Periods for irregular singular connections on surfaces

Given an integrable connection on a smooth quasi-projective algebraic surface U over a subfield k of the complex numbers, we define rapid decay homology groups with respect to the associated analytic connection which pair with the algebraic de Rham cohomology in terms of period integrals. These homology groups generalize the analogous groups in the same situation over curves defined by Bloch and Esnault. In dimension two, however, new features appear in this context which we explain in detail. Assuming a conjecture of Sabbah on the formal classification of meromorphic connections on surfaces (known to be true if the rank is lower than or equal to 5), we prove perfectness of the period pairing in dimension two.     

Normal forms for rank two linear irregular differential equations and moduli spaces

Periodica Mathematica Hungarica - We provide a unique normal form for rank two irregular connections on the Riemann sphere. In fact, we provide a birational model where we introduce apparent...     

An example of an irregular random measure

Summary We consider the set of random measures which consists of measurable maps from [0, 1] to the set of measures on . As it is the dual space ofL ₁ ([0, 1];C()), we can equip this space with the weak^* topology. We construct a special random measure , which appears as the weak^* limit of a sequence of Dirac random measures , where (X _n ) _n is a bounded sequence inL _p [0, 1], (1p<2). The special form of this random measure, which oscillates randomly between twoq-stable standard measures on with different normalizations (p<q<2) allows us to prove two properties of (X _n ) _n is equivalent to the unit vector basis ofl _q and has no almost symmetric subsequence.     

Irregularity and the period determinant for irregular singular connections on surfaces

In [6], we constructed a period pairing for flat irregular singular conncetions on surfaces. We now extend these constructions to a perfect period pairing between the irregularity complex of the connection and the complex of relative rapid decay chains. As a consequence, the period determinant of the connection decomposes as a product of a topological period determinant on the open surface and a determinant coming from the irregularity of the connection. Additionally, we deduce a method to compute the irregularity sheaf up to local isomorphism in topological terms (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

An efficient solution method for rank two quasiconcave minimization problems

The technique of dimension reduction earlier developed by the first author is applied to the class of nonconvex minimization problems having the so called rank two property. This class includes in particular the problem of minimizing the product of two affine functions over a polytope. An efficient method for solving this class of problems is presented. Also some results of computational experiments with this method are discussed     

On the jumping conics of a semistable rank two vector bundle on P2

Stromme (see [S], (1.7)) introduced the notion of jumping conic of a normalized semistable rank two vector bundle E on ℙ² and he remarked that the locus of jumping conics of E has codimension ≤3+2c₁(E), with equality for general E. Here we introduce a concept of jumping conic of a semistable rank two vector bundle on ℙ² (see (I.1)) by generalizing the notion of jumping line of the second kind introduced by Hulek in [H]. Our definition agrees with Stromme's for c₁=−1, but not for c₁=0. In contrast with the case of jumping lines, where we have a different behaviour in the case c₁ even or c₁ odd, the set of jumping conics according to our definition is always a divisor (possibly empty) in the ℙ⁵ of all conics of ℙ² (see th. (I.8)), whose degree depends on c₂(E).     

An example of irregular convergence in some constrained optimization methods that use the projected hessian

In this paper we give examples illustrating the behavior of the Coleman-Conn horizontal vertical method and of successive quadratic programming with a Hessian approximation exact on the tangent space of the constraints. One example shows that these methods in general are not one-step superlinearly convergent.This research was supported by National Science Foundation Grant MCS-8115475.     

An example of a two-sided Wilcoxon signed rank test which is not unbiased

Although the theory of rank tests is rather complete in the one-sided case, it was not even known in 1959, whether the Wilcoxon two-sample test and other similar tests are unbiased against the two-sided alternatives (Lehmann (1959,Testing Statistical Hypotheses, p. 240, Wiley, New York)). A partial answer to this question was given by Sugiura in 1965, who found, that the test named above may be biased (Sugiura (1965,Ann. Inst. Statist. Math.,17, 261–263)). According to Lehmann (1986,Testing Statistical Hypotheses, 2nd ed., pp. 322–324, Wiley, New York) it seems to be still open, whether the same is true for the WILCOXON one-sample test, which is also known as WILCOXON signed rank test. This will be shown in the present paper.     

An example concerning unions of two starshaped sets in the plane

LetS be a closed, simply connected subset of the plane,J a line segment (or a one-pointed set),J⊂S. If for every three points ofS there is a point ofJ seeing at least two of these points viaS, thenS is a union of two starshaped sets. IfJ⊈S or ifS is not simply connected, the result fails.     

An immersed interface method for the Navier-Stokes equations on irregular domains

An augmented method based on a Cartesian grid is proposed for the incompressible Navier Stokes equations on an irregular domain. The irregular domain is embedded into a rectangular one so that a fast Poisson solver can be used in the projection method. Unlike several methods suggested in the literature that set the force strengths as unknowns, which often results an ill-conditioned linear system, we set the jump in the normal derivative of the velocity as the augmented variable. The new approach improve the condition number of the system for the augmented variable significantly. Using the immersed interface method, we achieve second order accuracy for the velocity. Numerical results and comparisons are given to validate the new method. Some interesting new numerical experiments results are also presented. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

On the stability of certain higher rank bundles on P N

Here we prove the stability of several higher rank bundles on ? ⁿ strongly related with the postulation of projective varieties. As a particular case, we give another proof of the stability of ? ⁿ