Reduced hybrid model of moving and rotating continua

The paper introduces the method of the model reduction of systems that experience a Coriolis acceleration or gyroscopic effect component. In such causes that corresponding system equations are non-self-adjoined. Modal reduced model is built up for the system without Coriolis or gyroscopic effect terms. These phenomena are next included by application of any lumping technique. Hence, the final reduced model is a hybrid one, obtained by both lumping and modal methods of modeling. (© 2009 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

混合新几何体Γ_(-p，i)K的不等式

近来,Lutwak,Yang和Zhang提出了新几何体Γ_(-p)K的概念,获得一些结论.本文引入混合新几何体Γ_(-p,i)K的概念,即新几何体是它的特殊类,得到了混合新几何体的一些性质,并建立了相关的不等式.     

Bundles and geometric structures associated with gyroscopic systems

The overview is devoted to topological and geometric structures associated with gyroscopic systems whose action functional S is multivalued. The expediency of constructing and studying them is, in particular, stipulated by the fact that the standard methods of the calculus of variations in the problem with fixed endpoints are not effective for such functionals. One of the methods for overcoming the difficulties arising here is the application of bundles, foliations, connections, and also Riemannian and Lorentz manifolds. In this way, it turns out to be possible to perform the reduction of the two-point problem for S to problems with fixed initial point and movable endpoint for the length functional {ie828-01} of a pseudo-Riemannian manifold foliated over the configurational space of the gyroscopic system considered. As the endpoint manifolds, the leaves of the Riemannian foliation are used, and the correspondence between the extremals of the functionals S and {ie828-02} is stated by using the Ehresmann connection of this bundle. The paper discusses the results on the motions of natural mechanical systems with gyroscopic forces and gyroscopic systems of relativistic type obtained by using the above reduction and also the topological and geometric constructions used in it. __________ Translated from Sovremennaya Matematika. Fundamental’nye Napravleniya (Contemporary Mathematics. Fundamental Directions), Vol. 22, Geometry, 2007.     

Tools for Two-Dimensional Exploratory Projection Pursuit

Abstract

In this article we examine the current status of exploratory projection pursuit. This involves a large comparison of all two-dimensional projection indexes and optimization algorithms that have been proposed in the literature. We show that the efficacy of the exploration depends to a large extent on the optimization routine. We also stress the importance of studying the behavior of the empirical projection indexes rather than the underlying theoretical distances they estimate. Indeed, indexes based on orthonormal polynomial expansions differ greatly in their behavior from the theoretical performance of the weighted L ²-distances they estimate. This study reveals three universal indexes, namely the Legendre index (Friedman), the Hermite index (Hall), and the chi-squared index (Posse), which are sensitive to any kind of departure from normality in the core of the distribution, and two indexes ideal for catching clusters, namely the Laguerre-Fourier index (Morton) and the Natural Hermite index (Cook, Buja, and Cabrera).     

推导刚体动力学方程的张量方法

本文提出了基于连续介质力学概念推导刚体动力学方程的张量方法,运用具有零共旋率的惯性张量的时间导数公式,证明了Lagrange方程、Nielsen方程、Gibbs-Appell方程、Kane方程和广义动量式Kane方程等五种方法的等价性,给出了角速度、角加速度之间的一些微分关系式.     

A generalized Malmquist productivity index

In 1953 Sten Malmquist, a Swedish economist and statistician, published inTrabajos de Estadística the foundations of a productivity index which now bears his name. In this paper we generalize the Malmquist productivity index. We show that (i) the generalized Malmquist productivity index can be expressed as the product of a Malmquist productivity index and a Malmquist scale index; (ii) the generalized Malmquist productivity index can also be expressed as the ratio of a Malmquist output quantity index to a Malmquist input quantity index; (iii) the geometric mean of a pair of Malmquist scale indexes is equal to the reciprocal of the Törnqvist scale index, which implies that (iv) the geometric mean of a pair of generalized Malmquist productivity indexes is equal to a Törnqvist productivity index.     

A two-step algorithm of smooth spline generation on Riemannian manifolds

This paper presents a simple geometric algorithm to generate splines of arbitrary degree of smoothness in Euclidean spaces. Unlike other existing methods, this simple geometric algorithm does not require a recursive procedure and, consequently, introduces a significant reduction in calculation time. The algorithm is then extended to other complete Riemannian manifolds, namely to matrix Lie groups and spheres.     

A strengthening of the interior Hölder continuity property for solutions of the Dirichlet problem for a second-order elliptic equation

The classical solution of the Dirichlet problem with a continuous boundary function for a linear elliptic equation with Hölder continuous coefficients and right-hand side satisfies the interior Schauder estimates describing the possible increase of the solution smoothness characteristics as the boundary is approached, namely, of the solution derivatives and their difference ratios in the corresponding Hölder norm. We prove similar assertions for the generalized solution with some other smoothness characteristics. In contrast to the interior Schauder estimates for classical solutions, our established estimates for the differential characteristics imply the continuity of the generalized solution in a sense natural for the problem (in the sense of (n-1)-dimensional continuity) up to the boundary of the domain in question. We state the global properties in terms of the boundedness of the integrals of the square of the difference between the solution values at different points with respect to especially normalized measures in a certain class.     

Empirical bayesian test of the smoothness

In the context of adaptive nonparametric curve estimation a common assumption is that a function (signal) to estimate belongs to a nested family of functional classes. These classes are often parametrized by a quantity representing the smoothness of the signal. It has already been realized by many that the problem of estimating the smoothness is not sensible. What can then be inferred about the smoothness? The paper attempts to answer this question. We consider implications of our results to hypothesis testing about the smoothness and smoothness classification problem. The test statistic is based on the empirical Bayes approach, i.e., it is the marginalized maximum likelihood estimator of the smoothness parameter for an appropriate prior distribution on the unknown signal.     

A theorem on smoothness- Bass-Quillen, Chow groups and intersection multiplicity of Serre

We describe here an inherent connection of smoothness among the Bass-Quillen conjecture, the Chow-group problem and Serre's Theorem on Intersection Multiplicity. Extension of a theorem of Lindel on smoothness plays a key role in our proof of the Serre-multiplicity theorem in the geometric (resp. unramified) case. We reduce the complete case of the theorem to the above case by using Artin's Approximation. We do not need the concept of ``complete Tor'. Similar proofs are sketched for Quillen's theorem on Chow groups and its extension due to Gillet and Levine.

     

Vulnerability of complex networks

We consider normalized average edge betweenness of a network as a metric of network vulnerability. We suggest that normalized average edge betweenness together with is relative difference when certain number of nodes and/or edges are removed from the network is a measure of network vulnerability, called vulnerability index. Vulnerability index is calculated for four synthetic networks: Erdős–Rényi (ER) random networks, Barabási–Albert (BA) model of scale-free networks, Watts–Strogatz (WS) model of small-world networks, and geometric random networks. Real-world networks for which vulnerability index is calculated include: two human brain networks, three urban networks, one collaboration network, and two power grid networks. We find that WS model of small-world networks and biological networks (human brain networks) are the most robust networks among all networks studied in the paper.     

An algebraic multigrid method with interpolation reproducing rigid body modes for semi-definite problems in two-dimensional linear elasticity

Based on the geometric grid information as geometric coordinates, an algebraic multigrid (AMG) method with the interpolation reproducing the rigid body modes (namely the kernel elements of semi-definite operator arising from linear elasticity) is constructed, and such method is applied to the linear elasticity problems with a traction free boundary condition and crystal problems with free boundary conditions as well. The results of various numerical experiments in two dimensions are presented. It is shown from the numerical results that the constructed AMG method is robust and efficient for such semi-definite problems, and the convergence is uniformly bounded away from one independent of the problem size. Furthermore, the AMG method proposed in this paper has better convergence rate than the commonly used AMG methods. Simultaneously, an AMG method that can preserve the quotient space, which means that if the exact solution of original problem belongs to the quotient space of discrete operator considered, then the numerical solution of AMG method is convergent in the same quotient space, is obtained using the technique of orthogonal decomposition.     

Dissipation-induced subcritical flutter in the acoustics of friction

We consider a gyroscopic system under the action of small dissipative and non–conservative positional forces, which has its origin in the models of rotating elastic bodies of revolution in frictional contact such as the singing wine glass or the squealing disc/drum brakes. The spectrum of the unperturbed gyroscopic system forms a spectral mesh in the plane ‘frequency versus gyroscopic parameter’ with double semi–simple purely imaginary eigenvalues at the nodes. In the subcritical range of the gyroscopic parameter the eigenvalues involved into the crossings have the same Krein signature and thus their splitting due to changes in the stiffness matrix, which break the rotational symmetry of the body, cannot produce complex eigenvalues and, therefore, flutter. We establish that perturbation of the gyroscopic system by the dissipative forces with the indefinite matrix can lead to the subcritical flutter instability even if the rotational symmetry is destroyed. With the use of the perturbation theory of multiple eigenvalues we explicitly find the linear approximation to the domain of the subcritical flutter, which turns out to have a conical shape. The orientation of the cone in the three dimensional space of the parameters, corresponding to gyroscopic, damping, and potential forces, is determined by the sign of an explicit expression involving the entries of both the damping and potential matrices. With the use of a time–dependent coordinate transformation we demonstrate that the conical zones of flutter for the original autonomous system coincide with the zones of the subcritical parametric resonance of the rotationally symmetric flexible body with the load moving in the circumferential direction. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

The stability and stabilization of the motion of non-conservative mechanical systems

Two stability problems are solved. In the first, the stability of mechanical systems, on which dissipative, gyroscopic, potential and positional non-conservative forces (systems of general form) act, is investigated. The stability is considered in the case when the potential energy has a maximum at equilibrium. The condition for asymptotic stability is obtained by constructing Lyapunov's function. In the second problem, the possibility of stabilizing a gyroscopic system with two degrees of freedom up to asymptotic stability using non-linear dissipative and positional non-conservative forces is investigated. Stability of the gyroscopic system is achieved by gyroscopic stabilization. The stability conditions are obtained in terms of the system parameters. Cases when the gyroscopic stabilization is disrupted by these non-linear forces are indicated.     

Asymptotic solutions of Lagrangian systems with gyroscopic forces

We consider Lagrangian systems in the presence of nondegenerate gyroscopic forces. The problem of stability of a degenerate equilibrium pointO and the existence of asymptotic solutions is studied. In particular we show that nondegenerate gyroscopic forces in general have, at least formally, a stabilizing effect whenO is a strict maximum point of the potential energy. It turns out that when we switch on arbitrary small nondegenerate gyroscopic forces, a bifurcation phenomenon arises: the instability properties ofO are transferred to a compact invariant set which collapses atO when the gyroscopic forces are switched off.Work supported by Russian Fund of Basic Research, the Italian Research Council (CNR) and the Italian Ministery of University (MURST)     

The parametric degree of a rational surface

The parametric degree of a rational surface is the degree of the polynomials in the smallest possible proper parametrization. An example shows that the parametric degree is not a geometric but an arithmetic concept, in the sense that it depends on the choice of the ground field. In this paper, we introduce two geometric invariants of a rational surface, namely level and keel. These two numbers govern the parametric degree in the sense that there exist linear upper and lower bounds. Supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) in the frame of the reseach projects SFB 1303 and P15551     

Geometric quantization for proper actions

We first introduce an invariant index for G-equivariant elliptic differential operators on a locally compact manifold M admitting a proper cocompact action of a locally compact group G. It generalizes the Kawasaki index for orbifolds to the case of proper cocompact actions. Our invariant index is used to show that an analog of the Guillemin-Sternberg geometric quantization conjecture holds if M is symplectic with a Hamiltonian action of G that is proper and cocompact. This essentially solves a conjecture of Hochs and Landsman.     

Lp截面体

通过利用Brunn-Minkowski-Firey混合体积及对偶混合体积理论,研究了Lp-截面体和对偶混合体积的相互关系,建立了关于正规化Lp-径向加及Lp-径向线性组合的Lp-截面体的Brunn-Minkowski形不等式及其隔离形式,且获得了算子Ip的一些性质.     

Non-stationary nonlinear analysis of a composite rotating shaft passing through critical speed

In this paper, nonlinear non-stationary dynamics of a nonlinear composite shaft passing through critical speed is studied. The nonlinearity is due to the large amplitude of shaft vibration. The equations of motion are obtained by three-dimensional constitutive relationships of composite materials. The gyroscopic effect, rotary inertia and coupling caused by material anisotropy are considered but shear deformation is neglected. Without any simplification, axial-flexural-flexural-torsional equations of motion (EOM) for the elastic composite shaft with variable rotational speed are obtained. The approximate analytical method namely asymptotic method is applied to analyze the nonstationary behavior of the composite shaft with constant acceleration. First, the EOMs are discretized using one and two-term Galerkin method. Then, the resulted equations are transformed to normal coordinates. Finally, the asymptotic method is applied to equations described in normal coordinates. Analytical expressions governing the amplitude and phase of motion during passage through critical speeds are obtained. By comparing the results obtained from analytical solutions, it is shown that discretization by one mode is not enough due to the existence of coupling in the equations and at least two modes are necessary for this purpose. Effects of damping, eccentricity, initial angular velocity and fiber angle on response amplitude are investigated. For verification, the results of perturbation theory are compared with numerical simulations and it is shown that there is good agreement between both methods.     

Chord power integrals and radial mean bodies

In this paper, we obtain a formula relating the chord power integrals of a convex body K and the dual quermassintegrals of its radial pth mean body RpK. With this, a relation among the chord power integrals of a convex body K under dilation transformations is found. As an interesting application, some geometric inequalities between the dual quermassintegrals of RpK and the volume of K, which are equivalent to the isoperimetric-type inequalities of chord power integrals, are also established.