On the Multiplicity of Nodal Solutions to a Singularly Perturbed Neumann Problem

We consider the problem

Convergence of solutions of stochastic differential equations to the Arratia flow

We consider the solution x _ε of the equation

On the fourth moment in the Rankin-Selberg problem

If

Homogenization of a parabolic equation in perforated domain with Dirichlet boundary condition

In this article, we study the homogenization of the family of parabolic equations over periodically perforated domains . Here, Ω_ɛ = ΩS _ε is a periodically perforated domain andd _ε is a sequence of positive numbers which goes to zero. We obtain the homogenized equation. The homogenization of the equations on a fixed domain and also the case of perforated domain with Neumann boundary condition was studied by the authors. The homogenization for a fixed domain and has been done by Jian. We also obtain certain corrector results to improve the weak convergence.     

A general result on precise asymptotics for linear processes of positively associated sequences

Let {εt; t ∈ Z^＋} be a strictly stationary sequence of associated random variables with mean zeros, let 0〈Eε1^2〈∞ and σ^2=Eε1^2＋1∑j=2^∞ Eε1εj with 0〈σ^2〈∞.{aj;j∈Z^＋} is a sequence of real numbers satisfying ∑j=0^∞｜aj｜〈∞.Define a linear process Xt=∑j=0^∞ ajεt-j,t≥1,and Sn=∑t=1^n Xt,n≥1.Assume that E｜ε1｜^2＋δ′〈 for some δ′〉0 and μ（n）=O（n^-ρ） for some ρ〉0.This paper achieves a general law of precise asymptotics for {Sn}.     

Almost orthogonal submatrices of an orthogonal matrix

Lett≥1 and letn, M be natural numbers,n<M. Leta=(a _i,j ) be ann xM matrix whose rows are orthonormal. Suppose that the ℓ₂-norms of the columns ofA are uniformly bounded. Namely, for allj Using majorizing measure estimates we prove that for every ε>0 there exists, a setI ⊃ {1,…,M} of cardinality at most such that the matrix , whereA _I =(a _i,j ) _j∈I , acts as a (1+ε)-isomorphism from ℓ ₂ ⁿ into . Research supported in part by a grant of the US-Israel BSF. Part of this research was performed when the author held a postdoctoral position at MSRI. Research at MSRI was supported in part by NSF grant DMS-9022140.     

Bifurcations of Positive and Negative Continua in Quasilinear Elliptic Eigenvalue Problems

The main result of this work is a Dancer-type bifurcation result for the quasilinear elliptic problem

Attraction domain for the attractor of a two-color circle rotation

The dynamics of contraction of the unit circle C under iterated two-color circle rotation S_ɛ, dependent on a continuous parameter ε ∈ C, is studied. The dynamic distance from the deep hole Dh(ε) of the attraction domain Spir _ɛ=C\Att _ɛ to the attractor Att _ɛ of the rotation S_ɛ and the measure of the deep hole |Dh(ε)| are computed. It is proved that as ε ↑ 1, the phenomenon of localization of the deep holes Dh(ε) occurs. It is shown that the process of contraction of the circle,

Precise asymptotics in the law of the iterated logarithm*

Let X₁, X₂, ... be i.i.d. random variables with EX₁ = 0 and positive, finite variance σ², and set S_n = X₁ + ... + X_n. For any α > −1, β > −1/2 and for κ_n(ε) a function of ε and n such that κ_n(ε) log log n → λ as n ↑ ∞ and , we prove that

On the maximal dimension of a completely entangled subspace for finite level quantum systems

LetH _ibe a finite dimensional complex Hilbert space of dimensiond _i associated with a finite level quantum system A_i for i = 1, 2, ...,k. A subspaceS ⊂ is said to becompletely entangled if it has no non-zero product vector of the formu ₁⊗u ₂ ⊗ ... ⊗u _k with u_i inH _i for each i. Using the methods of elementary linear algebra and the intersection theorem for projective varieties in basic algebraic geometry we prove that

Justification of a quasistationary approximation for the Stefan problem

Unique solvability of the one-phase Stefan problem with a small multiplier ε at the time derivative in the equation is proved on a certain time interval independent of ε for ε ∈ (0, ε₀). The solution to the Stefan problem is compared with the solution to the Hele-Show problem, which describes the process of melting materials with zero specific heat ε and can be regarded as a quasistationary approximation for the Stefan problem. It is shown that the difference of the solutions has order . This provides a justification of the quasistationary approximation. Bibliography: 23 titles. __________ Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 348, 2007, pp. 209–253.     

Fine Properties of the Integrated Density of States and a Quantitative Separation Property of the Dirichlet Eigenvalues

We consider one-dimensional difference Schr?dinger equations with real analytic function V(x). Suppose V(x) is a small perturbation of a trigonometric polynomial V ₀(x) of degree k ₀, and assume positive Lyapunov exponents and Diophantine ω. We prove that the integrated density of states is H?lder continuous for any k > 0. Moreover, we show that is absolutely continuous for a.e. ω. Our approach is via finite volume bounds. I.e., we study the eigenvalues of the problem on a finite interval [1, N] with Dirichlet boundary conditions. Then the averaged number of these Dirichlet eigenvalues which fall into an interval , does not exceed , k > 0. Moreover, for , this averaged number does not exceed exp , for any . For the integrated density of states of the problem this implies that for any . To investigate the distribution of the Dirichlet eigenvalues of on a finite interval [1, N] we study the distribution of the zeros of the characteristic determinants with complexified phase x, and frozen ω, E. We prove equidistribution of these zeros in some annulus and show also that no more than 2k ₀ of them fall into any disk of radius exp. In addition, we obtain the lower bound (with δ > 0 arbitrary) for the separation of the eigenvalues of the Dirichlet eigenvalues over the interval [0, N]. This necessarily requires the removal of a small set of energies. Received: February 2006, Accepted: December 2007     

Weak convergence of diffusion processes on Wiener space

Let γ be a Gaussian measure on a Suslin space X, H be the corresponding Cameron–Martin space and {e _i } ⊂ H be an orthonormal basis of H. Suppose that μ _n = ρ _n · γ is a sequence of probability measures which converges weakly to a probability measure μ = ρ · γ Consider a sequence of Dirichlet forms , where and . We prove some sufficient conditions for Mosco convergence where . In particular, if X is a Hilbert space, and can be uniformly approximated by finite dimensional conditional expectations for every fixed e _i , then under broad assumptions Mosco and the distributions of the associated stochastic processes converge weakly.     

An Inverse Problem for Maxwell’s Equations in Anisotropic Media

The authors consider Maxwell's equations for an isomagnctic anisotropic and inhomogeneous medium in two dimensions, and discuss an inverse problem of determining the permittivity tensor (ε1ε2ε2ε3) and the permeabilityμin the constitutive relations from a finite number of lateral boundary measurements. Applying a Carlcman estimate, the authors prove an estimate of the Lipschitz type for stability, provided thatε1,ε2,ε3,μsatisfy some a priori conditions.     

Time-periodic solutions of dissipative ε-approximations for modified Navier-Stokes equations

In this paper, the existence “in the large” of time-periodic classical solutions (with period T) is proved for the following two dissipative ε-approximations for the Navier-Stokes equations modified in the sense of O. A. Ladyzhenskaya:

On a biharmonic equation involving nearly critical exponent

This paper is concerned with a biharmonic equation under the Navier boundary condition , u > 0 in Ω and u = Δu = 0 on ∂Ω, where Ω is a smooth bounded domain in , n ≥ 5, and ε > 0. We study the asymptotic behavior of solutions of (P _−ε) which are minimizing for the Sobolev quotient as ε goes to zero. We show that such solutions concentrate around a point x ₀ ∈Ω as ε → 0, moreover x ₀ is a critical point of the Robin’s function. Conversely, we show that for any nondegenerate critical point x ₀ of the Robin’s function, there exist solutions of (P _−ε) concentrating around x ₀ as ε → 0. Finally we prove that, in contrast with what happened in the subcritical equation (P _−ε), the supercritical problem (P _+ε) has no solutions which concentrate around a point of Ω as ε → 0. Work finished when the authors were visiting Mathematics Department of the University of Roma “La Sapienza”. They would like to thank the Mathematics Department for its warm hospitality. The authors also thank Professors Massimo Grossi and Filomena Pacella for their constant support.     

Propagation of oscillations to 2D incompressible Euler equations

The asymptotic expansions are studied for the vorticity to 2D incompressible Euler equations with-initial vorticity , where ϕ₀(x) satisfies |d ϕ₀(x)|≠0 on the support of and is sufficiently smooth and with compact support in ℝ² (resp. ℝ²×T) The limit,v(t,x), of the corresponding velocity fields {v ^ɛ(t,x)} is obtained, which is the unique solution of (E) with initial vorticity ω₀(x). Moreover, (ℤ²)) for all 1≽p∞, where and ϕ(t,x) satisfy some modulation equation and eikonal equation, respectively.     

Local gradient estimates for solutions of a simplest regularization of a class of nonuniformly elliptic equations

An estimate of , Ω′⊃⊃Ω, for solutions u^ε of the family of equations

Kolmogorov Averages and Approximate Identities

We study the action of Kolmogorov-type nonlinear averaging operators of the form V ⁻¹ AV on smooth functions. Here, A runs through a family of convolution operators A _ε ^[K], ε>0, generated by a single kernel K∈L ¹(ℝ ⁿ ) in the usual way and forming an “approximate identity” as ε→0, while V is a superposition map given by Vf=v○f, with a monotone continuous function v. The main result characterizes the kernels K with the property that the natural estimate

Multiple Boundary Concentrating Solutions to Dirichlet Problem of Hénon Equation

Abstract  Let Ω be the unit ball centered at the origin in . We study the following problem