Inverse Operators, q-Fractional Integrals, and q-Bernoulli Polynomials

We introduce operators of q-fractional integration through inverses of the Askey–Wilson operator and use them to introduce a q-fractional calculus. We establish the semigroup property for fractional integrals and fractional derivatives. We study properties of the kernel of q-fractional integral and show how they give rise to a q-analogue of Bernoulli polynomials, which are now polynomials of two variables, x and y. As q→1 the polynomials become polynomials in x−y, a convolution kernel in one variable. We also evaluate explicitly a related kernel of a right inverse of the Askey–Wilson operator on an L² space weighted by the weight function of the Askey–Wilson polynomials.     

Class field theory for a product of curves over a local field

We prove that the kernel of the reciprocity map for a product of curves over a p-adic field with split semi-stable reduction is divisible. We also consider the K ₁ of a product of curves over a number field.      

Double convolution integral equations involving a general class of multivariable polynomials and the multivariableH-functions

In this paper we have solved a double convolution integral equation whose kernel involves the product of theH-functions of several variables and a general class of multivariable polynomials. Due to general nature of the kernel, we can obtain from it, solutions of a large number of double and single convolution integral equations involving products of several classical orthogonal polynomials and simpler functions. We have also obtained here solutions of two double convolution integral equations as special cases of our main result. Exact reference of three known results, which are obtainable as particular cases of one of these special cases, have also been included.     

Congruences on eventually regular semigroups

Let S be an eventually regular semigroup. The extensively P-partial congruence pairs and P-partial congruence pairs for S are defined. Furthermore, the relationships between the lattice of congruences on S, the lattice of P-partial kernel normal systems for S, the lattice of extensively P-partial kernel normal systems for S and the poset of P-partial congruence pairs for S are explored.     

A basis analog of theH-function of several variables

In the present paper we construct a basis analog of theH-function of several variables with the kernel depending on the products ofq-gamma functions, including, for example, theH-function and theG-function ofn variables. We obtain a sufficient condition for the convergence of the basis analog of theH-function ofn variables, integral representations, and contiguous relations. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 67, No. 5, pp. 738–744, May, 2000.     

On the structure of the K2 of the ring of integers in a number field

For any prime p, the p-primary part of the tame and the wild kernel of a number field F is described in terms of ideal class groups of p-power cyclotomic extensions of F.     

Minimum disparity estimation for continuous models: Efficiency,distributions and robustness

A general class of minimum distance estimators for continuous models called minimum disparity estimators are introduced. The conventional technique is to minimize a distance between a kernel density estimator and the model density. A new approach is introduced here in which the model and the data are smoothed with the same kernel. This makes the methods consistent and asymptotically normal independently of the value of the smoothing parameter; convergence properties of the kernel density estimate are no longer necessary. All the minimum distance estimators considered are shown to be first order efficient provided the kernel is chosen appropriately. Different minimum disparity estimators are compared based on their characterizing residual adjustment function (RAF); this function shows that the robustness features of the estimators can be explained by the shrinkage of certain residuals towards zero. The value of the second derivative of theRAF at zero,A ₂, provides the trade-off between efficiency and robustness. The above properties are demonstrated both by theorems and by simulations.     

Integral representations of unbounded operators by infinitely smooth kernels

In this paper, we prove that every unbounded linear operator satisfying the Korotkov-Weidmann characterization is unitarily equivalent to an integral operator in L ₂(R), with a bounded and infinitely smooth Carleman kernel. The established unitary equivalence is implemented by explicitly definable unitary operators.     

Kernels and <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-Kernels of <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">r</Emphasis></Superscript>-ary 1-Perfect Codes

The rank of a q-ary code C is the dimension of the subspace spanned by C. The kernel of a q-ary code C of length n can be defined as the set of all translations leaving C invariant. Some relations between the rank and the dimension of the kernel of q-ary 1-perfect codes, over as well as over the prime field , are established. Q-ary 1-perfect codes of length n=(q^m − 1)/(q − 1) with different kernel dimensions using switching constructions are constructed and some upper and lower bounds for the dimension of the kernel, once the rank is given, are established.Communicated by: I.F. Blake     

Estimation of a quantile in some nonstandard cases

A necessary condition for the asymptotic normality of the sample quantile estimator isf(Q(p))=F(Q(p))>0, whereQ(p) is thep-th quantile of the distribution functionF(x). In this paper, we estimate a quantile by a kernel quantile estimator when this condition is violated. We have shown that the kernel quantile estimator is asymptotically normal in some nonstandard cases. The optimal convergence rate of the mean squared error for the kernel estimator is obtained with respect to the asymptotically optimal bandwidth. A law of the iterated logarithm is also established.This research was partially supported by the new faculty award from the University of Oregon.     

The S′-convolution with singular kernels in the Euclidean case and the product domain case

We characterize those tempered distributions which are S′-convolvable with a given class of singular convolution kernels. We study both, the Euclidean case and the product domain case. In the Euclidean case, we consider a class of kernels that includes Riesz kernels, Calderón–Zygmund singular convolution kernels, finite part distributions defined by hypersingular convolution kernels, and Hörmander multipliers. In the product domain case, we consider a class of singular kernels introduced by Fefferman and Stein as a generalization of the n-dimensional Hilbert kernel.     

Onm-dependence and Edgeworth expansions

This paper contains two results. The first establishes, under mild assumptions, the validity of an Edgeworth expansion with remaindero(N ^–1/2) for aU-statistic with a kernel of degree two using observations from anm-dependent shift. The second result gives a necessary and sufficient condition for the distribution of a sum ofm-dependent random variables to possess an Edgeworth expansion. This generalizes a result of Bickel and Robinson from the i.i.d. case to them-dependent case.This research was supported in part by National Science Foundation, Grant DMS 89-23071.     

The law of the iterated logarithm and Marcinkiewicz law of large numbers forB-valuedU-statistics

Suppose thatB is a separable Banach space and (S,l,P) a probability space.H is a measurable symmetric kernel function fromS ^m intoB. In this paper we shall further study some limit theorems forB-valuedU-statisticsU _m ⁿ H based onP andH. Special attention is paid upon the Marcinkiewicz type law of large numbers and the law of the iterated logarithm. Our results can be regarded as extensions of corresponding results for sums of independentB-valued random variables toU-statistics.Research supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China and Zhejiang Province.     

Blocking analysis andT(1) theorem

TheT(1) theorem with a weak condition on the distribution kernel is proved by using a new method—blocking analysis. It improves a result of Meyer’s. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 19631080) and the Foundation of Advanced Research Center, Zhongshan University.     

Constructing Fourier Transforms on the Quantum E(2)-Group

In a previous article we proposed an algebraic setting in which to perform harmonic analysis on noncompact, nondiscrete quantum groups and in particular, on quantum E(2). In the present paper we shall explicitly construct Fourier transforms between quantum E(2) and its Pontryagin dual, involving Hahn—Exton q-Bessel functions as kernel, prove Plancherel and inversion formulas, etc. We also develop a theory of q-Hankel transformation of entire functions, based on the definition proposed by Koornwinder and Swarttouw.     

Positive Derivations on Archimedean Almost f-Rings

It is shown by P. Colville, G. Davis and K. Keimel that if R is an Archimedean f-ring then a positive group endomorphism D on R is a derivation if and only if the range of D is contained in N(R) and the kernel of D contains R ², where N(R) is the set of all nilpotent elements in R and R ² is the set of all products uv in R. The main objective of this paper is to establish the result corresponding to the Colville–Davis–Keimel theorem in the almost f-ring case. The result obtained in this regard is that if D is a positive derivation in an Archimedean almost f-ring, then the range of D is contained in N(R) and the kernel of D contains R ³, where R ³ is the set of all products uvw in R. Examples are produced showing that, contrary to the f-ring case, the converse is in general false and the third power is the best possible.     

Asymptotic bounds for the expected L error of a multivariate kernel density estimator

The kernel estimator of a multivariate probability density function is studied. An asymptotic upper bound for the expected L¹ error of the estimator is derived. An asymptotic lower bound result and a formula for the exact asymptotic error are also given. The goodness of the smoothing parameter value derived by minimizing an explicit upper bound is examined in numerical simulations that consist of two different experiments. First, the L¹ error is estimated using numerical integration and, second, the effect of the choice of the smoothing parameter in discrimination tasks is studied.     

The Vector-Valued Big <Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis>-Jacobi Transform

Big q-Jacobi functions are eigenfunctions of a second-order q-difference operator L. We study L as an unbounded self-adjoint operator on an L ²-space of functions on ℝ with a discrete measure. We describe explicitly the spectral decomposition of L using an integral transform ℱ with two different big q-Jacobi functions as a kernel, and we construct the inverse of ℱ.      

A sufficient condition for kernel perfectness of a digraph in terms of semikernels modulo F

A kernel of a directed graph is a set of vertices which is both independent and absorbent. And a digraph is said to be kernel perfect if and only if any induced subdigraph has a kernel. Given a set of arcs F , a semikernel S modulo F is an independent set such that if some Sz-arc is not in F , then there exists a zS-arc. A sufficient condition on the digraph is given in terms of semikernel modulo F in order to guarantee that a digraph is kernel perfect. To do that we give a characterization of kernel perfectness which is a generalization of a previous result given by Neumann-Lara [Seminúcleos de una digrfica. Anales del Instituto de Matemticas 2, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 1971]. And moreover, we show by means of an example that our result is independent of previous known sufficient conditions.     

On Some Properties of the Quaternionic Functional Calculus

In some recent works we have developed a new functional calculus for bounded and unbounded quaternionic operators acting on a quaternionic Banach space. That functional calculus is based on the theory of slice regular functions and on a Cauchy formula which holds for particular domains where the admissible functions have power series expansions. In this paper, we use a new version of the Cauchy formula with slice regular kernel to extend the validity of the quaternionic functional calculus to functions defined on more general domains. Moreover, we show some of the algebraic properties of the quaternionic functional calculus such as the S-spectral radius theorem and the S-spectral mapping theorem. Our functional calculus is also a natural tool to define the semigroup e ^tA when A is a linear quaternionic operator.