Riesz-Haviland criterion for incomplete data

The aim of this paper is to analyze a “support-free” version of the Riesz-Haviland theorem proved recently by the present authors, which characterizes truncations of the complex moment problem via positivity condition on appropriate families of polynomials in z and . The attention is focused on modifications of the positivity condition as well as the assumption on admissible truncations. The former results in truncations for which the corresponding “support-free” Riesz-Haviland condition locates a representing measure on the distinguished subset of the complex plane, while the latter effects a non-integral variant of the Riesz-Haviland theorem.     

Extensions of the generalized moment theorem and applications to distributed-parameter control systems

In this paper, we present extensions to the generalized moment theorem and apply it to optimal control problems for a certain class of distributed-parameter systems. We also apply it to the time-optimal control problem and extend the results of Ref. 1 pertaining to the largest controllable set, so that we can discuss the problem of recoverability for some distributed-parameter systems.The author wishes to express his gratitude to Professor P. K. C. Wang for his guidance and suggestions.     

Construction of the Control Realizing the Rotation of a Timoshenko Beam

We consider the linear model of a slowly rotating Timoshenko beam in a horizontal plane whose moment is controlled by the angular acceleration of the disk of the driving motor into which the beam is clamped. This work complements our previous results on the controllability of the beam from a position of rest into another position of rest; we give a method of construction of a piecewise constant control solving the problem.     

On a class of extremal solutions of a moment problem for rational matrix‐valued functions in the nondegenerate case I

The main theme of this paper is the discussion of a parametrized family of solutions of a finite moment problem for rational matrix‐valued functions in the nondegenerate case. We will show that each member of this family is extremal in several directions concerning some point of the open unit disk. These investigations are inspired by the authors' paper [23], where a similar topic is studied in the context of the matricial Carathéodory problem. We will see that larger parts of the results presented there can be extended to the rational case studied here.The main theme of this paper is the discussion of a parametrized family of solutions of a finite moment problem for rational matrix‐valued functions in the nondegenerate case. We will show that each member of this family is extremal in several directions concerning some point of the open unit disk. These investigations are inspired by the authors' paper [23], where a similar topic is studied in the context of the matricial Carathéodory problem. We will see that larger parts of the results presented there can be extended to the rational case studied here (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

A reproducing kernel condition for indeterminacy in the multidimensional moment problem

Using the smallest eigenvalues of Hankel forms associated with a multidimensional moment problem, we establish a condition equivalent to the existence of a reproducing kernel. This result is a multivariate analogue of Berg, Chen, and Ismail's 2002 result. We also present a class of measures for which the existence of a reproducing kernel implies indeterminacy.

     

Matrix Christoffel Functions

We introduce and study matrix Christoffel functions for a matrix weight W. We find an explicit expression of the matrix Christoffel functions in terms of any sequence of orthonormal matrix polynomials with respect to W. An extremal property related to the matrix moment problem defined by W is established for the matrix Christoffel functions. We finally find the relative asymptotic behavior of the matrix Christoffel functions associated to matrix weights in the matrix Nevai class.     

Moment information and entropy evaluation for probability densities

How much information does the sequence of integer moments carry about the corresponding unknown absolutely continuous distribution? We prove that a reliable evaluation of the corresponding Shannon entropy can be done by exploiting some known theoretical results on the entropy convergence, uniquely involving exact moments without solving the underlying moment problem. All the procedure essentially rests on the solution of linear systems, with nearly singular matrices, and hence it requires both calculations in high precision and a pre-conditioning technique. Numerical examples are provided to support the theoretical results.     

Fourier Moment Method with Regularization for the Cauchy Problem of Helmholtz Equation

In this paper, we consider the reconstruction of the wave field in a bounded domain. By choosing a special family of functions, the Cauchy problem can be transformed into a Fourier moment problem. This problem is ill-posed. We propose a regularization method for obtaining an approximate solution to the wave field on the unspecified boundary. We also give the convergence analysis and error estimate of the numerical algorithm. Finally, we present some numerical examples to show the effectiveness of this method.     

Generalized Widder Theorem via fractional moments

We provide a necessary and sufficient condition for the representability of a function as the classical multidimensional Laplace transform, when the support of the representing measure is contained in some generalized semi-algebraic set. This is done by employing a method of Putinar and Vasilescu [M. Putinar, F.-H. Vasilescu, Solving moment problems by dimensional extension, Ann. of Math. (2) 149 (3) (1999) 1087-1107] for the corresponding multidimensional moment problem.     

N[a,b]类中边界Nevanlinna-Pick插值(I)

用所谓的Hankel向量方法求解N[a,b]函数类中带边界插值数据的Nevanlina-Pick插值(BNP(N[a,b]))问题,并建立BNP(N[a,b])问题与[a,b]上的某种带约束条件的Hausdorff矩量问题之间等价的可解条件以及解之间明确的一一对应关系.这使得当BNP(N[a,b])问题有多解时,能通过带约束条件的矩量问题的可解性准则和解获得BNP(N[a,b])问题的可解性准则和解的参数化描述,而在唯一解的情况下,通过BNP(N[a,b])问题解的存在唯一性准则和唯一解来获得带约束条件的     

A connection between the moment problem and the subnormal completion problem

In this note we give a connection between the truncated complex moment problem and the subnormal completion problem for the unilateral weighted shifts.     

Hausdorff moment problem and Maximum Entropy: On the existence conditions

Different existence conditions of the Maximum Entropy solution to finite Hausdorff moment problem have been formulated in literature. Through a counterexample we prove that the most cited one is uncorrect. We do not bound ourselves to a crude counterexample, as we think that a detailed explanation is of interest by itself. It clarifies the difference existing between the finite and infinite Hausdorff moment problem existence conditions.     

S[a,b]类中边界Nevanlinna-Pick插值(Ⅱ)

继续作者最近的研究,用所谓的Hankel向量方法建立S[a,b]函数类中带边界插值数据的Nevanlinna-Pick插值问题与[a,b]上的某种带约束条件的Hausdorff矩量问题之间解集之间明确的一一对应关系.通过N[a,b]函数类与S[a,b]函数类之间的联系,从而由BNP(N[a,b])问题的可解性准则和解的参数化描述获得BNP(S[a,b)问题的可解性准则和解的参数化表示.     

Stochastic programs with recourse: An upper bound and the related moment problem

The probability measureP ^O on multidimensional intervals in the extension of the Edmundson-Madansky upper bound for stochastically dependent random variables, derived recently in [7], is shown to be the uniquely determined extremal solution of a particular multivariate moment problem. A necessary and sufficient condition for the feasibility of this moment problem is derived, which is shown to coincide for the univariate moment problem with the simplex containing the moment space (see [15]).A first draft of this paper was written during the authors stay at the Mathematics Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, during January 1986, with support by the National Science Foundation, Grant No. DCR-8502202; the generous support by these institutions is greatly appreciated.     

一类Nevanlinna-Pick问题的Toeplitz向量方法

首次应用改进的Ｔｏｅｐｌｉｔｚ向量方法刻划Ｃａｒａｔｈｅｏｄｏｒｙ函数类中含多重零插值点的Ｎｅｖａｎ ｌｉｎｎａ Ｐｉｃｋ问题与截断的三角矩量问题之间的内在联系，从而给出这类Ｎｅｖａｎｌｉｎｎａ Ｐｉｃｋ问题的可解性准则和通解的参数化表示．     

On the Reconstruction of a String from Spectral Data

We consider the problem to reconstruct the mass distribution of a string where the mass is concentrated in a finite number of points, or, equivalently, the problem to reconstruct a simply connected mass spring system with unknown masses and stiffness parameters if the following data are given. Problem 1: The spectra of the string and of a modification of the string, or. Problem 2: The spectra of two different modifications of the string. Here a modification of the string is a string which appears if we link the unknown string with another string of known mass distribution. The paper contains a necessary condition for the existence of a solution of Problem 1, and explicit formulas and an algorithm for the solutions of the Problems 1 and 2 under the condition that there exists a solution. For the case that the mass distribution of the unknown string is not discrete we consider the problem to find discrete approximations of this distribution from the respective spectral data. The methods are based on the spectral theory of generalized second order differential operators as developed by M. G. Krein     

The Moment Problem for a Sobolev Inner Product

The concepts of definite and determinate Sobolev moment problem are introduced. The study of these questions is reduced to the definiteness or determinacy, respectively, of a system of classical moment problems by means of a canonical decomposition of the moment matrix associated with a Sobolev inner product in terms of Hankel matrices.     

Pauli problem and related mathematical problems

We formulate several mathematical modifications of the Pauli problem of recovering the particle state from the results of measuring its coordinates and momenta, including the most abstract statement of the problem for two projection-valued measures. We describe how the Pauli problem reduces to the problem of finding the eigenvectors of certain operators. The performed analysis introduces the problems of modifications of Pauli pairs, and the considered topics and formulated problems require further study. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 157, No. 1, pp. 3–7, October, 2008.     

Linear continuous operators for the Stieltjes moment problem in Gelfand–Shilov spaces

We obtain linear continuous operators providing a solution to the Stieltjes moment problem in the framework of Gelfand–Shilov spaces of rapidly decreasing smooth functions. The construction rests on an interpolation procedure due to R. Estrada for general rapidly decreasing smooth functions, and adapted by S.-Y. Chung, D. Kim and Y. Yeom to the case of Gelfand–Shilov spaces. It requires a linear continuous version of the so-called Borel–Ritt–Gevrey theorem in asymptotic theory.