Given an open bounded subset Ω of ℝ^(n) we consider the eigenvalue problem{Δu-(■u,■V)=-λvu,u>0inΩ,u=0 onδΩ,where V is a given function defined inΩandλV is the relevant eigenvalue.We determine sufficient c...Given an open bounded subset Ω of ℝ^(n) we consider the eigenvalue problem{Δu-(■u,■V)=-λvu,u>0inΩ,u=0 onδΩ,where V is a given function defined inΩandλV is the relevant eigenvalue.We determine sufficient conditions on V such that ifΩis convex,the solution u is log-concave.We also determine sufficient conditions ensuring that λ_(V),as a function of the setΩ,verifies a convexity inequality with respect to the Minkowski addition of sets.展开更多
In this paper,we develop Maurey’s and Bobkov-Ledoux’s methods to prove modified Brascamp-Lieb inequalities and log-Sobolev inequalities for one-dimensional log-concave measure.To prove these inequalities,the harmoni...In this paper,we develop Maurey’s and Bobkov-Ledoux’s methods to prove modified Brascamp-Lieb inequalities and log-Sobolev inequalities for one-dimensional log-concave measure.To prove these inequalities,the harmonic Prékopa-Leindler inequality is used.We prove that these new inequalities are more efficient in estimating the variance and entropy for some functions with exponential terms.展开更多
Elias,et al.(2016)conjectured that the Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial of any matroid is logconcave.Inspired by a computer proof of Moll’s log-concavity conjecture given by Kauers and Paule,the authors use a computer alge...Elias,et al.(2016)conjectured that the Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial of any matroid is logconcave.Inspired by a computer proof of Moll’s log-concavity conjecture given by Kauers and Paule,the authors use a computer algebra system to prove the conjecture for arbitrary uniform matroids.展开更多
this paper,we introduce the L_(p) Shephard problem on entropy of log-concave functions,a comparison problem:whether ∏_(p)f≤∏_(p)g implies that Ent(f)≥Ent(g),for 1≤p<n,and Ent(f)≤Ent(g),for n<p,where ∏_(p)...this paper,we introduce the L_(p) Shephard problem on entropy of log-concave functions,a comparison problem:whether ∏_(p)f≤∏_(p)g implies that Ent(f)≥Ent(g),for 1≤p<n,and Ent(f)≤Ent(g),for n<p,where ∏_(p)f is the L_(p) projection body of a log-concave function f.Our results give a partial answer to this problem.展开更多
In this paper,we examine the functions a(n)and b(n),which respectively represent the number of cubic partitions and cubic partition pairs.Our work leads to the derivation of asymptotic formulas for both a(n)and b(n).A...In this paper,we examine the functions a(n)and b(n),which respectively represent the number of cubic partitions and cubic partition pairs.Our work leads to the derivation of asymptotic formulas for both a(n)and b(n).Additionally,we establish the upper and lower bounds of these functions,factoring in the explicit error terms involved.Crucially,our findings reveal that a(n)and b(n)both satisfy several inequalities such as log-concavity,third-order Turan inequalities,and strict log-subadditivity.展开更多
In this article,we explain how the famous Archimedes’principle of flotation can be used to construct various floating bodies.We survey some of the most important results regarding the floating bodies,including their ...In this article,we explain how the famous Archimedes’principle of flotation can be used to construct various floating bodies.We survey some of the most important results regarding the floating bodies,including their relations with affine surface area and projection body,their extensions in different settings such as space forms and log-concave functions,and mention some associated open problems.展开更多
Recently, the theory of valuations on function spaces has been rapidly growing. It is more general than the classical theory of valuations on convex bodies. In this paper, all continuous, SL(n) and translation invaria...Recently, the theory of valuations on function spaces has been rapidly growing. It is more general than the classical theory of valuations on convex bodies. In this paper, all continuous, SL(n) and translation invariant valuations on concave functions and log-concave functions are completely classified, respectively.展开更多
In this paper,the Orlicz centroid function for log-concave functions is introduced.A rearrangement inequality of the Orlicz centroid function for log-concave functions is obtained.The rearrangement inequality implies ...In this paper,the Orlicz centroid function for log-concave functions is introduced.A rearrangement inequality of the Orlicz centroid function for log-concave functions is obtained.The rearrangement inequality implies the Orlicz Busemann-Petty centroid inequality of Lutwak,Yang and Zhang[23].展开更多
The Busemann-Petty problem asks whether symmetric convex bodies in the Euclidean space R^(n) with smaller central hyperplane sections necessarily have smaller volumes.The solution has been completed and the answer is ...The Busemann-Petty problem asks whether symmetric convex bodies in the Euclidean space R^(n) with smaller central hyperplane sections necessarily have smaller volumes.The solution has been completed and the answer is affirmative if n≤4 and negative if n≥5.In this paper,we investigate the Busemann-Petty problem on entropy of log-concave functions:for even log-concave functions f and g with finite positive integrals in R^(n),if the marginal∫_(R^(n))∩H^(f(x)dx)of f is smaller than the marginal∫_(R^(n))∩H^(g(x)dx)of g for every hyperplane H passing through the origin,is the entropy Ent(f)of f bigger than the entropy Ent(g)of g?The BusemannPetty problem on entropy of log-concave functions includes the Busemann-Petty problem,and hence its answer is negative when n≥5.For 2≤n≤4,we give a positive answer to the Busemann-Petty problem on entropy of log-concave functions.展开更多
In 2012,Zhi-Wei Sun posed many conjectures about the monotonicity of sequences of form {n√zn},where {zn} is a familiar number-theoretic or combinatorial sequence. We show that if the sequence {zn+1/zn}is increasing(r...In 2012,Zhi-Wei Sun posed many conjectures about the monotonicity of sequences of form {n√zn},where {zn} is a familiar number-theoretic or combinatorial sequence. We show that if the sequence {zn+1/zn}is increasing(resp.,decreasing),then the sequence {n√zn} is strictly increasing(resp.,decreasing) subject to a certain initial condition. We also give some sufficient conditions when {zn+1/zn} is increasing,which is equivalent to the log-convexity of {zn}. As consequences,a series of conjectures of Zhi-Wei Sun are verified in a unified approach.展开更多
An independent set in a graph G is a set of pairwise non-adjacent vertices.Let ik(G)denote the number of independent sets of cardinality k in G.Then its generating function I(G;x)=∑^(α(G))^(k=0)ik(G)x^(k),is called ...An independent set in a graph G is a set of pairwise non-adjacent vertices.Let ik(G)denote the number of independent sets of cardinality k in G.Then its generating function I(G;x)=∑^(α(G))^(k=0)ik(G)x^(k),is called the independence polynomial of G(Gutman and Harary,1983).In this paper,we introduce a new graph operation called the cycle cover product and formulate its independence polynomial.We also give a criterion for formulating the independence polynomial of a graph.Based on the exact formulas,we prove some results on symmetry,unimodality,reality of zeros of independence polynomials of some graphs.As applications,we give some new constructions for graphs having symmetric and unimodal independence polynomials.展开更多
Truncated elliptical distributions occur naturally in theoretical and applied statistics and are essential for the study of other classes of multivariate distributions.Two members of this class are the multivariate tr...Truncated elliptical distributions occur naturally in theoretical and applied statistics and are essential for the study of other classes of multivariate distributions.Two members of this class are the multivariate truncated normal and multivariate truncated t distributions.We derive statistical properties of the truncated elliptical distributions.Applications of our results establish new properties of the multivariate truncated slash and multivariate truncated power exponential distributions.展开更多
Two interesting sequences arose in the study of the series expansions of the complete elliptic integrals,which are called the Catalan-Larcombe-French sequence{Pn}n≥0 and the Fennessey-Larcombe-French sequence{Vn}n≥0...Two interesting sequences arose in the study of the series expansions of the complete elliptic integrals,which are called the Catalan-Larcombe-French sequence{Pn}n≥0 and the Fennessey-Larcombe-French sequence{Vn}n≥0 respectively.In this paper,we first establish some criteria for determining log-behavior of a sequence based on its three-term recurrence.Then we prove the log-convexity of{Vn^2-V(n-1)V(n+1)}n≥2 and{n!Vn}n≥1,the ratio log-concavity of{Pn}n≥0 and the sequence{An}n≥0 of Apéry numbers,and the ratio log-convexity of{Vn}n≥1.展开更多
Poincaréinequality has been studied by Bobkov for radial measures,but few are known about the logarithmic Sobolev inequality in the radial case.We try to fill this gap here using different methods:Bobkov's ar...Poincaréinequality has been studied by Bobkov for radial measures,but few are known about the logarithmic Sobolev inequality in the radial case.We try to fill this gap here using different methods:Bobkov's argument and super-Poincaréinequalities,direct approach via L_(1)-logarithmic Sobolev inequalities.We also give various examples where the obtained bounds are quite sharp.Recent bounds obtained by Lee–Vempala in the log-concave bounded case are refined for radial measures.展开更多
基金supported by the project Disuguaglianze analitiche e geometriche,funded by the Gruppo per Analisi Matematica la Probabilitàe le loro Applicazioni.
文摘Given an open bounded subset Ω of ℝ^(n) we consider the eigenvalue problem{Δu-(■u,■V)=-λvu,u>0inΩ,u=0 onδΩ,where V is a given function defined inΩandλV is the relevant eigenvalue.We determine sufficient conditions on V such that ifΩis convex,the solution u is log-concave.We also determine sufficient conditions ensuring that λ_(V),as a function of the setΩ,verifies a convexity inequality with respect to the Minkowski addition of sets.
基金Supported in part by the NSFC(12071378,12461009)the Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi(2023-JC-YB-036)the Shaanxi Fundamental Science Research Project for Mathematics and Physics(23JSQ033).
文摘In this paper,we develop Maurey’s and Bobkov-Ledoux’s methods to prove modified Brascamp-Lieb inequalities and log-Sobolev inequalities for one-dimensional log-concave measure.To prove these inequalities,the harmonic Prékopa-Leindler inequality is used.We prove that these new inequalities are more efficient in estimating the variance and entropy for some functions with exponential terms.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.11901431 and 12171362.
文摘Elias,et al.(2016)conjectured that the Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial of any matroid is logconcave.Inspired by a computer proof of Moll’s log-concavity conjecture given by Kauers and Paule,the authors use a computer algebra system to prove the conjecture for arbitrary uniform matroids.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(11701373)The Shanghai Sailing Program(17YF1413800)。
文摘this paper,we introduce the L_(p) Shephard problem on entropy of log-concave functions,a comparison problem:whether ∏_(p)f≤∏_(p)g implies that Ent(f)≥Ent(g),for 1≤p<n,and Ent(f)≤Ent(g),for n<p,where ∏_(p)f is the L_(p) projection body of a log-concave function f.Our results give a partial answer to this problem.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12371327)the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing(cstc2021jcyj-msxmX0107).
文摘In this paper,we examine the functions a(n)and b(n),which respectively represent the number of cubic partitions and cubic partition pairs.Our work leads to the derivation of asymptotic formulas for both a(n)and b(n).Additionally,we establish the upper and lower bounds of these functions,factoring in the explicit error terms involved.Crucially,our findings reveal that a(n)and b(n)both satisfy several inequalities such as log-concavity,third-order Turan inequalities,and strict log-subadditivity.
基金supported by the Research Funding of Wuhan Polytechnic University(2024RZ083)Elisabeth M.Werner’s work was supported by the NSF grant DMS-2103482.Deping Ye’s work was supported by an NSERC grant,Canada.Ning Zhang’s work was supported by the NSF of China(11901217,11971005).
文摘In this article,we explain how the famous Archimedes’principle of flotation can be used to construct various floating bodies.We survey some of the most important results regarding the floating bodies,including their relations with affine surface area and projection body,their extensions in different settings such as space forms and log-concave functions,and mention some associated open problems.
基金Supported by Foundation of China Scholarship Council(201808430267)the Education Department of Hunan Province(16C0635)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(2017JJ3085)
文摘Recently, the theory of valuations on function spaces has been rapidly growing. It is more general than the classical theory of valuations on convex bodies. In this paper, all continuous, SL(n) and translation invariant valuations on concave functions and log-concave functions are completely classified, respectively.
基金Supported in part by NSFC(12071378,12461009),20XLB012,KJQN202100527,CSTB2022NSCQ-MSX0259 and KJQN202300557.
文摘In this paper,the Orlicz centroid function for log-concave functions is introduced.A rearrangement inequality of the Orlicz centroid function for log-concave functions is obtained.The rearrangement inequality implies the Orlicz Busemann-Petty centroid inequality of Lutwak,Yang and Zhang[23].
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12001291)supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12071318)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.531118010593)。
文摘The Busemann-Petty problem asks whether symmetric convex bodies in the Euclidean space R^(n) with smaller central hyperplane sections necessarily have smaller volumes.The solution has been completed and the answer is affirmative if n≤4 and negative if n≥5.In this paper,we investigate the Busemann-Petty problem on entropy of log-concave functions:for even log-concave functions f and g with finite positive integrals in R^(n),if the marginal∫_(R^(n))∩H^(f(x)dx)of f is smaller than the marginal∫_(R^(n))∩H^(g(x)dx)of g for every hyperplane H passing through the origin,is the entropy Ent(f)of f bigger than the entropy Ent(g)of g?The BusemannPetty problem on entropy of log-concave functions includes the Busemann-Petty problem,and hence its answer is negative when n≥5.For 2≤n≤4,we give a positive answer to the Busemann-Petty problem on entropy of log-concave functions.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11071030,11201191 and 11371078)Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(Grant No.20110041110039)+1 种基金National Science Foundation of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(GrantNo.12KJB110005)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(Grant No.11XLR30)
文摘In 2012,Zhi-Wei Sun posed many conjectures about the monotonicity of sequences of form {n√zn},where {zn} is a familiar number-theoretic or combinatorial sequence. We show that if the sequence {zn+1/zn}is increasing(resp.,decreasing),then the sequence {n√zn} is strictly increasing(resp.,decreasing) subject to a certain initial condition. We also give some sufficient conditions when {zn+1/zn} is increasing,which is equivalent to the log-convexity of {zn}. As consequences,a series of conjectures of Zhi-Wei Sun are verified in a unified approach.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11971206,12022105)Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK20200048)。
文摘An independent set in a graph G is a set of pairwise non-adjacent vertices.Let ik(G)denote the number of independent sets of cardinality k in G.Then its generating function I(G;x)=∑^(α(G))^(k=0)ik(G)x^(k),is called the independence polynomial of G(Gutman and Harary,1983).In this paper,we introduce a new graph operation called the cycle cover product and formulate its independence polynomial.We also give a criterion for formulating the independence polynomial of a graph.Based on the exact formulas,we prove some results on symmetry,unimodality,reality of zeros of independence polynomials of some graphs.As applications,we give some new constructions for graphs having symmetric and unimodal independence polynomials.
基金Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvi-mento Cientifico e Tecnologico-CNPq(Grant No.305963-2018-0).
文摘Truncated elliptical distributions occur naturally in theoretical and applied statistics and are essential for the study of other classes of multivariate distributions.Two members of this class are the multivariate truncated normal and multivariate truncated t distributions.We derive statistical properties of the truncated elliptical distributions.Applications of our results establish new properties of the multivariate truncated slash and multivariate truncated power exponential distributions.
基金partially supported by the National Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region(No. 2017D01C084)the National Science Foundation of China (Nos. 11771330 and 11701491)
文摘Two interesting sequences arose in the study of the series expansions of the complete elliptic integrals,which are called the Catalan-Larcombe-French sequence{Pn}n≥0 and the Fennessey-Larcombe-French sequence{Vn}n≥0 respectively.In this paper,we first establish some criteria for determining log-behavior of a sequence based on its three-term recurrence.Then we prove the log-convexity of{Vn^2-V(n-1)V(n+1)}n≥2 and{n!Vn}n≥1,the ratio log-concavity of{Pn}n≥0 and the sequence{An}n≥0 of Apéry numbers,and the ratio log-convexity of{Vn}n≥1.
基金Supported by ANR(Grant No.EFI ANR-17-CE40-0030)。
文摘Poincaréinequality has been studied by Bobkov for radial measures,but few are known about the logarithmic Sobolev inequality in the radial case.We try to fill this gap here using different methods:Bobkov's argument and super-Poincaréinequalities,direct approach via L_(1)-logarithmic Sobolev inequalities.We also give various examples where the obtained bounds are quite sharp.Recent bounds obtained by Lee–Vempala in the log-concave bounded case are refined for radial measures.
