InfiniteB 2[g] sequences

We exhibit, for any integerg≥2, an infinite sequenceA ∈B ₂[g] such that . Furthermore, we obtain better estimates for small values ofg. For instance, we exhibit an infinite sequenceA ∈B ₂[2] such that Partially supported by Colciencias, Colombia and Universidad del Cauca.     

Some inequalities about mixed volumes

We prove inequalities about the quermassintegralsV _k (K) of a convex bodyK in ℝ ⁿ (here,V _k (K) is the mixed volumeV((K, k), (B _n ,n − k)) whereB _n is the Euclidean unit ball). (i) The inequality

Self-similar solutions for a convection-diffusion equation with absorption inR N

We prove the existence of a positive and smooth solution for the following semilinear elliptic problem: % MathType!End!2!1! for anya∈R ^N , 1<p<1+2/N andq=(p+1)/2. This solution decays exponentially as |x|→+∞. Moreover, if |a| is sufficiently small, this positive and rapidly decaying solution is unique. The existence of a positive, self-similar solution % MathType!End!2!1! follows for the following convection-diffusion equation with absorption: % MathType!End!2!1!. It is also a very singular solution. This solution decays as |x|→+∞ for anyt>0 fixed. Because of the nonvariational nature of the elliptic problem, a fixed point method is used for proving the existence result. The uniqueness is proved applying the Implicit Function Theorem. The work of the first author has been partially supported by Grant 1273/00003/88 of the University of the Basque Country. The work of the second author has been supported by Grant PB 86-0112-C02-00 of the Dirección General de Investigación Científica y Técnica.     

On the distribution of the fourier spectrum of Boolean functions

In this paper we obtain a general lower bound for the tail distribution of the Fourier spectrum of Boolean functionsf on {1, −1} ^N . Roughly speaking, fixingk∈ℤ₊ and assuming thatf is not essentially determined by a bounded number (depending onk) of variables, we have that . The example of the majority function shows that this result is basically optimal.     

A strong law of large numbers for nonexpansive vector-valued stochastic processes

A mapT: X→X on a normed linear space is callednonexpansive if ‖Tx-Ty‖≤‖x-y‖∀x, y∈X. Let (Ω, Σ,P) be a probability space, an increasing chain of σ-fields spanning Σ,X a Banach space, andT: X→X. A sequence (x_n) of strongly -measurable and stronglyP-integrable functions on Ω taking on values inX is called aT-martingale if . LetT: H→H be a nonexpansive mapping on a Hilbert spaceH and let (x_n) be aT-martingale taking on values inH. If then x _n /n converges a.e. LetT: X→X be a nonexpansive mapping on ap-uniformly smooth Banach spaceX, 1<p≤2, and let (x_n) be aT-martingale (taking on values inX). If then there exists a continuous linear functionalf∈X ^* of norm 1 such that If, in addition, the spaceX is strictly convex, x _n /n converges weakly; and if the norm ofX ^* is Fréchet differentiable (away from zero), x _n /n converges strongly. This work was supported by National Science Foundation Grant MCS-82-02093     

The Besov subspace consisting of most non-smooth functions

Under the assumptions that Δ(f, h)(t) = |f(t + h) − f(t)|, X is a symmetric space of functions in [0, 1], α ∈ (0, 1) and p ∈ [1, ∞) are any fixed number, by the triple (X, α, p) a Besov type space Λ _X,p ^α is constructed, where the norm is given by the equality

The pressure equation for fluid flow in a stochastic medium

An equation modelling the pressurep(x) =p(x, w) atx ∈D ⊂R ^d of an incompressible fluid in a heterogeneous, isotropic medium with a stochastic permeabilityk(x, w) ≥ 0 is the stochastic partial differential equation

The individual ergodic theorem forp-sequences

Let (Ω,f,P) be a probability space and letT be a measure-preserving weak mixing transformation. We define a large class of sequences of integers calledp-sequences, such that iff∈L ₁ there exists a set Ω′⊂Ω of probability one and for ω∈Ω′ we have for everyp-sequence {k_n}.     

The Dual Spaces of Sets of Difference Sequences of Order <Emphasis Type="Italic">m</Emphasis> and Matrix Transformations

Let p = （pk）k=0^∞ be a bounded sequence of positive reals, m C N and u be s sequence of nonzero terms. If x = （xk）k=0^∞ is any sequence of complex numbers we write Δ（m）x for the sequence of the m th order differences of x and Δu^（m）X = {x=（x）k=0^∞ uΔ（m）x ∈ X} for any set X of sequences. We determine the α-, β- and γ-duals of the sets Δμ^（m）X for X=co（p）,c（p）,l∞（p） and characterize some matrix transformations between these spaces Δ^（m）X.     

Remainder estimates for the approximation numbers of weighted Hardy operators acting onL 2

We consider the weighted Hardy integral operatorT:L ²(a, b) →L ²(a, b), −∞≤a<b≤∞, defined by . In [EEH1] and [EEH2], under certain conditions onu andv, upper and lower estimates and asymptotic results were obtained for the approximation numbersa _n(T) ofT. In this paper, we show that under suitable conditions onu andv, where ∥w∥_p=(∫ _a ^b |w(t)|^p dt)^1/p. Research supported by NSERC, grant A4021. Research supported by grant No. 201/98/P017 of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic.     

Exact asymptotic behaviour of the codimensions of some P.I. algebras

Letc _n (A) denote the codimensions of a P.I. algebraA, and assumec _n (A) has a polynomial growth: . Then, necessarily,q∈ℚ [D3]. If 1∈A, we show that , wheree=2.71…. In the non-unitary case, for any 0<q∈ℚ, we constructA, with a suitablek, such that . In memory of S. A. Amitsur, our teacher and friend Partially supported by Grant MM404/94 of Ministry of Education and Science, Bulgaria and by a Bulgarian-American Grant of NSF. Partially supported by NSF grant DMS-9101488.     

SOME CONVERSE RESULTS ON ONESIDED APPROXIMATION ： JUSTIFICATIONS

The present paper deals with best onesided approximation rate in Lp spaces ^~En（f）Lp of f∈C2π.Although it is clear that the estimate ^~E(f)Lp≤C‖f‖Lp cannot be correct for all f∈L^p2π in case p＜∞, the question whether ~En(f)Lp≤Cω(f,n^-l)Lp or ^~En(f)Lp≤CEn(f)Lp holds for f∈ C2π remains totally untouched.Therefore it forms a basic problem to justify onesided approximation. The present paper will provide an answer to settle down the basis.     

An example of pointwise non-convergence of iterated conditional expectation operators

Given ∈, we construct a sequence , … of Borel sub-sigma-algebras on the unit interval with the following property. Suppose the identity functionf(x)=x is transformed by successive conditioning on , then , then , Then the lim sup, with respect ton, will exceed (pointwise almost-everywhere) 1−∈ and its lim inf will be less than ∈. The sequence of functions also will fail to converge in the . This contrasts with the long-open conjecture that if all the come from a finite set of sigma-algebras, then the resulting sequence of functions must converge in . J. L. King was partially supported by NSF grant DMS-9112595.     

On the sum Σ k≡r(modm) ( k n ) and related congruencesand related congruences

In this paper we study [ _r ⁿ ] _m =Σ _k≡r(modm) ( _k ⁿ ) wherem>0,n≥0 andr are integers. We show that [ _r ⁿ ] _m (m>2) can be expressed in terms of some linearly recurrent sequences with orders not exceeding ϕ(m)/2. In particular, we determine [ _r ⁿ ] ₁₂ explicitly in terms of first order and second order recurrences. It follows that for any primep>3 we have and . The research is supported by the Teaching and Research Award Program for Outstanding Young Teachers in Higher Education Institutions of MOE, and the National Natural Science Foundation of P. R. China.     

Inequalities for derivatives of functions in the spaces <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>

  We obtain a new sharp inequality for the local norms of functions x ∈ L _{∞, ∞} ^r (R), namely,

An optimal theorem for the spherical maximal operator on the Heisenberg group

Let be the Heisenberg group and μ _r be the normalized surface measure on the sphere of radiusr in ℂ ⁿ . Let . We prove an optimalL ^p-boundedness result for the spherical maximal functionMf, namely we prove thatM is bounded onL ^p(I ⁿ ) if and only ifp>2n/2n−1.     

On residue complexes,dualizing sheaves and local cohomology modules

According to Grothendieck Duality Theory [RD], on each varietyV over a fieldk, there is a canonical complex of -modules, theresidue complex . These complexes satisfy (and are characterized by) functorial properties in the categoryV ofk-varieties. In [Ye] a complex is constructed explicitly (when the fieldk is perfect). The main result of this paper is that the two families of complexes, and , which carry certain additional data (such as trace maps…), are uniquely isomorphic. As a corollary we recover Lipman’s canonical dualizing sheaf of [Li], and we obtain formulas for residues of local cohomology classes of differential forms.     

On Sikkema-Kantorovič polynomials of order K

Let a_n≥0 and F(u)∈C [0,1], Sikkema constructed polynomials: , ifα _n ≡0, then B_n (0, F, x) are Bernstein polynomials. Let , we constructe new polynomials in this paper: Q _n ^(k) (α _n ,f(t))=d ^k /dx ^k B _n+k (α _n ,F _k (u),x), which are called Sikkema-Kantorovic polynomials of order k. Ifα _n ≡0, k=1, then Q_n ⁽¹⁾ (0, f(t), x) are Kantorovič polynomials P_n(f). Ifα _n =0, k=2, then Q_n ⁽²⁾, (0, f(t), x) are Kantorovič polynomials of second order (see Nagel). The main result is: Theorem 2. Let 1≤p≤∞, in order that for every f∈L^P [0, 1], , it is sufficient and necessary that , § 1. Let f(t) de a continuous function on [a, b], i. e., f∈C [a, b], we define^{[1–2],[8–10]}: . As usual, for the space L^p [a,b](1≤p<∞), we have and L[a, b]=l¹[a, b]. Letα _n ⩾0and F(u)∈C[0,1],Sikkema-Bernstein polynomials ^{[3] [4]}. The author expresses his thanks to Professor M. W. Müller of Dortmund University at West Germany for his supports.     

Non-commutative Clarkson Inequalities for n-Tuples of Operators

Let A ₀, ... , A _n−1 be operators on a separable complex Hilbert space , and let α₀,..., α _n−1 be positive real numbers such that 1. We prove that for every unitarily invariant norm,

On the distribution of the residues of small multiplicative subgroups of $$ \mathbb{F}_p $$

Distributional properties of small multiplicative subgroups of are obtained. In particular, it is shown that if H < is of size larger than polylogarithmic in p, then, letting β < 1 be a fixed exponent, most elements of any coset aH (a ∈ , arbitrary) will not fall into the interval [−p ^β, p ^β] ∈ . The arguments are based on the theory of heights and results from additive combinatoric.