On the order of the error function of the square-full integers

LetL(x) denote the number of square full integers ≤x. By a square-full integer, we mean a positive integer all of whose prime factors have multiplicity at least two. It is well known that $$\left. {L(x)} \right| \sim \frac{{\zeta ({3 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {3 2}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2})}}{{\zeta (3)}}x^{{1 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 2}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2}} + \frac{{\zeta ({2 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {2 3}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 3})}}{{\zeta (2)}}x^{{1 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 3}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 3}} ,$$ where ζ(s) denotes the Riemann Zeta function. Let Δ(x) denote the error function in the asymptotic formula forL(x). On the basis of the Riemann hypothesis (R.H.), it is known that \(\Delta (x) = O(x^{\tfrac{{13}}{{81}} + \varepsilon } )\) for every ε>0. In this paper, we prove the following results on the assumption of R.H.: (1) $$\frac{1}{x}\int\limits_1^x {\Delta (t)dt} = O(x^{\tfrac{1}{{12}} + \varepsilon } ),$$ (2) $$\int\limits_1^x {\frac{{\Delta (t)}}{t}\log } ^{v - 1} \left( {\frac{x}{t}} \right) = O(x^{\tfrac{1}{{12}} + \varepsilon } )$$ for any integer ν≥1. In fact, we prove some general results and deduce the above from them. On the basis of (1) and (2) above, we conjecture that \(\Delta (x) = O(x^{{1 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 {12}}} \right. \kern-0em} {12}} + \varepsilon } )\) under the assumption of R.H.     

Convergent approximations in parabolic variational inequalities II: Hamilton-jacobi inequalities

In this paper we consider two-sided parabolic inequalities of the form (li) $$\psi _1 \leqslant u \leqslant \psi _2 , in{\mathbf{ }}Q;$$ (lii) $$\left[ { - \frac{{\partial u}}{{\partial t}} + A(t)u + H(x,t,u,Du)} \right]e \geqslant 0, in{\mathbf{ }}Q,$$ for alle in the convex support cone of the solution given by $$K(u) = \left\{ {\lambda (\upsilon - u):\psi _1 \leqslant \upsilon \leqslant \psi _2 ,\lambda > 0} \right\}{\mathbf{ }};$$ (liii) $$\left. {\frac{{\partial u}}{{\partial v}}} \right|_\Sigma = 0, u( \cdot ,T) = \bar u$$ where $$Q = \Omega \times (0,T), \sum = \partial \Omega \times (0,T).$$ Such inequalities arise in the characterization of saddle-point payoffsu in two person differential games with stopping times as strategies. In this case,H is the Hamiltonian in the formulation. A numerical scheme for approximatingu is obtained by the continuous time, piecewise linear, Galerkin approximation of a so-called penalized equation. A rate of convergence tou of orderO(h ^1/2) is demonstrated in theL ²(0,T; H ¹(Ω)) norm, whereh is the maximum diameter of a given triangulation.     

Sufficient conditions for absolute asymptotic stability of linear equations in a Banach space

For a linear differential equation of the type (1) $$\frac{{dx}}{{dt}} = A_0 x(t) + A_1 x(t - \Delta _1 ) + ... + A_n x(t - \Delta _n )$$ we establish the followingTHEOREM. If $$\overline {\left| {z_1 } \right| = ...\underline{\underline \cup } \left| z \right|_n = 1\sigma \left( {A_0 + \sum\nolimits_{k = 1}^n {z_k A_k } } \right)} \subset \left\{ {\lambda :\operatorname{Re} \lambda< 0} \right\}$$ then system (1) is absolutely asymptotically stable.     

Total controllability to affine manifolds of control systems

A system is totallyG-controllable if every pointx ₀ of the state spaceE ⁿ can be steered to the targetG in finite time and can be held inG forever afterward. Sufficient conditions are developed for the totalG-controllability of the linear system (a) $$\dot x(t) = A(t)x(t) + B(t)u(t)$$ and its perturbation (b) $$\dot x(t) = A(t)x(t) + B(t)u(t) + F(t,x(t),u(t)),$$ where the targetG is an affine manifold inE ⁿ. We state conditions on the perturbation functionF which guarantee that, if (a) is totallyG-controllable, then so is (b). These conditions onF are natural and are obtained by solving a system of nonlinear integral equations by the Leray-Schauder fixed-point theorem.     

Bombieri's theorem in short intervals

The well-known Bombieri-A. I. Vinogradov theorem states that (1) $$\sum\limits_{q \leqslant x^{\tfrac{1}{2}} (\log x)^{ - s} } {\mathop {\max }\limits_{(a,q) = 1} \mathop {\max }\limits_{y \leqslant x} } \left| {\psi (y,q;a) - \frac{y}{{\varphi (q)}}} \right| \ll \frac{x}{{(\log x)^A }},$$ whereA is an arbitrary positive constant,B=B(A)>0, and as usual, $$\psi (x,q;a) = \sum\limits_{\mathop {n \leqslant x}\limits_{n = a(q)} } {\Lambda (n),}$$ Λ being the Von Mangoldt's function. The problem of finding a result analogous to (1) for short intervals was investigated by many authors. Using Heath-Brown's identity and the approximate functional equation for DirichletL-functions, A. Perelli, J. Pintz and S. Salerno in 1985 established the following extension of Bombieri's theorem: Theorem 1. (2) $$\sum\limits_{q \leqslant Q} {\mathop {\max }\limits_{(a,q) = 1} \mathop {\max }\limits_{h \leqslant y} \mathop {\max }\limits_{\frac{x}{2}< \approx \leqslant x} } \left| {\psi (z + h,q;a) - \psi (z,q;a) - \frac{h}{{\varphi (q)}}} \right| \ll \frac{y}{{(\log x)^A }}$$ where A>0 is an arbitrary constant,y=x ^θ $$\frac{7}{{12}}< \theta \leqslant 1, Q = x^{\frac{1}{{40}}} .$$ ,Q=x ^1/40. By improving the basic lemma which A. Perelli, J. Pintz and S. Salerno used as the main tool to prove Theorem 1, we obtain Theorem 2.Under the same condition as in Theorem 1,for Q=x ^1/38.5, (2)still holds.     

Finite-difference method for solving the first boundary-value problem for a second-order nonlinear ordinary differential equation with a divergent principal part

The approximation is studied of the first boundary-value problem for the equation (1) $$- \frac{d}{{dx}}K(x,\frac{{du}}{{dx}}) + f(x,u) = 0,0< x< 1,$$ with boundary conditions (2) $$u(0) = u(1) = 0$$ by difference boundary-value problems of form (3) $$- \left[ {a(x,w_{\bar x} )} \right]_x + \varphi (x,w) = 0,x \in w_r ,$$ (4) $$w(0) = w(1) = 0.$$ Theorems are established on the solvability of problem (3), (4). Theorems are proved on uniform convergence and on the order of uniform convergence. Here, as usual, boundedness is not assumed, but just the summability of the corresponding derivatives of the solutions of problem (1), (2). Also considered are singular boundary-value problems of form (1), (2), where uniform convergence with order h is proved under assumption of piecewise absolute continuity of the functionf(x,u(x)).     

Minimum degree of bipartite graphs and the existence ofk-factors

LetG be a bipartite graph with bipartition (X, Y) andk a positive integer. If (i) $$\left| X \right| = \left| Y \right|,$$ (ii) $$\delta (G) \geqslant \left\lceil {\frac{{\left| X \right|}}{2}} \right\rceil \geqslant k,$$ \(\left| X \right| \geqslant 4k - 4\sqrt k + 1\) when |X| is odd and |X| ≥ 4k ? 2 when |X| is even, thenG has ak-factor.     

On the modulus of continuity in connection with a problem of J. Szabados concerning strong approximation

Пустьf(x) — интегрируемая 2π-периодическая функция, aω(f,δ) иs _n(x)=s_n(f, x). соответственно, модуль непрерывности иn-ая сумма Фурье этой функции. В настоящей работе, продолжающей исследования Г. Фрейда, Л. Лейндлера—E. M. Никищина, И. Сабадоша и К. И. Осколкова, доказывается следующая теорема.Если Ω(u) — выпуклая или вогнутая непрерывная функция и если (1) 1 $$\left\| {\left. {\sum\limits_{k = 1}^\infty \Omega (|S_k (x) - f(x)|)} \right\|_C } \right.$$ то 1 $$\omega (f;\delta ) = O\left( {\delta \int\limits_\delta ^1 {\frac{{\bar \Omega (v)}}{{v^2 }}dv} } \right),$$ где ¯Ω(v) —функция, обратная к Ω(и). При этом существует функция f₀(х), удовлетворяющая условию (1), для которой $$\omega (f;\delta ) = c\delta \int\limits_\delta ^1 {\frac{{\bar \Omega (v)}}{{v^2 }}dv} (c > 0).$$ ЕслиΩ(u)— вогнутая функция, то интеграл \(\int\limits_\delta ^1 {\frac{{\bar \Omega (v)}}{{v^2 }}dv} \) можно заменить на \(\int\limits_{\bar \Omega (\delta )}^1 {\frac{{du}}{{\Omega (u)}}.} \) . Отсюда вытекает, что еслиΩ(u) — функция типа модуля непрерывности, то для того, чтобы (1) всегда влекло принадлежность f(x) классу Lip 1, необходимо и достаточно условие \(\int\limits_0^1 {\frac{{du}}{{\Omega (u)}}}< \infty .\)      

A variational difference scheme for the one-dimensional diffusion equation

In this paper we construct a homogeneous variational difference scheme for the diffusion equation assuming its coefficients to be bounded and measurable; the order of convergence of the scheme is O(h²). We consider the boundary value problem (1) $$\frac{d}{{dx}}\left( {K(x)\frac{{du}}{{dx}}} \right) - g(x)u = - \frac{{dF}}{{dx}},0< x< X$$ subject to the boundary conditions (2) $$u(0) = a,u(X) = b$$ .     

Riemann—Lebesgue theorem

Пусть?(x) — ограниченн ая функция на отрезке [0,1] и ее функция распределен ияΦ(t) удовлетворяет услов ию $$\Phi \left( t \right) + \Phi \left( { - t} \right) = 1.$$ Еслиf(x) — конечная поч ти всюду функция, то дл яF _n (t) — функции распределе ния произведенияf(x)?(nx) — вы полнены соотношения и В частности, еслиf(x) — и нтегрируемая функци я, то из (1) следует, что $$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \mathop \smallint \limits_0^1 f\left( x \right)\varphi \left( {nx} \right)dx = 0 $$      

Quasi-implication algebras,Part I: Elementary theory

Quasi-implication algebras (QIA's) are intended to generalize orthomodular lattices (OML's) in the same way that implication algebras (J. C. Abbott) generalize Boolean lattices. A QIA is defined to be a setQ together with a binary operation → satisfying the following conditions (a→b is denotedab). (Q1) $$\left( {ab} \right)a = a$$ (Q2) $$\left( {ab} \right)\left( {ac} \right) = \left( {ba} \right)\left( {bc} \right)$$ (Q3) $$\left( {\left( {ab} \right)\left( {ba} \right)} \right)a = \left( {\left( {ba} \right)\left( {ab} \right)} \right)b$$ Every OML induces a QIA, wherea → b=a ^⊥?(a?b). On the other hand, every QIA induces a join semi-lattice with a greatest element 1, where 1=aa,a≤b iffab=1, anda?b=((ab)(ba))a. A bounded QIA is defined to be a QIA with a least element 0 (w.r.t.≤). The QIA associated with any OML is bounded, the zero elements being the same. Conversely, every bounded QIA induces an OML, wherea ^⊥=a0, anda?b=((ab)(a0))0. The relationC of compatibility is defined so thataCb iffa≤ba, and it is shown that every compatible sub-QIA of a QIA is an implication algebra.     

A maximum principle for time-lag control problems with bounded state

A maximum principle is obtained for control problems involving a constant time lag τ in both the control and state variables. The problem considered is that of minimizing $$I(x) = \int_{t^0 }^{t^1 } {L (t,x(t), x(t - \tau ), u(t), u(t - \tau )) dt} $$ subject to the constraints 1 $$\begin{gathered} \dot x(t) = f(t,x(t),x(t - \tau ),u(t),u(t - \tau )), \hfill \\ x(t) = \phi (t), u(t) = \eta (t), t^0 - \tau \leqslant t \leqslant t^0 , \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$ 1 $$\psi _\alpha (t,x(t),x(t - \tau )) \leqslant 0,\alpha = 1, \ldots ,m,$$ 1 $$x^i (t^1 ) = X^i ,i = 1, \ldots ,n$$ . The results are obtained using the method of Hestenes.     

Maximum descent monotone solutions of an ordinary differential equation with a discontinuous right-hand side

We present an existence theorem for absolutely continuous monotone solutions of the Cauchy problem $$\dot x\left( t \right) = proj_{T_{P\left( {x\left( t \right)} \right)} x\left( t \right)} ( - \nabla w(x)(t))),x\left( 0 \right) = x_0 .$$ Moreover, we prove that the limit pointx* of any solution is a minimum forw(·) inP(x*). The results are applied to a decision problem for a firm which wants to satsify twoa priori incompatible criteria: (i) monotonicity with respect to a preorder; and (ii) minimization of costs.     

On strong summahility of Fourier series and differentiability of functions

ПустьS _n (f, x) — суммы Фурье периодической сумми руемой функцииf(x). Доказано, что если фун кцияФ(u), определенная, непрерывная и выпукл ая вверх для u≧0 (Ф(0)=0), удовлетворяет ус ловию (1) $$\int\limits_{ + 0} {\frac{{du}}{{\Phi (u)}}< \infty ,} $$ то имеет место следую щее вложение классов функций (2) $$S(\Phi ) = \left\{ {f:\mathop {\max }\limits_x \sum\limits_{n = o}^\infty \Phi (\left| {f(x) - S_n (fx)} \right|)< \infty } \right\} \subset Lip1,$$ и, более того, при услов ии (1) все функции из кла ссаS(Ф) непрерывно дифферен цируемы, а их производные имеют равномерно сходящие ся ряды Фурье. Установлено также, чт о если функция Ф удовл етворяет условию lim supФ(u/2)/Ф(u)<1, то условие (1) является н е только достаточным, но и необходимым для влож ения (2).     

A property of an autonomous minimax optimal control problem

A control system \(\dot x = f\left( {x,u} \right)\) ,u) with cost functional $$\mathop {ess \sup }\limits_{T0 \leqslant t \leqslant T1} G\left( {x\left( t \right),u\left( t \right)} \right)$$ is considered. For an optimal pair \(\left( {\bar x\left( \cdot \right),\bar u\left( \cdot \right)} \right)\) ,ū(·)), there is a maximum principle of the form $$\eta \left( t \right)f\left( {\bar x\left( t \right),\bar u\left( t \right)} \right) = \mathop {\max }\limits_{u \in \Omega \left( t \right)} \eta \left( t \right)f\left( {\bar x\left( t \right),u} \right).$$ By means of this fact, it is shown that \(\eta \left( t \right)f\left( {\bar x\left( t \right),\bar u\left( t \right)} \right)\) is equal to a constant almost everywhere.     

Eventual uniform asymptotic stability for stochastic differential equation based on semimartingale with spatial parameter

Given a stochastic differential equation based on semimartingale with spatial parameter (1) $$\varphi _t = x_0 + \int_{t_0 }^t {F(\varphi _s ,ds) } on t \geqslant t_0 $$ and it perturbed system (2) $$\psi _t = x_0 + \int_{t_0 }^t {F\left( {\psi \alpha _s , ds} \right)} + \int_{t_0 }^t {G\left( {\psi _s , ds} \right)} on t \geqslant t_0 $$ In this paper we give some sufficient conditions under which the eventual uniform asymptotic stability of Eq. (1) is shared by Eq. (2).     

Difference Inequalities for the Groups and Semigroups of Operators on Banach Spaces

Let ${\mathbf{T}=\{T(t)\} _{t\in\mathbb{R}}}$ be a ??(X, F)-continuous group of isometries on a Banach space X with generator A, where ??(X, F) is an appropriate local convex topology on X induced by functionals from ${ F\subset X^{\ast}}$ . Let ?? _A (x) be the local spectrum of A at ${x\in X}$ and ${r_{A}(x):=\sup\{\vert\lambda\vert :\lambda \in \sigma_{A}(x)\},}$ the local spectral radius of A at x. It is shown that for every ${x\in X}$ and ${\tau\in\mathbb{R},}$ $$\left\Vert T(\tau) x-x\right\Vert \leq \left\vert \tau \right\vert r_{A}(x)\left\Vert x\right\Vert.$$ Moreover if ${0\leq \tau r_{A}(x)\leq \frac{\pi}{2},}$ then it holds that $$\left\Vert T(\tau) x-T(-\tau)x\right\Vert \leq 2\sin \left(\tau r_{A}(x)\right)\left\Vert x\right\Vert.$$ Asymptotic versions of these results for C ₀-semigroup of contractions are also obtained. If ${\mathbf{T}=\{T(t)\}_{t\geq 0}}$ is a C ₀-semigroup of contractions, then for every ${x\in X}$ and ????? 0, $$\underset{t\rightarrow \infty }{\lim } \left\Vert T( t+\tau) x-T(t) x\right\Vert\leq\tau\sup\left\{ \left\vert \lambda \right\vert :\lambda \in\sigma_{A}(x)\cap i \mathbb{R} \right\} \left\Vert x\right\Vert. $$ Several applications are given.     

Lower semi-continuous nonconvex perturbation of m-accrative differential inclusions in Banach spaces

In this paper we prove the existence of solutions of the differential inclusions $$\left\{ \begin{gathered} \dot X(t) \in - A_t (X(t)) + F(t,X(t)),,0 \leqslant t \leqslant T_0 \hfill \\ X(0) = x_0 \hfill \\ \end{gathered} \right.$$ whereA _t is a multivaluedm-accretive operator on a Banach spaceE andF is a measurable multifunction defined on the set \(G = \overline {\{ (t,x):A_t (x) \ne 0/\} } \) , lower semicontinuous inx and its values are not necessarily convex inE. This result generalizes some results in [1] and [9].