On blocking sets in symmetric BIBD's with λ⩾2

Blocking sets in symmetric BIBD's with 2 are defined and bounds for their sizes are found. Thus, some results known in projective planes are generalized to symmetric BIBD's.     

On difference sets with small $$\lambda $$ λ

Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics - In a 1989 paper, Arasu (Arch Math 53:622–624, 1989) used an observation about multipliers to show that no (352, 27, 2) difference set...     

On non–symmetric generalized schrodinger semigroup

In this paper some general phenomena are described for not necessarily systemeric so–called generalized Schrödinger semigroups (or generalized absorption/exciatation semigroups). These results are also applicable in case we consider Schrödinger semigroups on R ^v. In particular we describe some results on integral kernels: continuity, pointwise inequalities, ultracontractivity etc.For these inequalities we use a kind of stochastic bridge measure. The operator H is a closed linear extension of the operator H ⁰ + V in the space C ⁰(E) Here E is a locally compact second countable Hausdorff space and –H ₀ is supposed to generate a Feller semigroup in C ₀(E). Results in L^p (E,m) are also availale. Some examples are given     

On small Carnot-Carathéodory spheres

The sphericity of small cc-spheres is proved for homogeneous and 2-step distributions.     

On near optimal trajectories for a game associated with the ��-Laplacian

A two-player stochastic differential game representation has recently been obtained for solutions of the equation ???_?? u?=?h in a ${{\mathcal C}^2}$ domain with Dirichlet boundary condition, where h is continuous and takes values in ${{\mathbb R}{\setminus}\{0\}}$ . Under appropriate assumptions, including smoothness of u, we identify a family of diffusion processes that may arise as the vanishing ?? limit law of the state process, when both players play ??-optimally. We also identify the limit law of the state process under a sequence of near saddle points.     

On Ekeland��s variational principle

For proper lower semicontinuous functionals bounded from below which do not increase upon polarization, an improved version of Ekeland’s variational principle can be formulated in Banach spaces, which provides almost symmetric points.     

On a Class of ��-Modules

Ukrainian Mathematical Journal - In [Int. Electron. J. Algebra, 15, 173 (2014)], Smith introduced maps between the lattice of ideals of a commutative ring and the lattice of submodules of an...     

On transversally symmetric pseudo-Einstein and Fefferman–Einstein spaces

We describe and construct pseudo-Hermitian structures θ without torsion (i.e. with transverse symmetry) whose Webster–Ricci curvature tensor is a constant multiple of the exterior differential dθ. We call these structures TS-pseudo-Einstein and our first result states that all these structures can locally be derived from Kähler–Einstein metrics. Then we discuss the corresponding Fefferman metrics of the TS-pseudo-Einstein structures. These are never Einstein. However, our second result states that they are locally always conformally Einstein.     

On solutions of “equations in symmetric groups”

Let x?S_n, the symmetric group on n symbols. Let θ? Aut(S_n) and let the automorphim order of x with respect to θ be defined by

$\text{γθ(x)=}\text{min}\text{{k:x xθ xθ}{}^2\text{? xθ}{}^{\mathrm{k?1}}\text{=1}}$

where xθ is the image of x under θ. Let α_g? Aut(S_n) denote conjugation by the element g?S_n. Let where s and k are positive integers and $\text{a}\text{b}$ denotes a divides b. Further h(s, k : n) ≡ b(1; s, k : n), where 1 denotes the identity automorphim. If g?S_n let c = f(g, s) denote the number of symbols in g which are in cycles of length not dividing the integer s, and let g_s denote the product of all cycles in g whose lengths do not divide s. Then g_s moves c symbols. The main results proved are: (1) recursion: if n ? c + 1 and t = n ? c ? 1 then $\text{b(g; s, 1:n)=∑}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>i</mtext><mtext>s</mtext>}}\text{b(g; s, 1:n?1)(}{}^{\mathrm{t}}{}_{\mathrm{i?1}}\text{(i?1)!}$ (2) reduction: b(g; s, 1 : c)h(s, 1 : i) = b(g; s, 1 : i + c); (3) distribution: let D(θ, n) ≡ {(k, b) : k?Z⁺ and b = b(θ; 1, k : n) ≠ 0}; then D(θ, m) = D(φ, m) ∨ m ? N = N(θ, φ) iff θ is conjugate to φ; (4) evaluation: the number of cycles in g_s^s of any given length is smaller than the smallest prime dividing s iff b(g_s; s, 1 : c) = 1. If g = (12 … p^m)^t and $\text{sk}\text{p}{}^{\mathrm{m}}$ then $\text{b(g;s,k:p}{}^{\mathrm{m}}\text{) {}{}^0{}_{\mathrm{\pm 1}}\text{(}\text{mod}\text{p)}$.     

Logic of Determination of Objects (LDO): How to Articulate ��Extension�� with ��Intension�� and ��Objects�� with ��Concepts��

From a logical viewpoint, object is never defined, even by a negative definition. This paper is a theoretical contribution about object using a new constructivist logical approach called Logic of Determination of Objects founded on a basic operation, called determination. This new logic takes into account cognitive problems such as the inheritance of properties by non typical occurrences or by indeterminate atypical objects in opposition to prototypes that are typical completely determinate objects. We show how extensional classes, intensions, more and less determined objects, more or less typical representatives of a concept and prototypes are defined and organized, using a determination operation that constructs a class of indeterminate objects from an object representation of a concept called typical object.     

On the small time behavior of Ornstein–Uhlenbeck processes with unbounded linear drifts

In this paper, we study the small time behavior of Ornstein–Ulenbeck processes with unbounded linear drifts on Hilbert spaces. The large deviations estimates are obtained. The general theory of Dirichlet forms, Lyons–Zheng′s decompositions and the convolution representation of the processes play an important role. Received: 12 February 1997 / Revised version: 27 November 1998     

On Newton-like methods of ��bounded deterioration�� using recurrent functions

We provide a semilocal convergence analysis for Newton-like methods of ??bounded deterioration?? in a Banach space setting. We establish tighter error bounds on the distances involved, and a more precise information on the location of the solution, under the same or weaker hypotheses than before (Argyros, Acta Math. Sin. (Engl. Ser.), 23:2087?C2096, 2007; Deuflhard, Newton methods for nonlinear problems. Affine invariance and adaptive algorithms, Springer Series in Computational Mathematics, vol. 35. Springer, Berlin, 2004; Ezquerro and Hern??ndez, IMA J. Numer. Anal., 22:187?C205, 2002) using recurrent functions. Numerical examples are also provided involving polynomial, integral, and differential equations.     

On a question of Koll��r

We show: if a bounded domain in a Stein space covers a compact complex space, it must be smooth. This give a negative answer to a question of Kollár.     

On the Cauchy problem for the generalized Benjamin–Ono equation with small initial data

We prove global well-posedness results for small initial data in $\text{H}{}^{\mathrm{s}}\text{(}\text{R}\text{),}\text{s>s}{}_{\mathrm{k}}$, and in , s_k=1/2?1/k, for the generalized Benjamin–Ono equation $\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{t}}\text{u+}\text{H}\text{?}{}^2{}_{\mathrm{x}}\text{u+?}{}_{\mathrm{x}}\text{(u}{}^{\mathrm{k+1}}\text{)=0,}\text{k?4}$. We also consider the cases k=2,3. To cite this article: L. Molinet, F. Ribaud, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 337 (2003).     

On parabolic Kazhdan–Lusztig R-polynomials for the symmetric group

Parabolic R-polynomials were introduced by Deodhar as parabolic analogues of ordinary R-polynomials defined by Kazhdan and Lusztig. In this paper, we are concerned with the computation of parabolic R-polynomials for the symmetric group. Let $S_n$ be the symmetric group on $\{1,2,\dots ,n\}$, and let $S=\{s_i|1\le i\le n?1\}$ be the generating set of $S_n$, where for $1\le i\le n?1$, $s_i$ is the adjacent transposition. For a subset $J?S$, let ${(S_n)}_J$ be the parabolic subgroup generated by J, and let ${(S_n)}^J$ be the set of minimal coset representatives for $S_n/{(S_n)}_J$. For $u\le v\in {(S_n)}^J$ in the Bruhat order and $x\in \{q,?1\}$, let $R_{u,v}^{J,x}(q)$ denote the parabolic R-polynomial indexed by u and v. Brenti found a formula for $R_{u,v}^{J,x}(q)$ when $J=S?\{s_i\}$, and obtained an expression for $R_{u,v}^{J,x}(q)$ when $J=S?\{s_{i?1},s_i\}$. In this paper, we provide a formula for $R_{u,v}^{J,x}(q)$, where $J=S?\{s_{i?2},s_{i?1},s_i\}$ and i appears after $i?1$ in v. It should be noted that the condition that i appears after $i?1$ in v is equivalent to that v is a permutation in ${(S_n)}^{S?\{s_{i?2},s_i\}}$. We also pose a conjecture for $R_{u,v}^{J,x}(q)$, where $J=S?\{s_k,s_{k+1},\dots ,s_i\}$ with $1\le k\le i\le n?1$ and v is a permutation in ${(S_n)}^{S?\{s_k,s_i\}}$.     

On high order symmetric and symplectic trigonometrically fitted Runge-Kutta methods with an even number of stages

The existence and construction of symplectic 2s-stage variable coefficients Runge-Kutta (RK) methods that integrate exactly IVPs whose solution is a trigonometrical polynomial of order s with a given frequency ω is considered. The resulting methods, that can be considered as trigonometrical collocation methods, are fully implicit, symmetric and symplectic RK methods with variable nodes and coefficients that are even functions of ν=ω h (h is the step size), and for ω→0 they tend to the conventional RK Gauss methods. The present analysis extends previous results on two-stage symplectic exponentially fitted integrators of Van de Vyver (Comput. Phys. Commun. 174: 255–262, 2006) and Calvo et al. (J. Comput. Appl. Math. 218: 421–434, 2008) to symmetric and symplectic trigonometrically fitted methods of high order. The algebraic order of the trigonometrically fitted symmetric and symplectic 2s-stage methods is shown to be 4s like in conventional RK Gauss methods. Finally, some numerical experiments with oscillatory Hamiltonian systems are presented.     

On symmetric Leray solutions of the stationary Navier–Stokes equations

A classical result of Amick (Acta Math 161:71–130, 1988) on the nontriviality of the symmetric Leray solutions of the steady-state Navier–Stokes equations in the plane is extended to Lipschitz domains. This results is compared with the famous Stokes paradox of linearized hydrodynamics and applied to a mixed problem of some interest in the applications.     

On the global well-posedness of 3-D axi-symmetric Navier–Stokes system with small swirl component

In this paper, we prove the local well-posedness of 3-D axi-symmetric Navier–Stokes system with initial data in the critical Lebesgue spaces. We also obtain the global well-posedness result with small initial data. Furthermore, with the initial swirl component of the velocity being sufficiently small in the almost critical spaces, we can still prove the global well-posedness of the system.