Superreflexivity and J-convexity of Banach spaces

A Banach space X is superreflexive if each Banach space Y that is finitely representable in X is reflexive. Superreflexivity is known to be equivalent to J-convexity and to the non-existence of uniformly bounded factorizations of the summation operators S_n through X. We give a quantitative formulation of this equivalence. This can in particular be used to find a factorization of S_n through X, given a factorization of S_N through [L_2,X], where N is `large' compared to n

Global analytic expansion of solution for a class of linear parabolic systems with coupling of first order derivatives terms

We derive global analytic representations of fundamental solutions for a class of linear parabolic systems with full coupling of first order derivative terms where coefficient may depend on space and time. Pointwise convergence of the global analytic expansion is proved. This leads to analytic representations of solutions of initial-boundary problems of first and second type in terms of convolution integrals or convolution integrals and linear integral equations. The results have both analytical and numerical impact. Analytically, our representations of fundamental solutions of coupled parabolic systems may be used to define generalized stochastic processes. Moreover, some classical analytical results based on a priori estimates of elliptic equations are a simple corollary of our main result. Numerically, accurate, stable and efficient schemes for computation and error estimates in strong norms can be obtained for a considerable class of Cauchy- and initial-boundary problems of parabolic type. Furthermore, there are obvious and less obvious applications to finance and physics. Warning: The argument given in the current version is only valid in special cases (essentially the scalar case). A more involved argument is needed for systems and will be communicated soon in a replacement,Comment: 24 pages, the paper needs some correction and is under substantial revisio

Discourse metaphors: the link between figurative language and habitual analogies

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Ideal norms and trigonometric orthonormal systems

In this article, we characterize the $UMD$--property of a Banach space $X$ by ideal norms associated with trigonometric orthonormal systems. The asymptotic behavior of that numerical parameters can be used to decide whether or not $X$ is a $UMD$--space. Moreover, in the negative case, we obtain a measure that shows how far $X$ is from being a $UMD$--space. The main result is, that all described parameters are equivalent also in the quantitative setting