Identification of a Locally Self-similar Gaussian Process by Using Convex Rearrangements

We propose a new approach for identifying a locally self-similar Gaussian process. The method is based on the asymptotic behavior of convex rearrangement obtained by Davydov and Thilly (2002). Some simulations illustrate the behavior of the resulting estimates in the particular case of the fractional Brownian motion.     

Inner and outer estimates for the solution sets and their asymptotic cones in vector optimization

We use asymptotic analysis to develop finer estimates for the efficient, weak efficient and proper efficient solution sets (and for their asymptotic cones) to convex/quasiconvex vector optimization problems. We also provide a new representation for the efficient solution set without any convexity assumption, and the estimates involve the minima of the linear scalarization of the original vector problem. Some new necessary conditions for a point to be efficient or weak efficient solution for general convex vector optimization problems, as well as for the nonconvex quadratic multiobjective optimization problem, are established.     

Asymptotic Shapes of large Cells in Random Tessellations

We establish a close relationship between isoperimetric inequalities for convex bodies and asymptotic shapes of large random polytopes, which arise as cells in certain random mosaics in d-dimensional Euclidean space. These mosaics are generated by Poisson hyperplane processes satisfying a few natural assumptions (not necessarily stationarity or isotropy). The size of large cells is measured by a class of general functionals. The main result implies that the asymptotic shapes of large cells are completely determined by the extremal bodies of an inequality of isoperimetric type, which connects the size functional and the expected number of hyperplanes of the generating process hitting a given convex body. We obtain exponential estimates for the conditional probability of large deviations of zero cells from asymptotic or limit shapes, under the condition that the cells have large size. This work was supported in part by the European Network PHD, FP6 Marie Curie Actions, RTN, Contract MCRN-511953. Received: May 2005 Accepted: September 2005     

Error of Asymptotic Formulae for Volume Approximation of Convex Bodies in

 We estimate the error of asymptotic formulae for volume approximation of sufficiently differentiable convex bodies by circumscribed convex polytopes as the number of facets tends to infinity. Similar estimates hold for approximation with inscribed and general polytopes and for vertices instead of facets. Our result is then applied to estimate the minimum isoperimetric quotient of convex polytopes as the number of facets tends to infinity.     

Error of Asymptotic Formulae for Volume Approximation of Convex Bodies in

 We estimate the error of asymptotic formulae for volume approximation of sufficiently differentiable convex bodies by circumscribed convex polytopes as the number of facets tends to infinity. Similar estimates hold for approximation with inscribed and general polytopes and for vertices instead of facets. Our result is then applied to estimate the minimum isoperimetric quotient of convex polytopes as the number of facets tends to infinity. Received 16 July 2001     

On Delay-Dependent Global Asymptotic Stability for Pendulum-Like Systems

This paper deals with global asymptotic stability for the delayed nonlinear pendulum-like systems with polytopic uncertainties. The delay-dependent criteria, guaranteeing the global asymptotic stability for the pendulum-like systems with state delay for the first time, are established in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) which can be checked by resorting to recently developed algorithms solving LMIs. Furthermore, based on the derived delay-dependent global asymptotic stability results, LMI characterizations are developed to ensure the robust global asymptotic stability for delayed pendulum-like systems under convex polytopic uncertainties. The new extended LMIs do not involve the product of the Lyapunov matrix and the system matrices. It enables one to check the global asymptotic stability by using parameter-dependent Lyapunov methods. Finally, a concrete application to phase-locked loop (PLL) shows the validity of the proposed approach.     

Asymptotic analysis for linear difference equations

We are concerned with asymptotic analysis for linear difference equations in a locally convex space. First we introduce the profile operator, which plays a central role in analyzing the asymptotic behaviors of the solutions. Then factorial asymptotic expansions for the solutions are given quite explicitly. Finally we obtain Gevrey estimates for the solutions. In a forthcoming paper we will develop the theory of cohomology groups for recurrence relations. The main results in this paper lay analytic foundations of such an algebraic theory, while they are of intrinsic interest in the theory of finite differences.

     

Applications of Livingston‐type inequalities to the generalized Zalcman functional

We obtain sharp estimates for a generalized Zalcman coefficient functional with a complex parameter for the Hurwitz class and the Noshiro–Warschawski class of univalent functions as well as for the closed convex hulls of the convex and starlike functions by using an inequality from [6]. In particular, we generalize an inequality proved by Ma for starlike functions and answer a question from his paper [17]. Finally, we prove an asymptotic version of the generalized Zalcman conjecture for univalent functions and discuss various related or equivalent statements which may shed further light on the problem.     

Stability Conditions for Solutions of Multidimensional Completely Integrable Differential Equations

New sufficient tests are given for the stability and asymptotic stability of the zero solution of a nonautonomous completely integrable equation on an arbitrary salient convex closed cone and on a finitely generated cone. The class of Lyapunov functions suitable for studying the asymptotic behavior of solutions of nonautonomous completely integrable equations is significantly extended by substantially weakening the sign negativeness condition, traditional in the Lyapunov second method, for the derivative of the Lyapunov function at the interior points of the cone.     

Nonmonotone functionals in the Lyapunov direct method for equations of the neutral type

We present new tests for the stability and asymptotic stability of trivial solutions of equations with deviating argument of the neutral type. Unlike well-known results, here we use nonmonotone indefinite Lyapunov functionals. Our class of functionals contains both Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals and Lyapunov-Razumikhin functions as natural special cases. This class of functionals is broad enough that, in a number of stability tests, we have been able to omit the a priori requirement of stability of the corresponding difference operator. In addition, we present tests for the asymptotic stability of solutions of equations of the neutral type with unbounded right-hand side and new estimates for the magnitude of perturbations that do not violate the asymptotic stability if it holds for the unperturbed equation. The obtained estimates single out domains of the phase space in which perturbations should be small and domains in which essentially no constraints are imposed on the perturbation magnitude.     

Global Existence of the Equilibrium Diffusion Model in Radiative Hydrodynamics

This paper is devoted to the analysis of the Cauchy problem for a system of PDEs arising in radiative hydrodynamics. This system, which comes from the so-called equilibrium diffusion regime, is a variant of the usual Euler equations, where the energy and pressure functionals are modified to take into account the effect of radiation and the energy balance containing a nonlinear diffusion term acting on the temperature. The problem is studied in the multi-dimensional framework. The authors identify the existence of a strictly convex entropy and a stability property of the system, and check that the Kawashima-Shizuta condition holds. Then, based on these structure properties, the well-posedness close to a constant state can be proved by using fine energy estimates. The asymptotic decay of the solutions are also investigated.     

Asymptotic stability and asymptotic solutions of second-order differential equations

We improve, simplify, and extend on quasi-linear case some results on asymptotical stability of ordinary second-order differential equations with complex-valued coefficients obtained in our previous paper [G.R. Hovhannisyan, Asymptotic stability for second-order differential equations with complex coefficients, Electron. J. Differential Equations 2004 (85) (2004) 1–20]. To prove asymptotic stability of second-order differential equations, we establish stability estimates using integral representations of solutions via asymptotic solutions and error estimates. Several examples are discussed.     

Lattice Points in Planar Convex Domains

We investigate the number of lattice points in planar convex domains. We give estimates of the remainder in the asymptotic representation with numerical constants, which are astonishingly small. We consider convex planar domains whose boundary has nonvanishing curvature throughout. Here the curvature of the curve of boundary plays an important role. Further, we consider the number of lattice points in domains which are bounded by superellipses. These curves have isolated points with curvature zero.     

On the asymptotic behaviour of a pantograph–type difference equation

In this paper we study the asymptotic behaviour of solutions of the pantograph-type differnce equation, and obtain aymptotic estimates, which can imply asymptotic stability or stability of solutions     

Cylindrical estimates for mean curvature flow of hypersurfaces in CROSSes

We consider the mean curvature flow of a closed hypersurface in the complex or quaternionic projective space. Under a suitable pinching assumption on the initial data, we prove apriori estimates on the principal curvatures which imply that the asymptotic profile near a singularity is either strictly convex or cylindrical. This result generalizes to a large class of symmetric ambient spaces the estimates obtained in the previous works on the mean curvature flow of hypersurfaces in Euclidean space and in the sphere.     

On the Lowest Eigenvalue of Laplace Operators with Mixed Boundary Conditions

In this paper we consider a Robin-type Laplace operator on bounded domains. We study the dependence of its lowest eigenvalue on the boundary conditions and its asymptotic behavior in shrinking and expanding domains. For convex domains we establish two-sided estimates on the lowest eigenvalues in terms of the inradius and of the boundary conditions.     

Conditions for stability and stabilization of systems of neutral type with nonmonotone Lyapunov functionals

We suggest new tests for the stability and uniform asymptotic stability of an equilibrium in systems of neutral type. By using these tests, we prove conditions for optimal stabilization and derive new estimates for perturbations that can be countered by a system closed by an optimal control. We show that, by using nonmonotone sign-indefinite functionals as Lyapunov functionals, one can obtain conditions for uniform asymptotic stability that do not contain the a priori requirement of stability of the difference operator and do not imply the boundedness of the right-hand side of the system. When studying the action of perturbations on the stabilized systems, these conditions permit one to obtain new estimates of perturbations preserving the stabilizing properties of optimal controls. The obtained estimates do not imply any constraint on the value of perturbations in some domains of the phase space that are defined when constructing an optimal stabilizing control. Some examples are considered.     

Fixed-Point Theorems for Generalized Nonexpansive Mappings

Using the concept of asymptotic center we obtain the existence of fixed points having preassigned location for a wider class of asymptotic nonexpansive mappings in a uniformly convex Banach space. This generalization leads us to get a recent result of Alfuraidan and Khamsi for continuous monotone asymptotic nonexpansive mappings as well as the classical fixed-point result of Geobel and Kirk for asymptotic nonexpansive mappings in a uniformly convex Banach space. Also we prove a fixed-point theorem for order preserving continuous maps on a quasiordered closed convex subset of a uniformly convex Banach sapce having monotone norm.     

Asymptotic stability estimates for some evolution problems with singular convection field

Ricerche di Matematica - We establish asymptotic stability estimates for solutions to evolution problems with singular convection term. Such quantitative estimates provide a measure with respect to...     

On the set of weakly efficient minimizers for convex multiobjective programming

In this paper by employing an asymptotic approach we develop an existence and stability theory for convex multiobjective programming. We deal with the set of weakly efficient minimizers. To this end we employ a notion of convergence for vector-valued functions close to that due to Lemaire.