Measuring inequalities in a multidimensional framework is a challenging problem, which is common to most field of science and engineering. Nevertheless, despite the enormous amount of researches illustrating the fields of application of inequality indices, and of the Gini index in particular, very few consider the case of a multidimensional variable. In this paper, we consider in some details a new inequality index, based on the Fourier transform, that can be fruitfully applied to measure the degree of inhomogeneity of multivariate probability distributions. This index exhibits a number of interesting properties that make it very promising in quantifying the degree of inequality in datasets of complex and multifaceted social phenomena.

A variety is finitely universal if its lattice of subvarieties contains an isomorphic copy of every finite lattice. We show that the 6-element Brandt monoid generates a finitely universal variety of monoids and, by the previous results, it is the smallest generator for a monoid variety with this property. It is also deduced that the join of two Cross varieties of monoids can be finitely universal. In particular, we exhibit a finitely universal variety of monoids with uncountably many subvarieties which is the join of two Cross varieties of monoids whose lattices of subvarieties are the 6-element and the 7-element chains, respectively.

In this paper, we prove that the lower triangular matrix category $\Lambda =\left [ \begin{smallmatrix} \mathcal{T}&0\\ M&\mathcal{U} \end{smallmatrix} \right ]$, where $\mathcal{T}$ and $\mathcal{U}$ are $\textrm{Hom}$-finite, Krull–Schmidt $K$-quasi-hereditary categories and $M$ is an $\mathcal{U}\otimes _K \mathcal{T}^{op}$-module that satisfies suitable conditions, is quasi-hereditary. This result generalizes the work of B. Zhu in his study on triangular matrix algebras over quasi-hereditary algebras. Moreover, we obtain a characterization of the category of the $_\Lambda \Delta$-filtered $\Lambda$-modules.

Analytic rotated vector fields have four significant properties: as the rotated parameter $\alpha$ changes, the amplitude of each stable (or unstable) limit cycle varies monotonically, each semi-stable limit cycle bifurcates at most two limit cycles, the isolated homoclinic loop (if exists) disappears while a unique limit cycle with the same stability arises or no closed orbits arise oppositely, and a unique limit cycle arises near the weak focus (if exists). In this paper, we prove that the four properties remain true for a rotated family of generalized Liénard systems having finitely many switching lines. Furthermore, we discuss variational exponent and use it to formulate multiplicity of limit cycles. Then we apply our results to give exact number of limit cycles to a continuous piecewise linear system with three zones and answer to a question on the maximum number of limit cycles in an SD oscillator.

We describe the one-generator braces A satisfying the condition $A^3 = \langle 0 \rangle$.

We develop two methods for expressing the global index of the gradient of a 2 variable polynomial function $f$: in terms of the atypical fibres of $f$, and in terms of the clusters of Milnor arcs at infinity. These allow us to derive upper bounds for the global index, in particular refining the one that was found by Durfee in terms of the degree of $f$.

We consider the Kakinuma model for the motion of interfacial gravity waves. The Kakinuma model is a system of Euler–Lagrange equations for an approximate Lagrangian, which is obtained by approximating the velocity potentials in the Lagrangian of the full model. Structures of the Kakinuma model and the well-posedness of its initial value problem were analysed in the companion paper [14]. In this present paper, we show that the Kakinuma model is a higher order shallow water approximation to the full model for interfacial gravity waves with an error of order $O(\delta _1^{4N+2}+\delta _2^{4N+2})$ in the sense of consistency, where $\delta _1$ and $\delta _2$ are shallowness parameters, which are the ratios of the mean depths of the upper and the lower layers to the typical horizontal wavelength, respectively, and $N$ is, roughly speaking, the size of the Kakinuma model and can be taken an arbitrarily large number. Moreover, under a hypothesis of the existence of the solution to the full model with a uniform bound, a rigorous justification of the Kakinuma model is proved by giving an error estimate between the solution to the Kakinuma model and that of the full model. An error estimate between the Hamiltonian of the Kakinuma model and that of the full model is also provided.

Let $C\; : \;y^2=f(x)$ be a hyperelliptic curve of genus $g\geq 1$, defined over a complete discretely valued field $K$, with ring of integers $O_K$. Under certain conditions on $C$, mild when residue characteristic is not $2$, we explicitly construct the minimal regular model with normal crossings $\mathcal{C}/O_K$ of $C$. In the same setting we determine a basis of integral differentials of $C$, that is an $O_K$-basis for the global sections of the relative dualising sheaf $\omega _{\mathcal{C}/O_K}$.

We consider spectral projectors associated to the Euclidean Laplacian on the two-dimensional torus, in the case where the spectral window is narrow. Bounds for their L2 to Lp operator norm are derived, extending the classical result of Sogge; a new question on the convolution kernel of the projector is introduced. The methods employed include $\ell^2$ decoupling, small cap decoupling and estimates of exponential sums.

Given the full shift over a countable state space on a countable amenable group, we develop its thermodynamic formalism. First, we introduce the concept of pressure and, using tiling techniques, prove its existence and further properties, such as an infimum rule. Next, we extend the definitions of different notions of Gibbs measures and prove their existence and equivalence, given some regularity and normalization criteria on the potential. Finally, we provide a family of potentials that nontrivially satisfy the conditions for having this equivalence and a nonempty range of inverse temperatures where uniqueness holds.

Existence of specific eternal solutions in exponential self-similar form to the following quasilinear diffusion equation with strong absorption

\[ \partial_t u=\Delta u^m-|x|^{\sigma}u^q, \]

$(t,\,x)\in (0,\,\infty )\times \mathbb {R}^N$

$m>1$

$q\in (0,\,1)$

$\sigma =\sigma _c:=2(1-q)/ (m-1)$

\[ u(t,x)={\rm e}^{-\alpha t}f(|x|\,{\rm e}^{\beta t}), \quad \alpha=\frac{2}{m-1}\beta, \]

$\beta ^*\in (0,\,\infty )$

$(u_A)_{A>0}$

$(f_A)_{A>0}$

$f_A(0)=A$

$f_A'(0)=0$

$\sigma \in (0,\,\sigma _c)$

We prove that there exists an algorithm for determining whether two piecewise-linear spatial graphs are isomorphic. In its most general form, our theorem applies to spatial graphs furnished with vertex colourings, edge colourings and/or edge orientations.

We first show that spatial graphs admit canonical decompositions into blocks, that is, spatial graphs that are non-split and have no cut vertices, in a suitable topological sense. Then, we apply a result of Haken and Matveev in order to algorithmically distinguish these blocks.

We construct and study the moduli of stable hypersurfaces in toric orbifolds. Let X be a projective toric orbifold and $\alpha \in \operatorname{Cl}(X)$ an ample class. The moduli space is constructed as a quotient of the linear system $|\alpha|$ by $G = \operatorname{Aut}(X)$. Since the group G is non-reductive in general, we use new techniques of non-reductive geometric invariant theory. Using the A-discriminant of Gelfand, Kapranov and Zelevinsky, we prove semistability for quasismooth hypersurfaces of toric orbifolds. Further, we prove the existence of a quasi-projective moduli space of quasismooth hypersurfaces in a weighted projective space when the weighted projective space satisfies a certain condition. We also discuss how to proceed when this condition is not satisfied. We prove that the automorphism group of a quasismooth hypersurface of weighted projective space is finite excluding some low degrees.

For $s\in [\tfrac {1}{2},\, 1)$, let $u$ solve $(\partial _t - \Delta )^s u = Vu$ in $\mathbb {R}^{n} \times [-T,\, 0]$ for some $T>0$ where $||V||_{ C^2(\mathbb {R}^n \times [-T, 0])} < \infty$. We show that if for some $0<\mathfrak {K} < T$ and $\epsilon >0$

\[ {\unicode{x2A0D}}-_{[-\mathfrak{K},\, 0]} u^2(x, t) {\rm d}t \leq Ce^{-|x|^{2+\epsilon}}\ \forall x \in \mathbb{R}^n, \]

$u \equiv 0$

$\mathbb {R}^{n} \times [-T,\, 0]$

In this note, we present examples of non-quasi-geodesic metric spaces which are hyperbolic (i.e., satisfying Gromov’s $4$-point condition) while the intersection of any two metric balls therein does not either ‘look like’ a ball or has uniformly bounded eccentricity. This answers an open question posed by Chatterji and Niblo.

In this paper, we are concerned with the ground states of the following planar Kirchhoff-type problem:

\[ -\left(1+b\displaystyle\int_{\mathbb{R}^2}|\nabla u|^2\,{\rm d}x\right)\Delta u+\omega u=|u|^{p-2}u, \quad x\in\mathbb{R}^2. \]

$b,\, \omega >0$

$p>2$

In this note, we establish a boundary maximum principle for a class of stationary pairs of varifolds satisfying a fixed contact angle condition in any compact Riemannian manifold with smooth boundary.

We analyse the asymptotic dynamics of quasilinear parabolic equations when solutions may grow up (i.e. blow up in infinite time). For such models, there is a global attractor which is unbounded and the semiflow induces a nonlinear dynamics at infinity by means of a Poincaré projection. In case the dynamics at infinity is given by a semilinear equation, then it is gradient, consisting of the so-called equilibria at infinity and their corresponding heteroclinics. Moreover, the diffusion and reaction compete for the dimensionality of the induced dynamics at infinity. If the equilibria are hyperbolic, we explicitly prove the occurrence of heteroclinics between bounded equilibria and/or equilibria at infinity. These unbounded global attractors describe the space of admissible initial data at event horizons of certain black holes.

We consider the broadest concept of the gradient Yamabe soliton, the conformal gradient soliton. In this paper, we elucidate the structure of complete gradient conformal solitons under some assumption, and provide some applications to gradient Yamabe solitons. These results enhance the understanding gained from previous research. Furthermore, we give an affirmative partial answer to the Yamabe soliton version of Perelman’s conjecture.

The present paper is concerned with the infimum of the norm of potentials for Sturm–Liouville eigenvalue problems with Dirichlet boundary condition such that the first two eigenvalues are known. The explicit quantity of the infimum is given by the two eigenvalues.