Multidimensional integral operators with homogeneous kernels of compact type and multiplicatively weakly oscillating coefficients

In the space L _p (? ⁿ ), 1 < p < +∞, we consider a new class of integral operators with kernels homogeneous of degree ?n, which includes the class of operators with homogeneous SO(n)-invariant kernels; we study the Banach algebra generated by such operators with multiplicatively weakly oscillating coefficients. For operators from this algebra, we define a symbol in terms of which we formulate a Fredholm property criterion and derive a formula for calculating the index. An important stage in obtaining these results is the establishment of the relationship between the operators of the class under study and the operators of one-dimensional convolution with weakly oscillating compact coefficients.     

A Combinatorial Formula for the Schur Coefficients of the Integral Form of the Macdonald Polynomials in the Two Column and Certain Hook Cases

In this paper, we prove that the integral form of Macdonald polynomials J _?? [X; q, t] has the property that J _?? [X; q, t]/(1?q) ⁿ has Schur expansion with positive polynomial coefficient. Our proof proceeds by constructing constructing combinatorial formula for the Schur coefficients when??? is either a two column shape or a certain type of hook shape.     

Principal minors, Part I: A method for computing all the principal minors of a matrix

An order O(2ⁿ) algorithm for computing all the principal minors of an arbitrary n × n complex matrix is motivated and presented, offering an improvement by a factor of n³ over direct computation. The algorithm uses recursive Schur complementation and submatrix extraction, storing the answer in a binary order. An implementation of the algorithm in MATLAB® is also given and practical considerations are discussed and treated accordingly.     

High-order Schwarz-Pick Lemma for the Schur class on the polydisc

In this paper, we give Schwarz-Pick Lemma for functions in the Schur class on the polydisc of ? ⁿ , and generalize some early work of Schwarz-Pick Lemma for functions in the Schur class on the unit disk of C and functions in the Schur-Agler class on the polydisc of ? ⁿ .     

Log-convexity properties of Schur functions and generalized hypergeometric functions of matrix argument

We establish a positivity property for the difference of products of certain Schur functions, s _λ (x), where λ varies over a fundamental Weyl chamber in ? ⁿ and x belongs to the positive orthant in ? ⁿ . Further, we generalize that result to the difference of certain products of arbitrary numbers of Schur functions. We also derive a log-convexity property of the generalized hypergeometric functions of two Hermitian matrix arguments, and we show how that result may be extended to derive higher-order log-convexity properties.     

On the Solvability of Integral Operators with Bihomogeneous Kernels of the Compact Type and Variable Coefficients

In this paper, we consider the C ^? -algebra Ω_mult(? ⁿ ) of multiplicatively weakly oscillating functions and a new wide class of kernels of compact type, which includes the class of SO(n)-invariant kernels. For the Banach algebra generated by operators with kernels of this class and coefficients from Ω_mult(? ⁿ ), we construct a symbolic calculus, obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for the presence of the Fredholm property, and propose a method of calculating the index of families. Similar results are obtained for operators with bihomogeneous kernels of compact type and multiplicatively weakly oscillating coefficients, i.e., for operators from the tensor product \( {{\mathfrak{M}}_{p,n}}_{{_1}}\otimes {{\mathfrak{M}}_{p,n}}_{{_2}} \) .     

Soliton solutions for (2 + 1)-dimensional and (3 + 1)-dimensional K(m, n) equations

We consider the nonlinear dispersive K(m,n) equation with the generalized evolution term and derive analytical expressions for some conserved quantities. By using a solitary wave ansatz in the form of sech^p function, we obtain exact bright soliton solutions for (2 + 1)-dimensional and (3 + 1)-dimensional K(m,n) equations with the generalized evolution terms. The results are then generalized to multi-dimensional K(m,n) equations in the presence of the generalized evolution term. An extended form of the K(m,n) equation with perturbation term is investigated. Exact bright soliton solution for the proposed K(m,n) equation having higher-order nonlinear term is determined. The physical parameters in the soliton solutions are obtained as function of the dependent model coefficients.     

Path continuity of fractional Dirichlet functionals

We prove that the quasi continuous version of a functional in E^p_r is continuous along the sample paths of the Dirichlet process provided that p>2, 0<r?1 and pr>2, without assuming the Meyer equivalence. Parallel results for multi-parameter processes are also obtained. Moreover, for 1<p<2, we prove that a n parameter Dirichlet process does not touch a set of (p,2n)-zero capacity. As an example, we also study the quasi-everywhere existence of the local times of martingales on path space.     

Weakly monotone functions

The definition of monotone function in the sense of Lebesgue is extended to the Sobolev spacesW ^1,p ,p >n ? 1. It is proven that such weakly monotone functions are continuous except in a singular set ofp-capacity zero that is empty in the casep =n. Applications to the regularity of mappings with finite dilatation appearing in nonlinear elasticity theory are given.     

Smooth hypersurfaces with a CR contraction

In this paper we show that a C^∞ real hypersurface in Cn+1 of finite D'Angelo type admitting a weakly contracting local CR automorphism is CR equivalent to a weighted homogeneous hypersurface. As an application, we show that a bounded pseudoconvex domain in Cn+1 with C^∞ boundary of finite D'Angelo type with a hyperbolic orbit accumulation point is biholomorphically equivalent to a domain defined by a weighted homogeneous polynomial.     

Staircase skew Schur functions are Schur P-positive

We prove Stanley??s conjecture that, if ?? _n is the staircase shape, then the skew Schur functions $s_{\delta_{n} / \mu}$ are non-negative sums of Schur P-functions. We prove that the coefficients in this sum count certain fillings of shifted shapes. In particular, for the skew Schur function $s_{\delta_{n} / \delta _{n-2}}$ , we discuss connections with Eulerian numbers and alternating permutations.     

Nonsingular systems of generalized Sylvester equations: An algorithmic approach

We consider the uniqueness of solution (i.e., nonsingularity) of systems of r generalized Sylvester and ?‐Sylvester equations with n×n coefficients. After several reductions, we show that it is sufficient to analyze periodic systems having, at most, one generalized ?‐Sylvester equation. We provide characterizations for the nonsingularity in terms of spectral properties of either matrix pencils or formal matrix products, both constructed from the coefficients of the system. The proposed approach uses the periodic Schur decomposition and leads to a backward stable O(n³r) algorithm for computing the (unique) solution.     

Polynomials arising in factoring generalized Vandermonde determinants II: A condition for monicity

In our previous paper [1], we observed that generalized Vandermonde determinants of the form V_n;ν(x₁,…,x_s) = |x_i^μk|, 1 ≤ i, k ≤ n, where the x_i are distinct points belonging to an interval [a, b] of the real line, the index n stands for the order, the sequence μ consists of ordered integers 0 ≤ μ₁ < μ₂ < … < μ_n, can be factored as a product of the classical Vandermonde determinant and a Schur function. On the other hand, we showed that when x = x_n, the resulting polynomial in x is a Schur function which can be factored as a two-factors polynomial: the first is the constant ∏_i=1ⁿ⁻¹ x_i^μ₁ times the monic polynomial ∏_i=1ⁿ⁻¹ (x − x_i, while the second is a polynomial P_M(x) of degree M = m_n−1 − n + 1. In this paper, we first present a typical application in which these factorizations arise and then we discuss a condition under which the polynomial P_M (x) is monic.     

On the convergence to the multiple Wiener-Itô integral

We study the convergence to the multiple Wiener-Itô integral from processes with absolutely continuous paths. More precisely, consider a family of processes, with paths in the Cameron-Martin space, that converges weakly to a standard Brownian motion in C₀([0,T]). Using these processes, we construct a family that converges weakly, in the sense of the finite dimensional distributions, to the multiple Wiener-Itô integral process of a function f∈L²(n[0,T]). We prove also the weak convergence in the space C₀([0,T]) to the second-order integral for two important families of processes that converge to a standard Brownian motion.     

A characterization of the minimal invariant sets of Alspach’s mapping

In 1981, Dale Alspach modified the baker’s transform to produce the first example of a nonexpansive mapping T on a weakly compact convex subset C of a Banach space that is fixed point free. By Zorn’s lemma, there exist minimal weakly compact, convex subsets of C which are invariant under T and are fixed point free.In this paper we produce an explicit formula for the nth power of T, Tⁿ, and prove that the sequence (Tⁿf)_n∈N converges weakly to , for all f∈C. From this we derive a characterization of the minimal invariant sets of T.     

Primitive Idempotents of Schur Rings

In this paper, we explore the nature of central idempotents of Schur rings over finite groups. We introduce the concept of a lattice Schur ring and explore properties of these kinds of Schur rings. In particular, the primitive, central idempotents of lattice Schur rings are completely determined. For a general Schur ring S, S contains a maximal lattice Schur ring, whose central, primitive idempotents form a system of pairwise orthogonal, central idempotents in S. We show that if S is a Schur ring with rational coefficients over a cyclic group, then these idempotents are always primitive and are spanned by the normal subgroups contained in S. Furthermore, a Wedderburn decomposition of Schur rings over cyclic groups is given. Some examples of Schur rings over non-cyclic groups will also be explored.     

On a new geometric property for Banach spaces

In this paper we study a geometric property for Banach spaces called condition (*), introduced by de Reynaet al in [3], A Banach space has this property if for any weakly null sequencex _n of unit vectors inX, ifx _* ⁿ is any sequence of unit vectors inX ^* that attain their norm at x_n’s, then . We show that a Banach space satisfies condition (*) for all equivalent norms iff the space has the Schur property. We also study two related geometric conditions, one of which is useful in calculating the essential norm of an operator.     

Almost-Schur lemma

Schur’s lemma states that every Einstein manifold of dimension n?≥ 3 has constant scalar curvature. In this short note we ask to what extent the scalar curvature is constant if the traceless Ricci tensor is assumed to be small rather than identically zero. In particular, we provide an optimal L ² estimate under suitable assumptions and show that these assumptions cannot be removed.     

On the weak-approximate fixed point property

Let X be a Banach space and C a bounded, closed, convex subset of X. C is said to have the weak-approximate fixed point property if for any norm-continuous mapping , there exists a sequence {xn} in C such that (xn−fn(xn)) converges to 0 weakly. It is known that every infinite-dimensional Banach space with the Schur property does not have the weak-approximate fixed point property. In this article, we show that every Asplund space has the weak-approximate fixed point property. Applications to the asymptotic fixed point theory are given.     

Computing the determinants of matrix Padé approximation

This paper is devoted to a computational problem of two special determinants which appear in the construction of generalized inverse matrix Padé approximants of type [n/2k] for the given power series with matrix coefficients. The main tools to be used are well-known Schur complement theorem and Arnoldi process for skew-symmetric systems.