Black holes on the plane drawn by a Wiener process

Summary We say that the discD()R ², of radius , located around the origin isp-covered in timeT by a Wiener processW(·) if for anyzD() there exists a 0tT such thatW(t) is a point of the disc of radiusp, located aroundz. The supremum of those 's (0) is studied for which,D() isp-covered inT.     

Choosing the maximum from a sequence with a discount function

Choosing the maximum value from a sequence ofN independent values is a well known problem often called the candidate problem or secretary problem. This paper treats the above problem with a discount penalty (0<<1) for each additional observation taken. It is shown that asN increases indefinitely, the optimal stopping policy is bounded although the maximum expected payoff goes to zero, and that there exists a sequence 0= ₀<₁<₂<<1, such that the asymptotic optimal stopping rule is the same for all _i–1<_i.     

Eulerian numbers with fractional order parameters

Summary The aim of this paper is to generalize the well-known Eulerian numbers, defined by the recursion relationE(n, k) = (k + 1)E(n – 1, k) + (n – k)E(n – 1, k – 1), to the case thatn is replaced by . It is shown that these Eulerian functionsE(, k), which can also be defined in terms of a generating function, can be represented as a certain sum, as a determinant, or as a fractional Weyl integral. TheE(, k) satisfy recursion formulae, they are monotone ink and, as functions of , are arbitrarily often differentiable. Further, connections with the fractional Stirling numbers of second kind, theS(, k), > 0, introduced by the authors (1989), are discussed. Finally, a certain counterpart of the famous Worpitzky formula is given; it is essentially an approximation ofx in terms of a sum involving theE(, k) and a hypergeometric function.Dedicated to the memory of Alexander M. Ostrowski on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth.     

Spherical multipliers

It is proven in the paper that if functionf(x)L^p(Rⁿ), where 1/p> 1/2 + 1/(n + 1), then the restriction of the Fourier transform f() to the unit sphere S^n–1 lies in L²(S^n–1). As was shown by Fefferman [1], it follows from this that, when > (n –1)/(2(n + 1)), the Riesz-Bochner multiplier acts in LP(Rⁿ) if (n –1–2)/(2n) <1/p < (n + 1 + 2)/(2n).Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 105–112, January, 1978.The author wishes to thank B. S. Mityagin for his attention to this work.     

Properties of certain integral operators

Two integral operatorsP andQ for analytic functions in the open unit disk are introduced. The object of the present paper is to derive some properties of integral operatorsP andQ .     

Limits of certain iterates of Post-Widder operators

The paper is a study of the limiting behaviour of the [n t]-th iterates of the well-known Post-Widder operatorsL _{n, x} used in the real inversion of the Laplace transform. It is shown that the limiting operators constitute a semigroup T _t;t0 of class (C ₀) on a family C _,; , >0 of Banach spaces. Applications of the semigroup structure lead to a pointwise saturation theorem forL _{n, x} and a characterization of convex functions inC _, through an inequality involving the action ofL _{n, x}.     

Lower functions for asymmetric Lévy processes

Summary Let {X _t } be a ¹ process with stationary independent increments and its Lévy measurev be given byv{yy>x}=x ^–L ₁ (x), v{yy<–x}=x ^–L ₂ (x) whereL ₁,L ₂ are slowly varying at 0 and and 0<1. We construct two types of a nondecreasing functionh(t) depending on 0<<1 or =1 such that lim inf a.s. ast 0 andt for some positive finite constantC.This research is partialy supported by a grant from Korea University     

Characterization theorem of generalized polynomial of best approximation having bounded coefficients

Let the set of generalized polynomials having bounded coefficients beK={p= _jg_j. _{j j j},j=1, 2, ...,n}, whereg ₁,g ₂, ...,g _n are linearly independent continuous functions defined on the interval [a, b], _j, _j are extended real numbers satisfying _j<+, _j>-, and _{j j}. Assume thatf is a continuous function defined on a compact setX [a, b]. This paper gives the characterization theorem forp being the best uniform approximation tof fromK, and points out that the characterization theorem can be applied in calculating the approximate solution of best approximation tof fromK.     

On computing the number of subgroups of a finite Abelian group

We consider the numberN _A (r) of subgroups of orderp ^r ofA, whereA is a finite Abelianp-group of type =₁,₂,..., _l ()), i.e. the direct sum of cyclic groups of order ⁱⁱ. Formulas for computingN _A (r) are well known. Here we derive a recurrence relation forN _A (r), which enables us to prove a conjecture of P. E. Dyubyuk about congruences betweenN _A (r) and the Gaussian binomial coefficient .     

Interpolation of generalized analytical functions of complex variable

A general approach is proposed to the interpolation of x -analytical functions of a complex variable with an arbitrary –,+[Basis x -analytical functions whose imaginary pan is a polynomial in x, and y are obtained in explicit form.Translated from Vychislitel'naya i Prikladnaya Matematika, No. 58, pp. 3–9, 1986.     

Convergence of epigraphs and of sublevel sets

Let LSC(X) be the set of the proper lower semicontinuous extended real-valued functions defined on a metric spaceX. Given a sequence f _n in LSC(X) and a functionf LSC(X), we show that convergence of f _n tof in several variational convergence modes implies that for each , the sublevel set at height off is the limit, in the same variational sense, of an appropriately chosen sequence of sublevel sets of thef _n, at height _n approaching . The converse holds true whenever a form of stability of the sublevel sets of the limit function is verified. The results are obtained by regarding a hyperspace topology as the weakest topology for which each member of an appropriate family of excess functionals is upper semicontinuous, and each member of an appropriate family of gap functionals is lower semicontinuous. General facts about the representation of hyperspace topologies in this manner are given.     

Reflected Brownian motion in a cone: Semimartingale property

Summary In this paper, the object of study is reflected Brownian motion in a cone ind-dimensions (d3) with nonconstant oblique reflection on each radial line emanating from the vertex of the cone. The basic question considered here is When is this process a semimartingale?. Conditions for the existence and uniqueness of the process for which the vertex is an instantaneous state were given by Kwon, which is resolved in terms of a real parameter depending on the cone and the direction of reflection. It is shown that starting from any point of the cone, the process is a semimartingale if < 1, + 0 and not a semimartingale if < < 2.This research is supported by KOSEF grant 941-0100-011-1     

On the Uniform Summability of Multiple Walsh-Fourier Series

In this paper we prove that if f C (0, 1 ^N ) and the function f is of bounded partial variation, then the N-dimensional Walsh-Fourier series of the function f is uniformly (C,–) summable (₁ +...+ _N < 1, _i > 0, i = 1,...,N) in the sense of Pringsheim. If ₁ +...+ _N = 1, _i > 0, i = 1,2,...,N, then there exists a continuous function f ₀ of bounded partial variation on [0, 1] ^N such that the Cesàro (C,–) means _m ^– (f₀,Õ) of the N-dimensional Walsh-Fourier series of f ₀ diverge over cubes.     

Monotonicity properties of zeros of generalized Airy functions

Summary We show, among other things, that the positive zeros of a solution ofy +x y=0,y(0)=0 decrease to 1 as increases, 0.

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Sommario Si dimostra, tra l'altro, che gli zeri positivi d'una soiuzione diy +x y=0,y(0)=0 decrescono al limite 1, quando cresce, 0.

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To the memory of Milo Háik

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This research was supported by grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Canada) and Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy). Some of the work was done while the second-named author was visiting the Department of Mathematics, University of Torino.     

Growth of length of sequential derivation transformed into natural one

We consider the (&, )-fragment of the intuitionistic propositional calculus. It is proved that under the standard transformation of a Gentzen derivation into a natural derivation(), the length of (())2^2·length( ). There is constructed a sequence of Gentzen derivations of length _i, for which the length of (( _i))2^{1/3·length(i}), which shows that the upper bound obtained is not too weak.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 88, pp. 192–196, 1979.     

On the Density of Elliptic Curves

We show that 17.9% of all elliptic curves over Q, ordered by their exponential height, are semistable, and that there is a positive density subset of elliptic curves for which the root numbers are uniformly distributed. Moreover, for any > 1/6 (resp. > 1/12) the set of Frey curves (resp. all elliptic curves) for which the generalized Szpiro Conjecture |(E)| N _E ¹² is false has density zero. This implies that the ABC Conjecture holds for almost all Frey triples. These results remain true if we use the logarithmic or the Faltings height. The proofs make use of the fibering argument in the square-free sieve of Gouvêa and Mazur. We also obtain conditional as well as unconditional lower bounds for the number of curves with Mordell–Weil rank 0 and 2, respectively.     

Inner functions and related spaces of pseudocontinuable functions

Let be an inner function, let C, ¦¦=1. Then the harmonic function [(+)]/(–)] is the Poisson integral of a singular measure D. N. Clark's known theorem enables us to identify in a natural manner the space H² H² with the space L² ( ).Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova Akademii Nauk SSSR, Vol. 170, pp. 7–33, 1989.     

The local limit problem and Hölder-continuity

Summary The local limit problem is investigated for sequences (p _n ) of probability densities with stable limit densitiesq having characteristic exponent (0, 2).It is shown that certain continuity-properties (Hölder-continuity) are necessary and - under appropriate additional conditions-sufficient for asn. In this sence the speed of convergence is also studied.     

Semilattices of left reversible semigroups

Let S be a cancellative semigroup which is a semilattice of left reversible semigroups S, . This article studies the relationship between the group of quotients G of S and the groups of quotients G of S, . It is shown that G is the maximum group homomorphic image of an inverse semigroup which is a semilattice of groups G (up to isomorphism).The technique used here which involves the use of Ore's quotients also applies to the study of the maximum group homomorphic image of a semigroup which is a semilattice of inverse semigroups.     

On general problems with bounded state variables

This paper serves as the sequel to a recent article by the author concerned with a certain canonical control problem. The present paper extends the first-order necessary conditions obtained there to a general form of the control problem of Bolza with inequality state constraints of the type (t, x)0, =1,...,m.The preparation of this paper was sponsored in part by the U.S. Army Research Office under Grant No. DA-31-124-ARO(D)-355.