Multiple Zeta Values at Non-Positive Integers

Values of Euler-Zagier's multiple zeta function at non-positive integers are studied, especially at (0,0,...,–n) and (–n,0,...,0). Further we prove a symmetric formula among values at non-positive integers.     

Some Mean Values Related to Average Multiplicative Orders of Elements in Finite Fields

For any positive integer n let α(n) denote the average order of elements in the cyclic group Z_n. In this note, we investigate the functions α(n)/n and α(n)/φ(n) when n ranges through numbers of the form p−1 with p prime, and when n ranges through numbers of the form 2^m−1 with m a positive integer. In particular, we show that such functions have limiting distributions, and we compute their average values, and their minimal and maximal orders.To Jean-Louis Nicolas at his 60th birthday2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary—11N45; Secondary—05A16, 11N37This work was supported in part by Grant SEP-CONACYT 37259-E.     

A simplification of Laplace’s method: Applications to the Gamma function and Gauss hypergeometric function

The main difficulties in the Laplace’s method of asymptotic expansions of integrals are originated by a change of variables. We propose a variant of the method which avoids that change of variables and simplifies the computations. On the one hand, the calculation of the coefficients of the asymptotic expansion is remarkably simpler. On the other hand, the asymptotic sequence is as simple as in the standard Laplace’s method: inverse powers of the asymptotic variable. New asymptotic expansions of the Gamma function Γ(z) for large z and the Gauss hypergeometric function ₂F₁(a,b,c;z) for large b and c are given as illustrations. An explicit formula for the coefficients of the classical Stirling expansion of Γ(z) is also given.     

Product of Uniform Distribution and Stirling Numbers of the First Kind

Let Vk=u1u2……uk, ui＇s be i.i.d - U（0, 1）, the p.d.f of 1 - Vk＋l be the GF of the unsigned Stirling numbers of the first kind s（n, k）. This paper discusses the applications of uniform distribution to combinatorial analysis and Riemann zeta function; several identities of Stifling series are established, and the Euler＇s result for ∑ Hn/n^k-l, k ≥ 3 is given a new probabilistic proof.     

Study of some measures of dependence between order statistics and systems

Let be a random vector, and denote by X_1:n,X_2:n,…,X_n:n the corresponding order statistics. When X₁,X₂,…,X_n represent the lifetimes of n components in a system, the order statistic X_n−k+1:n represents the lifetime of a k-out-of-n system (i.e., a system which works when at least k components work). In this paper, we obtain some expressions for the Pearson’s correlation coefficient between X_i:n and X_j:n. We pay special attention to the case n=2, that is, to measure the dependence between the first and second failure in a two-component parallel system. We also obtain the Spearman’s rho and Kendall’s tau coefficients when the variables X₁,X₂,…,X_n are independent and identically distributed or when they jointly have an exchangeable distribution.     

Sphericity test in a GMANOVA–MANOVA model with normal error

For the GMANOVA–MANOVA model with normal error: , , we study in this paper the sphericity hypothesis test problem with respect to covariance matrix: Σ=λI_q (λ is unknown). It is shown that, as a function of the likelihood ratio statistic Λ, the null distribution of Λ^2/n can be expressed by Meijer’s function, and the asymptotic null distribution of −2logΛ is (as n→∞). In addition, the Bartlett type correction −2ρlogΛ for logΛ is indicated to be asymptotically distributed as with order n⁻² for an appropriate Bartlett adjustment factor −2ρ under null hypothesis.     

On the Rate of Approximation of Closed Jordan Curves by Lemniscates

As proved by Hilbert, it is, in principle, possible to construct an arbitrarily close approximation in the Hausdorff metric to an arbitrary closed Jordan curve Γ in the complex plane {z} by lemniscates generated by polynomials P(z). In the present paper, we obtain quantitative upper bounds for the least deviations H _n (Γ) (in this metric) from the curve Γ of the lemniscates generated by polynomials of a given degree n in terms of the moduli of continuity of the conformal mapping of the exterior of Γ onto the exterior of the unit circle, of the mapping inverse to it, and of the Green function with a pole at infinity for the exterior of Γ. For the case in which the curve Γ is analytic, we prove that H _n (Γ) = O(q _n ), 0 ≤ q = q(Γ) < 1, n → ∞.__________Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, vol. 77, no. 6, 2005, pp. 861–876.Original Russian Text Copyright ©2005 by O. N. Kosukhin.     

Constrained versions of Sauer’s lemma

Let [n]={1,…,n}. For a function h:[n]→{0,1}, x[n] and y{0,1} define by the width ω_h(x,y) of h at x the largest nonnegative integer a such that h(z)=y on x−a≤z≤x+a. We consider finite VC-dimension classes of functions h constrained to have a width ω_h(x_i,y_i) which is larger than N for all points in a sample or a width no larger than N over the whole domain [n]. Extending Sauer’s lemma, a tight upper bound with closed-form estimates is obtained on the cardinality of several such classes.     

Grandes valeurs du nombre de factorisations d’un entier en produit ordonné de facteurs premiers

Among various functions used to count the factorizations of an integer n, we consider here the number of ways of writing n as an ordered product of primes, which, if , is equal to the multinomial coefficient . The function P(s)=∑ _{p prime} p ^−s , sometimes called the prime zeta function, plays an important role in the study of the function h. We denote by λ=1.399433… the real number defined by P(λ)=1. The mean value of the function h satisfies . In this paper, we study how large h(n) can be. We prove that there exists a constant C ₁>0 such that, for all n≥3, holds. We also prove that there exists a constant C ₂ such that, for all n≥3, there exists m≤n satisfying . Let us call h-champion an integer N such that M<N implies h(M)<h(N). S. Ramanujan has called highly composite a τ-champion number, where τ(n)=∑ _d∣n 1 is the number of divisors of n. We give several results about the number of prime factors of an h-champion number N, about the exponents in the standard factorization into primes of such an N and about the number Q(X) of h-champion numbers N≤X. At the end of the paper, several open problems are listed. Recherche partiellement financée par le CNRS, Institut Camille Jordan, UMR 5208 et par l’action de coopération franco-algérienne 01 MDU 514, Arithmétique, Géométrie Algébrique et Applications.     

Small gaps between primes

Combining Goldston-Yildirim’s method on k-correlations of the truncated von Mangoldt function with Maier’s matrix method, we show that for all r ≧ 1 where p _n denotes the nth prime number and γ is Euler’s constant. This is the best known result for any r ≧ 11.      

The Logarithmic Asymptotic Expansions for the Norms of Evaluation Functionals

Let μ be a compactly supported finite Borel measure in ℂ, and let Π_n be the space of holomorphic polynomials of degree at most n furnished with the norm of L ²(μ). We study the logarithmic asymptotic expansions of the norms of the evaluation functionals that relate to polynomials p ∈ Π_n their values at a point z ∈ ℂ. The main results demonstrate how the asymptotic behavior depends on regularity of the complement of the support of μ and the Stahl-Totik regularity of the measure. In particular, we study the cases of pointwise and μ-a.e. convergence as n → ∞.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 Dovgoshei A. A., Abdullaev F., and Kucukaslan M.__________Translated from Sibirskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 774–785, July–August, 2005.     

On Lp-Generalization of a Theorem of Adamyan, Arov, and Kreın

The paper deals with problems relating to the theory of Hankel operators. Let G be a bounded simple connected domain with the boundary Γ consisting of a closed analytic Jordan curve. Denote by _n,p(G), 1p<∞, the class of all meromorphic functions on G that can be represented in the form h=β/α, where β belongs to the Smirnov class E_p(G), α is a polynomial degree at most n, α0. We obtain estimates of s-numbers of the Hankel operator A_f constructed from fL_p(Γ), 1p<∞, in terms of the best approximation Δ_n,p of f in the space L_p(Γ) by functions belonging to the class _n,p(G).     

Linear Optimization Queries

Let Γ₀ be a set of n halfspaces in E^d (where the dimension d is fixed) and let m be a parameter, n ≤ m ≤ n^d/2. We show that Γ₀ can be preprocessed in time and space O(m^1+δ) (for any fixed δ > 0) so that given a vector c E^d and another set Γ_q of additional halfspaces, the function c · x can be optimized over the intersection of the halfspaces of Γ₀ Γ_q in time O((n/m^1/d/2 + |Γ_q|)log^4d+3n). The algorithm uses a multidimensional version of Megiddo′s parametric search technique and recent results on halfspace range reporting. Applications include an improved algorithm for computing the extreme points of an n-point set P in E^d, improved output-sensitive computation of convex hulls and Voronoi diagrams, and a Monte-Carlo algorithm for estimating the volume of a convex polyhedron given by the set of its vertices (in a fixed dimension).     

A superadditive property of Hadamard’s gamma function

Hadamard’s gamma function is defined by

Sharp Bounds for the Ratio of q – Gamma Functions

Let Γ_q (0 < q ≠ 1) be the q–gamma function and let s ∈ (0, 1) be a real number. We determine the largest number α = α(q, s) and the smallest number β = β(q, s) such that the inequalities hold for all positive real numbers x. Our result refines and extends recently published inequalities by Ismail and Muldoon (1994).     

A Generalization of the Euler Gamma Function

We define a generalized Euler gamma function Λ^β(z), where the product is taken over powers of integers rather than integers themselves. Studying the associated spectral functions and in particular the zeta function, we obtain the main properties of Λ^β(z) and its asymptotic expansion for large values of the argument.__________Translated from Funktsional’nyi Analiz i Ego Prilozheniya, Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 87–91, 2005Original Russian Text Copyright © by M. Spreafico     

On the Distribution in Residue Classes of Integers with a Fixed Sum of Digits

We give an asymptotic formula for the distribution of those integers n in a residue class, such that n has a fixed sum of base-g digits, with some uniformity over the choice of the modulus and g. We then use this formula to solve the problem of I. Niven of giving an asymptotic formula for the distribution of those integers n divisible by the sum of their base-g digits. Our results also allow us to give a stronger form of a result of M. Olivier dealing with the distribution of integers with a given gcd with their sum of base-g digits.For our friend Jean-Louis Nicolas on his sixtieth birthdayResearch partially supported by the Hungarian National Foundation for Scientific Research, Grant No. T029759, and “Balaton” French-Hungarian exchange program F-18/00.2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary—11A63     

Carlitz’s q-Bernoulli and q-Euler numbers and polynomials and a class of generalized q-Hurwitz zeta functions

In this paper, we systematically recover the identities for the q-eta numbers η_k and the q-eta polynomials η_k(x), presented by Carlitz [L. Carlitz, q-Bernoulli numbers and polynomials, Duke Math. J. 15 (1948) 987–1000], which we define here via generating series rather than via the difference equations of Carlitz. Following a method developed by Kaneko et al. [M. Kaneko, N. Kurokawa, M. Wakayama, A variation of Euler’s approach to the Riemann zeta function, Kyushu J. Math. 57 (2003) 175–192] for a canonical q-extension of the Riemann zeta function, we investigate a similarly constructed q-extension of the Hurwitz zeta function. The details of this investigation disclose some interesting connections among q-eta polynomials, Carlitz’s q-Bernoulli polynomials -polynomials, and the q-Bernoulli polynomials that emerge from the q-extension of the Hurwitz zeta function discussed here.     

Removing multiplicities in by double newtonization

The graphical analysis of the zero level curves of the imaginary and real parts of a complex-valued analytic function f is used, both to localize the zeros of the function and to count their multiplicities. The comparison of the referred level curves with the zero level curves of F=f/f^′ (for which a multiple zero of f becomes simple) is made in order to predict good initial guesses for the iterative process defined by the iteration function N_f, which we called the double newtonization of f. This approach enables us to obtain high precision approximations for the zeros of f, regardless of their multiplicities. Several examples of analytic functions are presented to illustrate the results obtained. In these examples the occurrence of extraneous zeros is observed, and their location is in agreement with a classical theorem of Gauss–Lucas for polynomials.