The modified complex Busemann-Petty problem on sections of convex bodies

The complex Busemann-Petty problem asks whether origin symmetric convex bodies in with smaller central hyperplane sections necessarily have smaller volume. The answer is affirmative if n ≤ 3 and negative if n ≥ 4. Since the answer is negative in most dimensions, it is natural to ask what conditions on the (n − 1)-dimensional volumes of the central sections of complex convex bodies with complex hyperplanes allow to compare the n-dimensional volumes. In this article we give necessary conditions on the section function in order to obtain an affirmative answer in all dimensions. The result is the complex analogue of [16].      

The geometry of some two-character sets

A projective (n, d, w ₁, w ₂) _q set (or a two-character set for short) is a set of n points of PG(d − 1, q) with the properties that the set generates PG(d − 1, q) and that every hyperplane meets the set in either n − w ₁ or n − w ₂ points. Here geometric constructions of some two-character sets are given. The constructions mainly involve commuting polarities, symplectic polarities and normal line-spreads of projective spaces. Some information about the automorphism groups of such sets is provided.      

A new extension theorem for 3-weight modulo q linear codes over $${\mathbb{F}_ q}$$

We prove that every [n, k, d] _q code with q ≥ 4, k ≥ 3, whose weights are congruent to 0, −1 or −2 modulo q and is extendable unless its diversity is for odd q, where .      

Quivers of semi-maximal rings

In this paper, the set of quivers of semi-maximal rings is investigated. It is proved that the elements of this set are formed by the elements of the set of quivers of tiled orders and that the set of quivers of tiled orders with n vertices is determined by the integer points of a convex polyhedral domain that lie in the nonnegative part of the space . It is also proved that the set of quivers of tiled orders with n vertices contains all simple, oriented, strongly connected graphs with n vertices and n loops, does not contain any graphs with n vertices and n − 1 loops, and contains only a part of the graphs with n vertices and m (m < n − 1) loops. __________ Translated from Fundamentalnaya i Prikladnaya Matematika, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 215–223, 2005.     

Extrapolation results for <Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis> < 1

Given a sublinear operator T such that is bounded, it can be shown that is bounded, with constant C/(1−q), for every 0 < q < 1. In this paper, we study the converse result, not only for sequence spaces, but for general measure spaces proving that, if T : L ^q (μ) → X is bounded, with constant C/(1−q), for every and X is Banach, then T : L log (1/L)(μ) → X is bounded. Moreover, this result is optimal. We also show that things are quite different if the Banach condition on X is dropped. This work has been partially supported by MTM2004-02299 and by 2005SGR00556.     

On the asymptotics of solutions of the Lane-Emden problem for the p-Laplacian

In this paper we consider the Lane–Emden problem adapted for the p-Laplacian

Pseudo unitary conformal groups and Clifford algebras for standard pseudo hermitian spaces

This paper, self-contained, deals with pseudo-unitary spin geometry. First, we present pseudo-unitary conformal structures over a 2n-dimensional complex manifold V and the corresponding projective quadrics for standard pseudo-hermitian spaces H_p,q. Then we develop a geometrical presentation of a compactification for pseudo-hermitian standard spaces in order to construct the pseudo-unitary conformal group of H_p,q. We study the topology of the projective quadrics and the “generators” of such projective quadrics. Then we define the space S of spinors canonically associated with the pseudo-hermitian scalar product of signature (2ⁿ⁻¹, 2ⁿ⁻¹). The spinorial group Spin U(p,q) is imbedded into SU(2ⁿ⁻¹, 2ⁿ⁻¹). At last, we study the natural imbeddings of the projective quadrics      

Simultaneous and non-simultaneous blow-up for heat equations with coupled nonlinear boundary fluxes

This paper deals with simultaneous and non-simultaneous blow-up for heat equations coupled via nonlinear boundary fluxes

A sufficient condition for a number to be the order of a nonsingular derivation of a Lie algebra

A study of the set of positive integers which occur as orders of nonsingular derivations of finite-dimensional non-nilpotent Lie algebras of characteristic p > 0 was initiated by Shalev and continued by the present author. The main goal of this paper is to produce more elements of . Our main result shows that any divisor n of q − 1, where q is a power of p, such that n ≥ (p − 1)^1/p (q − 1)^1−1/(2p), necessarily belongs to . This extends its special case for p = 2 which was proved in a previous paper by a different method.     

Remarks on Gagliardo–Nirenberg type inequality with critical Sobolev space and BMO

We consider the generalized Gagliardo–Nirenberg inequality in in the homogeneous Sobolev space with the critical differential order s = n/r, which describes the embedding such as for all q with p ≦ q < ∞, where 1 < p < ∞ and 1 < r < ∞. We establish the optimal growth rate as q → ∞ of this embedding constant. In particular, we realize the limiting end-point r = ∞ as the space of BMO in such a way that with the constant C _n depending only on n. As an application, we make it clear that the well known John–Nirenberg inequality is a consequence of our estimate. Furthermore, it is clarified that the L ^∞-bound is established by means of the BMO-norm and the logarithm of the -norm with s > n/r, which may be regarded as a generalization of the Brezis–Gallouet–Wainger inequality.     

On the Minimum Length of some Linear Codes of Dimension 5

In this paper, we shall prove that the minimum length n_q(5,d) is equal to g_q(5,d) +1 for q⁴−2q²−2q+1≤ d≤ q⁴ − 2q² − q and 2q⁴ − 2q³ − q² − 2q+1 ≤ d ≤ 2q⁴−2q³−q²−q, where g_q(5,d) means the Griesmer bound . Communicated by: J.D. Key     

On dimension elevation in Quasi Extended Chebyshev spaces

Via blossoms we analyse the dimension elevation process from to , where is spanned over [0, 1] by 1, x,..., x ^n-2, x ^p , (1 − x) ^q , p, q being any convenient real numbers. Such spaces are not Extended Chebyshev spaces but Quasi Extended Chebyshev spaces. They were recently introduced in CAGD for shape preservation purposes (Costantini in Math Comp 46:203–214; 1986, Costantini in Advanced Course on FAIRSHAPE, pp. 87–114 in 1996; Costantini in Curves and Surfaces with Applications in CAGD, pp. 85–94, 1997). Our results give a new insight into the special case p = q for which dimension elevation had already been considered, first when p = q was supposed to be an integer (Goodman and Mazure in J Approx Theory 109:48–81, 2001), then without the latter requirement (Costantini et al. in Numer Math 101:333–354, 2005). The question of dimension elevation in more general Quasi Extended Chebyshev spaces is also addressed.     

Codes that attain minimum distance in every possible direction

The following problem motivated by investigation of databases is studied. Let be a q-ary code of length n with the properties that has minimum distance at least n − k + 1, and for any set of k − 1 coordinates there exist two codewords that agree exactly there. Let f(q, k)be the maximum n for which such a code exists. f(q, k)is bounded by linear functions of k and q, and the exact values for special k and qare determined.      

Estimates for the number of rational points on convex curves and surfaces

Let Γ ⊂ ℝ^d be a bounded strictly convex surface. We prove that the number k_n(Γ) of points of Γ that lie on the lattice satisfies the following estimates: lim inf k_n(Γ)/n^d−2 < ∞ for d ≥ 3 and lim inf k_n(Γ)/log n < ∞ for d = 2. Bibliography: 9 titles. __________ Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 344, 2007, pp. 174–189.     

The minimality of the map \frac{x}{\|{x}\|} for weighted energy

In this paper, we investigate the minimality of the map from the Euclidean unit ball Bⁿ to its boundary 핊ⁿ⁻¹ for weighted energy functionals of the type E_p,f = ∫_Bⁿ f(r)‖∇ u‖^p dx, where f is a non-negative function. We prove that in each of the two following cases:

Forbidding Complete Hypergraphs as Traces

Let 2 ≤q ≤min{p, t − 1} be fixed and n → ∞. Suppose that is a p-uniform hypergraph on n vertices that contains no complete q-uniform hypergraph on t vertices as a trace. We determine the asymptotic maximum size of in many cases. For example, when q = 2 and p∈{t, t + 1}, the maximum is , and when p = t = 3, it is for all n≥ 3. Our proofs use the Kruskal-Katona theorem, an extension of the sunflower lemma due to Füredi, and recent results on hypergraph Turán numbers. Research supported in part by NSF grants DMS-0400812 and an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship. Research supported in part by NSA grant H98230-06-1-0140. Part of the research conducted while his working at University of Illinois at Chicago as a NSF VIGRE postdot.     

Error Correcting Sequence and Projective De Bruijn Graph

Let X be a finite set of q elements, and n, K, d be integers. A subset C ⊂ X ⁿ is an (n, K, d) error-correcting code, if #(C) = K and its minimum distance is d. We define an (n, K, d) error-correcting sequence over X as a periodic sequence {a _i } _i=0,1,... (a _i ∈ X) with period K, such that the set of all consecutive n-tuples of this sequence form an (n, K, d) error-correcting code over X. Under a moderate conjecture on the existence of some type of primitive polynomials, we prove that there is a error correcting sequence, such that its code-set is the q-ary Hamming code with 0 removed, for q > 2 being a prime power. For the case q = 2, under a similar conjecture, we prove that there is a error-correcting sequence, such that its code-set supplemented with 0 is the subset of the binary Hamming code [2 ^m  − 1, 2 ^m  − 1 − m, 3] obtained by requiring one specified coordinate being 0. Received: October 27, 2005. Final Version received: December 31, 2007     

The evaluation of character Euler double sums

Euler considered sums of the form

Non-commutative Clarkson Inequalities for n-Tuples of Operators

Let A ₀, ... , A _n−1 be operators on a separable complex Hilbert space , and let α₀,..., α _n−1 be positive real numbers such that 1. We prove that for every unitarily invariant norm,

Modified Busemann-Petty problem on sections of convex bodies

The Busemann-Petty problem asks whether convex origin-symmetric bodies in ℝ ⁿ with smaller central hyperplane sections necessarily have smallern-dimensional volume. It is known that the answer is affirmative ifn≤4 and negative ifn≥5. In this article we replace the assumptions of the original Busemann-Petty problem by certain conditions on the volumes of central hyperplane sections so that the answer becomes affirmative in all dimensions. The first-named author was supported in part by the NSF grant DMS-0136022 and by a grant from the University of Missouri Research Board.