A model for Toepliz operators in the space of entire functions of exponential type
A nearly uniformly convex space which is not a -space
A new algorithm for approximating the least concave majorant
The least concave majorant, , of a continuous function on a closed interval, , is defined by We present an algorithm, in the spirit of the Jarvis March, to approximate the least concave majorant of a differentiable piecewise polynomial function of degree at most three on . Given any function , it can be well-approximated on by a clamped cubic spline . We show that is then a good approximation to . We give two examples, one to illustrate, the other to apply our algorithm.
A new convexity property that implies a fixed point property for
In this paper we prove a new convexity property for L₁ that resembles uniform convexity. We then develop a general theory that leads from the convexity property through normal structure to a fixed point property, via a theorem of Kirk. Applying this theory to L₁, we get the following type of normal structure: any convex subset of L₁ of positive diameter that is compact for the topology of convergence locally in measure, must have a radius that is smaller than its diameter. Indeed, a stronger result...
A New Duality Result Concerning Voronoi Diagrams.
A new isometric inequality.
A New Necessary Condition for the Vertex Visibility Graphs of Simple Polygons.
A new series of conjectures and open questions in optimization and matrix analysis
We present below a new series of conjectures and open problems in the fields of (global) Optimization and Matrix analysis, in the same spirit as our recently published paper [J.-B. Hiriart-Urruty, Potpourri of conjectures and open questions in Nonlinear analysis and Optimization. SIAM Review 49 (2007) 255–273]. With each problem come a succinct presentation, a list of specific references, and a view on the state of the art of the subject.
A new series of conjectures and open questions in optimization and matrix analysis
We present below a new series of conjectures and open problems in the fields of (global) Optimization and Matrix analysis, in the same spirit as our recently published paper [J.-B. Hiriart-Urruty, Potpourri of conjectures and open questions in Nonlinear analysis and Optimization. SIAM Review49 (2007) 255–273]. With each problem come a succinct presentation, a list of specific references, and a view on the state of the art of the subject.
A New Step in the Solution of the Szökefalvi-Nagy Problem.
A new type of orthogonality for normed planes
In this paper we introduce a new type of orthogonality for real normed planes which coincides with usual orthogonality in the Euclidean situation. With the help of this type of orthogonality we derive several characterizations of the Euclidean plane among all normed planes, all of them yielding also characteristic properties of inner product spaces among real normed linear spaces of dimensions .
A non local quantitative characterization of ellipses leading to a solvable differential relation.
A normed space with the Beckman-Quarles property.
A note on convex functions.
A note on convexly independent subsets of an infinite set of points.
A note on equality of functional envelopes
We characterize generalized extreme points of compact convex sets. In particular, we show that if the polyconvex hull is convex in , , then it is constructed from polyconvex extreme points via sequential lamination. Further, we give theorems ensuring equality of the quasiconvex (polyconvex) and the rank-1 convex envelopes of a lower semicontinuous function without explicit convexity assumptions on the quasiconvex (polyconvex) envelope.
A note on formal power series
In this note we investigate a relationship between the boundary behavior of power series and the composition of formal power series. In particular, we prove that the composition domain of a formal power series is convex and balanced which implies that the subset consisting of formal power series which can be composed by a formal power series possesses such properties. We also provide a necessary and sufficient condition for the superposition operator to map into itself or to map into...
A note on Hayman's theorem on the bass note of a drum.
A note on how Rényi entropy can create a spectrum of probabilistic merging operators
In this paper we present a result that relates merging of closed convex sets of discrete probability functions respectively by the squared Euclidean distance and the Kullback-Leibler divergence, using an inspiration from the Rényi entropy. While selecting the probability function with the highest Shannon entropy appears to be a convincingly justified way of representing a closed convex set of probability functions, the discussion on how to represent several closed convex sets of probability functions...
A note on infinite dimensional convex sets.