On Kolmogorov-Type Inequalities Taking into Account the Number of Changes in the Sign of Derivatives

For 2-periodic functions and arbitrary q [1, ] and p (0, ], we obtain the new exact Kolmogorov-type inequality which takes into account the number of changes in the sign of the derivatives (x ^(k)) over the period. Here, = (r – k + 1/q)/(r + 1/p), _r is the Euler perfect spline of degree r, and . The inequality indicated turns into the equality for functions of the form x(t) = a _r (nt + b), a, b R, n N. We also obtain an analog of this inequality in the case where k = 0 and q = and prove new exact Bernstein-type inequalities for trigonometric polynomials and splines.     

On the Binomial Asymptotics of an Entire Dirichlet Series

Let M() be the maximum modulus and let () be the maximum term of an entire Dirichlet series with nonnegative exponents _n increasing to . We establish a condition for _n under which the relations

Best mean-square approximation of functions of m variables

Let be the best mean-square approximation of a functionf(x) L₂(R_m) (m=1, 2, ...) by integral functions of the exponential spherical type (in the sense of thel _q metric, 0>0, where(f,/; l _p)L₂(R_m) is the spherical (in the sense of the metricl _p, 0f(x) L₂(R_m). For the quantity two-sided estimates are obtained which are uniform in the parameters m, q, and p. Similar results are also obtained in the case of q=p=2 for classes of functions W _f2 (R_m) (=1,2,...).Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 913–924, December, 1973.The author would like to express his deep gratitude to N. I. Chernykh under whose guidance this work has been carried out.     

Almost Fredholm operators in von Neumann algebras

LetA be a von Neumann algebra,J be the ideal of compact operators relative toA and letF ₊ be the left-Fredholm class ofA. We call almost left-Fredholm the class = {A A: if P A is a projection and AP J then P J}. Then and the inclusion is proper unlessA is semifinite and has a non-large center. satisfies all of the algebraic properties ofF ₊ but it is generally not open. IfA is semifinite then A iff there are central projectionsG with G = I such that AG F₊(AG). Let :A A/J. Then the left almost essential spectrum ofA A, , coincides with the set of eigenvalues of (A)     

Small Ball Estimates in <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-Variation for Stable Processes

Let Z _t , t 0 be a strictly stable process on with index (0, 2]. We prove that for every p > , there exists = _{, p} and such that

Sur la répartition des valeurs de la fonction d'Euler

Let (x) denote the number of those integers n with (n) x, where denotes the Euler function. Improving on a well-known estimate of Bateman (1972), we show that (x)-Ax R(x), where A=(2)(3)/(6) and R(x) is essentially of the size of the best available estimate for the remainder term in the prime number theorem.     

Riemann's Fragment on Limit Values of Elliptic Modular Functions

We give an interpretation different from that of Dedekind to work n° 28 of the complete works of Riemann Fragmente über die Grenzfälle der Elliptischen Modulfunctionen.We prove a theorem of inversion of radial limit and sum in a series of functions. This allows us to justify all of Riemann's reasoning in the fragment to obtain the limit values of modular elliptic functions. In particular we prove the statement of Riemann that for every rational number x we have where denotes the periodic function with period 1, such that (x) = x when |x| < 1/2, and (n + ) = 0 for every n Z.This assertion of Riemann was criticized by Dedekind. We also give the transformation formulae of the logarithms of the classical theta-function ₃(0), giving an alternative form to that obtained by B. C. Berndt [1].     

Trace formulae for the eigenvalues of the Laplacian

Summary The trace function where { _m} _m=1 are the eigenvalues of the Laplacian is studied for a variety of domains. The dependence of(t) on the connectivity of a domain and the boundary conditions is analysed. Particular attention is given to annular domains.

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Résumé Pour divers domaines, on étudie la fonction trace , où ₁, ₂, ₃, sont les valeurs propres du laplacien. On analyse comment(t) dépend du domaine et des conditions aux limites. On considère notamment le cas de couronnes circulaires.

     

On the Existence of Solutions for Some Nondegenerate Nonlinear Wave Equations of Kirchhoff Type

Let be a bounded domain in #x211D;ⁿ with a smooth boundary . In this work we study the existence of solutions for the following boundary value problem:

An Erdős-Révész type law of the iterated logarithm for stationary Gaussian processes

Summary Let {X(t),t 0} be a stationary Gaussian process withEX(t)=0,EX ²(t)=1 and covariance function satisfying (i)r(t) = 1 2212;C |t | + o (|t|)ast0 for someC>0, 0<2; (ii)r(t)=0(t ^–2) as t for some >0 and (iii) sup_ts|r(t)|<1 for eachs>0. Put (t)= sup {s:0 s t,X(s) (2logs)^1/2}. The law of the iterated logarithm implies a.s. This paper gives the lower bound of (t) and obtains an Erds-Rèvèsz type LIL, i.e., a.s. if 0<<2 and . Applications to infinite series of independent Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes and to fractional Wiener processes are also given.Research supported by the Fok Yingtung Education Foundation of China and by Charles Phelps Taft Postdoctoral Fellowship of the University of Cincinnati     

On sequences of Fourier coefficients of functions of Hölder classes

The following theorem is proved. Let { _k(t)} be an arbitrary complete orthonormal system on [0, 1] and let 1/2<<1. Then anf(t) C exists for all< such that _k=1 · |c_k(f)|^p=, p=2/(l+2), where .Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp. 567–572, November, 1969.The authors wish to thank P. P. Zabreiko and P. L. Ul'yanov for helpful discussions and remarks.     

The best choice problem with an unknown number of objects

The secretary problem with a known prior distribution of the number of candidates is considered. Ifp(i)=p(N=i),i [, ] , where=inf{i :p(i) > 0} and=sup{i :p(i)0}, is the prior distribution of the numberN of candidates it will be shown that, if the optimal stopping rule is of the simple form, then the optimal stopping indexj=min satisfies asymptotically (as ) the equationj=exp .The probability of selecting the best object by the corresponding policy will be (j-1) p(i)/i. We also give an example of the distributionp for which the optimal stopping rule consists of a stopping set with two islands. We present an asymptotical solution for this example.     

On τ-Closed Formations of n-Ary Group

We prove that if G is a nonsingle-element n-ary finite group that belongs to a -closed formation , then , where is the intersection of all maximal -closed subformations of the -closed formation of n-ary groups .     

The eigenvalues of the Sinyukov mapping for geodesically equivalent metrics are globally ordered

Suppose all geodesics of two Riemannian metrics g and defined on a (connected, geodesically complete) manifold M ⁿ coincide. At each point x M ⁿ , consider the common eigenvalues ₁, ₂, ... , _n of the two metrics (we assume that _{1 2 n}) and the numbers . We show that the numbers _i are ordered over the entire manifold: for any two points x and y in M the number _k(x) is not greater than _k+1(y). If _k(x)= _k+1(y), then there is a point z M _n such that _k(z)= _k+1(z). If the manifold is closed and all the common eigenvalues of the metrics are pairwise distinct at each point, then the manifold can be covered by the torus.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, vol. 77, no. 3, 2005, pp. 412–423.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by V. S. Matveev.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected issue number.     

Extrapolation of transformations of random processes perturbed by white noise

We consider the problem of linear mean square optimal estimation of transformation of a stationary random process (t) in observations of process (t) + n(t) for t < – 0, where (t) is white noise uncorrelated with (t). We find least favorable spectral densities f₀() D and minimax (robust) spectral characteristics of an optimal estimator of transformation A for various classesD of densities.Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 216–223, February, 1991.     

On the Mean Value of the Index of Composition of an Integer

For each integer n 2, let be the index of composition of n, where . For convenience, we write (1)=(1)=1. We obtain sharp estimates for and , as well as for and . Finally we study the sum of running over shifted primes.Research supported in part by a grant from NSERC.Research supported by the Applied Number Theory Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Science and by a grant from OTKA.     

A Statistic on Involutions

We define a statistic, called weight, on involutions and consider two applications in which this statistic arises. Let I(n) denote the set of all involutions on [n](={1,2,..., n}) and let F(2n) denote the set of all fixed point free involutions on [2n]. For an involution , let || denote the number of 2-cycles in . Let[ n] _q =1+q++q^n-1 and let denote the q-binomial coefficient. There is a statistic wt on I(n) such that the following results are true.(i) We have the expansion

A dissipative transformation with a trivial tail-algebra

Summary In [1], an example was given of a measure-preserving dissipative transformation T in a -finite measure space (X, , ), such that T is conservative in the measure space (X, , ) where . Here we shall show that for this transformation we actually have R ={ØX}[].     

Exponential approximations in the classes of life distributions

In this paper we discuss the approximation of life distributions by exponential ones. The main results are: (1) F NBUE, where its mean is 1, we have , 0, where = 1 - ₂/2, ₂ being the second moment ofF. The inequality is sharp. (2) In the case ofFIFR, the upper bound is . (3) For the HNBUE class, the upper bound is min . Furthermore, the improved upper bound is . In addition, we show 0} |\bar G(t) - e^{ - t} | \leqslant \sqrt {\frac{\rho }{2}} $$ " align="middle" border="0"> , where (4) For the IMRL class, the upper bound is /(1+) ([1]). Here we give a simple proof.Project supported by the National Natural Science Fund of China.     

On context patterns associated with concept lattices

In this paper, we consider the following reconstruction problem: Given two ordered sets (G, ) and (M, ) representing join- and meet-irreducible elements, respectively together with three relationsJ,, onG×M modelling comparability (gm) and maximal noncomparability with respect tog (gm, butgm*) and with respect tom (gm, butgm*). We determine necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a finite latticeL and injections :GJ(L) and :MM(L) such that the given order relations and the abstract relations coincide with the one induced by the latticeL.