Bieberbach’s conjecture, the de Branges and Weinstein functions and the Askey-Gasper inequality

The Bieberbach conjecture about the coefficients of univalent functions of the unit disk was formulated by Ludwig Bieberbach in 1916 [4]. The conjecture states that the coefficients of univalent functions are majorized by those of the Koebe function which maps the unit disk onto a radially slit plane. The Bieberbach conjecture was quite a difficult problem, and it was surprisingly proved by Louis de Branges in 1984 [5] when some experts were rather trying to disprove it. It turned out that an inequality of Askey and Gasper [2] about certain hypergeometric functions played a crucial role in de Branges’ proof. In this article I describe the historical development of the conjecture and the main ideas that led to the proof. The proof of Lenard Weinstein (1991) [72] follows, and it is shown how the two proofs are interrelated. Both proofs depend on polynomial systems that are directly related with the Koebe function. At this point algorithms of computer algebra come into the play, and computer demonstrations are given that show how important parts of the proofs can be automated. This article is dedicated to Dick Askey on occasion of his seventieth birthday. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification Primary—30C50, 30C35, 30C45, 30C80, 33C20, 33C45, 33F10, 68W30     

p元扩展序列的线性复杂度

给出了由周期为p~m-1的p元序列导出的周期为p~(em)-1的p元扩展序列的线性复杂度.作为一个实例,计算了扩展Legendre序列的线性复杂度.     

New explicit nonperiodic solutions of the homogeneous wave equation

We exhibit a newansatz for the solution of the homogeneous three-dimensional time-dependent wave equation in spherical coordinates of the form Φ(r,t)=Y(θ, φ)(I(r)+G(g)), whereg ≡ct/r. FunctionG(g) has explicit solution in terms of three independent nonperiodic functionss _ℓ,t _ℓ,u _ℓ (s _ℓ andt _ℓ are related to the associated Legendre functions of the first and second kinds).G(g) is nonperiodic and may be cast as a superposition of incoming and outgoing waves. To obtainG(g), we solved a nonhomogeneous associated Legendre equation (this solution, to our knowledge, is also new).G(g) may prove useful in many microscopic and macroscopic problems, representable by homogeneous wave equations.     

Faster than the Fast Legendre Transform,the Linear-time Legendre Transform

A new algorithm to compute the Legendre–Fenchel transform is proposed and investigated. The so-called Linear-time Legendre Transform (LLT) improves all previously known Fast Legendre Transform algorithms by reducing their log-linear worst-case time complexity to linear. Since the algorithm amounts to computing several convex hulls and sorting, any convex hull algorithm well-suited for a particular problem gives a corresponding LLT algorithm. After justifying the convergence of the Discrete Legendre Transform to the Legendre–Fenchel transform, an extended computation time complexity analysis is given and confirmed by numerical tests. Finally, the LLT is illustrated with several examples and a LLT MATLAB package is described. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Asymptotic expansions of the Mehler-Fock transform

Asymptotic expansions in the two limitsx → + ∞ andx → 0+ are obtained for the Mehler-Fock transform

Filtering in Legendre spectral methods

We discuss the impact of modal filtering in Legendre spectral methods, both on accuracy and stability. For the former, we derive sufficient conditions on the filter to recover high order accuracy away from points of discontinuity. Computational results confirm that less strict necessary conditions appear to be adequate. We proceed to discuss a instability mechanism in polynomial spectral methods and prove that filtering suffices to ensure stability. The results are illustrated by computational experiments.

     

COMBINED LEGENDRE SPECTRAL-FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR THE TWO-DIMENSIONAL UNSTEADY NAVIER-STOKES EQUATION

1.IntroductionThereismuchliteratureconcerningnumericalsolutionsofNavier-Stokesequations,e.g.,see[1--4].FOrsemi-periodicproblems,someauthorusedcombinedFOurierspectralfinitedifferenceandFOurierspectral--finiteelementapproximations(see[5--8]).Influiddyn...     

基于Legendre函数的超高阶次地磁场建模方法

Legendre函数是超高阶地磁场模型球谐展开的重要组成部分,是解决高纬度地区数据溢出问题的关键。针对Legendre函数在超高阶地磁场建模中的解算问题,从Legendre函数的递推方法出发,优化了Legendre函数的解算过程,提高了效率和精度,解决了数据溢出问题,并给出了Legendre函数的递推过程、函数值和精度检验值。仿真结果表明,该方法提高了磁场模型数值稳定性及精度,为建立更高阶次的地磁场模型和地磁导航基准图的制备提供理论依据。通过将模型计算的各磁场要素与EMM2010模型相比较,验证了方法的有效性,并生成了全球的地磁图。     

A new quantum mechanical photon counting distribution formula

By virtue of the density operator's P-representation in the coherent state representation, we derive a new quantum mechanical photon counting distribution formula. As its application, we calculate photon counting distributions for some given light fields. It is found that the pure squeezed state's photon counting distribution is related to the Legendre function, which is a new result.