Embeddings of homology equivalent manifolds with boundary

We prove a theorem on equivariant maps implying the following two corollaries:(1) Let N and M be compact orientable n-manifolds with boundaries such that M⊂N, the inclusion M→N induces an isomorphism in integral cohomology, both M and N have (n−d−1)-dimensional spines and . Then the restriction-induced map Embm(N)→Embm(M) is bijective. Here Embm(X) is the set of embeddings X→Rm up to isotopy (in the PL or smooth category).(2) For a 3-manifold N with boundary whose integral homology groups are trivial and such that N?D³ (or for its special 2-spine N) there exists an equivariant map , although N does not embed into R³.The second corollary completes the answer to the following question: for which pairs (m,n) for each n-polyhedron N the existence of an equivariant map implies embeddability of N into Rm? An answer was known for each pair (m,n) except (3,3) and (3,2).     

Lipschitz and piecewise-C regularity for scalar minimizers of affine simple integrals

Lipschitz, piecewise-C¹ and piecewise affine regularity is proved for AC minimizers of the “affine” integral , under general hypotheses on , , and with superlinear growth at infinity.The hypotheses assumed to obtain Lipschitz continuity of minimizers are unusual: ρ(·) and ?(·) are lsc and may be both locally unbounded (e.g., not in L_loc¹), provided their quotient ?/ρ(·) is locally bounded. As to h(·), it is assumed lsc and may take +∞ values freely.     

Extending homeomorphisms from punctured surfaces to handlebodies

Let Hg be a genus g handlebody and MCG2n(Tg) be the group of the isotopy classes of orientation preserving homeomorphisms of Tg=∂Hg, fixing a given set of 2n points. In this paper we find a finite set of generators for , the subgroup of MCG2n(Tg) consisting of the isotopy classes of homeomorphisms of Tg admitting an extension to the handlebody and keeping fixed the union of n disjoint properly embedded trivial arcs. This result generalizes a previous one obtained by the authors for n=1. The subgroup turns out to be important for the study of knots and links in closed 3-manifolds via (g,n)-decompositions. In fact, the links represented by the isotopy classes belonging to the same left cosets of in MCG2n(Tg) are equivalent.     

Existence of fast positive wavefronts for a non-local delayed reaction-diffusion equation

We establish the existence of a continuous family of fast positive wavefronts u(t,x)=?(x+ct), ?(−∞)=0, ?(+∞)=κ, for the non-local delayed reaction-diffusion equation . Here 0 and κ>0 are fixed points of g∈C²(R₊,R₊) and the non-negative K is such that is finite for every real λ. We also prove that the fast wavefronts are non-monotone if .     

Periodic “weighted” operators

Consider the periodic weighted operator Ty=−ρ⁻²(ρ²y′)′ in , where the real function ρ is 1-periodic positive, and let q=ρ′/ρ∈L²(0,1). The spectrum of T consists of intervals separated by gaps γ_n,n?1, with the lengths |γ_n|. Let h_n be a height of the corresponding slit in the quasimomentum domain and let g_n,n?1, be the gap with the length |g_n| of the operator . The following results are obtained: (i) the quasimomentum k for the weighted operator T is constructed and the basic properties of k are studied, (ii) two-sided estimates of ?² norms of the sequences {|γ_n|/n}₁^∞,{h_n}₁^∞,{|g_n|}₁^∞, in terms of , (iii) the asymptotics of the gap length |γ_n| as n→∞, are determined. The proofs are based on the analysis of the quasimomentum as a conformal mapping, embedding theorems and the identities between the quasimomentum and the potential. In order to prove these results the asymptotics of the fundamental solutions and the Lyapunov function are obtained at high energy.     

Existence results for some polyharmonic problems in the half-space

We study the existence of positive solutions of the m-polyharmonic nonlinear elliptic equation m(−Δ)u+f(⋅,u)=0 in the half-space , n?2 and m?1. Our purpose is to give two existence results for the above equation subject to some boundary conditions, where the nonlinear term f(x,t) satisfies some appropriate conditions related to a certain Kato class of functions .     

Existence of entire explosive positive radial solutions for a class of quasilinear elliptic systems

We show the existence of entire explosive positive radial solutions for quasilinear elliptic systems div(|∇u|^m−2∇u)=p(|x|)g(v), div(|∇v|ⁿ⁻²∇v)=q(|x|)f(u) on , where f and g are positive and non-decreasing functions on (0,∞) satisfying the Keller-Osserman condition.     

A Poincaré-Hopf-type theorem for holomorphic one-forms

We prove that if a holomorphic one-form Ω in a neighborhood of a closed euclidian ball , in the n-dimensional complex affine space, defines a distribution transverse to the boundary sphere , then n is even and Ω admits a sole singularity q∈B²ⁿ. Moreover, this singularity is simple.     

A supplement to precise asymptotics in the law of the iterated logarithm

Let be a sequence of real-valued i.i.d. random variables with E(X)=0 and E(X²)=1, and set , n?1. This paper studies the precise asymptotics in the law of the iterated logarithm. For example, using a result on convergence rates for probabilities of moderate deviations for obtained by Li et al. [Internat. J. Math. Math. Sci. 15 (1992) 481-497], we prove that, for every b∈(−1/2,1],

     

A note on circulant transition matrices in Markov chains

Let g and n be positive integers and gcd(g,n)=1. Let C=(c_ij) be a g-circulant transition matrix of order n of Markov chain. We are interested in studying and lim_k→∞C^k.     

Positive entire solutions of semilinear elliptic equations with quadratically vanishing coefficient

We establish that for n?3 and p>1, the elliptic equation Δu+K(x)up=0 in Rn possesses a continuum of positive entire solutions with logarithmic decay at ∞, provided that a locally Hölder continuous function K?0 in Rn?{0}, satisfies K(x)=O(σ|x|) at x=0 for some σ>−2, and ²|x|K(x)=c+O([log|x|]^−θ) near ∞ for some constants c>0 and θ>1. The continuum contains at least countably many solutions among which any two do not intersect. This is an affirmative answer to an open question raised in [S. Bae, T.K. Chang, On a class of semilinear elliptic equations in Rn, J. Differential Equations 185 (2002) 225-250]. The crucial observation is that in the radial case of K(r)=K(|x|), two fundamental weights, and , appear in analyzing the asymptotic behavior of solutions.     

Superinjective simplicial maps of complexes of curves and injective homomorphisms of subgroups of mapping class groups II

Let R be a compact, connected, orientable surface of genus g with p boundary components. Let C(R) be the complex of curves on R and be the extended mapping class group of R. Suppose that either g=2 and p?2 or g?3 and p?0. We prove that a simplicial map is superinjective if and only if it is induced by a homeomorphism of R. As a corollary, we prove that if K is a finite index subgroup of and is an injective homomorphism, then f is induced by a homeomorphism of R and f has a unique extension to an automorphism of . This extends the author's previous results about closed connected orientable surfaces of genus at least 3, to the surface R.     

Carleson embeddings for Sobolev spaces via heat equation

Let u(t,x) be the solution of the heat equation (∂_t-Δ_x)u(t,x)=0 on subject to u(0,x)=f(x) on Rⁿ. The main goal of this paper is to characterize such a nonnegative measure μ on that f(x)?u(t²,x) induces a bounded embedding from the Sobolev space , p∈[1,n) into the Lebesgue space , q∈(0,∞).     

Pullback attractors for a class of non-autonomous nonclassical diffusion equations

We consider the first initial boundary value problem for the non-autonomous nonclassical diffusion equation u_t−εΔu_t−Δu+f(u)=g(t), ε∈[0,1], in a bounded domain in R^N. Under a Sobolev growth rate of the nonlinearity f and a suitable exponential growth of the external force g, using the asymptotic a priori estimate method, we prove the existence of pullback D-attractors in the space and the upper semicontinuity of at ε=0.     

New Orlicz-Hardy spaces associated with divergence form elliptic operators

Let L be the divergence form elliptic operator with complex bounded measurable coefficients, ω the positive concave function on (0,∞) of strictly critical lower type pω∈(0,1] and ρ(t)=t−1/ω−1(t−1) for t∈(0,∞). In this paper, the authors study the Orlicz-Hardy space Hω,L(Rn) and its dual space BMOρ,L^*(Rn), where L^* denotes the adjoint operator of L in L²(Rn). Several characterizations of Hω,L(Rn), including the molecular characterization, the Lusin-area function characterization and the maximal function characterization, are established. The ρ-Carleson measure characterization and the John-Nirenberg inequality for the space BMOρ,L(Rn) are also given. As applications, the authors show that the Riesz transform ∇L−1/2 and the Littlewood-Paley g-function gL map Hω,L(Rn) continuously into L(ω). The authors further show that the Riesz transform ∇L−1/2 maps Hω,L(Rn) into the classical Orlicz-Hardy space Hω(Rn) for and the corresponding fractional integral L−γ for certain γ>0 maps Hω,L(Rn) continuously into , where is determined by ω and γ, and satisfies the same property as ω. All these results are new even when ω(t)=tp for all t∈(0,∞) and p∈(0,1).     

The asymptotic behaviour of solutions with blow-up at the boundary for semilinear elliptic problems

By constructing the comparison functions and the perturbed method, it is showed that any solution u∈C²(Ω) to the semilinear elliptic problems Δu=k(x)g(u), x∈Ω, u_|∂Ω=+∞ satisfies , where Ω is a bounded domain with smooth boundary in RN; , −2<σ, c₀>0, ; g∈C¹[0,∞), g?0 and is increasing on (0,∞), there exists ρ>0 such that , ∀ξ>0, , .     

Universal factorization property of certain polycyclic groups

Let H be a torsion-free strongly polycyclic (torsion-free virtually polycyclic, resp.) group. Let G be any group with maximal condition. We show that there exists a torsion-free strongly polycyclic (torsion-free virtually polycyclic, resp.) group and an epimorphism such that for any homomorphism ?:G→H, it factors through , i.e., there exists a homomorphism such that . We show that this factorization property cannot be extended to any finitely generated group G. As an application of factorization, we give necessary and sufficient conditions for N(f,g)=R(f,g) to hold for maps f,g:X→Y between closed orientable n-manifolds where π₁(X) has the maximal condition, Y is an infra-solvmanifold, N(f,g) and R(f,g) denote the Nielsen and Reidemeister coincidence numbers, respectively.