Nonparametric inference in a simple change-point model

In this paper, we consider a change point model allowing at most one change, X() = f() + e(), where f(t) = α + θ (t), 0 ≤ t ≤ 1, {e(), ..., e()} is a sequence of i.i.d. random variables distributed as e with 0 being the median of e. For this change point model, hypothesis test problem about the change-point t0 is studied and a test statistic is constructed. Furthermore, a nonparametric estimator of t0 is proposed and shown to be strongly consistent. Finally, we give an estimator of jump θ and obtain it’s asymptotic property. Performance of the proposed approach is investigated by extensive simulation studies. Research partially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10471136), Ph.D. Program Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China, and Special Foundations of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and USTC     

Three-dimensional sets with small sumset

We describe the structure of three dimensional sets of lattice points, having a small doubling property. Let be a finite subset of ℤ³ such that dim = 3. If and , then lies on three parallel lines. Moreover, for every three dimensional finite set that lies on three parallel lines, if , then is contained in three arithmetic progressions with the same common difference, having together no more than terms. These best possible results confirm a recent conjecture of Freiman and cannot be sharpened by reducing the quantity υ or by increasing the upper bounds for .     

Uniform boundedness of (<Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis>, 1) means of Jacobi expansions in weighted sup norms. II (Some necessary estimations)

The paper is concerned with bounds for integrals of the type

Some Limit Theorems for a Particle System of Single Point Catalytic Branching Random Walks

We study the scaling limit for a catalytic branching particle system whose particles perform random walks on Z and can branch at 0 only. Varying the initial （finite） number of particles, we get for this system different limiting distributions. To be more specific, suppose that initially there are n^β particles and consider the scaled process Zt^n（·） = Znt（√n·）, where Zt is the measure-valued process 1 and to a representing the original particle system. We prove that Ztn converges to 0 when β 〈1/4 and to a nondegenerate discrete distribution when β=1/4.In addition,if 1/4〈β〈1/2 then n-^（2β-1/2）Zt^n converges to a random limit,while if β 〉21then n^-βZtn converges to a deterministic limit.     

Bernstein n-widths for classes of convolution functions with kernels satisfying certain oscillation properties

In this paper, we consider some classes of 2π-periodic convolution functions Bp, and Kp with kernels having certain oscillation properties, which include the classical Sobolev class as special case. With the help of the spectral of nonlinear integral equations, we determine the exact values of Bernstein n-width of the classes Bp, Kp in the space Lp for 1 〈 p 〈 ∞.     

Semi-Fredholm Spectrum and Weyl＇s Theorem for Operator Matrices

When A ∈ B（H） and B ∈ B（K） are given, we denote by Mc an operator acting on the Hilbert space HΘ K of the form Me = （ A0 CB）. In this paper, first we give the necessary and sufficient condition for Mc to be an upper semi-Fredholm （lower semi-Fredholm, or Fredholm） operator for some C ∈B（K,H）. In addition, let σSF＋（A） = {λ ∈ C ： A-λI is not an upper semi-Fredholm operator} bc the upper semi-Fredholm spectrum of A ∈ B（H） and let σrsF- （A） = {λ∈ C ： A-λI is not a lower semi-Fredholm operator} be the lower semi Fredholm spectrum of A. We show that the passage from σSF±（A） U σSF±（B） to σSF±（Mc） is accomplished by removing certain open subsets of σSF-（A） ∩σSF＋ （B） from the former, that is, there is an equality σSF±（A） ∪σSF± （B） = σSF± （Mc） ∪＆ where L is the union of certain of the holes in σSF±（Mc） which ilappen to be subsets of σSF- （A） A σSF＋ （B）. Weyl＇s theorem and Browder＇s theorem are liable to fail for 2 × 2 operator matrices. In this paper, we also explore how Weyl＇s theorem, Browder＇s theorem, a-Weyl＇s theorem and a-Browder＇s theorem survive for 2 × 2 upper triangular operator matrices on the Hilbert space.     

A Representation of the Lorentz Spin Group and Its Application

For an integer m ≥ 4, we define a set of 2[m/2] × 2[m/2] matrices γj （m）, （j = 0, 1,..., m - 1） which satisfy γj （m）γk （m） ＋γk （m）γj （m） = 2ηjk （m）I[m/2], where （ηjk （m）） 0≤j,k≤m-1 is a diagonal matrix, the first diagonal element of which is 1 and the others are -1, I[m/2] is a 2[m/1] × 2[m/2] identity matrix with [m/2] being the integer part of m/2. For m = 4 and 5, the representation （m） of the Lorentz Spin group is known. For m≥ 6, we prove that （i） when m = 2n, （n ≥ 3）, （m） is the group generated by the set of matrices {T｜T=1/√ξ（（I＋k） 0 ＋ 0 I-K） （ U 0 0 U）, （ii） when m = 2n ＋ 1 （n≥ 3）, （m） is generated by the set of matrices {T｜T=1/√ξ（I -k^- k I）U,U∈ （m-1）,ξ=1-m-2 ∑k,j=0 ηkja^k a^j〉0, K=i[m-3 ∑j=0 a^j γj（m-2）＋a^（m-2） In],K^-=i[m-3∑j=0 a^j γj（m-2）-a^（m-2） In]}     

Multilinear Singular Integrals with Rough Kernel

For a class of multilinear singular integral operators T _A ,

Asymptotic behaviour of the phase in non-smooth obstacle scattering

In this paper, we study the asymptotic behaviour of the scattering phases(λ) of the Dirichlet Laplacian associated with obstacle , where Ω is a bounded open subset of ℝ ⁿ (n≥2) with non-smooth boundary ∂Ω and connected complement Ω _e =ℝ ⁿ . We can prove that if Ω satisfies a certain geometrical condition, then

Effective Reducibility of a Class of Linear Differential Equations with Quasiperiodic Coefficients

In this paper we consider the effective reducibility of the following linear differentialequation: x = (A ∈Q(t,∈))x, |∈| ≤ ∈0, where A is a constant matrix, Q(t,e) is quasiperiodic in t, and e is a small perturbation parameter. We prove that if the eigenvalues of A and the basic frequencies of Q satisfy some non-resonant conditions, the linear differential equation can be reduced to y = (A^*(∈) R^*(t, ∈))y, |∈| ≤ ∈o, where R^* is exponentially small in ∈.     

The Asymptotics of the Two-Dimensional Wave Equation for a General Multi-Connected Vibrating Membrane with Piecewise Smooth Robin Boundary Conditions

The asymptotic expansion for small |t| of the trace of the wave kernel ∧↑μ(t) =∑v=1^∞exp(-it μv^1/2), where i= √-1 and {μv}v=1^∞ are the eigenvalues of the negative Laplacian -△=-∑β=1^2(δ/δx^β)^2 in the (x^1, x^2)-plane, is studied for a multi-connected vibrating membrane Ω in R^2 surrounded by simply connected bounded domains Ωj with smooth boundaries δΩj(j=1,...,n), where a finite number of piecewise smooth Robin boundary conditions on the piecewise smooth components Гi(i=1 κj-1,...,κj) of the boundaries δΩj are considered, such that δΩj=∪i=1 κj-1^κj Гi and κ0=0. The basic problem is to extract information on the geometry of Ω using the wave equation approach. Some geometric quantities of Ω (e.g. the area of Ω, the total lengths of its boundary, the curvature of its boundary, the number of the holes of Ω, etc.) are determined from the asymptotic expansion of the trace of the wave kernel ∧↑μ(t) for small |t|.     

On the Convergence of Products γ^-sh1hn in the Adams Spectral Sequence

Abstract Let A be the mod p Steenrod algebra and S the sphere spectrum localized at p, where p is an odd prime. In 2001 Lin detected a new family in the stable homotopy of spheres which is represented by （b0hn-h1bn-1）∈ ExtA^3,（p^n＋p）q（Zp,Zp） in the Adams spectral sequence. At the same time, he proved that i.（hlhn） ∈ExtA^2,（p^n＋P）q（H^＊M, Zp） is a permanent cycle in the Adams spectral sequence and converges to a nontrivial element ξn∈π（p^n＋p）q-2M. In this paper, with Lin＇s results, we make use of the Adams spectral sequence and the May spectral sequence to detect a new nontrivial family of homotopy elements jj′j^-γsi^-i′ξn in the stable homotopy groups of spheres. The new one is of degree p^nq ＋ sp^2q ＋ spq ＋ （s - 2）q ＋ s - 6 and is represented up to a nonzero scalar by hlhnγ-s in the E2^s＋2,＊-term of the Adams spectral sequence, where p ≥ 7, q = 2（p - 1）, n ≥ 4 and 3 ≤ s 〈 p.     

On the weighted elliptic problems involving multi-singular potentials and multi-critical exponents

Suppose Ω belong to R^N（N≥3） is a smooth bounded domain,ξi∈Ω,0〈ai〈√μ,μ：=（（N-1）/2）^2,0≤μi〈（√μ-ai）^2,ai〈bi〈ai＋1 and pi：=2N/N-2（1＋ai-bi）are the weighted critical Hardy-Sobolev exponents, i = 1, 2,..., k, k ≥ 2. We deal with the conditions that ensure the existence of positive solutions to the multi-singular and multi-critical elliptic problem ∑i=1^k（-div（｜x-ξi｜^-2ai△↓u）-μiu/｜x-ξi｜^2（1＋ai）-u^pi-1/｜x-ξi｜^bipi）=0with Dirichlet boundary condition, which involves the weighted Hardy inequality and the weighted Hardy-Sobolev inequality. The results depend crucially on the parameters ai, bi and #i, i -- 1, 2,..., k.     

Derivations of the even part of the odd hamiltonian superalgebra in modular case

In this paper we mainly study the derivations for even part of the finite-dimensional odd Hamiltonian superalgebra HO over a field of prime characteristic. We first give the generating set of the even part g of HO. Then we compute the derivations from g into the even part m of the generalized Witt superalgebra. Finally, we determine the derivation algebra and outer derivation algebra of and the dimension formulas. In particular, the first cohomology groups H^1（g;m） and H^1（g;g） are determined.     

Strong Approximation by Cesàro Means with Critical Index in the Hardy Spaces H p (\mathbb{S}^{{d - 1}} ) (0 < p ≤ 1)

Let be a unit sphere of the d–dimensional Euclidean space ℝ ^d and let (0 < p ≤ 1) denote the real Hardy space on For 0 < p ≤ 1 and let E _j (f,H ^p ) (j = 0, 1, ...) be the best approximation of f by spherical polynomials of degree less than or equal to j, in the space Given a distribution f on its Cesàro mean of order δ > –1 is denoted by For 0 < p ≤ 1, it is known that is the critical index for the uniform summability of in the metric H ^p . In this paper, the following result is proved: Theorem Let 0<p<1 and Then for

Asymptotic Expansions of the Heat Kernel of the Laplacian for General Annular Bounded Domains with Robin Boundary Conditions：Further Results

The asymptotic expansions of the trace of the heat kernel θ(t)=∑^∞v=1^exp(-tλv) for small positive t,where {λv} are the eigenvalues of the negative Laplacian -△n=-∑^ni=1(D/Dx^1)^2 in R^2(n=2 or 3),are studied for a general annular bounded domain Ω with a smooth inner boundary DΩ1 and a smooth outer boundary DΩ2,where a finite number of piecewise smooth Robin boundary conditions(D/Dnj γh)Ф=0 on the components Гj(j= 1,...,m) of (DΩ1 and on the components Гj (j=k 1,…,m) of of DΩ2 are considered such that DΩl=U^kj=lГj and DΩ2= U^m=k 1Гj and where the coefficients γj(j=1,...,m) are piecewise smooth positive functions. Some applications of θ(t) for an ideal gas enclosed in the general annular bounded domain Ω are given. Further results are also obtained.     

Regularity of Weak Solutions of Nonlinear Equations with Discontinuous Coefficients

In this paper, we prove that the weak solutions u∈Wloc^1, p （Ω） （1 〈p〈∞） of the following equation with vanishing mean oscillation coefficients A（x）： -div[（A（x）△↓u·△↓u）p-2/2 A（x）△↓u＋│F（x）│^p-2 F（x）]=B（x, u, △↓u）, belong to Wloc^1, q （Ω）（A↓q∈（p, ∞）, provided F ∈ Lloc^q（Ω） and B（x, u, h） satisfies proper growth conditions where Ω ∪→R^N（N≥2） is a bounded open set, A（x）=（A^ij（x）） N×N is a symmetric matrix function.     

Reproducing Spaces and Localization Operators

This paper, by using of windowed Fourier transform (WFT), gives a family of embedding operators Tn:L^2(R)→L^2(C,e^-|z|^2/2dzd-↑z/4πi), s.t. TnL^2(R) lontain in L^2(C,e^-|z|^2/2dzd-↑z/4πi) are reproducing subspaces (n=0, Bargmann Space); and gives a reproducing kernel and an orthonormal basis (ONB) of TnL^2(R), Furthermore, it shows the orthogonal spaces decomposition of L^2(C,e^-|z|^2/2dzd-↑z/4πi). Finally, by using the preceding results, it shows the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of a class of localization operators associated with WFT, which extends the result of Daubechies in [1] and [6].     

The 3D Inverse Problem of the Wave Equation for a General Multi-connected Vibrating Membrane with a Finite Number of Piecewise Smooth Boundary Conditions

The trace of the wave kernel μ（t） =∑ω=1^∞ exp（-itEω^1/2）, where {Eω}ω^∞=1 are the eigenvalues of the negative Laplacian -△↓2 = -∑k^3=1 （δ/δxk）^2 in the （x^1, x^2, x^3）-space, is studied for a variety of bounded domains, where -∞ 〈 t 〈 ∞ and i= √-1. The dependence of μ （t） on the connectivity of bounded domains and the Dirichlet, Neumann and Robin boundary conditions are analyzed. Particular attention is given for a multi-connected vibrating membrane Ω in Ra surrounded by simply connected bounded domains Ω j with smooth bounding surfaces S j （j = 1,……, n）, where a finite number of piecewise smooth Dirichlet, Neumann and Robin boundary conditions on the piecewise smooth components Si^＊ （i = 1 ＋ kj-1,……, kj） of the bounding surfaces S j are considered, such that S j = Ui-1＋kj-1^kj Si^＊, where k0=0. The basic problem is to extract information on the geometry Ω by using the wave equation approach from a complete knowledge of its eigenvalues. Some geometrical quantities of Ω （e.g. the volume, the surface area, the mean curvuture and the Gaussian curvature） are determined from the asymptotic expansion ofexpansion of μ（t） for small │t│.     

Aluthge Transforms of Complex Symmetric Operators

If denotes the polar decomposition of a bounded linear operator T, then the Aluthge transform of T is defined to be the operator . In this note we study the relationship between the Aluthge transform and the class of complex symmetric operators (T iscomplex symmetric if there exists a conjugate-linear, isometric involution so that T = CT*C). In this note we prove that: (1) the Aluthge transform of a complex symmetric operator is complex symmetric, (2) if T is complex symmetric, then and are unitarily equivalent, (3) if T is complex symmetric, then if and only if T is normal, (4) if and only if T ² = 0, and (5) every operator which satisfies T ² = 0 is necessarily complex symmetric. This work partially supported by National Science Foundation Grant DMS 0638789.