A Variational Approach to Givental’s Nonlinear Maslov Index

In this article we consider a variant of Rabinowitz Floer homology in order to define a homological count of discriminant points for paths of contactomorphisms. The growth rate of this count can be seen as an analogue of Givental’s nonlinear Maslov index. As an application we prove a Bott–Samelson type obstruction theorem for positive loops of contactomorphisms.     

Explicit Hierarchical Fixed Point Approach to Variational Inequalities

An explicit hierarchical fixed point algorithm is introduced to solve monotone variational inequalities, which are governed by a pair of nonexpansive mappings, one of which is used to define the governing operator and the other to define the feasible set. These kinds of variational inequalities include monotone inclusions and convex optimization problems to be solved over the fixed point sets of nonexpansive mappings. Strong convergence of the algorithm is proved under different circumstances of parameter selections. Applications in hierarchical minimization problems are also included.     

Maslov’s canonical operator in abstract spaces

Recently, a number of new methods for constructing asymptotic solutions to various evolution equations has been developed. These asymptotic solutions are expressed at each instant of time via an elementy of some smooth manifoldy and an elementf of some Hilbert space . We study general properties of the mapping that assigns an asymptotic formula to the pair (y, f). Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 65, No. 3, pp. 437–456, March, 1999.     

Application of Maslov’s formula to finding an asymptotic solution to an elastic deformation problem

We propose a scheme of bifurcation analysis of equilibrium configurations of a weakly inhomogeneous elastic beam on an elastic base under the assumption of two-mode degeneracy; this scheme generalizes the Darinskii-Sapronov scheme developed earlier for the case of a homogeneous beam. The consideration of an inhomogeneous beam requires replacing the condition that the pair of eigenvectors of the operator from the linear part of the equation (at zero) is constant by the condition of the existence of a pair of vectors smoothly depending on the parameters whose linear hull is invariant with respect to . It is shown that such a pair is sufficient for the construction of the principal part of the key function and for analyzing the branching of the equilibrium configurations of the beam. The construction of the required pair of vectors is based on a formula for the orthogonal projection onto the root subspace of (from the theory of perturbations of self-adjoint operators in the sense of Maslov). The effect of the type of inhomogeneity of the beam on the formof its deflection is studied.     

A Modified Trapezoidal Broyden’s Method for Nonlinear Equations

Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Physics - A modified Trapezoidal Broyden’s method for nonlinear equations is presented. We design and implement an alternative approximation to...     

A Dynamic Analysis of Schelling’s Binary Corruption Model: A Competitive Equilibrium Approach

Schelling (in Micromotives and Macrobehavior, Norton, New York, 1978) suggested a simple binary choice model to explain the variation of corruption levels across societies. His basic idea was that the expected profitability of engaging in corruption depends on its prevalence. The key result of the so-called Schelling diagram is the existence of multiple equilibria and a tipping point. The present paper puts Schelling’s essentially static approach into an intertemporal setting. We show how the existence of an unstable interior steady state leads to thresholds such that history alone or history in addition to expectations (or coordination) is necessary to determine the long-run outcome. In contrast to the related literature, which classifies these two cases according to whether the unstable equilibrium is a node or a focus, the actual differentiation is more subtle because even a node can lead to an overlap of solution paths such that the initial conditions alone are insufficient to uniquely determine the competitive equilibrium. Another insight is that a (transiently) cycling competitive equilibrium can dominate the direct and monotonic route to a steady state, even if the direct route is feasible.     

A Thomson’s Principle and a Rayleigh’s Monotonicity Law for Nonlinear Networks

We give a representation of the solution of the Neumann problem for the Laplace operator on the n-dimensional unit ball in terms of the solution of an associated Dirichlet problem. The representation is extended to other operators besides the Laplacian, to smooth simply connected planar domains, and to the infinite-dimensional Laplacian on the unit ball of an abstract Wiener space, providing in particular an explicit solution for the Neumann problem in this case. As an application, we derive an explicit formula for the Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator, which may be of independent interest.     

A Counter-Example to Hausmann’s Conjecture

Foundations of Computational Mathematics - In 1995 Jean-Claude Hausmann proved that a compact Riemannian manifold X is homotopy equivalent to its Rips complex $${text {Rips}}(X,r)$$ for small...     

A counterexample to Valette’s conjecture

We disprove a well-known conjecture of D. Vallete (1978), which states that every d-dimensional self-affine convex body is a direct product of a polytope with a convex body of lower dimension. It is shown that there are counterexamples for dimension d = 4. Additional assumptions under which the conjecture is true are discussed.