Some remarks on the real rank of non-unital C*-algebras

For a non-unital C-algebra , let be the C-algebra obtained from by adjoining an identity. In this paper we show that

where is a locally compact Hausdorff space with .

     

Derivation of a new class of distributions for the microcanonical ensemble

A new class of distributions for the microcanonical ensemble, which are shown to be stable laws, are derived by applying the central limit theorem to the canonical ensemble. This opens up a whole new host of phenomena that can be treated from a unified thermodynamic point of view. Pressure broadening of line shapes is used as an illustration.1. Work supported, in part, by contributions from the Consiglio Nazionale di Ricerche and the Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica.2. The interaction parameterC is proportional to the mean square dipole moment. As an order of magnitude of the dipole moment, we can take it as the product of the electric charge and a typical atomic radius for a moderately excited state, which is several times the Bohr radius. Multiplication by the fine structure constant converts the Bohr radius into the Compton wavelength, thereby reducing the magnitude of the interaction by 1/137.     

Two definitions of exponential dichotomy for skew-product semiflow in Banach spaces

In this paper we introduce a concept of exponential dichotomy for linear skew-product semiflows (LSPS) in infinite dimensional Banach spaces, which is an extension of the classical concept of exponential dichotomy for time dependent linear differential equations in Banach spaces. We prove that the concept of exponential dichotomy used by Sacker-Sell and Magalhães in recent years is stronger than this one, but they are equivalent under suitable conditions. Using this concept we where able to find a formula for all the bounded negative continuations. After that, we characterize the stable and unstable subbundles in terms of the boundedness of the corresponding projector along (forward/backward) the LSPS and in terms of the exponential decay of the semiflow. The linear theory presented here provides a foundation for studying the nonlinear theory. Also, this concept can be used to study the existence of exponential dichotomy and the roughness property for LSPS.

     

随机导数的等价定义

讨论了随机导数，并给出和证明了随机可导的等价条件ＺＱＭ和     

Extended well-posedness of optimization problems

The well-posedness concept introduced in Ref. 1 for global optimization problems with a unique solution is generalized here to problems with many minimizers, under the name of extended well-posedness. It is shown that this new property can be characterized by metric criteria, which parallel to some extent those known about generalized Tikhonov well-posedness.This work was partially supported by MURST, Fondi 40%, Rome, Italy.     

Stable constant mean curvature hypersurfaces in ℝ n+1 and ℍ n+1(−1)

In this paper, we show that all complete stable hypersurfaces in ⁿ⁺¹(or ⁿ⁺¹ (-1)) (n = 3, 4, 5) with constant mean curvature H > 0 (or H > 1, respectively) and finite L ² norm of traceless second fundamental form are compact geodesic spheres. Keywords: stable hypersurface, constant mean curvature, isometric immersion, Bernstein theorem.*Supported by PolyU grant G-T575.**Partially supported by CNPq of Brazil.     

Primal separation algorithms

Given an integer polyhedron , an integer point , and a point , the primal separation problem is the problem of finding a linear inequality which is valid for P _I , violated by x ^*, and satisfied at equality by . The primal separation problem plays a key role in the primal approach to integer programming. In this paper we examine the complexity of primal separation for several well-known classes of inequalities for various important combinatorial optimization problems, including the knapsack, stable set and travelling salesman problems.Received: November 2002, Revised: March 2003,     

试论原子相互结合的根本原因

在教材和教学中讲到原子相结合的原因时 ,应强调元素的原子倾向于能量最低 ,结构稳定 ,而不能仅用“八隅律”来解释。