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We classify the Seifert fibrations of lens spaces where the base orbifold is non-orientable. This is an addendum to our earlier paper ‘Seifert fibrations of lens spaces’. We correct Lemma 4.1 of that paper and fill the gap in the classification that resulted from the erroneous lemma.

In Sarkozy (2001) the third author of this paper presented two conjectures on the additive decomposability of the sequence of ”smooth” (or ”friable”) numbers. Elsholtz and Harper (2015) proved (by using sieve methods) the second (less demanding) conjecture. The goal of this paper is to extend and sharpen their result in three directions by using a different approach (based on the theory of S -unit equations).

This paper presents an approach, based on interpolation theory of operators, to the study of interpolating sequences for interpolation Banach spaces between Hardy spaces. It is shown that the famous Carleson result forH∞can be lifted to a large class of abstract Hardy spaces. A description is provided of the range of the Carleson operator defined on interpolation spaces between the classical Hardy spaces in terms of uniformly separated sequences. A key role in this description is played by some general interpolation results proved in the paper. As by-products, novel results are obtained which extend the Shapiro–Shields result on the characterisation of interpolation sequences for the classical Hardy spacesHp. Applications to Hardy–Lorentz, Hardy–Marcinkiewicz and Hardy–Orlicz spaces are presented.

In this paper, we study flows of hypersurfaces in hyperbolic space, and apply them to prove geometric inequalities. In the first part of the paper, we consider volume preserving flows by a family of curvature functions including positive powers of $k$-th mean curvatures with $k=1,\cdots,n$, and positive powers of $p$-th power sums $S_p$ with $p>0$. We prove that if the initial hypersurface $M_0$ is smooth and closed and has positive sectional curvatures, then the solution $M_t$ of the flow has positive sectional curvature for any time $t>0$, exists for all time and converges to a geodesic sphere exponentially in the smooth topology. The convergence result can be used to show that certain Alexandrov-Fenchel quermassintegral inequalities, known previously for horospherically convex hypersurfaces, also hold under the weaker condition of positive sectional curvature. In the second part of this paper, we study curvature flows for strictly horospherically convex hypersurfaces in hyperbolic space with speed given by a smooth, symmetric, increasing and homogeneous degree one function $f$ of the shifted principal curvatures $\lambda_i=\kappa_i-1$, plus a global term chosen to impose a constraint on the quermassintegrals of the enclosed domain, where $f$ is assumed to satisfy a certain condition on the second derivatives. We prove that if the initial hypersurface is smooth, closed and strictly horospherically convex, then the solution of the flow exists for all time and converges to a geodesic sphere exponentially in the smooth topology. As applications of the convergence result, we prove a new rigidity theorem on smooth closed Weingarten hypersurfaces in hyperbolic space, and a new class of Alexandrov-Fenchel type inequalities for smooth horospherically convex hypersurfaces in hyperbolic space.

In this paper, we consider boundary-value problems for a new class of hybrid systems of differential equations whose coefficients contain the Dirac delta-function. Hybrid systems are systems that contain both ordinary and partial differential equations; such systems appear, for example, when equations of motion of mechanical systems of rigid bodies attached to a beam by elastic bonds are derived from the Hamilton–Ostrogradsky variational principle. We present examples that lead to such systems and introduce the notions of generalized solutions and eigenvalues of a boundary-value problem. We also compare results of numerical simulations based on methods proposed in this paper with results obtained by previously known methods and show that our approach is reliable and universal.

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to study the Bertotti–Kasner space-time and its geometric properties.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is based on the features of λ-tensor and the technique of six-dimensional formalism introduced by Pirani and followed by W. Borgiel, Z. Ahsan et al. and H.M. Manjunatha et al. This technique helps to describe both the geometric properties and the nature of the gravitational field of the space-times in the Segre characteristic.FindingsThe Gaussian curvature quantities specify the curvature of Bertotti–Kasner space-time. They are expressed in terms of invariants of the curvature tensor. The Petrov canonical form and the Weyl invariants have also been obtained.Originality/valueThe findings are revealed to be both physically and geometrically interesting for the description of the gravitational field of the cylindrical universe of Bertotti–Kasner type as far as the literature is concerned. Given the technique of six-dimensional formalism, the authors have defined the Weyl conformal λW-tensor and discussed the canonical form of the Weyl tensor and the Petrov scalars. To the best of the literature survey, this idea is found to be modern. The results deliver new insight into the geometry of the nonstatic cylindrical vacuum solution of Einstein's field equations.

This is the first of a series of two papers dealing with local limit theorems in relatively hyperbolic groups. In this first paper, we prove rough estimates for the Green function. Along the way, we introduce the notion of relative automaticity which will be useful in both papers and we show that relatively hyperbolic groups are relatively automatic. We also define the notion of spectral positive recurrence for random walks on relatively hyperbolic groups. We then use our estimates for the Green function to prove that $p_n\asymp R^{-n}n^{-3/2}$ for spectrally positive-recurrent random walks, where $p_n$ is the probability of going back to the origin at time n and where R is the inverse of the spectral radius of the random walk.

In this paper, we study the concomitants of m-generalized order statistics (m-GOSs) and m-dual generalized order statistics (m-DGOSs) from bivariate Cambanis family with nonzero parameter values as an extension of several recent papers. Moreover, we derive some information measures, namely the Shannon entropy, Kullback–Leibler (KL) divergence and Fisher information number (FIN) for the concomitants of m-GOSs, when $$m>-1,$$ and record values, for $$m=-1.$$ Also, the joint distribution of concomitants of m-GOSs and record values for this family are studied. Besides, some useful recurrence relations between moments of concomitants are obtained. Finally, the ordinary order statistics (OOSs), record values and sequential order statistics (SOSs) as subclasses of m-GOSs, as well as the progressive type II censored order statistics (POSs) as a more general subclass of GOSs, are separately discussed.

Choice of a risk measure for quantifying risk of an investment portfolio depends on the decision maker’s risk preference. In this paper, we consider the case when such a preference can be described by a law invariant coherent risk measure but the choice of a specific risk measure is ambiguous. We propose a robust spectral risk approach to address such ambiguity. Differing from Wang and Xu (SIAM J Optim 30(4):3198–3229, 2020), the new robust model allows one to elicit the decision maker’s risk preference through pairwise comparisons and use the elicited preference information to construct an ambiguity set of risk spectra. The robust spectral risk measure (RSRM) is based on the worst case risk spectrum from the set. To calculate RSRM and solve the associated optimal decision making problem, we use a technique from Acerbi and Simonetti (Portfolio optimization with spectral measures of risk. Working paper, 2002) to develop a new computational approach which is independent of order statistics and reformulate the robust spectral risk optimization problem as a single deterministic convex programming problem when the risk spectra in the ambiguity set are step-like. Moreover, we propose an approximation scheme when the risk spectra are not step-like and derive a bound for the model approximation error and its propagation to the optimal decision making problems. Some preliminary numerical test results are reported about the performance of the robust model and the computational scheme.

The random vector functional link (RVFL) network is suitable for solving nonlinear problems from transformer fault symptoms and different fault types due to its simple structure and strong generalization ability. However, the RVFL network has a disadvantage in that the network structure, and parameters are basically determined by experiences. In this paper, we proposed a method to improve the RVFL neural network algorithm by introducing the concept of hidden node sensitivity, classify each hidden layer node, and remove nodes with low sensitivity. The simplified network structure could avoid interfering nodes and improve the global search capability. The five characteristic gases produced by transformer faults are divided into two groups. A fault diagnosis model of three layers with four classifiers was built. We also investigated the effects of the number of hidden nodes and scale factors on RVFL network learning ability. Simulation results show that the number of implicit layer nodes has a large impact on the network model when the number of input dimensions is small. The network requires a higher number of implicit layer neurons and a smaller threshold range. The size of the scale factor has significant influence on the network model with larger input dimension. This paper describes the theoretical basis for parameter selection in RVFL neural networks. The theoretical basis for the selection of the number of hidden nodes, and the scale factor is derived. The importance of parameter selection for the improvement of diagnostic accuracy is verified through simulation experiments in transformer fault diagnosis.

Non-monotonicity height is an important index to describe the complexity of dynamics for piecewise monotone functions. Although it is used extensively in the theory of iterative roots, its calculation is still difficult especially in the infinite case. In this paper, by introducing the concept of spanning interval, we first present a sufficient condition for piecewise monotone functions to have height infinity and then an algorithm for finding the spanning intervals is given. We further investigate the density of all piecewise monotone functions with infinite and finite height, respectively, and the results indicate the instability of height. At the end of this paper, the variance of height under composition, especially for functions of height 1 and infinity, are also discussed.

In this paper, generalized versions of Hadamard and Fejér–Hadamard type fractional integral inequalities are obtained. By using generalized fractional integrals containing Mittag-Leffler functions, some well-known results for convex and harmonically convex functions are generalized. The results of this paper are connected with various published fractional integral inequalities.

In this paper we establish general weighted Hardy identities for several subelliptic settings including Hardy identities on the Heisenberg group, Carnot groups with respect to a homogeneous gauge and Carnot–Carathéodory metric, general nilpotent groups, and certain families of Hörmander vector fields. We also introduce new weighted uncertainty principles in these settings. This is done by continuing the program initiated by [N. Lam, G. Lu and L. Zhang, Factorizations and Hardy’s-type identities and inequalities on upper half spaces, Calc. Var. Partial Differential Equations 58 2019, 6, Paper No. 183; N. Lam, G. Lu and L. Zhang, Geometric Hardy’s inequalities with general distance functions, J. Funct. Anal. 279 2020, 8, Article ID 108673] of using the Bessel pairs introduced by [N. Ghoussoub and A. Moradifam, Functional Inequalities: New Perspectives and New Applications, Math. Surveys Monogr. 187, American Mathematical Society, Providence, 2013] to obtain Hardy identities. Using these identities, we are able to improve significantly existing Hardy inequalities in the literature in the aforementioned subelliptic settings. In particular, we establish the Hardy identities and inequalities in the spirit of [H. Brezis and J. L. Vázquez, Blow-up solutions of some nonlinear elliptic problems, Rev. Mat. Univ. Complut. Madrid 10 1997, 443–469] and [H. Brezis and M. Marcus, Hardy’s inequalities revisited. Dedicated to Ennio De Giorgi, Ann. Sc. Norm. Super. Pisa Cl. Sci. (4) 25 1997, 1–2, 217–237] in these settings.

The Σ-invariants of Bieri–Neumann–Strebel and Bieri–Renz involve an action of a discrete group G on a geometrically suitable space M. In the early versions, M was always a finite-dimensional Euclidean space on which G acted by translations. A substantial literature exists on this, connecting the invariants to group theory and to tropical geometry (which, actually, Σ-theory anticipated). More recently, we have generalized these invariants to the case where M is a proper CAT(0) space on which G acts by isometries. The “zeroth stage” of this was developed in our paper [BG16]. The present paper provides a higher-dimensional extension of the theory to the “nth stage” for any n.

The results of this paper provide two Hadamard-type inequalities for strongly s , m -convex functions via Riemann–Liouville fractional integrals and error estimations of well-known fractional Hadamard inequalities. Their special cases are given and connected with the results of some published papers.

In this paper, we prove that for the oper stratification of the de Rham moduli space $M_{\mathrm{dR}}(X,r)$, the closed oper stratum is the unique minimal stratum with dimension $r^2(g-1)+g+1$, and the open dense stratum consisting of irreducible flat bundles with stable underlying vector bundles is the unique maximal stratum., Comment: This paper comes from the last section of arXiv:1905.10765v1 as an independent paper. Comments are welcome! To appear in manuscripta mathematica

In this paper we study graded Bourbaki ideals. It is a well-known fact that for torsionfree modules over Noetherian normal domains, Bourbaki sequences exist. We give criteria in terms of certain attached matrices for a homomorphism of modules to induce a Bourbaki sequence. Special attention is given to graded Bourbaki sequences. In the second part of the paper, we apply these results to the Koszul cycles of the residue class field and determine particular Bourbaki ideals explicitly. We also obtain in a special case the relationship between the structure of the Rees algebra of a Koszul cycle and the Rees algebra of its Bourbaki ideal., Comment: 29 pages

In this paper, we prove that if a nonconstant finite order meromorphic function f and its n-th order difference operator $$\Delta ^n_{\eta }f$$ share $$a_1,$$ $$a_2,$$ $$a_3$$ CM, where n is a positive integer, $$\eta \ne 0$$ is a finite complex value, and $$a_1,$$ $$a_2,$$ $$a_3$$ are three distinct finite complex values, then $$f(z)=\Delta ^n_{\eta }f(z)$$ for each $$z\in \mathbb {C}.$$ The main results in this paper improve and extend many known results concerning a conjecture posed by Chen and Yi in 2013.

PurposeIn this paper, Picard–S hybrid iterative process is defined, which is a hybrid of Picard and S-iterative process. This new iteration converges faster than all of Picard, Krasnoselskii, Mann, Ishikawa, S-iteration, Picard–Mann hybrid, Picard–Krasnoselskii hybrid and Picard–Ishikawa hybrid iterative processes for contraction mappings and to find the solution of delay differential equation, using this hybrid iteration also proved some results for Picard–S hybrid iterative process for nonexpansive mappings.Design/methodology/approachThis new iteration converges faster than all of Picard, Krasnoselskii, Mann, Ishikawa, S-iteration, Picard–Mann hybrid, Picard–Krasnoselskii hybrid, Picard–Ishikawa hybrid iterative processes for contraction mappings.FindingsShowed the fastest convergence of this new iteration and then other iteration defined in this paper. The author finds the solution of delay differential equation using this hybrid iteration. For new iteration, the author also proved a theorem for nonexpansive mapping.Originality/valueThis new iteration converges faster than all of Picard, Krasnoselskii, Mann, Ishikawa, S-iteration, Picard–Mann hybrid, Picard–Krasnoselskii hybrid, Picard–Ishikawa hybrid iterative processes for contraction mappings and to find the solution of delay differential equation, using this hybrid iteration also proved some results for Picard–S hybrid iterative process for nonexpansive mappings.

In this paper, we present some new identities for multiple polylogarithm functions by using the methods of iterated integral computations of logarithm functions. Then, by applying these formulas obtained, we establish several duality formulas for Arakawa–Kaneko zeta values and Kaneko–Tsumura $$\eta $$ -values. At the end of the paper, we study a variant of Kaneko–Tsumura $$\eta $$ -function with r-complex variables and establish two formulas about the values of this variant; these two formulas were proved previously by Yamamoto.

In this paper we study 1/k geodesics, those closed geodesics that minimize on all subintervals of length $L/k$, where $L$ is the length of the geodesic. We develop new techniques to study the minimizing properties of these curves on doubled polygons, and demonstrate a sequence of doubled polygons whose closed geodesics exhibit unbounded minimizing properties. We also compute the length of the shortest closed geodesic on doubled odd-gons and show that this length approaches 4 times the diameter., Comment: This paper is a result of a SUMRY (REU) project at Yale

In 1936 W. Burau discovered an interesting family of n×n matrices that give a linear representation of Artin’s classical braid group Bn, n=1,2,…. A natural question followed very quickly: is the so-called Burau representation faithful? Over the years it was proved to be faithful for n≤3, nonfaithful for n≥5, but the case of n=4 remains open to this day, in spite of many papers on the topic. This paper introduces braid groups, describes the problem in ways that make it accessible to readers with a minimal background, reviews the literature, and makes a contribution that reinforces conjectures that the Burau representation of B4 is faithful.

Let $\mathbb{R}^n$ be a Euclidean space of dimension $n\geq 2$ . For a domain $G\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ , we denote by $V_r(G)$ the set of functions $f\in L_{\mathrm{loc}}(G)$ having zero integrals over all closed balls of radius r contained in G (if domain G does not contain such balls, we set $V_r(G)=L_{\mathrm{loc}}(G)$ ). Let E be a nonempty subset of $\mathbb{R}^n$ . In this paper we study the following questions related to the extension problem. 1) Which conditions guarantee the extension of a continuous function defined on E to a continuous function of class $V_r(\mathbb{R}^n)$ defined on the whole $\mathbb{R}^n$ ? 2) If the above extension exists, obtain growth estimates of the extended function at infinity. Theorem 1 of this paper shows that for a wide class of continuous functions on segment E defined in terms of the modulus of continuity, there exists an extension to a bounded function of class $(V_r\cap C)(\mathbb{R}^n)$ regardless of the length of segment E. A similar result is not true for open sets E with a diameter greater than 2r, even without conditions for extension growth. Theorem 1 also contains an estimate of the velocity decrease of the extended function at infinity in directions orthogonal to the segment E.

This paper is devoted to the stochastic properties of dynamical systems preserving an infinite measure. More precisely we prove central limit theorems for Birkhoff sums of observables of ℤ2-extensions of dynamical systems (satisfying some nice spectral properties). The motivation of our paper is the ℤ2-periodic Lorentz process for which we establish a functional central limit theorem for Holder continuous observables (in discrete time as well as in continuous time).

In this paper, we develop a new method for studying the inhomogeneous vector Riemann–Hilbert boundary value problem (which is also called the Riemann boundary value problem) in the Wiener algebra of order two. The method consists in reducing the Riemann problem to a truncated Wiener–Hopf equation (to a convolution equation on a finite interval). The idea of the method was proposed by the author in a previous work. Here the method is applied to the inhomogeneous Riemann boundary value problem and to matrix functions of a more general form. The efficiency of the method is shown in the paper: new sufficient conditions for the existence of a canonical factorization of the matrix function in the Wiener algebra of order two are obtained. In addition, it was established that for the correct solvability of the inhomogeneous vector Riemann boundary value problem, it is necessary and sufficient to prove the uniqueness of the solution to the corresponding truncated homogeneous Wiener–Hopf equation.

The discriminant group of a minimal equicontinuous action of a group $G$ on a Cantor set $X$ is the subgroup of the closure of the action in the group of homeomorphisms of $X$, consisting of homeomorphisms which fix a given point. The stabilizer and the centralizer groups associated to the action are obtained as direct limits of sequences of subgroups of the discriminant group with certain properties. Minimal equicontinuous group actions on Cantor sets admit a classification by the properties of the stabilizer and centralizer direct limit groups. In this paper, we construct new families of examples of minimal equicontinuous actions on Cantor sets, which illustrate certain aspects of this classification. These examples are constructed as actions on rooted trees. The acting groups are countable subgroups of the product or of the wreath product of groups. We discuss applications of our results to the study of attractors of dynamical systems and of minimal sets of foliations., 20 pages, 1 figure. The condition of finite generation in Thm 1.9 was replaced by countability. The proof of Thm 1.9 has been simplified. The notation used in 5 has been modified. Several minor corrections across the paper

The climate of Sri Lanka has been fluctuating at an alarming rate during the recent past. These changes are reported to have pronounced impacts on the livelihoods of the people in the country. Water is central to the sustainable functioning of ecosystems and wellbeing of mankind. It is evident that pronounced variations in the climate will negatively impact the availability and the quality of water resources. The ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) approach has proved to be an effective strategy to address the impact of climate change on water resources in many parts of the world. The key aim of this paper is to elaborate the wide range of benefits received through implementation of EbAs in field level, watershed scale, and urban and coastal environments in the context of Sri Lanka. In addition, this paper discusses the benefits of utilizing EbA solutions over grey infrastructure-based solutions to address the issues related to water management. The wide range of benefits received through implementation of EbAs can be broadly classified into three categories: water supply regulation, water quality regulation, and moderation of extreme events. This paper recommends the utilization of EbAs over grey infrastructure-based solutions in adaptation to climate change in the water management sector for the developing region due its cost effectiveness, ecofriendliness, and multiple benefits received on long-term scales. The findings of this study will unequivocally contribute to filling existing knowledge and research gaps in the context of EbAs to future climate change in Sri Lanka. The suggestions and opinions of this study can be taken into account by decision makers and water resources planning agencies for future planning of actions related to climate change adaptation in Sri Lanka.

This is the first of two papers in which we investigate the properties of the displacement functions of automorphisms of free groups (more generally, free products) on Culler-Vogtmann Outer space and its simplicial bordification - the free splitting complex - with respect to the Lipschitz metric. The theory for irreducible automorphisms being well-developed, we concentrate on the reducible case. Since we deal with the bordification, we develop all the needed tools in the more general setting of deformation spaces, and their associated free splitting complexes. In the present paper we study the local properties of the displacement function. In particular, we study its convexity properties and the behaviour at bordification points, by geometrically characterising its continuity-points. We prove that the global-simplex-displacement spectrum of $Aut(F_n)$ is a well-ordered subset of $\mathbb R$, this being helpful for algorithmic purposes. We introduce a weaker notion of train tracks, which we call {\em partial train tracks} (which coincides with the usual one for irreducible automorphisms) and we prove that, for any automorphism, points of minimal displacement - minpoints - coincide with the marked metric graphs that support partial train tracks. We show that any automorphism, reducible or not, has a partial train track (hence a minpoint) either in the outer space or its bordification. We show that, given an automorphism, any of its invariant free factors is seen in a partial train track map. In a subsequent paper we will prove that level sets of the displacement functions are connected, and we will apply that result to solve certain decision problems., 50 pages. Originally part of arXiv:1703.09945 . We decided to split that paper following the recommendations of a referee. Updated subsequent to acceptance by Transactions of the American Mathematical Society

Embedded software is increasingly being used with high reliability. However, the fault localization of embedded software is still largely dependent on the experience of engineers. Besides, faults in embedded software programs are not independent individuals; they are related to each other and affect each other, which may lead to more complex interaction behavior. These uncertainties render the traditional methods for single-fault localization with limited practical value. This paper has proposed a multiple-fault localization method to be applied to the embedded software, with emphasis on the cache-based program spectra-acquiring method and the hybrid clustering-based fault partition method. Through case studies on 108 groups of the subject program, it has been proved that the hybrid clustering-based fault partition method has significantly improved the effectiveness of multiple-fault localization in comparison with the traditional fault localization methods. Experiments on three embedded software programs in engineering have revealed that the cache-based program spectra-acquiring method saves nearly half of the running-time cost compared with the traditional spectrum-acquiring method based on real-time transmission. Therefore, the multiple-fault localization method proposed in this paper can be applied in embedded software debugging and testing in engineering.

Based on Katznelson–Tzafriri Theorem on power bounded operators, we prove in this paper a theorem, which applies to the most of the classical Banach algebras of harmonic analysis associated with locally compact groups, to deal with the problems when a given Banach algebra A is Arens regular and when A is an ideal in its bidual. In the second part of the paper, we study the topological center of the bidual of a class of Banach algebras with a multiplier bounded approximate identity.

Let $$S=\{p_{1},\ldots ,p_{t}\}$$ be a fixed finite set of prime numbers listed in increasing order. In this paper, we prove that the Diophantine equation $$(F_n^{(k)})^s=p_{1}^{a_{1}}+\cdots +p_{t}^{a_{t}}$$ , in integer unknowns $$n\ge 1$$ , $$s\ge 1,~k\ge 2$$ and $$a_i\ge 0$$ for $$i=1,\ldots ,t$$ such that $$\max \left\{ a_{i}: 1\le i\le t\right\} =a_t$$ has only finitely many effectively computable solutions. Here, $$F_n^{(k)}$$ is the nth k–generalized Fibonacci number. We compute all these solutions when $$S=\{2,3,5\}$$ . This paper extends the main results of [15] where the particular case $$k=2$$ was treated.

Based on the basic theory of the material point method (MPM), the factors affecting the computational efficiency are analyzed and discussed, and the problem of improving calculation efficiency is studied. This paper introduces a mirror reflection boundary condition to the MPM to solve axisymmetric problems; to improve the computational efficiency of solving large deformation problems, the concept of "dynamic background domain (DBD)" is also proposed in this paper. Taking the explosion and/or shock problems as an example, the numerical simulation are calculated, and the typical characteristic parameters and the CPU time are compared. The results show that the processing method introducing mirror reflection boundary condition and MPM with DBD can improve the calculation efficiency of the corresponding problems, which, under the premise of ensuring its calculation accuracy, provide useful reference for further promoting the engineering application of this method.

The classical result of L. Székelyhidi states that (under some assumptions) every solution of a general linear equation must be a polynomial function. It is known that Székelyhidi’s result may be generalized to equations where some occurrences of the unknown functions are multiplied by a linear combination of the variables. In this paper we study the equations where two such combinations appear. The simplest nontrivial example of such a case is given by the equation$$\begin{aligned} F(x + y) - F(x) - F(y) = yf(x) + xf(y) \end{aligned}$$F(x+y)-F(x)-F(y)=yf(x)+xf(y)considered by Fechner and Gselmann (Publ Math Debrecen 80(1–2):143–154, 2012). In the present paper we prove several results concerning the systematic approach to the generalizations of this equation.

This paper is devoted to the problem of where the critical points of a polynomial are relative to their zeros. Classical and new developments are surveyed along with illustrative examples. The paper finishes with a short proof of the sector theorem of Sendov and Sendov.

Based on the consideration of the time effect and connecting with typical instances, the modified Caputo fractional time-varying damage model is proposed in this paper. The parameters of creep constitutive model of slope are determined by using the powerful mathematical software and the influence of the parameters of time varying viscus element and damage element, α and ξ , on strain are shown. As α increases, the strain rates of the first and second stages of creep attenuation and steady-state stages gradually decrease and the strain rate in the acceleration stage is reflected in ξ . The fitting curve is in good agreement with the experimental data, which proves that the damage model proposed in this paper is reasonable and accurate. It provides useful reference and guidance for further study of slope creep failure and practical applications.

"The main object of this paper is to give sufficient conditions for the general integral operator Tn, to be univalent in the open disk U, when gi, hi, ki ∈ Gbi for all i = 1, n. This general integral operator was considered in a recent work [Barbatu, C. and Breaz, D., ˘ Classes of an univalent integral operator, Studia Univ. Babes¸-Bolyai Math., accepted]. The results derived in this paper are shown to follow upon specializing the parameters involved in our results. Several corollaries of the main results are also considered."

Since the appearance of Robbins’s paper (1948) the central limit theorem for a sum of a random number of independent identically distributed random variables is one of the most fundamental results in probability, and explains the appearance of the normal distribution in a whole host of diverse applications in mathematics, physics, biology and the social sciences. Compound random sums are extensions of classical random sums when the numbers of independent summands in sums are partial sums of independent identically distributed positive integer-valued random variables, assumed independent of summands of sums. The main aim of this paper is to introduce central limit theorems for normalized compound random sums of independent random variables and establish the convergence rates in types of small-o and large- $$\mathcal{O}$$ estimates, in term of Trotter-distance. The obtained results in this paper are extensions of several known ones.

In this paper we compute the rates of convergence of power series statistical convergence of sequences of positive linear operators. We also investigate some Korovkin type approximation properties of the $$q$$ -Meyer–Konig and Zeller operators and Durrmeyer variant of the $$q$$ -Meyer–Konig and Zeller operators via power series statistical convergence. We show that the approximation results obtained in this paper expand some previous approximation results of the corresponding operators.

In this paper we study some cube packing problems. In particular we are interested in compact subsets of $\mathbb{R}^n,n\geq 2$, which contain boundaries of cubes with all side lengths in $(0,1)$. We show here that such sets must have lower box dimension at least $n-0.5$ and we will also provide sharp examples. We also show here that such sets must be large in general in a precise sense which is also introduced in this paper., 9 pages. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1711.06533

In this paper we study the isotypic decomposition of the regular module of a finite-dimensional Hopf algebra over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero. For a semisimple Hopf algebra, the idempotents realizing the isotypic decomposition can be explicitly expressed in terms of characters and the Haar integral. In this paper we investigate Hopf algebras with the Chevalley property, which are not necessarily semisimple. We find explicit expressions for idempotents in terms of Hopf-algebraic data, where the Haar integral is replaced by the regular character of the dual Hopf algebra. For a large class of Hopf algebras, these are shown to form a complete set of orthogonal idempotents. We give an example which illustrates that the Chevalley property is crucial., Comment: 29 pages

Reinsurance plays a role of a stabilizer of the insurance industry and can be an effective tool to reduce the risk for the insurer. This paper aims to provide the optimal reinsurance design associated with the stop-loss reinsurance under the criterion of value-at-risk (VaR) risk measure. In this paper, the probability levels in the VaRs used by the both reinsurance parties are assumed to be different and the optimality results of reinsurance are derived by minimizing linear combination of the VaRs of the cedent and the reinsurer. The optimal parameter values of the stop-loss reinsurance policy are formally derived under the expectation premium principle.

The first aim of this paper is to investigate the growth of the entire function defined by the Laplace-Stieltjes transform converges on the whole complex plane. By introducing the concept of generalized order, we obtain two equivalence theorems of Laplace-Stieltjes transforms related to the generalized order, A * and λn. The second purpose of this paper is to study the problem on the approximation of this Laplace-Stieltjes transform. We also obtain some theorems about the generalized order, the error, and the coefficients of Laplace-Stieltjes transforms, which are generalization and improvement of the previous results.

In this paper we study multi-dimensional mean-field backward doubly stochastic differential equations (BDSDEs), that is, BDSDEs whose coefficients depend not only on the solution processes but also on their law. The first part of the paper is devoted to the comparison theorem for multi-dimensional mean-field BDSDEs with Lipschitz conditions. With the help of the comparison result for the Lipschitz case we prove the existence of a solution for multi-dimensional mean-field BDSDEs with an only continuous drift coefficient of linear growth, and we also extend the comparison theorem to such BDSDEs with a continuous coefficient.

In this paper, we introduce a Halpern algorithm and a nonconvex combination algorithm to approximate a solution of the split common fixed problem of quasi- ϕ -nonexpansive mappings in Banach space. In our algorithms, the norm of linear bounded operator does not need to be known in advance. As the application, we solve a split equilibrium problem in Banach space. Finally, some numerical examples are given to illustrate the main results in this paper and compare the computed results with other ones in the literature. Our results extend and improve some recent ones in the literature.

The original definition of cluster algebras by Fomin and Zelevinsky has been categorified and generalised in several ways over the course of the past 20 years, giving rise to cluster theory. This study lead to Iyama and Yang's generalised cluster categories $\mathcal{T}/\mathcal{T}^{fd}$ coming from $n$-Calabi-Yau triples $(\mathcal{T}, \mathcal{T}^{fd}, \mathcal{M})$. In this paper, we use some classic tools of homological algebra to give a deeper understanding of such categories $\mathcal{T}/\mathcal{T}^{fd}$. Let $k$ be a field, $n\geq 3$ an integer and $\mathcal{T}$ a $k$-linear triangulated category with a triangulated subcategory $\mathcal{T}^{fd}$ and a subcategory $\mathcal{M}=\text{add}(M)$ such that $(\mathcal{T}, \mathcal{T}^{fd}, \mathcal{M})$ is an $n$-Calabi-Yau triple. In this paper, we prove some properties of the triangulated categories $\mathcal{T}$ and $\mathcal{T}/\mathcal{T}^{fd}$. Our first result gives a relation between the Hom-spaces in these categories, using limits and colimits. Our second result is a Gap Theorem in $\mathcal{T}$, showing when the truncation triangles split. Moreover, we apply our two theorems to present an alternative proof to a result by Guo, originally stated in a more specific setup of dg $k$-algebras $A$ and subcategories of the derived category of dg $A$-modules. This proves that $\mathcal{T}/\mathcal{T}^{fd}$ is Hom-finite and $(n-1)$-Calabi-Yau, its object $M$ is $(n-1)$-cluster tilting and the endomorphism algebras of $M$ over $\mathcal{T}$ and over $\mathcal{T}/\mathcal{T}^{fd}$ are isomorphic. Note that these properties make $\mathcal{T}/\mathcal{T}^{fd}$ a generalisation of the cluster category., Comment: 17 pages. Final accepted version to appear in the Pacific Journal of Mathematics

A sequence $$(v_1,\ldots ,v_k)$$ of vertices in a graph G without isolated vertices is called a total dominating sequence if every vertex $$v_i$$ in the sequence totally dominates at least one vertex that was not totally dominated by $$\{v_1,\ldots , v_{i-1}\}$$ and $$\{v_1,\ldots ,v_k\}$$ is a total dominating set of G. The length of a shortest such sequence is the total domination number of G ( $$\gamma _{t}(G)$$ ), while the length of a longest such sequence is the Grundy total domination number of G ( $$\gamma _{gr}^t(G)$$ ). In this paper we study graphs with equal total and Grundy total domination numbers. We characterize bipartite graphs with both total and Grundy total dominations number equal to 4, and show that there is no connected chordal graph G with $$\gamma _{t}(G)=\gamma _{gr}^t(G)=4$$ . The main result of the paper is a characterization of bipartite graphs with $$\gamma _{t}(G)=\gamma _{gr}^t(G)=6$$ proved by establishing a surprising correspondence between the existence of such graphs and a classical but still open problem of the existence of certain finite projective planes.

In this paper we study a connective commutative differential graded algebra (CDGA) which is piecewise Noetherian. The principal aim is to analyze a dualizing complex of CDGA’s and investigate a Gorenstein CDGA. We also establish many other results which can be expected to play basic roles in the study of a CDGA, such as the Auslaner-Buchsbaum formula and Bass formula without any unnecessary assumptions. The key notion is the sup-projective (sppj) and inf-injective (ifij) resolutions introduced by the author, which are DG-versions of the projective and injective resolutions for ordinary modules. In the paper, we show that sppj and ifij resolutions are powerful tools to study DG-modules.

Predicting landslide displacement is of great significance in geotechnical engineering. An iteration-based combined prediction method was proposed for predicting the landslide displacement in this paper. Firstly, the landslide displacement was predicted by 10 latest multivariable grey models, and then the final landslide displacement prediction value was obtained through an iteration-based combined strategy. Concurrently, the reliability of the quadratic programming-based combined prediction method (QPCPM) and the iteration-based combined prediction method (ICPM) was rigorously proved in this paper. In addition, the inapplicability conditions of the optimal weight-based combined prediction method (OWCPM) were pointed out. ICPM could be regarded as a simplified version of QPCPM. The Bazimen and Baishuihe landslides in the Three Gorges Reservoir area of China were used as numerical examples to elaborate the performance of ICPM. This paper also demonstrated the reliability of ICPM by considering the effects of rainfall and reservoir water level on landslide displacement. Overall, ICPM features in simple and easy calculation and has rosy engineering application prospects.

This paper concerns on two types of integral boundary value problems of a nonlinear fractional differential system, i . e ., nonlocal strip integral boundary value problems and coupled integral boundary value problems. With the aid of the monotone iterative method combined with the upper and lower solutions, the existence of extremal system of solutions for the above two types of differential systems is investigated. In addition, a new comparison theorem for fractional differential system is also established, which is crucial for the proof of the main theorem of this paper. At the end, an example explaining how our studies can be used is also given.

The main aim of this paper is to give refinement of bounds of fractional integral operators involving extended generalized Mittag-Leffler functions. A new definition, namely, strongly α , m -convex function is introduced to obtain improvements of bounds of fractional integral operators for convex, m -convex, and α , m -convex functions. The results of this paper will provide simultaneous generalizations as well as refinements of various published results.