Simultaneous Extensions of Topologies Through Traces of Neighbourhood Filters

Let X be a set, X _i X for i I and, for x X, a filter in X _i. The paper gives necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a topology on X compatible with , i.e. such that is the trace on X _i of the -neighbourhood filter of x. It is shown that, among these compatible topologies,there are always a coarsest one and a finest one. Some applications are also given.     

Multivalued Stochastic Differential Equations: Convergence of a Numerical Scheme

In this paper we show the strong mean square convergence of a numerical scheme for a R ^d -multivalued stochastic differential equation: dX _t +A(X _t )dtb(t,X _t )dt+(t,X _t )dW _t and obtain the rate of convergence O(( log(1/)^1/2) when the diffusion coefficient is bounded. By introducing a discrete Skorokhod problem, we establish L ^p -estimates (p2) for the solutions and prove the convergence by using a deterministic result. Numerical experiments for the rate of convergence are presented.     

Application of Topological Degree to the Study of Bifurcation in von Kármán Equations

The aim of this paper is to illustrate the use of topological degree for the study of bifurcation in von Kármán equations with two real positive parameters and for a thin elastic disk lying on the elastic base under the action of a compressing force, which may be written in the form of an operator equation F(x, , ) = 0 in some real Banach spaces X and Y. The bifurcation problem that we study is a mathematical model for a certain physical phenomenon and it is very important in the mechanics of elastic constructions. We reduce the bifurcation problem in the solution set of equation F(x, , ) = 0 at a point (0, ₀, ₀) X × IR ₊ ² to the bifurcation problem in the solution set of a certain equation in IR ⁿ at a point (0, ₀, ₀) IR ⁿ × IR ₊ ², where n = dim Ker F _x (0, ₀, ₀) and F _x (0, ₀, ₀): X Y is a Fréchet derivative of F with respect to x at (0, ₀, ₀). To solve the bifurcation problem obtained as a result of reduction, we apply homotopy and degree theory.     

The functional equation of multiplicative derivation is superstable on standard operator algebras

LetX be a real or complex infinite dimensional Banach space andA a standard operator algebra onX. Denote byB(X) the algebra of all bounded linear operators onX. Let : _{+ +} be a function with the property lim _t (t)t ^–1=0. Assume that a mappingD:A B(X) satisfies D(AB)–AD(B)–D(A)B<(A B) for all operatorsA, B D (no linearity or continuity ofD is assumed). ThenD is of the formD(A)=AT–TA for someTB(X).This work was supported by the Research Council of Slovenia     

Spectral properties of cosine operator functions

LetA be the generator of a cosine functionC _t ,t R in a Banach spaceX; we shall connect the existence and uniqueness of aT-periodic mild solution of the equationu = Au + f with the spectral property 1 (C _T ) and, in caseX is a Hilbert space, also with spectral properties ofA. This research was supported in part by DAAD, West Germany.     

Noncommutative Valuation Rings of the Quotient Artinian Ring of a Skew Polynomial Ring

Let R be a Dubrovin valuation ring of a simple Artinian ring Q and let Q[X,] be the skew polynomial ring over Q in an indeterminate X, where is an automorphism of Q. Consider the natural map from Q[X,]_XQ[X,] to Q, where Q[X,]_XQ[X,] is the localization of Q[X,] at the maximal ideal XQ[X,] and set , the complete inverse image of R by . It is shown that is a Dubrovin valuation ring of Q(X,) (the quotient ring of Q[X,]) and it is characterized in terms of X and Q. In the case where R is an invariant valuation ring, the given automorphism is classified into five types, in order to study the structure of (the value group of ). It is shown that there is a commutative valuation ring R with automorphism which belongs to each type and which makes Abelian or non-Abelian. Furthermore, some examples are used to show that several ideal-theoretic properties of a Dubrovin valuation ring of Q with finite dimension over its center, do not necessarily hold in the case where Q is infinite-dimensional. Presented by A. VerschorenMathematics Subject Classifications (2000) 16L99, 16S36, 16W60.     

Separately continuous functions on products of locally convex spaces with the weak topology

We study the inverse problem of the theory of separately continuous functions, that is, the problem of constructing a separately continuous function with a prescribed set of points of discontinuity. It is shown that for a given F-set C in the product X×Y of two spaces X and Y in the class of compatible spaces, which includes in particular metrizable spaces and semireflexive locally convex spaces in the weak topology with a metrizable separable dual embedded in the product A×B of the sets AX and BY of first category in X and Y respectively, there exists a separately continuous function f. X×Y whose set of points of discontinuity is C.Translated fromMatematichni Metodi ta Fiziko-Mekhanichni Polya, Vol. 40, No. 3, 1997, pp. 25–30.     

Calculi with monotone deductions and their economic interpretation

Let the possible ways of development of some system from the initial state X₀ be given by the deductive system <;X₀> (X₀ is an axiom, the algorithm defines the relation of deducibility in one step). Let Y₁,..., Y_e be all states directly derivable from X [i.e., (X)={y₁,..., Y_e]. Let be an algorithm assigning for each X transition probabilities p₁,..., p _l , where is the transition probability to the special state STOP. defines a probability measure on the set of all deductions. We define the information in the pair < ;X₀> by the forla: where px is the probability of being in X directly before STOP. We consider , assigning a fixed p for each X and satisfying the condition p₁= ...=p _l . Then the information in < ; X₀> becomes a function <;X₀> of one p. The essential characteristic of the system <;X > is given by the asymptotic behavior of <;X₀> as p 0. This characteristic corresponds well with the intuitive notion of the relative power of calculi. Now we consider <,X>(p) as a function of X. For many types of systems there is a useful strategy for maximizing this function (the strategy of increasing freedom of choice); we consider in this connection the simplest systems of economic character. Let X, Y, Z be n-dimensional vectors with nonnegative components (the components are interpreted as resources and products of a certain economic system, gives the technological possibility of transformations of the resources). Let Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 88, pp. 90–104, 1979.     

RUC-decompositions in symmetric operator spaces

We show that ifX is a Banach space of type 2 andG is a compact Abelian group, then any system of eigenvectors {x }_G (with respect to a strongly continuous representation ofG onX) is an RUC-system. As an application, we exhibit new examples of RUC-bases in certain symmetric spaces of measurable operators.Research supported by the Australian Research Council     

Almost flat locally finite coverings of the sphere

For any subset A of the unit sphere of a Banach space X and for [0,2) the notion of -flatness is introduced as a measure of non-flatness of A. For any positive , construction of locally finite tilings of the unit sphere by -flat sets is carried out under suitable -renormings of X in a quite general context; moreover, a characterization of spaces having separable dual is provided in terms of the existence of such tilings. Finally, relationships between the possibility of getting such tilings of the unit sphere in the given norm and smoothness properties of the norm are discussed.     

Statistical Cluster Points of Sequences in Finite Dimensional Spaces

In this paper we study the set of statistical cluster points of sequences in m-dimensional spaces. We show that some properties of the set of statistical cluster points of the real number sequences remain in force for the sequences in m-dimensional spaces too. We also define a notion of -statistical convergence. A sequence xis -statistically convergent to a set Cif Cis a minimal closed set such that for every > 0 the set has density zero. It is shown that every statistically bounded sequence is -statistically convergent. Moreover if a sequence is -statistically convergent then the limit set is a set of statistical cluster points.     

Interpolation properties associated with the second order abstract Cauchy problem

Summary LetA be a closed linear operator on a Banach spaceX. In this work we present some interpolation and extrapolation results for the well posed abstract Cauchy problem of second order; namely, if the second order abstract Cauchy problem is exponentially well posed onD(A ^{k + 1} ),k N thenA is sandwiched by cosine function generators.     

A note on generic projections

Let X^N=²ⁿ_K be a subvariety of dimension n and P^N a generic point. If the tangent variety TanX is equal to ^N then for generic points x, y of X the projective tangent spaces t_xX and t_yX meet in one point P=P(x,y). The main result of this paper is that the rational map (x,y)P(x,y) is dominant. In other words, a generic point P is uniquely determined by the ramification locus R(_P) of the linear projection _P:X^N–1.This paper was supported by the DFG Schwerpunkt Global methods in complex analysis, MUR and the Research Group GNSAGA of INDAM. This investigation was also supported by the University of Bologna, funds for selected research topics     

Some inequalities about the covering radius of Reed-Muller codes

Let R(r, m) be the rth order Reed-Muller code of length 2 ^m , and let (r, m) be its covering radius. We prove that if 2 k m - r - 1, then (r + k, m + k) (r, m + 2(k - 1). We also prove that if m - r 4, 2 k m - r - 1, and R(r, m) has a coset with minimal weight (r, m) which does not contain any vector of weight (r, m) + 2, then (r + k, m + k) (r, m) + 2k(. These inequalities improve repeated use of the known result (r + 1, m + 1) (r, m).This work was supported by a grant from the Research Council of Wright State University.     

A note on sub-multiplicative norms

Summary IfX is a finite-dimensional linear space andL(X) the linear space of linear operators onX thenL(X) may be represented asXX ^*. IfE={e ₁, ...,e _n } is a basis forX and e _j y _j ^* is a typical element ofXX ^*, then norms can be introduced onL(X) in the form y _j ^* e _j . Given that the norm onX isE-absolute we derive a necessary and sufficient condition for the norm onL(X) to be submultiplicative.     

Packing random items of three colors

Consider three colors 1,2,3, and forj3, considern items (X _i,j)in of colorj. We want to pack these items inn bins of equal capacity (the bin size is not fixed, and is to be determined once all the objects are known), subject to the condition that each bin must contain exactly one item of each color, and that the total item sizes attributed to any given bin does not exceed the bin capacity. Consider the stochastic model where the random variables (X _i,jj)in,j3 are independent uniformly distributed over [0,1]. We show that there is a polynomial-time algorithm that produces a packing which has a wasted spaceK logn with overwhelming probability.Work partially supported by an N.S.F. grant.     

G-Uniformities,LR-Proximities and Hypertopologies

We look closely at the relationships between hit-and-miss and proximal hit-and-miss -topologies, in the setting of proximity spaces. We provide equivalent conditions that force comparisons among proximal hit-and-miss -topologies determined by different proximities. We pay attention to these topologies when consists of the family of all closed balls of a proximity space, and we study their interplay with the Wijsman convergence expressed in proximity spaces. Finally we study the supremum of all Wijsman convergences and of all proximal ball topologies when X is at most regular, and the infimum of all Wijsman convergences when X is at least Tychonoff.     

Weak solutions of the Stokes problem in weighted Sobolev spaces

For n2 we consider the Stokes problem in ⁿ, -u + p=f, -divu=g, in weighted Soboiev spaces H ₆ ^m,r , where the weights are proportional to (1+|x|). We prove the existence of weak solutions for any K, whereK is a discrete set of critical values. Furthermore, we characterize the solutions of the homogeneous problem.This research was supported by the DFG research group Equations of Hydrodynamics, Universities of Bayreuth and Paderborn.     

The k-record processes are i.i.d.

Let X ₁, X ₂, ... be i.i.d. positive random variables, and let _n be the initial rank of X _n (that is, the rank of X _n among X ₁, ..., X _n). Those observations whose initial rank is k are collected into a point process N ^k on ⁺, called the k-record process. The fact that {itN^k; k=1, 2, ... are independent and identically distributed point processes is the main result of the paper. The proof, based on martingales, is very rapid. We also show that given N ¹, ..., N ^k, the lifetimes in rank k of all observations of initial rank at most k are independent geometric random variables.These results are generalised to continuous time, where the analogue of the i.i.d. sequence is a time-space Poisson process. Initially, we think of this Poisson process as having values in ⁺, but subsequently we extend to Poisson processes with values in more general Polish spaces (for example, Brownian excursion space) where ranking is performed using real-valued attributes.     

Banach—Saks Property and Property (β) in Cesàro Sequence Spaces

A new constant C(X) for any Banach space X is introduced. It is proved that C(X) < 2 implies the weak Banach—Saks property for the space X. In particular, C(ces_p) is found for Cesàro sequence space ces_p (1 < p < ). Moreover, it is shown that the space ces_p (1 < p < ) has property ().AMS Subject Classification (2000), 46E30, 46E40, 46B20Supported by NSF and ECF of China.