Toward determination of the eigenvalues of problems on description of the rotation of deep-water drill columns

This paper presents a method for computing the complex eigenvalues for a boundary-value problem describing the rotation of deep-water drill columns for drilling at depths of thousands of meters. A solution is sought for a singularly perturbed boundary-value problem in the form of an asymptotic expansion in a small parameter ε for two parts of the of the drill column: a lower compressed length, and the upper length. The method can be used to investigate the stability of drill columns used for deep-water drilling. Translated fromDinamicheskie Sistemy. Vol. 12. pp. 29–36, 1993.     

Estimates of rate of propagation of perturbations in quasilinear divergent degenerate parabolic equations of high order

A method is given for obtaining integral growth lemmas for solutions of boundary problems for a large class of quasilinear evolution equations. As a possible application a sharp estimate is obtained of the dependence of the support of a solution of a mixed problem and a Cauchy problem for a quasilinear divergent parabolic equation on time.Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 44, No. 10, pp. 1451–1456, October, 1992.     

Generalizations of a theorem of Rolewicz

The aim of this article is to give a unified treatment for the theorems of Rolewicz and Neerven type for uniform exponential stability of evolution families. We obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for uniform exponential stability of evolution families, generalizing a stability theorem due to Rolewicz and we present a new proof for the Rolewicz theorem, based on the theory of Banach function spaces. Finally, we apply our results and we deduce a generalization for a classical stability theorem due to Przyluski and Rolewicz.     

Inequalities for Functions of the Sum of the Indicators of Events

We obtain moment inequalities for the sum of the indicators of events and an upper estimate for a convex function of such a sum. Our results generalize inequalities that were obtained earlier for moment characteristics of the sojourn time of a random walk on a half-axis.     

Analysis of critical motions of floating structures

Validation of numerical methods for describing the motion of a ship in sea conditions by adequate experiments is a major research field in ocean engineering. For the development of a method for the systematic determination of critical and safe operational conditions and for the classification of capsize scenarios bifurcation analyses are performed. The computational effort for these analyses is enormous using a full model describing the nonlinear dynamics of a floating body. Therefore, a method for model reduction is currently being developed at the Institute of Mechanics and Ocean Engineering at TUHH. Bases for the validation of this new method are experiments conducted in the institute's wave tank. The determination of position and attitude of the body is performed with an integrated measurement system: An inertial measurement unit and a video system are combined using an extended Kalman Filter. (© 2006 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Connection between sets of uniqueness for multiplicative systems of functions and sets of uniqueness for multiplicative transforms

A problem of uniqueness for series over multiplicative systems of functions and for multiplicative transforms is considered. It is shown that each set of uniqueness for a multiplicative transform is specified by a countable collection of sets of uniqueness for series over the corresponding multiplicative system of functions. Each set of uniqueness for a series over a multiplicative system of functions is a portion on [0, 1) of some set of uniqueness for the corresponding multiplicative transform.     

The properties of solutions of a class of isoperimetric problems of stability optimization

A class of isoperimetric problems of stability optimization is considered. These arise, for example, when maximizing the Euler force in the destabilization of a column (rod) of varying cross-section and given volume (Lagrange's problem). It is well known that an extremum which depends on the form of the boundary conditions can be achieved for both simple and double eigenvalues. A class of problems is identified for which a global maximum is found at a simple eigenvalue. The possibility of achieving a local extremum for the first (simple) eigenvalue at stationary points is analysed qualitatively in terms of the parameter values and the form of the boundary conditions.     

BATE curve in assessment of clinical utility of predictive biomarkers

In this paper,for time-to-event data,we propose a new statistical framework for casual inference in evaluating clinical utility of predictive biomarkers and in selecting an optimal treatment for a particular patient.This new casual framework is based on a new concept,called Biomarker Adjusted Treatment Effect (BATE) curve.The BATE curve can be used for assessing clinical utility of a predictive biomarker,for designing a subsequent confirmation trial,and for guiding clinical practice.We then propose semi-parametric methods for estimating the BATE curves of biomarkers and establish asymptotic results of the proposed estimators for the BATE curves.We also conduct extensive simulation studies to evaluate finite-sample properties of the proposed estimation methods.Finally,we illustrate the application of the proposed method in a real-world data set.     

Numerical modelling of the plane problem of the stress state of a tube immersed in a liquid

A numerical method for solving the plane problem of determining the stress state of a tube of arbitrary section immersed in a homogeneous incompressible liquid is proposed. The change from the boundary conditions for this problem to the boundary conditions for a biharmonic stress function is carried out, which enables the algorithm for solving boundary value problems in the case of a polyharmonic function developed earlier to be used to solve the problem under consideration. It is shown that the boundary conditions for doubly-connected domains contain three unknown constants. The conditions for finding these constants in a form that is convenient for the implementation of a numerical algorithm are obtained. Tubes with sections in the form of concentric, eccentric and elliptic rings are considered as examples.     

Formation of singularities of solutions of the equations of motion of compressible fluids subjected to external forces in the case of several spatial variables

One considers a class of solutions with finite total energy and moment of inertia for the equations of motion of compressible fluids. It is shown that for a wide class of right-hand sides, including the viscosity term, initially smooth solutions may acquire singularities on a finite time interval. A sufficient condition for the appearance of singularities is found. This condition may be called “the best possible sufficient condition” in the sense that one can explicitly construct a time-global smooth solution for which this condition does not hold to within arbitrary infinitely small quantities. For a nontrivial constant state, perturbations with compact support are considered. A generalization is proved for the known theorem on the initial conditions for which the solution acquires singularities on a finite time interval. The effect of dry friction and rotation on the formation of singularities of smooth solutions is examined. __________ Translated from Trudy Seminara imeni I. G. Petrovskogo, No. 26, pp. 274–308, 2007.     

Convergence of perturbed iterates of set-valued mappings

We continue our study of the existence of convergent iterations in the presence of computational errors for a nonexpansive setvalued mapping. In a recent paper we have shown that if for any initial point, there exists a trajectory of a nonexpansive set-valued mapping attracted by a given set, then this property is stable under small perturbations of the mapping. In particular, we have shown there that for any initial point, there exists a trajectory with a subsequence which is attracted by the attractor. In the present paper we show, under certain mild additional assumptions, that for any initial point, there exists a trajectory such that, for any given positive e\epsilon, almost all of its elements belong to an e\epsilon-neighborhood of the attractor.     

Application of partial averaging for a class of integro-differential equations of fredholm type

The Cauchy problem for a system of integro-differential equations of a standard type is considered. The authors justify a method for partial averaging of the considered problem for asymptotically large interval of variation of the independent variable.     

Torsion points on families of products of elliptic curves

In a recent paper we proved a special case of a variant of Pink's Conjecture for a variety inside a semiabelian scheme: namely for any curve inside any scheme isogenous to a fibred product of two isogenous elliptic schemes. Here we go ahead with the programme of settling the conjecture for general abelian surface schemes by completing the proof for all non-simple surfaces. This involves some entirely new and crucial issues.     

Acceleration of Convergence of Static and Dynamic Iterations

A new technique for acceleration of convergence of static and dynamic iterations for systems of linear equations and systems of linear differential equations is proposed. This technique is based on splitting the matrix of the system in such a way that the resulting iteration matrix has a minimal spectral radius for linear systems and a minimal spectral radius for some value of a parameter in Laplace transform domain for linear differential systems.This revised version was published online in October 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Lower Bounds for the Rate of Convergence of Dynamic Reconstruction Algorithms for Distributed-Parameter Systems

We obtain lower bounds for the rate of convergence of reconstruction algorithms for distributed-parameter systems of parabolic type. In the case of a pointwise constraint on control for known reconstruction algorithms, we establish a lower bound on the rate of convergence, which shows that, given certain conditions, for each solution of the system one can choose such a collection of measurements so that the reconstruction error will not be less than a certain value. In the case of unbounded controls, we obtain lower bounds for a possible reconstruction error for each trajectory as well as for a given set of trajectories. For a system of special form, we construct an algorithm for which we obtain upper and lower bounds for accuracy having identical order for a specific choice of matching of the parameters.     

Convergence of two functionals of asymptotically normal sums of independent random variables

We consider two functionals of sums of independent random variables and demonstrate that the validity of the central limit theorem for the sums of independent random variables that enter the arguments of those functionals is a sufficient condition for one of the functionals and a necessary and sufficient condition for the other one to have a weak limit. Proceedings of the Seminar on Stability Problems for Stochastic Models. Moscow. Russia. 1996. Part II.     

On the behavior of solutions of the equation for components of a normal system of differential equations

We obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a sliding mode and also for the knotting of solutions of the equation for components of a normal system of first-order differential equations.     

A class of systems of ordinary differential equations of large dimension

We consider the Cauchy problem for a class of systems of ordinary differential equations of large dimension.We prove that, for sufficiently large number of equations, the last component of a solution to the Cauchy problem is an approximate solution to the initial value problem for a delay differential equation. Estimates of the approximation are obtained.     

Localization of eigenvalues of polynomial matrices

We consider the problem of localization of eigenvalues of polynomial matrices. We propose sufficient conditions for the spectrum of a regular matrix polynomial to belong to a broad class of domains bounded by algebraic curves. These conditions generalize the known method for the localization of the spectrum of polynomial matrices based on the solution of linear matrix inequalities. We also develop a method for the localization of eigenvalues of a parametric family of matrix polynomials in the form of a system of linear matrix inequalities.