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.     

Some Classes of L 1-Convergence of Fourier Series

In this paper equivalent classes of the classes M and S _pr , p > 1, > 0. r { 0,1,2, ... ,[]} defined by Shuyun [3] are obtained. Then, it is shown that the class S _pr , 1 > p 2, 0, r {0,1,2,...,[]} is a subclass of BVC _r , where S _pr is the equivalent class of the Shuyun's class S _pr , BV is the class of null sequences of bounded variation and C _r is the extension of the Garrett--Stanojevic class. As a corollary of this result, we have obtained the theorem, proved in [7].     

A Complete Metric in the Function Space D α[0,∞)

Subspaces D of D[0,1] and of D[0,) are defined. With constructed metrics d , D are shown to be complete separable metric spaces. Conditions for tightness of probability measures in D are given.     

Bemerkung zu Einem Satz von Baer

Let be an involutorial antiautomorphism of the division ring K with char K 2 and E := {r K | rr = 1}. Refining a result of R. Baer we prove: (card E–1)² < card K =id. This is done by computing card E and the cardinal numbers of the sets consisting of the -symmetric respectively the -skew-symmetric elements.     

Cesàro α-Integrability and Laws of Large Numbers I

For a sequence of integrable random variables, we introduce a new set of conditions called Cesàro -Integrability and Strong Cesàro -Integrability and show that, for <1/2, these conditions that are strictly weaker than Cesàro Uniform Integrability and Strong Cesàro Uniform Integrability respectively, are sufficient for WLLN and SLLN to hold for a sequence of pairwise independent random variables. For some special kinds of dependent sequences of random variables also, Cesàro -integrability for appropriate is shown to be sufficient for WLLN to hold.     

Spanning trees with bounded degrees

Lets andk be positive integers. We prove that ifG is ak-connected graph containing no independent set withks+2 vertices thenG has a spanning tree with maximum degree at mosts+1. Moreover ifs3 and the independence number (G) is such that (G)1+k(s–1)+c for some0ck thenG has a spanning tree with no more thanc vertices of degrees+1.     

A chord-stretching map of a convex loop is an isometry

Let ⁿ be n-dimensional Euclidean space, and let : [0, L] ⁿ and : [0, L] ⁿ be closed rectifiable arcs in ⁿ of the same total length L which are parametrized via their arc length. is said to be a chord-stretched version of if for each 0s tL, |(t)–(s)| |(t)–(s)|. is said to be convex if is simple and if ([0, L]) is the frontier of some plane convex set. Individual work by Professors G. Choquet and G. T. Sallee demonstrated that if were simple then there existed a convex chord-stretched version of . This result led Professor Yang Lu to conjecture that if were convex and were a chord-stretched version of then and would be congruent, i.e. any chord-stretching map of a convex arc is an isometry. Professor Yang Lu has proved this conjecture in the case where and are C ² curves. In this paper we prove the conjecture in general.     

The embedding of linearly ordered sets

It is shown that if a linearly ordered set B does not contain as subsets sets of order type and ^* then B can be embedded in 2 . We construct an example of a set satisfying the above conditions which cannot be embedded in any 2 if < . Simultaneously we show that for any ordinal, 2 ⁺¹ cannot be embedded in 2 and that there exists at least ₊₁ distinct dense order types of cardinality 2 .Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 83–88, January, 1972.In conclusion, I wish to take the opportunity to thank Yu. L. Ershov for kindness and assistance in this work.     

Lp-convergence for expansions in terms of the eigenfunctions of a Sturm — Liouville problem

For the operator L_v=–(x^2ay). x [0, 1], y(0)=y(1)=0 with 0 < 1/2, or ¦y¦ < , y(1)=0 with 1/2 <1, we investigate the effect which the singularity of the Sturm-Liouville operator derived from this self-adjoint expression has on L_p-convergence of expansions in terms of the eigenfunctions of this operator. We will prove that the orthonormalized system of eigenfunctions forms a basis in L_p [0, 1] for 2/(2–) < p < 2/.Translated from Matematicheskii Zametki, Vol. 3, No. 6, pp. 683–692, June, 1968.The author is grateful to V. M. Tikhomirov for his many valuable remarks and his constant attention to this work.     

Differentiability properties of the minimal average action

Given aZ ⁿ⁺¹-periodic variational principle onR ⁿ⁺¹ we look for solutionsu:R ⁿ R minimizing the variational integral with respect to compactly supported variations. To every vector R ⁿ we consider a subset of solutions which have an average slope when averaging overR ⁿ. The minimal average action A() is defined by the average value of the variational integral given by a solution with average slope . Our main result is:A is differentiable at if and only if the set is totally ordered (in the natural sense). In case that is not totally ordered,A is differentiable at in some direction R ⁿ{0} if and only if is orthogonal to the subspace defined by the rational dependency of . Assuming that the i^th component of is rational with denominator sⁱ N in lowest terms, we show: The difference of right- and left-sided derivative in the i^th standard unit direction is bounded by const · .     

Une généralisation d'un résultat de J. Aczél et M. Hosszú sur l'équation de translation

Résumé En généralisant un résultat de J. Aczél et M. Hosszú on donne des conditions nécessaires et suffisantes pour qu'une solution de l'équation de translationF(F(, x), y) = F(, xy), oùF: × G , est un ensemble arbitraire,G forme un groupe, soit de la formeF(, x) = f ^–1(f()·1(x)), oùf est une bijection de au groupeG ₁ isomorphe avecG et 1 est un homomorphisme deG àG ₁. On considère aussi le cas oùG forme un espace vectoriel sur le corps des nombres rationels.Si est un intervalle ayant plus qu'un point etG = R ^m avec l'addition comme l'opération on trouve des conditions pour que la fonction continueF soit de la formeF(, x ₁,, x _m ) =f ^–1(f() + c ₁ x ₁ + +c _m x _m ), oùf est une homéomorphie de àR et (c ₁,,c _m ) R ^m .

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Finite group actions on AF algebras obtained by folding the interval

For any finite groupG we construct examples of an AF algebraA and an action byG onA such that the fixed point algebra is not AF. The construction ofA is done by successive foldings and cuttings of the interval in a way originally suggested by Blackadar and, in a different context, by Connes in his talk in Oslo in 1978.     

Die Weingarten-Regelflächen

Referring to articles of BELTRAMI (1865), DINI (1866) and CHARIAR (1978), but using a completely different approach, we determine allruled surfaces in Euclidean space ³, which are (at leastlocally) WEINGARTEN —-surfaces under theminimal assumption C². Theskew ruled WEINGARTEN —surfaces can be characterized by havingconstant invariants d O (parameter of distribution), k (skewness of distribution) and (striction angle); theirfunctional (WEINGARTEN-)relation between the mean curvature H and the Gaussian curvature K of is of the form H= (-K)^1/4 + (-K)^3/4 with arbitrary real constants ,. These facts allow various geometric interpretations.

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Herrn Prof. Dr. Oswald Giering zum 60. Geburtstag gewidmet     

Lebesgue–Cech Dimensionality and Baire Classification of Vector-Valued Separately Continuous Mappings

For a metrizable space X with finite Lebesgue–Cech dimensionality, a topological space Y, and a topological vector space Z, we consider mappings f: X × Y Z continuous in the first variable and belonging to the Baire class in the second variable for all values of the first variable from a certain set everywhere dense in X. We prove that every mapping of this type belongs to the Baire class + 1.     

Extensions of Laguerre operators in indefinite inner product spaces

The Laguerre-Sonin polynomialsL _n ⁽⁾ are orthogonal in linear spaces with indefinite inner product if<–1. We construct the completion () of this space and describe self-adjoint extensions of the Laguerre operatorl(y)=xy+(1+–x)y,<–1, in the space (). In particular, we write out the self-adjoint extension of the Laguerre operator whose eigenfunctions coincide with the Laguerre-Sonin polynomials and form an orthogonal basis in ().Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 63, No. 4, pp. 509–521, April, 1998.This research was partially supported by the INTAS foundation under grant No. 93-02449.     

On cyclic biquadratic fields related to a problem of Hasse

In this note we shall prove that there exist infinitely many cyclic biquadratic fieldsK whose integral bases are neither {1, , ², } nor {1, , , ³) for any numbers , inK. Next, we shall construct infinitely many cyclic biquadratic fieldsK which have the index 1, but still have not the integral basis {1, , ², ³) for every inK. Finally we shall give a class of biquadratic fields for a problem of Hasse concerning an integral basis.     

On the number of lattice points between two enlarged and randomly shifted,copies of an oval

Summary Let A be an oval with a nice boundary in ²,R a large positive number,c>0 some fixed number and a uniformly distributed random vector in the unit square [0,1]². We are interested in the number of lattice points in the shifted annular region consisting of the difference of the sets {(R+c/R)A–} and {(R–c/R)A–}. We prove that whenR tends to infinity, the expectation and the variance of this random variable tend to 4c times the area of the set A, i.e. to the area of the domain where we are counting the number of lattice points. This is consistent with computer studies in the case of a circle or an ellipse which indicate that the distribution of this random variable tends to the Poisson law. We also make some comments about possible generalizations.     

Invariants of contact structures and transversally oriented foliations

We exhibit new invariants of the contact structure E(), the contact flow F and the transverse symplectic geometry of a contact manifold (M, ). The invariant of contact structures generalizes to transversally oriented foliations. We focus on the particular cases of orientations of smooth manifolds and transverse orientations of foliations. We define the transverse Calabi invariants and determine their kernels.Supported in part by NSF grants DMS 90-01861 and DMS 94-03196.     

Defining relations of semigroups of all directed transformations of an ordered finite set

The semigroup of all transformations X of a finite (partially) ordered set , such that X for all , is considered. All possible generating sets of a are elucidated. Only one of those sets is irreducible. A system of defining relations is found for that generating set.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 3, No. 6, pp. 657–662, June, 1968.     

Remarks on properties of probability distributions determined by conditional moments

Summary In this paper we consider some properties of rotation — invariant distributions onR ⁿ , which are determined by a form of conditional moment of order >0. In particular we prove that the Gaussian distribution is determined uniquely by its conditional moments and we investigate the related question of finiteness of exponential moments. The case of general >0 appears to be more difficult to analyze than the case =2, studied previously by other authors.