The connection between thermodynamic entropy and probability

Ergodic Hamiltonian systems with an arbitrary number of degrees of freedom n are considered. A relation is derived connecting the distribution function of the system characteristics with the entropy. It is shown that as n → ∞ it reduces to Einstein's formula /1/. A variational principle for the distribution function, which reduces to the maximum-uncertainty principle as n → ∞ is derived. The principle of maximum entropy for Hamiltonian systems is formulated.     

A large deviation principle for bootstrapped sample means

A large deviation principle for bootstrapped sample means is established. It relies on the Bolthausen large deviation principle for sums of i.i.d. Banach space valued random variables. The rate function of the large deviation principle for bootstrapped sample means is the same as the classical one.

     

一类Ekeland变分原理的推广

本文给出一个向量值形式的Ekeland变分原理,其目标函数是从完备的度量空间映到锥序拓扑线性空间.此结果是对钟承奎建立的Ekeland变分原理的推广.     

Large deviations for the two-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations with multiplicative noise

A Wentzell–Freidlin type large deviation principle is established for the two-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations perturbed by a multiplicative noise in both bounded and unbounded domains. The large deviation principle is equivalent to the Laplace principle in our function space setting. Hence, the weak convergence approach is employed to obtain the Laplace principle for solutions of stochastic Navier–Stokes equations. The existence and uniqueness of a strong solution to (a) stochastic Navier–Stokes equations with a small multiplicative noise, and (b) Navier–Stokes equations with an additional Lipschitz continuous drift term are proved for unbounded domains which may be of independent interest.     

A Clifford–Finslerian physical unification and fractal dynamics

A Clifford–Finslerian physical unification is proposed based on Clifford–Finslerian mathematical structures and three physical principles. In the Clifford–Finslerian mathematical structure, spontaneous symmetry breaking is automatically embedded in fractal branches. With the action principle, connection principle and computation principle, physics can be unified, in which the Riemman–Einstein system and Euclid–Newton system are naturally included when quaternion are reduced to complex and real phases.     

Frequency methods in the theory of bounded solutions of nonlinear <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>th-order differential equations (existence,almost periodicity,and stability)

We obtain new conditions for the existence of bounded solutions of higher-order nonlinear differential equations. In addition to the classical contraction mapping principle, A.N. Tikhonov’s fixed-point principle is used in the proof of existence theorems. Assertions dealing with the stability of a bounded solution are derived directly from the corresponding results obtained by M.A. Krasnosel’skii and A.V. Pokrovskii.     

The shrinking principle and the axiom of choice

The axiom of choice is equivalent to the shrinking principle: every indexed cover of a set has a refinement with the same index set which is a partition. A simple and direct proof of this equivalence is given within an elementary fragment of constructive Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory. Variants of the shrinking principle are discussed, and it is related to a similar but different principle formulated by Vaught.     

Maximum principle for Hadamard fractional differential equations involving fractional Laplace operator

The purpose of the current study is to investigate IBVP for spatial-time fractional differential equation with Hadamard fractional derivative and fractional Laplace operator(−Δ)^β. A new Hadamard fractional extremum principle is established. Based on the new result, a Hadamard fractional maximum principle is also proposed. Furthermore, the maximum principle is applied to linear and nonlinear Hadamard fractional equations to obtain the uniqueness and continuous dependence of the solution of the IBVP at hand.     

The shrinking principle and the axiom of choice

The axiom of choice is equivalent to the shrinking principle: every indexed cover of a set has a refinement with the same index set which is a partition. A simple and direct proof of this equivalence is given within an elementary fragment of constructive Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory. Variants of the shrinking principle are discussed, and it is related to a similar but different principle formulated by Vaught.     

Optimal resource allocation in a two-sector economic model with singular regimes

The article considers the problem of resource allocation in a two-sector economic model with a nonlinear production function of a special type. The main mathematical apparatus is Pontryagin’s maximum principle, i.e., the theorem on necessary conditions of optimality. It is shown that in the given problem the maximum principle provides a necessary and sufficient condition of optimality. A possible singular solution of the problem is found. An extremum solution is constructed in explicit form under various assumptions about the initial values. A “sufficiently long” planning horizon is assumed. An alternative approach is described, which does not use the maximum principle and instead investigates the integral representation of the optimand functional. The detailed theoretical investigation of the problem is accompanied by numerous illustrations.     

Convex dominates concave: An exclusion principle in discrete-time Kolmogorov systems

We establish an exclusion principle in discrete-time Kolmogorov systems by using average Liapunov functions. The exclusion principle shows that a weakly dominant species with a convex logarithmic growth rate function eliminates species with concave logarithmic growth rate functions. A general result is applied to specific population models. This application gives an improved exclusion principle for the specific population models.

     

Tests on categorical data from the unionintersection principle

Summary The union-intersection principle developed by S. N. Roy [13] has become an important tool in multivariate analysis. In this paper the union-intersection principle is applied to obtain some of the standard tests of hypothesis on categorical data, as well as a new test for homogeneity in anr×c table. In particular, tests of hypothesis on a single multinomial distribution and tests for the comparison of two multinomials are derived on the union-intersection principle and the corresponding simultaneous confidence intervals obtained. A test for homogeneity in anr×c table is derived on the union-intersection principle, and for the case of equal sample size from each of ther populations it is shown that the test statistic is distributed as the largest root of a central Wishart matrix.     

Generalized contraction mapping principle and differential equations in probabilistic metric spaces

A new generalized contraction mapping principle in probabilistic metric spaces is obtained. As an application, we utilize this principle to prove the existence theorems of solutions to differential equations in probabilistic metric spaces. All the results presented in this paper are new.

     

Maximum Principles for Optimal Controls for Elliptic Variational Inequalities of the Second Kind

A maximum principle is obtained for optimal controls for someelliptic variational inequalities of the second kind by usingthe penalty method, Ekelans's variational principle, and lowersemicontinuity of some set-valued mappings. It has been shownthat this principle leads to some known optimality conditionsin many cases. It also yields new optimality conditions. Insome cases, it leads to an analogy of pontryagin's principle. Permanent address: Mathematics Department, Centre South Universityof Technology, China.     

A Neumann Type Maximum Principle for the Laplace Operator on Compact Riemannian Manifolds

In this paper we present a Neumann type maximum principle for the Laplace operator on compact Riemannian manifolds. A key point is the simple geometric nature of the constant in the a priori estimate of this maximum principle. In particular, this maximum principle can be applied to manifolds with Ricci curvature bounded from below and diameter bounded from above to yield a maximum estimate without dependence on a positive lower bound for the volume.      

Intrafirm trade, arm’s-length transfer pricing rule, and coordination failure

This paper demonstrates that uniform imposition of the arm’s-length principle on transfer pricing leads to coordination failure among countries in terms of economic welfare if the countries trade products in the form of intrafirm transactions by multinational firms (MNFs). To highlight this implication, we first show that imposition of the arm’s-length principle on an MNF induces it to transfer a product among subordinate divisions at marginal cost, i.e., the competitive price, which is consistent with the purpose of the principle. Nonetheless, if regulators in each country impose the principle on MNFs, all of the following economic welfare measures decrease compared with the situation where the principle is not imposed: (1) consumer welfare in each of the trading countries, (2) profit of each MNF, and thus (3) total world economic welfare. This result indicates that it is possible that enforcement of the principle has no positive effect at all in the world because economic welfare of all economic agents deteriorates when the principle is imposed. A numerical analysis demonstrates that this possibility arises in a broad range of circumstances, even including the situation where a giant economic world power and a small underdeveloped country mutually trade products. In these circumstances, an agreement among trading countries that no country imposes the arm’s-length principle may encourage Pareto improvement of the world economy.     

On a Separation Principle for Nonconvex Sets

In this paper, we relate the nonconvex separation principle (SP) established in Zheng and Ng (Math Program Series A, 104:69–90, 2005) with the known extremal principle (EP), Ekeland variational principle (EVP) and the completeness of the underlying space. In particular, we show that (SP) is equivalent to the completeness in a normed linear space setting. Moreover, as an application, an extension of the strict convex separation theorem is presented for Banach space.     

Generalized Gerstewitz's Functions and Vector Variational Principle for-Efficient Solutions in the Sense of Németh

In this paper, we first generalize Gerstewitz's functions from a single positive vector to a subset of the positive cone. Then, we establish a partial order principle, which is indeed a variant of the pre-order principle [Qiu, J. H.: A pre-order principle and set-valued Ekeland variational principle.J. Math. Anal. Appl., 419, 904–937(2014)]. By using the generalized Gerstewitz's functions and the partial order principle, we obtain a vector EVP for-efficient solutions in the sense of N′emeth, which essentially improves the earlier results by completely removing a usual assumption for boundedness of the objective function. From this, we also deduce several special vector EVPs, which improve and generalize the related known results.     

A discrepancy principle for equations with monotone continuous operators

A discrepancy principle for solving nonlinear equations with monotone operators given noisy data is formulated. The existence and uniqueness of the corresponding regularization parameter a(δ) are proved. Convergence of the solution obtained by the discrepancy principle is justified. The results are obtained under natural assumptions on the nonlinear operator.     

Variational Approach to the Inviscid Compressible Fluid

It is well-known that not every partial differential equation admits a variational formula. A rigorous proof of the existence of a variational principle is very difficult. In this paper, the semi-inverse method proposed by Ji-Huan He is used to construct a variational principle for a one-dimensional inviscid compressible fluid.