Finsler Trudinger-Moser inequalities on R2

The first aim of this article is to study the sharp singular(two-weight) Trudinger-Moser inequalities with Finsler norms on R². The second goal is to propose a different approach to study a vanishing-concentration-compactness principle for the Trudinger-Moser inequalities and use this to investigate the existence and the nonexistence of the maximizers for the Trudinger-Moser inequalities in the subcritical regions. Finally, by applying our Finsler Trudinger-Moser inequalities to suita...     

On hypersurfaces of H2×H2

In this paper, we study hypersurfaces of H²× H². We first classify the hypersurfaces with constant principal curvatures and constant product angle functions. Then we classify homogeneous hypersurfaces and isoparametric hypersurfaces, respectively. Finally, we classify the hypersurfaces with at most two distinct constant principal curvatures, as well as those with three distinct constant principal curvatures under some additional conditions.     

The energy of a Kähler class on admissible manifolds

On a compact complex manifold of Kähler type, the energy E(Ω) of a Kähler class Ω is given by the squared L ²-norm of the projection onto the space of holomorphic potentials of the scalar curvature of any Kähler metric representing the said class, and any one such metric whose scalar curvature has squared L ²-norm equal to E(Ω) must be an extremal representative of Ω. A strongly extremal metric is an extremal metric representing a critical point of E(Ω) when restricted to the set of Kähler classes of fixed positive top cup product. We study the existence of strongly extremal metrics and critical points of E(Ω) on certain admissible manifolds, producing a number of nontrivial examples of manifolds that carry this type of metrics, and where in many of the cases, the class that they represent is one other than the first Chern class, and some examples of manifolds where these special metrics and classes do not exist. We also provide a detailed analysis of the gradient flow of E(Ω) on admissible ruled surfaces, show that this dynamical system can be extended to one beyond the Kähler cone, and analyze the convergence of solution paths at infinity in terms of conditions on the initial data, in particular proving that for any initial data in the Kähler cone, the corresponding path is defined for all t, and converges to a unique critical class of E(Ω) as time approaches infinity.     

Perturbation of spectra for a class of 2×2 operator matrices

In this paper, we study the perturbation of spectra for 2 × 2 operator matrices such as M _X = ( _{0 B} ^{A X} ) and M _Z = ( _{Z B} ^{A C} ) on the Hilbert space H ?? K and the sets $\bigcap\limits_{X \in \mathcal{B}(K,H)} {P_\sigma (M_X )} ,\bigcap\limits_{X \in \mathcal{B}(K,H)} {R_\sigma (M_X )} $ and $\bigcap\limits_{Z \in \mathcal{B}(H,K)} {\sigma (M_Z )} ,\bigcap\limits_{Z \in \mathcal{B}(H,K)} {P_\sigma (M_Z )} ,\bigcap\limits_{Z \in \mathcal{B}(H,K)} {R_\sigma (M_Z )} ,\bigcap\limits_{Z \in \mathcal{B}(H,K)} {C_\sigma (M_Z )} $ , where R(C) is a closed subspace, are characterized     

The rank of a 2 × 2 × 2 tensor

As computing power increases, many more problems in engineering and data analysis involve computation with tensors, or multi-way data arrays. Most applications involve computing a decomposition of a tensor into a linear combination of rank-1 tensors. Ideally, the decomposition involves a minimal number of terms, i.e. computation of the rank of the tensor. Tensor rank is not a straight-forward extension of matrix rank. A constructive proof based on an eigenvalue criterion is provided that shows when a 2?×?2?×?2 tensor over ? is rank-3 and when it is rank-2. The results are extended to show that n?×?n?×?2 tensors over ? have maximum possible rank n?+?k where k is the number of complex conjugate eigenvalue pairs of the matrices forming the two faces of the tensor cube.     

Generalized factorization for a class of non-rational 2×2 matrix functions

In this paper the generalized factorization for a class of 2×2 piecewise continuous matrix functions on is studied. Using a space transformation the problem is reduced to the generalized factorization of a scalar piecewise continuous function on a contour in the complex plane. Both canonical and non-canonical generalized factorization of the original matrix function are studied.Sponsored by J.N.I.C.T. (Portugal) under grant no. 87422/MATM     

Manin’s conjecture for a class of singular cubic hypersurfaces

Let l > 2 be a fixed positive integer and Q(y) be a positive definite quadratic form in l variables with integral coefficients. The aim of this paper is to count rational points of bounded height on the cubic hypersurface defined by u³ = Q(y)z. We can get a power-saving result for a class of special quadratic forms and improve on some previous work.     

On a new family of complete G 2-holonomy Riemannian metrics on S 3 × ℝ4

Studying a system of first-order nonlinear ordinary differential equations for the functions determining a deformation of the standard conic metric over S ³ × S ³, we prove the existence of a one-parameter family of complete G ₂-holonomy Riemannian metrics on S ³ × ?⁴.     

The existence of multiple positive solutions for a?class of?semipositone Dirichlet boundary value problems

In this paper, we consider the existence of multiple positive solutions for the following singular semipositone Dirichlet boundary value problem: $$\left\{\begin{array}{l}-x''(t)=p(t)f(t, x) +q(t),\quad t\in(0,1),\\[4pt]x(0) =0,\qquad x(1) = 0,\end{array}\right.$$ where p:(0,1)??[0,+??) and f:[0,1]×[0,+??)??[0,+??) are continuous, q:(0,1)??(???,+??) is Lebesgue integrable. Under certain local conditions and superlinear or sublinear conditions on f, by using the fixed point theorem, some sufficient conditions for the existence of multiple positive solutions are established for the case in which the nonlinearity is allowed to be sign-changing.     

Surfaces in $${\mathbb{S}^2\times\mathbb{R}}$$ with a canonical principal direction

We show a way to choose nice coordinates on a surface in and use this to study minimal surfaces. We show that only open parts of cylinders over a geodesic in are both minimal and flat. We also show that the condition that the projection of the direction tangent to onto the tangent space of the surface is a principal direction, is equivalent to the condition that the surface is normally flat in . We present classification theorems under the extra assumption of minimality or flatness. J. Fastenakels is a research assistant of the Research Foundation—Flanders (FWO). J. Van der Veken is a postdoctoral researcher supported by the Research Foundation—Flanders (FWO). This work was partially supported by project G.0432.07 of the Research Foundation—Flanders (FWO).     

On Quadratic Differentials and Twisted Normal Maps of Surfaces in {\mathbb{S}^{2} \times\mathbb{R}} and {\mathbb{H}^{2} \times\mathbb{R}}

Given a Lie group G with a bi-invariant metric and a compact Lie subgroup K, Bittencourt and Ripoll used the homogeneous structure of quotient spaces to define a Gauss map ${\mathcal{N}:M^{n}\rightarrow{\mathbb{S}}}$ on any hypersupersurface ${M^{n}\looparrowright G/K}$ , where ${{\mathbb{S}}}$ is the unit sphere of the Lie algebra of G. It is proved in Bittencourt and Ripoll (Pacific J Math 224:45–64, 2006) that M ⁿ having constant mean curvature (CMC) is equivalent to ${\mathcal{N}}$ being harmonic, a generalization of a Ruh–Vilms theorem for submanifolds in the Euclidean space. In particular, when n = 2, the induced quadratic differential ${\mathcal{Q}_{\mathcal{N}}:=(\mathcal{N}^{\ast}g)^{2,0}}$ is holomorphic on CMC surfaces of G/K. In this paper, we take ${G/K={\mathbb{S}}^{2}\times{\mathbb{R}}}$ and compare ${\mathcal{Q}_{\mathcal{N}}}$ with the Abresch–Rosenberg differential ${\mathcal{Q}}$ , also holomorphic for CMC surfaces. It is proved that ${\mathcal{Q}=\mathcal{Q}_{\mathcal{N}}}$ , after showing that ${\mathcal{N}}$ is the twisted normal given by (1.5) herein. Then we define the twisted normal for surfaces in ${{\mathbb{H}}^{2}\times{\mathbb{R}}}$ and prove that ${\mathcal{Q}=\mathcal{Q}_{\mathcal{N}}}$ as well. Within the unified model for the two product spaces, we compute the tension field of ${\mathcal{N}}$ and extend to surfaces in ${{\mathbb{H}}^{2}\times{\mathbb{R}}}$ the equivalence between the CMC property and the harmonicity of ${\mathcal{N}.}$      

Classification of rotational special Weingarten surfaces of minimal type in {\mathbb{S}^2 \times \mathbb{R}} and {\mathbb{H}^2 \times \mathbb{R}}

In this paper we classify the complete rotational special Weingarten surfaces in ${\mathbb{S}^2 \times \mathbb{R}}$ and ${\mathbb{H}^2 \times \mathbb{R}}$ ; i.e. rotational surfaces in ${\mathbb{S}^2 \times \mathbb{R}}$ and ${\mathbb{H}^2 \times \mathbb{R}}$ whose mean curvature H and extrinsic curvature K _e satisfy H = f(H ² ? K _e ), for some function ${f \in \mathcal{C}^1([0,+\infty))}$ such that f(0) = 0 and 4x(f′(x))² < 1 for any x ≥ 0. Furthermore we show the existence of non-complete examples of such surfaces.     

Invariant surfaces with constant mean curvature in $${\mathbb{H}}^2 \times {\mathbb{R}}$$

We classify the profile curves of all surfaces with constant mean curvature in the product space , which are invariant under the action of a 1-parameter subgroup of isometries. The author was supported by INdAM (Italy) and Fapesp (Brazil).     

Hypersurfaces in nearly Kaehler manifold $$\pmb {\mathbb {S}}^{\varvec{3}}\varvec{\times } \pmb {\mathbb {S}}^{\varvec{3}}$$

In this paper, we initiate the study of contact and minimal hypersurfaces in nearly Kaehler manifold \({\mathbb {S}}^3\times {\mathbb {S}}^3\) with a conformal vector field. There are three almost contact metric structures on a hypersurface of \({\mathbb {S}}^3\times {\mathbb {S}}^3\), and we will give some important properties of them. Besides, we study the influence of the conformal vector field on the almost contact metric structures and use it to characterize the hypersurfaces in \({\mathbb {S}}^3\times {\mathbb {S}}^3\).     

Closed characteristics on non-compact hypersurfaces in $${\mathbb {R}^{2n}}$$

Viterbo demonstrated that any (2n − 1)-dimensional compact hypersurface of contact type has at least one closed characteristic. This result proved the Weinstein conjecture for the standard symplectic space (, ω). Various extensions of this theorem have been obtained since, all for compact hypersurfaces. In this paper we consider non-compact hypersurfaces coming from mechanical Hamiltonians, and prove an analogue of Viterbo’s result. The main result provides a strong connection between the top half homology groups H _i (M), i = n, . . . , 2n − 1, and the existence of closed characteristics in the non-compact case (including the compact case). J. B. van den Berg is supported by NWO VENI grant 639.031.204. R. C. Vandervorst and F. Pasquotto are supported by NWO VIDI grant 639.032.202. This research is also partially supported by the RTN project ‘Fronts-Singularities’.     

Classifying ACM sets of points in $${\mathbb{P}^{1} \times \mathbb{P}^{1}}$$ via separators

The purpose of this note is to give a new, short proof of a classification of ACM sets of points in in terms of separators.     

A new characterization of Sobolev spaces on $${\mathbb{R}^{n}}$$

In this paper we present a new characterization of Sobolev spaces on . Our characterizing condition is obtained via a quadratic multiscale expression which exploits the particular symmetry properties of Euclidean space. An interesting feature of our condition is that depends only on the metric of and the Lebesgue measure, so that one can define Sobolev spaces of any order of smoothness on any metric measure space.     

Isometric Immersions into {\mathbb{S}^m \times \mathbb{R}} and {\mathbb{H}^m \times \mathbb{R}} with High Codimensions

In this paper, we obtain sufficient and necessary conditions for a simply connected Riemannian manifold (M ⁿ , g) to be isometrically immersed into ${\mathbb{S}^m \times \mathbb{R}}$ and ${\mathbb{H}^m \times \mathbb{R}}$ .