Preservation of the existence of fixed and coincidence points under homotopy of mappings of ordered sets

In problems of topology and analysis, well-known theorem on the preservation by any continuous homotopy of the property of a mapping to have a fixed point and the property of a pair of mappings to have a coincidence point are extensively applied. Thus, for contraction mappings and some of their generalizations, Frigon’s results on the preservation of the property to have a fixed point by a homotopy of a special type are known. This paper presents theorems on the preservation by order homotopy of the property of a pair of mappings to have a coincidence point. As a corollary, conditions under which such a homotopy preserves the property of a mapping to have a fixed point are obtained.     

Emptiness of set of points of lower semicontinuity of Lyapunov exponents

We consider parametric families of differential systems with coefficients that are bounded and continuous on the half-line and uniformly in time continuously depend on a real parameter. For each Lyapunov exponent, we construct a family such that the Lyapunov exponent of its systems treated as a function of the parameter is not a lower semicontinuous function for any value of the parameter.     

Linear problems of the stability of a type of rotation of a satellite about the centre of mass

The stability in the first approximation of the rotation of a satellite about a centre of mass is investigated. In the unperturbed motion the satellite performs, in absolute space, three rotations around the normal to the orbital plane in a time equal to two periods of rotation of its centre of mass in the orbit (Mercury-type rotation). Three cases of such rotations are considered: the rotations of a dynamically symmetrical satellite and a satellite, the central ellipsoid of inertia of which is close to a sphere, in an elliptic orbit of arbitrary eccentricity, and the rotation of a satellite with three different principal central moments of inertia in a circular orbit.     

Definition of boundary values of thickness of chrome coverings of piston rings

An approach to the definition of adhesion and cohesion stresses that appear in a piston ring after chroming and its mounting on the piston, its performance in a motor, and corresponding conditions of the critical thicknesses of the covering on the basis of a representation of the ring as a two-layer beam is described.Translated from Dinamicheskie Sistemy, No. 9, pp. 72–76, 1990.     

Two-step generation of the equations of motion of closed-chains

This paper presents a two-step generation of the equations of motion of planar mechanisms using point and joint coordinates. First, the formulation replaces a rigid body by a dynamically equivalent constrained system of particles and uses Newton’s second law to study the motion of the particles without introducing any rotational coordinates. Then, the equations of motion are transformed to a reduced set in terms of selected relative joint variables using a velocity transformation matrix. For an open-chain, this process automatically eliminates all of the non-working constraint forces and leads to an efficient integration of the equations of motion. For a closed-chain, suitable joints should be cut and few cut-joints constraint equations are included. An example of a closed-chain is used to demonstrate the generality and efficiency of the proposed method.     

Construction of periodic solutions of integrodifferential equations of viscoelasticity

A theorem on the estimation of the periodic solutions of a linear integrodifferential equation and a theorem of existence and uniqueness of the periodic solution of a nonlinear integrodifferential equation are presented without proof.     

Bifurcations of basins of attraction from the view point of prime ends

In dynamical systems examples are common in which two or more attractors coexist, and in such cases the basin boundary is nonempty and the basins often have fractal basin boundaries. The purpose of this paper is to describe the structure and properties of unbounded basins and their boundaries for two-dimensional diffeomorphisms. Frequently, if not always, there is a periodic saddle on the boundary that is accessible from the basin. Carathéodory and many others developed an approach in which an open set (in our case a basin) is compactified using so-called prime end theory. Under the prime end compactification of the basin, boundary points of the basin (prime ends) can be characterized as either type 1, 2, 3, or 4. In all well-known examples, most points are of type 1. Many two-dimensional basins have a basin cell, that is, a trapping region whose boundary consists of pieces of the stable and unstable manifolds of a well chosen periodic orbit. Then the basin consists of a central body (the basin cell) and a finite number of channels attached to it, and the basin boundary is fractal. We present a result that says {a basin has a basin cell} if and only if {every prime end that is defined by a chain of unbounded regions (in the basin) is a prime end of type 3 and furthermore all other prime ends are of type 1}. We also prove as a parameter is varied, the basin cell for a basin B is created (or destroyed) if and only if either there is a saddle node bifurcation or the basin B has a prime end that is defined by a chain of unbounded regions and is a prime end of either type 2 or type 4.     

Studies of the dynamics of space motion of a class of parachute systems

A mathematical model of space motion of a mechanical system that consists of a load and a parachute is presented. With the help of the apparatus of the Lyapunov functions, a particular case of the model is studied when the load can be considered as a mass point that does not have resistance. A sufficient condition of stability is obtained. The results can be applied to the model/ing and construction of parachute systems.Translated from Dinamicheskie Sistemy, No. 9, pp. 99–102, 1990.     

On the poset of conjugacy classes of subgroups of finite p-groups

This paper is a continuation of the paper “On the Deskins completions, theta completions and theta pairs for maximal subgroups ”.In the former paper, Zhao Yaoqing introduced the concept of θ-completions associated to a maximal subgroup of a finite group. The concept offers a convenience for us to study the completions introduced by Deskins and gives us a way to reveal the relationship between the concepts of completions and θ-pairs, the latter concept is introduced by Mukherjee and Bhattacharya. The present paper is devoted to discussing the π-solvability, π-supersolvability and π-nilpotency of a finite group by using the θ-completions. Moreover, a new proof on the Deskins conjecture concerning the supersolvability is included.     

Properties of the solutions of a certain class of variational inequalities

In a curvilinear quadrangle one considers an elliptic operator with linear principal terms and discontinuous leading coefficients. One investigates the solution of a variational inequality with a constraint on the derivatives, tangent to the boundary and to the discontinuity lines of the coefficients. On certain parts of the boundary one imposes the first boundary condition and on others a condition on a directional derivative. One proves the existence of a solution with square summable second derivatives at each point of the subdomains where the leading coefficients are smooth.Translated from Problemy Matematicheskogo Analiza, No. 10, pp. 83–92, 1986.     

Application of the method of direct cutting-out to the solution of the problem of longitudinal shear of a wedge with thin heterogeneities of arbitrary orientation

The method of direct cutting-out consists of modeling of a finite body, in particular, with thin heterogeneities, using a much simpler problem for a bounded or a partially bounded body with thin heterogeneities located in the same manner and the presence of additional cracks or absolutely rigid inclusions of fairy large length, which are modeled by the boundary conditions of a bounded body. The method is tested on the problems of antiplane deformation of a symmetrically loaded crack in a wedge with free faces and an absolutely rigid inclusion placed with some tension in a wedge with restrained faces. For an elastic inclusion, we construct generalized conditions of interaction, which enable us to unify the procedure of giving different boundary conditions in the case of using the method of direct cutting-out.     

Comparisons of models for estimation of safe doses using measures of the heaviness of tail of a distribution

Summary Procedures to estimate a dose of which the incidence probability is very small (e.g. 10⁻⁶) have been developed to evaluate the safety of chemical compounds. To compare models for estimation of safe doses quantitatively, a measure of the heaviness of tail of a distribution and a measure of tail at the origin are introduced. These measures have a theoretical basis for the comparison of tail behavior between distributions. Using the two measures, a tail ordering is defined to present a criterion for the comparison of models and is discussed for the probit, the logit, the Weibull, the (generalized) multihit, the (generalized) multitarget and the multistage models. The multistage model is most conservative among them, while the probit model has the reverse property. The Weibull model is more conservative than the logit. The multihit and multitarget models are found to be more sensitive than the Weibull and the logit. The Institute of Statistical Mathematics National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences     

Existence of normal Hall subgroups by means of orders of products

Let G be a finite group, let π be a set of primes and let p be a prime. We characterize the existence of a normal Hall π‐subgroup in G in terms of the order of products of certain elements of G. This theorem generalizes a characterization of A. Moretó and the second author by using the orders of products of elements for those groups having a normal Sylow p‐subgroup 6 . As a consequence, we also give a π‐decomposability criterion for a finite group also by means of the orders of products.     

The use of splitting of the equations of motion in the numerical solution of problems of the dynamics of elastic systems

Linear elastic systems with a finite number of degrees of freedom, the initial equations of motion of which are constructed using the finite element method or other discretization methods, are considered. Since, in applied dynamics problems, the motions are usually investigated in a frequency range with an upper bound, the degrees of freedom of the initial system of equations are split into dynamic and quasi-dynamic degrees. Finally, the initial system of equations is split into a small number of differential equations for the dynamic degrees of freedom and into a system of algebraic equations for determining the quasi-static displacements, represented in the form of a matrix series. The number of terms of the series taken into account depends on the accuracy required.     

Capability of Crossed Modules of Lie Algebras

In this paper, we introduce the concept of capability for crossed modules of Lie algebras, which is a generalization of capability in Lie algebras and groups. By using a special central ideal of a crossed module, we give a sufficient condition for the capability of a crossed module of Lie algebras. Also, we will extend the five-term exact sequence on homology of crossed modules of Lie algebras one term further and study the connection between the capability of crossed modules and this sequence. Finally, we study the relation between the capability and the center of a cover of a crossed module.     

Cohomology of categories and extensions of twisted diagrams of groups

A twisted diagram of groups assigns a group to every object of an indexing category and a homomorphism of groups to every morphism. However, it does not have to be completely functorial — it preserves composition only up to a compatible family of inner automorphisms. A. Haefliger defined a special case: the complex of groups. We prove that there exists a natural bijective correspondence between equivalence classes of epimorphisms of twisted diagrams of groups and elements of the second cohomology group of a certain small category. If this category is defined by a discrete group, then we obtain the well known classification of extensions of groups.     

Some properties of c-covers of a pair of Lie algebras

In [H. Safa and H. Arabyani, On c-nilpotent multiplier and c-covers of a pair of Lie algebras, Commun. Algebra 45(10) (2017), 4429–4434], we characterized the structure of the c-nilpotent multiplier of a pair of Lie algebras in terms of its c-covering pairs and discussed some results on the existence of c-covers of a pair of Lie algebras. In the present paper, it is shown under some conditions that a relative c-central extension of a pair of Lie algebras is a homomorphic image of a c-covering pair. Moreover, we prove that a c-cover of a pair of finite dimensional Lie algebras, under some assumptions, has a unique domain up to isomorphism and also that every perfect pair of Lie algebras admits at least one c-cover. Finally, we discuss a result concerning the isoclinism of c-covering pairs.     

Eigenvector p-Bases of Rings of Constants of Derivations

Let A be a UFD of characteristic p > 0, let 𝒵 be a set of some eigenvectors of a derivation of A. We prove, under some additional assumptions, a necessary and sufficient condition for 𝒵 to be a p-basis of the minimal ring of constants containing 𝒵. The main preparatory result is the unique decomposition theorem with respect to a factor from a given subalgebra containing A^p.     

Two-fold completeness of root vectors of a system of quadratic pencils

We consider a spectral problem for a system of second order (in the spectral parameter) abstract pencils in a Hilbert space and prove the completeness and the Abel basis property of a system of eigenvectors and associated vectors. In some special cases, we obtain the expansion of vectors with respect to eigenvectors. Further, it is considered a relevant application of these abstract results to boundary-value problems for second and fourth order ordinary differential equations with a quadratic spectral parameter both in the equation and in boundary-value conditions.     

Positivity of linear transformations of mean-starshaped sequences

In this paper, we give the necessary and sufficient conditions for a linear transformation of a mean-starshaped sequence to be positive. Using this result, we obtain the necessary and sufficient conditions for a lower triangular matrix to preserve the mean-starshape of a sequence and we discuss some special cases of linear transformations. Our next result deals with the convergence of a sequence of mean-starshaped sequences to any given mean-starshaped sequence and the positivity of a linear operator on the set of mean-starshaped sequences.