We study the semilinear equation –Δu + β(u) = f in ℝ2, where β is a continuous increasing real function with β(0) = 0 and f is a bounded Radon measure. We show the existence of a solution, which is unique in the appropriate class, provided that each of the point masses contained in f does not exceed some critical value denned in terms of the growth of (β at ∞ This condition is shown to be necessary for the existence of solutions, even locally. The one-dimensional situation is also discussed.

A standard method of constructing Steiner triple systems of order 19 from the Steiner triple system of order 9 gives rise to 212 different such systems. It is shown that there are just three isomorphism classes amongst these systems. Representatives of each isomorphism class are described and the orders of their automorphism groups are determined.

The problem of constructing certain 39-line starts for a projective plane of order 10, assuming that there is a vector of weight 16 in the associated binary code, is considered.

The present paper is concerned with developing the existence and asymptotic properties of the state density N(λ) associated with certain higher order random ordinary differential operators A of the form

where Ao has homogeneous and ergodic coefficients with respect to the σ-algebra generated by the Wiener process q(ω, x). The analysis uses the Weyl min-max principle to determine rough upper and lower bounds for N(λ).

There is a conjecture that a tower of smooth subvarieties V(n) with fixed codimension l in Gk(ℂn) must be a standard example. It is shown that even under topological hypotheses, all cohomological invariants of such a tower must coincide with those of standard examples.

We continue with the work of earlier papers concerning the use of partial dilferential equations to prove the uniform convergence of the eigenfunction expansion associated witha left definite two-parameter system of ordinary differential equations of the second order.

Explicit formulae and numerical values for upper and lower bounds for the best constant in Landau/s inequality on the real line are given. For p > 3, the value of the upper bound is less than the value of the best constant conjectured by Gindler and Goldstein (J. Analyse Math. 28 (1975), 213–238).

In a forthcoming paper, N. M. Khan gives a condition for a variety of commutative semigroups V to be saturated in the sense of Howie and Isbell (1967) (i.e. epis are onto for each S ∈ V). We show the necessity of the condition by constructing a non-saturated semigroup which is a member of every commutative variety not satisfying Khan's condition. This determination of the saturated varieties of commutative semigroups enables us then to prove that these varieties form a sublattice of the lattice of varieties of all commutative semigroups.

This paper is concerned with the existence of solutions of a two point boundary value problem for neutral functional differential equations. We consider the problem

where M and N are n × n matrices. This is examined by using the “shooting method”. Also, an example is given to illustrate how our result can be applied to yield the existence of solutions of a periodic boundary value problem.

The Hilbert boundary value problem for a first order nonlinear elliptic system in the plane with linear boundary conditions of nonnegative index is (under suitable side conditions uniquely) solved by use of the Newton imbedding method. This constructive method is based on an a priori estimate which arises from an integral representation formula for C1-functions first developed by Haack and Wendland. The approximation procedure yields an error estimate too.

A closed summation operator, whose spectrum lies within a certain region, generates a derivation and antiderivation, and an Euler–Maclaurin sum formula among these three operators.

We show that the classical generalized quadrangle W(3) is modelled by a complex polytope, and give an explicit embedding in PG(3, 3)

We consider interpolation by piecewise polynomials, where the interpolation conditions are on certain derivatives of the function at certain points of a periodic vector x, specified by a periodic incidence matrix G. Similarly, we allow discontinuity of certain derivatives of the piecewise polynomial at certain points of x, specified by a periodic incidence matrix H. This generalises the well-known cardinal spline interpolation of Schoenberg. We investigate conditions on G, H and x under which there is a unique bounded solution for any given bounded data.

Let V be a vector space and End (V) the semigroup of endomorphisms of V. An affine mapping of V is a map A: V → V given by xA = xα + a, where a belongs to End (V) and a is some element of V. Let (V) be the semigroup of affine mappings of V.

Let E' denote the non-injective idempotents of End (V) and let ℰ denote the idempotents of (V). In this paper 〈ℰ〉 is determined in terms of 〈E′〉 when End (V) consists of all endomorphisms of V and when End (V) only contains the continuous endomorphisms (in which case we restrict V to being an inner product space).

The authors continue their study of Titchmarch-Weyl matrix M(λ) functions for linear Hamiltonian systems. A representation for the M(λ) function is obtained in the case where the system is limit circle, or maximum deficiency index, type. The representation reduces, in a special case, to a parameterization for scalar m-coefficients due to C. T. Fulton. A proof that matrix M(λ) functions are meromorphic in the limit circle case is given.

If von Kármán's substitution is made in the Navier-Stokes equations, and boundary conditions corresponding to a flow in all of space with constant angular velocities at infinity are imposed, a boundary value problem analgous to those for flow above a rotating disk and between rotating disks is obtained. It is shown here that this problem has no solution.