Estimates for Integral Means of Hyperbolically Convex Functions

We prove the Mejia-Pommerenke conjecture that the Taylor coefficients of hyperbolically convex functions in the disk behave like O(log^?2(n)/n) as n → ∞ assuming that the image of the unit disk under such functions is a domain of bounded boundary rotation. Moreover, we obtain some asymptotically sharp estimates for the integral means of the derivatives of such functions and consider an example of a hyperbolically convex function that maps the unit disk onto a domain of infinite boundary rotation.     

The scalar Nevanlinna-Pick interpolation problem with boundary conditions

We show that if the Nevanlinna-Pick interpolation problem is solvable by a function mapping into a compact subset of the unit disc, then the problem remains solvable with the addition of any number of boundary interpolation conditions, provided the boundary interpolation values have modulus less than unity. We give new, inductive proofs of the Nevanlinna-Pick interpolation problem with any finite number of interpolation points in the interior and on the boundary of the domain of interpolation (the right half plane or unit disc), with function values and any finite number of derivatives specified. Our solutions are analytic on the closure of the domain of interpolation. Our proofs only require a minimum of matrix theory and operator theory. We also give new, straightforward algorithms for obtaining minimal H_∞ norm solutions. Finally, some numerical examples are given.     

Estimates in the Hardy-Sobolev space of the annulus and stability result

The main purpose of this work is to establish some logarithmic estimates of optimal type in the Hardy-Sobolev space H ^k,∞; k ∈ ?* of an annular domain. These results are considered as a continuation of a previous study in the setting of the unit disk by L.Baratchart and M. Zerner, On the recovery of functions from pointwise boundary values in a Hardy-Sobolev class of the disk, J. Comput. Appl. Math. 46 (1993), 255–269 and by S.Chaabane and I. Feki, Optimal logarithmic estimates in Hardy-Sobolev spaces H ^k,∞, C. R., Math., Acad. Sci. Paris 347 (2009), 1001–1006. As an application, we prove a logarithmic stability result for the inverse problem of identifying a Robin parameter on a part of the boundary of an annular domain starting from its behavior on the complementary boundary part.     

Evaluation of a boundary integral representation for the conformal mapping of the unit disk onto a simply-connected domain

A representation of the conformal mapping g of the interior or exterior of the unit circle onto a simply-connected domain Ω as a boundary integral in terms of?|_?Ω is obtained, where? :=g ^-l. A product integration scheme for the approximation of the boundary integral is described and analysed. An ill-conditioning problem related to the domain geometry is discussed. Numerical examples confirm the conclusions of this discussion and support the analysis of the quadrature scheme.     

Pointwise inequalities of logarithmic type in Hardy-Hölder spaces

We prove some optimal logarithmic estimates in the Hardy space H ^∞(G) with Hölder regularity, where G is the open unit disk or an annular domain of ?. These estimates extend the results established by S.Chaabane and I.Feki in the Hardy-Sobolev space H ^k,∞ of the unit disk and those of I. Feki in the case of an annular domain. The proofs are based on a variant of Hardy-Landau-Littlewood inequality for Hölder functions. As an application of these estimates, we study the stability of both the Cauchy problem for the Laplace operator and the Robin inverse problem.     

On Quantum Dynamics on <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis>*-Algebras

We study three related extremal problems in the space H of functions analytic in the unit disk such that their boundary values on a part γ₁ of the unit circle Γ belong to the space \(L_{{\psi _1}}^\infty ({\gamma _1})\)of functions essentially bounded on γ₁ with weight ψ₁ and their boundary values on the set γ₀ = Γ γ₁ belong to the space \(L_{{\psi _0}}^\infty ({\gamma _0})\)with weight ψ₀. More exactly, on the class Q of functions from H such that the \(L_{{\psi _0}}^\infty ({\gamma _0})\)-norm of their boundary values on γ₀ does not exceed 1, we solve the problem of optimal recovery of an analytic function on a subset of the unit disk from its boundary values on γ₁ specified approximately with respect to the norm of \(L_{{\psi _1}}^\infty ({\gamma _1})\). We also study the problem of the optimal choice of the set γ₁ for a given fixed value of its measure. The problem of the best approximation of the operator of analytic continuation from a part of the boundary by bounded linear operators is investigated.     

Asymptotics of the Velocity Potential of an Ideal Fluid Flowing around a Thin Body

We consider the Neumann problem outside a small neighborhood of a planar disk in the three-dimensional space. The surface of this neighborhood is assumed to be smooth, and its thickness is characterized by a small parameter ε. A uniform asymptotic expansion of the solution of this problem with respect to ε is constructed by the matching method. Since the problem turned out to be bisingular, an additional inner asymptotic expansion in the so-called stretched variables is constructed near the edge of the disk. A physical interpretation of the solution of this boundary value problem is the velocity potential of a laminar flow of an ideal fluid around a thin body, which is the neighborhood of the disk. It is assumed that this flow has unit velocity at a large distance from the disk, which is equivalent to the following condition for the potential: u(x₁, x₂, x₃, ε) = x₃+O(r^?2) as r → ∞, where r is the distance to the origin. The boundary condition of this problem is the impermeability of the surface of the body: ?u/?n = 0 at the boundary. After subtracting x₃ from the solution u(x₁, x₂, x₃, ε), we get a boundary value problem for the potential ?(x₁, x₂, x₃, ε) of the perturbed motion. Since the integral of the function ??/?n over the surface of the body is zero, we have ?(x₁, x₂, x₃, ε) = O(r^?2) as r → ∞. Hence, all the coefficients of the outer asymptotic expansion with respect to ε have the same behavior at infinity. However, these coefficients have growing singularities at the approach to the edge of the disk, which implies the bisingularity of the problem.     

On the angles between subspaces, the muckenhoupt condition, and projection from one co-invariant subspace onto another in the theory of character-automorphic hardy spaces on a multiply connected domain

It is known that in the case of the unit disk the invertibility of the orthogonal projection of one subspace of H₂ which is co-invariant with respect to the shift operator onto another such subspace is connected with the Helson-Szegö theorem and the Muckenhoupt condition. In the present paper, we consider the same problem in character-automorphic Hardy spaces on a finitely connected planar domain. The problem is reduced to estimating the angles between certain subspaces of the weighted L₂-space on the boundary of the domain. The answer is given in terms of the Muckenhoupt condition for certain weights. Bibliography: 29 titles.Dedicated to the 90th anniversary of G. M. Goluzin's birthTranslated fromZapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 237, 1997, pp. 161–193.This research was supported by the Marsden Fund, grant 96-UOA-MIS-0098.     

On Nehari disks and the inner radius

Let D be a simply connected plane domain and B the unit disk. The inner radius of D, , is defined by . Here S _f is the Schwarzian derivative of f, the hyperbolic density on D and . Domains for which the value of is known include disks, angular sectors and regular polygons, as well as certain classes of rectangles and equiangular hexagons. All of the mentioned domains except non-convex angular sectors have an interesting property in common, namely that , where h maps B conformally onto D. Because of the importance of this property for computing , we say that D is a Nehari disk if holds.?This paper is devoted to the problem of characterizing Nehari disks. We give a necessary and sufficient condition for a domain to be a Nehari disk provided it is a regulated domain with convex corners. Received: March 7, 1996; revised version: July 15, 1999     

On the determination of the coefficients in the viscoelasticity equations

For the integrodifferential viscoelasticity equations, we study the problem of determining the coefficients of the equations and the kernels occurring in the integral terms of the system of equations. The density of the medium is assumed to be given. We suppose that the inhomogeneity support of the sought functions is included in some compact domain B ₀. We consider a series of inverse problems in which an impulse source is concentrated at the points y of the boundary of B ₀. The point y is the parameter of the problem. The given information about the solution is the trace of the solution to the Cauchy problem with zero initial data. This trace is given on the boundary of B ₀ for all y ∈ ?B ₀ and for a finite time interval. The main result of the article consists in obtaining uniqueness theorems for a solution to the initial inverse problem.     

A Riemann-Hilbert Problem for the Moisil-Teodorescu System

In a bounded domain with smooth boundary in ?³ we consider the stationary Maxwell equations for a function u with values in ?³ subject to a nonhomogeneous condition (u, v)_x = u₀ on the boundary, where v is a given vector field and u₀ a function on the boundary. We specify this problem within the framework of the Riemann-Hilbert boundary value problems for the Moisil-Teodorescu system. This latter is proved to satisfy the Shapiro-Lopaniskij condition if an only if the vector v is at no point tangent to the boundary. The Riemann-Hilbert problem for the Moisil-Teodorescu system fails to possess an adjoint boundary value problem with respect to the Green formula, which satisfies the Shapiro-Lopatinskij condition. We develop the construction of Green formula to get a proper concept of adjoint boundary value problem.     

On the Hayman-Wu theorem for quasilines

For a function ω, we establish a condition sufficient for the sum ∑_i, ω(diam φ(L _i )) to be finite for any quasiconformal curve L _i , simply connected domain Ω, and a function φ which conformally and univalently maps this domain onto the unit disk. Here, L _i denote the components of Ω∩L.     

Basis Property of the Eigenfunction System of the Gellerstedt Problem in the Elliptic Part of the Domain

The Gellerstedt eigenvalue problem with homogeneous boundary conditions on interior characteristics is studied. We prove that the eigenfunction system of this problem is a Riesz basis in the L₂ space in the elliptic domain.     

Rudin orthogonality problem on the Bergman space

In this paper, we study the Rudin orthogonality problem on the Bergman space, which is to characterize those functions bounded analytic on the unit disk whose powers form an orthogonal set in the Bergman space of the unit disk. We completely solve the problem if those functions are univalent in the unit disk or analytic in a neighborhood of the closed unit disk. As a consequence, it is shown that an analytic multiplication operator on the Bergman space is unitarily equivalent to a weighted unilateral shift of finite multiplicity n if and only if its symbol is a constant multiple of the n-th power of a Möbius transform, which was obtained via the Hardy space theory of the bidisk in Sun et al. (2008) [10].     

On Friedrichs inequalities for a disk

We consider the Friedrichs inequality for functions defined on a disk of unit radius Ω and equal to zero on almost all boundary except for an arc λ_ε of length ?, where ? is a small parameter. Using the method of matched asymptotic expansions, we construct a two-term asymptotics for the Friedrichs constant \(C(\Omega ,\partial \Omega \backslash \bar \gamma _\varepsilon )\) for such functions and present a strict proof of its validity. We show that \(C(\Omega ,\partial \Omega \backslash \bar \gamma _\varepsilon ) = C(\Omega ,\partial \Omega ) + \varepsilon ^2 C(\Omega ,\partial \Omega )(1 + O(\varepsilon ^{2/7} ))\). The calculation of the asymptotics for the Friedrichs constant is reduced to constructing an asymptotics for the minimum value of the operator ?Δ in the disk with Neumann boundary condition on λ_ε and Dirichlet boundary condition on the remaining part of the boundary.     

Some properties of functions with nonzero order n divided difference

We consider the properties of functions of class K _n (D). This class consists of analytic functions F(z) in a domain D whose nth divided difference does not vanish in D. We study some relation of functions of class K _n (D) to Chebyshev systems, consider a few properties of an operator related to a fractional linear transformation of the unit disk, and estimate Taylor series coefficients.     

The Hele-Shaw problem with surface tension in a half-plane

In this paper, we consider the Hele-Shaw problem in a 2-dimensional fluid domain Ω(t) which is constrained to a half-plane. The boundary of Ω(t) consist of two components: Γ₀(t) which lies on the boundary of the half-plane, and Γ(t) which lies inside the half-plane. On Γ(t) we impose the classical boundary conditions with surface tension, and on Γ₀(t) we prescribe the normal derivative of the fluid pressure. At the point where Γ₀(t) and Γ(t) meet, there is an abrupt change in the boundary condition giving rise to a singularity in the fluid pressure. We prove that the problem has a unique solution with smooth free boundary Γ(t) for some small time interval.     

Vector-valued Hardy spaces in non-smooth domains

We characterize the Radon-Nikodým property of a Banach space X in terms of the existence of non-tangential limits of X-valued harmonic functions u defined in a domain D⊂Rn, n>2, with Lipschitz boundary and belonging to maximal Hardy spaces. This extends the same result previously known for the unit disk of C. We also prove an atomic decomposition of the Borel X-valued measures in ∂D that arise as boundary limits of X-valued harmonic functions whose non-tangential maximal function is integrable with respect to harmonic measure of ∂D.     

A note on the regularity criteria for the Navier-Stokes equations

We consider the regularity problem for 3D Navier-Stokes equations in a bounded domain with smooth boundary. A new sufficient condition which guarantees the regularity of weak solutions on the quotient ∇p/(1+|u|^δ₁+|∇u|^δ₂) for the Navier-Stokes equations is established.