On precover classes

Sunto LetG andH be abstract classes of modules. The classH is said to have theG-property if to each infinite cardinal λ there exists a cardinal κ>λ such that for everyF∈H with |F|≥κ and every its submoduleK with |F/K|≤λ there exists a submoduleL ofK such thatF/L/teG and |F/L|<κ. This condition is stronger than the condition (P) requiringL≠0 instead of |F/L|<κ, which was introduced and investigated in [8]. In this note we are going to study the relations of this more general condition to the existence of precovers with respect to some classes of modules. As an application we obtain some sufficient conditions for the existence of σ-torsionfree precovers related to a given hereditary torsion theory σ for the categoryR-mod. This result is closely related to and in some sense extends that of [5]. The research has been partially supported by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic, grant #GAČR 201/03/0937 and also by the institutional grant MSM 113 200 007.     

Precovers

Let be an abstract class (closed under isomorpic copies) of left R-modules. In the first part of the paper some sufficient conditions under which is a precover class are given. The next section studies the -precovers which are -covers. In the final part the results obtained are applied to the hereditary torsion theories on the category on left R-modules. Especially, several sufficient conditions for the existence of -torsionfree and -torsionfree -injective covers are presented.     

Hereditary normality of a space of the form ℱ(<Emphasis Type="Italic">X</Emphasis>)

Assuming the continuum hypothesis we construct an example of a nonmetrizable compact set X with the following properties(1) X ⁿ is hereditarily separable for all n ∈ ?(2) X ⁿ \ Δ _n is perfectly normal for every n ∈ ?, where Δ _n is the generalized diagonal of X ⁿ , i.e., the set of points with at least two equal coordinates(3) for every seminormal functor ? that preserves weights and the points of bijectivity the space ? _k (X) is hereditarily normal, where k is the second smallest element of the power spectrum of the functor ?; in particular, X ² and λ ₃ X are hereditarily normal.Our example of a space of this type strengthens the well-known example by Gruenhage of a nonmetrizable compact set whose square is hereditarily normal and hereditarily separable.     

On the univalence of derivatives of functions which are univalent in angular domains

We consider functions f that are univalent in a plane angular domain of angle απ, 0 < α ≤ 2. It is proved that there exists a natural number k depending only on α such that the kth derivatives f ^(k) of these functions cannot be univalent in this angle. We find the least of the possible values of for k. As a consequence, we obtain an answer to the question posed by Kir’yatskii: if f is univalent in the half-plane, then its fourth derivative cannot be univalent in this half-plane.     

The embedding and approximation for classes of functions with a dominant mixed difference

We obtain a criterion for embedding the class SH _p ^Ω into that SB _q,? ^Ω* (1 < p ≤ q < ∞). We also determine the exact order of the best approximations of functions from classes SB _p,? ^Ω by trigonometric polynomials whose harmonics belong to sets generated by level surfaces of the majorant Λ (t).     

On Jensen-McShane’s inequality

A sequence of inequalities which include McShane’s generalization of Jensen’s inequality for isotonic positive linear functionals and convex functions are proved and compared with results in [3]. As applications some results for the means are pointed out. Moreover, further inequalities of Hölder type are presented.     

On estimates for integral solutions of linear inequalities

Recently, Bombieri and Vaaler obtained an interesting adelic formulation of the first and the second theorems of Minkowski in the Geometry of Numbers and derived an effective formulation of the well-known “Siegel’s lemma” on the size of integral solutions of linear equations. In a similar context involving linearinequalities, this paper is concerned with an analogue of a theorem of Khintchine on integral solutions for inequalities arising from systems of linear forms and also with an analogue of a Kronecker-type theorem with regard to euclidean frames of integral vectors. The proof of the former theorem invokes Bombieri-Vaaler’s adelic formulation of Minkowski’s theorem.     

On the solvability of equations of a nonlinear viscous-ideal fluid

A model of the one-dimensional motion of a viscous compressible fluid is considered. A class of nonlinear stressed-state equations for which the initial boundary-value problem has global (in time) solutions in the class of generalized solutions satisfying the energy identity is described. In particular, media exhibiting viscous properties only for large strain rates are studied. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 68, No. 1, pp. 13–23, July, 2000.     

On the distribution of the sequence of fractional parts of a slowly increasing exponential function

In this paper for a slowly increasing exponential function we study the degree of deviation of the distribution of the sequence of its fractional parts from the “ideal” uniform distribution. An estimate is given which can appropriately be called the measure of irregularity of the distribution of a given sequence. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 148–152, January, 1999.     

On the absolute convergence of multiple fourier series

Let f: R ^N → C be a periodic function with period 2π in each variable. We prove suffcient conditions for the absolute convergence of the multiple Fourier series of f in terms of moduli of continuity, of bounded variation in the sense of Vitali or Hardy and Krause, and of the mixed partial derivative in case f is an absolutely continuous function. Our results extend the classical theorems of Bernstein and Zygmund from single to multiple Fourier series. This research was started while the first author was a visiting professor at the Department of Mathematics, Texas A&M University, College Station during the fall semester in 2005; and it was also supported by the Hungarian National Foundation for Scientific Research under Grant T 046 192.     

On a possibility of generalization of the Hopf lemma to the case of the Navier-Stokes system with nonzero flows

We examine the Hopf lemma (Leray inequality) which is used in proving the existence of a solution to a nonhomogeneous boundary value problem for the stationary Navier-Stokes equations of an incompressible fluid in a bounded domain. We study a possibility of generalization of a weakened variant of the lemma to the case of nonzero flows through the connected components of the boundary of the domain.     

On the existence of Pettis integrable functions which are not Birkhoff integrable

Let be a weakly Lindelöf determined Banach space. We prove that if is non-separable, then there exist a complete probability space and a bounded Pettis integrable function that is not Birkhoff integrable; when the density character of is greater than or equal to the continuum, then is defined on with the Lebesgue measure. Moreover, in the particular case (the cardinality of being greater than or equal to the continuum) the function can be taken as the pointwise limit of a uniformly bounded sequence of Birkhoff integrable functions, showing that the analogue of Lebesgue's dominated convergence theorem for the Birkhoff integral does not hold in general.

     

On the operator of exterior derivation on the Riemannian manifolds with cylindrical ends

We formulate some conditions for the normal and compact solvability of the operator of exterior derivation on the cylindrical manifolds equipped with some Riemannian metrics. Some analogous results were obtained in the particular case of warped cylinders [1].     

On the difference between the number of prime divisors at consecutive integers

Suppose thatg(n) is equal to the number of divisors ofn, counting multiplicity, or the number of divisors ofn, a≠0 is an integer, andN(x,b)=|{n∶n≤x, g(n+a)−g(n)=b orb+1}|. In the paper we prove that sup _b N(x,b)≤C(a)x)(log log 10 _x )^−1/2 and that there exists a constantC(a,μ)>0 such that, given an integerb |b|≤μ(log logx)^1/2,x≥x _o, the inequalityN(x,b)≥C(a,μ)x(log logx(^−1/2) is valid. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 66, No. 4, pp. 579–595, October, 1999.     

On certain relations between the maximum modulus and the maximal term of an entire dirichlet series

For an entire Dirichlet series , sufficient conditions on the exponents are established such that the following relations hold outside a set of finite measure asx→+∞:

Bruijning—Nagata and Hashimoto—Hattori characteristics of covering dimension revisited

New dimension functions for topological spaces are introduced in the spirit of Nagata’s approach. Expressions for the new functions in terms of covering dimension include the Bruijning—Nagata and Hashimoto—Hattori formulas.     

On the structure of some infinite dimensional linear groups

If G is a group and if the upper hypercenter, Z, of G is such that G∕Z is finite then a recent theorem shows that G contains a finite normal subgroup L such that G∕L is hypercentral. The purpose of the current paper is to obtain a version of this result for subgroups G of GL(F,A), when A is an infinite dimensionalF-vector space.     

Multivariate versions of Blomqvist’s beta and Spearman’s footrule

In this paper we define multivariate versions of the medial correlation coefficient and the rank correlation coefficient Spearman’s footrule in terms of copulas. We also present corresponding results for the sample statistic and provide a comparison of lower bounds among different measures of multivariate association.     

Series and product representations for some mathematical constants

We present several series and product representations for γ, π, and other mathematical constants. One of our results states that, for all real numbers μ s>0, we have