WCS Coefficients in Orlicz Sequence Spaces

We introduce some practical calculation of the weakly convergent sequence coefficients of Orlicz sequence spaces equipped with Luxemburg norm and Orlicz norm. For the N-function (u) of which the index function is monotonuous, the exact value WCS(l⁽⁾) of Orlicz sequence space l⁽⁾ with Luxemburg norm is available, i.e. WCS(l⁽⁾) = or WCS(l) of l with Orlicz norm has the exact value or estimation

Soft almost disjoint families

An almost disjoint family is said to be soft if there is an infinite set that meets each in a nonempty but finite set. We consider the associated cardinal invariant defined to be the minimal cardinality of an almost disjoint family that is not soft. We show that this cardinal coincides with J. Brendle's cardinal .

     

Strong duals of projective limits of (LB)-spaces

We investigate the problem when the strong dual of a projective limit of (LB)-spaces coincides with the inductive limit of the strong duals. It is well-known that the answer is affirmative for spectra of Banach spaces if the projective limit is a quasinormable Fréchet space. In that case, the spectrum satisfies a certain condition which is called strong P-type. We provide an example which shows that strong P-type in general does not imply that the strong dual of the projective limit is the inductive limit of the strong duals, but on the other hand we show that this is indeed true if one deals with projective spectra of retractive (LB)-spaces. Finally, we apply our results to a question of Grothendieck about biduals of (LF)-spaces.     

A Strong Law for Mixing Random Variables

A sharp almost sure bound is derived for limit points of average sum of weakly dependent random variables, which ensures strong laws of large numbers for and -mixing random variables, without assumptions on rate of tending to zero of and -mixing parameters _n and _n.     

A uniform refinement property for congruence lattices

The Congruence Lattice Problem asks whether every algebraic distributive lattice is isomorphic to the congruence lattice of a lattice. It was hoped that a positive solution would follow from E. T. Schmidt's construction or from the approach of P. Pudlák, M. Tischendorf, and J. Tuma. In a previous paper, we constructed a distributive algebraic lattice with compact elements that cannot be obtained by Schmidt's construction. In this paper, we show that the same lattice cannot be obtained using the Pudlák, Tischendorf, Tuma approach.

The basic idea is that every congruence lattice arising from either method satisfies the Uniform Refinement Property, that is not satisfied by our example. This yields, in turn, corresponding negative results about congruence lattices of sectionally complemented lattices and two-sided ideals of von Neumann regular rings.

     

On the two basic problems of complex damping theory

In this paper, two important basic problems relating to the complex damping theory are discussed. The two problems are: (1) the essence of complex damping, and (2) the dynamic solution of structures with complex damping in time domain. To investigate the above problems, the frequency-dependent viscous damping theory is established and the correct and applicable solution of forced vibration for a complex damping oscillator is given beforehand.Supported by the Joint Earthquake Foundation     

Some concepts of positive dependence for bivariate interchangeable distributions

In this work we consider some familiar and some new concepts of positive dependence for interchangeable bivariate distributions. By characterizing distributions which are positively dependent according to some of these concepts, we indicate real situations in which these concepts arise naturally. For the various families of positively dependent distributions we prove some closure properties and demonstrate all the possible logical relations. Some inequalities are shown and applied to determine whether under- (or over-) estimates, of various probabilistic quantities, occur when a positively dependent distribution is assumed (falsely) to be the product of its marginals (that is, when two positively dependent random variables are assumed, falsely, to be independent). Specific applications in reliability theory, statistical mechanics and reversible Markov processes are discussed. This work was partially supported by National Science Foundation GP-30707X1. It is part of the author's Ph.D. dissertation prepared at the University of Rochester and supervised by A. W. Marshall. Now at Indiana University.     

Strong consistency of least squares estimates in multiple regression II

The strong consistency of least squares estimates in multiple regression models is established under minimal assumptions on the design and weak dependence and moment restrictions on the errors.     

The Percolation Transition for the Zero-Temperature Stochastic Ising Model on the Hexagonal Lattice

On the planar hexagonal lattice , we analyze the Markov process whose state (t), in , updates each site v asynchronously in continuous time t0, so that _v (t) agrees with a majority of its (three) neighbors. The initial _v (0)'s are i.i.d. with P[ _v (0)=+1]=p[0,1]. We study, both rigorously and by Monte Carlo simulation, the existence and nature of the percolation transition as t and p1/2. Denoting by ⁺(t,p) the expected size of the plus cluster containing the origin, we (1) prove that ⁺(,1/2)= and (2) study numerically critical exponents associated with the divergence of ⁺(,p) as p1/2. A detailed finite-size scaling analysis suggests that the exponents and of this t= (dependent) percolation model have the same values, 4/3 and 43/18, as standard two-dimensional independent percolation. We also present numerical evidence that the rate at which (t)() as t is exponential.     

Uniform Continuity of a Family of Weakly Regular Set Functions on Topological Spaces

Conditions for the uniform continuity of a family of weakly regular set functions defined on an algebra of subsets of a -topological space (T,) and taking values in an arbitrary topological space are found.