On estimation of a density and its derivatives

Summary Letf _n ^(p) be a recursive kernel estimate off ^(p) thepth order derivative of the probability density functionf, based on a random sample of sizen. In this paper, we provide bounds for the moments of and show that the rate of almost sure convergence of to zero isO(n ^−α), α<(r−p)/(2r+1), iff ^(r),r>p≧0, is a continuousL ₂(−∞, ∞) function. Similar rate-factor is also obtained for the almost sure convergence of to zero under different conditions onf. This work was supported in part by the Research Foundation of SUNY.     

Nonoscillation for a Second Order Linear Delay Differential Equation with Impulses

A group of necessary and sufficient conditions for the nonoscillation of a second order linear delayequation with impulses(r(t)u')'=-p(t)u(t-τ)are obtained in this paper,where p(t)=sum from ∞to n=1 a_n δ(t-t_n),δ(t) is a Dirac δ-unction,and for each n∈N,a_n>0,t_n→∞as n→∞.Furthermore,the boundedness of the solutions is also investigated if the equationis nonoscillatory.An example is given to illustrate the use of the main theorems.     

Blow-up criterion for 2-D Boussinesq equations in bounded domain

We extend the results for 2-D Boussinesq equations from ℝ² to a bounded domain Ω. First, as for the existence of weak solutions, we transform Boussinesq equations to a nonlinear evolution equation U _t + A(t, U) = 0. In stead of using the methods of fundamental solutions in the case of entire ℝ², we study the qualities of F(u, υ) = (u · ▽)υ to get some useful estimates for A(t, U), which helps us to conclude the local-in-time existence and uniqueness of solutions. Second, as for blow-up criterions, we use energy methods, Sobolev inequalities and Gronwall inequality to control and by and . Furthermore, can control by using vorticity transportation equations. At last, can control . Thus, we can find a blow-up criterion in the form of .      

Positive Solutions for Semipositone <Emphasis Type="Italic">m</Emphasis>-point Boundary-value Problems

Abstract   Let ξ _i ∈ (0, 1) with 0 < ξ₁ < ξ₂ < ··· < ξ _m−2 < 1, a _i , b _i ∈ [0,∞) with and . We consider the m-point boundary-value problem

Global Existence of Positive Periodic Solutions for a Distributed Delay Competition Model

By using the continuation theorem of Mawhin's coincidence degree theory, a sufficient condition is derived for the existence of positive periodic solutions for a distributed delay competition modelwhere ri and r2 are continuous w-periodic functions in R+=[0,∞) with ,ai,ci(i =1,2) are positive continuous w-periodic functions in R+=[0,∞),bi (i = 1,2) is nonnegative continuous w-periodic function in R+=[0,∞), w and T are positive constants. Ki,Lt ∈ C([-T,0], (01 88)) and Ki(s)ds = 1,ds - 1. i = 1,2. Some known results are improved and extended.     

Multilinear Singular Integrals with Rough Kernel

For a class of multilinear singular integral operators T _A ,

The 3D Inverse Problem of the Wave Equation for a General Multi-connected Vibrating Membrane with a Finite Number of Piecewise Smooth Boundary Conditions

The trace of the wave kernel μ（t） =∑ω=1^∞ exp（-itEω^1/2）, where {Eω}ω^∞=1 are the eigenvalues of the negative Laplacian -△↓2 = -∑k^3=1 （δ/δxk）^2 in the （x^1, x^2, x^3）-space, is studied for a variety of bounded domains, where -∞ 〈 t 〈 ∞ and i= √-1. The dependence of μ （t） on the connectivity of bounded domains and the Dirichlet, Neumann and Robin boundary conditions are analyzed. Particular attention is given for a multi-connected vibrating membrane Ω in Ra surrounded by simply connected bounded domains Ω j with smooth bounding surfaces S j （j = 1,……, n）, where a finite number of piecewise smooth Dirichlet, Neumann and Robin boundary conditions on the piecewise smooth components Si^＊ （i = 1 ＋ kj-1,……, kj） of the bounding surfaces S j are considered, such that S j = Ui-1＋kj-1^kj Si^＊, where k0=0. The basic problem is to extract information on the geometry Ω by using the wave equation approach from a complete knowledge of its eigenvalues. Some geometrical quantities of Ω （e.g. the volume, the surface area, the mean curvuture and the Gaussian curvature） are determined from the asymptotic expansion ofexpansion of μ（t） for small │t│.     

Addendum To Schrijver's Work On Minimum Permanents

Let denote the set of n×n binary matrices which have each row and column sum equal to k. For 2≤k≤n→∞ we show that is asymptotically equal to (k−1)^k−1k^2−k. This confirms Conjecture 23 in Minc's catalogue of open problems. * Written while the author was employed by the Department of Computer Science at the Australian National University.     

Precise asymptotics in the law of the iterated logarithm*

Let X₁, X₂, ... be i.i.d. random variables with EX₁ = 0 and positive, finite variance σ², and set S_n = X₁ + ... + X_n. For any α > −1, β > −1/2 and for κ_n(ε) a function of ε and n such that κ_n(ε) log log n → λ as n ↑ ∞ and , we prove that

An error bound of the Ritz method for a singular second-order differential equation

The paper presents an error bound of the Ritz method for the problem of minimizing the functional

The Asymptotics of the Two-Dimensional Wave Equation for a General Multi-Connected Vibrating Membrane with Piecewise Smooth Robin Boundary Conditions

The asymptotic expansion for small |t| of the trace of the wave kernel ∧↑μ(t) =∑v=1^∞exp(-it μv^1/2), where i= √-1 and {μv}v=1^∞ are the eigenvalues of the negative Laplacian -△=-∑β=1^2(δ/δx^β)^2 in the (x^1, x^2)-plane, is studied for a multi-connected vibrating membrane Ω in R^2 surrounded by simply connected bounded domains Ωj with smooth boundaries δΩj(j=1,...,n), where a finite number of piecewise smooth Robin boundary conditions on the piecewise smooth components Гi(i=1 κj-1,...,κj) of the boundaries δΩj are considered, such that δΩj=∪i=1 κj-1^κj Гi and κ0=0. The basic problem is to extract information on the geometry of Ω using the wave equation approach. Some geometric quantities of Ω (e.g. the area of Ω, the total lengths of its boundary, the curvature of its boundary, the number of the holes of Ω, etc.) are determined from the asymptotic expansion of the trace of the wave kernel ∧↑μ(t) for small |t|.     

Precise Asymptotics in the Law of the Iterated Logarithm of Moving-Average Processes

In this paper, we discuss the moving-average process Xk = ∑i=-∞ ^∞ ai＋kεi, where {εi;-∞ 〈 i 〈 ∞} is a doubly infinite sequence of identically distributed ψ-mixing or negatively associated random variables with mean zeros and finite variances, {ai;-∞ 〈 i 〈 -∞） is an absolutely solutely summable sequence of real numbers.     

8-ranks of Class Groups of Some Imaginary Quadratic Number Fields

Let F = Q（√-p1p2） be an imaginary quadratic field with distinct primes p1 = p2 = 1 mod 8 and the Legendre symbol （p1/p2） = 1. Then the 8-rank of the class group of F is equal to 2 if and only Pl if the following conditions hold： （1） The quartic residue symbols （p1/p2）4 = （p2/p1）4 = 1; （2） Either both p1 and p2 are represented by the form a^2 ＋ 32b^2 over Z and p^h2＋（2p1）/4=x^2-2p1y^2,x,y∈Z,or both p1 and p2 are not represented by the form a^2 ＋ 32b^2 over Z and p^h2＋（2p1）/4=ε（2x^2-p1y^2）,x,y∈Z,ε∈{±1},where h＋（2p1） is the narrow class number of Q（√2p1）,Moreover, we also generalize these results.     

Precise Rates in the Law of Iterated Logarithm for the Moment of I.I.D. Random Variables

Let{X,Xn;n≥1} be a sequence of i,i.d, random variables, E X = 0, E X^2 = σ^2 〈 ∞.Set Sn=X1＋X2＋…＋Xn,Mn=max k≤n│Sk│,n≥1.Let an=O（1/loglogn）.In this paper,we prove that,for b〉-1,lim ε→0 →^2（b＋1）∑n=1^∞ （loglogn）^b/nlogn n^1/2 E{Mn-σ（ε＋an）√2nloglogn}＋σ2^-b/（b＋1）（2b＋3）E│N│^2b＋3∑k=0^∞ （-1）k/（2k＋1）^2b＋3 holds if and only if EX=0 and EX^2=σ^2〈∞.     

Représentation intégrale de fonctionnelles convexes sur un espace de mesures

Résumé Partant d’un résultat abstrait de représentation intègrale pour une fonctionnelle convexe faiblement s.c.i. sur [M _b (Ω)] ^d (obtenu grace à [1]); on établit un résultat de convergence pour une suite de fonctionnelles du type μ _n εM _b ⁺ (Ω),f _n : Ω×R ^d →−∞, +∞] inté Quelques exemples motivés par des applications à la mécanique sont ensuite traités.

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Riassunto Partendo da un risultato astratto di rappresentazione integrale per un funzionale convesso debolmente s.c.i. su [M _b (Ω)] ^d (ottenuto grazie a [1]), si dimostra un risultato di convergenza per una successione di funzionali del tipo con μ _n εM _b ⁺ (Ω),f _n : Ω×R ^d →−∞, +∞] integrando normale convesso. Vengono inoltre trattati alcuni esempi motivati da applicazioni alla Meccanica.

     

Asymptotic behavior of the solutions of an integrodifferential system

Summary We consider the system(L): , t ⩾ p, y(t)=f(t), t⩽0, where y is an n-vector and each A_i, B(t) are n × n matrices. System(L) generates a semigroup by means of T_tf(s)=y (t+s, f), f(s) ∈ BC_l(− ∞, 0]. Under some hypotheses concerning the roots ofdet where is the Laplace transform of B(t), the asymptotic behavior of y(t) is discussed. Two typical results are: Theorem 3.1: suppose ∥B(t)∥ ɛ L₁[0, ∞), thendet forRe λ>0 iff for every ɛ>0 there is an M_ɛ>0 such that ∥T_tf∥_l ⩽ ⩽ M_ɛ exp [ɛt]∥f∥_l for t ⩾ 0. Corollary 3.1.1: suppose exp [at]B(t) ∈ ∈ L₁[0, ∞) for some a>0 anddet forRe λ>−a. Then the solution of(L) is exponentially asymptotically stable. Entrata in Redazione il 21 marzo 1975. The author is grateful to ProfessorC. Corduneanu for suggesting this problem and for many helpful discussions during the preparation of the paper.     

Positive Solutions for Second-Order m-Point Boundary Value Problems on Time Scales

Let T be a time scale such that 0, T ∈ T. By means of the Schauder fixed point theorem and analysis method, we establish some existence criteria for positive solutions of the m-point boundary value problem on time scales where α ∈ Ctd（（O,T,[0,∞））,f∈ Ckd（[0,∞）×[0,∞））,β,γ ∈[0,∞）,ξi ∈（0,p（T）.b,ai∈ （0,∞） （for i = 1,..., m - 2） are given constants satisfying some suitable hypotheses. We show that this problem has at least one positive solution for sufficiently small b 〉 0 and no solution for sufficiently large b. Our results are new even for the corresponding differential equation （T = R） and difference equation （T = Z）.     

A note on the non-commutative neutrix product of distributions

The distributionF(x ₊, −r) Inx₊ andF(x ₋, −s) corresponding to the functionsx ₊ ^−r lnx₊ andx ₋ ^−s respectively are defined by the equations

On the Convergence of Products γ^-sh1hn in the Adams Spectral Sequence

Abstract Let A be the mod p Steenrod algebra and S the sphere spectrum localized at p, where p is an odd prime. In 2001 Lin detected a new family in the stable homotopy of spheres which is represented by （b0hn-h1bn-1）∈ ExtA^3,（p^n＋p）q（Zp,Zp） in the Adams spectral sequence. At the same time, he proved that i.（hlhn） ∈ExtA^2,（p^n＋P）q（H^＊M, Zp） is a permanent cycle in the Adams spectral sequence and converges to a nontrivial element ξn∈π（p^n＋p）q-2M. In this paper, with Lin＇s results, we make use of the Adams spectral sequence and the May spectral sequence to detect a new nontrivial family of homotopy elements jj′j^-γsi^-i′ξn in the stable homotopy groups of spheres. The new one is of degree p^nq ＋ sp^2q ＋ spq ＋ （s - 2）q ＋ s - 6 and is represented up to a nonzero scalar by hlhnγ-s in the E2^s＋2,＊-term of the Adams spectral sequence, where p ≥ 7, q = 2（p - 1）, n ≥ 4 and 3 ≤ s 〈 p.