Approximations for the <Emphasis Type="Italic">M</Emphasis>/<Emphasis Type="Italic">GI</Emphasis>/<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>+<Emphasis Type="Italic">GI</Emphasis> type call center

In this paper, we propose approximations to compute the steady-state performance measures of the M/GI/N+GI queue receiving Poisson arrivals with N identical servers, and general service and abandonment-time distributions. The approximations are based on scaling a single server M/GI/1+GI queue. For problems involving deterministic and exponential abandon times distributions, we suggest a practical way to compute the waiting time distributions and their moments using the Laplace transform of the workload density function. Our first contribution is numerically computing the workload density function in the M/GI/1+GI queue when the abandon times follow general distributions different from the deterministic and exponential distributions. Then we compute the waiting time distributions and their moments. Next, we scale-up the M/GI/1+GI queue giving rise to our approximations to capture the behavior of the multi-server system. We conduct extensive numerical experiments to test the speed and performance of the approximations, which prove the accuracy of their predictions.      

Composite Integers n for Which φ（n）｜n- 1

In this note, we show that the number of composite integers n ≤ x such that φ（n）｜n - 1 is at most O（x^1/2（loglog x）^1/2）, thus improving earlier results by Pomerance and by Shan.     

On the value distribution of <Emphasis Type="Italic">ƒ</Emphasis> + <Emphasis Type="Italic">a</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">ƒ</Emphasis>′)<Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Superscript>

Let ƒ be a transcendental meromorphic function, a a nonzero finite complex number, and n ⩾ 2 a positive integer. Then ƒ + a(ƒ′) ⁿ assumes every complex value infinitely often. This answers a question of Ye for n = 2. A related normality criterion is also given. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10771076), the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (Grant No. 07006700) and by the German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development (Grant No. G-809-234.6/2003)     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Q</Emphasis>-measures on <Emphasis Type="Italic">Q</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">κ</Emphasis></Subscript>λ

 We give a characterization of strongly compact cardinals in terms of Q _κ λ. We also prove that weakly normal Q-measures on Q _κ λ are ⊂κ-normal. Received: 29 September 2000 / Revised version: March 2002 Published online: 5 November 2002 This project is supported by the New Zealand Marsden Fund. The author wishes to thank the referee for numerous comments and suggestions which have been incorporated into this version of the paper.     

Consecutive customer losses in regular and oscillating <Emphasis Type="Italic">M</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">X</Emphasis></Superscript>/<Emphasis Type="Italic">G</Emphasis>/1/<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis> systems

We derive fast recursions to compute the probability that k or more consecutive customer losses take place during a busy period of a queue, the so called k-CCL probability, for regular and oscillating M ^X /G/1/n systems.     

Cc （X） Spaces with X Locally Compact

In this paper, we show, among other results, that if X is a [separable] locally compact space X [satisfying the first countability axiom] then the space Cc （X） has countable tightness [if and only if it has bounding tightness] if and only if it is Frechet-Urysohn, if and only if Cc （X） contains a dense （LM） subspace and if and only if X is a-compact.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">∂</Emphasis>-operations and <Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">V</Emphasis></Subscript>-fields

The hyperoperations, called theta-operations （δ）, are motivated from the usual property, which the derivative has on the derivation of a product of functions. Using any map on a set, one can define δ-operations. In this paper, we continue our study on the δ-operations on groupoids, rings, fields and vector spaces or on the corresponding hyperstructures. Using δ-operations one obtains, mainly, Hwstructures, which form the largest class of the hyperstructures. For representation theory of hyperstructures, by hypermatrices, one needs special Hv-rings or Hy-fields, so these hyperstructures can be used. Moreover, we study the relation of these δ-structures with other classes of hyperstructures, especially with the Hv-structures.     

A Note on <Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>-Weakly Compact Operators

We consider a continuous operator T: E → X where E is a Banach lattice and X is a Banach space. We characterize the b-weak compactness of T in terms of its mapping properties.     

Lacunary Strong (<Emphasis Type="Italic">A</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">σ</Emphasis></Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">, p</Emphasis>)-Convergence

The definition of lacunary strongly convergence is extended to the definition of lacunary strong (A _σ , p)-convergence with respect to invariant mean when A is an infinite matrix and p = (p _i ) is a strictly positive sequence. We study some properties and inclusion relations.     

The flatness properties of <Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis>-poset <Emphasis Type="Italic">A</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">I</Emphasis>) and Rees factor <Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis>-posets

Let S be a pomonoid and I a proper right ideal of S. In a previous paper, using the amalgamated coproduct A(I) of two copies of _S S over I, we were able to solve one of the problems posed in S. Bulman-Fleming et al. (Commun. Algebra 34:1291–1317, 2006). In the present paper, we investigate further flatness properties of A(I). We also solve another problem stated in the paper cited above. Namely, we determine the condition under which Rees factor S-posets have property (P _w ). Research supported by nwnu-kjcxgc-03-18.     

On <Emphasis Type="Italic">k</Emphasis>-Spaces and <Emphasis Type="Italic">k</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis></Subscript>-Spaces

In this note we study the relation between k _R -spaces and k-spaces and prove that a k _R -space with a σ-hereditarily closure-preserving k-network consisting of compact subsets is a k-space, and that a k _R -space with a point-countable k-network consisting of compact subsets need not be a k-space. This work was supported by the NSF of China (10271056).     

Generalization of the Kneser theorem on zeros of solutions of the equation <Emphasis Type="Italic">y</Emphasis>″ + <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">t</Emphasis>)<Emphasis Type="Italic">y</Emphasis> = 0

We establish conditions for the oscillation of solutions of the equation y″ + p(t)Ay = 0 in a Banach space, where A is a bounded linear operator and p: ℝ+ → ℝ+ is a continuous function. __________ Translated from Ukrains’kyi Matematychnyi Zhurnal, Vol. 59, No. 4, pp. 571–576, April, 2007.     

Multivalued fractals in <Emphasis Type=Italic>b</Emphasis>-metric spaces

Fractals and multivalued fractals play an important role in biology, quantum mechanics, computer graphics, dynamical systems, astronomy and astrophysics, geophysics, etc. Especially, there are important consequences of the iterated function (or multifunction) systems theory in several topics of applied sciences. It is known that examples of fractals and multivalued fractals are coming from fixed point theory for single-valued and multivalued operators, via the so-called fractal and multi-fractal operators. On the other hand, the most common setting for the study of fractals and multi-fractals is the case of operators on complete or compact metric spaces. The purpose of this paper is to extend the study of fractal operator theory for multivalued operators on complete b-metric spaces.     

Weak interpolation in extensions of the logics <Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis><Subscript>4</Subscript> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis><Subscript>4</Subscript>

Conditions are specified which are necessary and sufficient for a logic over K4 to possess the weak interpolation property. For this goal to be met, simple transitive modal algebras are described, and we establish a criterion for the class of such algebras to be amalgamable. For extensions of K4, the weak interpolation property is proved decidable. Supported by RFBR (project No. 06-01-00358) and by the Council for Grants (under RF President) and State Aid of Leading Scientific Schools (grant NSh-335.2008.1). __________ Translated from Algebra i Logika, Vol. 47, No. 6, pp. 705–722, November–December, 2008.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>,<Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis></Subscript>-Cohomology and Normal Solvability

We consider some problems concerning the L _p,q -cohomology of Riemannian manifolds. In the first part, we study the question of the normal solvability of the operator of exterior derivation on a surface of revolution M considered as an unbounded linear operator acting from L_p^k (M) into L^k+1_q (M). In the second part, we prove that the first L _p,q-cohomology of the general Heisenberg group is nontrivial, provided that p < q. Received: 17 January 2006 Supported by INTAS (Grant 03–51–3251) and the State Maintenance Program for the Leading Scientific Schools of the Russian Federation (Grants NSh 311.2003.1, NSh 8526.2006.1).     

Implicative hyper <Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis>-algebras

In this note we first define the notions of (weak, strong) implicative hyper K-algebras. Then we show by examples that these notions are different. After that we state and prove some theorems which determine the relationship between these notions and (weak) hyper K-ideals. Also we obtain some relations between these notions and (weak) implicative hyper K-ideals. Finally, we study the implicative hyper K-algebras of order 3, in particular we obtain a relationship between the positive implicative hyper K-algebras and (weak, strong) implicative hyper K-algebras under a simple condition.