Optimal Lp-Lq-estimates for parabolic boundary value problems with inhomogeneous data

In this paper we investigate vector-valued parabolic initial boundary value problems , subject to general boundary conditions in domains G in with compact C ^2m -boundary. The top-order coefficients of are assumed to be continuous. We characterize optimal L ^p -L ^q -regularity for the solution of such problems in terms of the data. We also prove that the normal ellipticity condition on and the Lopatinskii–Shapiro condition on are necessary for these L ^p -L ^q -estimates. As a byproduct of the techniques being introduced we obtain new trace and extension results for Sobolev spaces of mixed order and a characterization of Triebel-Lizorkin spaces by boundary data.      

The $${\overline{\partial}}$$-equation on homogeneous varieties with an isolated singularity

Let X be a regular irreducible variety in , Y the associated homogeneous variety in , and N the restriction of the universal bundle of to X. In the present paper, we compute the obstructions to solving the -equation in the L ^p -sense on Y for 1 ≤  p ≤  ∞ in terms of cohomology groups . That allows to identify obstructions explicitly if X is specified more precisely, for example if it is equivalent to or an elliptic curve.      

On automorphisms of A-groups

Let G be an A-group (i.e. a group in which xx ^α  = x ^α x for all and let denote the subgroup of Aut(G) consisting of all automorphisms that leave invariant the centralizer of each element of G. The quotient is an elementary abelian 2-group and natural analogies exist to suggest that it might always be trivial. It is shown that, in fact, for any odd prime p and any positive integer r, there exist infinitely many finite pA-groups G for which has rank r. Received: 23 March 2008, Revised: 20 May 2008     

Upper Triangular Operator Matrices, SVEP and Browder, Weyl Theorems

A Banach space operator T ∈ B(χ) is polaroid if points λ ∈ iso σ(T) are poles of the resolvent of T. Let denote, respectively, the approximate point, the Weyl, the Weyl essential approximate, the upper semi–Fredholm and lower semi–Fredholm spectrum of T. For A, B and C ∈ B(χ), let M _C denote the operator matrix . If A is polaroid on , M ₀ satisfies Weyl’s theorem, and A and B satisfy either of the hypotheses (i) A has SVEP at points and B has SVEP at points , or, (ii) both A and A* have SVEP at points , or, (iii) A^* has SVEP at points and B ^* has SVEP at points , then . Here the hypothesis that λ ∈ π₀(M _C ) are poles of the resolvent of A can not be replaced by the hypothesis are poles of the resolvent of A. For an operator , let . We prove that if A* and B* have SVEP, A is polaroid on π ^a ₀(M _C) and B is polaroid on π ^a ₀(B), then .      

Necessary and sufficient conditions for tight equi-difference conflict-avoiding codes of weight three

A conflict-avoiding code (CAC) C of length n and weight k is a collection of k-subsets of such that holds for any , , where . A CAC with maximum code size for given n and k is called optimal. Furthermore, an optimal CAC C is said to be tight equi-difference if holds and any codeword has the form . The concept of a CAC is motivated from applications in multiple-access communication systems. In this paper, we give a necessary and sufficient condition to construct tight equi-difference CACs of weight k = 3 and characterize the code length n’s admitting the condition through a number theoretical approach.      

On the Multiplicity of Nodal Solutions to a Singularly Perturbed Neumann Problem

We consider the problem

On Toeplitz-type Operators Related to Wavelets

Let G be the “ax + b”-group with the left invariant Haar measure dν and ψ be a fixed real-valued admissible wavelet on . The structure of the space of Calderón (wavelet) transforms inside is described. Using this result some representations, properties and the Wick calculus of the Calderón-Toeplitz operators T _α acting on whose symbols a = a(ζ) depend on for are investigated. This paper was supported by Grant VEGA 2/0097/08.     

On $${\mathcal{F}}$$ -supplemented subgroups of finite groups

Let G be a finite group and a formation of finite groups. We say that a subgroup H of G is -supplemented in G if there exists a subgroup T of G such that G = TH and is contained in the -hypercenter of G/H _G . In this paper, we use -supplemented subgroups to study the structure of finite groups. A series of previously known results are unified and generalized. Research of the author is supported by a NNSF grant of China (Grant #10771180).     

Distances to spaces of Baire one functions

Given a metric space X and a Banach space (E, ||·||) we use an index of σ-fragmentability for maps to estimate the distance of f to the space B ₁(X, E) of Baire one functions from X into (E, ||·||). When X is Polish we use our estimations for these distances to give a quantitative version of the well known Rosenthal’s result stating that in the pointwise relatively countably compact sets are pointwise relatively compact. We also obtain a quantitative version of a Srivatsa’s result that states that whenever X is metric any weakly continuous function belongs to B ₁(X, E): our result here says that for an arbitrary we have

Nonlinear Elliptic Problems with L 1 Data: an Approach via Symmetrization Methods

We consider nonlinear elliptic problems whose prototype is

Redefined fuzzy B-algebras

By two relations belonging to and quasi-coincidence (q) between fuzzy points and fuzzy sets, we define the concept of (α, β)-fuzzy subalgebras where α, β are any two of with . We state and prove some theorems in (α, β)-fuzzy B-algebras.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript>2</Superscript>-Invariants of finite aspherical CW-complexes

Let X be a finite aspherical CW-complex whose fundamental group π ₁(X) possesses a subnormal series with a non-trivial elementary amenable group G ₀. We investigate the L ²-invariants of the universal covering of such a CW-complex X. The main result is the proof of the vanishing of the L ²-torsion under the condition that π ₁(X) has semi-integral determinant. We further show that the Novikov–Shubin invariants are positive.     

Infinite-Time Quenching in a Fast Diffusion Equation with Strong Absorption

This work is concerned with the fast diffusion equation , where 0 < m < 1 and κ < 1. A global positive solution is said to quench regularly in infinite time if for some bounded sequence and some , and if for all compact . It is shown that such regular quenching in infinite time occurs for a large class of initial data if κ > m , whereas it is impossible in one space dimension when κ < −m and the solution is radially symmetric and nondecreasing for x > 0.      

Ground state alternative for <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-Laplacian with potential term

Let Ω be a domain in , d ≥ 2, and 1 < p < ∞. Fix . Consider the functional Q and its Gateaux derivative Q′ given by If Q ≥ 0 on, then either there is a positive continuous function W such that for all, or there is a sequence and a function v > 0 satisfying Q′ (v) = 0, such that Q(u _k ) → 0, and in . In the latter case, v is (up to a multiplicative constant) the unique positive supersolution of the equation Q′ (u) = 0 in Ω, and one has for Q an inequality of Poincaré type: there exists a positive continuous function W such that for every satisfying there exists a constant C > 0 such that . As a consequence, we prove positivity properties for the quasilinear operator Q′ that are known to hold for general subcritical resp. critical second-order linear elliptic operators.     

Campedelli surfaces with fundamental group of order 8

Let S be a Campedelli surface (a minimal surface of general type with p _g  = 0, K ² = 2), and an etale cover of degree 8. We prove that the canonical model of Y is a complete intersection of four quadrics . As a consequence, Y is the universal cover of S, the covering group G = Gal(Y/S) is the topological fundamental group π ₁ S and G cannot be the dihedral group D ₄ of order 8. The first author is a member of the Centre for Mathematical Analysis, Geometry and Dynamical Systems, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa. The second is a member of G.N.S.A.G.A.–I.N.d.A.M.     

Maximal subclasses of local fitting classes

A Fitting class $ \mathfrak{F} A Fitting class is said to be π-maximal if is an inclusion maximal subclass of the Fitting class of all finite soluble π-groups. We prove that is a π-maximal Fitting class exactly when there is a prime p ∊ π such that the index of the -radical in G is equal to 1 or p for every π-subgroup of G. Hence, there exist maximal subclasses in a local Fitting class. This gives a negative answer to Skiba’s conjecture that there are no maximal Fitting subclasses in a local Fitting class (see [1, Question 13.50]). Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2008 Savelyeva N. V. and Vorob’ev N. T. __________ Vitebsk. Translated from Sibirskiĭ Matematicheskiĭ Zhurnal, Vol. 49, No. 6, pp. 1411–1419, November–December, 2008.     

Exact Distribution of the Local Score for Markovian Sequences

Let be a sequence of letters taken in a finite alphabet Θ. Let be a scoring function and the corresponding score sequence where X _i = s(A _i ). The local score is defined as follows: . We provide the exact distribution of the local score in random sequences in several models. We will first consider a Markov model on the score sequence , and then on the letter sequence . The exact P-value of the local score obtained with both models are compared thanks to several datasets. They are also compared with previous results using the independent model.     

Graph von Neumann Algebras

In this paper, we will define a graph von Neumann algebra over a fixed von Neumann algebra M, where G is a countable directed graph, by a crossed product algebra = M × _α , where is the graph groupoid of G and α is the graph-representation. After defining a certain conditional expectation from onto its M-diagonal subalgebra we can see that this crossed product algebra is *-isomorphic to an amalgamated free product where = vN(M × _α where is the subset of consisting of all reduced words in {e, e ^–1} and M × _α is a W ^*-subalgebra of as a new graph von Neumann algebra induced by a graph G _e . Also, we will show that, as a Banach space, a graph von Neumann algebra is isomorphic to a Banach space ⊕ where is a certain subset of the set E(G)* of all words in the edge set E(G) of G. The author really appreciates to Prof F. Radulescu and Prof P. Jorgensen for the valuable discussion and kind advice. Also, he appreciates all supports from St. Ambrose Univ.. In particular, he thanks to Prof T. Anderson and Prof V. Vega for the useful conversations and suggestions.     

On the Circumference of 2-Connected $$\mathcal{P}_{3}$$-Dominated Graphs

Let G be a connected graph. For at distance 2, we define , and , if then . G is quasi-claw-free if it satisfies , and G is P ₃-dominated() if it satisfies , for every pair (x, y) of vertices at distance 2. Certainly contains as a subclass. In this paper, we prove that the circumference of a 2-connected P ₃-dominated graph G on n vertices is at least min or , moreover if then G is hamiltonian or , where is a class of 2-connected nonhamiltonian graphs.     

Efficient <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>th root computations in finite fields of characteristic <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>

We present a method for computing pth roots using a polynomial basis over finite fields of odd characteristic p, p ≥ 5, by taking advantage of a binomial reduction polynomial. For a finite field extension of our method requires p − 1 scalar multiplications of elements in by elements in . In addition, our method requires at most additions in the extension field. In certain cases, these additions are not required. If z is a root of the irreducible reduction polynomial, then the number of terms in the polynomial basis expansion of z ^1/p , defined as the Hamming weight of z ^1/p or , is directly related to the computational cost of the pth root computation. Using trinomials in characteristic 3, Ahmadi et al. (Discrete Appl Math 155:260–270, 2007) give is greater than 1 in nearly all cases. Using a binomial reduction polynomial over odd characteristic p, p ≥ 5, we find always.