On the cohomology of a hyperfinite action

LetV be an ergodic automorphism of a probability space and letA be a locally compact abelian group. Iff:XA is a measurable function, one defines a skew product automorphismV _f of the product spaceX×A byV _f (x,)=(Vx,+f(x)) for every point (x,) inX×A. In this paper we prove thatV _f is ergodic for most functionsf.     

Einige Aspekte in der Zuordnungstheorie

Zusammenfassung Gegeben seien endliche MengenX, Y undZ X × Y, Z _x ={y¦(x,y) Z},Z _y ={x¦(x,y) Z}.Man nenntA X (bzw.B Y)zuordenbar, wenn es eine Injektion:A Y (bzw.: B X) mit(x) Z _x (bzw.(y) Z _y ) gibt, und (A, B) mit #A=#B > 0 einZuordnungspaar, wenn eine Bijektionf:A B mitf(x)Z _x B (bzw.f ^–1 (y) Z _y A) existiert. Die Bijektionf heißtZuordnungsplan fürA, B.In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden Fragen nach der Existenz von optimal zuordenbaren Mengen und optimalen Zuordnungspaaren behandelt, wenn man auf den MengenX undY Ordnungen vorgibt, wobei auch Nebenbedingungen berücksichtigt werden. In manchen Fällen lassen sich anhand der Beweise Zuordnungspläne oder ihre Berechnungsvorschrift explizit angeben.Zum Schluß werden die Aussagen an konkreten, dem Bereich der Wirtschaftswissenschaften entnommenen Beispielen erläutert.

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Summary LetX, Y be finite sets andZ X × Y, Z _x ={y¦(x,y) Z},Z _y ={x¦(x,y)Z}. A X (resp.B Y) is calledassignable if there is an injection: A Y (resp.: B X) with (x) Z _x (resp.(y) Z _y ), (A, B) with #A=#B > 0 anassigned pair if there is a bijection f:A B withf (x) Z _x B (resp.f ^–1(y) Z _y A). The bijectionf is called aplan forA andB.In this paper problems are discussed concerning the existence of optimal assignable sets and optimal assigned pairs ifX andY are totally ordered, additional constraints are also considered. In some cases the proofs give explicit constructions of plans. The results are illustrated by application to problems occurring in Operations Research.

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Diese Arbeit ist mit Unterstützung des Sonderforschungsbereiches 72 an der Universität Bonn entstanden.     

On discrete and continuous norms in Paley-Wiener spaces and consequences for exponential frames

It is well known that for certain sequences {t_n}_n the usual L^p norm ·_p in the Paley-Wiener space PW ^p is equivalent to the discrete norm f_p,{tn}:=( _n=– |f(t_n)|^p)^1/p for 1 p = < and f_,{tn}:=sup _n|f(t_n| for p=). We estimate f_p from above by Cf_p, _n and give an explicit value for C depending only on p, , and characteristic parameters of the sequence {t_n}_n. This includes an explicit lower frame bound in a famous theorem of Duffin and Schaeffer.     

Joint convergence of conditional expectations

Let P_n, nIN{0}, be probability measures on a-fieldA; f_n, nIN{0}, be a family of uniformly boundedA-measurable functions andA _n, nIN, be a sequence of sub--fields ofA, increasing or decreasing to the-fieldA _o. It is shown in this paper that the conditional expectations converge in P_o-measure to with k, n, m , if P_n|A, nIN, converges uniformly to P_n|A and f_n, nIN, converges in P_o-measure to f_o.     

Knaster's problem on continuous maps of a sphere into Euclidean space

A survey of known results and additional new ones on Knaster's problem: on the standard sphere S^n–1Rⁿ find configurations of points A₁, , A_k, such that for any continuous map fS^n–1R^m one can find a rotation a of the sphere S^n–1 such that f(a(A₁)==f(a(A_k)) and some problems closely connected with it. We study the connection of Knaster's problem with equivariant mappings, with Dvoretsky's theorem on the existence of an almost spherical section of a multidimensional convex body, and we also study the set {a S0(n)f(a(A₁))==f(a(A_k))} of solutions of Knaster's problem for a fixed configuration of points A₁, , A_kS^n–1 and a map fS^n–1R^m in general position. Unsolved problems are posed.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 167, pp. 169–178, 1987.     

Best approximation by splines on classes of periodic functions in the metric of L

We have obtained the exact value of the upper bound on the best approximations in the metric of L on the classes W^rH of functionsf C ₂ ^r for which ¦f ^(r) (x)-f ^(r) (x)) ¦ <(¦ x-xf) [ (t) is the upwards-convex modulus of continuity] by subspaces of r-th order polynomial splines of defect 1 with respect to the partitioning k/n.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 20, No. 5, pp. 655–664, November, 1976.     

Waterman classes and triangular sums of double Fourier series

Let ^a ={nln^a (n+1)}, where a R. The following results are established: For every &fnof ^a BV ((- ]²), the triangular partial sums of its Fourier series are uniformly bounded if a = -1, and converge everywhere if a < -1.For every a>0, there exists &fnof ^a BV ((- ]²) such that the triangular partial sums of its Fourier series are unbounded at the point (0;0).     

Angular limits of holomorphic functions which satisfy an integrability condition

Let (–1,1), let 2/(1–)p<, letp denote the Hölder conjugate ofp, and let be an open arc of the unit circle. It is shown that, iff is a holomorphic function on the unit disc such that: (i) (1–|z|)log⁺|f(z)| isL ^p -integrable on the sector {r:0f has an infinite asymptotic value has -finite (2–(1+)p)-dimensional Hausdorff, measure, thenf has finite angular limits on a subset of of positive linear measure. In fact, a stronger conclusion will be established.     

Ergodic properties of Poisson processes with almost periodic intensity

Summary We discuss in this paper a non-homogeneous Poisson process A driven by an almost periodic intensity function. We give the stationary version A ^* and the Palm version A ⁰ corresponding to A ^*. Let (T _i ,i) be the inter-point distance sequence in A and (T _i ⁰ ,i) in A ⁰. We prove that forj, the sequence (T _i+j,i) converges in distribution to (T _i ⁰ ,i). If the intensity function is periodic then the convergence is in variation.     

A generalization of a theorem of M. Riesz to the case of functions of several variables

The following theorem was proved by M. Riesz: Iff(x) L(–,),f(x) 0 and the conjugate functionf (x) is also integrable on [-, ], thenf(x) L log⁺L. The analog of this theorem for functions of several variables is established.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 269–280, November, 1968.     

Schauder type theorems for differentiable and holomorphic mappings

Denoting byC _wu ^p (E) the algebra of allC ^p-real-valued functions on the real Banach spaceE such that the functions and the derivatives are weakly uniformly continuous on bounded subsets, it is known that the algebra homomorphismsA:C _wu ^q (F)C _wu ^p (E) are induced by differentiable mappingsg:EF ^**. We prove that, for 1p+1q, the following are equivalent: (a)A is compact; (b)g and its derivatives are compact; (c)gC _wu ^p (E,F ^**) (the authors had proved that, forp=q<,A is [weakly] compact if and only ifg is a constant mapping, and it is known that ifq<p, thenA is always induced by a constant mapping and is therefore compact). Also, for an entire function of bounded typegH _b (U,F), where is a balanced open subset, andE,F are complex Banach spaces, lettingA:H _b (F)H _b (U) be the homomorphism given byA(f)=fg for allfH _b (F), we prove thatA is compact if and only ifg is compact.Supported in part by DGICYT Grant PB 94-1052 (Spain).Supported in part by DGICYT Grant PB 93-0452 (Spain).     

The question of A*-summability of double trigonometric Fourier series

It is proved that for anyf(x, y) L(R), where R=[-,,-, ], a function (x, y), exists such that ¦(x, y) ¦=¦f(x, y) ¦ for almost all (x, y) R. The Fourier series of the function (x, y) and all conjugate trigonometric series are A^*-summable almost everywhere.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 145–150, February, 1972.     

Aufeinanderfolgende Elemente in multiplikativen Zahlenmengen

LetM be a multiplicative set with 1M andmnM if and only ifmM,nM for (m,n)=1. It is shown by elementary means that there exists the asymptotic density of the setM(M–1) for every multiplicative setM. The density is positive if and only ifM possesses a positive density and 2M for some . This result is slightly generalized to sums over multiplicative functionsf with |f|1.     

Peak sets for analytic Hölder classes

A closed subset E of the unit circumference T is said to be a peak set for the analytic Hölder class A, 0 < < 1 there exists a functionf,fA such that f¦_E1 and ¦f(z)¦<1 for. It is shown that the set E is a peak set of the algebra A if and only if there exists a nonnegative Borel measure on T such that the function coincides almost everywhere with a function of the Hölder class , equal to zero on E. A sufficient condition in order that a closed set E should belong to the family of peak sets is obtained.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 157, pp. 129–136, 1987.     

Existence theorems for nonlinear evolution inclusions

Summary In this paper we obtain an existence theorem for the abstract Cauchy problem for multivalued differential equations of the form u–^– f(u)+G(u), u(O)=x₀, where ^– f is the Fréchet subdifferential of a functionf defined on an open subset of a real separable Hilbert space H, taking its values in R {+} and G is a multifunction from C([0, T], ) into the nonempty subsets of L²([0, T], H). As an application we obtain an existence theorem for the multivalued perturbed problem x–^– f(x)+F(t, x), x(0)=x₀, where F:[0, T]×(H) is a multifunction satisfying some regularity assumptions.     

A functional inequality for real-analytic functions

Summary Forf ( C ⁿ() and 0 t x letJ _n (f, t, x) = (–1)ⁿ f(–x)f ⁽ⁿ⁾(t) +f(x)f ⁽ⁿ⁾ (–t). We prove that the only real-analytic functions satisfyingJ _n (f, t, x) 0 for alln = 0, 1, 2, are the exponential functionsf(x) = c e ^x,c, . Further we present a nontrivial class of real-analytic functions satisfying the inequalitiesJ ₀ (f, x, x) 0 and ₀ ^x (x – t)^{n – 1}J_n(f, t, x)dt 0 (n 1).     

Wilson's functional equation on C

Summary We find the complete set of continuous solutionsf, g of Wilson's functional equation _{n = 0} ^{N – 1} f(x + wⁿy) = Nf(x)g(y), x, y C, given a primitiveN ^th rootw of unity.Disregarding the trivial solutionf = 0 andg any complex function, it is known thatg satisfies a version of d'Alembert's functional equation and so has the formg(z) = g (z) = N^–1 _{n = 0} ^{N – 1} E(wⁿz) for some C². HereE ₍₁, ₂)(x + iy) = exp( ₁x + ₂).For fixedg = g the space of solutionsf of Wilson's functional equation can be decomposed into theN isotypic subspaces for the action of Z _N on the continuous functions on C. We prove that ther ^th component, wherer {0, 1, ,N – 1}, of any solution satisfies the signed functional equation _{n = 0} ^{N – 1} f(x + wⁿy)w^nr = Ng(x)f(y), x, y C. We compute the solution spaces of each of these signed equations: They are 1-dimensional and spanned byz _{n = 0} ^{N – 1} w^nr E(wⁿz), except forg = 1 andr 0 where they are spanned by andz ^{N – r}. Adding the components we get the solution of Wilson's equation. Analogous results are obtained with the action ofZ _N on C replaced by that ofSO(2).The case ofg = 0 in the signed equations is special and solved separately both for Z _N andSO(2).     

Affine modifications and affine hypersurfaces with a very transitive automorphism group

We study the modificationAA of an affine domainA which produces another affine domainA=A[I/f] whereI is a nontrivial ideal ofA andf is a nonzero element ofI. First appeared in passing in the basic paper of O. Zariski [Zar], it was further considered by E. D. Davis [Da]. In [Ka1] its geometric counterpart was applied to construct contractible smooth affine varieties non-isomorphic to Euclidean spaces. Here we provide certain conditions (more general than those in [Ka1]) which guarantee preservation of the topology under a modification.As an application, we show that the group of biregular automorphisms of the affine hypersurfaceXC ^k+2, given by the equationuv=(p(x ₁,...,x_k) wherepC[x ₁,...,x _k ],k2, actsm-transitively on the smooth part regX ofX for anymN. We present examples of such hypersurfaces diffeomorphic to Euclidean spaces.Partially supported by the NSA grant MDA904-96-01-0012.     

Degenerate multidimensional dispersion laws

A study is made of the degeneracy of multidimensional dispersion laws (k) that increase unboundedly as k and satisfy some additional conditions. Under the assumption that the corresponding degeneracy functionf(k) satisfies a certain condition [Eq. (4)], it is shown that only two-dimensional dispersion laws of the form (p,q)=p ³(q/p)+cp(q/p)(|p|,|q|1), wherep(q/p)=f(p, q) is the corresponding unique degeneracy function, can be degenerate with respect to a 12 process. Some conditions that the function () must satisfy are obtained. The explicit form of a degenerate dispersion law with functionp ³(q/p) of polynomial form is found.Institute of Physics, Georgian Academy of Sciences. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 95, No. 1, pp. 20–33, April, 1993.     

Approximation under an arc length constraint

Let f C[a, b]. LetP be a subset ofC[a, b], L b – a be a given real number. We say thatp P is a best approximation tof fromP, with arc length constraintL, ifA[p] _b ^a [1 + (p(x)) ²]dx L andp – f q – f for allq P withA[q] L. represents an arbitrary norm onC[a, b]. The constraintA[p] L might be interpreted physically as a materials constraint.In this paper we consider the questions of existence, uniqueness and characterization of constrained best approximations. In addition a bound, independent of degree, is found for the arc length of a best unconstrained Chebyshev polynomial approximation.The work of L. L. Keener is supported by the National Research Council of Canada Grant A8755.