The variation of zeros of certain orthogonal polynomials

We show that the largest zero of a birth and death process polynomial increases (decreases) with a parameter ν if the birth rates and death rates are increasing (decreasing) functions of ν. A similar result is proved for the smallest zero of a birth and death process polynomial. These results are applicable to several sets of orthogonal polynomials. We show that the largest zero of a random walk polynomial is a monotone function of a parameter ν if certain coefficients related to the birth rates and the death rates are monotone functions of ν. We prove that if x_ν is a positive zero of a Lommel polynomial h_n,ν(x), ν > 0, then as ν increases x_ν will decrease but νx_ν will increase. Limiting cases of these results imply known facts concerning positive zeros of Bessel functions. We also establish similar results for a general class of discrete orthogonal polynomials.     

Weak curvature conditions and functional inequalities

We give sufficient conditions for a measured length space (X,d,ν) to admit local and global Poincaré inequalities, along with a Sobolev inequality. We first introduce a condition DM on (X,d,ν), defined in terms of transport of measures. We show that DM, together with a doubling condition on ν, implies a scale-invariant local Poincaré inequality. We show that if (X,d,ν) has nonnegative N-Ricci curvature and has unique minimizing geodesics between almost all pairs of points then it satisfies DM, with constant N². The condition DM is preserved by measured Gromov-Hausdorff limits. We then prove a Sobolev inequality for measured length spaces with N-Ricci curvature bounded below by K>0. Finally we derive a sharp global Poincaré inequality.     

The evolution of invariant manifolds in Hamiltonian-Hopf bifurcations

We consider the evolution of the stable and unstable manifolds of an equilibrium point of a Hamiltonian system of two degrees of freedom which depends on a parameter, ν. The eigenvalues of the linearized system are complex for ν<0 and pure imaginary for ν>0. Thus, for ν<0 the equilibrium has a two-dimensional stable manifold and a two-dimensional unstable manifold, but for ν>0 these stable and unstable manifolds are gone. If the sign of a certain term in the normal form is positive then for small negative ν the stable and unstable manifolds of the system are either identical or must have transverse intersection. Thus, either the system is totally degenerate or the system admits a suspended Smale horseshoe as an invariant set.     

Limiting dynamics for stochastic wave equations

In this paper, relations between the asymptotic behavior for a stochastic wave equation and a heat equation are considered. By introducing almost surely D-α-contracting property for random dynamical systems, we obtain a global random attractor of the stochastic wave equation endowed with Dirichlet boundary condition for any 0<ν?1. The upper semicontinuity of this global random attractor and the global attractor of the heat equation zt−Δz+f(z)=0 with Dirichlet boundary condition as ν goes to zero is investigated. Furthermore we show the stationary solutions of the stochastic wave equation converge in probability to some stationary solution of the heat equation.     

Adaptive Monte Carlo methods for matrix equations with applications

This paper discusses empirical studies with both the adaptive correlated sequential sampling method and the adaptive importance sampling method which can be used in solving matrix and integral equations. Both methods achieve geometric convergence (provided the number of random walks per stage is large enough) in the sense: e_ν≤cλ^ν, where e_ν is the error at stage ν, λ∈(0,1) is a constant, c>0 is also a constant. Thus, both methods converge much faster than the conventional Monte Carlo method. Our extensive numerical test results show that the adaptive importance sampling method converges faster than the adaptive correlated sequential sampling method, even with many fewer random walks per stage for the same problem. The methods can be applied to problems involving large scale matrix equations with non-sparse coefficient matrices. We also provide an application of the adaptive importance sampling method to the numerical solution of integral equations, where the integral equations are converted into matrix equations (with order up to 8192×8192) after discretization. By using Niederreiter’s sequence, instead of a pseudo-random sequence when generating the nodal point set used in discretizing the phase space Γ, we find that the average absolute errors or relative errors at nodal points can be reduced by a factor of more than one hundred.     

On 1-factors of point determining graphs

A graph G is said to be point determining if and only if distinct points of G have distinct neighborhoods. For such a graph G, the nucleus is defined to be the set G″ consisting of all points ν of G for which G-ν is a point determining graph.In [4], Summer exhibited several families of graphs H such that if G⁰ = H, for some point determining graph G, then G has a 1-factor. In this paper, we extend this class of graphs.     

Description of random fields by means of one-point finite-conditional distributions

The aim of this note is to investigate the relationship between strictly positive random fields on a lattice ? ^ν and the conditional probability measures at one point given the values on a finite subset of the lattice ? ^ν . We exhibit necessary and sufficient conditions for a one-point finite-conditional system to correspond to a unique strictly positive probability measure. It is noteworthy that the construction of the aforementioned probability measure is done explicitly by some simple procedure. Finally, we introduce a condition on the one-point finite conditional system that is sufficient for ensuring the mixing of the underlying random field.     

Continuity of integrated density of states — independent randomness

In this paper we discuss the continuity properties of the integrated density of states for random models based on that of the single site distribution. Our results are valid for models with independent randomness with arbitrary free parts. In particular in the case of the Anderson type models (with stationary, growing, decaying randomness) on the ν dimensional lattice, with or without periodic and almost periodic backgrounds, we show that if the single site distribution is uniformly α-Hölder continuous, 0 < α ≤ 1, then the density of states is also uniformly α-Hölder continuous.     

Pathwise random periodic solutions of stochastic differential equations

In this paper, we study the existence of random periodic solutions for semilinear stochastic differential equations. We identify these as the solutions of coupled forward-backward infinite horizon stochastic integral equations in general cases. We then use the argument of the relative compactness of Wiener-Sobolev spaces in C⁰([0,T],L²(Ω)) and generalized Schauder?s fixed point theorem to prove the existence of a solution of the coupled stochastic forward-backward infinite horizon integral equations. The condition on F is then further weakened by applying the coupling method of forward and backward Gronwall inequalities. The results are also valid for stationary solutions as a special case when the period τ can be an arbitrary number.     

Composition operators from the space of Cauchy transforms to Bloch and the little Bloch-type spaces on the unit disk

We completely characterize the boundedness and compactness of composition operators from the space of Cauchy transforms on the unit disk D, into the Bloch-type space B_ν as well as the little Bloch-type space B_ν,0, consisting respectively of all holomorphic functions f on D such that sup_z∈Dν(z)|f^′(z)|<∞, that is, of all holomorphic functions f on D such that lim_|z|→1ν(z)|f^′(z)|=0, for some weight function ν. As a byproduct of our results, norm of the operator is calculated when B_ν is replaced by B_ν/C.     

Existence of three positive pseudo-symmetric solutions for a one dimensional p-Laplacian

We apply the Five Functionals Fixed Point Theorem to verify the existence of at least three positive pseudo-symmetric solutions for the three point boundary value problem, (g(u′))′+a(t)f(u)=0, u(0)=0, and u(ν)=u(1), where g(v)=|v|^p−2v, with p>1 and ν∈(0,1).     

On reflection principles supported on a finite set

We investigate the existence of reflection formulas supported on a finite set. It is found that for solutions of the Laplace and Helmholtz equation there are no finitely supported reflection principles unless the support is a single point. This confirms that in order to construct a reflection formula that is not ‘point to point’, it is necessary to consider a continuous support. For solutions of the wave equation ^∂2u/∂x∂y=0, there exist finitely supported reflection principles that can be constructed explicitly. For solutions of the telegraph equation ^∂2u/∂x∂y+λ²u=0, we show that if a reflection principle is supported on less than five points then it is a point to point reflection principle.     

Lie group action and stability analysis of stationary solutions for a free boundary problem modelling tumor growth

In this paper we study asymptotic behavior of solutions for a free boundary problem modelling tumor growth. We first establish a general result for differential equations in Banach spaces possessing a Lie group action which maps a solution into new solutions. We prove that a center manifold exists under certain assumptions on the spectrum of the linearized operator without assuming that the space in which the equation is defined is of either DA(θ) or DA(θ,∞) type. By using this general result and making delicate analysis of the spectrum of the linearization of the stationary free boundary problem, we prove that if the surface tension coefficient γ is larger than a threshold value γ^* then the unique stationary solution is asymptotically stable modulo translations, provided the constant c is sufficiently small, whereas if γ<γ^* then this stationary solution is unstable.     

A family of Bochner-Riesz type multipliers on the two-dimensional disk

Let s=(ν,μ)∈R² and define on R². Given p∈[1,+∞[, we prove some necessary and sufficient conditions on s such that ms be a Fourier multiplier for Lp. We employ two different techniques, according to ν=0 or ν≠0. In the latter case, the results obtained are optimal.     

Existence, attractiveness and stability of solutions for quadratic Urysohn fractional integral equations

In this paper, existence and attractiveness of solutions for quadratic Urysohn fractional integral equations on an unbounded interval are obtained by virtue of Tichonov fixed point theorem and suitable conjunction of the well known measure ω₀(X) and the spaces C(R⁺). Further, three certain solutions sets X_L,γ, X_1,α and X_{1,(1−(α+v))}, which tending to zero at an appropriate rate t^−ν (ν > 0), ν = γ (or α or 1 − (α + v)) as t → ∞, are introduced and stability of solutions for quadratic Urysohn fractional integral equations are obtained based on these solutions sets respectively by applying Schauder fixed point theorem via some easy checked conditions. An example is given to illustrate the results.     

Bernoulli convolutions associated with certain non-Pisot numbers

The Bernoulli convolution ν_λ measure is shown to be absolutely continuous with L² density for almost all , and singular if λ⁻¹ is a Pisot number. It is an open question whether the Pisot type Bernoulli convolutions are the only singular ones. In this paper, we construct a family of non-Pisot type Bernoulli convolutions ν_λ such that their density functions, if they exist, are not L². We also construct other Bernoulli convolutions whose density functions, if they exist, behave rather badly.     

A new generalization of the Lelong number

We will introduce a quantity which measures the singularity of a plurisubharmonic function φ relative to another plurisubharmonic function ψ, at a point a. We denote this quantity by ν _a,ψ (φ). It can be seen as a generalization of the classical Lelong number in a natural way: if ψ=(n?1)log|????a|, where n is the dimension of the set where φ is defined, then ν _a,ψ (φ) coincides with the classical Lelong number of φ at the point a. The main theorem of this article says that the upper level sets of our generalized Lelong number, i.e. the sets of the form {z:ν _z,ψ (φ)≥c} where c>0, are in fact analytic sets, provided that the weight ψ satisfies some additional conditions.     

On the girth of extremal graphs without shortest cycles

Let EX(ν;{C₃,…,C_n}) denote the set of graphs G of order ν that contain no cycles of length less than or equal to n which have maximum number of edges. In this paper we consider a problem posed by several authors: does G contain an n+1 cycle? We prove that the diameter of G is at most n−1, and present several results concerning the above question: the girth of G is g=n+1 if (i) ν≥n+5, diameter equal to n−1 and minimum degree at least 3; (ii) ν≥12, ν∉{15,80,170} and n=6. Moreover, if ν=15 we find an extremal graph of girth 8 obtained from a 3-regular complete bipartite graph subdividing its edges. (iii) We prove that if ν≥2n−3 and n≥7 the girth is at most 2n−5. We also show that the answer to the question is negative for ν≤n+1+⌊(n−2)/2⌋.     

A law of the iterated logarithm for geometrically weighted martingale difference sequences

We consider random variables ξ(β)=Σ _n=0 ^∞ β ⁿ Y _n for β<1. We prove that if the(Y _n)_n∈N is a stationary ergodic martingale difference sequence andE Y ₀ ² =1, then the following law of the iterated logarithm holds: $$\mathop {\lim \sup }\limits_{\beta \nearrow 1} \frac{{\sqrt {1 - \beta ^2 } }}{{\sqrt {2\log \log \frac{1}{{1 - \beta ^2 }}} }}\xi (\beta ) = 1 a.s.$$ We prove also the corresponding Central Limit Theorem. This generalizes a theorem by Bovier and Picco where the i.i.d. case was studied.     

Central invariants and Frobenius-Schur indicators for semisimple quasi-Hopf algebras

In this paper, we obtain a canonical central element ν_H for each semi-simple quasi-Hopf algebra H over any field k and prove that ν_H is invariant under gauge transformations. We show that if k is algebraically closed of characteristic zero then for any irreducible representation of H which affords the character takes only the values 0, 1 or −1, moreover if H is a Hopf algebra or a twisted quantum double of a finite group then χ(ν_H) is the corresponding Frobenius-Schur indicator. We also prove an analog of a theorem of Larson-Radford for split semi-simple quasi-Hopf algebras over any field k. Using this result, we establish the relationship between the antipode S, the values of χ(ν_H), and certain associated bilinear forms when the underlying field k is algebraically closed of characteristic zero.