Cauchy problem for integrable discrete equations on quad-graphs

Initial value problems for the integrable discrete equations on quad-graphs are investigated. We give a geometric criterion of when such a problem is well-posed. In the basic example of the discrete KdV equation an effective integration scheme based on the matrix factorization problem is proposed and the interaction of the solutions with the localized defects in the regular square lattice are discussed in details. The examples of kinks and solitons on various quad-graphs, including quasiperiodic tilings, are presented.Dedicated to S. P. Novikov on his 65 birthdayOn leave from Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Chernogolovka, Russia.     

One-sided limit theorems for sums of multidimensional indexed random variables

Let {X,X _n,nZ ₊ ^d } be a sequence of independent and identically distributed random variables and {a _n ,n Z ₊ ^d } be a sequence of constants. We examine the almost sure limiting behavior of weighted partial sums of the form _|n|N a _n X _n . Suppose further that eitherEX=0 orE|X|=. In most situations these normalized partial sums fail to have a limit, no matter which normalizing sequence we choose. Thus, the investigation lends itself to the study of the limit inferior and limit superior of these sequences. On the way to proving results of this type we first establish several weak laws. These weak laws prove to be of great value in establishing generalized laws of the iterated logarithm.     

Elliptic flow in Au+Au collisions at square root(S)NN = 130 GeV

Elliptic flow from nuclear collisions is a hadronic observable sensitive to the early stages of system evolution. We report first results on elliptic flow of charged particles at midrapidity in Au+Au collisions at square root(S)NN = 130 GeV using the STAR Time Projection Chamber at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. The elliptic flow signal, v2, averaged over transverse momentum, reaches values of about 6% for relatively peripheral collisions and decreases for the more central collisions. This can be interpreted as the observation of a higher degree of thermalization than at lower collision energies. Pseudorapidity and transverse momentum dependence of elliptic flow are also presented.     

The countable existentially closed pseudocomplemented semilattice

As the class \(\mathcal {PCSL}\) of pseudocomplemented semilattices is a universal Horn class generated by a single finite structure it has a \(\aleph _0\)-categorical model companion \(\mathcal {PCSL}^*\). As \(\mathcal {PCSL}\) is inductive the models of \(\mathcal {PCSL}^*\) are exactly the existentially closed models of \(\mathcal {PCSL}\). We will construct the unique existentially closed countable model of \(\mathcal {PCSL}\) as a direct limit of algebraically closed pseudocomplemented semilattices.     

Convergent diastereoselective preparation of adjacent quaternary stereocenters in an acyclic system

The combined carbometalation-zinc homologation-allylation reaction of the resulting stereodefined 3,3-disubstituted allylmetal species with ketones allow the preparation of allylic vicinal diol derivatives in good yields with excellent diastereomeric ratios from commercially available alkynes. Two adjacent quaternary centers are formed with the concomitant formation of three new carbon-carbon bonds in a single-pot operation in an acyclic system. The bulky substituent of the ketone occupies a pseudo-axial position in the Zimmerman-Traxler transition state.     

Discrete analogues of the Liouville equation

The notion of Laplace invariants is generalized to lattices and discrete equations that are difference analogues of hyperbolic partial differential equations with two independent variables. The sequence of Laplace invariants satisfies the discrete analogue of the two-dimensional Toda lattice. We prove that terminating this sequence by zeros is a necessary condition for the existence of integrals of the equation under consideration. We present formulas for the higher symmetries of equations possessing such integrals. We give examples of difference analogues of the Liouville equation. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 121, No. 2, pp. 271–284, November, 1999.