Let K1, K2,…, Kd+1 be d+1 convex bodies in Ed, the interiors of which have no point in common. If mX denotes the measure of set X, we prove

and this inequality is best possible.

Let be the sum of the m-th powers of the zeros of the Bessel polynomial yn(x). It is known that for m = 0, 1, 2, …,

where cm(v) is the Hawkins polynomial. In this paper we find rational functions wm(v) such that for m = 0, 1, 2, …

Let Q(x) = Q(x1, x2,…, xn) be a quadratic form with integer coefficients. Schinzel, Schickewei and Schmidt [9, Theorem 1] have shown that for any modulus m there exists a nonzero such that

and ║x║≤m(1/2)+(1/2(n-1)), where ║x║ = max |xi|. When m is a prime Heath-Brown [8] has obtained a nonzero solution of (1) with ║x║≤m1/2 log m. Yuan [10] has extended Heath-Brown's work to all finite fields. We have proved related results in [5] and [6]. In this paper we extend Heath-Brown's work to moduli which are a product of two primes. Throughout the paper we shall assume that n is even and n>2. For any odd prime p let

where det Q is the determinant of the integer matrix representing Q and is the Legendre symbol.

A unified method is used to improve the order of the lower bound sieve.

Görtler vortices are thought to be the cause of transition in many fluid flows of practical importance. In this paper a review of the different stages of vortex growth is given. In the linear regime nonparallel effects completely govern this growth and parallel flow theories do not capture the essential features of the development of the vortices. A detailed comparison between the parallel and nonparallel theories is given and it is shown that at small vortex wavelengths the parallel flow theories have some validity; otherwise nonparallel effects are dominant. New results for the receptivity problem for Gortler vortices are given; in particular vortices induced by free-stream perturbations impinging on the leading edge of the wall are considered. It is found that the most dangerous mode of this type can be isolated and its neutral curve is determined. This curve agrees very closely with the available experimental data. A discussion of the different regimes of growth of nonlinear vortices is also given. Again it is shown that, unless the vortex wavelength is small, nonparallel effects are dominant. Some new results for nonlinear vortices of O(l) wavelengths are given and compared with experimental observations. The agreement between theory and experiment is shown to be excellent up to the point where unsteady effects become important. For small wavelength vortices the nonlinear regime is of particular interest since a strongly nonlinear theory can be developed there. Here the vortices can be large enough to drive the mean state which then adjusts itself to make all modes neutral. The breakdown of this nonlinear state into a three-dimensional time dependent flow is also discussed.

In recent papers on fractals attention has shifted from sets to measures [1, 5, 10]. Thus it seems interesting to know whether results for the dimension of sets remain valid for the dimension of measures. In the present paper we derive estimates for the dimension of product measures. Falconer [3] summarizes known results for sets and Tricot [8] gives a complete description in terms of Hausdorff and packing dimension. Let dim and Dim denote Hausdorff and packing dimension. If then

Let

It is proved that for suitable a and b, n≥7, one can have Vn(An) = Vn(Bn) and for every (n–1)-dimensional subspace H of ℝn, where Bn is the unit ball of ℝn. This strengthens previous negative results on a problem of H. Busemann and C. M. Petty.

Let where a0≠0, m≥2, n = e1 + … + em and the ξi(1≤i≤m) are the distinct zeros of f in some algebraic closure of the p-adic field . Then K = (ξ1, ξ2, …, ξm) is a finite separable extension of and we denote by “ord” the unique extension of the (additive) p-adic valuation on to K, normalized with ord p = 1.

In 1941 Duffin and Schaeffer [2] considered the case k = 1 of the assertion that when the statement;

(Ak) “For almost all there are infinitely many natural numbers q for which there exist integers a1,…, ak such that (a1 … ak, q) = 1 and

where

holds, if, and only if,

diverges.

A convex compact subset of ℝd is called a convex body. The (Euclidean) surface area and volume of a convex body K are denoted s(K) and v(K) respectively. The support function of a convex body K is denned by h(K, x) = maxy∈K xty and the polar dual of K is given by K0 = {x: |xty|1, y∈K}. Double vertical bars shall denote the Euclidean length of a vector , and S shall denote the unit sphere (the Euclidean unit ball): S = {x: ║x║≤1}. We use for the mixed volume

Atkinson, Young and Brezovich [1: 1983] gave a formula for the potential distribution due to a circular disc condenser with arbitrary spacing parameter к (the ratio of separation of the discs to their radius). This was simpler to calculate than the formulation which I gave in [8: 1949]; but unfortunately it fails to satisfy two requirements, as the present paper shows. Together with [8], this paper shows that the potential formulated in [8] satisfies all requirements.

Nous estimons le module des sommes trigonométriques sur la variété de dimension n – s definie par s formes en n variables, avec une forme linéaire en exposant. Cela s'applique a l'étude de la distribution des points rationnels d'une telle variété definie sur un corps fini ou sur le corps des nombres rationnels.

Let K be an algebraic number field of degree n and discriminant d. Let K(1),…, K(n) be the embeddings of the field. Then n = r1 + 2r2 where K(1), …, K(rl) are real and the remainder complex, satisfying . The conjugates of the number μ in K(i) are denoted by μ(i.

In the terminology of Birget and Rhodes [3], an expansion is a functor F from the category of semigroups into some special category of semigroups such that there is a natural transformation η from F to the identity functor for which ηs is surjective for every semigroup S. The three expansions introduced in [3] have proved to be of particular interest when applied to groups. In fact, as shown in [4], Ĝ(2) are isomorphic for any group G, is an E-unitary inverse monoid and the kernel of the homomorphism ηG is the minimum group congruence on . Furthermore, if G is the free group on A, then the “cut-down to generators” which is a subsemigroup of is the free inverse semigroup on A. Essentially the same result was given by Margolis and Pin [12].

There exists a family of pairwise disjoint congruent infinite circular cylinders such that no two cylinders of are parallel and the density of is greater than zero.