In this paper, we introduce duadic codes over finite local rings and concentrate on quadratic residue codes. We study their properties and give the comprehensive method for the computing the unique idempotent generator of quadratic residue codes.

Let 𝒜 be a unital Banach algebra, 𝓜 a unital 𝒜-bimodule, and 𝛿 a linear mapping from 𝒜 into 𝓜. We prove that if 𝛿 satisfies 𝛿(A)A^-1+A^-1𝛿(A)+A𝛿(A^-1)+𝛿(A^-1)A = 0 for every invertible element A in 𝒜, then 𝛿 is a Jordan derivation. Moreover, we show that 𝛿 is a Jordan derivable mapping at the unit element if and only if 𝛿 is a Jordan derivation. As an application, we answer the question posed in [4, Problem 2.6].

In this paper, we mainly study the random sampling and reconstruction of signals living in the subspace V^p(𝚽, 𝚲) of L^p(ℝ^d), which is generated by a family of molecules 𝚽 located on a relatively separated subset 𝚲 ⊂ ℝ^d. The space V^p(𝚽, 𝚲) is used to model signals with finite rate of innovation, such as stream of pulses in GPS applications, cellular radio and ultra wide-band communication. The sampling set is independently and randomly drawn from a general probability distribution over ℝ^d. Under some proper conditions for the generators 𝚽 = {𝜙_λ : λ ∈ 𝚲} and the probability density function 𝜌, we first approximate V^p(𝚽, 𝚲) by a finite dimensional subspace V^p_N (𝚽, 𝚲) on any bounded domains. Then, we prove that the random sampling stability holds with high probability for all signals in V^p(𝚽, 𝚲) whose energy concentrate on a cube when the sampling size is large enough. Finally, a reconstruction algorithm based on random samples is given for signals in V^p_N (𝚽, 𝚲).

n-writhes denoted by J_n(K) are virtual knot invariants for n ≠ 0 and are closely associated with coefficients of some polynomial invariants of virtual knots. In this work, we investigate the variations of J_n(K) under arc shift move and conclude that n-writhes J_n(K) vary randomly in the sense that it may change by any random integer value under one arc shift move. Also, for each n ≠ 0 we provide an infinite family of virtual knots which can be distinguished by n-writhes J_n(K), whereas odd writhe J(K) fails to do so.

We discuss the notions of positive expansivity, chain transitivity, uniform rigidity, chain mixing, weak specification, and pseudo orbital specification in terms of finite open covers for Hausdorff topological spaces and entourages for uniform spaces. We show that the two definitions for each notion are equivalent in compact Hausdorff spaces and further they are equivalent to their standard definitions in compact metric spaces. We show that a homeomorphism on a Hausdorff uniform space has uniform h-shadowing if and only if it has uniform shadowing and its inverse is uniformly equicontinuous. We also show that a Hausdorff positively expansive system with a Hausdorff shadowing property has Hausdorff h-shadowing.

In this work, we confirm a weak version of a conjecture proposed by Hong Wang. The ideal of the work comes from the tree packing conjecture made by Gyárfás and Lehel. Bollobás confirms the tree packing conjecture for many small tree, who showed that one can pack T₁, T₂, …, $T_{n/\sqrt{2}}$ into Kn and that a better bound would follow from a famous conjecture of Erdős. In a similar direction, Hobbs, Bourgeois and Kasiraj made the following conjecture: Any sequence of trees T₁, T₂, …, T_n, with T_i having order i, can be packed into K_n-1,[n/2]. Further Hobbs, Bourgeois and Kasiraj [3] proved that any two trees can be packed into a complete bipartite graph K_n-1,[n/2]. Motivated by the result, Hong Wang propose the conjecture: For each k-partite tree T(𝕏) of order n, there is a restrained packing of two copies of T(𝕏) into a complete k-partite graph B_n+m(𝕐), where $m={\lfloor}{\frac{k}{2}}{\rfloor}$. Hong Wong [4] confirmed this conjecture for k = 2. In this paper, we prove a weak version of this conjecture.

We prove that a punctured-torus group of hyperbolic 4-space which keeps an embedded hyperbolic 2-plane invariant has a strictly parabolic commutator. More generally, this rigidity persists for a punctured-surface group.

We study the factoriality of a nodal quartic hypersurface V₄ in ℙ⁴ when there is a hyperplane in ℙ⁴ containing all the nodes of V₄. As an application, we obtain new examples of irrational quartic 3-folds.

We define an almost Norden submersion (holomorphic and semi-Riemannian submersion) between almost Norden manifolds and show that, in most of the cases, the base manifold has the similar kind of structure as that of total manifold. We obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for almost Norden submersion to be a totally geodesic map. We also derive decomposition theorems for the total manifold of such submersions. Moreover, we study the harmonicity of almost Norden submersions between almost Norden manifolds and between Kaehler-Norden manifolds. Finally, we derive conditions for an almost Norden submersion to be a harmonic morphism.

In this article we investigate the transfer of multiplication-like properties to homomorphic images, direct products and amalgamated duplication of a ring along an ideal. Our aim is to provide examples of new classes of commutative rings satisfying the above-mentioned properties.

Archimedes proved that for a point P on a parabola X and a chord AB of X parallel to the tangent of X at P, the area of the region bounded by the parabola X and the chord AB is four thirds of the area of the triangle ∆ABP. This property was proved to be a characteristic of parabolas, so called the Archimedean characterization of parabolas. In this article, we study strictly convex curves in the plane ℝ². As a result, first using a functional equation we establish a characterization theorem for quadrics. With the help of this characterization we give another proof of the Archimedean characterization of parabolas. Finally, we present two related conditions which are necessary and sufficient for a strictly convex curve in the plane to be an open arc of a parabola.

An integral domain R is an RTP domain (or has the radical trace property) (resp. an LTP domain) if I(R : I) is a radical ideal for each nonzero noninvertible ideal I (resp. I(R : I)R_P = PR_P for each minimal prime P of I(R : I)). Clearly each RTP domain is an LTP domain, but whether the two are equivalent is open except in certain special cases. In this paper, we study the descent of these notions from particular overrings of R to R itself.

For any positive integer 𝜇, we compute the mean value of the 𝜇-th derivative of quadratic Dirichlet L-functions over the rational function field 𝔽_q(t), where q is a power of 2.

In this article, we define a module M to be G^z-extending if and only if for each z-closed submodule X of M there exists a direct summand D of M such that X ∩ D is essential in both X and D. We investigate structural properties of G^z-extending modules and locate the implications between the other extending properties. We deal with decomposition theory as well as ring and module extensions for G^z-extending modules. We obtain that if a ring is right G^z-extending, then so is its essential overring. Also it is shown that the G^z-extending property is inherited by its rational hull. Furthermore it is provided some applications including matrix rings over a right G^z-extending ring.

In this paper, we obtain some vanishing theorems for p-harmonic 1-forms on locally conformally flat Riemannian manifolds which admit an integral pinching condition on the curvature operators.

This paper is concerned with the study of various notions of shadowing of dynamical systems induced by a sequence of maps, so-called time varying maps, on a metric space. We define and study the shadowing, h-shadowing, limit shadowing, s-limit shadowing and exponential limit shadowing properties of these dynamical systems. We show that h-shadowing, limit shadowing and s-limit shadowing properties are conjugacy invariant. Also, we investigate the relationships between these notions of shadowing for time varying maps and examine the role that expansivity plays in shadowing properties of such dynamical systems. Specially, we prove some results linking s-limit shadowing property to limit shadowing property, and h-shadowing property to s-limit shadowing and limit shadowing properties. Moreover, under the assumption of expansivity, we show that the shadowing property implies the h-shadowing, s-limit shadowing and limit shadowing properties. Finally, it is proved that the uniformly contracting and uniformly expanding time varying maps exhibit the shadowing, limit shadowing, s-limit shadowing and exponential limit shadowing properties.

We propose a path integral method to construct a time stepwise local volatility for the stock index market under Dupire's model. Our method is focused on the pricing with the Monte Carlo Method (MCM). We solve the problem of randomness of MCM by applying numerical integration. We reconstruct this task as a matrix equation. Our method provides the analytic Jacobian and Hessian required by the nonlinear optimization solver, resulting in stable and fast calculations.