Openness properties for parametric set-valued mappings and implicit multifunctions

The aim of this paper is to obtain some openness results in terms of normal coderivative for parametric set-valued mappings acting between infinite dimensional spaces. Then, implicit multifunction results are obtained by simply specializing the openness results. Moreover, we study a kind of metric regularity of the implicit multifunction. The results of the paper generalize several recent results in literature.     

Properties of serial kanban systems

In this paper we show some structural results of a kanban system by using results about the underlying GSMP. The main results from this connection are: dominance of allocations, optimal partition, upper and lower bounds on throughput, consistency of the IPA derivative, convexity of throughput as a function of service time parameters and concavity of throughput with respect to number of kanbans. Although the dominance and the partition results were obtained previously by sample path arguments, the proofs here are less cumbersome and generalize the earlier results. The second-order properties for kanban lines are new. These results form a basis for results in multi-product lines where proofs by sample paths require extensive notation.     

New type of fixed point result of F-contraction with applications

The purpose of this paper is to prove theorem which generalize the corresponding results of Rhoades [B. E. Rhoades, Two New Fixed Point Theorems, Gen. Math. Notes, 2015, 27(2), 123--132]. This paper is to introduce the notion of dynamic process for generalized $F-$contraction mappings and to obtain coincidence and common fixed point results for such process. It is worth mentioning that our results do not rely on the commonly used range inclusion condition. We provide some examples to support our results. As an application of our results, we obtain the existence and uniqueness of solutions of dynamic programming and integral equations. Our results provide extension as well as substantial generalizations and improvements of several well known results in the existing comparable literature.     

Coupled common fixed point theorems for w-compatible mappings in ordered cone metric spaces

We establish coupled coincidence point results for mixed g-monotone mappings under general contractive conditions in partially ordered cone metric spaces over solid cones. We also present results on existence and uniqueness of coupled common fixed points. Our results generalize, extend and unify several well known comparable results in the literature. To illustrate our results and to distinguish them from the earlier ones, we equip the paper with examples.     

Common fixed point of generalized weakly contractive maps in partial metric spaces

In this paper, using the context of complete partial metric spaces, some common fixed point results of maps that satisfy the generalized (φ,ψ)-weak contractive conditions are obtained. Our results generalize, extend, unify, enrich and complement many existing results in the literature. Example are given showing the validaty of our results.     

System of vector quasi-variational inclusions with some applications

In this paper, we consider systems of vector quasi-variational inclusions which include systems of vector quasi-equilibrium problems for multivalued maps, systems of vector optimization problems and several other systems as special cases. We establish existence results for solutions of these systems. As applications of our results, we derive the existence results for solutions of system vector optimization problems, mathematical programs with systems of vector variational inclusion constraints and bilevel problems. Another application of our results provides the common fixed point theorem for a family of lower semicontinuous multivalued maps. Further applications of our results for existence of solutions of systems of vector quasi-variational inclusions are given to prove the existence of solutions of systems of Minty type and Stampacchia type generalized implicit quasi-variational inequalities. The results of this paper can be seen as extensions and generalizations of several known results in the literature.     

负相关随机变量加权和的强定律(英文)

在本文中我们讨论了不同分布负相关随机变量加权和的强定律.在一个有限矩生成函数的条件下,一些有关负相关随机变量加权和的强定律被获得.这些结果推广了Soo HakSung[4]关于独立同分布随机变量的相应结论.我们的结果也概括了Mi Hwa Ko和Tae SungKim[7]获得的相关结论,同时使得Nili Sani H R和Bozorgnia A[9]所取得的结果更加形象.     

Nontrivial solutions for resonant cooperative elliptic systems via computations of the critical groups

In this paper, we consider a class of resonant cooperative elliptic systems. Based on some new results concerning the computations of the critical groups and the Morse theory, we establish some new results about the existence and multiplicity of solutions under new classes of conditions. It turns out that our main results sharply improve some known results in the literature.     

Positive curvature,symmetry, and topology

We depict recent developments in the field of positive sectional curvature, mainly, but not exclusively, under the assumption of isometric torus actions. After an elaborate introduction to the field, we shall discuss various classification results, before we provide results on the computation of Euler characteristics. This will be the starting point for an examination of more involved invariants and further techniques. In particular, we shall discuss the Hopf conjectures, related decomposition results like the Wilhelm conjecture, results in differential topology and index theory as well as in rational homotopy theory, geometrically formal metrics in positive curvature and much more. The results we present will be discussed for arbitrary dimensions, but also specified to small dimensions. This survey article features mainly depictions of our own work interest in this area and cites results obtained in different collaborations; full statements and proofs can be found in the respective original research articles.     

Banach operator pairs,common fixed-points,invariant approximations,and ∗ -nonexpansive multimaps

Common fixed-point results are proved for I$I$-nonexpansive maps, Ciric type maps, and ∗-nonexpansive multimaps. Invariant approximation results are obtained for these types of maps as applications. Our results extend or generalize several known results including the recent results of Chen and Li [J. Chen, Z. Li, Common fixed-points for Banach operators pairs in best approximation, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 336 (2007) 1466–1475]. In particular, we show that the results of Chen and Li on Banach operator pairs are particular cases of the results of Al-Thagafi and Shahzad [M.A. Al-Thagafi, N. Shahzad, Noncommuting selfmaps and invariant approximations, Nonlinear Anal. 64 (2006) 2778–2786].     

Error bounds for monotone approximation schemes for parabolic Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations

We obtain nonsymmetric upper and lower bounds on the rate of convergence of general monotone approximation/numerical schemes for parabolic Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations by introducing a new notion of consistency. Our results are robust and general - they improve and extend earlier results by Krylov, Barles, and Jakobsen. We apply our general results to various schemes including Crank-Nicholson type finite difference schemes, splitting methods, and the classical approximation by piecewise constant controls. In the first two cases our results are new, and in the last two cases the results are obtained by a new method which we develop here.

     

偏序集的零调性与可缩性

本文将给出偏序集零调与可缩的几个充分条件，它们包含和深化了文［１］和［２］中的一些结果，把［２］中的一些结果推广到无限偏序集的情形．     

Oscillations of nonlinear hyperbolic equations with functional arguments via Riccati method

This paper is devoted to the study of the oscillatory behavior of solutions of nonlinear hyperbolic equations with functional arguments by using integral averaging method and a generalized Riccati technique. First, we establish oscillation results for nonlinear hyperbolic equations by applying oscillation criteria for Riccati inequality. Secondly, we present interval oscillation results for nonlinear hyperbolic equations. These results improve and extend oscillation results of Cui and Xu [1].     

Banach空间中非线性积-微分方程组唯一解的存在性

利用新的比较结果和半序方法,研究TBanach空间中二阶积-微分方程组初值问题解的存在唯一性及逼近解的迭代序列和误差估计．     

Comparisons in the mean residual life order of coherent systems with identically distributed components

The comparisons of the performance of coherent systems (under different stochastic criteria) is an important task in the reliability theory. Several results have been obtained in the literature for the stochastic, hazard rate and likelihood ratio orders. In this paper, we obtain comparison results for the mean residual life order of coherent systems with identically distributed (ID) component lifetimes. These results can be applied not only to the usual case of systems with independent and identically distributed components but also to the case of systems with exchangeable components and to the more general case of just ID components. The results obtained are based on the representation of the system distribution as a distorted distribution of the common components' distribution. Some specific comparison results are given to illustrate the theoretical results. The comparison results for distorted distributions given here can also be applied to other statistical concepts such as order statistics, generalized order statistics or record values. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Complete Moment Convergence for Arrays of Rowwise Widely Orthant Dependent Random Variables

In this paper, complete moment convergence for widely orthant dependent random variables is investigated under some mild conditions. For arrays of rowwise widely orthant dependent random variables, the main results extend recent results on complete convergence to complete moment convergence. These results on complete moment convergence are shown to yield new results on complete integral convergence.     

Locally quasiconvex small-cancellation groups

In this article we prove several results about the local quasiconvexity behavior of small-cancellation groups. In addition to strengthening our previously obtained positive results, we also describe several families of negative examples. Also, as the strength of the assumed small-cancellation conditions increases, the gap between our positive results and our counterexamples narrows. Finally, as an additional application of these techniques, we include similar results and counterexamples for Coxeter groups.

     

Generalized equations and the generalized Newton method

We give some convergence results on the generalized Newton method (referred to by some authors as Newton's method) and the chord method when applied to generalized equations. The main results of the paper extend the classical Kantorovich results on Newton's method to (nonsmooth) generalized equations. Our results also extend earlier results on nonsmooth equations due to Eaves, Robinson, Josephy, Pang and Chan. We also propose inner-iterative schemes for the computation of the generalized Newton iterates. These schemes generalize popular iterative methods (Richardson's method, Jacobi's method and the Gauss-Seidel method) for the solution of linear equations and linear complementarity problems and are shown to be convergent under natural generalizations of classical convergence criteria. Our results are applicable to equations involving single-valued functions and also to a class of generalized equations which includes variational inequalities, nonlinear complementarity problems and some nonsmooth convex minimization problems.     

On the negative value of information in informationally inefficient markets: Calculations for large number of traders

In informationally inefficient markets, classical decision theory assumes the value of information to be positive. Recent developments, however, contradict this paradigm. Schredelseker [Schredelseker, K., 2001. Is the usefulness approach useful? Some reflections on the utility of public information. In: McLeay, S., Riccaboni, A. (Eds.), Contemporary Issues in Accounting Regulation, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, pp. 135–153] proposed a simulation model wherein a single security is traded among non-cooperating and asymetrically informed traders. One of the main results was the fact that badly informed traders could expect higher returns than traders with more information. But Schredelseker was able to give exact results for a small number of traders only. The aim of this paper is to give reliable results for a sufficiently large number of traders for both the expected gain and the probability of gain larger than zero. We are using combinatorial methods in order to get exact results for badly informed traders and simulation techniques for results of traders with higher level of information. The exact results are used (error between exact results and simulation results for the first traders) to determine the number of samples which have to be drawn with the simulation algorithm.     

trackr: A Framework for Enhancing Discoverability and Reproducibility of Data Visualizations and Other Artifacts in R

Research is an incremental, iterative process, with new results relying and building upon previous ones. Scientists need to find, retrieve, understand, and verify results to confidently extend them, even when the results are their own. We present the trackr framework for organizing, automatically annotating, discovering, and retrieving results. We identify sources of automatically extractable metadata for computational results, and we define an extensible system for organizing, annotating, and searching for results based on these and other metadata. We present an open-source implementation of these concepts for plots, computational artifacts, and woven dynamic reports generated in the R statistical computing language. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.