Independence of almost periodicity upon the topology of the acting group

Answering a question first explicitly stated by de Vries in 1993, we observe that for an arbitrary topological dynamical system the property of being an almost periodic point does not depend on the topology of the acting group. In other words, the traditional distinction made between the notions of an almost periodic point and of a discretely almost periodic point is unnecessary.     

Bifurcation of periodic solutions in differential inclusions

Ordinary differential inclusions depending on small parameters are considered such that the unperturbed inclusions are ordinary differential equations possessing manifolds of periodic solutions. Sufficient conditions are determined for the persistence of some of these periodic solutions after multivalued perturbations. Applications are given to dry friction problems.     

Statistical properties of the periodic Lorentz gas. Multidimensional case

In 1981 Bunimovich and Sinai established the statistical properties of the planar periodic Lorentz gas with finite horizon. Our aim is to extend their theory to the multidimensional Lorentz gas. In that case the Markov partitions of the Bunimovich-Sinai type, the main tool of their theory, are not available. We use a crude approximation to such partitions, which we call Markov sieves. Their construction in many dimensions is essentially different from that in two dimensions; it requires more routine calculations and intricate arguments. We try to avoid technical details and outline the construction of the Markov sieves in mostly qualitative, heuristic terms, hoping to carry out our plan in full detail elsewhere. Modulo that construction, our proofs are conclusive. In the end, we obtain a stretched-exponential bound for the decay of correlations, the central limit theorem, and Donsker's Invariance Principle for multidimensional periodic Lorentz gases with finite horizon.     

泛函微分方程周期解的非回复性定理

nonrecurrence theorem on the existence of periodic solutions for functional differential equations is proved by employing the topological method, and some applications are given.     

用集成电路制作简谐振动参考圆与振动曲线示教板控制器

用集成电路制成程序控制器，示教板性能稳定，寿命长，效果好，操作方便．其主要部分由电源、时钟、逻辑电路、输出驱动器四部分组成．     

PERIODIC SOLUTION FOR A CLASS OF NEUTRAL HIGHER DIMENSIONAL DIFFERENTIAL SYSTEM WITH DELAY

This paper,using the theory of exponential dichotomy and fixed point theo- rem,discusses the existence of periodic solution for a class of neutral higher dimensional differential system with delay,the result extends and improves the result of paper[6].     

Potential flow around obstacles using the scaled boundary finite‐element method

The scaled boundary finite‐element method is a novel semi‐analytical technique, combining the advantages of the finite element and the boundary element methods with unique properties of its own. The method works by weakening the governing differential equations in one co‐ordinate direction through the introduction of shape functions, then solving the weakened equations analytically in the other (radial) co‐ordinate direction. These co‐ordinate directions are defined by the geometry of the domain and a scaling centre. The method can be employed for both bounded and unbounded domains. This paper applies the method to problems of potential flow around streamlined and bluff obstacles in an infinite domain. The method is derived using a weighted residual approach and extended to include the necessary velocity boundary conditions at infinity. The ability of the method to model unbounded problems is demonstrated, together with its ability to model singular points in the near field in the case of bluff obstacles. Flow fields around circular and square cylinders are computed, graphically illustrating the accuracy of the technique, and two further practical examples are also presented. Comparisons are made with boundary element and finite difference solutions. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A saddle-point theorem with application to structural optimization

The relaxation for optimal complicance design is independent of whether the underlying elastic problem is formulated in terms of displacements or strains. For the purposes of numerical experimentation and computation, it may be advantageous to formulate optimal design problems in terms of displacements as is done in Ref. 1. The relaxed problem delivered by the displacement-based formulation is of min-min-max type. Because of this, efficient numerical implementation is hampered by the order of the last two min-max operations. We show here that the last two min-max operations may be exchanged, facilitating an efficient numerical algorithm. We remark that the rigorous results given here corroborate the numerical methods and experiments given in Ref. 1.This work was supported by NSF Grant DMS-92-05158.     

Number of lattice points in the hyperbolic cross

An asymptotic formula for the number of points of an arbitrary lattice in the hyperbolic cross is obtained. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 63, No. 3, pp. 363–369, March, 1998. The authors wish to thank Professors N. M. Korobov and V. I. Nechaev for their attention and useful discussions.