On Γ-convergence in divergence-free fields through Young measures

The explicit characterization of the limit energy density of sequences of general non-periodic functionals defined on divergence-free fields is achieved by means of the div-Young measure associated with relevant sequences of functions through a minimization problem.     

On Γ-convergence of pairs of dual functionals

The paper considers a slightly modified notion of the Γ-convergence of convex functionals in uniformly convex Banach spaces and establishes that under standard coercitivity and growth conditions the Γ-convergence of a sequence of functionals {Fj} to implies that the corresponding sequence of dual functionals converges in an analogous sense to the dual to functional .     

Linear elasticity obtained from finite elasticity by Γ-convergence under weak coerciveness conditions

The energy functional of linear elasticity is obtained as Γ  -limit of suitable rescalings of the energies of finite elasticity. The quadratic control from below of the energy density W(∇v)$W(\mathrm{\nabla }v)$ for large values of the deformation gradient ∇v   is replaced here by the weaker condition W(∇v)?|∇v|^p$W(\mathrm{\nabla }v)?{|\mathrm{\nabla }v|}^p$, for some p>1$p>1$. Energies of this type are commonly used in the study of a large class of compressible rubber-like materials.     

Γ-convergence and homogenization of functionals in Sobolev spaces with variable exponents

This paper is devoted to homogenization and minimization problems for variational functionals in the framework of Sobolev spaces with continuous variable exponents. We assume that the sequence of exponents converges in the uniform metric and that the Lagrangian has a periodic microstructure. Then under natural coerciveness assumptions we prove a Γ-convergence result and, as a consequence, the convergence of minimizers (solutions to the corresponding Euler equations).     

A quasistatic evolution model for perfectly plastic plates derived by Γ-convergence

The subject of this paper is the rigorous derivation of a quasistatic evolution model for a linearly elastic–perfectly plastic thin plate. As the thickness of the plate tends to zero, we prove via Γ-convergence techniques that solutions to the three-dimensional quasistatic evolution problem of Prandtl–Reuss elastoplasticity converge to a quasistatic evolution of a suitable reduced model. In this limiting model the admissible displacements are of Kirchhoff–Love type and the stretching and bending components of the stress are coupled through a plastic flow rule. Some equivalent formulations of the limiting problem in rate form are derived, together with some two-dimensional characterizations for suitable choices of the data.     

On the cardinality of the θ-closed hull of sets

The θ-closed hull of a set A in a topological space is the smallest set C containing A such that, whenever all closed neighborhoods of a point intersect C, this point is in C.     

Ginzburg–Landau functionals and renormalized energy: A revised Γ-convergence approach

We give short and self-contained proofs of Γ-convergence results for Ginzburg–Landau energy functionals in two dimensions, in the logarithmic energetic regime. In particular, we derive the renormalized energy by Γ-convergence.     

On the Legendre constant of α-continued fractions

We prove the existence of the Legendre constant of α-continued fractions for . Moreover, we give its upper and lower bounds. The proof is based on the coding between the α-continued fraction expansions and the regular continued fraction expansions.     

On the nonexistence of a relation between σ-left-porosity and σ-right-porosity

Given an arbitrarily weak notion of left-〈f〉$〈f〉$-porosity and an arbitrarily strong notion of right-〈g〉$〈g〉$-porosity, we construct an example of closed subset of R$\mathbb{R}$ which is not σ  -left-〈f〉$〈f〉$-porous and is right-〈g〉$〈g〉$-porous. We also briefly summarize the relations between three different definitions of porosity controlled by a function; we then observe that our construction gives the example for any combination of these definitions of left-porosity and right-porosity.     

On the γ-filtration of oriented cohomology of complete spin-flags

We study the characteristic map of algebraic oriented cohomology of complete spin-flags and the ideal of invariants of formal group algebra. As an application, we provide an annihilator of the torsion part of the γ-filtration. Moreover, if the formal group law determined by the oriented cohomology theory is congruent to the additive formal group law modulo 2, then at degree 2 and 3, we show that the γ-filtration of complete spin-flags is torsion free.     

On the linearity of ω-primality in numerical monoids

In an atomic, cancellative, commutative monoid, the ω-value measures how far an element is from being prime. In numerical monoids, we show that this invariant exhibits eventual quasilinearity (i.e., periodic linearity). We apply this result to describe the asymptotic behavior of the ω-function for a general numerical monoid and give an explicit formula when the monoid has embedding dimension 2.     

On estimates of the density of Feynman-Kac semigroups of α-stable-like processes

Suppose that α∈(0,2) and that X is an α-stable-like process on Rd. Let F be a function on Rd belonging to the class Jd,α (see Introduction) and be _∑s?tF(Xs−,Xs), t>0, a discontinuous additive functional of X. With neither F nor X being symmetric, under certain conditions, we show that the Feynman-Kac semigroup defined by

     

On (strong) α-favorability of the Wijsman hyperspace

The Banach-Mazur game as well as the strong Choquet game are investigated on the Wijsman hyperspace from the nonempty player's (i.e. α's) perspective. For the strong Choquet game we show that if X is a locally separable metrizable space, then α has a (stationary) winning strategy on X iff it has a (stationary) winning strategy on the Wijsman hyperspace for each compatible metric on X. The analogous result for the Banach-Mazur game does not hold, not even if X is separable, as we show that α may have a (stationary) winning strategy on the Wijsman hyperspace for each compatible metric on X, and not have one on X. We also show that there exists a separable 1st category metric space such that α has a (stationary) winning strategy on its Wijsman hyperspace. This answers a question of Cao and Junnila (2010) [6].     

On the α-invariants of cubic surfaces with Eckardt points

In this paper, we show that the αm,2-invariant (introduced by Tian (1991) [27] and (1997) [29]) of a smooth cubic surface with Eckardt points is strictly bigger than . This can be used to simplify Tian's original proof of the existence of Kähler-Einstein metrics on such manifolds. We also sketch the computations on cubic surfaces with one ordinary double points, and outline the analytic difficulties to prove the existence of orbifold Kähler-Einstein metrics.