Normal structure and some geometric parameters related to the modulus of U-convexity in banach spaces

We present a short and simple proof of the recent result of Yang and Wang [12]. Stimulated by their idea, two geometric parameters U~ax(ε) and βx (ε), both related to Gao’s modulus of U-convexity of a Banach space X, are introduced. Their properties and the relationships with normal structure are studied. Some existing results involving normal structure and fixed points for non-expansive mappings in Banach spaces are improved.     

Generalized vector valued almost periodic and ergodic distributions

Schwartz's almost periodic distributions are generalized to the case of Banach space valued distributions , and furthermore for a given arbitrary class A to for φ∈ test functions D(R,C)}. It is shown that this extension process is iteration complete, i.e. . Moreover the T from are characterized in various ways, also tempered distributions with P={X-valued functions of polynomial growth} are shown. Under suitable assumptions , , where for all h>0}, is defined with the corresponding extension of Mh. With an extension of the indefinite integral from to D^′(R,X) a distribution analogue to the Bohl-Bohr-Amerio-Kadets theorem on the almost periodicity of bounded indefinite integrals of almost periodic functions is obtained, also for almost automorphic, Levitan almost periodic and recurrent functions, similar for a result of Levitan concerning ergodic indefinite integrals. For many of the above results a new (Δ)-condition is needed, we show that it holds for most of the A needed in applications. Also an application to the study of asymptotic behavior of distribution solutions of neutral integro-differential-difference systems is given.     

Barycentric selectors and a Steiner-type point of a convex body in a Banach space

Let F be a mapping from a metric space into the family of all m-dimensional affine subsets of a Banach space X. We present a Helly-type criterion for the existence of a Lipschitz selection f of the set-valued mapping F, i.e., a Lipschitz continuous mapping satisfying . The proof of the main result is based on an inductive geometrical construction which reduces the problem to the existence of a Lipschitz (with respect to the Hausdorff distance) selector S_X^(m) defined on the family of all convex compacts in X of dimension at most m. If X is a Hilbert space, then the classical Steiner point of a convex body provides such a selector, but in the non-Hilbert case there is no known way of constructing such a point. We prove the existence of a Lipschitz continuous selector for an arbitrary Banach space X. The proof is based on a new result about Lipschitz properties of the center of mass of a convex set.     

Incompressible pairwise incompressible surfaces in link complements

The central subject of studying in this paper is incompressible pairwise incompressible surfaces in link complements. Let L be a non-split prime link and let F be an incompressible pairwise incompressible surface in S~3 - L. We discuss the properties that the surface F intersects with 2-spheres in S~3 - L. The intersection forms a topological graph consisting of a collection of circles and saddle-shaped discs. We introduce topological graphs and their moves (R-move and S~2-move), and define the characteristic number of the topological graph for F∩S~2±. The characteristic number is unchanged under the moves. In fact, the number is exactly the Euler Characteristic number of the surface when a graph satisfies some conditions. By these ways, we characterize the properties of incompressible pairwise incompressible surfaces in alternating (or almost alternating) link complements. We prove that the genus of the surface equals zero if the component number of F∩S~2+(or F∩S~2-) is less than five and the graph is simple for alternating or almost alternating links. Furthermore, one can prove that the genus of the surface is zero if #(F) ≤8.