On approximation of periodic functions by Fourier sums

Let L _p , 1 ≤ p< ∞, be the space of 2π-periodic functions f with the norm || f ||_p = ( ò _{- p}^p | f |^p )^{1 \mathord}

On Approximate Spectral Factorization of Matrix Functions

It is proved that if positive definite matrix functions (i.e. matrix spectral densities) S _n , n=1,2,… , are convergent in the L ₁-norm, ||S_n-S||_L1? 0\|S_{n}-S\|_{L_{1}}\to 0, and ò₀^2plogdetS_n(e^iq) dq?ò₀^2plogdetS(e^iq) dq\int_{0}^{2\pi}\log \mathop{\mathrm{det}}S_{n}(e^{i\theta})\,d\theta\to\int_{0}^{2\pi}\log \mathop{\mathrm{det}}S(e^{i\theta})\,d\theta, then the corresponding (canonical) spectral factors are convergent in L ₂, ||S⁺_n-S⁺||_L2? 0\|S^{+}_{n}-S^{+}\|_{L_{2}}\to 0. The formulated logarithmic condition is easily seen to be necessary for the latter convergence to take place.     

Absolutely convergent fourier series. An improvement of the Beurling-Helson theorem

We consider the space A(\mathbbT)A(\mathbb{T}) of all continuous functions f on the circle \mathbbT\mathbb{T} such that the sequence of Fourier coefficients [^(f)] = { [^(f)]( k ), k ? \mathbbZ }\hat f = \left\{ {\hat f\left( k \right), k \in \mathbb{Z}} \right\} belongs to l ¹(ℤ). The norm on A(\mathbbT)A(\mathbb{T}) is defined by || f ||_A(\mathbbT) = || [^(f)] ||_{l¹ (\mathbbZ)}\left\| f \right\|_{A(\mathbb{T})} = \left\| {\hat f} \right\|_{l^1 (\mathbb{Z})}. According to the well-known Beurling-Helson theorem, if f:\mathbbT ? \mathbbT\phi :\mathbb{T} \to \mathbb{T} is a continuous mapping such that || e^inf ||_A(\mathbbT) = O(1)\left\| {e^{in\phi } } \right\|_{A(\mathbb{T})} = O(1), n ∈ ℤ then φ is linear. It was conjectured by Kahane that the same conclusion about φ is true under the assumption that || e^inf ||_A(\mathbbT) = o( log| n | )\left\| {e^{in\phi } } \right\|_{A(\mathbb{T})} = o\left( {\log \left| n \right|} \right). We show that if $\left\| {e^{in\phi } } \right\|_{A(\mathbb{T})} = o\left( {\left( {{{\log \log \left| n \right|} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\log \log \left| n \right|} {\log \log \log \left| n \right|}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\log \log \log \left| n \right|}}} \right)^{1/12} } \right)$\left\| {e^{in\phi } } \right\|_{A(\mathbb{T})} = o\left( {\left( {{{\log \log \left| n \right|} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\log \log \left| n \right|} {\log \log \log \left| n \right|}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\log \log \log \left| n \right|}}} \right)^{1/12} } \right), then φ is linear.     

Uniqueness of a solution to the problem of atmosphere dynamics

We consider the model of atmosphere dynamics and prove the uniqueness of a solution in a bounded domain W ì \mathbbR³ \Omega \subset {\mathbb{R}^3} in the space V(Q) of weak solutions equipped with the finite norm

Estimation of the norm of the derivative of a monotone rational function in the spaces <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>

We show that the derivative of an arbitrary rational function R of degree n that increases on the segment [−1, 1] satisfies the following equality for all 0 < ε < 1 and p, q > 1:

Best constant in a three-parameter Poincaré inequality

We study the problem of finding the best constant in the generalized Poincaré inequality

Precise Asymptotic Formulas for Semilinear Eigenvalue Problems

. We consider the nonlinear Sturm-Liouville problem¶¶-u"(t) = | u(t) | ^p-1u(t) - lu(t), t ? I :=(0,1), u(0) = u(1) = 0 -u'(t) = \mid u(t)\mid^{p-1}u(t) - \lambda u(t), t \in I :=(0,1), u(0) = u(1) = 0 ,¶¶ where p > 1 and l ? R \lambda \in {\bf R} is an eigenvalue parameter. To investigate the global L²-bifurcation phenomena, we establish asymptotic formulas for the n-th bifurcation branch l = l_n (a) \lambda = \lambda_n (\alpha) with precise remainder term, where a \alpha is the L² norm of the eigenfunction associated with l \lambda .     

Lp convergence of Cesàro means on sphere

LetR ⁿ be n-dimensional Euclidean space with n>-3. Demote by Ω _n the unit sphere inR ⁿ. ForfɛL(Ω _n ) we denote by σ _N ^δ its Cesàro means of order σ for spherical harmonic expansions. The special value l = \tfracn - 22\lambda = \tfrac{{n - 2}}{2} of σ is known as the critical one. For 0<σ≤λ, we set p₀ = \tfrac2ld+ lp_0 = \tfrac{{2\lambda }}{{\delta + \lambda }} . This paper proves that

Sharp Kolmogorov-type inequalities for norms of fractional derivatives of multivariate functions

Let C( \mathbbR^m ) C\left( {{\mathbb{R}^m}} \right) be the space of bounded and continuous functions x:\mathbbR^m ? \mathbbR x:{\mathbb{R}^m} \to \mathbb{R} equipped with the norm

Implicit standard Jacobi gives high relative accuracy

We prove that the Jacobi algorithm applied implicitly on a decomposition A = XDX ^T of the symmetric matrix A, where D is diagonal, and X is well conditioned, computes all eigenvalues of A to high relative accuracy. The relative error in every eigenvalue is bounded by O(ek(X)){O(\epsilon \kappa (X))} , where e{\epsilon} is the machine precision and k(X) o ||X||₂·||X^-1||₂{\kappa(X)\equiv\|X\|_2\cdot\|X^{-1}\|_2} is the spectral condition number of X. The eigenvectors are also computed accurately in the appropriate sense. We believe that this is the first algorithm to compute accurate eigenvalues of symmetric (indefinite) matrices that respects and preserves the symmetry of the problem and uses only orthogonal transformations.     

Some Poincaré-type inequalities for functions of bounded deformation involving the deviatoric part of the symmetric gradient

It is proved that if Ω ⊂ Rⁿ {R^n}  is a bounded Lipschitz domain, then the inequality || u ||₁ \leqslant c(n)\textdiam( W)ò_W | e^D(u) | {\left\| u \right\|_1} \leqslant c(n){\text{diam}}\left( \Omega \right)\int\limits_\Omega {\left| {{\varepsilon^D}(u)} \right|} is valid for functions of bounded deformation vanishing on ∂Ω. Here e^D(u) {\varepsilon^D}(u) denotes the deviatoric part of the symmetric gradient and ò_W | e^D(u) | \int\limits_\Omega {\left| {{\varepsilon^D}(u)} \right|} stands for the total variation of the tensor-valued measure e^D(u) {\varepsilon^D}(u) . Further results concern possible extensions of this Poincaré-type inequality. Bibliography: 27 titles.     

Regularity of weak solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations in exterior domains

Let u be a weak solution of the Navier–Stokes equations in an exterior domain ${\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^3}Let u be a weak solution of the Navier–Stokes equations in an exterior domain W ì \mathbbR³{\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^3} and a time interval [0, T[ , 0 < T ≤ ∞, with initial value u ₀, external force f = div F, and satisfying the strong energy inequality. It is well known that global regularity for u is an unsolved problem unless we state additional conditions on the data u ₀ and f or on the solution u itself such as Serrin’s condition || u ||_{L^s(0,T; L^q(W))} < ￥{\| u \|_{L^s(0,T; L^q(\Omega))} < \infty} with 2 < s < ￥, \frac2s + \frac3q = 1{2 < s < \infty, \frac{2}{s} + \frac{3}{q} =1}. In this paper, we generalize results on local in time regularity for bounded domains, see Farwig et al. (Indiana Univ Math J 56:2111–2131, 2007; J Math Fluid Mech 11:1–14, 2008; Banach Center Publ 81:175–184, 2008), to exterior domains. If e.g. u fulfills Serrin’s condition in a left-side neighborhood of t or if the norm || u ||_{L^s￠(t-d,t; L^q(W))}{\| u \|_{L^{s'}(t-\delta,t; L^q(\Omega))}} converges to 0 sufficiently fast as δ → 0 + , where ${\frac{2}{s'} + \frac{3}{q} > 1}${\frac{2}{s'} + \frac{3}{q} > 1}, then u is regular at t. The same conclusion holds when the kinetic energy \frac12|| u(t) ||₂²{\frac{1}{2}\| u(t) \|_2^2} is locally H?lder continuous with exponent ${\alpha > \frac{1}{2}}${\alpha > \frac{1}{2}}.     

Quadratic matrix polynomials with Hamiltonian spectrum and oscillatory damped systems

We consider quadratic matrix polynomials of the form L(l) = l²A + elB + CL(\lambda) = \lambda^{2}A + \epsilon\lambda B + C, where e\epsilon is a real parameter, A is positive definite and B and C are symmetric. The main results of the paper are the characterization of the class of symmetric matrices B for which the spectrum of the polynomial is symmetric with respect to the imaginary axis and solutions of the corresponding differential equation oscillate in time. We also extend the results in [2] to allow us to study the asymptotic behaviour of the eigenvalues for large e\epsilon.     

Directions of uniform rotundity in direct sums of normed spaces

Let {(X_i,|| · || _i)}_{i ? I},\{(X_i,\left \| {\cdot } \right \| _{i})\}_{i\in I}, be an arbitrary family of normed spaces and let (E,|| · || _E)(E,\left \| {\cdot } \right \| _{E}) be a monotonic normed space of real functions on the set I that is an ideal in \Bbb R^I{\Bbb R}^I. We prove a sufficient condition for the direct sum space E(X_i) to be uniformly rotund in a direction. We show that this condition is also necessary for E=l_￥E=\ell _{\infty }, and it is not necessary for E=l₁E=\ell _1. When E is either uniformly rotund in every direction and has compact order intervals, or weakly uniformly rotund respect to its evaluation functionals, we reestablish as a corollary the result that reads: E(X_i)E(X_i) is uniformly rotund in every direction if and only if so are all the X_i.     

Fourier Series with the Continuous Primitive Integral

Fourier series are considered on the one-dimensional torus for the space of periodic distributions that are the distributional derivative of a continuous function. This space of distributions is denoted A_c(\mathbbT){\mathcal{A}}_{c}(\mathbb{T}) and is a Banach space under the Alexiewicz norm, ||f||_\mathbbT=sup_{|I| ￡ 2p}|ò_I f|\|f\|_{\mathbb{T}}=\sup_{|I|\leq2\pi}|\int_{I} f|, the supremum being taken over intervals of length not exceeding 2π. It contains the periodic functions integrable in the sense of Lebesgue and Henstock–Kurzweil. Many of the properties of L ¹ Fourier series continue to hold for this larger space, with the L ¹ norm replaced by the Alexiewicz norm. The Riemann–Lebesgue lemma takes the form [^(f)](n)=o(n)\hat{f}(n)=o(n) as |n|→∞. The convolution is defined for f ? A_c(\mathbbT)f\in{\mathcal{A}}_{c}(\mathbb{T}) and g a periodic function of bounded variation. The convolution commutes with translations and is commutative and associative. There is the estimate ||f*g||_￥ ￡ ||f||_\mathbbT ||g||_BV\|f\ast g\|_{\infty}\leq\|f\|_{\mathbb{T}} \|g\|_{\mathcal{BV}}. For g ? L¹(\mathbbT)g\in L^{1}(\mathbb{T}), ||f*g||_\mathbbT ￡ ||f||_{\mathbb T} ||g||₁\|f\ast g\|_{\mathbb{T}}\leq\|f\|_{\mathbb {T}} \|g\|_{1}. As well, [^(f*g)](n)=[^(f)](n) [^(g)](n)\widehat{f\ast g}(n)=\hat{f}(n) \hat{g}(n). There are versions of the Salem–Zygmund–Rudin–Cohen factorization theorem, Fejér’s lemma and the Parseval equality. The trigonometric polynomials are dense in A_c(\mathbbT){\mathcal{A}}_{c}(\mathbb{T}). The convolution of f with a sequence of summability kernels converges to f in the Alexiewicz norm. Let D _n be the Dirichlet kernel and let f ? L¹(\mathbbT)f\in L^{1}(\mathbb{T}). Then ||D_n*f-f||_\mathbbT?0\|D_{n}\ast f-f\|_{\mathbb{T}}\to0 as n→∞. Fourier coefficients of functions of bounded variation are characterized. The Appendix contains a type of Fubini theorem.     

Irregular Wavelet Frames and Gabor Frames

Given g { l^\fracn2 g( l_j x - kb ) }_jezjezⁿ ,where  l_j \left\{ {\lambda ^{\frac{n}{2}} g\left( {\lambda _j x - kb} \right)} \right\}_{j\varepsilon zj\varepsilon z^n } ,where\;\lambda _j > 0 and b > 0. Sufficient conditions for the wavelet system to constitute a frame for L ²(R ⁿ ) are given. For a class of functions g{ e^{zrib( j,x )} g( x - l_k ) }_{jezⁿ ,kez}\left\{ {e^{zrib\left( {j,x} \right)} g\left( {x - \lambda _k } \right)} \right\}_{j\varepsilon z^n ,k\varepsilon z} to be a frame.     

On Bernstein–Walsh-type lemmas in regions of the complex plane

Let G ì \mathbb C G \subset {\mathbb C} be a finite region bounded by a Jordan curve L: = ?G L: = \partial G , let W: = \textext[`(G)] \Omega : = {\text{ext}}\bar{G} (with respect to [`(\mathbb C)] {\overline {\mathbb C}} ), $ \Delta : = \left\{ {z:\left| z \right| > 1} \right\} $ \Delta : = \left\{ {z:\left| z \right| > 1} \right\} , and let w = F(z) w = \Phi (z) be a univalent conformal mapping of Ω onto Δ normalized by $ \Phi \left( \infty \right) = \infty, \;\Phi '\left( \infty \right) > 0 $ \Phi \left( \infty \right) = \infty, \;\Phi '\left( \infty \right) > 0 . By A _p (G); p > 0; we denote a class of functions f analytic in G and satisfying the condition

On the derivatives of X-ray functions

We show that for every n \geqq 4, 0 \leqq k \leqq n - 3, p ? (0, 3] n \geqq 4, 0 \leqq k \leqq n - 3, p \in (0, 3] and every origin-symmetric convex body K in \mathbbRⁿ \mathbb{R}^n , the function ||x ||^-k₂ ||x ||^-n+k+p_K \parallel x \parallel^{-k}_{2} \parallel x \parallel^{-n+k+p}_{K} represents a positive definite distribution on \mathbbRⁿ \mathbb{R}^n , where ||·||₂ \parallel \cdot \parallel_{2} is the Euclidean norm and ||·||_K \parallel \cdot \parallel_{K} is the Minkowski functional of K. We apply this fact to prove a result of Busemann-Petty type that the inequalities for the derivatives of order (n - 4) at zero of X-ray functions of two convex bodies imply the inequalities for the volume of average m-dimensional sections of these bodies for all 3 \leqq m \leqq n 3 \leqq m \leqq n . We also prove a sharp lower estimate for the maximal derivative of X-ray functions of the order (n - 4) at zero.     

A regularity criterion for axially symmetric solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations

The axially symmetric solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations are studied. Assume that either the radial component (v _r ) of the velocity belongs to L _∞(0, T;L ₃(Ω₀)) or v _r /r belongs to L _∞(0, T;L _3/2(Ω₀)), where Ω₀ is a neighborhood of the axis of symmetry. Assume additionally that there exist subdomains Ω _k , k = 1, . . . , N, such that W₀ ì è_{k = 1}^N W_k {\Omega_0} \subset \bigcup\limits_{k = 1}^N {{\Omega_k}} , and assume that there exist constants α ₁, α ₂ such that either || v_r ||_{L￥ ( 0,T;L3( Wk ) )} ￡ a₁ or  || \fracv_rr ||_{L￥ ( 0,T;L3/2( Wk ) )} ￡ a₂ {\left\| {{v_r}} \right\|_{{L_\infty }\left( {0,T;{L_3}\left( {{\Omega_k}} \right)} \right)}} \leq {\alpha_1}\,or\;{\left\| {\frac{{{v_r}}}{r}} \right\|_{{L_\infty }\left( {0,T;{L_{3/2}}\left( {{\Omega_k}} \right)} \right)}} \leq {\alpha_2} for k = 1, . . . , N. Then the weak solution becomes strong ( v ? W₂^2,1( W×( 0,T ) ),?p ? L₂( W×( 0,T ) ) ) \left( {v \in W_2^{2,1}\left( {\Omega \times \left( {0,T} \right)} \right),\nabla p \in {L_2}\left( {\Omega \times \left( {0,T} \right)} \right)} \right) . Bibliography: 28 titles.     

(Almost) primitivity of Hecke L -functions

Let f be a cusp form of the Hecke space \frak M₀(l,k,e){\frak M}_0(\lambda,k,\epsilon) and let L _f be the normalized L-function associated to f. Recently it has been proved that L _f belongs to an axiomatically defined class of functions [`(S)]<sup>\sharp</sup>\bar{\cal S}^\sharp . We prove that when λ ≤ 2, L <sub>f</sub> is always almost primitive, i.e., that if L <sub>f</sub> is written as product of functions in [`(S)]^\sharp\bar{\cal S}^\sharp , then one factor, at least, has degree zeros and hence is a Dirichlet polynomial. Moreover, we prove that if l ? {?2,?3,2}\lambda\notin\{\sqrt{2},\sqrt{3},2\} then L _f is also primitive, i.e., that if L _f = F ₁ F ₂ then F ₁ (or F ₂) is constant; for l ? {?2,?3,2}\lambda\in\{\sqrt{2},\sqrt{3},2\} the factorization of non-primitive functions is studied and examples of non-primitive functions are given. At last, the subset of functions f for which L _f belongs to the more familiar extended Selberg class S^\sharp{\cal S}^\sharp is characterized and for these functions we obtain analogous conclusions about their (almost) primitivity in S^\sharp{\cal S}^\sharp .