Global Behavior of Solutions of x n + 1 = max {x n , A}/x n x n – 1

We investigate the asymptotic behavior, the oscillatory character, and theperiodic nature of solutions of the difference equation

Global Behavior of Rational Sequences Involving Piecewise Power Function

In this paper, we are concerned with the global behavior ofthe solutions of the difference equation

Existence of Positive Solutions for a Class of Higher Order Neutral Functional Differential Equations

The higher order neutral functional differential equation

Simultaneous Preservation of Orthogonality of Polynomials by Linear Operators Arising from Dilation of Orthogonal Polynomial Systems

For an orthogonal polynomial system and a sequence of nonzero numbers,let be the linear operator defined on the linear spaceof all polynomials via for all .We investigate conditions on and under which can simultaneously preserve the orthogonality ofdifferent polynomial systems. As an application, we get that for , a generalized Laguerre polynomial system, no can simultaneously preserve the orthogonality of twoadditional Laguerre systems, and , where and . On the other hand, for ,the Chebyshev polynomial system and , simultaneously preserves the orthogonality of uncountablymany kernel polynomial systems associated with p. We study manyother examples of this type.     

Behavior of Automorphic L-Functions at the Center of the Critical Strip

Let be the Hecke eigenbasis of the space of -cusp forms of weight 2. Let p be a prime. Let be the Hecke L-series of form . The following statements are proved:

On the Uniqueness of the Recovery of Parameters of the Maxwell System from Dynamical Boundary Data

The paper deals with the problem of recovering the parameters (functions) and of the Maxwell dynamical system

Continuity Conditions for a Class of Gaussian Chaos Processes Related to Continuous Additive Functionals of Lévy Processes

Let be sequences of real numbers which are symmetric in k. Let be independent sequences of independent normal random variables with mean zero and variance one. For each fixed choice of we consider

Asymptotic Properties of Generalized Feynman–Kac Functionals

Let ( ) be a regular Dirichlet form on L2(X;m) and {Px}x X the Hunt process generated by ( ). Let be a signed 'smooth measure' associated with ( ) and At the continuous additive functional corresponding to the measure . Under some conditions on ( ) and , we shall prove that

Class Numbers of Indefinite Binary Quadratic Forms

Let be the class number of properly equivalent primitive binary quadratic forms of discriminant . The case of indefinite forms is considered. Assuming that the extended Riemann hypothesis for some fields of algebraic numbers holds, the following results are proved. 1. Let be an arbitrarily slow monotonically increasing function such that . Then

The Order of Best Approximation in Some Classes of Functions

Starting from the equivalence between the Ditzian–Totik modulus and , where , in this article large classes of functions are introduced for which the modulus can be easily calculated. As a consequence, very good estimates for the bestapproximation are obtained. The attempts to estimate or calculate themodulus can be a very intricateproblem.     

Multiple Wick Product Chaos Processes

Let u(x) xR ^q be a symmetric nonnegative definite function which is bounded outside of all neighborhoods of zero but which may have u(0)=. Let p _x, (·) be the density of an R ^q valued canonical normal random variable with mean x and variance and let {G _x, ; (x, )R ^q ×[0,1 ]} be the mean zero Gaussian process with covariance

A New Critical Behavior for Nonlinear Wave Equations

We study the inhomogeneous semilinear wave equations on with initial values and ,where is a noncompact, complete manifold. We founda new critical behavior in the following sense. There exists ap* > 0. When 1 < p p*, the above problem hasno global solution for any nonnegative not identicallyzero and for any and ; when the problem has a global solution for some and some and . If , which is equipped with the Euclideanmetric, then . If we show that belongs to the blow upcase. Although homogeneous semilinear wave equations are known to exhibit acritical behavior for a long time, this seems to be the first result oninhomogeneous ones.     

Asymptotic Behavior of Solutions of the Cauchy Problem x′ = f(t,x, x′), x(0) = 0

We prove the existence of continuously differentiable solutions such that

Varieties Defined by Permutations

We continue to study interrelations between permutative varieties and the cyclic varieties defined by cycles of the form . A criterion is given determining whether a cyclic variety is interpretable in . For a permutation without fixed elements, it is stated that a set of primes for which is interpretable in in the lattice is finite. It is also proved that for distinct primes , the Helly number of a type in coincides with dimension of the dual type and equals .     

Upper Bounds of the Lebesgue Constants for Fourier–Jacobi Series Summation Methods Defined by a Multiplier Function

Let be the Jacobi polynomials and let C[a,b] be the space of continuous functions on [a,b] with the uniform norm. In this paper, we study sequences of Lebesgue constants, i.e., of the norms of linear operators generated by a multiplier matrix defined by the following relations:

Sharp Kolmogorov-Type Inequalities for Moduli of Continuity and Best Approximations by Trigonometric Polynomials and Splines

In what follows, $C$ is the space of -periodic continuous functions; P is a seminorm defined on C, shift-invariant, and majorized by the uniform norm; is the mth modulus of continuity of a function f with step h and calculated with respect to P; , ( ), ,

An Elementary Approach to an Eigenvalue Estimate for Matrices

A celebrated result of Johnson, Maurey, König and Retherford from 1977 states that for every complex matrix satisfies the following eigenvalue estimate:

On Asymptotic Properties of Solutions of Diffusion Equations

In this work the authors study the conditions for the existence of diffusion equations

Problems on Extremal Decomposition of the Riemann Sphere

We apply a variant of the method of the extremal metric to some problems concerning extremal decompositions and related problems. Let be a system of distinct points on and let be the family of all systems of nonoverlapping simply connected domains on such that . Let

Sharp Constant in a Jackson-Type Inequality for Approximation by Positive Linear Operators

In what follows, C is the space of -periodic continuous real-valued functions with uniform norm, is the first continuity modulus of a function with step h, H _n is the set of trigonometric polynomials of order at most n, is the set of linear positive operators (i.e., of operators such that for every ), is the space of square-integrable functions on ,