On the exact Markov inequality for k-monotone polynomials in uniform and L 1-norms

We consider the classical extremal problem of estimating norms of higher order derivatives of algebraic polynomials when their norms are given. The corresponding extremal problem for general polynomials in uniform norm was solved by A. A. Markov, while Bernstein found the exact constant in the Markov inequality for monotone polynomials. In this note we give Markov-type inequalities for higher order derivatives in the general class of k-monotone polynomials. In particular, in case of first derivative we find the exact solution of this extremal problem in both uniform and L ₁-norms. This exact solution is given in terms of the largest zeros of certain Jacobi polynomials.     

On Constrained Markov–Nikolskii type Inequalities for k-Absolutely Monotone Polynomials

We consider a classical problem of estimating norms of higher order derivatives of an algebraic polynomial via the norms of the polynomial itself. The corresponding extremal problem for general polynomials in the uniform norm was solved by V. A. Markov. In 1926, Bernstein found the exact constant in the Markov inequality for monotone polynomials. It was shown in [3] that the order of the constants in constrained Markov–Nikolskii inequality for k-absolutely monotone polynomials is the same as in the classical one in case \({0 < p \leqq q \leqq \infty}\) . In this paper, we find the exact order for all values of \({0 < p, q \leqq \infty}\) . It turnes out that for the case q < p the constrained Markov–Nikolskii inequality is significantly better than the unconstrained one.     

Reverse triangle inequalities for potentials

We study the reverse triangle inequalities for suprema of logarithmic potentials on compact sets of the plane. This research is motivated by the inequalities for products of supremum norms of polynomials. We find sharp additive constants in the inequalities for potentials, and give applications of our results to the generalized polynomials.We also obtain sharp inequalities for products of norms of the weighted polynomials , and for sums of potentials with external fields. An important part of our work in the weighted case is a Riesz decomposition for the weighted farthest-point distance function.     

A Markov-type inequality for arbitrary plane continua

Markov's inequality is

for all polynomials . We prove a precise version of this inequality with an arbitrary continuum in the complex plane instead of the interval .

     

Polynomials with small Mahler measure

We describe several searches for polynomials with integer coefficients and small Mahler measure. We describe the algorithm used to test Mahler measures. We determine all polynomials with degree at most 24 and Mahler measure less than , test all reciprocal and antireciprocal polynomials with height 1 and degree at most 40, and check certain sparse polynomials with height 1 and degree as large as 181. We find a new limit point of Mahler measures near , four new Salem numbers less than , and many new polynomials with small Mahler measure. None has measure smaller than that of Lehmer's degree 10 polynomial.

     

An inequality for the norm of a polynomial factor

Let be a monic polynomial of degree , with complex coefficients, and let be its monic factor. We prove an asymptotically sharp inequality of the form , where denotes the sup norm on a compact set in the plane. The best constant in this inequality is found by potential theoretic methods. We also consider applications of the general result to the cases of a disk and a segment.

     

A von Neumann type inequality for certain domains in

Strict contractions on a Hilbert space have a functional calculus with functions that are analytic in the unit disc of the complex plane; an estimate of the norm is then provided by von Neumann's inequality. We consider functions that satisfy related inequalities with respect to multioperators connected to certain domains in ; a representation formula and a Nevanlinna-Pick type theorem are obtained.

     

On some inequalities involving the zeros and weighted norms of polynomials

Using Parseval's identity and the Hardy-Littlewood-Pólya inequality on the maximal decreasing rearrangement, we establish some sharp inequalities involving the weighted norm and the zeros of polynomials.

     

Inverse-type estimates on -finite element spaces and applications

This work is concerned with the development of inverse-type inequalities for piecewise polynomial functions and, in particular, functions belonging to -finite element spaces. The cases of positive and negative Sobolev norms are considered for both continuous and discontinuous finite element functions.The inequalities are explicit both in the local polynomial degree and the local mesh size.The assumptions on the -finite element spaces are very weak, allowing anisotropic (shape-irregular) elements and varying polynomial degree across elements. Finally, the new inverse-type inequalities are used to derive bounds for the condition number of symmetric stiffness matrices of -boundary element method discretisations of integral equations, with element-wise discontinuous basis functions constructed via scaled tensor products of Legendre polynomials.

     

Sharp bounds for the valence of certain harmonic polynomials

In Khavinson and Swiatek (2002) it was proved that harmonic polynomials , where is a holomorphic polynomial of degree , have at most complex zeros. We show that this bound is sharp for all by proving a conjecture of Sarason and Crofoot about the existence of certain extremal polynomials . We also count the number of equivalence classes of these polynomials.

     

Sparse squares of polynomials

We answer a question left open in an article of Coppersmith and Davenport which proved the existence of polynomials whose powers are sparse, and in particular polynomials whose squares are sparse (i.e., the square has fewer terms than the original polynomial). They exhibit some polynomials of degree having sparse squares, and ask whether there are any lower degree complete polynomials with this property. We answer their question negatively by reporting that no polynomial of degree less than has a sparse square, and explain how the substantial computation was effected using the system CoCoA.

     

The surface measure and cone measure on the sphere of

We prove a concentration inequality for the norm on the sphere for . This inequality, which generalizes results of Schechtman and Zinn (2000), is used to study the distance between the cone measure and surface measure on the sphere of . In particular, we obtain a significant strengthening of the inequality derived by Naor and Romik (2003), and calculate the precise dependence of the constants that appeared there on .

     

Metric and isoperimetric problems in symplectic geometry

Our first result is a reduction inequality for the displacement energy. We apply it to establish some new results relating symplectic capacities and the volume of a Lagrangian submanifold in a number of different settings. In particular, we prove that a Lagrange submanifold always bounds a holomorphic disc of area less than , where is some universal constant. We also explain how the Alexandroff-Bakelman-Pucci inequality is a special case of the above inequalities. Our inequality on displacement of reductions is also applied to yield a relation between length of billiard trajectories and volume of the domain. Two simple results concerning isoperimetric inequalities for convex domains and the closure of the symplectic group for the norm are included.
     

A unified approach to improved Hardy inequalities with best constants

We present a unified approach to improved Hardy inequalities in . We consider Hardy potentials that involve either the distance from a point, or the distance from the boundary, or even the intermediate case where the distance is taken from a surface of codimension . In our main result, we add to the right hand side of the classical Hardy inequality a weighted norm with optimal weight and best constant. We also prove nonhomogeneous improved Hardy inequalities, where the right hand side involves weighted norms, .

     

Multiple orthogonal polynomials for classical weights

A new set of special functions, which has a wide range of applications from number theory to integrability of nonlinear dynamical systems, is described. We study multiple orthogonal polynomials with respect to 1$"> weights satisfying Pearson's equation. In particular, we give a classification of multiple orthogonal polynomials with respect to classical weights, which is based on properties of the corresponding Rodrigues operators. We show that the multiple orthogonal polynomials in our classification satisfy a linear differential equation of order . We also obtain explicit formulas and recurrence relations for these polynomials.

     

Multiple orthogonal polynomials and a counterexample to the Gaudin Bethe Ansatz Conjecture

Jacobi polynomials are polynomials whose zeros form the unique solution of the Bethe Ansatz equation associated with two irreducible modules. We study sequences of polynomials whose zeros form the unique solution of the Bethe Ansatz equation associated with two highest weight irreducible modules, with the restriction that the highest weight of one of the modules is a multiple of the first fundamental weight.

We describe the recursion which can be used to compute these polynomials. Moreover, we show that the first polynomial in the sequence coincides with the Jacobi-Piñeiro multiple orthogonal polynomial and others are given by Wronskian-type determinants of Jacobi-Piñeiro polynomials.

As a byproduct we describe a counterexample to the Bethe Ansatz Conjecture for the Gaudin model.

     

Pitt's inequality with sharp convolution estimates

Sharp extensions of Pitt's inequality expressed as a weighted Sobolev inequality are obtained using convolution estimates and Stein-Weiss potentials. Optimal constants are obtained for the full Stein-Weiss potential as a map from to itself which in turn yield semi-classical Rellich inequalities on . Additional results are obtained for Stein-Weiss potentials with gradient estimates and with mixed homogeneity. New proofs are given for the classical Pitt and Stein-Weiss estimates.

     

Basic Polynomial Inequalities on Intervals and Circular Arcs

We prove the right Lax-type inequality on subarcs of the unit circle of the complex plane for complex algebraic polynomials of degree n having no zeros in the open unit disk. This is done by establishing the right Bernstein–Szeg?–Videnskii type inequality for real trigonometric polynomials of degree at most n on intervals shorter than the period. The paper is closely related to recent work by B. Nagy and V. Totik. In fact, their asymptotically sharp Bernstein-type inequality for complex algebraic polynomials of degree at most n on subarcs of the unit circle is recaptured by using more elementary methods. Our discussion offers a somewhat new way to see V.S. Videnskii’s Bernstein and Markov type inequalities for trigonometric polynomials of degree at most n on intervals shorter than a period, two classical polynomial inequalities first published in 1960. A new Riesz–Schur type inequality for trigonometric polynomials is also established. Combining this with Videnskii’s Bernstein-type inequality gives Videnskii’s Markov-type inequality immediately.     

Stabilization of Tsirelson-type norms on spaces

We consider classical Tsirelson-type norms of and their modified versions on spaces, . We show that the modified Tsirelson-type norms do not distort any of the subspaces of the spaces. We prove that Tsirelson-type norms, being equivalent to their modified versions, may at most 2-distort spaces.

     

Functions of bounded variation, the derivative of the one dimensional maximal function, and applications to inequalities

We prove that if is of bounded variation, then the uncentered maximal function is absolutely continuous, and its derivative satisfies the sharp inequality . This allows us to obtain, under less regularity, versions of classical inequalities involving derivatives.