Multivariate generalized sampling in shift-invariant spaces and its approximation properties

Nowadays the topic of sampling in a shift-invariant space is having a significant impact: it avoids most of the problems associated with classical Shannon's theory. Under appropriate hypotheses, any multivariate function in a shift-invariant space can be recovered from its samples at Zd. However, in many common situations the available data are samples of some convolution operators acting on the function itself: this leads to the problem of multivariate generalized sampling in shift-invariant spaces. This extra information on the functions in the shift-invariant space will allow to sample in an appropriate sub-lattice of Zd. In this paper an L²(Rd) theory involving the frame theory is exhibited. Sampling formulas which are frame expansions for the shift-invariant space are obtained. In the case of overcomplete frame formulas, the search of reconstruction functions with prescribed good properties is allowed. Finally, approximation schemes using these generalized sampling formulas are included.     

A calculus of Fourier integral operators with inhomogeneous phase functions on R<Superscript> <Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis> </Superscript>

We construct a calculus for generalized SG Fourier integral operators, extending known results to a broader class of symbols of SG type. In particular, we do not require that the phase functions are homogeneous. An essential ingredient in the proofs is a general criterion for asymptotic expansions within the Weyl-Hörmander calculus. We also prove the L²(R^d)-boundedness of the generalized SG Fourier integral operators having regular phase functions and amplitudes uniformly bounded on R^2d.     

Gradient estimates for diffusion semigroups with singular coefficients

Uniform gradient estimates are derived for diffusion semigroups, possibly with potential, generated by second order elliptic operators having irregular and unbounded coefficients. We first consider the Rd-case, by using the coupling method. Due to the singularity of the coefficients, the coupling process we construct is not strongly Markovian, so that additional difficulties arise in the study. Then, more generally, we treat the case of a possibly unbounded smooth domain of Rd with Dirichlet boundary conditions. We stress that the resulting estimates are new even in the Rd-case and that the coefficients can be Hölder continuous. Our results also imply a new Liouville theorem for space-time bounded harmonic functions with respect to the underlying diffusion semigroup.     

Differential recursion relations for Laguerre functions on symmetric cones

Let Ω be a symmetric cone and V the corresponding simple Euclidean Jordan algebra. In our previous papers (some with G. Zhang) we considered the family of generalized Laguerre functions on Ω that generalize the classical Laguerre functions on R⁺. This family forms an orthogonal basis for the subspace of L-invariant functions in L²(Ω,dμν), where dμν is a certain measure on the cone and where L is the group of linear transformations on V that leave the cone Ω invariant and fix the identity in Ω. The space L²(Ω,dμν) supports a highest weight representation of the group G of holomorphic diffeomorphisms that act on the tube domain T(Ω)=Ω+iV. In this article we give an explicit formula for the action of the Lie algebra of G and via this action determine second order differential operators which give differential recursion relations for the generalized Laguerre functions generalizing the classical creation, preservation, and annihilation relations for the Laguerre functions on R⁺.     

Algebraic reflexivity of the isometry group of some spaces of Lipschitz functions

We show that the isometry groups of Lip(X,d) and lip(X,dα) with α∈(0,1), for a compact metric space (X,d), are algebraically reflexive. We also prove that the sets of isometric reflections and generalized bi-circular projections on such spaces are algebraically reflexive. In order to achieve this, we characterize generalized bi-circular projections on these spaces.     

Topological vector spaces problems in homology and homotopy theories

Three data are interesting here: domains of integration, integrands and integration itself. There is a lack of symmetry between polyhedral chains as domains of integration and differential forms as integrands. The non-symmetric situation disappears after considering the topological spaces of the de Rham differential forms and forms with compact supports and their strong duals, i.e., currents with compact supports and currents, respectively. This idea goes back to Schwartz distributions and Schwartz distributions with compact supports, in other terminology, generalized functions and generalized functions with compact supports.Some problems are raised, e.g., whether every quasi-complete barreled nuclear space E, whose strongly dual E^′ is nuclear, is strongly hereditary reflexive. This concerns the above mentioned de Rham spaces. Problems on R- and Q-homotopy, proper R- and Q-homotopy and proper R- and Q-homotopy at infinity are also considered as well as the coalgebra structure on currents and currents with compact supports.The classical theorem concerning derivation of additive functions with respect to volumes in points is generalized to a theorem on derivation of continuous m-forms with compact supports ωm of an oriented n-dimensional C¹-manifold Mn with respect to its m-dimensional oriented submanifolds Vm in compact regular oriented submanifolds Lk of Mn, 0?k<m?n.     

Shannon-type sampling for multivariate non-bandlimited signals

In this paper, starting from a function analytic in a neighborhood of the unit disk and based on Bessel functions, we construct a family of generalized multivariate sinc functions, which are radial and named radial Bessel-sinc (RBS) functions being time-frequency atoms with nonlinear phase. We obtain a recursive formula for the RBS functions in R d with d being odd. Based on the RBS function, a corresponding sampling theorem for a class of non-bandlimited signals is established. We investigate a class of radial functions and prove that each of these functions can be extended to become a monogenic function between two parallel planes, where the monogencity is taken to be of the Clifford analysis sense.     

Sard theorems for Lipschitz functions and applications in optimization

We establish a “preparatory Sard theorem” for smooth functions with a partially affine structure. By means of this result, we improve a previous result of Rifford [17, 19] concerning the generalized (Clarke) critical values of Lipschitz functions defined as minima of smooth functions. We also establish a nonsmooth Sard theorem for the class of Lipschitz functions from R^d to R^p that can be expressed as finite selections of C^k functions (more generally, continuous selections over a compact countable set). This recovers readily the classical Sard theorem and extends a previous result of Barbet–Daniilidis–Dambrine [1] to the case p > 1. Applications in semi-infinite and Pareto optimization are given.     

On the theory of semigroups of operators on locally convex spaces

The behavior of strongly continuous one-parameter semigroups of operators on locally convex spaces is considered. The emphasis is placed on semigroups that grow too rapidly to be treated by classical Laplace transform methods.A space

of continuous E-valued functions is defined for a locally convex space E, and the generalized resolvent $\text{R}$ of an operator A on E is defined as an operator on

. It is noted that $\text{R}$ may exist when the classical resolvent (λ ? A)^?1 fails to exist. Conditions on $\text{R}$ are given that are necessary and sufficient to guarantee that A is the generator of a semigroup T(t). The action of $\text{R}$ is characterized by convolution against the semigroup, and the semigroup is computed as the limit of $\text{R}$ acting on an approximate identity.Conditions on an operator B are introduced that are sufficient to guarantee that A + B is the generator of a semigroup whenever A is. A formula is given for the perturbed semigroup.Two characterizations of semigroups that can be extended holomorphically into some sector of the complex plane are given. One is in terms of the growth of the derivative $\text{(}\text{d}\text{dt}\text{) T(t)}$ as t approaches 0, the other is in terms of the behavior of $\text{R}$ⁿ, the powers of the generalized resolvent.Throughout, the generalized resolvent plays a role analogous to the role of the classical resolvent in the work of Hille, Phillips, Yosida, Miyadera, and others.     

Compactness and invariance properties of evolution operators associated with Kolmogorov operators with unbounded coefficients

In this paper we consider nonautonomous elliptic operators A with nontrivial potential term defined in I×Rd, where I is a right-halfline (possibly I=R). We prove that we can associate an evolution operator (G(t,s)) with A in the space of all bounded and continuous functions on Rd. We also study the compactness properties of the operator G(t,s). Finally, we provide sufficient conditions guaranteeing that each operator G(t,s) preserves the usual Lp-spaces and C₀(Rd).     

On tractability of approximation in special function spaces

We consider approximation problems for a special space of d$d$ variate functions. We show that the problems have small number of active variables, as it has been postulated in the past using concentration of measure arguments. We also show that, depending on the norm for measuring the error, the problems are strongly polynomially or quasi-polynomially tractable even in the model of computation where functional evaluations have the cost exponential in the number of active variables.     

On the Besov regularity of periodic Lévy noises

In this paper, we study the Besov regularity of Lévy white noises on the d-dimensional torus. Due to their rough sample paths, the white noises that we consider are defined as generalized stochastic fields. We, initially, obtain regularity results for general Lévy white noises. Then, we focus on two subclasses of noises: compound Poisson and symmetric-α-stable (including Gaussian), for which we make more precise statements. Before measuring regularity, we show that the question is well-posed; we prove that Besov spaces are in the cylindrical σ-field of the space of generalized functions. These results pave the way to the characterization of the n-term wavelet approximation properties of stochastic processes.     

W-Sobolev spaces

Fix strictly increasing right continuous functions with left limits and periodic increments, Wi:R→R, i=1,…,d, and let for x∈Rd. We construct the W-Sobolev spaces, which consist of functions f having weak generalized gradients ∇Wf=(W_1∂f,…,Wd_∂f). Several properties, that are analogous to classical results on Sobolev spaces, are obtained. Existence and uniqueness results for W-generalized elliptic equations, and uniqueness results for W-generalized parabolic equations are also established. Finally, an application of this theory to stochastic homogenization is presented.     

The Infinite-Dimensional Widths and Optimal Recovery of Generalized Besov Classes

The purpose of the present paper is to consider some weak asymptotic problems concerning the infinite-dimensional Kolmogorov widths, the infinite-dimensional linear widths, the infinite-dimensional Gel'fand widths and optimal recovery in Besov space. It is obvious to be found that the results obtained and methods used in Besov space are easily generalized, and hence in this paper these results in an extension of Besov spaces on R^d are stated and proved. Meantime, the representation theorem and approximation of these spaces by polynomial splines are discussed.     

Landau's necessary density conditions for LCA groups

We derive necessary conditions for sampling and interpolation of bandlimited functions on a locally compact abelian group in line with the classical results of H. Landau for bandlimited functions on Rd. Our conditions are phrased as comparison principles involving a certain canonical lattice.     

Classification of generalized multiresolution analyses

We discuss how generalized multiresolution analyses (GMRAs), both classical and those defined on abstract Hilbert spaces, can be classified by their multiplicity functions m and matrix-valued filter functions H. Given a natural number valued function m and a system of functions encoded in a matrix H satisfying certain conditions, a construction procedure is described that produces an abstract GMRA with multiplicity function m and filter system H. An equivalence relation on GMRAs is defined and described in terms of their associated pairs (m,H). This classification system is applied to MRAs and other classical examples in L²(Rd) as well as to previously studied abstract examples.     

On nonlinear translation-varying operators

In this work nonlinear translation-varying operators are analyzed and represented by means of a generalized impulse response. This is the response of the transpose operator to the family of shifted impulse functionals. Continuous operators from a topological vector space into the space of functions on Rⁿ, as well as $\text{A}$-bounded operators, are investigated.     

Beale-Kato-Majda type condition for Burgers equation

We consider a multidimensional Burgers equation on the torus Td and the whole space Rd. We show that, in case of the torus, there exists a unique global solution in Lebesgue spaces. For a torus we also provide estimates on the large time behaviour of solutions. In the case of Rd we establish the existence of a unique global solution if a Beale-Kato-Majda type condition is satisfied. To prove these results we use the probabilistic arguments which seem to be new.     

On the density of the space of continuous and uniformly continuous functions

For X a metrizable space and (Y,ρ) a metric space, with Y pathwise connected, we compute the density of (C(X,(Y,ρ)),σ)—the space of all continuous functions from X to (Y,ρ), endowed with the supremum metric σ. Also, for (X,d) a metric space and (Y,‖⋅‖) a normed space, we compute the density of (UC((X,d),(Y,ρ)),σ) (the space of all uniformly continuous functions from (X,d) to (Y,ρ), where ρ is the metric induced on Y by ‖⋅‖). We also prove that the latter result extends only partially to the case where (Y,ρ) is an arbitrary pathwise connected metric space.To carry such an investigation out, the notions of generalized compact and generalized totally bounded metric space, introduced by the author and A. Barbati in a former paper, turn out to play a crucial rôle. Moreover, we show that the first-mentioned concept provides a precise characterization of those metrizable spaces which attain their extent.