The Order Properties of r-compact Operators on Banach Lattices

We present here that F（E,F）, the space of all r-compact operators from E into F, is a generalised sublattice of L^r（E, F） for arbitary Banach lattices E and F, and that the characterization of the regular norm on F（E, F） is order continuous. Some conditions for F（E, F） to be a KB-space or a band in .L（E, F） are also provided.     

A Note on the Perturbation Bound of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Q</Emphasis>-factors

In this note we present a perturbation bound of unitary polar factors.We add the orthogonalprojectors into the bound;as a result,a uniform perturbation bound of Q-factors is obtained,and the previousbounds are improved.     

关于共轭Goldberg问题的一点注记

对于(p,q)算子范数,我们考虑由Goldberg定义的常数c(称为Goldberg常数)的确定问题.该问题(即求常数c的精确值或它的一个可以达到的最小上界问题)由Moshe Goldberg于1986年提出,且至今仍未能彻底解决.本文给出了常数c的一个上界,改进了Goldberg在1986年所得出的结果.     

Twisted Alexander norms give lower bounds on the Thurston norm

We introduce twisted Alexander norms of a compact connected orientable 3-manifold with first Betti number greater than one, generalizing norms of McMullen and Turaev. We show that twisted Alexander norms give lower bounds on the Thurston norm of a 3-manifold. Using these we completely determine the Thurston norm of many 3-manifolds which are not determined by norms of McMullen and Turaev.

     

Estimates of the <Emphasis Type="Italic">l</Emphasis><Subscript>2</Subscript> norm of the error in the conjugate gradient algorithm

In this paper we derive a formula relating the norm of the l₂ error to the A-norm of the error in the conjugate gradient algorithm. Approximating the different terms in this formula, we obtain an estimate of the l₂ norm during the conjugate gradient iterations. Numerical experiments are given for several matrices. AMS subject classification 65F10, 65G20     

Une remarque sur l'orthogonalité de l'image au noyau d'une dérivation généralisée

In this paper we introduce the notion of the pair of operators having the Fuglede-Putnam property in a two-sided ideal of . The characterization of this class allows us to generalize the recent result of F. Kittaneh. We also give some applications of this result.

     

Additive Schwarz‐type preconditioners for fourth‐order elliptic problems using Hermite cubic splines

In this note, we construct the additive Schwarz‐type preconditioner for fourth‐order elliptic problems with nested subspaces from Hermite cubic splines. We prove that after the preconditioning, the system is well conditioned. The numerical evidence strongly supports our theoretical result. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2006     

Erratum to: “The Gromov norm of the product of two surfaces” [Topology 44 (2005) 321–339]

We report an error in the proof of Lemma 2.7 of the original article. This invalidates one direction of our main theorem.     

A New and Self-Contained Proof of Borwein’s Norm Duality Theorem

Borwein’s norm duality theorem establishes the equality between the outer (inner) norm of a sublinear mapping and the inner (outer) norm of its adjoint mappings. In this note we provide an extended version of this theorem with a new and self-contained proof relying only on the Hahn-Banach theorem. We also give examples showing that the assumptions of the theorem cannot be relaxed. This author is supported by Grant BES-2003-0188 from FPI Program of MEC (Spain).     

Higher-order polynomial invariants of 3-manifolds giving lower bounds for the Thurston norm

We define an infinite sequence of new invariants, δ_n, of a group G that measure the size of the successive quotients of the derived series of G. In the case that G is the fundamental group of a 3-manifold, we obtain new 3-manifold invariants. These invariants are closely related to the topology of the 3-manifold. They give lower bounds for the Thurston norm which provide better estimates than the bound established by McMullen using the Alexander norm. We also show that the δ_n give obstructions to a 3-manifold fibering over S¹ and to a 3-manifold being Seifert fibered. Moreover, we show that the δ_n give computable algebraic obstructions to a 4-manifold of the form X×S¹ admitting a symplectic structure even when the obstructions given by the Seiberg-Witten invariants fail. There are also applications to the minimal ropelength and genera of knots and links in S³.     

Iterative algorithms for finding minimum‐norm fixed point of nonexpansive mappings and applications

This paper deals with the problem of finding minimum‐norm fixed point of nonexpansive mappings. We present two types of iteration methods (one is implicit, and the other is explicit). We establish strong convergence theorems for both methods. Some applications are given regarding convex optimization problems and split feasibility problems. These results improve some known results existing in the literatures. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Probabilistic and combinatorial aspects of the card‐cyclic to random insertion shuffle

Consider a permutation σ ∈ S_n as a deck of cards numbered from 1 to n and laid out in a row, where σ_j denotes the number of the card that is in the j‐th position from the left. We study some probabilistic and combinatorial aspects of the shuffle on S_n defined by removing and then randomly reinserting each of the n cards once, with the removal and reinsertion being performed according to the original left to right order of the cards. The novelty here in this nonstandard shuffle is that every card is removed and reinserted exactly once. The bias that remains turns out to be quite strong and possesses some surprising features. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Random Struct. Alg., 46, 362–390, 2015     

The solvability conditions for inverse eigenproblem of symmetric and anti‐persymmetric matrices and its approximation

The problem of generating a matrix A with specified eigen‐pair, where A is a symmetric and anti‐persymmetric matrix, is presented. An existence theorem is given and proved. A general expression of such a matrix is provided. We denote the set of such matrices by ??????_Eⁿ. The optimal approximation problem associated with ??????_Eⁿ is discussed, that is: to find the nearest matrix to a given matrix A* by A∈??????_Eⁿ. The existence and uniqueness of the optimal approximation problem is proved and the expression is provided for this nearest matrix. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Existence Theorems for Periodic Differential Inclusions in IR^N

We study the periodic problem for differential inclusions in R~N.First we look for extremal periodicsolutions.Using techniques from multivalued analysis and a fixed point argument we establish an existencetheorem under some general hypotheses.We also consider the“nonconvex periodic problem”under lowersemicontinuity hypotheses,and the“convex periodic problem”under general upper semicontinuity hypotheseson the multivalued vector field.For both problems,we prove existence theorems under very general hypotheses.Our approach extends existing results in the literature and appear to be the most general results on the nonconvexperiodic problem.     

A note on bound for norms of Cauchy–Hankel matrices

We determine bounds for the spectral and ??_p norm of Cauchy–Hankel matrices of the form H_n=[1/(g+h(i+j))]ⁿ_i,j=1≡ ([1/(g+kh)]ⁿ_i,j=1), k=0, 1,…, n –1, where k is defined by i+j=k (mod n). Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Composition operators with maximal norm on weighted Bergman spaces

We prove that any composition operator with maximal norm on one of the weighted Bergman spaces (in particular, on the space ) is induced by a disk automorphism or a map that fixes the origin. This result demonstrates a major difference between the weighted Bergman spaces and the Hardy space , where every inner function induces a composition operator with maximal norm.

     

An algorithm for fitting circular arcs to data using the <Emphasis Type="Italic">l</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">1</Emphasis></Subscript> norm

There are many applications of fitting circular arcs to data. We have for example, system control, using a computer controlled cutting machine, approximating hulls of boats, drawing and image techniques. Out of these applications comes the least squares norm to be the most commonly used criterion. This paper examines how the l ₁ norm is used which seems to be more appropriate than the use of least squares in the context of wild points in the data. An algorithm and different methods to determine the starting points are developed. However, numerical examples are given to help illustrate these methods.      

Calderón--Lozanovskii; construction for mixed norm spaces

We show that the Calderón--Lozanovskii; construction φ(.) commutes with arbitrary mixed norm spaces, that is, φ(E₀[F₀], E₁[F₁]) = φ(E₀, E₁) [φ(F₀, F₁)] if and only if φ is equivalent to a power function. This result we obtain by giving characterizations of the corresponding embeddings of φ(E₀[F₀], E₁[F₁]) into φ₀ (E₀, E₁)[φ₁ (F₀, F₁)] and vice versa in terms of the functions φ, φ₀, φ₁. As a particular case, we get embeddings of an Orlicz space with mixed norms into an Orlicz space on a product of measure spaces. Applications to classical operators between mixed norm Orlicz spaces are also discussed. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Analysis and computation of least‐squares methods for a compressible Stokes problem

We develop and analyze a negative norm least‐squares method for the compressible Stokes equations with an inflow boundary condition. Least‐squares principles are derived for a first‐order form of the equations obtained by using ω = ?×u and φ = ? · u as new dependent variables. The resulting problem is incompletely elliptic, i.e., it combines features of elliptic and hyperbolic equations. As a result, well‐posedness of least‐squares functionals cannot be established using the ADN elliptic theory and so we use direct approaches to prove their norm‐equivalence. The article concludes with numerical examples that illustrate the theoretical convergence rates. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2006     

Operator space tensor products of <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis>*-algebras

For C*-algebras A and B, the identity map from into A _λ B is shown to be injective. Next, we deduce that the center of the completion of the tensor product A⊗B of two C*-algebras A and B with centers Z(A) and Z(B) under operator space projective norm is equal to . A characterization of isometric automorphisms of and A _h B is also obtained. Dedicated to Ajit Iqbal Singh on her 65th birthday.