A Subspace of Hölder Space Consisting Only of Nonsmoothest Functions

In the first part of this paper, we give a complete answer to an old question of the geometric theory of Banach spaces; namely, we construct an infinite-dimensional closed subspace of Hölder space such that each function not identically zero is not smoother at each point than the nonsmoothest function in Hölder space. In the second part, using constructions from the first part, we show that the set of functions from Hölder space which are smoother on a set of positive measure than the nonsmoothest function is a set of first category in this space.     

Hölder continuity and upper estimates of solutions to vector quasiequilibrium problems

In this paper, we establish the Hölder continuity of solution mappings to parametric vector quasiequilibrium problems in metric spaces under the case that solution mappings are set-valued. Our main assumptions are weaker than those in the literature, and the results extend and improve the recent ones. Furthermore, as an application of Hölder continuity, we derive upper bounds for the distance between an approximate solution and a solution set of a vector quasiequilibrium problem with fixed parameters.     

Global Minimization Algorithms for Holder Functions

This paper deals with the one-dimensional global optimization problem where the objective function satisfies a Hölder condition over a closed interval. A direct extension of the popular Piyavskii method proposed for Lipschitz functions to Hölder optimization requires an a priori estimate of the Hölder constant and solution to an equation of degree N at each iteration. In this paper a new scheme is introduced. Three algorithms are proposed for solving one-dimensional Hölder global optimization problems. All of them work without solving equations of degree N. The case (very often arising in applications) when a Hölder constant is not given a priori is considered. It is shown that local information about the objective function used inside the global procedure can accelerate the search signicantly. Numerical experiments show quite promising performance of the new algorithms.     

Heat kernel for the elliptic system of linear elasticity with boundary conditions

We consider the elliptic system of linear elasticity with bounded measurable coefficients in a domain where the second Korn inequality holds. We construct heat kernel of the system subject to Dirichlet, Neumann, or mixed boundary condition under the assumption that weak solutions of the elliptic system are Hölder continuous in the interior. Moreover, we show that if weak solutions of the mixed problem are Hölder continuous up to the boundary, then the corresponding heat kernel has a Gaussian bound. In particular, if the domain is a two dimensional Lipschitz domain satisfying a corkscrew or non-tangential accessibility condition on the set where we specify Dirichlet boundary condition, then we show that the heat kernel has a Gaussian bound. As an application, we construct Green's function for elliptic mixed problem in such a domain.     

Concavity with respect to Hölder means involving the generalized Grötzsch function

The generalized Grötzsch function has numerous applications in geometric function theory and analytic number theory and its properties have been investigated by many authors. In this paper we study the concavity of the generalized Grötzsch function with respect to Hölder means.     

Justifying the convergence of the rectangular method for complete singular integral equations with continuous coefficients on the circle

For an integral equation on the unit circle of the form (aI + bS + K)f = g, where a and b are Hölder functions, S is a singular integration operator, and K is an integral operator with Hölder kernel, we consider a method of solution based on the discretization of integral operators using the rectangle rule. This method is justified under the assumption that the equation is solvable in L ₂() and the coefficients a and b satisfy the strong ellipticity condition.     

Justifying the convergence of the rectangular method for complete singular integral equations with continuous coefficients on the circle

For an integral equation on the unit circle of the form (aI + bS + K)f = g, where a and b are Hölder functions, S is a singular integration operator, and K is an integral operator with Hölder kernel, we consider a method of solution based on the discretization of integral operators using the rectangle rule. This method is justified under the assumption that the equation is solvable in L ₂() and the coefficients a and b satisfy the strong ellipticity condition.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, vol. 77, no. 2, 2005, pp. 163–175.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by M. É. Abramyan.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected issue number.     

The 1-d stochastic wave equation driven by a fractional Brownian sheet

In this paper, we develop a Young integration theory in dimension 2 which will allow us to solve a non-linear one- dimensional wave equation driven by an arbitrary signal whose rectangular increments satisfy some Hölder regularity conditions, for some Hölder exponent greater than 1/2. This result will be applied to the fractional Brownian sheet.     

On the modulus of continuity for spectral measures in substitution dynamics

The paper gives first quantitative estimates on the modulus of continuity of the spectral measure for weak mixing suspension flows over substitution automorphisms, which yield information about the “fractal” structure of these measures. The main results are, first, a Hölder estimate for the spectral measure of almost all suspension flows with a piecewise constant roof function; second, a log-Hölder estimate for self-similar suspension flows; and, third, a Hölder asymptotic expansion of the spectral measure at zero for such flows. Our second result implies log-Hölder estimates for the spectral measures of translation flows along stable foliations of pseudo-Anosov automorphisms. A key technical tool in the proof of the second result is an “arithmetic-Diophantine” proposition, which has other applications. In Appendix A this proposition is used to derive new decay estimates for the Fourier transforms of Bernoulli convolutions.     

Green's functions for elliptic and parabolic systems with Robin-type boundary conditions

The aim of this paper is to investigate Green's function for parabolic and elliptic systems satisfying a possibly nonlocal Robin-type boundary condition. We construct Green's function for parabolic systems with time-dependent coefficients satisfying a possibly nonlocal Robin-type boundary condition assuming that weak solutions of the system are locally Hölder continuous in the interior of the domain, and as a corollary we construct Green's function for elliptic system with a Robin-type condition. Also, we obtain Gaussian bound for Robin Green's function under an additional assumption that weak solutions of Robin problem are locally bounded up to the boundary. We provide some examples satisfying such a local boundedness property, and thus have Gaussian bounds for their Green's functions.     

On algebras of singular integral operators with shift in Hölder weighted spaces

We consider algebras of singular integral operators with shift and piecewise Hölder coefficients in a Hölder weighted space on a Lyapunov contour. For this algebra, we construct the similarity isomorphism to the algebra of singular integral operators with piecewise Hölder coefficients in a Hölder space with “canonical” weight on the circle. We construct the symbol calculus, formulate necessary and sufficient conditions for the Fredholm property, and give the formula for the index of Fredholm operators.Translated from Sovremennaya Matematika i Ee Prilozheniya (Contemporary Mathematics and Its Applications), Vol. 9, Suzdal Conference-3, 2003.     

The Generalized Multifractional Brownian Motion

It is well known that the fractional Brownian motion (FBM) is of great interest in modeling. However, its Hölder is the same all along its path and this restricts its field of application. Therefore, it would be useful to construct a Gaussian process extending the FBM and having a Hölder that is allowed to change. A partial answer to this problem is supplied by the multifractional Brownian motion (MBM); but the Hölder of the MBM must necessarily be continuous and this may be a drawback in some situations. In this paper we construct a Gaussian process generalizing the MBM and having a Hölder that can be a very irregular function.     

Hölder continuity of solutions for higher order degenerate nonlinear parabolic equations

Summary We study a regularity of bounded solutions for some degenerate nonlinear parabolic equations of higher order. It is established the Hölder Continuity of solutions by condition that the weighted function belongs to the class A _1+q/n.     

Potential analysis for a class of diffusion equations: A Gaussian bounds approach

We axiomatically develop a potential analysis for a general class of hypoelliptic diffusion equations under the following basic assumptions: doubling condition and segment property for an underlying distance and Gaussian bounds of the fundamental solution. Our analysis is principally aimed to obtain regularity criteria and uniform boundary estimates for the Perron-Wiener solution to the Dirichlet problem. As an example of application, we also derive an exterior cone criterion of boundary regularity and scale-invariant Harnack inequality and Hölder estimate for an important class of operators in non-divergence form with Hölder continuous coefficients, modeled on Hörmander vector fields.     

Law of the iterated logarithm for transitiveC 2 Anosov flows and semiflows over maps of the interval

It is proved that a functional law of the iterated logarithm is valid for transitiveC ² Anosov flows on compact Riemannian manifolds when the observable belongs to a certain class of real-valued Hölder functions. The result is equally valid for semiflows over piecewise expanding interval maps that are similar to the Williams' Lorenz-attractor semiflows. Furthermore the observables need only be real-valued Hölder for these semiflows.     

Hölder continuity and Harnack inequality for De Giorgi classes related to Hörmander vector fields

Summary In this paper De Giorgi classes (see [DG.], [L.])related to Hörmander vector fields (see [H.]₁)are considered. Hölder continuity and Harnack inequality (with respect to the intrinsic balls) are proved. These properties are valid, in particular, for Q-minima (see [GG.])and for solutions of certain non-linear operators related to Hörmander vector fields.     

Properties of the Bellman Function in Time-Optimal Control Problems

In this paper, time-optimal control problems with closed terminal sets are considered. We give conditions which guarantee the Bellman function to be Hölder and Lipschitz continuous. We then prove that the condition for Lipschitz continuity is also necessary.     

Existence and uniqueness analysis of a detached shock problem for the potential flow

We study a problem for two-dimensional steady potential and isentropic Euler equations in a bounded domain, where an artificial detached shock interacts with a wedge. Using the stream function, we obtain a free boundary problem for the subsonic state and the detached artificial shock curve and we prove that such configuration admits a unique solution in certain weighted Hölder spaces. The proof is based on various Hölder and Schauder estimates for second-order elliptic equations and fixed point theorems. Moreover, we pose an energy principle and remark that the physical attached shock is the minimizer of the energy functional.