Triple Hilbert Transforms Along Polynomial Surfaces

Given W ì \mathbbZ₊³\Omega \subset {\mathbb{Z}}_{+}^{3}, we discuss a necessary and sufficient condition that the triple Hilbert transform associated with any polynomial of the form ($t_1, t_2, t_3,\sum_{m \in \Omega} a_{m} t^m$t_1, t_2, t_3,\sum_{m \in \Omega} a_{m} t^m) is bounded in L^p(\mathbbR⁴)L^p({\mathbb{R}}^4).     

Functional inequalities related to Mahler’s conjecture

Extending a result of Meyer and Reisner (Monatsh Math 125:219–227, 1998), we prove that if g: \mathbbR? \mathbbR₊{g: \mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}_+} is a function which is concave on its support, then for every m > 0 and every z ? \mathbbR{z\in\mathbb{R}} such that g(z) > 0, one has

Hypersurfaces in the Lorentz-Minkowski space satisfying Lkψ?=?Aψ?+?b

We study hypersurfaces in the Lorentz-Minkowski space \mathbbLⁿ⁺¹{\mathbb{L}^{n+1}} whose position vector ψ satisfies the condition L _k ψ = Aψ + b, where L _k is the linearized operator of the (k + 1)th mean curvature of the hypersurface for a fixed k = 0, . . . , n − 1, A ? \mathbbR^(n+1)×(n+1){A\in\mathbb{R}^{(n+1)\times(n+1)}} is a constant matrix and b ? \mathbbLⁿ⁺¹{b\in\mathbb{L}^{n+1}} is a constant vector. For every k, we prove that the only hypersurfaces satisfying that condition are hypersurfaces with zero (k + 1)th mean curvature, open pieces of totally umbilical hypersurfaces \mathbbSⁿ₁(r){\mathbb{S}^n_1(r)} or \mathbbHⁿ(-r){\mathbb{H}^n(-r)}, and open pieces of generalized cylinders \mathbbS^m₁(r)×\mathbbR^n-m{\mathbb{S}^m_1(r)\times\mathbb{R}^{n-m}}, \mathbbH^m(-r)×\mathbbR^n-m{\mathbb{H}^m(-r)\times\mathbb{R}^{n-m}}, with k + 1 ≤ m ≤ n − 1, or \mathbbL^m×\mathbbS^n-m(r){\mathbb{L}^m\times\mathbb{S}^{n-m}(r)}, with k + 1 ≤ n − m ≤ n − 1. This completely extends to the Lorentz-Minkowski space a previous classification for hypersurfaces in \mathbbRⁿ⁺¹{\mathbb{R}^{n+1}} given by Alías and Gürbüz (Geom. Dedicata 121:113–127, 2006).     

A trade-off between collision probability and key size in universal hashing using polynomials

Let \mathbbF{\mathbb{F}} be a finite field and suppose that a single element of \mathbbF{\mathbb{F}} is used as an authenticator (or tag). Further, suppose that any message consists of at most L elements of \mathbbF{\mathbb{F}}. For this setting, usual polynomial based universal hashing achieves a collision bound of (L-1)/|\mathbbF|{(L-1)/|\mathbb{F}|} using a single element of \mathbbF{\mathbb{F}} as the key. The well-known multi-linear hashing achieves a collision bound of 1/|\mathbbF|{1/|\mathbb{F}|} using L elements of \mathbbF{\mathbb{F}} as the key. In this work, we present a new universal hash function which achieves a collision bound of mélog_m Lù/|\mathbbF|, m 3 2{m\lceil\log_m L\rceil/|\mathbb{F}|, m\geq 2}, using 1+élog_m Lù{1+\lceil\log_m L\rceil} elements of \mathbbF{\mathbb{F}} as the key. This provides a new trade-off between key size and collision probability for universal hash functions.     

Metric Flips with Calabi Ansatz

We study the limiting behavior of the K?hler–Ricci flow on \mathbbP(O_\mathbbPⁿ ?O_\mathbbPⁿ(-1)^?(m+1)){{\mathbb{P}(\mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^n} \oplus \mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^n}(-1)^{\oplus(m+1)})}} for m, n ≥ 1, assuming the initial metric satisfies the Calabi symmetry. We show that the flow either shrinks to a point, collapses to \mathbbPⁿ{{\mathbb{P}^n}} or contracts a subvariety of codimension m + 1 in the Gromov–Hausdorff sense. We also show that the K?hler–Ricci flow resolves a certain type of cone singularities in the Gromov–Hausdorff sense.     

Lifting of convex functions on Carnot groups and lack of convexity for a gauge function

Let ${\mathbb{G}}Let \mathbbG{\mathbb{G}} be a Carnot group of step r and m generators and homogeneous dimension Q. Let \mathbbF_m,r{\mathbb{F}_{m,r}} denote the free Lie group of step r and m generators. Let also p:\mathbbF_m,r?\mathbbG{\pi:\mathbb{F}_{m,r}\to\mathbb{G}} be a lifting map. We show that any horizontally convex function u on \mathbbG{\mathbb{G}} lifts to a horizontally convex function u°p{u\circ \pi} on \mathbbF_m,r{\mathbb{F}_{m,r}} (with respect to a suitable horizontal frame on \mathbbF_m,r{\mathbb{F}_{m,r}}). One of the main aims of the paper is to exhibit an example of a sub-Laplacian L=?_j=1^m X_j²{\mathcal{L}=\sum_{j=1}^m X_j^2} on a Carnot group of step two such that the relevant L{\mathcal{L}}-gauge function d (i.e., d ^2-Q is the fundamental solution for L{\mathcal{L}}) is not h-convex with respect to the horizontal frame {X ₁, . . . , X _m }. This gives a negative answer to a question posed in Danielli et al. (Commun. Anal. Geom. 11 (2003), 263–341).     

The distribution of dense Sidon subsets of $ \mathbb{Z}_m $

Let S \subseteqq \mathbbZ_m S \subseteqq \mathbb{Z}_m be a Sidon set of cardinality | S | = m^1/₂ + O(1) \mid S \mid = m^{1 \over 2} + O(1) . It is proved, in particular, that for any interval á = {a, a + 1, ?, a + l- 1} {\cal I} = \{a, a + 1, \ldots, a + \ell - 1\} in \mathbbZ_m \mathbb{Z}_m , 0 \leqq l 0 \leqq \ell < m, we have | | S ?á | - | S | l/m | = O( | S | ^1/₂ln m) \big| {\mid S \cap {\cal I} \mid - \mid S \mid \ell/m} \big| = O(\mid S \mid^{1 \over 2}\textrm{ln}\, m) .     

Sharp Kolmogorov-type inequalities for norms of fractional derivatives of multivariate functions

Let C( \mathbbR^m ) C\left( {{\mathbb{R}^m}} \right) be the space of bounded and continuous functions x:\mathbbR^m ? \mathbbR x:{\mathbb{R}^m} \to \mathbb{R} equipped with the norm

Essential Normality of Homogeneous Submodules

Let M ì H(\mathbbB){M \subset H(\mathbb{B})} be a homogeneous submodule of the n-shift Hilbert module on the unit ball in \mathbbCⁿ{\mathbb{C}^{n}}. We show that a modification of an operator inequality used by Guo and Wang in the case of principal submodules is equivalent to the existence of factorizations of the form [M_zj^*,P_M] = (N+1)^-1A_j{[M_{z_j}^*,P_M] = (N+1)^{-1}A_j}, where N is the number operator on H(\mathbbB){H(\mathbb{B})}. Thus a proof of the inequality would yield positive answers to conjectures of Arveson and Douglas concerning the essential normality of homogeneous submodules of H(\mathbbB){H(\mathbb{B})}. We show that in all cases in which the conjectures have been established the inequality holds and leads to a unified proof of stronger results.     

Almost Periodicity of Parabolic Evolution Equations with Inhomogeneous Boundary Values

We show the existence and uniqueness of the (asymptotically) almost periodic solution to parabolic evolution equations with inhomogeneous boundary values on \mathbbR{\mathbb{R}} and \mathbbR_±\mathbb{R}_{\pm}, if the data are (asymptotically) almost periodic. We assume that the underlying homogeneous problem satisfies the ‘Acquistapace–Terreni’ conditions and has an exponential dichotomy. If there is an exponential dichotomy only on half intervals ( − ∞, − T] and [T, ∞), then we obtain a Fredholm alternative of the equation on \mathbbR{\mathbb{R}} in the space of functions being asymptotically almost periodic on \mathbbR₊{\mathbb{R}}_{+} and \mathbbR_-\mathbb{R}_{-}.     

Weakly Singular and Microscopically Hypersingular Load Perturbation for a Nonlinear Traction Boundary Value Problem: a Functional Analytic Approach

Let Ω ⁱ and Ω ^o be two bounded open subsets of \mathbbRⁿ{{\mathbb{R}}^{n}} containing 0. Let G ⁱ be a (nonlinear) map from ?Wⁱ×\mathbbRⁿ{\partial\Omega^{i}\times {\mathbb{R}}^{n}} to \mathbbRⁿ{{\mathbb{R}}^{n}} . Let a ^o be a map from ∂Ω ^o to the set M_n(\mathbbR){M_{n}({\mathbb{R}})} of n × n matrices with real entries. Let g be a function from ∂Ω ^o to \mathbbRⁿ{{\mathbb{R}}^{n}} . Let γ be a positive valued function defined on a right neighborhood of 0 in the real line. Let T be a map from ]1-(2/n),+￥[×M_n(\mathbbR){]1-(2/n),+\infty[\times M_{n}({\mathbb{R}})} to M_n(\mathbbR){M_{n}({\mathbb{R}})} . Then we consider the problem

All 4-Edge-Connected HHD-Free Graphs are {\mathbb{Z}_3}-Connected

An undirected graph G = (V, E) is called \mathbbZ₃{\mathbb{Z}_3}-connected if for all b: V ? \mathbbZ₃{b: V \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}_3} with ?_{v ? V}b(v)=0{\sum_{v \in V}b(v)=0}, an orientation D = (V, A) of G has a \mathbbZ₃{\mathbb{Z}_3}-valued nowhere-zero flow f: A? \mathbbZ₃-{0}{f: A\rightarrow \mathbb{Z}_3-\{0\}} such that ?_{e ? d⁺(v)}f(e)-?_{e ? d^-(v)}f(e)=b(v){\sum_{e \in \delta^+(v)}f(e)-\sum_{e \in \delta^-(v)}f(e)=b(v)} for all v ? V{v \in V}. We show that all 4-edge-connected HHD-free graphs are \mathbbZ₃{\mathbb{Z}_3}-connected. This extends the result due to Lai (Graphs Comb 16:165–176, 2000), which proves the \mathbbZ₃{\mathbb{Z}_3}-connectivity for 4-edge-connected chordal graphs.     

An ODE’s Version of the Formula of Baker, Campbell, Dynkin and Hausdorff and the Construction of Lie Groups with Prescribed Lie Algebra

If ${\mathcal{L} = {\sum_{j=1}^m} {X_j^2} + X_0}If L = ?_j=1^m X_j² + X₀{\mathcal{L} = {\sum_{j=1}^m} {X_j^2} + X_0} is a H?rmander partial differential operator in \mathbbR^N{\mathbb{R}^N}, we give sufficient conditions on the vector fields X _j ’s for the existence of a Lie group structure \mathbbG = (\mathbbR^N, *){\mathbb{G} = (\mathbb{R}^N, *)} (and we exhibit its construction), not necessarily nilpotent nor homogeneous, such that L{\mathcal{L}} is left invariant on \mathbbG{\mathbb{G}}. The main tool is a formula of Baker-Campbell-Dynkin-Hausdorff type for the ODE’s naturally related to the system of vector fields {X ₀, . . . , X _m }. We provide a direct proof of this formula in the ODE’s context (which seems to be missing in literature), without invoking any result of Lie group theory, nor the abstract algebraic machinery usually involved in formulas of Baker-Campbell-Dynkin-Hausdorff type. Examples of operators to which our results apply are also furnished.     

On the dimension of invariant measures of endomorphisms of $${\mathbb{C}\mathbb{P}^k}$$

Let f be an endomorphism of \mathbbC\mathbbP^k{\mathbb{C}\mathbb{P}^k} and ν be an f-invariant measure with positive Lyapunov exponents (λ ₁, . . . , λ _k ). We prove a lower bound for the pointwise dimension of ν in terms of the degree of f, the exponents of ν and the entropy of ν. In particular our result can be applied for the maximal entropy measure μ. When k = 2, it implies that the Hausdorff dimension of μ is estimated by dim_Hm 3 [(log d)/(l₁)] + [(log d)/(l₂)]{{\rm dim}_\mathcal{H}\mu \geq {{\rm log} d \over \lambda_1} + {{\rm log} d \over \lambda_2}}, which is half of the conjectured formula. Our method for proving these results consists in studying the distribution of the ν-generic inverse branches of f ⁿ in \mathbbC\mathbbP^k{\mathbb{C}\mathbb{P}^k} . Our tools are a volume growth estimate for the bounded holomorphic polydiscs in \mathbbC\mathbbP^k{\mathbb{C}\mathbb{P}^k} and a normalization theorem for the ν-generic inverse branches of f ⁿ .     

Asymptotic Behavior of Variable-Coefficient Toeplitz Determinants

For a continuous function s\sigma defined on [0,1]×\mathbbT[0,1]\times\mathbb{T}, let \ops\op\sigma stand for the (n+1)×(n+1)(n+1)\times(n+1) matrix whose (j,k)(j,k)-entries are equal to \frac1 2pò₀^2p s( \fracjn,e^iq) e^-i(j-k)q  dq,        j,k = 0,1,...,n . \displaystyle \frac{1} {2\pi}\int_0^{2\pi} \sigma \left( \frac{j}{n},e^{i\theta}\right) e^{-i(j-k)\theta} \,d\theta, \qquad j,k =0,1,\dots,n~. These matrices can be thought of as variable-coefficient Toeplitz matrices or as the discrete analogue of pseudodifferential operators. Under the assumption that the function s\sigma possesses a logarithm which is sufficiently smooth on [0,1]×\mathbbT[0,1]\times\mathbb{T}, we prove that the asymptotics of the determinants of \ops\op\sigma are given by det[\ops] ~ G[s]⁽ⁿ⁺¹⁾E[s]     \text as   n?￥ , \det \left[\op\sigma\right] \sim G[\sigma]^{(n+1)}E[\sigma] \quad \text{ as \ } n\to\infty~, where G[s]G[\sigma] and E[s]E[\sigma] are explicitly determined constants. This formula is a generalization of the Szegö Limit Theorem. In comparison with the classical theory of Toeplitz determinants some new features appear.     

Solutions to Polynomial Generalized Bers–Vekua Equations in Clifford Analysis

In this paper, we mainly study polynomial generalized Vekua-type equation _boxclose)w=0{p(\mathcal{D})w=0} and polynomial generalized Bers–Vekua equation p(D)w=0{p(\mathcal{\underline{D}})w=0} defined in W ì \mathbbRⁿ⁺¹{\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{n+1}} where D{\mathcal{D}} and D{\mathcal{\underline{D}}} mean generalized Vekua-type operator and generalized Bers–Vekua operator, respectively. Using Clifford algebra, we obtain the Fischer-type decomposition theorems for the solutions to these equations including (D-l)^kw=0,(D-l)^kw=0(k ? \mathbbN){\left(\mathcal{D}-\lambda\right)^{k}w=0,\left(\mathcal {\underline{D}}-\lambda\right)^{k}w=0\left(k\in\mathbb{N}\right)} with complex parameter λ as special cases, which derive the Almansi-type decomposition theorems for iterated generalized Bers–Vekua equation and polynomial generalized Cauchy–Riemann equation defined in W ì \mathbbRⁿ⁺¹{\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{n+1}}. Making use of the decomposition theorems we give the solutions to polynomial generalized Bers–Vekua equation defined in W ì \mathbbRⁿ⁺¹{\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{n+1}} under some conditions. Furthermore we discuss inhomogeneous polynomial generalized Bers–Vekua equation p(D)w=v{p(\mathcal{\underline{D}})w=v} defined in W ì \mathbbRⁿ⁺¹{\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{n+1}}, and develop the structure of the solutions to inhomogeneous polynomial generalized Bers–Vekua equation p(D)w=v{p(\mathcal{\underline{D}})w=v} defined in W ì \mathbbRⁿ⁺¹{\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{n+1}}.     

The Hermite Property of a Causal Wiener Algebra Used in Control Theory

Let \mathbbC₊ : = {s ? \mathbbC    |     Re(s) 3 0}{{\mathbb{C}}}_{+} := \{s \in {{\mathbb{C}}}\quad | \quad {\rm Re}(s) \geq 0\} and let A\mathcal{A} denote the Banach algebra

On the derivatives of X-ray functions

We show that for every n \geqq 4, 0 \leqq k \leqq n - 3, p ? (0, 3] n \geqq 4, 0 \leqq k \leqq n - 3, p \in (0, 3] and every origin-symmetric convex body K in \mathbbRⁿ \mathbb{R}^n , the function ||x ||^-k₂ ||x ||^-n+k+p_K \parallel x \parallel^{-k}_{2} \parallel x \parallel^{-n+k+p}_{K} represents a positive definite distribution on \mathbbRⁿ \mathbb{R}^n , where ||·||₂ \parallel \cdot \parallel_{2} is the Euclidean norm and ||·||_K \parallel \cdot \parallel_{K} is the Minkowski functional of K. We apply this fact to prove a result of Busemann-Petty type that the inequalities for the derivatives of order (n - 4) at zero of X-ray functions of two convex bodies imply the inequalities for the volume of average m-dimensional sections of these bodies for all 3 \leqq m \leqq n 3 \leqq m \leqq n . We also prove a sharp lower estimate for the maximal derivative of X-ray functions of the order (n - 4) at zero.     

On the 3-Torsion Part of the Homology of the Chessboard Complex

Let 1 ≤ m ≤ n. We prove various results about the chessboard complex M _m,n , which is the simplicial complex of matchings in the complete bipartite graph K _m,n . First, we demonstrate that there is nonvanishing 3-torsion in [(H)\tilde]_d(\sf M_m,n; \mathbb Z){{\tilde{H}_d({\sf M}_{m,n}; {\mathbb Z})}} whenever \fracm+n-43 ￡ d ￡ m-4{{\frac{m+n-4}{3}\leq d \leq m-4}} and whenever 6 ≤ m < n and d = m − 3. Combining this result with theorems due to Friedman and Hanlon and to Shareshian and Wachs, we characterize all triples (m, n, d ) satisfying [(H)\tilde]_d (\sf M_m,n; \mathbb Z) 1 0{{\tilde{H}_d \left({\sf M}_{m,n}; {\mathbb Z}\right) \neq 0}}. Second, for each k ≥ 0, we show that there is a polynomial f _k (a, b) of degree 3k such that the dimension of [(H)\tilde]_k+a+2b-2 (\sf M_{k+a+3b-1,k+2a+3b-1}; \mathbb Z₃){{\tilde{H}_{k+a+2b-2}}\,\left({{\sf M}_{k+a+3b-1,k+2a+3b-1}}; \mathbb Z_{3}\right)}, viewed as a vector space over \mathbbZ₃{\mathbb{Z}_3}, is at most f _k (a, b) for all a ≥ 0 and b ≥ k + 2. Third, we give a computer-free proof that [(H)\tilde]₂ (\sf M_5,5; \mathbb Z) @ \mathbb Z₃{{\tilde{H}_2 ({\sf M}_{5,5}; \mathbb {Z})\cong \mathbb Z_{3}}}. Several proofs are based on a new long exact sequence relating the homology of a certain subcomplex of M _m,n to the homology of M _m-2,n-1 and M _m-2,n-3.     

Quasi-nearly subharmonic functions in locally uniformly homogeneous spaces

We define nonnegative quasi-nearly subharmonic functions on so called locally uniformly homogeneous spaces. We point out that this function class is rather general. It includes quasi-nearly subharmonic (thus also subharmonic, quasisubharmonic and nearly subharmonic) functions on domains of Euclidean spaces \mathbbRⁿ{{\mathbb{R}}^n}, n ≥ 2. In addition, quasi-nearly subharmonic functions with respect to various measures on domains of \mathbbRⁿ{{\mathbb{R}}^n}, n ≥ 2, are included. As examples we list the cases of the hyperbolic measure on the unit ball B ⁿ of \mathbbRⁿ{{\mathbb{R}}^n}, the M{{\mathcal{M}}}-invariant measure on the unit ball B ²ⁿ of \mathbbCⁿ{{\mathbb{C}}^n}, n ≥ 1, and the quasihyperbolic measure on any domain D ì \mathbbRⁿ{D\subset {\mathbb{R}}^n}, D 1 \mathbbRⁿ{D\ne {\mathbb{R}}^n}. Moreover, we show that if u is a quasi-nearly subharmonic function on a locally uniformly homogeneous space and the space satisfies a mild additional condition, then also u ^p is quasi-nearly subharmonic for all p > 0.