Best Constants for Moser-Trudinger Inequalities, Fundamental Solutions and One-Parameter Representation Formulas on Groups of Heisenberg Type

We derive the explicit fundamental solutions for a class of degenerate (or singular) one-parameter subelliptic differential operators on groups of Heisenberg (H) type. This extends the results of Kaplan of the sub-Laplacian on H-type groups, which in turn generalizes Folland's result on the Heisenberg group. As an application, we obtain a one-parameter representation formula for Sobolev functions of compact support on H-type groups. By choosing the parameter equal to the homogeneous dimension Q and using the Moser-Trudinger inequality for the convolutional type operator on stratified groups obtained in [18], we get the following theorem which gives the best constant for the Moser-Trudinger inequality for Sobolev functions in H-type groups. Let ${\Bbb G}We derive the explicit fundamental solutions for a class of degenerate (or singular) one-parameter subelliptic differential operators on groups of Heisenberg (H) type. This extends the results of Kaplan of the sub-Laplacian on H-type groups, which in turn generalizes Folland's result on the Heisenberg group. As an application, we obtain a one-parameter representation formula for Sobolev functions of compact support on H-type groups. By choosing the parameter equal to the homogeneous dimension Q and using the Moser-Trudinger inequality for the convolutional type operator on stratified groups obtained in [18], we get the following theorem which gives the best constant for the Moser-Trudinger inequality for Sobolev functions in H-type groups. Let ? be any group of Heisenberg type whose Lie algebra is g enerated by m left invariant vector fields and with a q-dimensional center. Let and Then, with A _Q as the sharp constant, where ∇_? denotes the subellitpic gradient on ? This continues the research originated in our earlier study of the best constants in Moser-Trudinger inequalities and fundamental solutions for one-parameter subelliptic operators on the Heisenberg group [18]. Received March 15, 2001, Accepted September 21, 2001     

Rosenthal inequalities in noncommutative symmetric spaces

We give a direct proof of the ‘upper’ Khintchine inequality for a noncommutative symmetric (quasi-)Banach function space with nontrivial upper Boyd index. This settles an open question of C. Le Merdy and the fourth named author (Le Merdy and Sukochev, 2008 [24]). We apply this result to derive a version of Rosenthal?s theorem for sums of independent random variables in a noncommutative symmetric space. As a result we obtain a new proof of Rosenthal?s theorem for (Haagerup) Lp-spaces.     

Constrained von Neumann Inequalities

An equivalent formulation of the von Neumann inequality states that the backward shift S* on ?₂ is extremal, in the sense that if T is a Hilbert space contraction, then ‖p(T)‖?‖p(S*)‖ for each polynomial p. We discuss several results of the following type: if T is a Hilbert space contraction satisfying some constraints, then S* restricted to a suitable invariant subspace is an extremal operator. Several operator radii are used instead of the operator norm. Applications to inequalities of coefficients of rational functions positive on the torus are given.     

Global linear convergence of a path-following algorithm for some monotone variational inequality problems

We consider a primal-scaling path-following algorithm for solving a certain class of monotone variational inequality problems. Included in this class are the convex separable programs considered by Monteiro and Adler and the monotone linear complementarity problem. This algorithm can start from any interior solution and attain a global linear rate of convergence with a convergence ratio of 1 ?c/√m, wherem denotes the dimension of the problem andc is a certain constant. One can also introduce a line search strategy to accelerate the convergence of this algorithm.     

An Extension of a Simply Inequality Between von Neumann–Jordan and James Constants in Banach Spaces

For a non-trivial Banach space X, let J(X), CNJ(X), C_(NJ)~(p)(X) respectively stand for the James constant, the von Neumann–Jordan constant and the generalized von Neumann–Jordan constant recently inroduced by Cui et al. In this paper, we discuss the relation between the James and the generalized von Neumann–Jordan constants, and establish an inequality between them: C_(NJ)~(p)(X) ≤J(X) with p ≥ 2, which covers the well-known inequality CNJ(X) ≤ J(X). We also introduce a new constant, from which we establish another inequality that extends a result of Alonso et al.     

Thurston?s relative inequalities and Reeb components

We construct a family of codimension 1 foliations in a 3-manifold for which Thurston?s relative inequality holds, but for which the absolute one is violated. For this, we introduce a variant of these inequalities, which we call the relative^(±) inequality. Also we determine the class of foliations for which the relative^(±) inequality holds.     

From U-bounds to isoperimetry with applications to H-type groups

In this paper we study U-bounds in relation to L₁-type coercive inequalities and isoperimetric problems for a class of probability measures on a general metric space (RN,d). We prove the equivalence of an isoperimetric inequality with several other coercive inequalities in this general framework. The usefulness of our approach is illustrated by an application to the setting of H-type groups, and an extension to infinite dimensions.     

Hardy-Stein identities and Littlewood-Paley inequalities in a polydisc

The paper generalizes the well-known Littlewood-Paley inequality and Hardy-Stein identity. As an application, some area inequalities and quasinorm representations in the space A _ω ^p over the polydisc are obtained.     

A Payne�CRayner Type Inequality for the Robin Problem on Arbitrary Minimal Surfaces in {\mathbb{R}^N}

We prove a Payne?CRayner type inequality for the first eigenfunction of the Laplacian with Robin boundary condition on any compact minimal surface with boundary in ${\mathbb{R}^N}$ . We emphasize that no topological condition is necessary on the boundary.     

On the Jensen-Steffensen inequality for generalized convex functions

Jensen-Steffensen type inequalities for P-convex functions and functions with nondecreasing increments are presented. The obtained results are used to prove a generalization of ?eby?ev’s inequality and several variants of Hölder’s inequality with weights satisfying the conditions as in the Jensen-Steffensen inequality. A few well-known inequalities for quasi-arithmetic means are generalized.     

The N-membrane problem with nonlocal constraints

In this paper, we study a nonlocal variational inequality. The nonlocality appears both in the coefficients of the operator, through an integral representing some elastic energy, and in the constraints, which are of the type called soft in the literature.     

Arithmetic genus of integral space curves

We give an estimation for the arithmetic genus of an integral space curve which is not contained in a surface of degree k?1. Our main technique is the Bogomolov-Gieseker type inequality for ?³ proved by Macrì.     

A Characterization of Some Mixed Volumes via the Brunn–Minkowski Inequality

We consider a functional $\mathcal{F}$ on the space of convex bodies in ? ⁿ of the form $$ {\mathcal{F}}(K)=\int_{\mathbb{S}^{n-1}} f(u) \mathrm{S}_{n-1}(K,du), $$ where $f\in C(\mathbb{S}^{n-1})$ is a given continuous function on the unit sphere of ? ⁿ , K is a convex body in ? ⁿ , n≥3, and S _n?1(K,?) is the area measure of K. We prove that $\mathcal{F}$ satisfies an inequality of Brunn–Minkowski type if and only if f is the support function of a convex body, i.e., $\mathcal{F}$ is a mixed volume. As a consequence, we obtain a characterization of translation invariant, continuous valuations which are homogeneous of degree n?1 and satisfy a Brunn–Minkowski type inequality.     

An equivalent characterization of BMO with Gauss measure

Let γ be the Gauss measure on ? ⁿ : We establish a Calderón-Zygmund type decomposition and a John-Nirenberg type inequality in terms of the local sharp maximal function and the median value of function over cubes. As an application, we obtain an equivalent characterization of known BMO space with Gauss measure.     

Generating all minimal integral solutions to AND-OR systems of monotone inequalities: Conjunctions are simpler than disjunctions

We consider monotone ∨,∧-formulae φ of m atoms, each of which is a monotone inequality of the form f_i(x)?t_i over the integers, where for i=1,…,m, f_i:Zⁿ?R is a given monotone function and t_i is a given threshold. We show that if the ∨-degree of φ is bounded by a constant, then for linear, transversal and polymatroid monotone inequalities all minimal integer vectors satisfying φ can be generated in incremental quasi-polynomial time. In contrast, the enumeration problem for the disjunction of m inequalities is NP-hard when m is part of the input. We also discuss some applications of the above results in disjunctive programming, data mining, matroid and reliability theory.     

Gagliardo–Nirenberg inequalities in regular Orlicz spaces involving nonlinear expressions

We consider a triple of N-functions (M,H,J) that satisfy the Δ^′-condition, and suppose that an additive variant of interpolation inequality holds

where , is an arbitrary set invariant with respect to external and internal dilations. We show that the above inequality implies its certain nonlinear variant involving the expressions and . Various generalizations of this inequality to the more general class of N-functions, measures and to higher order derivatives are also discussed and the examples are presented.     

Refinement of Hardy's inequalities via superquadratic and subquadratic functions

A new refined weighted Hardy inequality for p?2 is proved and discussed. The inequality is reversed for 1<p?2, which means that for p=2 we have equality. The main tool in the proofs are some new results for superquadratic and subquadratic functions.     

Harnack inequality for degenerate and singular operators of <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-Laplacian type on Riemannian manifolds

We study viscosity solutions to degenerate and singular elliptic equations of p-Laplacian type on Riemannian manifolds. The Krylov–Safonov type Harnack inequality for the p-Laplacian operators with \(1<p<\infty \) is established on the manifolds with Ricci curvature bounded from below based on ABP type estimates. We also prove the Harnack inequality for nonlinear p-Laplacian type operators assuming that a nonlinear perturbation of Ricci curvature is bounded below.     

Concentration of measures supported on the cube

We prove a log-Sobolev inequality for a certain class of log-concave measures in high dimension. These are the probability measures supported on the unit cube [0, 1] ⁿ ? ? ⁿ whose density takes the form exp(?ψ), where the function ψ is assumed to be convex (but not strictly convex) with bounded pure second derivatives. Our argument relies on a transportation-cost inequality á la Talagrand.     

Weighted Hardy inequalities

For bounded Lipschitz domains D in it is known that if 1<p<∞, then for all β[0,β₀), where β₀=p−1>0, there is a constant c<∞ with

for all . We show that if D is merely assumed to be a bounded domain in that satisfies a Whitney cube-counting condition with exponent λ and has plump complement, then the same inequality holds with β₀ now taken to be . Further, we extend the known results (see [H. Brezis, M. Marcus, Hardy's inequalities revisited, Dedicated to Ennio De Giorgi, Ann. Scuola Norm. Sup. Pisa Cl. Sci. (4) 25 (1997–1998) 217–237; M. Hoffmann-Ostenhof, T. Hoffmann-Ostenhof, A. Laptev, A geometrical version of Hardy's inequality, J. Funct. Anal. 189 (2002) 537–548; J. Tidblom, A geometrical version of Hardy's inequality for W^1,p(Ω), Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 132 (2004) 2265–2271]) concerning the improved Hardy inequality

c=c(n,p), by showing that the class of domains for which the inequality holds is larger than that of all bounded convex domains.