Inequalities for the distribution of a sum of functions of independent random variables

Let where ₁,..., n are independent random variables and the are functions (e.g., taking the values 0 and 1). For cases when almost all the summands forming are equal to 0 with a probability close to 1, estimates from above and below are obtained for the quantity P{=0}, as well as upper estimates for the distance in variation between the distribution , and the distribution of the approximating sum of independent random variables.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 745–758, November, 1977.The author is grateful to V. G. Mikhailov for numerous discussions of the results of this paper and for his help in carrying out the tedious auxiliary calculations.     

Spectral functions of zeros in the Besselq-functions

Zeta functions _v(z; q)= _n=1 [j_vn(q)]^–z and partition functions Z_v(t; q)=_n exp[–tj _vn ² (q)] related to the zeros j_vn(q) of the Bessel q-functions J_v(x; q) and J _v ⁽²⁾ (x; q) are studied and explicit formulas for _v(2n; q) at n=±1, ±2, ... are obtained. The poles of _v(z; q) in the complex plane and the corresponding residues are found. Asymptotics of the partition functions Z_v(t; q) at t 0 are investigated.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 107, No. 3, pp. 397–414, June, 1996.     

Sur la répartition des valeurs de la fonction d'Euler

Let (x) denote the number of those integers n with (n) x, where denotes the Euler function. Improving on a well-known estimate of Bateman (1972), we show that (x)-Ax R(x), where A=(2)(3)/(6) and R(x) is essentially of the size of the best available estimate for the remainder term in the prime number theorem.     

A basis for the Stickelberger ideal and the system of circular units of a cyclotomic field

A basis for the Stickelberger ideal is constructed, along with a system of independent units that, together with-, where =exp(2i/m), m 2, m 2 (mod 4), generate the group of circular units of the field Q(). As an application, it is possible to obtain a representation for the first and second factors of a number of classes of divisors of the field Q() in the form of determinants.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova Akademii Nauk SSSR, Vol. 175, pp. 69–74, 1989.     

Extremal problems in classes of univalent functions,omitting prescribed values

Section 1 of the paper is devoted to extremal problems in the classes of conformal homeomorphisms of the circle and the annulus, connected directly with the problem on the maximum of the conformal modulus in the family of doubly connected domains. In Secs. 2 and 3 one considers the class R of functions f()=c₁+c₂²+... regular and univalent in the circleU={||<1} and such that f(₁)f(₂)=1 for ₁₂U (the class of Bieberbach-Eilenberg functions). Here one solves the problem of the maximum of |f(₀)| in the class of functions f()R with a fixed value f(₀, where ₀ is an arbitrary point U, and of the maximum of |f(₀)| in the entire class R. For the proof one makes use of the method of the moduli of families of curves.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 144, pp. 94–114, 1985.     

Two-plane sub-bundles of nonorientable real vector-bundles

Let be a nonorientable m-plane bundle over a CW complex X of dimension m or less. Given a 2-plane bundle over X, we wish to know whether can be embedded as a sub-bundle of . The bundle need not be orientable. When is even-dimensional there is the added complication of twisted coefficients. In that case, we use Postnikov decomposition of certain nonsimple fibrations in order to describe the obstructions for the embedding problem. Emery Thomas [11] and [12] treated this problem for and both orientable. The results found here are applied to the tangent bundle of a closed, connected, nonorientable smooth manifold, as a special case.The writing of this paper was partially supported by CNPq grant     

The zeta function of the additive divisor problem and spectral decomposition of the automorphic Laplacian

A representation is obtained for the zeta function of the additive divisor problem;, by means of the spectral characteristics of the automorphic Laplacian. On the basis of this representation, the meromorphic continuability of _k(s) to the whole complex plane is proved and a power estimate of the growth of _k(s) as |s| in the critical strip 0es1 is obtained. From this, with the help of the method of complex integration, the asymptotic formula, is derived, where P_k (x) is a quadratic polynomialTranslated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 134, pp. 84–116, 1984.     

Familien komplexer räume zu gegebenen infinitesimalen deformationen

Let M be a domain in the complex plane, :XM a flat family of reduced complex spaces, (X_o, _o) the fibre over a point OM, and x_o the sheaf of (1,O)-forms over X_o. The family defines an element (Ext¹ (_Xo, _o))_x for every point xX. We prove: If (X_o, _o) is a normal complex space, x a point in X_o such that (Ext² (_Xo, _o))_x=O, then for each infinitesimal deformation (Ext¹ (_Xo, _o))_x there exists a flat reduced family with =. This statement is analogous to a result of KODAIRA-NIRENBERG-SPENCER in the theory of deformations of compact complex manifolds.     

A certain class of functions that are univalent in an annulus

In the class F₁ of functions f(), regular and univalent in the annulus ={<||<1} and satisfying the conditions ¦f()¦ < 1 and f() 0 for , ¦f()¦=1 ¦¦=1, for f(l)=1, one finds the set of the values D(A)=f(A): f for an arbitrary fixed point A. One makes use of the method of variations and certain facts from the theory of the moduli of families of curves.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 144, pp. 82–92, 1985.     

The connection between the zeros of the ζ-function and sequences(g(p)), p prime,mod 1

In this paper we give the connection between the zeros of the -function and sequences(g(p)), p prime, mod 1 ifg(x)=x for 0, >0 or ifg(X) is a polynomial in .     

The problem of conformal transformations of a circle into nonoverlapping regions

Let a, a0, a, be a fixed point in the z-plane, (a, 0, ), the class of all systemsf _k()_l ³ of functions z=f ^k(), k=1, 2, 3, of which the first two map conformally and in a s ingle-sheeted manner the circle ¦¦<1, and the third maps in a similar manner the region ¦¦>1, into pair-wise nonintersecting regions B_k, k=1, 2, 3, containing the points a, 0, and , respectively, so thatf ₁(0)=a,f ₂(0)=0 andf ₃()=. The region of values (a, 0, ) of the system M(¦f ₁'(0)¦, ¦f ₂'(0)¦, 1/¦f ₃'()¦) in the class (a, 0, ) is determined.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 417–424, October, 1969.     

Arithmetic of Rikuna’s generic cyclic polynomial and generalization of Kummer theory

In this paper we study the arithmetic of the Rikunas generic polynomial for the cyclic group of order n and obtain a generalized Kummer theory. It is useful under the condition that and k where is a primitive n-th root of unity and =+^–1. In particular, this result with k implies the classical Kummer theory.Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 11R20, 12E10, 12G05     

On two mean value properties and functional equations associated with them

Summary Motivated by different mean value properties, the functional equationsf(x) – f(y)/x–y=[(x, y)], (i)xf(y) – yf(x)/x–y=[(x, y)] (ii) (x y) are completely solved when, are arithmetic, geometric or harmonic means andx, y elements of proper real intervals. In view of a duality between (i) and (ii), three of the results are consequences of other three.The equation (ii) is also solved when is a (strictly monotonic) quasiarithmetic mean while the real interval contains 0 and when is the arithmetic mean while the domain is a field of characteristic different from 2 and 3. (A result similar to the latter has been proved previously for (i).)     

Kite-freeP- andQ-polynomial schemes

LetY = (X, {R _i } _oid) denote aP-polynomial association scheme. By a kite of lengthi (2 i d) inY, we mean a 4-tuplexyzu (x, y, z, u X) such that(x, y) R ₁,(x, z) R ₁,(y, z) R ₁,(u, y) R _i–1,(u, z) R _i–1,(u, x) R _i. Our main result in this paper is the following.     

Lévy homeomorphic parametrization and exponential families

Summary Let P={P : } be an exponential family of probability distributions with the canonical parameter and consider the one to one mapping : P . It is shown that, under mild regularity assumptions, and ^–1 are continuous with respect to the Lévy metric in P and Euclidean metric in .     

Über nullstellenfreie Gebiete von ζ(itk) (s)

Let ^(itk) (s) denote thek-th derivative of the Riemann Zeta-function,s=+it, ,t real numbers,k1 rational integers. Using ideas fromT. C. Titchmarsh and from a paper ofR. Spira, lower bounds are derived for |^(itk)(s)|, |^(itk)(1-s) for >1 and some infinitely many, sufficiently large values oft. Further let be an algebraic number of degreen and heightH; then a lower bound for |^(itk)(its)|, dependent onn, H, k is established for alln,H1,k3, 2+7k/4 and all realt.     

Minimization of the maximal penalty in the case of preemption of jobs

For a class of structural sets of penalty functions={_i} _i=1 ⁿ with lower quasiconvex functions _i defined for sets of jobs={_i} _i=1 ⁿ , one gives an algorithm for solving the problem n /1/ preemp ¦ max, having order 0(np), where n is the number of jobs _i and p is the total length of the completion of all jobs of the set.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 102, pp. 61–67, 1980.In conclusion, the author expresses her gratitude to K. V. Shakhbazyan for his interest in this paper.     

Über sphärische Blätterungen und die Vollständigkeit ihrer Blätter

Let M be a Riemannian manifold, a differentiable form on M with values in a bundle Hom (TM, ), and let G be an open subset of M such that Ker forms a vector bundle of constant fibre dimension k>0 over G. We prove: If satisfies some analytical conditions, then is completely integrable, the integral manifolds of are spherically bent in M, and in some interesting cases they are complete.     

Oscillating processes with independent increments and nondegenerate Wiener component

For an oscillating process _z(t) (_z(0)=2,t0), which is defined with the help of two homogeneous processes ₁(t) and ₂(t) with independent increments and nondegemerate Wiener components, under certain restrictions we establish a relation of the form and find the characteristic function of the ergodic distribution of the process considered.Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 42, No. 10, pp. 1415–1421, October, 1990.     

The Spectral Theory of Amenable Actions and Invariants of Discrete Groups

Let G denote a semisimple group, a discrete subgroup, B=G/P the Poisson boundary. Regarding invariants of discrete subgroups we prove, in particular, the following:(1) For any -quasi-invariant measure on B, and any probablity measure on , the norm of the operator () on L ²(B,) is equal to (), where is the unitary representation in L ²(X,), and is the regular representation of .(2) In particular this estimate holds when is Lebesgue measure on B, a Patterson–Sullivan measure, or a -stationary measure, and implies explicit lower bounds for the displacement and Margulis number of (w.r.t. a finite generating set), the dimension of the conformal density, the -entropy of the measure, and Lyapunov exponents of .(3) In particular, when G=PSL₂() and is free, the new lower bound of the displacement is somewhat smaller than the Culler–Shalen bound (which requires an additional assumption) and is greater than the standard ball-packing bound.We also prove that ()=_G() for any amenable action of G and L ¹(G), and conversely, give a spectral criterion for amenability of an action of G under certain natural dynamical conditions. In addition, we establish a uniform lower bound for the -entropy of any measure quasi-invariant under the action of a group with property T, and use this fact to construct an interesting class of actions of such groups, related to 'virtual' maximal parabolic subgroups. Most of the results hold in fact in greater generality, and apply for instance when G is any semi-simple algebraic group, or when is any word-hyperbolic group, acting on their Poisson boundary, for example.