary powers, satisfying the estimate (1+A) ^it exp(|t|),t R. In particular, ifA is invertible, then ±ilogA ism-accretive inX, where logA is exactly given by logA=log(1+A)–log(1+A ^–1), and {A ^it;t R} forms aC ₀-group onX, with the estimate A ^it exp(|t|),t R. This yields a slight improvement of the Heinz-Kato inequality.     

On the homogeneity property for certain quantifier logics

Summary The local homogeneity property is defined as in [Mak]. We show thatL (Q₁) and some related logics do not have the local homogeneity property, whereas cofinality logicL (Q ^cf) has the homogeneity property. Both proofs use forcing and absoluteness arguments.     

Point spectrum of elliptic operators in fibered half-cylinders and the related completeness problem

We consider an elliptic system in a half-cylinder ₊ × with coefficients constant in the direction of the axis and not necessarily smooth. We take different boundary conditions on {0} × and Dirichlet condition on {0}×. This defines a self-adjoint operatorA ^D. The main result in this paper is thatA ^D does not have eigenvalues. This answers conjecture 1.6 raised in [3]. When is bounded, we use this result to prove the completeness of a part of the family of eigenvectors, and associated vectors, of a corresponding operator pencils.This work was supported by INRIA, France, and partially by UCLA.     

Square of ω-hyponormal operators

In this paper, we show that ifT is a -hyponormal operator, thenT ² is also -hyponormal.     

Some topological properties of ω-covering sets

We prove the following theorems:1. There exists an -covering with the property s ₀.2. Under cov there exists X such that is not an -covering orX \ B is not an -covering].3. Also we characterize the property of being an -covering.