Periodic Positive Solution to a Class of Singular Second-Order Ordinary Differential Equations

This paper studies the existence of a positive solution to the second-order periodic boundary value problem

Global asymptotic stability for half-linear differential systems with generalized almost periodic coefficients

The following system considered in this paper:

Gaussian upper bounds for fundamental solutions of a family of parabolic equations

We study the family of divergence-type second-order parabolic equations w_e(x)\frac?u?t=div(a(x)w_e(x) ?u), x ? \mathbbRⁿ{\omega_\varepsilon(x)\frac{\partial u}{\partial t}={\rm div}(a(x)\omega_\varepsilon(x) \nabla u), x \in \mathbb{R}^n} , with parameter ${\varepsilon >0 }${\varepsilon >0 } , where a(x) is uniformly elliptic matrix and w_e=1{\omega_\varepsilon=1} for x _n  < 0 and w_e=e{\omega_\varepsilon=\varepsilon} for x _n  > 0. We show that the fundamental solution obeys the Gaussian upper bound uniformly with respect to e{\varepsilon} .     

Characterization and the pre-Schwarzian norm estimate for concave univalent functions

Let Co(α) denote the class of concave univalent functions in the unit disk \mathbbD{\mathbb{D}}. Each function f ? Co(a){f\in Co(\alpha)} maps the unit disk \mathbbD{\mathbb{D}} onto the complement of an unbounded convex set. In this paper we find the exact disk of variability for the functional (1-|z|²)( f^￠￠(z)/f^￠(z)), f ? Co(a){(1-|z|^2)\left ( f^{\prime\prime}(z)/f^{\prime}(z)\right), f\in Co(\alpha)}. In particular, this gives sharp upper and lower estimates for the pre-Schwarzian norm of concave univalent functions. Next we obtain the set of variability of the functional (1-|z|²)(f^￠￠(z)/f^￠(z)), f ? Co(a){(1-|z|^2)\left(f^{\prime\prime}(z)/f^{\prime}(z)\right), f\in Co(\alpha)} whenever f′′(0) is fixed. We also give a characterization for concave functions in terms of Hadamard convolution. In addition to sharp coefficient inequalities, we prove that functions in Co(α) belong to the H ^p space for p < 1/α.     

Solution of Initial Value Problems with Monogenic Initial Functions in Banach Spaces with L p -Norm

This paper deals with the initial value problem of the type

Differential Invariants of Second Order ODEs,I

This paper is devoted to differential invariants of equations

On an asymptotically autonomous system with Tikhonov type regularizing term

We study the asymptotic behaviour of the trajectories of the second order equation ${\ddot{x}(t)+\gamma \dot{x}(t)+\nabla\phi(x(t))+\varepsilon(t)x(t)=g(t)}We study the asymptotic behaviour of the trajectories of the second order equation [(x)\ddot](t)+g[(x)\dot](t)+?f(x(t))+e(t)x(t)=g(t){\ddot{x}(t)+\gamma \dot{x}(t)+\nabla\phi(x(t))+\varepsilon(t)x(t)=g(t)} , where γ > 0, g ? L¹([0,+￥[;H){g \in L^1([0,+\infty[;H)}, Φ is a C ² convex function and e{\varepsilon} is a positive nonincreasing function.     

On a Problem of Erd?s Involving the Largest Prime Factor of n

Let P(n) denote the largest prime factor of an integer n (N(x) = x (2+O(?{log₂ x/logx} ) )ò₂^xr(logx/logt) [(logt)/(t²)] d t,N(x) = x \left(2+O\left(\sqrt{\log_{2}\,x/\!\log x}\,\right) \right)\int_2^x\rho(\log x/\!\log t) {\log t\over t^2} {\rm d} t,     

An inverse spectral theorem for Kre?n strings with a negative eigenvalue

A string is a pair (L, \mathfrakm){(L, \mathfrak{m})} where L ? [0, ￥]{L \in[0, \infty]} and \mathfrakm{\mathfrak{m}} is a positive, possibly unbounded, Borel measure supported on [0, L]; we think of L as the length of the string and of \mathfrakm{\mathfrak{m}} as its mass density. To each string a differential operator acting in the space L²(\mathfrakm){L^2(\mathfrak{m})} is associated. Namely, the Kreĭn–Feller differential operator -D_\mathfrakmD_x{-D_{\mathfrak{m}}D_x} ; its eigenvalue equation can be written, e.g., as

On the problem of determining the parameter of a parabolic equation

We study the boundary-value problem of determining the parameter p of a parabolic equation

Convergence of spectral decompositions of Hill operators with trigonometric polynomial potentials

We consider the Hill operator

Long-time behavior of solutions to Hamilton–Jacobi equations with quadratic gradient term

We study a rate of convergence appearing in the long-time behavior of viscosity solutions of the Cauchy problem for the Hamilton–Jacobi equation

A Property of Isometric Mappings Between Dual Polar Spaces of Type {DQ (2n, {\mathbb K})}

Let f be an isometric embedding of the dual polar space ${\Delta = DQ(2n, {\mathbb K})}Let f be an isometric embedding of the dual polar space D = DQ(2n, \mathbb K){\Delta = DQ(2n, {\mathbb K})} into D￠ = DQ(2n, \mathbb K￠){\Delta^\prime = DQ(2n, {\mathbb K}^\prime)}. Let P denote the point-set of Δ and let e￠: D￠? S￠ @ PG(2ⁿ - 1, \mathbb K￠){e^\prime : \Delta^\prime \rightarrow {\Sigma^\prime} \cong {\rm PG}(2^n - 1, {{\mathbb K}^\prime})} denote the spin-embedding of Δ′. We show that for every locally singular hyperplane H of Δ, there exists a unique locally singular hyperplane H′ of Δ′ such that f(H) = f(P) ?H￠{f(H) = f(P) \cap H^\prime}. We use this to show that there exists a subgeometry S @ PG(2ⁿ - 1, \mathbb K){\Sigma \cong {\rm PG}(2^n - 1, {\mathbb K})} of Σ′ such that: (i) e￠°f (x) ? S{e^\prime \circ f (x) \in \Sigma} for every point x of D; (ii) e : = e￠°f{\Delta; ({\rm ii})\,e := e^\prime \circ f} defines a full embedding of Δ into Σ, which is isomorphic to the spin-embedding of Δ.     

C k -solvability near the characteristic set for a class of planar complex vector fields of infinite type

This paper deals with semi-global C ^k -solvability of complex vector fields of the form ${\mathsf{L}=\partial/\partial t+x^r(a(x)+ib(x))\partial/\partial x,}This paper deals with semi-global C ^k -solvability of complex vector fields of the form L=?/?t+x^r(a(x)+ib(x))?/?x,{\mathsf{L}=\partial/\partial t+x^r(a(x)+ib(x))\partial/\partial x,}, r ≥ 1, defined on W_e=(-e,e)×S¹{\Omega_\epsilon=(-\epsilon,\epsilon)\times S^1}, ${\epsilon >0 }${\epsilon >0 }, where a and b are C ^∞ real-valued functions in (-e,e){(-\epsilon,\epsilon)}. It is shown that the interplay between the order of vanishing of the functions a and b at x = 0 influences the C ^k -solvability at Σ = {0} × S ¹. When r = 1, it is permitted that the functions a and b of L{\mathsf L}depend on the x and t variables, that is, L=?/?t+x(a(x,t)+ib(x,t))?/?x,{\mathsf{L}=\partial/\partial t+x(a(x,t)+ib(x,t))\partial/\partial x,}where (x, t) ? W_e{(x, t)\in\Omega_\epsilon}.     

On the existence and uniqueness of minimizers for a class of integral functionals

We study the solvability of the minimization problem

Arithmetic mean of differences of Dedekind sums

Recently, Girstmair and Schoissengeier studied the asymptotic behavior of the arithmetic mean of Dedekind sums \frac1j(N) ? _{0 ￡ m < Ngcd(m,N)=1} |S(m,N)|\frac{1}{\varphi(N)} \sum_{\mathop{\mathop{ 0 \le m< N}}\limits_{\gcd(m,N)=1}} \vert S(m,N)\vert , as N → ∞. In this paper we consider the arithmetic mean of weighted differences of Dedekind sums in the form A_h(Q)=\frac1?_{\fracaq ? FQ}h(\fracaq) ×?_{\fracaq ? FQ}h(\fracaq) |s(a^￠,q^￠)-s(a,q)|A_{h}(Q)=\frac{1}{\sum_{\frac{a}{q} \in {\cal F}_{Q}}h\left(\frac{a}{q}\right)} \times \sum_{\frac{a}{q} \in {\cal F}_{\!Q}}h\left(\frac{a}{q}\right) \vert s(a^{\prime},q^{\prime})-s(a,q)\vert , where h:[0,1] ? \Bbb Ch:[0,1] \rightarrow {\Bbb C} is a continuous function with ò₀¹ h(t)  d t 1 0\int_0^1 h(t) \, {\rm d} t \ne 0 , \fracaq{\frac{a}{q}} runs over F_Q{\cal F}_{\!Q} , the set of Farey fractions of order Q in the unit interval [0,1] and \fracaq < \fraca^￠q^￠{\frac{a}{q}}<\frac{a^{\prime}}{q^{\prime}} are consecutive elements of F_Q{\cal F}_{\!Q} . We show that the limit lim _Q→∞ A _h (Q) exists and is independent of h.     

On Lipschitz selections of affine-set valued mappings

We prove a Helly-type theorem for the family of all k-dimensional affine subsets of a Hilbert space H. The result is formulated in terms of Lipschitz selections of set-valued mappings from a metric space (M,r) ({\cal M},\rho) into this family.¶Let F be such a mapping satisfying the following condition: for every subset M￠ ì M {\cal M'} \subset {\cal M} consisting of at most 2^k+1 points, the restriction F|_M￠ F|_{\cal M'} of F to M￠ {\cal M'} has a selection f_M￠ (i.e. f_M￠(x) ? F(x) for all x  ? M￠) f_{\cal M'}\,({\rm i.e.}\,f_{\cal M'}(x) \in F(x)\,{\rm for\,all}\,x\,\in {\cal M'}) satisfying the Lipschitz condition ||f_M￠(x) - f_M￠(y)||  ￡ r(x,y ), x,y ? M￠ \parallel f_{\cal M'}(x) - f_{\cal M'}(y)\parallel\,\le \rho(x,y ),\,x,y \in {\cal M'} . Then F has a Lipschitz selection f : M ? H f : {\cal M} \to H such that ||f(x) - f(y) ||  ￡ gr(x,y ), x,y ? M \parallel f(x) - f(y) \parallel\,\le \gamma \rho (x,y ),\,x,y \in {\cal M} where g = g(k) \gamma = \gamma(k) is a constant depending only on k. (The upper bound of the number of points in M￠ {\cal M'} , 2^k+1, is sharp.)¶The proof is based on a geometrical construction which allows us to reduce the problem to an extension property of Lipschitz mappings defined on subsets of metric trees.     

Semiconcavity estimates for viscous Hamilton–Jacobi equations

We present sharp Hessian estimates of the form D² S^e(t,x) ￡ g(t)I{D^2 S^\varepsilon(t,x)\leq g(t)I} for the solution of the viscous Hamilton–Jacobi equation

On the Oscillation of Second Order Neutral Differential Equations of Emden-Fowler Type

Some oscillation criteria are established by the averaging technique for the second order neutral delay differential equation of Emden-Fowler type (a(t)x￠(t))￠+q₁(t)| y(t-s₁)|^a sgn y(t-s₁) +q₂(t)| y(t-s₂)|^b sgn y(t-s₂)=0,    t 3 t₀,(a(t)x'(t))'+q_1(t)| y(t-\sigma_1)|^{\alpha}\,{\rm sgn}\,y(t-\sigma_1) +q_2(t)| y(t-\sigma_2)|^{\beta}\,{\rm sgn}\,y(t-\sigma_2)=0,\quad t \ge t_0, where x(t) = y(t) + p(t)y(t − τ), τ, σ₁ and σ₂ are nonnegative constants, α > 0, β > 0, and a, p, q ₁, q₂ ? C([t₀, ￥), \Bbb R)q_2\in C([t_0, \infty), {\Bbb R}) . The results of this paper extend and improve some known results. In particular, two interesting examples that point out the importance of our theorems are also included.     

Vertex-Distinguishing Edge Colorings of Graphs with Degree Sum Conditions

An edge coloring is called vertex-distinguishing if every two distinct vertices are incident to different sets of colored edges. The minimum number of colors required for a vertex-distinguishing proper edge coloring of a simple graph G is denoted by c￠_vd(G){\chi'_{vd}(G)}. It is proved that c￠_vd(G) ￡ D(G)+5{\chi'_{vd}(G)\leq\Delta(G)+5} if G is a connected graph of order n ≥ 3 and s₂(G) 3 \frac2n3{\sigma_{2}(G)\geq\frac{2n}{3}}, where σ ₂(G) denotes the minimum degree sum of two nonadjacent vertices in G.