Semimodularity in lattices of finite length

For a lattice L of finite length we denote by J(L) the set of all join-irreducible elements (≠0) of L. By u′ we mean the uniquely determined lower cover of an element u?J(L). Our main result is the following theorem: A lattice L of finite length is (upper) semimodular if and only if it satisfies the exchange property (EP): c?b∨u and $\text{c?b∨u′}$ imply u?b∨c∨u′ (b, c?L;u?J(L)).     

Some Structure Theorems for Atomistic Algebraic Lattices

We prove that any atomistic algebraic lattice is a direct product of subdirectly irreducible lattices iff its congruence lattice is an atomic Stone lattice. We define on the set A(L) of all atoms of an atomistic algebraic lattice L a relation R as follows: for a, b A(L), (a, b) R ? θ(0, a) ∧ θ(0, b) ≠ ?_{Con L} . We prove that Con L is a Stone lattice iff R is transitive and we give a characterization of Cen (L) using R. We also give a characterization of weakly modular atomistic algebraic lattices.     

Solution of boundary value problems in cylinders separated by a three-layer film into two semicylinders

Boundary value problems are considered for the class of equations ? _x ² u + L[u] = 0 in cylinders D = (x ?? R, y ?? Q ? R ^m ) with an infinitely thin film at x = 0 consisting of three sublayers with alternating high and low permeability (L-linear differential operator with respect to y _i ). The solutions of the problems are expressed in terms of those of the corresponding classical boundary value problems in homogeneous cylinders D with no film. The resulting formulas have the form of simple quadrature rules, which are amenable to numerical computations.     

Existence of weak solutions of a nonlinear parabolic equation in a noncylindrical domain

Consider the mixed boundary value problem ?_tu + L[u] = f with a squareintegrable initial value and with zero boundary values in a domain Q. L[u] is a nonlinear elliptic operator in divergence form, defined on a domain with timedependent boundary. Weak solutions in cylindrical domains are used to construct a weak solution in Q by approximating Q by a system of cylinders. It is shown that this solution is continuously dependent on the initial value.     

Keller-Osserman conditions for diffusion-type operators on Riemannian manifolds

In this paper we obtain essentially sharp generalized Keller-Osserman conditions for wide classes of differential inequalities of the form Lu?b(x)f(u)?(|∇u|) and Lu?b(x)f(u)?(|∇u|)−g(u)h(|∇u|) on weighted Riemannian manifolds, where L is a non-linear diffusion-type operator. Prototypical examples of these operators are the p-Laplacian and the mean curvature operator. The geometry of the underlying manifold is reflected, via bounds for the modified Bakry-Emery Ricci curvature, by growth conditions for the functions b and ?. A weak maximum principle which extends and improves previous results valid for the φ-Laplacian is also obtained. Geometric comparison results, valid even in the case of integral bounds for the modified Bakry-Emery Ricci tensor, are presented.     

Weak solution of (r, (x, u(x)) u′(x))′ = (Fu)′(x) with r(0, u(0))u′(0) = ku(0), r(L, u(L))u′ (L) = hu(L) and k, h are suitable elements of [0, ∞]

We consider weak solutions to the nonlinear boundary value problem (r, (x, u(x)) u′(x))′ = (Fu)′(x) with r(0, u(0)) u′(0) = ku(0), r(L, u(L)) u′(L) = hu(L) and k, h are suitable elements of [0, ∞]. In addition to studying some new boundary conditions, we also relax the constraints on r(x, u) and (Fu)(x). r(x, u) > 0 may have a countable set of jump discontinuities in u and r(x, u)^?1?L_q((0, L) × (0, p)). F is an operator from a suitable set of functions to a subset of L_p(0, L) which have nonnegative values. F includes, among others, examples of the form (Fu)(x) = (1 ? H(x ? x₀)) u(x₀), (Fu)(x) = ∫_x^Lf(y, u(y)) dy where f(y, u) may have a countable set of jump discontinuities in u or F may be chosen so that (Fu)′(x) = ? g(x, u(x)) u′(x) ? q(x) u(x) ? f(x, u(x)) where q is a distributional derivative of an L₂(0, L) function.     

On L-Tychonoff spaces II

This paper is a sequel to the 1995 paper On L-Tychonoff spaces. The embedding theorem for L-topological spaces is shown to hold true for L an arbitrary complete lattice without imposing any order reversing involution (·)^′ on L. Some results on completely L-regular spaces and on L-Tychonoff spaces, which have previously been known to hold true for (L,^′) a frame, are exhibited as ones holding for (L,^′) a meet-continuous lattice. For such a lattice an insertion theorem for completely L-regular spaces is given. Some weak forms of separating families of maps are discussed. We also clarify the dependence between the sub-T₀ separation axiom of Liu and the L-T₀ separation axiom of Rodabaugh.     

Fractional integrals, potential operators and two-weight, weak type norm inequalities on spaces of homogeneous type

We prove two-weight, weak type norm inequalities for potential operators and fractional integrals defined on spaces of homogeneous type. We show that the operators in question are bounded from L^p(v) to L^q,∞(u), 1<p?q<∞, provided the pair of weights (u,v) verifies a Muckenhoupt condition with a “power-bump” on the weight u.     

Estimates for the Torsion Function and Sobolev Constants

Let Ω be an open set in Euclidean space, and let u : Ω → ?^?+? be the expected lifetime of Brownian motion in Ω. It is shown that if u?∈?L ^p (Ω) for some p?∈?[1, ?∞?) then (i) u?∈?L ^q (Ω) for all q?∈?[p,?∞?], and (ii) \({trace}\left(e^{t\Delta_{\Omega}}\right)<\infty\) for all t?>?0, where ??Δ_Ω is the Dirichlet Laplacian acting in L ²(Ω). Pointwise bounds are obtained for u in terms of the first Dirichlet eigenfunction for Ω, assuming that the spectrum of ??Δ_Ω is discrete. It is shown that if Ω is open, bounded and connected in the plane and \(\partial\Omega\) has an interior wedge with opening angle α at vertex v then the first Dirichlet eigenfunction and u are comparable near v if and only if α?≥?π/2. Two sided estimates are obtained for the Sobolev constant

$ C_p(\Omega):= \inf\left\{\Vert \nabla u \Vert_2^2: u \in C_0^{\infty}(\Omega),\ \Vert u\Vert_p = 1\right\}, $

where 0?p?Ω satisfies a strong Hardy inequality, and the distance to the boundary function δ?∈?L ^2p/(2???p)(Ω).

     

On the relationship between the moving finite-element procedure and best piecewise L2 fits with adjustable nodes

It is shown that, for a class of time-dependent partial differential equations of the form u_t = ??u, one step of the moving finite-element (MFE) procedure corresponds to one iteration of an algorithm for obtaining best L₂ fits with adjustable nodes to continuous functions. In the steady-state limit the MFE procedure gives the best fit of ??u, with adjustable nodes, to the null function. For first-order partial differential equations, the MFE procedure moves nodes with approximate characteristic nodal speeds. We identify an additional speed component arising directly from the L₂ projection which seeks a best fit in the sense described above. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

The probabilistic solution of the dirichlet problem for\tfrac{1}{2}\Delta + \left\langle {a,\nabla } \right\rangle + b with singular coefficients

We investigate weak solutions ofLu=?p, whereL= \(\tfrac{1}{2}\Delta + \left\langle {a,\nabla } \right\rangle + b\) and |a|²,b andp belong to the Kato classK ^d (d≥3). We shall characterize the weak solutions by a probabilistic mean value property. This characterization includes a continuity principle. Our second regularity result states that for a weak solutionu, |?u|² belongs locally to K^d. Regarding the inhomogeneous Dirichlet problem forL, we shall prove the corresponding gauge theorem and an existence and uniqueness result.     

Helly Spaces and Radon Measures on Complete Lines

We work in the set theory without the Axiom of Choice ZF. Given a linearly ordered set X, the (closed) subset H(X,[0,1]) of the product topological space [0,1] ^X consisting of the isotonic mappings u:X ??[0,1] is (Loeb-)compact. The compactness of $H(\mathbb R,L)$ where L is the lexicographic order [0,1] ×{0,1} is not provable (in ZF). Radon measures on a complete linearly ordered set X are studied: they are of Radon?CStieltjes type; moreover, the ??dual ball?? of the Banach space C(X) is (Loeb-)compact in the weak* topology, and the Banach space C(X) satisfies the (effective) continuous Hahn?CBanach property.     

Stability of planar diffusion wave for nonlinear evolution equation

It is known that the one-dimensional nonlinear heat equation ut = f(u)x1x1,f’(u) > 0,u(±∞,t) = u±,u+ = u_ has a unique self-similar solution u(x1/1+t).In multi-dimensional space,u(x1/1+t) is called a planar diffusion wave.In the first part of the present paper,it is shown that under some smallness conditions,such a planar diffusion wave is nonlinearly stable for the nonlinear heat equation:ut-△f(u) = 0,x ∈ Rn.The optimal time decay rate is obtained.In the second part of this paper,it is further shown that this planar diffusion wave is still nonlinearly stable for the quasilinear wave equation with damping:utt + utt+ △f(u) = 0,x ∈ Rn.The time decay rate is also obtained.The proofs are given by an elementary energy method.     

Second-order evaluations of orthogonal and symplectic Yangians

Orthogonal or symplectic Yangians are defined by the Yang–Baxter RLL relation involving the fundamental R-matrix with the corresponding so(n) or sp(2m) symmetry. We investigate the second-order solution conditions, where the expansion of L(u) in u ^?1 is truncated at the second power, and we derive the relations for the two nontrivial terms in L(u).     

Extensions of L-fuzzy closure spaces

In this paper, we study the extension theory to L-fuzzy closure spaces, where L is a strictly two-sided, commutative quantale lattice. We give new notions such as L-fuzzy stack, L-fuzzy c-grill and trace of a point. Also, we construct order relation and equivalence relation between two extensions. Also, We introduce the concept of a principal extension of L-fuzzy closure space and study some of its applications.     

Orderamarts: A class of asymptotic martingales

We extend the notion of real-valued asymptotic martingales to the Banach lattice valued case. Unlike the other extensions, the notion of “orderamart” preserves the lattice property of real amarts. We show also, a Riesz decomposition, a weak and strong convergence theorem, a probabilistic characterization of A-L spaces from which we can prove that a Banach lattice with the shur property and a quasi-interior point in the dual is an l¹(Γ).     

Perturbing the boundary conditions of the generator of a cosine family

Let A be a densely defined, closed linear operator (which we shall call maximal operator) with domain D(A) on a Banach space X and consider closed linear operators L:D(A)???X and ??:D(A)???X (where ?X is another Banach space called boundary space). Putting conditions on L and ??, we show that the second order abstract Cauchy problem for the operator A _?? with A _?? u=Au and domain D(A _??):={u??D(A):Lu=??u} is well-posed and thus it generates a cosine operator function on the Banach space X.     

An application of the maximum principle to describe the layer behavior of large solutions and related problems

This work is devoted to the analysis of the asymptotic behavior of positive solutions to some problems of variable exponent reaction-diffusion equations, when the boundary condition goes to infinity (large solutions). Specifically, we deal with the equations ??u = u ^p(x), ??u = ?m(x)u?+?a(x)u ^p(x) where a(x)??? a ₀ >?0, p(x)??? 1 in ??, and ??u = e ^p(x) where p(x)??? 0 in ??. In the first two cases p is allowed to take the value 1 in a whole subdomain ${\Omega_c\subset \Omega}$ , while in the last case p can vanish in a whole subdomain ${\Omega_c\subset \Omega}$ . Special emphasis is put in the layer behavior of solutions on the interphase ?? _i :?= ??? _c ???. A similar study of the development of singularities in the solutions of several logistic equations is also performed. For example, we consider ???u = ?? m(x)u?a(x) u ^p(x) in ??, u = 0 on ???, being a(x) and p(x) as in the first problem. Positive solutions are shown to exist only when the parameter ?? lies in certain intervals: bifurcation from zero and from infinity arises when ?? approaches the boundary of those intervals. Such bifurcations together with the associated limit profiles are analyzed in detail. For the study of the layer behavior of solutions the introduction of a suitable variant of the well-known maximum principle is crucial.