Nonlinear Parabolic Equations with Regularized Derivatives in Colombeau Algebra

We consider several types of nonlinear parabolic equations with singular like potential and initial data. To prove the existence-uniqueness theorems we employ regularized derivatives. As a framework we use Colombeau space and Colombeau vector space      

Characterization of the Newtonian Free Particle System in m\geqslant 2 Dependent Variables

We treat the problem of linearizability of a system of second order ordinary differential equations. The criterion we provide has applications to nonlinear Newtonian mechanics, especially in three-dimensional space. Let or , let , let , let and let

Boundary Limits for Bounded Quasiregular Mappings

In this paper we establish results on the existence of nontangential limits for weighted -harmonic functions in the weighted Sobolev space , for some q>1 and w in the Muckenhoupt A _q class, where is the unit ball in . These results generalize the ones in Sect. 3 of Koskela et al., Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 348(2), 755–766, 1996, where the weight was identically equal to one. Weighted -harmonic functions are weak solutions of the partial differential equation

The Product Formula in Unitary Deformation K-theory

For finitely generated groups G and H, we prove that there is a weak equivalence G H (G × H) of ku-algebra spectra, where denotes the “unitary deformation K-theory” functor. Additionally, we give spectral sequences for computing the homotopy groups of G and HG in terms of connective K-theory and homology of spaces of G-representations.     

On Some Properties of Randomly Indexed Sequences of Random Elements

Let be a probability space with a nonatomic measure P and let (S,ρ) be a separable complete metric space. Let {N _n ,n≥1} be an arbitrary sequence of positive-integer valued random variables. Let {F _k ,k≥1} be a family of probability laws and let X be some random element defined on and taking values in (S,ρ). In this paper we present necessary and sufficient conditions under which one can construct an array of random elements {X _n,k ,n,k≥1} defined on the same probability space and taking values in (S,ρ), and such that , and moreover as  n→∞. Furthermore, we consider the speed of convergence to X as n→∞.      

Beurling Zeta Functions, Generalised Primes, and Fractal Membranes

We study generalised prime systems , with tending to infinity) and the associated Beurling zeta function . Under appropriate assumptions, we establish various analytic properties of , including its analytic continuation, and we characterise the existence of a suitable generalised functional equation. In particular, we examine the relationship between a counterpart of the Prime Number Theorem (with error term) and the properties of the analytic continuation of . Further we study ‘well-behaved’ g-prime systems, namely, systems for which both the prime and integer counting function are asymptotically well-behaved. Finally, we show that there exists a natural correspondence between generalised prime systems and suitable orders on . Some of the above results are relevant to the second author’s theory of ‘fractal membranes’, whose spectral partition functions are given by Beurling-type zeta functions, as well as to joint work of that author and R. Nest on zeta functions attached to quasicrystals.The work of M. L. Lapidus was partially supported by the U. S. National Science Foundation under grant DMS-0070497.     

On the minimality of the p-harmonic ma p $$x/\|x\|$$ for weighted energy

In this paper, we study the minimality of the map for the weighted energy functional , where is a continuous function. We prove that for any integer and any non-negative, non-decreasing continuous function f, the map minimizes E _f,p among the maps in which coincide with on . The case p = 1 has been already studied in [Bourgoin J.-C. Calc. Var. (to appear)]. Then, we extend results of Hong (see Ann. Inst. Poincaré Anal. Non-linéaire 17: 35–46 (2000)). Indeed, under the same assumptions for the function f, we prove that in dimension n ≥  7 for any real with , the map minimizes E _f,p among the maps in which coincide with on .      

SU(d)-Biinvariant Random Walks on SL\,{\left( {d,\,\mathbb{C}} \right)} and their Euclidean Counterparts

We establish a deformation isomorphism between the algebras of -biinvariant compactly supported measures on and -conjugation invariant measures on the Euclidean space of all Hermitian -matrices with trace . This isomorphism concisely explains a close connection between the spectral problem for sums of Hermititan matrices on one hand and the singular spectral problem for products of matrices from on the other, which has recently been observed by Klyachko [13]. From this deformation we further obtain an explicit, probability preserving and isometric isomorphism between the Banach algebra of bounded -biinvariant measures on and a certain (non-invariant) subalgebra of the bounded signed measures on . We demonstrate how this probability preserving isomorphism leads to limit theorems for the singular spectrum of -biinvariant random walks on in a simple way. Our construction relies on deformations of hypergroup convolutions and will be carried out in the general setting of complex semisimple Lie groups.Margit Rösler was partially supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), project nr. B 61-544.     

An extension of Takahashi theorem for the linearized operators of the higher order mean curvatures

We study hypersurfaces in Euclidean space whose position vector x satisfies the condition L _k x = Ax + b, where L _k is the linearized operator of the (k + 1)th mean curvature of the hypersurface for a fixed , is a constant matrix and is a constant vector. For every k, we prove that the only hypersurfaces satisfying that condition are hypersurfaces with zero (k + 1)th mean curvature and open pieces of round hyperspheres and generalized right spherical cylinders of the form , with . This extends a previous classification for hypersurfaces in satisfying , where is the Laplacian operator of the hypersurface, given independently by Hasanis and Vlachos [J. Austral. Math. Soc. Ser. A 53, 377–384 (1991) and Chen and Petrovic [Bull. Austral. Math. Soc. 44, 117–129 (1991)].      

Two-parameter p, q-variation Paths and Integrations of Local Times

In this paper, we prove two main results. The first one is to give a new condition for the existence of two-parameter -variation path integrals. Our condition of locally bounded -variation is more natural and easy to verify than those of Young. This result can be easily generalized to multi-parameter case. The second result is to define the integral of local time pathwise and then give generalized It’s formula when is only of bounded -variation in . In the case that is of locally bounded variation in , the integral is the Lebesgue–Stieltjes integral and was used by Elworthy, Truman and Zhao. When is of only locally -variation, where , , and , the integral is a two-parameter Young integral of -variation rather than a Lebesgue–Stieltjes integral. In the special case that is independent of , we give a new condition for Meyer's formula and is defined pathwise as a Young integral. For this we prove the local time is of -variation in for each , for each almost surely (-variation in the sense of Lyons and Young, i.e. ).     

Constructions of p-ary Quadratic Bent Functions

Bent functions have many applications in the fields of coding theory, communications and cryptography. This paper studies the constructions of bent functions having the form for odd n and for even n, over the finite field of odd characteristic p, where . Based on the irreducibility of some polynomials on , we focus on characterizing the bent functions for n=p ^v q ^r and n=2p ^v q ^r , where is an odd prime and p a primitive root modulo q ². Moreover, the enumerations of those functions are also considered. Partially supported by the NSF of China under Grants No. 60603012 and No. 60573053.     

Coherence for Product Monoids and their Actions

Let and be two monoids (algebras) in a monoidal category . Further let be a distributive law in the sense of [J. Beck, Lect. Notes Math., 80:119–140, 1969]; naturally yields a monoid . Consider a word in the symbols , , and . The first coherence theorem proved in this paper asserts that all morphisms coincide in , provided they arise as composites of morphisms which are -products of ’s ‘canonical’ structure morphisms, and of , , , , , , , and . Assume now that an object is endowed with both an -object structure , and an -object structure . Further assume that these two structures are compatible, in the sense that they naturally yield an -object . Let be a word in , , , and , which contains a single instance of , in the rightmost position. The second coherence theorem states that all morphisms coincide in , provided they arise as composites of morphisms which are -products of ’s ‘canonical’ structure morphisms, and of , , , , , , , , , and .     

Existence and Stability Results for Renormalized Solutions to Noncoercive Nonlinear Elliptic Equations with Measure Data

In this paper we prove the existence of a renormalized solution to a class of nonlinear elliptic problems whose prototype is

Special Quasigraded Lie Algebras and Integrable Hamiltonian Systems

We construct a family of special quasigraded Lie algebras of functions of one complex variables with values in finite-dimensional Lie algebra , labeled by the special 2-cocycles F on . The main property of the constructed Lie algebras is that they admit Kostant-Adler-Symes scheme. Using them we obtain new integrable finite-dimensional Hamiltonian systems and new hierarchies of soliton equations.     

Regularity in Capacity and the Dirichlet Laplacian

Given an open set in , we prove that every function in is zero everywhere on the boundary if and only if is regular in capacity. If in addition is bounded, then it is regular in capacity if and only if the mapping from into is injective, where denotes the Perron solution of the Dirichlet problem. Let be the set of all open subsets of which are regular in capacity. Then one can define metrics and on only involving the resolvent of the Dirichlet Laplacian. Convergence in those metrics will be defined to be the local/global uniform convergence of the resolvent of the Dirichlet Laplacian applied to the constant function . We prove that the spaces and are complete and contain the set of all open sets which are regular in the sense of Wiener (or Dirichlet regular) as a closed subset.     

On the Circumference of 2-Connected $$\mathcal{P}_{3}$$-Dominated Graphs

Let G be a connected graph. For at distance 2, we define , and , if then . G is quasi-claw-free if it satisfies , and G is P ₃-dominated() if it satisfies , for every pair (x, y) of vertices at distance 2. Certainly contains as a subclass. In this paper, we prove that the circumference of a 2-connected P ₃-dominated graph G on n vertices is at least min or , moreover if then G is hamiltonian or , where is a class of 2-connected nonhamiltonian graphs.     

Laguerre geometry of hypersurfaces in $$\mathbb{R}^{n}$$

Laguerre geometry of surfaces in is given in the book of Blaschke [Vorlesungen über Differentialgeometrie, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York (1929)], and has been studied by Musso and Nicolodi [Trans. Am. Math. soc. 348, 4321–4337 (1996); Abh. Math. Sem. Univ. Hamburg 69, 123–138 (1999); Int. J. Math. 11(7), 911–924 (2000)], Palmer [Remarks on a variation problem in Laguerre geometry. Rendiconti di Mathematica, Serie VII, Roma, vol. 19, pp. 281–293 (1999)] and other authors. In this paper we study Laguerre differential geometry of hypersurfaces in . For any umbilical free hypersurface with non-zero principal curvatures we define a Laguerre invariant metric g on M and a Laguerre invariant self-adjoint operator : TM → TM, and show that is a complete Laguerre invariant system for hypersurfaces in with n≥ 4. We calculate the Euler–Lagrange equation for the Laguerre volume functional of Laguerre metric by using Laguerre invariants. Using the Euclidean space , the semi-Euclidean space and the degenerate space we define three Laguerre space forms , and and define the Laguerre embeddings and , analogously to what happens in the Moebius geometry where we have Moebius space forms S ⁿ , and (spaces of constant curvature) and conformal embeddings and [cf. Liu et al. in Tohoku Math. J. 53, 553–569 (2001) and Wang in Manuscr. Math. 96, 517–534 (1998)]. Using these Laguerre embeddings we can unify the Laguerre geometry of hypersurfaces in , and . As an example we show that minimal surfaces in or are Laguerre minimal in .C. Wang Partially supported by RFDP and Chuang-Xin-Qun-Ti of NSFC.     

The Frobenius Formalism in Galois Quantum Systems

Quantum systems in which the position and momentum take values in the ring and which are described with -dimensional Hilbert space, are considered. When is the power of a prime, the position and momentum take values in the Galois field , the position-momentum phase space is a finite geometry and the corresponding ‘Galois quantum systems’ have stronger properties. The study of these systems uses ideas from the subject of field extension in the context of quantum mechanics. The Frobenius automorphism in Galois fields leads to Frobenius subspaces and Frobenius transformations in Galois quantum systems. Links between the Frobenius formalism and Riemann surfaces, are discussed.     

Canonical Representations on Lobachevsky Spaces: An Interaction with an Overalgebra

We define canonical representations R _λ , , for the Lobachevsky space ℒ=G/K of dimension n−1 where G=SO₀(n−1,1), K=SO(n−1), as the restriction to G of maximal degenerate series representations of the overgroup . We determine explicitly the interaction of Lie operators of with operators intertwining canonical representations and representations of G associated with a cone. Supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research: grants No. 05-01-00074a and No. 05-01-00001a, the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO): grant 047-017-015, the Scientific Program “Devel. Sci. Potent. High. School”: project RNP.2.1.1.351 and Templan No. 1.2.02.     

Noncommutative Integrable Systems of Hydrodynamic Type

On noncommutative spaces, integrable hierarchies of hydrodynamic type systems (1-order quasilinear PDE’s) do not, in general, exist. Nevertheless, an infinite-component hydrodynamic chain defined below is shown to be integrable. Its modified version is also constructed and it exhibits a new purely noncommutative phenomenon: the number of modified variables is either or .