Piecewise Constant Roughly Convex Functions

This paper investigates some kinds of roughly convex functions, namely functions having one of the following properties: -convexity (in the sense of Klötzler and Hartwig), -convexity and midpoint -convexity (in the sense of Hu, Klee, and Larman), -convexity and midpoint -convexity (in the sense of Phu). Some weaker but equivalent conditions for these kinds of roughly convex functions are stated. In particular, piecewise constant functions satisfying f(x) = f([x]) are considered, where [x] denotes the integer part of the real number x. These functions appear in numerical calculation, when an original function g is replaced by f(x):=g([x]) because of discretization. In the present paper, we answer the question of when and in what sense such a function f is roughly convex.     

On the Neighbourhood of a Subclass of Univalent Functions Related to Complex Order

We consider the class of functions R(A, B) introduced by Dixit and Pal, where b 0 is a complex number and A, B are fixed members –1 B < A 1. We will study the -neighbourhoods for functions belonging to R^b(A, B), by using convolution techniques.AMS Mathematics Classification (2000): 30C55     

A Note on π-Engel Conditions

In this paper we show that the weakly -Engel conditions are closely related to the existance of normal -complements; while the -Engel conditions are closely related to the -nilpotent groups.AMS Subject Classification (2000): 20D20     

Topological existence and stability for stackelberg problems

The aim of this paper is to study, in a topological framework, existence and stability for the solutions to a parametrized Stackelberg problem. To this end, approximate solutions are used, more precisely, -solutions and strict -solutions. The results given are of minimal character and the standard types of constraints are considered, that is, constant constraints, constraints defined by a finite number of inequalities, and more generally constraints defined by an arbitrary multifunction.     

On the Operator Semirings of a Γ-Semiring

In this paper we introduce the notion of operator semirings of a -semiring to study -semirings. It is shown that the lattices of all left (right) ideals (two-sided ideals) of a -semiring and its right (respectively left) operator semiring are isomorphic. This has many applications to characterize various -semirings.AMS Subject Classification (2000): 16Y60, 16Y99     

On the Algebraic Structure of Quasi-cyclic Codes II: Chain Rings

The ring decomposition technique of part I is extended to the case when the factors in the direct product decomposition are no longer fields but arbitrary chain rings. This includes not only the case of quasi-cyclic codes over rings but also the case of quasi-cyclic codes over fields whose co-index is no longer prime to the characteristic of the field. A new quaternary construction of the Leech lattice is derived.     

A New Class of Improved Convex Underestimators for Twice Continuously Differentiable Constrained NLPs

We present a new class of convex underestimators for arbitrarily nonconvex and twice continuously differentiable functions. The underestimators are derived by augmenting the original nonconvex function by a nonlinear relaxation function. The relaxation function is a separable convex function, that involves the sum of univariate parametric exponential functions. An efficient procedure that finds the appropriate values for those parameters is developed. This procedure uses interval arithmetic extensively in order to verify whether the new underestimator is convex. For arbitrarily nonconvex functions it is shown that these convex underestimators are tighter than those generated by the BB method. Computational studies complemented with geometrical interpretations demonstrate the potential benefits of the proposed improved convex underestimators.     

Properties of the Set of Extreme Solutions for a Class of Nonlinear Second-Order Evolution Inclusions

We establish the existence of extreme solutions for a class of nonlinear second-order evolution inclusions with a nonconvex right-hand side defined on an evolution triple of Banach spaces. Then we show that extreme solutions which belong to the solution set of the original system are in fact dense and codense in the solution set of a system with a convexified right-hand side. The necessary and sufficient conditions for closedness of the solution set for the original system in an appropriate spaces of functions are given as well. Finally, an example of a nonlinear hyperbolic distributed parameter system is worked out in detail.     

On the variational convergence of non-coercive quadratic integral functionals and semicontinuity problems

In this paper we give some results about convergence of non coercive quadratic integral functionals by examining the behaviour of coefficients. We apply our results to semicontinuity problems and we illustrate them by some examples.AMS Subject Classification: 40A10, 49J45.     

Some topological properties of ω-covering sets

We prove the following theorems:1. There exists an -covering with the property s ₀.2. Under cov there exists X such that is not an -covering orX \ B is not an -covering].3. Also we characterize the property of being an -covering.     

(φ,ξ,η,λ)‐Structures of Parabolic Type

We consider (,,,)structures of parabolic type on hypersurfaces of dual spaces and study the rank of the affinor . We consider almost contact metric structures of parabolic type of the first kind on hypersurfaces of 4dimensional dual metric space. We study the properties of these structures and give examples of normal, integrable, and Sasakian parabolic structures.     

ɛ-Mixed strategies for static continuous-kernel stackelberg games

We consider a two-level optimization problem corresponding to a Stackelberg game in which the response function of the follower is multivalued and some convexity assumption on the data is missing. Different notions of -mixed strategies are introduced and sufficient conditions on the data for existence and convergence of the corresponding average values, as converges to 0, are given together with several examples.This paper is based upon results first presented at the International Conference on Game Theory, Firenze, Italia, 1991. This research has been supported by MPI, Roma, Italia.     

Strictly and Roughly Convexlike Functions

A function is said to be strictly and roughly convexlike with respect to the roughness degree r > 0 (for short, strictly r-convexlike) provided that, for all x ₀, x ₁ D satisfying ||x ₀ – x ₁|| > r, there exists a ]0, 1[ such that

Generalizations of Perfect, Semiperfect, and Semiregular Rings

For a ring R and a right R-module M, a submodule N of M is said to be -small in M if, whenever N + X = M with M/X singular, we have X = M. If there exists an epimorphism p: P M such that P is projective and Ker(p) is -small in P, then we say that P is a projective -cover of M. A ring R is called -perfect (resp., -semiperfect, -semiregular) if every R-module (resp., simple R-module, cyclically presented R-module) has a projective -cover. The class of all -perfect (resp., -semiperfect, -semiregular) rings contains properly the class of all right perfect (resp., semiperfect, semiregular) rings. This paper is devoted to various properties and characterizations of -perfect, -semiperfect, and -semiregular rings. We define (R) by (R)/Soc(R_R) = Jac(R/Soc(R_R)) and show, among others, the following results:

On Generalizations of Ostrowski Inequality and Some Related Results

Some generalizations of the Ostrowski inequality, the Milovanovi-Peari-Fink inequality, the Dragomir-Agarwal inequality and the Hadamard inequality are given.     

Generalized Variation of Mappings with Applications to Composition Operators and Multifunctions

We study (set-valued) mappings of bounded -variation defined on the compact interval I and taking values in metric or normed linear spaces X. We prove a new structural theorem for these mappings and extend Medvedev's criterion from real valued functions onto mappings with values in a reflexive Banach space, which permits us to establish an explicit integral formula for the -variation of a metric space valued mapping. We show that the linear span GV (I;X) of the set of all mappings of bounded -variation is automatically a Banach algebra provided X is a Banach algebra. If h:I× X Y is a given mapping and the composition operator is defined by (f)(t)=h(t,f(t)), where tI and f:I X, we show that :GV (I;X) GV (I;Y) is Lipschitzian if and only if h(t,x)=h₀(t)+h₁(t)x, tI, xX. This result is further extended to multivalued composition operators with values compact convex sets. We prove that any (not necessarily convex valued) multifunction of bounded -variation with respect to the Hausdorff metric, whose graph is compact, admits regular selections of bounded -variation.     

On a One-Parameter Generalization of the Brownian Bridge and Associated Quadratic Functionals

A one-parameter generalization of the Brownian bridge is studied. These processes are then used to compute the laws of some quadratic functionals of Brownian motion, and to obtain identities in law involving local time of modified Bessel processes up to their first hitting time.     

Interpolation by Rational Functions with Nodes on the Unit Circle

From the Erds–Turán theorem, it is known that if f is a continuous function on and L _n (f, z) denotes the unique Laurent polynomial interpolating f at the (2 n + 1)th roots of unity, then Several years later, Walsh and Sharma produced similar result but taking into consideration a function analytic in and continuous on and making use of algebraic interpolating polynomials in the roots of unity.In this paper, the above results will be generalized in two directions. On the one hand, more general rational functions than polynomials or Laurent polynomials will be used as interpolants and, on the other hand, the interpolation points will be zeros of certain para-orthogonal functions with respect to a given measure on .     

On <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript>α,ω</Subscript> complete extensions of complete theories of Boolean algebras

For a complete first order theory of Boolean algebras T which has nonisomorphic countable models, we determine the first limit ordinal = (T) such that We show that for some and for all other Ts, A nonprincipal ideal I of B is almost principal, if a is a principal ideal of B} is a maximal ideal of B. We show that the theory of Boolean algebras with an almost principal ideal has complete extensions and characterize them by invariants similar to the Tarskis invariants.Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): Primary 03C15, Secondary 03C35, 06E05Revised version: 2 February 2004