Series: Applied and Numerical Harmonic Analysis
1st Edition., 2012, XXIV, 436 p. 10 illus.
ISBN 978-0-8176-4943-2
Due: January 12, 2012
Unique work: the only book to use tools and concepts from several mathematical areas usually treated in separate books?stochastic processes, information theory, and Lie theory?thereby building bridges between topics rarely studied by the same individuals
Extensive exercises and numerous examples used to motivate concepts with an emphasis on modeling physical phenomena
Concrete presentation makes it easy for readers to obtain numerical solutions for their own problems
Applications to a variety of areas, including conformational fluctuations of DNA, infotaxis, statistical mechanics, and biomolecular information theory
Suitable as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in applied stochastic processes or differential geometry
For a broad audience of advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in applied mathematics, the physical sciences, and engineering
The subjects of stochastic processes, information theory, and Lie groups are usually treated separately from each other. This unique two-volume set presents these topics in a unified setting, thereby building bridges between fields that are rarely studied by the same individuals. Unlike the many excellent formal treatments available for each of these subjects individually, the emphasis in both of these volumes is on the use of stochastic, geometric, and group-theoretic concepts in the modeling of physical phenomena.
Lie Groups I: Introduction and Examples.- Lie Groups II: Differential Geometric Properties.- Lie Groups III: Integration, Convolution, and Fourier Analysis.- Variational Calculus on Lie Groups.- Statistical Mechanics and Ergodic Theory.- Parts Entropy and the Principal Kinematic Formula.- Estimation and Multivariate Analysis in R^n.- Information, Communication, and Group Therapy.- Algebraic and Geometric Coding Theory.- Information Theory on Lie Groups.- Stochastic Processes on Lie Groups.- Numerical Group Representation Theory.-Rotational and Rigid-Body Diffusion.- Kinematic Covariance Propagation.- Biomolecular Conformation and Information Theory.- Infotaxis.- A Survey of Additional Applications.- Summary.- Inequalities, Convexity, and Rearrangements.- Index.
Series: Springer Monographs in Mathematics
1st Edition., 2012, XIV, 278 p. 6 illus.
Hardcover, ISBN 978-1-4614-1583-1
Due: December 26, 2011
While degenerate and singular parabolic equations have been researched extensively for the last 25 years, the Harnack inequality for nonnegative solutions to these equations has received relatively little attention. Recent progress has been made on the Harnack inequality to the point that the theory is now reasonably complete?except for the singular subcritical range?both for the p-Laplacian and the porous medium equations.
This monograph provides a comprehensive overview of the subject that highlights open problems. The authors treat the Harnack inequality for nonnegative solutions to p-Laplace and porous medium type equations, both in the degenerate and in the singular range. The work is mathematical in nature; its aim is to introduce a novel set of tools and techniques that deepen our understanding of the notions of degeneracy and singularity in partial differential equations.
Although related in spirit to a monograph by the first author in this subject, this book is a self-contained treatment with a different perspective. Here the focus is entirely on the Harnack estimates and on their applications; the authors use the Harnack inequality to reprove a number of known regularity results. This book is aimed at researchers and advanced graduate students who work in this fascinating field.
Preface.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Preliminaries.- 3. Degenerate and Singular Parabolic Equations.- 4. Expansion of Positivity.- 5. The Harnack Inequality for Degenerate Equations.- 6. The Harnack Inequality for Singular Equations.- 7. Homogeneous Monotone Singular Equations.- Appendix A.- Appendix B.- Appendix C.- References.- Index.
1st Edition., 2012, XII, 683 p. 4 illus.
Hardcover, ISBN 978-1-4614-1259-5
Due: December 28, 2011
Serge Lang was an iconic figure in mathematics, both for his own important work and for the indelible impact he left on the field of mathematics, on his students, and on his colleagues. Over the course of his career, Lang traversed a tremendous amount of mathematical ground. As he moved from subject to subject, he found analogies that led to important questions in such areas as number theory, arithmetic geometry and the theory of negatively curved spaces. Lang's conjectures will keep many mathematicians occupied far into the future.
In the spirit of Langfs vast contribution to mathematics, this memorial volume contains articles by prominent mathematicians in a variety of areas, namely number theory, analysis and geometry, representing Langfs own breadth of interests. A special introduction by John Tate includes a brief and engaging account of Serge Langfs life.
-Preface.-Introduction (Tate).-Publications by Serge Lang.-Raynaud's Group-Scheme and Reduction of Converings (Abramovich).-The Modular Degree, Congruence Primes, and Multiplicity One (Agashe, Ribet, Stein).-Le theoreme de Siegel-Shidlovsky reviste (Bertrand).-Some Aspects of Harmonic Analysis on So3(Z[i])\So3(C)/SO(3), and SO(2,1)z\SO(2,1)/SO(2) (Brenner, Sinton).-Differential Characters on Curves (Buium).-Weyl Group Multpile Dirichlet Series of Type A_2 (Chinta, Gunnels).-Remarks on the Geometry of the Diffeomorphism Group of the Circle (Constantin, Kolev).-Harmonic Representatives For Cuspidal Cohomology Classes (Dodziuk, McGowan, Perry).-About the ABC Conjecture and an Alternative (van Frenkenhuijsen).-Unifying Themes Suggested by Belyi's Theorem (Goldring).-On the Local Divisibility of Heegner Points (Gross, Parson).-Uniform Estimates for Primitive Divisors in Elliptic Divisibility Sequences (Ingram, Silverman).-The Heat Kernel, Theta Inversion and Zetas on Gamma\G/K (Jorgenson, Lang).-Applications of Heat Kernels on Abelian Groups: zeta(2n), Quadratic Reciprocity, Bessel Integrals (Karlsson).-Report on the Irreducibility of L-Functions (Katz).-Remark on Fundamental Groups and Effective Diophantine Methods for Hyperbolic Curves (Kim).-Ranks of Elliptic Curves in Cubic Extensions (Kisilevsky).-On Effective Equidistribution of Expanding Tranlates of Certain Orbits in the Space of Lattices (Kleinbock, Margulis).-Elliptic Eisenstein Series for PSL2(Z) (Kramer, Pippich).-Consequences of the Gross-Zagier Formulae: Stability of Average L-Values, Subconvexity, and Non-Vanishing Mod p (Michel, Ramakrishnan).- A Variant of the Lang-Trotter Conjecture (Murty, Murty).-Multiplicity Estimates, Interpolation, and Transcendence Theory (Nakamaye).-Sampling Spaces and Arithmetic Dimension (O'Neil).-On the Birational Anabelian Program Initiated by Bogomolov (Pop).-Irreducible Spaces of Modular Units (Rohrlich).-Equidistribution and Generalized Mahler Measures (Szpiro, Tucker).-Representations p-adiques de torsion admissibles (Vigneras).-Multiplier Ideal Sheaves, Nevanlinna Theory, and Diophantine Approximation (Vojta).-Report on Some Recent Advances in Diophantine Approximation (Waldschmidt).
Series: Probability and its Applications, Vol.
1st Edition., 2012, XII, 272 p.
ISBN 978-3-0348-0239-0
Due: December 13, 2011
This book gives a comprehensive review of results for associated sequences and demimartingales developed so far, with special emphasis on demimartingales and related processes.
One of the basic aims of theory of probability and statistics is to build stochastic models which explain the phenomenon under investigation and explore the dependence among various covariates which influence this phenomenon. Classic examples are the concepts of Markov dependence or of mixing for random processes. Esary, Proschan and Walkup introduced the concept of association for random variables, and Newman and Wright studied properties of processes termed as demimartingales. It can be shown that the partial sums of mean zero associated random variables form a demimartingale.
Probabilistic properties of associated sequences, demimartingales and related processes are discussed in the first six chapters. Applications of some of these results to problems in nonparametric statistical inference for such processes are investigated in the last three chapters.
Preface.- 1. Associated Random Variables and Related Concepts.- Introduction.- Some Probabilistic Properties of Associated Sequences.- Related Concepts of Association.- 2. Demimartingales.- Introduction.- Characteristic Function Inequalities.- Doob Type Maximal Inequality.- An Upcrossing Inequality.- Chow Type Maximal Inequality.- Whittle Type Maximal Inequality.- More on Maximal Inequalities.- Maximal phi-Inequalities for Nonnegative Demisubmartingales.- Maximal Inequalities for Functions of Demisubmartingales.- Central Limit Theorems.- Dominated Demisubmartingales.- 3. N-Demimartingales.- Introduction.- Maximal Inequalities.- More on Maximal Inequalities.- Downcrossing Inequality.- Chow Type Maximal Inequality.- Functions of N-Demimartingales.- Strong Law of Large Numbers.- Azuma Type Inequality.- Marcinkiewicz-Zygmund Type inequality.- Comparison Theorem on Moment Inequalities.- 4. Conditional Demimartingales.- Introduction.- Conditional Independence.- Conditional Association.- Conditional Demimartingales.- 5. Multidimensionally Indexed Demimartingales and Continuous Parameter Demimartingales.- Introduction.- Multidimensionally Indexed Demimartingales.- Chow Type Maximal Inequality for Two-parameter Demimartingales.- Continuous Parameter Demisubmartingales.- Maximal inequality for Continuous Parameter Demisubmartingales.- Upcrossing Inequality.- 6. Limit Theorems for Associated Random Variables.- Introduction.- Covariance Inequalities.- Hajek-Renyi Type Inequalities.- Exponential Inequality.- Non-uniform and Uniform Berry-Esseen Type Bounds.- Limit Theorems for U-statistics.- More Limit Theorems for U-statistics.- Application to Two-sample Problem.- Limit Theorems for V-statistics.- Limit Theorems for Associated Random Fields.- Remarks.- 7. Nonparametric Estimation for Associated Sequences.- Introduction.- Nonparametric Estimation for Survival Function.- Nonparametric Density Estimation.- Nonparametric Failure Rate Estimation.- Nonparametric Mean Residual Life Function Estimation.- Remarks.- 8. Nonparametric Tests for Associated Sequences.- Introduction.- More on Covariance Inequalities.- Tests for Location.- Mann-Whitney Test.- 9. Nonparametric Tests for Change in Marginal Density Function for Associated Sequences.- Introduction.- Tests for Change Point.- Test for Change in Marginal Density Function.- References.- Index.
Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics
2011, 2011, VIII, 229 p. 4 illus.
Softcover, ISBN 978-0-8176-8297-2
Due: January 28, 2012
Published in the mid 1980s, the highly successful first edition of this title investigated the mathematical underpinnings of computer encryption, a discipline drawing heavily on the factorization of large numbers into primes. The book served a broad audience of researchers, students, practitioners of cryptography, and non-scientific readers with a mathematical inclination, treating four fundamental problems: the number of primes below a given limit, the approximate number of primes, the recognition of primes, and the factorization of large numbers.
The second edition of the work, released in the mid 1990s, expanded significantly upon the original book, including important advances in computational prime number theory and factorization, as well as revised and updated tables. With explicit algorithms and computer programs, the author illustrated applications while attempting to discuss many classically important results along with more modern discoveries.
Preface.- The Number of Primes Below a Given Limit.- The Primes Viewed at Large.- Subtleties in the Distribution of Primes.- The Recognition of Primes.- Classical Methods of Factorization.- Modern Factorization Methods.- Prime Numbers and Cryptography.- Appendix 1. Basic Concepts in Higher Algebra.- Appendix 2. Basic concepts in Higher Arithmetic.- Appendix 3. Quadratic Residues.- Appendix 4. The Arithmetic of Quadratic Fields.- Appendix 5. Higher Algebraic Number Fields.- Appendix 6. Algebraic Factors.- Appendix 7. Elliptic Curves.- Appendix 8. Continued Fractions.- Appendix 9. Multiple-Precision Arithmetic.- Appendix 10. Fast Multiplication of Large Integers.- Appendix 11. The Stieltjes Integral.- Tables.- List of Textbooks.- Index.