Monitoring process variability using auxiliary information

In this study a Shewhart type control chart namely V _r chart is proposed for improved monitoring of process variability (targeting large shifts) of a quality characteristic of interest Y. The proposed control chart is based on regression type estimator of variance using a single auxiliary variable X. It is assumed that (Y, X) follow a bivariate normal distribution. The design structure of V _r chart is developed and its comparison is made with the well-known Shewhart control chart namely S ² chart used for the same purpose. Using power curves as a performance measure it is observed that V _r chart outperforms the S ² chart for detecting moderate to large shifts, which is main target of Shewhart type control charts, in process variability under certain conditions on ρ _yx . These efficiency conditions on ρ _yx are also obtained for V _r chart in this study.     

Lp-Lq DECAY ESTIMATES FOR HYPERBOLIC EQUATIONS WITH OSCILLATIONS IN COEFFICIENTS

This work is concerned with the proof of Lp -Lq decay estimates for solutions of the Cauchy problem for utt -λ2(t)b2(t)/Δu =0. The coefficient consists of an increasing smooth function λ and an oscillating smooth and bounded function b which are uniformly separated from zero. The authors‘ main interest is devoted to the critical case where one has an interesting interplay between the growing and the oscillating part.     

容有半对称度量联络的广义复空间中子流形上的Chen-Ricci不等式

本文研究了容有半对称度量联络的广义复空间中的子流形上的Chen-Ricci不等式.利用代数技巧,建立了子流形上的Chen-Ricci不等式.这些不等式给出了子流形的外在几何量-关于半对称联络的平均曲率与内在几何量-Ricci曲率及k-Ricci曲率之间的关系,推广了Mihai和Özgür的一些结果.     

A new characterization of Anderson’s inequality in <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis><Subscript>1</Subscript>-classes

Let ℋ be a separable infinite dimensional complex Hilbert space, and let ℒ(H) denote the algebra of all bounded linear operators on ℋ into itself. Let A = (A ₁, A ₂,..., A _n), B = (B ₁, B ₂,..., B _n) be n-tuples of operators in ℒ(H); we define the elementary operators Δ _A,B : ℒ(H) ↦ ℒ(H) by

<Emphasis Type="Italic">∂</Emphasis>-operations and <Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">V</Emphasis></Subscript>-fields

The hyperoperations, called theta-operations （δ）, are motivated from the usual property, which the derivative has on the derivation of a product of functions. Using any map on a set, one can define δ-operations. In this paper, we continue our study on the δ-operations on groupoids, rings, fields and vector spaces or on the corresponding hyperstructures. Using δ-operations one obtains, mainly, Hwstructures, which form the largest class of the hyperstructures. For representation theory of hyperstructures, by hypermatrices, one needs special Hv-rings or Hy-fields, so these hyperstructures can be used. Moreover, we study the relation of these δ-structures with other classes of hyperstructures, especially with the Hv-structures.     

A process variability control chart

In this study a Shewhart type control chart namely the V _t chart, is proposed for improved monitoring of the process variability of a quality characteristic of interest Y. The proposed control chart is based on the ratio type estimator of the variance using a single auxiliary variable X. It is assumed that (Y, X) follows a bivariate normal distribution. The design structure of the V _t chart is developed for Phase-I quality control and its comparison is made with those of the S ² chart (a well-known Shewhart control chart) and the V _r chart (a Shewhart type control chart proposed by Riaz (Comput Stat, 2008a) used for the same purpose. It is observed that the proposed V _t chart outperforms the S ² and V _r charts, in terms of discriminatory power, for detecting moderate to large shifts in the process variability. It is observed that the performance of the V _t chart keeps improving with an increase in |ρ _yx | , where ρ _yx is the correlation between Y and X.     

Distribution results for lattices in SL(2,ℚ p )

In this paper we study the ergodic properties of the linear action of lattices Γ of SL(2,ℚ_p) on ℚ_p × ℚ_p and distribution results for orbits of Γ. Following Serre, one can define a “geodesic flow” for an associated tree (actually associated to GL(2,ℚ_p)). The approach we use is based on an extension of this approach to “frame flows” which are a natural compact group extension of the geodesic flow.     

A new multivariable <Subscript><Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">6</Emphasis></Subscript><Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">ψ</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">6</Emphasis></Subscript> summation formula

By multidimensional matrix inversion, combined with an A _r extension of Jackson’s ₈ φ ₇ summation formula by Milne, a new multivariable ₈ φ ₇ summation is derived. By a polynomial argument this ₈ φ ₇ summation is transformed to another multivariable ₈ φ ₇ summation which, by taking a suitable limit, is reduced to a new multivariable extension of the nonterminating ₆ φ ₅ summation. The latter is then extended, by analytic continuation, to a new multivariable extension of Bailey’s very-well-poised ₆ ψ ₆ summation formula. Partly supported by FWF Austrian Science Fund grants P17563-N13, and S9607 (the second is part of the Austrian National Research Network “Analytic Combinatorics and Probabilistic Number Theory”).     

Interval Valued Intuitionistic （S, T）-fuzzy Hv-submodules

On the basis of the concept of the interval valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets introduced by K. Atanassov, the notion of interval valued intuitionistic fuzzy Hv-submodules of an Hv-module with respect to a t-norm T and an s-norm S is given and the characteristic properties are described. The homomorphic image and the inverse image are investigated. In particular, the connections between interval valued intuitionistic （S, T）-fuzzy Hv-submodules and interval valued intuitionistic （S, T）-fuzzy submodules are discussed.     

The Smallest Degree Sum That Yields Potentially Kr＋1 - K3-Graphic Sequences

Let a（Kr,＋1 - K3,n） be the smallest even integer such that each n-term graphic sequence п= （d1,d2,…dn） with term sum σ（п） = d1 ＋ d2 ＋…＋ dn 〉 σ（Kr＋1 -K3,n） has a realization containing Kr＋1 - K3 as a subgraph, where Kr＋1 -K3 is a graph obtained from a complete graph Kr＋1 by deleting three edges which form a triangle. In this paper, we determine the value σ（Kr＋1 - K3,n） for r ≥ 3 and n ≥ 3r＋ 5.     

Localization of <Emphasis Type="Italic">LM</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Subscript>-algebras

The aim of this paper is to define the localization LM _n -algebra of an LM _n —algebra L with respect to a topology F on L; in Section 5 we prove that the maximal LM _n -algebra of fractions (defined in [3]) and the LM _n -algebra of fractions relative to an Λ—closed system (defined in Section 2) are LM _n -algebras of localization.     

On the γ n -complete hypergroups and K H hypergroups

The class of γn-complete hypergroups is introduced. Several properties and examples are found both of γn-complete hypergroups and of KH hypergroups.     

Robust H ∞ control for singular systems with time-varying uncertainties

In this paper, we investigate the problem of robust H _∞ control for singular systems with polytopic time-varying parameter uncertainties. By introducing the notion of generalized quadratic H _∞ performance, the relationship between the existence of a robust H _∞ dynamic state feedback controller and that of a robust H _∞ static state feedback controller is given. By using matrix inequalities, the existence conditions of robust H _∞ static state feedback and dynamic output feedback controllers are derived. Moreover, the design methods for such controllers are provided in terms of the solutions of matrix inequalities. An example is also presented to demonstrate the validity of the proposed methods. __________ Translated from Journal of Northeastern University (Natural Science), 2004, 25(2): 110–113     

Weak helix submanifolds of euclidean spaces

Let M⊂ℝ ⁿ be a submanifold of a euclidean space. A vector d∈ℝ ⁿ is called a helix direction of M if the angle between d and any tangent space T _p M is constant. Let ℋ(M) be the set of helix directions of M. If the set ℋ(M) contains r linearly independent vectors we say that M is a weak r-helix. We say that M is a strong r-helix if ℋ(M) is a r-dimensional linear subspace of ℝ ⁿ . For curves and hypersurfaces both definitions agree. The object of this article is to show that these definitions are not equivalent. Namely, we construct (non strong) weak 2-helix surfaces of ℝ⁴. The author is supported by the Project M.I.U.R. “Riemann Metrics and Differentiable Manifolds” and by G.N.S.A.G.A. of I.N.d.A.M., Italy.     

On Stability of Cones in <Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>+1</Superscript> with Zero Scalar Curvature

In this work we generalize the case of scalar curvature zero the results of Simmons (Ann. Math. 88 (1968), 62–105) for minimal cones in Rⁿ⁺¹. If Mⁿ⁻¹ is a compact hypersurface of the sphere Sⁿ(1) we represent by C(M)ε the truncated cone based on M with center at the origin. It is easy to see that M has zero scalar curvature if and only if the cone base on M also has zero scalar curvature. Hounie and Leite (J. Differential Geom. 41 (1995), 247–258) recently gave the conditions for the ellipticity of the partial differential equation of the scalar curvature. To show that, we have to assume n ⩾ 4 and the three-curvature of M to be different from zero. For such cones, we prove that, for n ≤slant 7 there is an ε for which the truncate cone C(M)_ε is not stable. We also show that for n ⩾ 8 there exist compact, orientable hypersurfaces Mⁿ⁻¹ of the sphere with zero scalar curvature and S₃ different from zero, for which all truncated cones based on M are stable. Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000): 53C42, 53C40, 49F10, 57R70.     

Proper Submanifolds in Product Manifolds

The authors obtain various versions of the Omori-Yau's maximum principle on complete properly immersed submanifolds with controlled mean curvature in certain product manifolds,in complete Riemannian manifolds whose k-Ricci curvature has strong quadratic decay,and also obtain a maximum principle for mean curvature flow of complete manifolds with bounded mean curvature.Using the generalized maximum principle,an estimate on the mean curvature of properly immersed submanifolds with bounded projection in N1 in the product manifold N1 ×N2 is given.Other applications of the generalized maximum principle are also given.     

Coefficient Quantization in Banach Spaces

Let (e _i ) be a dictionary for a separable infinite-dimensional Banach space X. We consider the problem of approximation by linear combinations of dictionary elements with quantized coefficients drawn usually from a ‘finite alphabet’. We investigate several approximation properties of this type and connect them to the Banach space geometry of X. The existence of a total minimal system with one of these properties, namely the coefficient quantization property, is shown to be equivalent to X containing c ₀. We also show that, for every ε>0, the unit ball of every separable infinite-dimensional Banach space X contains a dictionary (x _i ) such that the additive group generated by (x _i ) is (3+ε)⁻¹-separated and 1/3-dense in X.      

An average discrepancy for optimal vertex‐modified number‐theoretic rules

Number‐theoretic rules are particularly suited for the approximation of multidimensional integrals in which the integrands are periodic. When the integrands are not periodic, then a vertex‐modified variant has been proposed. Error bounds for such vertex‐modified rules may be obtained in terms of the L ₂ discrepancy. In s dimensions these vertex‐modified rules contain 2^s weights which may be chosen optimally so that the discrepancy is minimized. We obtain an expression for the squared L ₂ discrepancy of optimal vertex‐modified rules. This expression is used to derive an expression for the average of the squared L ₂ discrepancy for optimal vertex‐modified number‐theoretic rules. Values of this average are then compared with the corresponding average for normal number‐theoretic rules and the expected value for Monte Carlo rules. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

A note on approximation of semigroups of contractions on Hilbert spaces

We show that every contractive C ₀-semigroup on a separable, infinite-dimensional Hilbert space X can be approximated by unitary C ₀-groups in the weak operator topology uniformly on compact subsets of ℝ₊. As a consequence we get a new characterization of a bounded H ^∞-calculus for the negatives of generators of bounded holomorphic semigroups. Applications of our results to the study of a topological structure of the set of (almost) weakly stable contractive C ₀-semigroups on X are also discussed. The author was partially supported by the Marie Curie “Transfer of Knowledge” programme, project “TODEQ”, and by a MNiSzW grant Nr. N201384834.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Subscript>-nearest neighbor estimators of entropy

For estimating the entropy of an absolutely continuous multivariate distribution, we propose nonparametric estimators based on the Euclidean distances between the n sample points and their k _n -nearest neighbors, where {k _n : n = 1, 2, …} is a sequence of positive integers varying with n. The proposed estimators are shown to be asymptotically unbiased and consistent.