Decomposition of finite pseudometric spaces

Here we define decomposable pseudometrics. A pseudometric is decomposable if it can be represented as the sum of two pseudometrics that are obtained in a way other than the multiplication all distances by a positive factor. We consider spaces consisting ofn points. We prove that there exist a finite number of indecomposable pseudometrics (that is, a basis) such that any pseudometric is a linear combination of basic pseudometrics with nonnegative coefficients. Forn ≤ 7, the basic pseudometrics are listed. A decomposability test is derived for finite pseudometric spaces. We also establish some other conditions of decomposability and indecomposability. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 63, No. 2, pp. 225–234, February, 1998.     

Generalizing Mutational Equations for Uniqueness of Some Nonlocal 1st-Order Geometric Evolutions

The mutational equations of Aubin extend ordinary differential equations to metric spaces (with compact balls). In first-order geometric evolutions, however, the topological boundary need not be continuous in the sense of Painlevé–Kuratowski. So this paper suggests a generalization of Aubin’s mutational equations that extends classical notions of dynamical systems and functional analysis beyond the traditional border of vector spaces: Distribution-like solutions are introduced in a set just supplied with a countable family of (possibly non-symmetric) distance functions. Moreover their existence is proved by means of Euler approximations and a form of “weak” sequential compactness (although no continuous linear forms are available beyond topological vector spaces). This general framework is applied to a first-order geometric example, i.e. compact subsets of ℝ ^N evolving according to the nonlocal properties of both the current set and its proximal normal cones. Here neither regularity assumptions about the boundaries nor the inclusion principle are required. In particular, we specify sufficient conditions for the uniqueness of these solutions.      

Weakly stable Banach spaces

The class of stable Banach spaces, inspired by the stability theory in mathematical logic, was introduced by Krivine and Maurey and provided the proper context for the abstract formulation of Aldous’ result of subspaces ofL ¹. In this paper we study the wider class of weakly stable Banach spaces, where the exchangeability of the iterated limits occurs only for sequences belonging to weakly compact subsets, introduced independently by Garling (in an earlier unpublished version of his expository paper on stable Banach spaces brought recently to our attention) and by the authors. Taking into account Rosenthal’s application of the study of pointwise compact sets of Baire-1 functions (Rosenthal compact spaces) in the study of Banach spaces (for whichl ¹ does not embed isomorphically) and of the study of Rosenthal compact sets by Rosenthal and Bourgain-Fremlin-Talagrand, we prove the following analogue of the Krivine-Maurey theorem for weakly stable spaces:If X is infinite dimensional and weakly stable then either l ^p for some p≧1or c_o embeds isomorphically in X (§1). Garling (in the above reference) proved this result under the additional assumption thatX* is separable. We also construct an example of a Banach spaceX which is weakly stable, without an equivalent stable norm, and such thatl ² embeds isomorphically in every infinite dimensional subspace ofX (§3).     

Weyl’s Theorems for Some Classes of Operators

We introduce the class of operators on Banach spaces having property (H) and study Weyl’s theorems, and related results for operators which satisfy this property. We show that a- Weyl’s theorem holds for every decomposable operator having property (H). We also show that a-Weyl’s theorem holds for every multiplier T of a commutative semi-simple regular Tauberian Banach algebra. In particular every convolution operator T_μ of a group algebra L¹(G), G a locally compact abelian group, satisfies a-Weyl’s theorem. Similar results are given for multipliers of other important commutative Banach algebras.     

Isotonic tests for spread and tail

Summary One-sample test problem for ‘stochastically more (or less) spread’ is defined and a family of tests with isotonic power is given. The problem is closely related to that for ‘longer (or shorter) tail’ in the reliability theory and the correspondence between them is shown. To characterize the tests three spread preorders inR ⁿ and corre-sponding tail preorders inR ₊ ⁿ are introduced. Functions which are ‘monotone’ in these orders, and subsets which are ‘centrifugal’ or ‘centripetal’ with respect to these orders are studied. These notions generalize the Schur convexity. The Institute of Statistical Mathematics     

On the accuracy of cubature formulas in Sobolev spaces

We establish the necessary and sufficient conditions for the boundedness of the cubature formulas error functionals in spaces of type L _p ^m corresponding to the considered sets of integrable functions defined on bounded subsets of cylindrical and conical surfaces.     

Groups of Isometries of Hardy-Type Spaces of Analytic Functionals in the Unit Ball of the Space~L p

The tensor structure of spaces L _p (R ⁿ ) of summable functions of several variables is described. A scale of Hardy-type spaces of analytic functionals defined in the unit ball of the space L _p (R ¹) of summable functions of one variable is introduced. One-parameter groups of isometries of such spaces of analytic functionals are investigated.     

Decomposability in the space of HKP‐integrable functions

In this paper we introduce the notion of decomposability in the space of Henstock‐Kurzweil‐Pettis integrable (for short HKP‐integrable) functions. We show representations theorems for decomposable sets of HKP‐integrable or Henstock integrable functions, in terms of the family of selections of suitable multifunctions.     

Existence and Optimality Conditions for Approximate Solutions to Vector Optimization Problems

In this paper, we introduce a new concept of ϵ-efficiency for vector optimization problems. This extends and unifies various notions of approximate solutions in the literature. Some properties for this new class of approximate solutions are established, and several existence results, as well as nonlinear scalarizations, are obtained by means of the Ekeland’s variational principle. Moreover, under the assumption of generalized subconvex functions, we derive the linear scalarization and the Lagrange multiplier rule for approximate solutions based on the scalarization in Asplund spaces.     

Multidimensional ultrametric pseudodifferential equations

We develop an analysis of wavelets and pseudodifferential operators on multidimensional ultrametric spaces which are defined as products of locally compact ultrametric spaces. We introduce bases of wavelets, spaces of generalized functions and the space D′₀(X) of generalized functions on a multidimensional ultrametric space. We also consider some family of pseudodifferential operators on multidimensional ultrametric spaces. The notions of Cauchy problem for ultrametric pseudodifferential equations and of ultrametric characteristics are introduced. We prove an existence theorem and describe all solutions for the Cauchy problem (an analog of the Kovalevskaya theorem).     

A note on <Emphasis Type="Italic">f</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">I</Emphasis></Subscript>-sets and <Emphasis Type="Italic">f</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">I</Emphasis></Subscript> -continuous functions

Summary In [6] we introduced and investigated the notions of f_I -sets and f_I -continuous functions in ideal topological spaces. In this paper, we investigate their further important properties.     

Convergence theorems for the Birkhoff integral

We give sufficient conditions for the interchange of the operations of limit and the Birkhoff integral for a sequence (f _n ) of functions from a measure space to a Banach space. In one result the equi-integrability of f _n ’s is involved and we assume f _n → f almost everywhere. The other result resembles the Lebesgue dominated convergence theorem where the almost uniform convergence of (f _n ) to f is assumed.     

Path integrals for quadratic lagrangians on <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-adic and adelic spaces

Feynman’s path integrals in ordinary, p-adic and adelic quantum mechanics are considered. The corresponding probability amplitudes K(x″, t″; x′, t′) for two-dimensional systems with quadratic Lagrangians are evaluated analytically and obtained expressions are generalized to any finite-dimensional spaces. These general formulas are presented in the form which is invariant under interchange of the number fields ℝ ↔ ℚ _p and ℚ ↔ ℚ _p , p ≠ p′. According to this invariance we have that adelic path integral is a fundamental object in mathematical physics of quantum phenomena.     

Star-shaped sets in normed spaces

We prove a generalization of the Krasnosel’ski theorem on star-shaped sets. Usingd-segments inn-dimensional Minkowski spaces instead of usual segments, the notions “d-visibility” and “d-star-shapedness” are introduced. Our main aim is to give necessary and sufficient conditions ford-star-shapedness in finite-dimensional normed spaces.     

Decomposability criterion for linear sheaves

We establish a decomposability criterion for linear sheaves on ℙ ⁿ . Applying it to instanton bundles, we show, in particular, that every rank 2n instanton bundle of charge 1 on ℙ ⁿ is decomposable. Moreover, we provide an example of an indecomposable instanton bundle of rank 2n − 1 and charge 1, thus showing that our criterion is sharp.     

Mercer’s Theorem on General Domains: On the Interaction between Measures, Kernels, and RKHSs

Given a compact metric space X and a strictly positive Borel measure ν on X, Mercer’s classical theorem states that the spectral decomposition of a positive self-adjoint integral operator T _k :L ₂(ν)→L ₂(ν) of a continuous k yields a series representation of k in terms of the eigenvalues and -functions of T _k . An immediate consequence of this representation is that k is a (reproducing) kernel and that its reproducing kernel Hilbert space can also be described by these eigenvalues and -functions. It is well known that Mercer’s theorem has found important applications in various branches of mathematics, including probability theory and statistics. In particular, for some applications in the latter areas, however, it would be highly convenient to have a form of Mercer’s theorem for more general spaces X and kernels k. Unfortunately, all extensions of Mercer’s theorem in this direction either stick too closely to the original topological structure of X and k, or replace the absolute and uniform convergence by weaker notions of convergence that are not strong enough for many statistical applications. In this work, we fill this gap by establishing several Mercer type series representations for k that, on the one hand, make only very mild assumptions on X and k, and, on the other hand, provide convergence results that are strong enough for interesting applications in, e.g., statistical learning theory. To illustrate the latter, we first use these series representations to describe ranges of fractional powers of T _k in terms of interpolation spaces and investigate under which conditions these interpolation spaces are contained in L _∞(ν). For these two results, we then discuss applications related to the analysis of so-called least squares support vector machines, which are a state-of-the-art learning algorithm. Besides these results, we further use the obtained Mercer representations to show that every self-adjoint nuclear operator L ₂(ν)→L ₂(ν) is an integral operator whose representing function k is the difference of two (reproducing) kernels.     

Localization properties of highly singular generalized functions

We study the localization properties of generalized functions defined on a broad class of spaces of entire analytic test functions. This class, which includes all Gelfand-Shilov spaces S _α ^β (R ^k ) with β < 1, provides a convenient language for describing quantum fields with a highly singular infrared behavior. We show that the carrier cone notion, which replaces the support notion, can be correctly defined for the considered analytic functionals. In particular, we prove that each functional has a uniquely determined minimal carrier cone. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 151, No. 2, pp. 179–194, May, 2007.     

On πgs-closed sets in topological spaces

Summary A new class of sets called πgs-closed sets is introduced and its properties are studied. Moreover the notions of πgs-T_1/2 spaces and πgs-continuity are introduced.     

Generalized Jacobian for Functions with Infinite Dimensional Range and Domain

In this paper, locally Lipschitz functions acting between infinite dimensional normed spaces are considered. When the range is a dual space and satisfies the Radon–Nikodym property, Clarke’s generalized Jacobian will be extended to this setting. Characterization and fundamental properties of the extended generalized Jacobian are established including the nonemptiness, the β-compactness, the β-upper semicontinuity, and a mean-value theorem. A connection with known notions is provided and chain rules are proved using key results developed. This included the vectorization and restriction theorem, and the extension theorem. Therefore, the generalized Jacobian introduced in this paper is proved to enjoy all the properties required of a derivative like-set. Research of the first author is supported by the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OKTA) under grant K62316. Research of the second author is supported by the National Science Foundation under grant DMS-0306260.     

Zeta functions of prehomogeneous vector spaces with coefficients related to periods of automorphic forms

The theory of zeta functions associated with prehomogeneous vector spaces (p.v. for short) provides us a unified approach to functional equations of a large class of zeta functions. However the general theory does not include zeta functions related to automorphic forms such as the HeckeL-functions and the standardL-functions of automorphic forms on GL(n), even though they can naturally be considered to be associated with p.v.’s. Our aim is to generalize the theory to zeta functions whose coefficients involve periods of automorphic forms, which include the zeta functions mentioned above. In this paper, we generalize the theory to p.v.’s with symmetric structure ofK _ε-type and prove the functional equation of zeta functions attached to automorphic forms with generic infinitesimal character. In another paper, we have studied the case where automorphic forms are given by matrix coefficients of irreducible unitary representations of compact groups. Dedicated to the memory of Professor K G Ramanathan