arXiv preprints from January 1, 2026 through September 22, 2026 — 02:49:06 EST
Sweepstakes reproduction may be generated by chance matching of reproduction with favorable environmental conditions. Gene genealogies generated by sweepstakes reproduction are in the domain of attraction of multiple-merger coalescents where a random number of lineages merges at such times. We consider population genetic models of...
How many natural numbers below $X$ can be written as a sum of $k$ units of the ring of integers of a given number field? We give the asymptotics as $X$ gets large for quadratic number fields. This solves a problem of Jarden and Narkiewicz from 2007 for quadratic number fields.
We characterize projections among positive norm-one elements in unital C$^*$-algebras in pure geometric terms determined by the norm of the underlying Banach space. Concretely, let $A$ be a C$^*$-algebra (or a JB$^*$-algebra) whose positive cone and unit sphere are denoted by ${A}^+$ and $\mathrm{S}_{A}$, respectively. The positive...
We prove an infinite-dimensional version of "quantization commutes with reduction" in the framework of geometric quantization of Chern-Simons gauge theory, focusing on the genus one case. The proof is complex-analytic and relies on the Atiyah-Bott stack and the Chern-Simons line bundle.
For oriented surfaces $Σ$ with boundary, we consider the infinite-dimensional deformation space of projective structures on $Σ$ with nondegenerate boundary, up to isotopies fixing the boundary. We show that this space carries a natural symplectic structure, and is a Hamiltonian space for the symplectic groupoid integrating the...
While Kolmogorov's probability axioms are widely recognized, it is less well known that in an often-overlooked 1930 note, Kolmogorov proposed an axiomatic framework for a unifying concept of the mean -- referred to as regular means. This framework yields a well-defined functional form encompassing the arithmetic, geometric, and...
For a model convection-diffusion problem, we address the presence of oscillatory discrete solutions, and study difficulties in recovering standard approximation results for its solution. We justify the presence of non-physical oscillations and propose ways to eliminate oscillations. A new approach for error analysis that requires...
The concepts of hypocoercivity and hypocontractivity and their relationship are studied for semi-dissipative continuous-time and discrete-time evolution equations in a Hilbert space setting. New proofs for the characterization of the short-time decay of the solution from the initial value are presented, that in particular characterize...
We consider the realisation problem for normal 1-types of 4-manifolds with a given boundary. More precisely, given a normal 1-type $ξ$ and closed 3-dimensional $ξ$-manifold $Y$, does there exist a compact 4-dimensional $ξ$-manifold with boundary $Y$? We describe a three stage obstruction theory for the existence of such a 4-manifold,...
We show that all smooth ring domains $Ω\subset \mathbb{R}^2$ that admit a solution to Serrin's classical problem $Δu+2=0$ with locally constant overdetermined boundary conditions along $\partial Ω$ can be described as algebro-geometric potentials of the mKdV hierarchy. The same result holds for periodic unbounded domains with two...
Deltoids provide a natural framework for studying defective (partial) matchings in abelian groups, and we develop both structure and existence results in this setting. Given finite subsets $A$ and $B$ of an abelian group $G$, a matching is a bijection $f:A\to B$ such that $af(a)\notin A$ for all $a\in A$, a definition motivated by the...
This paper analyzes and explicitly solves a class of long-term average impulse control problems and a related class of singular control problems. The underlying process is a general one-dimensional diffusion with appropriate boundary behavior. The model is motivated by applications such as the optimal long-term management of renewable...
In this article, we prove that if $X$ is a complex manifold of dimension $n\geq 4$ such that there exists a $q$-convex with corners function $f\in F_{q}(X)$, then every holomorphic line bundle over $\{f>c\}$ extends uniquely to $X$ if $1\leq q\leq n-3$. This generalizes a well-known result obtained in \cite{ref5} for $q$-complete with...
The Addition Theorem for the algebraic entropy of group endomorphisms of torsion abelian groups was proved by Dikranjan, Goldsmith, Salce and Zanardo. It was later extended by Shlossberg to torsion nilpotent groups of class 2. As our main result, we prove the Addition Theorem for endomorphisms of torsion nilpotent groups of...
Reduced Order Models (ROMs) have been regarded as an efficient alternative to conventional high-fidelity Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for accelerating the design and optimization processes in engineering applications. Many industrial geometries feature repeating subdomains or contain sub-regions governed by distinct physical...
We prove a conjecture of Dekimpe, De Rock and Penninckx concerning the existence of eigenvalues one in certain elements of finite groups acting irreducibly on a real vector space of odd dimension. This yields a sufficient condition for a closed flat manifold to be an $R_{\infty}$-manifold.
In this paper, we investigate the injectivity, surjectivity and isomorphism of the Baum--Connes assembly map $e_{\ast}$ with coefficients, and the injectivity of the Mishchenko--Kasparov assembly map $μ_{\ast}$ with coefficients for group extensions $1\rightarrow N \rightarrow Γ\xrightarrow{q} Γ/ N \rightarrow 1$. The main results are...
When can one change the diagonal of a matrix without changing its spectrum? We completely answer this question over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero or larger than the size of the matrix: An $n \times n$ matrix $A$ admits a nonzero diagonal matrix $D$ such that $A$ and $A+D$ have the same spectrum if and only if,...
Let $G$ be a finite group whose order is divisible by the characteristic of a field $k$. If $B$ is a block of $kG$ with defect group $P$, we prove that the space of derivations on $kP$ which are restrictions of derivations on $kG$, modulo inner derivations, is isomorphic to a subspace of $\operatorname{HH}^1(B,B)$. Using this, we...
Absolutely minimal Lipschitz extensions (AMLEs) are known to exist in many infinite metric settings, but the finite case is less settled. In metric spaces with at most four points, every function on a nonempty subset admits an AMLE in the sense that the Lipschitz constant cannot be further reduced on sets that are disjoint from the...
In this paper, we develop an optimal control framework for dynamical systems when only an approximate model of the underlying plant is available. We consider a setting in which the control strategy is synthesized using a model-based optimal control problem that includes a penalty term capturing deviation from the plant trajectory,...
In relation to Kostant's problem for simple highest weight modules over the general linear Lie algebra, we prove a persistence result for Kostant negative consecutive patterns. Inspired by it, we introduce the notion of a Kostant cuspidal permutation as a minimal Kostant negative consecutive pattern. It is shown that Kostant...
Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) require significantly smaller architectures compared to multilayer perceptron (MLP)-based approaches, while retaining expressive power through spline-based activations. Moving boundary problems are ubiquitous in physical systems, whose numerical solutions are quite complex. We propose a shallow KAN...
We consider epidemic and ecological models to investigate their coupled dynamics. Starting with the classical Susceptible-Infected-Recovered (SIR) model for basic epidemic behavior and the predator-prey (Lotka-Volterra, LV) system for ecological interactions, we then combine these frameworks into a coupled...
For a broad class of polynomial potentials $V$, with an important and instructive representative being $V(x) = x^{2a} + i x^b$, $x \in \mathbb R$, $a, b \in \mathbb N$, we show that the system of spectral projections $\{P_n\}_n$ of an anharmonic operator $L = - (\mathrm{d}/ \mathrm{d}x)^2 + V(x)$ does not generate a (Riesz) basis in...