Convergence of Riemannian Manifolds and Laplace Operators, II

We study spectral convergence of compact Riemannian manifolds or more generally certain Dirichlet spaces, obtaining some compactness results on harmonic functions and harmonic maps. Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000) 53C21, 58D17, 58J50. Atsushi Kasue: Partly supported by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) No. 15340053 of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.     

An explicit second order spectral element method for acoustic waves

The acoustic wave equation is here discretized by conforming spectral elements in space and by the second order leap-frog method in time. For simplicity, homogeneous boundary conditions are considered. A stability analysis of the resulting method is presented, providing an upper bound for the allowed time step that is proportional to the size of the elements and inversely proportional to the square of their polynomial degree. A convergence analysis is also presented, showing that the convergence error decreases when the time step or the size of the elements decrease or when the polynomial degree increases. Several numerical results illustrating these results are presented. Mathematics subject classifications (2000) 65M06, 65M70, 65M12 This work was supported by MIUR (PRIN 2001 “Metodi numerici avanzati per equazioni alle derivate parziali di interesse applicativo”).     

Solvability of the Direct and Inverse Problems for the Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation

In this paper we study rigorous spectral theory and solvability for both the direct and inverse problems of the Dirac operator associated with the nonlinear Schrödinger equation. We review known results and techniques, as well as incorporating new ones, in a comprehensive, unified framework. We identify functional spaces in which both direct and inverse problems are well posed, have a unique solution and the corresponding direct and inverse maps are one to one.Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000) 34A55, 35Q55.     

Integrability of Generalized (Matrix) Ernst Equations in String Theory

We elucidate the integrability structures of the matrix generalizations of the Ernst equation for Hermitian or complex symmetric (d×d)-matrix Ernst potentials. These equations arise in string theory as the equations of motion for the truncated bosonic parts of the low-energy effective action for the respective dilaton and d×d matrix of moduli fields or for a string gravity model with a scalar (dilaton) field, a U(1) gauge vector field, and an antisymmetric 3-form field, all depending on only two space-time coordinates. We construct the corresponding spectral problems based on the overdetermined 2d×2d linear systems with a spectral parameter and the universal (i.e., solution-independent) structures of the canonical Jordan forms of their matrix coefficients. The additionally imposed existence conditions for each of these systems of two matrix integrals with appropriate symmetries provide specific (coset) structures of the related matrix variables. We prove that these spectral problems are equivalent to the original field equations, and we envisage an approach for constructing multiparametric families of their solutions. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 144, No. 2, pp. 214–225, August, 2005.     

On appearance of “cold” layer in explosive consolidation of powders

Abstract. Numerical modeling of explosive consolidation of powders under two-dimensional conditions has been performed. Various regimes of flow depending on detonation velocity have been considered. The appearance of “cold” layer during explosive consolidation of powders has been studied by calculations. Received 12 July 1999 / Accepted 27 April 2000     

Some methods for determination of the terahertz laser signal and the dynamics of its frequencies

The possibility of restoration of a terahertz signal transmitted through a substance and represented as a set of integral measurements is studied. Being related with substance identification, such problems are topical. In the study, two algorithms are proposed for spline-based signal restoration. Te algorithms enable one to reduce the presence of spurious frequencies. It is important that a spline with a number of nodes approximately equal to the number of measurements does not guarantee a high quality of signal restoration. The proposed algorithm, which involves the choice of the optimal number of measurements, is free from this drawback. Both a model signal and the real response of a medium are considered.     

The Prime Spectrum and the Extended Prime Spectrum of Noncommutative Rings

We investigate the prime spectrum of a noncommutative ring and its spectral closure, the extended prime spectrum. We construct a ring for which the prime spectrum is a spectral space different from the extended prime spectrum and we construct a von Neumann regular ring for which the prime spectrum is not a spectral space. The authors are members of the European Research Training Network RAAG (Contract No. HPRN-CT-2001-00271). The first author was also supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of Slovenia.     

考虑利率因素的保险破产模型研究

本文首先介绍了在一般化破产模型基础上够造的保险费收取次数为Poisson过程的破产模型,并进一步在此模型上考虑了利率因素,使得相应的破产概率更具有实际意义。     

Completely J —positive linear systems of finite order

Completely J — positive linear systems of finite order are introduced as a generalization of completely symmetric linear systems. To any completely J — positive linear system of finite order there is associated a defining measure with respect to which the transfer function has a certain integral representation. It is proved that these systems are asymptotically stable. The observability and reachability operators obey a certain duality rule and the number of negative squares of the Hankel operator is estimated. The Hankel operator is bounded if and only if a certain measure associated with the defining measure is of Carleson type. We prove that a real symmetric operator valued function which is analytic outside the unit disk has a realization with a completely J — symmetric linear space which is reachable, observable and parbalanced. Uniqueness and spectral minimality of the completely J — symmetric realizations are discussed.