The number of powers of 2 in a representation of large even integers II

It is proved that for any integerk≥ 54 000, there isN _k >0 depending onk only such that every even integer ≥N _k is a sum of two odd prime numbers andk powers of 2. Project partially supported by RGC Research Grant (No.HKU 7122/97P) and Post-Doctoral Fellowship of the University of Hong Kong.     

Robust Speed Control of a Low Damped Electromechanical System Based on CRONE Control: Application to a Four Mass Experimental Test Bench

Robust speed control of a low damped electromechanical system with backlash is studied, controlled load angular speed being not measured. The proposed control strategy combines a Luenberger observer (load angular speed and load torque disturbance estimations) and a robust CRONE controller. The observer provides estimation of the load angular speed and of the disturbance torque applied on the load. Through the computation of only three independent parameters (as many as a PID controller), the CRONE controller permits to ensure the robust speed control of the load in spite of plant parametric variations and speed observation errors. The proposed control strategy is applied to a four mass experimental test bench.     

On the Zeros of Orthogonal Polynomials: The Elliptic Case

Constructive Approximation - Let E = [–1, α] \cup [β, 1], –1 &;lt; α &;lt; β &;lt; 1, and let (pn) be orthogonal on E with respect to the weight function...     

一类新的插值结点

有界单连通区域Ｇ，其边界θＧ＝Г∈（１，α），α〉０。本计算节以广义Ｆａｂｅｒ多项式φｎ（ｚ）的零点为插值结点的Ｌａｇｒａｎｇｅ插值多项式的逼近性质，得到了它对Ａ（Ｇ↑－）中的函数的一致逼近阶和平均逼近阶的估计，并且得到了它对Ｅ＾ｐ（Ｇ）中函数的平均逼近阶的估计，还指出关于平均逼近阶的估计是不可改进的。     

Relations among eigenvalues of Sturm-Liouville problems with different types of leading coefficient functions

For any Sturm-Liouville problem with a separable boundary condition and whose leading coefficient function changes sign (exactly once), we first give a geometric characterization of its eigenvalues λn using the eigenvalues of some corresponding problems with a definite leading coefficient function. Consequences of this characterization include simple proofs of the existence of the λn's, their Prüfer angle characterization, and a way for determining their indices from the zeros of their eigenfunctions. Then, interlacing relations among the λn's and the eigenvalues of the corresponding problems are obtained. Using these relations, a simple proof of asymptotic formulas for the λn's is given.     

狄拉克方程的单旋量解法以及由此引起的认识上的差异

把狄拉克方程分解成了两个单旋量的联立方程组．指出现行的自旋理论仅考虑了其中的一个方程，是以一个单旋量代替双旋量来描述状态而建立起来的．笔者在认同现行自旋理论可以作为狄拉克方程的一种求解方法，因而同意其中的某些提法外，对于其主要的物理观念：微观粒子存在着独立于现实的位形空间之外的一个自旋空间，在这个自旋空间内禀着角动量S和磁矩μ；这个自旋理论是相对论性量子力学导出的必然结论等等看法予以否定．笔者认为，只有同时考虑两个单旋量的方程，同时计及两个单旋量，才能准确地描述状态，从而正确地描述客观规律．     

Sobolev bounds on functions with scattered zeros, with applications to radial basis function surface fitting

In this paper we discuss Sobolev bounds on functions that vanish at scattered points in a bounded, Lipschitz domain that satisfies a uniform interior cone condition. The Sobolev spaces involved may have fractional as well as integer order. We then apply these results to obtain estimates for continuous and discrete least squares surface fits via radial basis functions (RBFs). These estimates include situations in which the target function does not belong to the native space of the RBF.

     

A Law of Large Numbers for the Zeroes of Heine–Stieltjes Polynomials

We determine the limiting density of the zeroes of Heine–Stieltjes polynomials (or of any set of points satisfying the conclusion of Heine–Stieltjes Theorem) in the thermodynamic limit and use this to prove a strong law of large numbers for the zeroes.     

On the Exceptional Zeros of Rankin–Selberg L-Functions

The main objects of study in this article are two classes of Rankin–Selberg L-functions, namely L(s,f×g) and L(s, sym²(g)× sym²(g)), where f,g are newforms, holomorphic or of Maass type, on the upper half plane, and sym²(g) denotes the symmetric square lift of g to GL(3). We prove that in general, i.e., when these L-functions are not divisible by L-functions of quadratic characters (such divisibility happening rarely), they do not admit any LandauSiegel zeros. Such zeros, which are real and close to s=1, are highly mysterious and are not expected to occur. There are corollaries of our result, one of them being a strong lower bound for special value at s=1, which is of interest both geometrically and analytically. One also gets this way a good bound onthe norm of sym²(g).