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Double Ball Property for non-divergence horizontally elliptic operators on step two Carnot groups
No full textLet L be a linear second order horizontally elliptic operator on a Carnot group of step two. We assume L in non-divergence form and with measurable coefficients. Then, we prove the Double Ball Property for the nonnegative sub-solutions of L. With our result, in order to solve the Harnack inequality problem for this kind of operators, it becomes sufficient to prove the so called ε-Critical Density
A certain critical density property for invariant Harnack inequalities in H-type groups
No full textWe consider second order linear degenerate-elliptic operators which are elliptic with respect to horizontal directions generating a stratified algebra of H-type. Extending a result by Gutiérrez and Tournier (2011) for the Heisenberg group, we prove a critical density estimate by assuming a condition of Cordes-Landis type. We then deduce an invariant Harnack inequality for the non-negative solutions from a result by Di Fazio, Gutiérrez, and Lanconelli (2008)
Double ball property: an overview and the case of step two Carnot groups
Full text linkWe investigate the notion of the so-called Double Ball Property, which concerns the nonnegative sub-solutions of some differential operators. Thanks to the axiomatic approach developed in [6], this is an important tool in order to solve the Krylov-Safonov's Harnack inequality problem for this kind of operators. In particular, we are interested in linear second order horizontally-elliptic operators in non-divergence formand with measurable coefficients. In the setting of homogeneous Carnot groups, we would like to stress the relation between the Double Ball Property and a kind of solvability of the Dirichlet problem for the operator in the exterior of some homogeneous balls. We present a recent result obtained in [15], where the double ball property has been proved in a generic Carnot group of step two
Levi curvature with radial symmetry : a sphere theorem for bounded Reinhardt domains of
No full textWe study bounded Reinhardt domains of C^2, whose Levi curvature depends on the distance from the origin. We prove that a radial decrease of the Levi curvature forces the domain to be a ball
Boundary regularity problems for some elliptic-parabolic equations
Full text linkIn this note we review some recent results in [64, 95, 96] concerning necessary and sufficient conditions for the regularity of boundary points relatively to the Dirichlet problem for linear degenerate-parabolic operators with well-behaved fundamental solutions. The main focus is on Wiener-type criteria for a class of operators whose degeneracy is controlled by Hormander vector fields
Blaschke, Privaloff, Reade and Saks Theorems for Diffusion Equations on Lie Groups
No full textWe prove some asymptotic characterizations for the subsolutions to a class of diffusion equations on homogeneous Lie groups. These results are the diffusion counterpart of the classical Blaschke, Privaloff, Reade and Saks Theorems for harmonic functions
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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