On the Complexity of Bifurcation in a Family of Equations Involving Lipschitz Operators

We investigate branches of eigenfunctions starting from a bifurcation point of Equation (1.2), x — F(x, λ) = 0, in a Banach space X for real λ. Elements of the total derivative of F(·, λ) in zero may create different directions of bifurcating branches depending in a complicated way on neighbouring λ. In special situatons we are able to calculate curves of eigenfunctions leading to segments consisting entirely of bifurcation points λ_t. In this investigation the finite dimensional Ljapunov‐Schmidt branching equations are used, simplified by trunkation.     

A Factorization Property of R‐Bounded Sets of Operators on Lp‐Spaces

Let T be a bounded operator on L^p‐space, with 1 ≤ p < ∞. A theorem of W. B. Johnson and L. Jones asserts that after an appropriate change of density, T actually extends to a bounded operator on L². We show that if 𝒯 ⊂ B (L^p) is an R‐bounded set of operators, then the latter result holds for any T ∈ 𝒯 with a common change of density. Then we give applications including results on R‐sectorial operators.     

Generalized slant Toeplitz operators on H2

For an integer k ≥ 2, k^th‐order slant Toeplitz operator U_φ [1] with symbol φ in L^∞(??), where ?? is the unit circle in the complex plane, is an operator whose representing matrixM = (α_ij ) is given by α_ij = 〈φ, z^ki–j〉, where 〈. , .〉 is the usual inner product in L²(??). The operator V_φ denotes the compression of U_φ to H²(??) (Hardy space). Algebraic and spectral properties of the operator V_φ are discussed. It is proved that spectral radius of V_φ equals the spectral radius of U_φ, if φ is analytic or co‐analytic, and if T_φ is invertible then the spectrum of V_φ contains a closed disc and the interior of the disc consists of eigenvalues of infinite multiplicities. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Classical and approximate sampling theorems; studies in the and the uniform norm

The approximate sampling theorem with its associated aliasing error is due to J.L. Brown (1957). This theorem includes the classical Whittaker–Kotel’nikov–Shannon theorem as a special case. The converse is established in the present paper, that is, the classical sampling theorem for , 1p<∞, w>0, implies the approximate sampling theorem. Consequently, both sampling theorems are fully equivalent in the uniform norm.Turning now to -space, it is shown that the classical sampling theorem for , 1<p<∞ (here p=1 must be excluded), implies the -approximate sampling theorem with convergence in the -norm, provided that f is locally Riemann integrable and belongs to a certain class Λ^p. Basic in the proof is an intricate result on the representation of the integral as the limit of an infinite Riemann sum of |f|^p for a general family of partitions of ; it is related to results of O. Shisha et al. (1973–1978) on simply integrable functions and functions of bounded coarse variation on . These theorems give the missing link between two groups of major equivalent theorems; this will lead to the solution of a conjecture raised a dozen years ago.     

Homogenization of a non‐linear degenerate parabolic problem in a highly heterogeneous periodic medium

We consider the homogenization of a time‐dependent heat transfer problem in a highly heterogeneous periodic medium made of two connected components having comparable heat capacities and conductivities, separated by a third material with thickness of the same order ε as the basic periodicity cell but having a much lower conductivity such that the resulting interstitial heat flow is scaled by a factor λ tending to zero with a rate λ=λ(ε). The heat flux vectors a_j, j=1,2,3 are non‐linear, monotone functions of the temperature gradient. The heat capacities c_j(x) are positive, but may vanish at some subsets such that the problem can be degenerate (parabolic–elliptic). We show that the critical value of the problem is δ=lim_ε→0ε^p/λ and identify the homogenized problem depending on whether δ is zero, strictly positive finite or infinite. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Approximation properties of λ‐Bernstein‐Kantorovich operators with shifted knots

In the present article, Kantorovich variant of λ‐Bernstein operators with shifted knots are introduced. The advantage of using shifted knot is that one can do approximation on [0,1] as well as on its subinterval. In addition, it adds flexibility to operators for approximation. Some basic results for approximation as well as rate of convergence of the introduced operators are established. The r^th order generalization of the operator is also discussed. Further for comparisons, some graphics and error estimation tables are presented using MATLAB.     

Weyl quantization of Lebesgue spaces

We study boundedness and compactness properties for the Weyl quantization with symbols in L^q (?^2d ) acting on L^p (?^d ). This is shown to be equivalent, in suitable Banach space setting, to that of the Wigner transform. We give a short proof by interpolation of Lieb's sufficient conditions for the boundedness of the Wigner transform, proving furthermore that these conditions are also necessary. This yields a complete characterization of boundedness for Weyl operators in L^p setting; compactness follows by approximation. We extend these results defining two scales of spaces, namely L_*^q (?^2d ) and L_?^q (R^2d ), respectively smaller and larger than the L^q (?^2d ),and showing that the Weyl correspondence is bounded on L_*^q (R^2d ) (and yields compact operators), whereas it is not on L_?^q (R^2d ). We conclude with a remark on weak‐type L^p boundedness (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Internal gravity–capillary solitary waves in finite depth

We consider a two‐dimensional inviscid irrotational flow in a two layer fluid under the effects of gravity and interfacial tension. The upper fluid is bounded above by a rigid lid, and the lower fluid is bounded below by a rigid bottom. We use a spatial dynamics approach and formulate the steady Euler equations as a Hamiltonian system, where we consider the unbounded horizontal coordinate x as a time‐like coordinate. The linearization of the Hamiltonian system is studied, and bifurcation curves in the (β,α)‐plane are obtained, where α and β are two parameters. The curves depend on two additional parameters ρ and h, where ρ is the ratio of the densities and h is the ratio of the fluid depths. However, the bifurcation diagram is found to be qualitatively the same as for surface waves. In particular, we find that a Hamiltonian‐Hopf bifurcation, Hamiltonian real 1:1 resonance, and a Hamiltonian 0²‐resonance occur for certain values of (β,α). Of particular interest are solitary wave solutions of the Euler equations. Such solutions correspond to homoclinic solutions of the Hamiltonian system. We investigate the parameter regimes where the Hamiltonian‐Hopf bifurcation and the Hamiltonian real 1:1 resonance occur. In both these cases, we perform a center manifold reduction of the Hamiltonian system and show that homoclinic solutions of the reduced system exist. In contrast to the case of surface waves, we find parameter values ρ and h for which the leading order nonlinear term in the reduced system vanishes. We make a detailed analysis of this phenomenon in the case of the real 1:1 resonance. We also briefly consider the Hamiltonian 0²‐resonance and recover the results found by Kirrmann. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Approximation of the bifurcation function for elliptic boundary value problems

The bifurcation function for an elliptic boundary value problem is a vector field B(ω) on R ^d whose zeros are in a one‐to‐one correspondence with the solutions of the boundary value problem. Finite element approximations of the boundary value problem are shown to give rise to an approximate bifurcation function B^h(ω), which is also a vector field on R ^d. Estimates of the difference B(ω) − B^h(ω) are derived, and methods for computing B^h(ω) are discussed. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 16: 194–213, 2000     

Sobolev and strict continuity of general hysteresis operators

The most natural and important topologies connected with hysteresis operators are those induced by uniform convergence, W^{1, 1}‐convergence, and strict convergence. Indeed the supremum norm and the variation are invariant under reparameterization. We prove a general result that implies that if a hysteresis operator is continuous with respect to the topology of W^{1, 1}, then it is continuous with respect to the strict topology. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Some remarks on essential self‐adjointness and ultracontractivity of a class of singular elliptic operators

We study the properties of essential self‐adjointness on C^∞_c (ℝ^N ) and semigroup ultracontractivity of a class of singular second order elliptic operators defined in L² (ℝ^N , σ^{–a –N} (x) dx) with Dirichlet boundary conditions, where a, b ∈ ℝ and σ: ℝ^N → (0, ∞) is a C^∞‐function satisfying c^‐1(1 + |x |) ≤ σ (x) ≤ c (1 + |x |) (x ∈ ℝN). We also obtain sharp short time upper and lower diagonal bounds on the heat kernel of e –^Ht. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Bifurcation in the stable manifold of a chemostat with general polynomial yields

A three‐dimensional chemostat with nth‐ and mth‐order polynomial yields, instead of the particular ones such as A+BS, A+BS², A+BS³, A+BS⁴, A+BS² + CS³, and A+BSⁿ, is proposed. The existence of limit cycles in the two‐dimensional stable manifold, the Hopf bifurcation, and the stability of the periodic solution created by the bifurcation is proved. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Generalized Stokes resolvent equations in an infinite layer with mixed boundary conditions

In this paper we prove unique solvability of the generalized Stokes resolvent equations in an infinite layer Ω₀ = ℝ^{n –1} × (–1, 1), n ≥ 2, in L^q ‐Sobolev spaces, 1 < q < ∞, with slip boundary condition of on the “upper boundary” ∂Ω⁺₀ = ℝ^{n –1} × {1} and non‐slip boundary condition on the “lower boundary” ∂Ω^–₀ = ℝ^{n –1} × {–1}. The solution operator to the Stokes system will be expressed with the aid of the solution operators of the Laplace resolvent equation and a Mikhlin multiplier operator acting on the boundary. The present result is the first step to establish an L^q ‐theory for the free boundary value problem studied by Beale [9] and Sylvester [22] in L ²‐spaces. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Interface boundary value problems of Robin‐transmission type for the Stokes and Brinkman systems on n‐dimensional Lipschitz domains: applications

In this paper, we describe a layer potential analysis in order to show an existence result for an interface boundary value problem of Robin‐transmission type for the Stokes and Brinkman systems on Lipschitz domains in Euclidean setting, when the given boundary data belong to some L^p or Sobolev spaces associated to such domains. Applications related to an exterior three‐dimensional Stokes flow past two concentric porous spheres with stress jump conditions on the fluid‐porous interface are also considered. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The structure of compact disjointness preserving operators on continuous functions

Let T be a compact disjointness preserving linear operator from C₀(X) into C₀(Y), where X and Y are locally compact Hausdorff spaces. We show that T can be represented as a norm convergent countable sum of disjoint rank one operators. More precisely, T = Σ_n δ ?h_n for a (possibly finite) sequence {x_n }_n of distinct points in X and a norm null sequence {h_n }_n of mutually disjoint functions in C₀(Y). Moreover, we develop a graph theoretic method to describe the spectrum of such an operator (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Trace Formulas for Some Singular Differential Operators and Applications

We characterize the convergence of the series ∑ λ^–1_n, where λⁿ are the non‐zero eigenvalues of some boundary value problems for degenerate second order ordinary differential operators and we prove a formula for the above sum when the coefficient of the zero‐order term vanishes. We study these operators both in weighted Hilbert spaces and in spaces of continuous functions. After investigating the boundary behaviour of the eigenfunctions, we give applications to the regularity of the generated semigroups.     

Minimal projections in spaces of functions of N variables

We will construct a minimal and co-minimal projection from L^p([0,1]ⁿ) onto L^p([0,1]^n₁)++L^p([0,1]^n_k), where n=n₁++n_k (see Theorem 2.9). This is a generalization of a result of Cheney, Halton and Light from (Approximation Theory in Tensor Product Spaces, Lecture Notes in Mathematics, Springer, Berlin, 1985; Math. Proc. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 97 (1985) 127; Math. Z. 191 (1986) 633) where they proved the minimality in the case n=2. We provide also some further generalizations (see Theorems 2.10 and 2.11 (Orlicz spaces) and Theorem 2.8). Also a discrete case (Theorem 2.2) is considered. Our approach differs from methods used in [8,13,20].