Second-order multiobjective symmetric duality with cone constraints

In this paper, we formulate Wolfe and Mond–Weir type second-order multiobjective symmetric dual problems over arbitrary cones. Weak, strong and converse duality theorems are established under η$\eta$-bonvexity/η$\eta$-pseudobonvexity assumptions. This work also removes several omissions in definitions, models and proofs for Wolfe type problems studied in Mishra [9]. Moreover, self-duality theorems for these pairs are obtained assuming the function involved to be skew symmetric.     

A combined scalarizing method for multiobjective programming problems

In this paper, a new general scalarization technique for solving multiobjective optimization problems is presented. After studying the properties of this formulation, two problems as special cases of this general formula are considered. It is shown that some well-known methods such as the weighted sum method, the ?$?$-constraint method, the Benson method, the hybrid method and the elastic ?$?$-constraint method can be subsumed under these two problems. Then, considering approximate solutions, some relationships between ε$\epsilon$-(weakly, properly) efficient points of a general (without any convexity assumption) multiobjective optimization problem and ?$?$-optimal solutions of the introduced scalarized problem are achieved.     

Bernstein–Nagumo conditions and solutions to nonlinear differential inequalities

For Ω$\Omega$, an open bounded subset of R^N${\mathbb{R}}^N$ with smooth boundary and 1<p<∞$1<p<\infty$, we establish W^1,p(Ω)$W^{1,p}\left(\Omega \right)$a priori bounds and prove the compactness of solution sets to differential inequalities of the form

|divA(x,∇u)|≤F(x,u,∇u),$\left|\text{div}A(x,\nabla u)\right|\le F(x,u,\nabla u)\text{,}$

which are bounded in L^∞(Ω)$L^{\infty }\left(\Omega \right)$. The main point in this work is that the nonlinear term F$F$ may depend on ∇u$\nabla u$ and may grow as fast as a power of order p$p$ in this variable. Such growth conditions have been used extensively in the study of boundary value problems for nonlinear ordinary differential equations and are known as Bernstein–Nagumo growth conditions. In addition, we use these results to establish a sub-supersolution theorem.     

Compact covers and function spaces

For a Tychonoff space X  , we denote by _Cp(X)$C_p(X)$ and _Cc(X)$C_c(X)$ the space of continuous real-valued functions on X equipped with the topology of pointwise convergence and the compact-open topology respectively. Providing a characterization of the Lindelöf Σ-property of X   in terms of _Cp(X)$C_p(X)$, we extend Okunev?s results by showing that if there exists a surjection from _Cp(X)$C_p(X)$ onto _Cp(Y)$C_p(Y)$ (resp. from _Lp(X)$L_p(X)$ onto _Lp(Y)$L_p(Y)$) that takes bounded sequences to bounded sequences, then υY is a Lindelöf Σ-space (respectively K-analytic) if υX has this property. In the second part, applying Christensen?s theorem, we extend Pelant?s result by proving that if X is a separable completely metrizable space and Y   is first countable, and there is a quotient linear map from _Cc(X)$C_c(X)$ onto _Cc(Y)$C_c(Y)$, then Y   is a separable completely metrizable space. We study also a non-separable case, and consider a different approach to the result of J. Baars, J. de Groot, J. Pelant and V. Valov, which is based on the combination of two facts: Complete metrizability is preserved by _?p${?}_p$-equivalence in the class of metric spaces (J. Baars, J. de Groot, J. Pelant). If X   is completely metrizable and _?p${?}_p$-equivalent to a first-countable Y, then Y is metrizable (V. Valov). Some additional results are presented.     

A generalized Cuntz–Krieger uniqueness theorem for higher-rank graphs

We present a uniqueness theorem for k  -graph C^?$C^{?}$-algebras that requires neither an aperiodicity nor a gauge invariance assumption. Specifically, we prove that for the injectivity of a representation of a k  -graph C^?$C^{?}$-algebra, it is sufficient that the representation be injective on a distinguished abelian C^?$C^{?}$-subalgebra. A crucial part of the proof is the application of an abstract uniqueness theorem, which says that such a uniqueness property follows from the existence of a jointly faithful collection of states on the ambient C^?$C^{?}$-algebra, each of which is the unique extension of a state on the distinguished abelian C^?$C^{?}$-subalgebra.     

A gap theorem on submanifolds with finite total curvature in spheres

We study a complete noncompact submanifold Mⁿ$M^n$ in a sphere S^n+p${\mathbb{S}}^{n+p}$. We prove that there admit no nontrivial L²$L^2$-harmonic 1-forms on M if the total curvature is bounded from above by a constant depending only on n. The gap theorem is a generalized version of Carron?s, Yun?s, Cavalcante?s and the first author?s results on submanifolds in Euclidean spaces and Seo?s result on submanifolds in hyperbolic space without the condition of minimality.     

Almost limited sets in Banach lattices

We introduce and study the class of almost limited sets in Banach lattices, that is, sets on which every disjoint weak^?${\mathrm{weak}}^{?}$ null sequence of functionals converges uniformly to zero. It is established that a Banach lattice has order continuous norm if and only if almost limited sets and L  -weakly compact sets coincide. In particular, in terms of almost Dunford–Pettis operators into _c0$c_0$, we give an operator characterization of those σ-Dedekind complete Banach lattices whose relatively weakly compact sets are almost limited, that is, for a σ-Dedekind Banach lattice E, every relatively weakly compact set in E   is almost limited if and only if every continuous linear operator T:E→_c0$T:E\to c_0$ is an almost Dunford–Pettis operator.     

MF actions and K-theoretic dynamics

We study the interplay of C^?$C^{?}$-dynamics and K  -theory. Notions of chain recurrence for transformations groups (X,Γ)$(X,\Gamma )$ and MF actions for non-commutative C^?$C^{?}$-dynamical systems (A,Γ,α)$(A,\Gamma ,\alpha )$ are translated into K-theoretical language, where purely algebraic conditions are shown to be necessary and sufficient for a reduced crossed product to admit norm microstates. We are particularly interested in actions of free groups on AF algebras, in which case we prove that a K-theoretic coboundary condition determines whether or not the reduced crossed product is a matricial field (MF) algebra. One upshot is the equivalence of stable finiteness and being MF for these reduced crossed product algebras.