Continuity of translation invariant linear functionals onC 0(G) for certain locally compact groupsG

LetG be either a non-amenable group or a compact group such that the trivial representation ofG is not weakly contained in the regular representation ofG onL ₂ ⁰ (G). Then every translation invariant linear functional onC ₀(G) or onL _p (G), where 1<p, is continuous.     

Numerical computation of least constants for the Sobolev inequality

Summary Least constantsc for the well-known Sobolev inequality fcf _{m, G} ,fH ^m (G) are obtained in closed form by a reproducing kernel technique, where the Sobolev spaceH ^m (G) for a domainG in ⁿ is defined as the completion ofC ^m (G) with respect to the Sobolev norm given by , where is the norm ofL ₂ (G) and is the supremum norm onG. Numerical values for the case whereG is the ⁿ are given.     

Weakly compact operators onH ∞

We prove that a weakly compact operator fromH or any of its even duals into an arbitrary Banach space is uniformly convexifying. By using this, we establish three dicothomies: (1) every operator defined onH or any of its even duals either fixes a copy ofl or factors through a Banach space having the Banach-Saks property; (2) every quotient ofH or any of its even duals either contains a copy ofl or is super-reflexive; (3) every subspace ofL ¹/H ₀ ¹ or any of its even duals either contains a complemented copy ofl ¹ or is super-reflexive.     

On the asymptotic and invariantσ-algebras of random walks on locally compact groups

Summary Consider a random walk of law on a locally compact second countable groupG. Let the starting measure be equivalent to the Haar measure and denote byQ the corresponding Markov measure on the space of pathsG . We study the relation between the spacesL (G , ^a ,Q) andL (G , ⁱ ,Q) where ^a and ⁱ stand for the asymptotic and invariant -algebras, respectively. We obtain a factorizationL (G , ^a ,Q) L (G , ⁱ ,Q)L (C) whereC is a cyclic group whose order (finite or infinite) coincides with the period of the Markov shift and is determined by the asymptotic behaviour of the convolution powers ⁿ.     

Dissipative Schrödinger Operators with Matrix Potentials

Maximal dissipative Schrödinger operators are studied in L ²((–,);E) (dimE=n<) that the extensions of a minimal symmetric operator with defect index (n,n) (in limit-circle case at – and limit point-case at ). We construct a selfadjoint dilation of a dissipative operator, carry out spectral analysis of a dilation, use the Lax–Phillips scattering theory, and find the scattering matrix of a dilation. We construct a functional model of the dissipative operator, determine its characteristic function in terms of the Titchmarsh–Weyl function of selfadjoint operator and investigate its analytic properties. Finally, we prove a theorem on completeness of the eigenvectors and associated vectors of a dissipative Schrödinger operators.     

Random Fourier series with respect to a general orthonormal system inL ∞(μ) spaces

The aim of this work is to study Fourier series with respect to general orthonormal systems inL () spaces from the point of view of random unconditional convergence     

Superoptimal singular values and indices of matrix functions

LetG be a matrix-valued function on the unit circle which is the sum of a continuous function and anH function. We establish an inequality between corresponding terms of the sequence of singular values of the Hankel operator {s _j (H _G )} and a sequence formed from the superoptimal singular values ofG with repetitions. The number of times each superoptimal singular value is repeated is a positive integer index which is the winding number of a related scalar function on the circle and gives information about the superoptimal error functionG-Q withQH . In the second part of the paper we establish a property of invariance of the sum of the indices corresponding to a particular superoptimal singular value. This establishes the truth of two conjectures made in [PeY].The research was supported by an NSF grant in modern analysis.     

Approximation in the mean by bounded analytic functions

Let 1<p< and . LetC _q denote the Bessel capacity in the plane. Let be the set of homomorphisms ofH (G) such that (z)= and letNP denote the set of points in G for which is not a peak set forH (G). In this note, we show that ifC _q (NP)=0, thenH (G) is dense inL _a ^p (G), the Bergman space overG.Partially supported by NSF DMS-9401234     

Toeplitz operators with noncommuting symbols

LetM be a von Neumann algebra with a faithful normal tracial state and letH be a finite maximal subdiagonal subalgebra ofM. LetH ² be the closure ofH in the noncommutative Lebesgue spaceL ²(M). We consider Toeplitz operators onH ² whose symbol belong toM, and find that they possess several of the properties of Toeplitz operators onH ²( ) with symbol fromL ( ), including norm estimates, a Hartman-Wintner spectral inclusion theorem, and a characterisation of the weak^* continuous linear functionals on the space of Toeplitz operators.     

An analysis of the numerical solution of Fredholm integral equations of the first kind

Summary This paper analyzes the numerical solution of Fredholm integral equations of the first kindTx=y by means of finite rank and other approximation methods replacingTx=y byT _N x=y _N ,N=1,2, .... The operatorsT andT _N can be viewed as operators from eitherL ₂[a, b] toL ₂[c,d] or as operators fromL [a, b] toL [c, d]. A complete analysis of the fully discretized problem as compared with the continuous problemTx=y is also given. The filtered least squares minimum norm solutions (LSMN) to the discrete problem and toT _N x=y are compared with the LSMN solution ofTx=y. Rates of convergence are included in all cases and are in terms of the mesh spacing of the quadrature for the fully discretized problem.     

OnH 2 minimization for the Carathéodory-Schur interpolation problem

In this note we show that theH ² optimization of theH interpolant in the Carathéodory-Schur problem reduces to a finite dimensional albeit very nonlinear problem. Moreover we prove that theH ²-optimalH interpolant can be rational only in the trivial case, namely when it coincides with the original given polynomial.     

The empirical process of a short-range dependent stationary sequence under Gaussian subordination

Summary Consider the stationary sequenceX ₁=G(Z ₁),X ₂=G(Z ₂),..., whereG(·) is an arbitrary Borel function andZ ₁,Z ₂,... is a mean-zero stationary Gaussian sequence with covariance functionr(k)=E(Z ₁ Z _k+1) satisfyingr(0)=1 and _k=1 |r(k)| ^m < , where, withI{·} denoting the indicator function andF(·) the continuous marginal distribution function of the sequence {X _n }, the integerm is the Hermite rank of the family {I{G(·) x} –F(x):xR}. LetF _n (·) be the empirical distribution function ofX ₁,...,X _n . We prove that, asn, the empirical processn ^1/2{F _n (·)-F(·)} converges in distribution to a Gaussian process in the spaceD[–,].Partially supported by NSF Grant DMS-9208067     

Theorems on Lower Semicontinuity and Relaxation for Integrands with Fast Growth

We prove theorems on the lower semicontinuity and integral representations of the lower semicontinuous envelopes of integral functionals with integrands L of fast growth: c ₁ G(|Du|) + c ₂ L c ₃ G(|Du|) + c ₄ with c ₃ c ₁ > 0 and G : [0, [ [0, [ is an increasing convex function such that vG (v)/G(v) as v and is increasing for large v. Repeating the results for the case of the standard growth (G() = ||^p) the quasiconvexity of integrands characterizes the lower semicontinuity of integral functionals and their quasiconvexifications yield the integral functionals that are lower semicontinuous envelopes.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 Sychev M. A.The author was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant 03-01-00162).__________Translated from Sibirskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 679–697, May–June, 2005.     

Complemented subspaces ofL ∞ (G), ideals ofL 1 (G) and amenability

LetG be a locally compact group andX a weak *-closed translation invariant subspace ofL (G). It is shown that the following conditions are equivalent: (i)X has a closedG-invariant complement inL (G); (ii)X has a closedL ¹ (G)-invariant complement inL (G); (iii) the annihilatorX ofX inL ¹ (G) has bounded approximate units. The following result of Lau and Losert is then deduced: ifG is amenable andX complemented, thenX has a closedG-invariant complement. This implies for amenableG thatX is complemented if and only if the idealX has bounded approximate units. This duality unifies and generalizes results of Gilbert, Liu, van Rooij, Wang, Rosenthal and Reiter.     

Gaussian kernels have only Gaussian maximizers

A Gaussian integral kernelG(x, y) onR ⁿ ×R ⁿ is the exponential of a quadratic form inx andy; the Fourier transform kernel is an example. The problem addressed here is to find the sharp bound ofG as an operator fromL ^p (R ⁿ ) toL ^p (R ⁿ ) and to prove that theL ^p (R ⁿ ) functions that saturate the bound are necessarily Gaussians. This is accomplished generally for 1<pq< and also forp>q in some special cases. Besides greatly extending previous results in this area, the proof technique is also essentially different from earlier ones. A corollary of these results is a fully multidimensional, multilinear generalization of Young's inequality.Oblatum 19-XII-1989Work partially supported by U.S. National Science Foundation grant PHY-85-15288-A03     

Adjoints of slant Toeplitz operators

In this paper, we will use the Birkhoff's ergodic theorem to do some finer analysis on the spectral properties of slant Toeplitz operators. For example, we will show that if is an invertibleL function on the unit circle, then almost every point in (A ^* ) is not an eigenvalue ofA ^* . More specifically, we will show that the point spectrum ofA ^* is contained in a circle with positive radius.     

Integrability of certain solutions of differential equations

Let L=P_o(d/d_t)ⁿ+P₁(d/d_t)^n–1+...+P_n denote a formally self-adjoint differential expression on an open intervalI=(a, b) (–a. Here the P_k are complex valued with (n — k) continuous derivatives onI, and P₀(t) 0 onI. We discuss integrability of functions which are adjoint to certain fundamental solutions ofLy=y, and a related consequence.     

L q -Estimates of spherical functions and an invariant mean-value property

We find someL ^q -estimates for the spherical functions on Cartan domains. As an application we prove that if the rank of the Cartan domainD is greater than one, then for any 1<-q<, the invariant mean-value property forL ^q -function onD does not imply harmonicity (the converse is known to be true even in the context of general non-compact Riemannian symmetric spacesG/K).     

Vergleich zweierS ∞-Methoden zur Lösung der Neutronentransportgleichung

Zusammenfassung Es wird eine semi-analytische Methode (S _/0) zur Lösung der monoenergetischen Transportgleichung entwickelt. Diese Methode wird mit der bekanntenS ¹ -Methode verglichen. Bei Anwendung letzterer auf Reaktorabschirmungen können negative Flüsse vorkommen. Dieser unphysikalische Effekt wird durch die neue Methode vollständig vermieden. Numerische Ergebnisse zeigen die Begrenzungen der Anwendbarkeit vonS ¹ und bestätigen die numerische Stabilität vonS ⁰ .

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A semianalytic method (S ⁰ ) is presented for solving the monoenergetic multi-region transport equation. This method is compared with results fromS ¹ -theory given in the literature. Application ofS ¹ -theory to reactor shields may lead to negative neutron fluxes and to flux oscillations. These unphysical effects are completely avoided by the new method. Numerical results demonstrate the limitation ofS ¹ and confirm the numerical stability ofS ⁰ .