Asymptotic properties of near Pfeifer records

Asymptotic properties of the number of near records are known in the literature. We generalize these results to the Pfeifer model which has a wider application. In particular we establish convergence in probability, in the almost sure sense and in distribution for the number of near records under the Pfeifer model.     

On limit laws for sums of Pfeifer records

The problem of determining limiting distributions for sums of records has been studied by several authors who have considered a variety of assumptions sufficient to ensure that sums of records properly normalized will converge to a non-degenerate distribution. As a parallel to these endeavors, it is of interest to establish conditions under which the sum of Pfeifer records, properly normalized, converges. Pfeifer records are defined under the assumption that initial observations are i.i.d. with common survival function and following the (n−1)-th record value the observations are assumed to have survival function ,n=1,2,.... The study of the asymptotic behavior of sums of Pfeifer records constitutes a natural generalization of work on sums of classical records. The present paper introduces conditions under which the limit distribution of sums of Pfeifer records is non-degenerate.      

Convergence of tail sum for records

Suppose is the sequence of lower records from a distribution F, where F is continuous with . We derive conditions under which logarithm of the tail sum of records, ∑ _j=n ^∞ R _n ^(L) (F), properly centered and scaled, converge weakly. We also prove two results on Π-varying and regularly varying functions, which are of independent interest.     

Convergence of zeta functions of graphs

The -zeta function of an infinite graph (defined previously in a ball around zero) has an analytic extension. For a tower of finite graphs covered by , the normalized zeta functions of the finite graphs converge to the -zeta function of .

     

Convergence of sequences of semi-continuous functions

In this paper we investigate how three well-known modes of convergence for (real-valued) functions are related to one another. In particular, we consider order convergence, pointwise convergence and continuous convergence of sequences of nearly finite normal lower semi-continuous functions. There is a natural comparison to be made between the results we obtain for convergence of sequences of semi-continuous functions, and classic results on the convergence of sequences of measurable functions.     

Convergence properties of radial basis functions

The multivariate interpolation problem is that of choosing a functions fromR toR that satisfies the interpolation conditions

赋范线性空间中的列收敛

本文证明了Ｓｃｈｕｒ空间与有限维Ｂａｎａｃｈ空间的两个特征定理，并对赋范线性空间中的列收敛进行了讨论，得到了一些有趣的结果。     

Derivations and linear functions along rational functions

The main purpose of this paper is to give characterization theorems on derivations as well as on linear functions. Among others the following problem will be investigated: Let ${n \in \mathbb{Z}, f, g\colon\mathbb{R} \to\mathbb{R}}$ be additive functions, ${\left(\begin{array}{cc} a&b\\ c&d \end{array} \right) \in \mathbf{GL}_{2}(\mathbb{Q})}$ be arbitrarily fixed, and let us assume that the mapping $$ \phi(x)=g\left(\frac{ax^{n}+b}{cx^{n}+d}\right)-\frac{x^{n-1}f(x)}{(cx^{n}+d)^{2}} \quad \left(x\in\mathbb{R}, cx^{n}+d\neq 0\right)$$ satisfies some regularity on its domain (e.g. (locally) boundedness, continuity, measurability). Is it true that in this case the above functions can be represented as a sum of a derivation and a linear function? Analogous statements ensuring linearity will also be presented.     

Convergence of Newton-Cotes quadratures for analytic functions

We determine (Theorem 3) the smallest closed region, containing the interva of integration, such that the analyticity of the integrand in this closed region implies the convergence of the Newton-Cotes quadratures. By considering, in particular, certain ellipses as regions of analyticity, we obtain (Theorem 4) an improvement of Davis' result on the convergence of Newton-Cotes quadratures for analytic functions.     

Volume functions of linear series

The volume of a Cartier divisor is an asymptotic invariant, which measures the rate of growth of sections of powers of the divisor. It extends to a continuous, homogeneous, and log-concave function on the whole Néron–Severi space, thus giving rise to a basic invariant of the underlying projective variety. Analogously, one can also define the volume function of a possibly non-complete multigraded linear series. In this paper we will address the question of characterizing the class of functions arising on the one hand as volume functions of multigraded linear series and on the other hand as volume functions of projective varieties. In the multigraded setting, inspired by the work of Lazarsfeld and Musta?? (Ann Inst Fourier (Grenoble) 56(6):1701–1734, 2006) on Okounkov bodies, we show that any continuous, homogeneous, and log-concave function appears as the volume function of a multigraded linear series. By contrast we show that there exists countably many functions which arise as the volume functions of projective varieties. We end the paper with an example, where the volume function of a projective variety is given by a transcendental formula, emphasizing the complicated nature of the volume in the classical case.     

Convergence of SSOR methods for linear complementarity problems

In this paper, by applying the SSOR splitting, we propose two new iterative methods for solving the linear complementarity problem LCP (M,q). Convergence results for these two methods are presented when M is an H-matrix (and also an M-matrix). Finally, two numerical examples are given to show the efficiency of the presented methods.     

Convergence results of Landweber iterations for linear systems

The Landweber scheme is a method for algebraic image reconstructions. The convergence behavior of the Landweber scheme is of both theoretical and practical importance. Using the diagonalization of matrix, we derive a neat iterative representation formula for the Landweber schemes and consequently establish the convergence conditions of Landweber iteration. This work refines our previous convergence results on the Landweber scheme.     

Saddle representations of positively homogeneous functions by linear functions

We say that a positively homogeneous function admits a saddle representation by linear functions iff it admits both an inf-sup-representation and a sup-inf-representation with the same two-index family of linear functions. In the paper we show that each continuous positively homogeneous function can be associated with a two-index family of linear functions which provides its saddle representation. We also establish characteristic properties of those two-index families of linear functions which provides saddle representations of functions belonging to the subspace of Lipschitz continuous positively homogeneous functions as well as the subspaces of difference sublinear and piecewise linear functions.     

Convergence of subgradient methods of minimizing convex functions

Translated from Issledovaniya po Prikladnoi Matematike, No. 7, pp. 24–32, 1979.     

Convergence behavior of decomposition algorithms for linear programs

This paper discusses plausible explanations of the somewhat folkloric, ‘tailing off’ convergence behavior of the Dantzig-Wolfe decomposition algorithm for linear programs. Is is argued that such beahvior may be used to numerical inaccuracy. Procedures to identify and mitigate such difficulties are outlined.