On bounded solutions of abstract differential equations

Summary We construct nontrivial bounded solutions of an abstract evolution equationu'(t)=Au(t) (—∞<t<∞) whereA generates a (C ₀) semigroup of operators {T _t;t≥0} such thatT _t converges strongly to zero ast→∞.

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Riassunto Si costruiscono soluzioni limitate non triviali di una equazioneu'(t)=Au(t) (—∞<t<∞) doveA è il generatore di un semigruppo di operatori {T _t;t≥0} tale cheT _t converge fortemente verso 0 pert→∞.

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Supported by National Science Foundation grant GP-12722.     

A mathematical analysis for a diffusive epidemic model with criss-cross dynamics

Abstract. In this paper, an initial boundary value problem with homogeneous Neumann bound-ary condition is studied for a reaction diffusion system which models the spread of infectious dis-eases within two population groups by means of serf and criss-cross infection mechanism, Exis-tence, uniqueness and houndedness of the nonnegative global solution     

The asymptotic behavior of Chern-Simons Higgs model on a compact Riemann surface with boundary

We study the self-dual Chern-Simons Higgs equation on a compact Riemann surface with the Neumann boundary condition.In the previous paper,we show that the Chern-Simons Higgs equation with parameter λ0 has at least two solutions(uλ1,uλ2) for λ sufficiently large,which satisfy that uλ1→u0 almost everywhere as λ→∞,and that uλ2→∞ almost everywhere as λ→∞,where u 0 is a(negative) Green function on M.In this paper,we study the asymptotic behavior of the solutions as λ→∞,and prove that uλ2-uλ2 converges to a solution of the Kazdan-Warner equation if the geodesic curvature of the boundary M is negative,or the geodesic curvature is nonpositive and the Gauss curvature is negative where the geodesic curvature is zero.     

On the law of the iterated logarithm for subsequences for a stable subordinator

Let {X(t): 0≤t<∞) be a stable subordinator with α∈(0,1). For increasing sequences t_k we give normalizing constants a_k such thatliminf _k→∞ a _k ⁻¹ X(t_k) is a.s constant. We also derive a.s. upper bounds. Proceedings of the XVI Seminar on Stability Problems for Stochastic Models Part I, Eger, Hungary, 1994.     

On the iteration of holomorphic self-maps of ℂ*

Letf be a holomorphic self-map of the punctured plane ℂ^*=ℂ\{0} with essentially singular points 0 and ∞. In this note, we discuss the setsI ₀(f)={z ∈ ℂ^*:f ⁿ (z) → 0,n → ∞} andI _∞(f)={z ∈ ℂ^*:f ⁿ (z) → 0,n → ∞}. We try to find the relation betweenI ₀(f),I _∞(t) andJ(f). It is proved that both the boundary ofI ₀(f) and the boundary ofI _∞)f) equal toJ(f),I ₀(f) ∩J(f) ≠ θ andI _∞(f) ∩J(f) ≠ θ. As a consequence of these results, we find bothI ₀(f) andI _∞(f) are not doubly-bounded. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China     

Large deviations and continuum limit in the 2D Ising model

Summary. We study the 2D Ising model in a rectangular box Λ _L of linear size O(L). We determine the exact asymptotic behaviour of the large deviations of the magnetization ∑ _t∈ΛL σ(t) when L→∞ for values of the parameters of the model corresponding to the phase coexistence region, where the order parameter m ^* is strictly positive. We study in particular boundary effects due to an arbitrary real-valued boundary magnetic field. Using the self-duality of the model a large part of the analysis consists in deriving properties of the covariance function <σ(0)σ(t)>, as |t|→∞, at dual values of the parameters of the model. To do this analysis we establish new results about the high-temperature representation of the model. These results are valid for dimensions D≥2 and up to the critical temperature. They give a complete non-perturbative exposition of the high-temperature representation. We then study the Gibbs measure conditioned by {|∑ _t∈ΛL σ(t) −m|Λ _L ||≤|Λ _L |L ^{− c} }, with 0<c<1/4 and −m ^*<m<m ^*. We construct the continuum limit of the model and describe the limit by the solutions of a variational problem of isoperimetric type. Received: 17 October 1996 / In revised form: 7 March 1997     

A Dynamical System Associated with Newton's Method for Parametric Approximations of Convex Minimization Problems

We study the existence and asymptotic convergence when t→+∞ for the trajectories generated by where is a parametric family of convex functions which approximates a given convex function f we want to minimize, and ε(t) is a parametrization such that ε(t)→ 0 when t→+∞ . This method is obtained from the following variational characterization of Newton's method: where H is a real Hilbert space. We find conditions on the approximating family and the parametrization to ensure the norm convergence of the solution trajectories u(t) toward a particular minimizer of f . The asymptotic estimates obtained allow us to study the rate of convergence as well. The results are illustrated through some applications to barrier and penalty methods for linear programming, and to viscosity methods for an abstract noncoercive variational problem. Comparisons with the steepest descent method are also provided. Accepted 5 December 1996     

A boundedness theorem for a certain fourth order differential equation

Summary The paper investigates conditions under which solutions of equations of the form(1.1) are bounded as t→+∞. Entrata in Redazione il 31 agosto 1970.     

Asymptotic formula for the decay of correlations in the stochastic model of planar rotators at high temperature

We consider the stochastic model of planar rotators x(t)={x_k(t), k∈Z^d}, t≥0, x_k(t)∈T¹, at high temperature. For the decay of correlations <f_A(x(0)), g_A+k(t) (x(t))>, the asymptotic formula is obtained at t→∞, k(t)→∞, k(t)∈Z^d. The basic methods we used are the spectral analysis of the Markov semigroup generator and the saddle-point method. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 112, No. 1, pp. 67–80.     

Differential equations related to the Williams-Bjerknes tumour model

We investigate an initial value problem which is closely related to the Williams-Bjerknes tumour model for a cancer which spreads through an epithelial basal layer modeled onI ⊂ Z ². The solution of this problem is a familyp = (p _i(t)), where eachp _i(t)could be considered as an approximation to the probability that the cell situated ati is cancerous at timet. We prove that this problem has a unique solution, it is defined on [0, +∞[, and, for some relevant situations, lim_t→∞ P _i(t) = 1 for alli ∈ I. Moreover, we study the expected number of cancerous cells at timet.     

Solution to the boundary blowup problem for k-curvature equation

We consider the boundary blowup problem for k-curvature equation, i.e., H _k [u] = f(u) g(|Du|) in an n-dimensional domain Ω, with the boundary condition u(x) → ∞ as dist (x,∂Ω) → 0. We prove the existence result under some hypotheses. We also establish the asymptotic behavior of a solution near the boundary ∂Ω. Mathematics Subject Classification (2000) 35J65, 35B40, 53C21     

A question of Gol’dberg concerning entire functions with prescribed zeros

Let (z_j) be a sequence of complex numbers satisfying |z_j|→ ∞ asj → ∞ and denote by n(r) the number of z_j satisfying |z_j|≤ r. Suppose that lim inf_{r → ⇈} log n(r)/ logr > 0. Let ϕ be a positive, non-decreasing function satisfying ∫^∞ (ϕ(t)t logt)⁻¹ dt < ∞. It is proved that there exists an entire functionf whose zeros are the z_j such that log log M(r,f) = o((log n(r))²ϕ(log n(r))) asr → ∞ outside some exceptional set of finite logarithmic measure, and that the integral condition on ϕ is best possible here. These results answer a question by A. A. Gol’dberg.     

Convergence to equilibria for compressible navier-stokes equations with large data

We show that for any sequence t_n→∞ and any global weak solution (ρ(t), u(t)) of barotropic compressible Navier-Stokes equations in 2 and 3 space dimensions with potential force there exists a subsequence {s_n} such that ϱ(s_n) in L _ω ^r (Ω) of spatially periodic functions, where ϱ_∞ is an equilibrium density, r>1 suitable. If the equilibrium is unique then the convergence holds for all t→∞. No smallness of data is assumed. Entrata in Redazione il 22 febbraio 1999. Ricevuta nuova versione il 24 agosto 1999. This work was started and completed during the stay of the second author at the University of Toulon in March 1997 and April 1998, which is acknowledged for the financial support, and also partially supported by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic, Grant No. 201/96/0313.     

An acyclic extension of the braid group

We relate Artin's braid groupB _℞=lim_→B_n to a certain groupF′ ofpl-homeomorphisms of the interval. Namely, there exists a short exact sequence 1→B _∞→A→F′→1 whereH _kA=0,k≥1.     

Purely imaginary eigenvalues of operator semigroups

For aC ₀-contraction semigroup (S(t)) _t≥0 of bounded linear operators on a complex Banach spaceX, J. A. Goldstein and B. Nagy [6] have shown that, givenx∈X, S(t)x=e ^iλt x, t≥0, for some λ∈ℝ, provided lim _t→∞ |<S(t)x,x ^* >|=|<x,x ^* >| for allx ^*∈X^*. We present (a) an extension to the case of nonlinear nonexpansive mapsS(t), t≥0, and (b) various generalizations in the linear context.     

An abstract nonlinear Volterra equation

The existence, uniqueness, regularity and dependence upon data of solutions of the abstract Volterra equation u(t)+∫ ₀ ^t a(t-s)A(u(s))ds∈f(t), t≧0 are studied in a real Banach space. The nonlinear operatorA is assumed to bem-accretive and the assumptions on the kernela do not exclude the possibility that lim _t→0+ a(t)=+∞.     

Norm optimization problem for linear operators in classical Banach spaces

The main result of the paper shows that, for 1 < p < ∞ and 1 ≤ q < ∞, a linear operator T: ℓ _p → ℓ _q attains its norm if, and only if, there exists a not weakly null maximizing sequence for T (counterexamples can be easily constructed when p = 1). For 1 < p ≠ q < ∞, as a consequence of the previous result we show that any not weakly null maximizing sequence for a norm attaining operator T: ℓ _p → ℓ _q has a norm-convergent subsequence (and this result is sharp in the sense that it is not valid if p = q). We also investigate lineability of the sets of norm-attaining and non-norm attaining operators.     

Exact asymptotics for Boundary crossings of the brownian bridge with trend with application to the Kolmogorov test

We consider a boundary crossing probability of a Brownian bridgeB ₀ and a piecewise linear boundary functionu(t)−γh(t). The main result of this paper is an asymptotic expansion for γ→∞ of the boundary crossing probability thatB ₀ (t) is larger than the piecewise linear boundary functionu(t)−γh(t) for somet. Such probabilities occur for instance in the context of change point problems when the Kolmogorov test is used. Examples are discussed showing that the approximation is rather accurate even for small positive γ values. Supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation Grant 20-55586.98.     

Nonstationary poiseuille-type solutions for the second-grade fluid flow

We study solutions to the nonstationary equations describing the motion of the second-grade fluid in a twodimensional infinite channel and in a three-dimensional rotationally symmetric pipe. We prove the existence of a unique Poiseuille-type solution having a given flow rate (flux) and investigate the behavior of this solution as t → ∞.     

A note on the distribution of the sequence (nα) with transcendental α

Let α be an irrational number and let D _N*(α) and D_N(α) denote the star-discrepancy and the discrepancy of the sequence (nα)_{n ≥1} mod 1, resp. We study properties of the maps α→ v *(α) = limsup_{N →∞} N D _N*(α)/log N and α→v(α) = limsup_{N →∞} N D _N(α)/log N where α is transcendental but not a U-number. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.