An approximation method for strictly pseudocontractive mappings

Let K$K$ be a closed convex subset of a q$q$-uniformly smooth separable Banach space, T:K→K$T:K\to K$ a strictly pseudocontractive mapping, and f:K→K$f:K\to K$ an L$L$-Lispschitzian strongly pseudocontractive mapping. For any t∈(0,1)$t\in (0,1)$, let _xt$x_t$ be the unique fixed point of tf+(1-t)T$\mathit{tf}+(1-t)T$. We prove that if T$T$ has a fixed point, then {_xt}$\{x_t\}$ converges to a fixed point of T$T$ as t$t$ approaches to 0.     

Finite traces and representations of the group of infinite matrices over a finite field

The article is devoted to the representation theory of locally compact infinite-dimensional group GLB$\mathbb{GLB}$ of almost upper-triangular infinite matrices over the finite field with q   elements. This group was defined by S.K., A.V., and Andrei Zelevinsky in 1982 as an adequate n=∞$n=\infty$ analogue of general linear groups GL(n,q)$\mathbb{GL}(n,q)$. It serves as an alternative to GL(∞,q)$\mathbb{GL}(\infty ,q)$, whose representation theory is poor.     

Uniformly defining valuation rings in Henselian valued fields with finite or pseudo-finite residue fields

We give a definition, in the ring language, of _Zp${\mathbb{Z}}_p$ inside _Qp${\mathbb{Q}}_p$ and of _Fp[[t]]${\mathbb{F}}_p[[t]]$ inside _Fp((t))${\mathbb{F}}_p((t))$, which works uniformly for all p   and all finite field extensions of these fields, and in many other Henselian valued fields as well. The formula can be taken existential-universal in the ring language, and in fact existential in a modification of the language of Macintyre. Furthermore, we show the negative result that in the language of rings there does not exist a uniform definition by an existential formula and neither by a universal formula for the valuation rings of all the finite extensions of a given Henselian valued field. We also show that there is no existential formula of the ring language defining _Zp${\mathbb{Z}}_p$ inside _Qp${\mathbb{Q}}_p$ uniformly for all p  . For any fixed finite extension of _Qp${\mathbb{Q}}_p$, we give an existential formula and a universal formula in the ring language which define the valuation ring.     

On the norming constants for normal maxima

Given n   independent standard normal random variables, it is well known that their maxima _Mn$M_n$ can be normalized such that their distribution converges to the Gumbel law. In a remarkable study, Hall proved that the Kolmogorov distance _dn$d_n$ between the normalized _Mn$M_n$ and its associated limit distribution is less than 3/log?n$3/\log ?n$. In the present study, we propose a different set of norming constants that allow this upper bound to be decreased with _dn≤C(m)/log?n$d_n\le C(m)/\log ?n$ for n≥m≥5$n\ge m\ge 5$. Furthermore, the function C(m)$C(m)$ is computed explicitly, which satisfies C(m)≤1$C(m)\le 1$ and _limm→∞?C(m)=1/3${\lim }_{m\to \infty }?C(m)=1/3$. As a consequence, some new and effective norming constants are provided using the asymptotic expansion of a Lambert W type function.     

Spectral problems of a class of non-self-adjoint one-dimensional Schrodinger operators

In this paper we investigate the one-dimensional Schrodinger operator L(q)$L(q)$ with complex-valued periodic potential q   when q∈_L1[0,1]$q\in L_1[0,1]$ and _qn=0$q_n=0$ for n=0,−1,−2,...$n=0,-1,-2,...$, where _qn$q_n$ are the Fourier coefficients of q   with respect to the system {e^i2πnx}$\{e^{i2\pi nx}\}$. We prove that the Bloch eigenvalues are (2πn+t)²${(2\pi n+t)}^2$ for n∈Z$n\in \mathbb{Z}$, t∈C$t\in \mathbb{C}$ and find explicit formulas for the Bloch functions. Then we consider the inverse problem for this operator.     

Positive semidefinite zero forcing

The positive semidefinite zero forcing number _Z+(G)${\mathrm{Z}}_{+}(G)$ of a graph G was introduced in Barioli et al. (2010) [4]. We establish a variety of properties of _Z+(G)${\mathrm{Z}}_{+}(G)$: Any vertex of G   can be in a minimum positive semidefinite zero forcing set (this is not true for standard zero forcing). The graph parameters tw(G)$\mathrm{tw}(G)$ (tree-width), _Z+(G)${\mathrm{Z}}_{+}(G)$, and Z(G)$\mathrm{Z}(G)$ (standard zero forcing number) all satisfy the Graph Complement Conjecture (see Barioli et al. (2012) [3]). Graphs having extreme values of the positive semidefinite zero forcing number are characterized. The effect of various graph operations on positive semidefinite zero forcing number and connections with other graph parameters are studied.     

Homotopy of area decreasing maps by mean curvature flow

Let f:M→N$f:M\to N$ be a smooth area decreasing map between two Riemannian manifolds (M,_gM)$(M,{\mathrm{g}}_M)$ and (N,_gN)$(N,{\mathrm{g}}_N)$. Under weak and natural assumptions on the curvatures of (M,_gM)$(M,{\mathrm{g}}_M)$ and (N,_gN)$(N,{\mathrm{g}}_N)$, we prove that the mean curvature flow provides a smooth homotopy of f to a constant map.     

On the q-Bernstein polynomials of rational functions with real poles

The paper aims to investigate the convergence of the q  -Bernstein polynomials _Bn,q(f;x)$B_{n,q}(f;x)$ attached to rational functions in the case q>1$q>1$. The problem reduces to that for the partial fractions (x−α)^−j${(x-\alpha )}^{-j}$, j∈N$j\in \mathbb{N}$. The already available results deal with cases, where either the pole α   is simple or α≠q^−m$\alpha \ne q^{-m}$, m∈_N0$m\in {\mathbb{N}}_0$. Consequently, the present work is focused on the polynomials _Bn,q(f;x)$B_{n,q}(f;x)$ for the functions of the form f(x)=(x−q^−m)^−j$f(x)={(x-q^{-m})}^{-j}$ with j?2$j?2$. For such functions, it is proved that the interval of convergence of {_Bn,q(f;x)}$\{B_{n,q}(f;x)\}$ depends not only on the location, but also on the multiplicity of the pole – a phenomenon which has not been considered previously.