On doubling properties for non-negative weak solutions of elliptic and parabolic PDE

In this paper we study quantitative properties of non-negative (super) solutions for elliptic and parabolic partial differential equations of second order with strongly singular coefficients, in which we cannot expect Harnack's inequality in general. We show the doubling property ofu ^δ with some small exponent 1>δ>0 for non-negative weak supersolutionsu. Furthermore, we show the doubling property ofu ^q with large exponent 2(n+2)/n≥q>0 for non-negative weak solutionsu of parabolic equations.     

Orthogonal graphs of characteristic 2 and their automorphisms

The (singular) orthogonal graph O(2ν + δ,q) over a field with q elements and of characteristic 2 (where ν 1, and δ = 0,1 or 2) is introduced. When ν = 1, O(2 · 1,q), O(2 · 1 + 1,q) and O(2 · 1 + 2,q) are complete graphs with 2, q + 1 and q2 + 1 vertices, respectively. When ν 2, O(2ν + δ,q) is strongly regular and its parameters are computed. O(2ν + 1,q) is isomorphic to the symplectic graph Sp(2ν,q). The chromatic number of O(2ν + δ,q) except when δ = 0 and ν is odd is computed and the group of graph automo...     

Quasiminimizers in one dimension: integrability of the derivative,inverse function and obstacle problems

It is shown that a K-quasiminimizer u for the one-dimensional p-Dirichlet integral is a K′-quasiminimizer for the q-Dirichlet integral, 1  ≤  q  <  p ₁(p, K), where p ₁(p, K) > p; the exact value for p ₁(p, K) is obtained. The inverse function of a non-constant u is also K′′-quasiminimizer for the s-Dirichlet integral and the range of the exponent s is specified. Connections between quasiminimizers, superminimizers and solutions to obstacle problems are studied.     

On the generalization of the D. H. Lehmer problem

Let n ≥ 2 be a fixed positive integer, q ≥ 3 and c be two integers with （n, q） = （c, q） = 1. We denote by rn（51, 52, C; q） （δ 〈 δ1,δ2≤ 1） the number of all pairs of integers a, b satisfying ab ≡ c（mod q）, 1 〈 a ≤δ1q, 1 ≤ b≤δ2q, （a,q） = （b,q） = 1 and nt（a＋b）. The main purpose of this paper is to study the asymptotic properties of rn （δ1, δ2, c; q）, and give a sharp asymptotic formula for it.     

(<Emphasis Type="Italic">δ</Emphasis>,<Emphasis Type="Italic">δ</Emphasis>′)-continuity on generalized topological spaces

We introduce the notion of (δ,δ′)-continuous functions on generalized topological spaces and investigate characterizations for such functions. We study the relationship between (δ,δ′)-continuity and several types of continuity on generalized topological spaces.     

Geometric construction of association schemes from non-degenerate quadrics

LetF _q be a finite field withq elements, whereq is a power of an odd prime. In this paper, we assume that δ=0,1 or 2 and consider a projective spacePG(2ν+δ,F _q ), partitioned into an affine spaceAG(2ν+δ,F _q ) of dimension 2ν+δ and a hyperplaneℋ=PG(2ν+δ−1,F _q ) of dimension 2ν+δ−1 at infinity. The points of the hyperplaneℋ are next partitioned into three subsets. A pair of pointsa andb of the affine space is defined to belong to classi if the line meets the subseti of ℋ. Finally, we derive a family of three-class association schemes, and compute their parameters. This project is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 19571024).     

On fuzzy semi δ-<Emphasis Type="Italic">V</Emphasis> continuity in fuzzy δ-<Emphasis Type="Italic">V</Emphasis> topological space

New concepts of fuzzy semi δ-V and fuzzy semi δ-Λ sets were introduced in our work “On fuzzy semi δ-Λ sets and fuzzy semi δ-V sets V-6,” J. Trip. Math. Soc., 6, 81–88 (2004). It was shown that the family of all fuzzy semi δ-V sets forms a fuzzy supra topological space on X denoted by (X, FS ^δV ). The aim of this paper is to introduce the concept of fuzzy semi δ-V continuity in a fuzzy δ-V topological space. Finally, some properties, preservation theorems, etc., are studied. Published in Ukrains’kyi Matematychnyi Zhurnal, Vol. 60, No. 5, pp. 712–717, May, 2008.     

Fundamental solution of the cauchy problem corresponding to the one-speed linear Boltzman equation for anisotropic media

We consider the fundamental solution E (t,x,s;s ₀) of the Cauchy problem for the one-speed linear Boltzman equation (∂/∂t+c(s,grad _x)+γ)E(t,x,s;s ₀)=γν∫ f((s, s′))E(t,x,s′; s₀)ds′+Ωδ(t)δ(x)δ (s−s ₀) that is assumed to be valid for any (t,x)∈Rⁿ⁺¹; morevoer, for t<0 the condition E(t,x,s; s₀)=0 holds. By using the Fourier-laplace transform in space-time arguments, the problem reduces to the study of an integral equation in the variables. For 0<ν≤1, the uniqueness and existence of the solution of the original problem are proved for any fixeds in the space of tempered distributions with supports in the front space-time cone. If the scattering media are of isotropic type (f(.)=1), the solution of the integral equation is given in explicit form. In the approximation of “small mean-free paths,” various weak limits of the solution are obtained with the help of a Tauberian-type theorem, for distributions. Bibliography: 4 titles. Translated fromZapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 250, 1998, pp. 319–332. Translated by Yu. B. Yanushanets.     

A local extension theorem for proper holomorphic mappings in ℂ<Superscript>2</Superscript>

Let ƒ: D → D′ be a proper holomorphic mapping between bounded domains D, D′ in ℂ².Let M, M′ be open pieces on δD, δD′, respectively that are smooth, real analytic and of finite type. Suppose that the cluster set of M under ƒ is contained in M′. It is shown that ƒ extends holomorphically across M. This can be viewed as a local version of the Diederich-Pinchuk extension result for proper mappings in ℂ².     

Compact deformations of Fuchsian groups

A conformal map Φ on the unit disk is called a compact deformation of a Fuchsian groupG if Φ has a quasiconformal extension to the planeh which conjugatesG to a Kleinian group G′ and the dilatation ofh is compactly supported moduloG. We show that for such deformations δ = dim(∧(G′)) = dim(∧_c(G′)) (if δ ≥1) and the image of ∧_e = ∧ ∧_c is contained in a countable union of rectifiable curves and has zero length iffG is divergence type. The first author is partially supported by NSF Grant DMS 01-03626. The second author is partially supported by NSF grant DMS-99-71311.     

Boundedness Properties of Pseudo-Differential and Calderón-Zygmund Operators on Modulation Spaces

In this article, we study the boundedness of pseudo-differential operators with symbols in S _ρ,δ ^m on the modulation spaces M ^p,q . We discuss the order m for the boundedness Op(S _ρ,δ ^m )⊂ℒ(M ^p,q ) to be true. We also prove the existence of a Calderón-Zygmund operator which is not bounded on the modulation space M ^p,q with q≠2. This unboundedness is still true even if we assume a generalized T(1) condition. These results are induced by the unboundedness of pseudo-differential operators on M ^p,q whose symbols are of the class S _1,δ ⁰ with 0<δ<1.      

Renormalization group, operator expansion, and anomalous scaling in a simple model of turbulent diffusion

Using the renormalization group method and the operator expansion in the Obukhov-Kraichnan model that describes the intermixing of a passive scalar admixture by a random Gaussian field of velocities with the correlator 〈v(t,x)v(t′,x)〉−〈v(t,x)v(t′,x′)〉∝δ(t−t′)|x−x′|^ε, we prove that the anomalous scaling in the inertial interval is caused by the presence of “dangerous” composite operators (powers of the local dissipation rate) whose negative critical dimensions determine the anomalous exponents. These exponents are calculated up to the second order of the ε expansion. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 120, No. 2, pp. 309–314, August, 1999.     

Derived subgroups of fixed points

LetA be an elementary abelianq-group acting on a finiteq′-groupG. We show that ifA has rank at least 3, then properties ofC _G(a)′, 1 ≠a ∈A restrict the structure ofG′. In particular, we consider exponent, order, rank and number of generators. This author was supported by the NSF. This author was supported by CNP_q-Brazil.     

Nonlinear Boundary Value Problems for Second Order Differential Inclusions

In this paper we study two boundary value problems for second order strongly nonlinear differential inclusions involving a maximal monotone term. The first is a vector problem with Dirichlet boundary conditions and a nonlinear differential operator of the form x ↦ a(x, x′)′. In this problem the maximal monotone term is required to be defined everywhere in the state space ℝ^N. The second problem is a scalar problem with periodic boundary conditions and a differential operator of the form x ↦ (a(x)x′)′. In this case the maximal monotone term need not be defined everywhere, incorporating into our framework differential variational inequalities. Using techniques from multivalued analysis and from nonlinear analysis, we prove the existence of solutions for both problems under convexity and nonconvexity conditions on the multivalued right-hand side.     

A Route to Routh—The Parametric Problem

There is a well known principle in classical mechanic stating that a variational problem independent of a space variable w (so called cyclic variable), but dependent on the velocity w′ can be expressed without both w and w′. This is the Routh reduction principle. We develop a geometrical approach to the problem and deal with general first order variational integrals admitting a Lie symmetry group of point transformations. In the classical setting the Routh reduction is applied only to the symmetries that preserve the independent variable. In this article we remove such restriction.     

Finite groups in whichp′-classes haveq′-length

IfG is a finite group in which every element ofp′-order centralizes aq-Sylow subgroup ofG, wherep andq are distinct primes, it is shown thatO ^q′ (G) is solvable,l _q (G)≤1 andl _p (O ^q′ (G)) ≤2. Further, the structure ofG is determined to some extent. Work partially supported by MURST research program “Teoria dei gruppi ed applicazioni”.     

Not collapsing cardinals ≤<Emphasis Type="Italic">κ</Emphasis> in (<<Emphasis Type="Italic">κ</Emphasis>)-support iterations

We deal with the problem of preserving various versions of completeness in (<κ)-support iterations of forcing notions, generalizing the case “S-complete proper is preserved by CS iterations for a stationary costationaryS⊆ω ₁”. We give applications to Uniformization and the Whitehead problem. In particular, for a strongly inaccessible cardinalκ and a stationary setS⊆κ with fat complement we can have uniformization for every (A _δ :δ ∈S′),A _δ ⊆δ = supA _δ , cf (δ) = otp(A _δ ) and a stationary non-reflecting setS′⊆S (see B.8.2). Research supported by The German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research & Development Grant No. G-294.081.06/93 and by The National Science Foundation Grant No. 144-EF67. Publication No. 587.     

Path integrals for quadratic lagrangians on <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-adic and adelic spaces

Feynman’s path integrals in ordinary, p-adic and adelic quantum mechanics are considered. The corresponding probability amplitudes K(x″, t″; x′, t′) for two-dimensional systems with quadratic Lagrangians are evaluated analytically and obtained expressions are generalized to any finite-dimensional spaces. These general formulas are presented in the form which is invariant under interchange of the number fields ℝ ↔ ℚ _p and ℚ ↔ ℚ _p , p ≠ p′. According to this invariance we have that adelic path integral is a fundamental object in mathematical physics of quantum phenomena.     

The H?lder-Poincaré duality for L q,p -cohomology

We prove the following version of Poincaré duality for reduced L _q,p -cohomology: For any 1 < q, p < ∞, the L _q,p -cohomology of a Riemannian manifold is in duality with the interior L _p',q'-cohomology for 1/p + 1/p′ = 1/q + 1/q′ = 1.     

Constructions and bounds on linear error-block codes

We obtain new bounds on the parameters and we give new constructions of linear error-block codes. We obtain a Gilbert–Varshamov type construction. Using our bounds and constructions we obtain some infinite families of optimal linear error-block codes over . We also study the asymptotic of linear error-block codes. We define the real valued function α _q,m,a (δ), which is an analog of the important real valued function α _q (δ) in the asymptotic theory of classical linear error-correcting codes. We obtain both Gilbert–Varshamov and algebraic geometry type lower bounds on α _q,m,a (δ). We compare these lower bounds in graphs.