Mathematics
We describe an efficient method for computing the Ehrhart polynomial of Gelfand--Tsetlin polytopes arising from Kostka coefficients. The key idea is to exploit Ehrhart--Macdonald reciprocity: evaluating the Ehrhart polynomial at negative…
A recent SICOMP paper on classical and quantum algorithms for the shortest vector problem introduced a lattice-dependent parameter \(\gamma(L)\), bounded universally in the exponential sense by \(2^{0.402n+o(n)}\), and conjectured that this…
In this note, we prove a recent conjecture of Amdeberhan, Andrews and Ballantine concerning a double Lambert series (\textit{J. Combin. Theory Series A} \textbf{221} (2026), Paper No. 106154). More precisely, they conjectured that \[…
Let \(\nu_p(G)\) be the number of Sylow \(p\)-subgroups of a finite group \(G\), let \(\sigma_p(G)\) be their common order, and set \[ \gamma(G)=\int_0^1\sum_{p\in\pi(G)}\nu_p(G)x^{\sigma_p(G)}\,dx…
We study second-order Consensus-Based Optimization (CBO), a derivative-free global optimization algorithm in which the consensus force and the multiplicative exploratory noise act on particle velocities. We prove quantitative…
What is the maximum, over all 2-colourings of the edges of the $n$-dimensional hypercube $Q_n$, of the minimal number of times a path between a vertex $v$ and its antipode $\bar{v}$ changes colour? A conjecture of Norine, in a form due to…
Let $\Gamma=(V,E)$ be a graph. The disjunctive domination number of $\Gamma$ is the minimum cardinality of a set $S\subseteq V$ such that every vertex not in $S$ is adjacent to a vertex of $S$, or has at least two vertices in $S$ at…
We prove a strengthened form of a conjecture of Sun on a determinant attached to a binary quadratic form. Let $n>3$ and let $c,d\in\Z$. If $n$ is composite, then \[ \det\big[(i^2+cij+dj^2)^{n-2}\big]_{0\leq i,j\leq n-1}\equiv 0\pmod {n^2}…
In this paper, we solve exit problems for a L\'evy process that resets proportionally to its current position at independent Poisson epochs times. This resetting causes an additional (proportional to its current level) downward (upward)…
Let $k$ be a field. Let $A=\prod_{i=1}^r K_i$ and $B=\prod_{j=1}^s E_j$ be \'etale $k$-algebras where $K_i$ and $E_j$ are finite separable field extensions of $k$ with $[K_i:k]=m_i$ and $[E_j:k]=n_j$. Let…
We generalize the fundamental bounds of Delsarte thesis (1973) on codes of given degree and designs of given strength in the new setting of Bannai et al. (2025). We assume the scheme is weakly metric in the sense of (Sol\'e, 1989). We give…
We introduce the notion of quasi-Poisson modules over Lie-Rinehart pairs and prove that for the Lie-Rinehart pair $(\dot A,\dot\fk)$ in which $\dot A=\bbbc[t_1^{\pm1},\ldots,t_m^{\pm1}]\ot\Lam_n$ and $\dot\fk={\rm Der}(\dot A)$, there is a…
In this work, we extend results of Kakutani; Adler and Flatto; Smilansky; Pollicott and Sewell on the equidistribution of endpoints generated by interval-splitting procedures. We study a nonlinear version of the problem generated by a…
In this paper, we study the dual Minkowski problem under group symmetry. For $0<q\le n$, we give a complete existence characterization in the framework of $G$-invariant convex bodies when the group $G\subset O(n)$ has no nonzero fixed…
We introduce a new class of fractional backward orthogonal functions designed for the spectral approximation of weakly singular adjoint Volterra integral equations. These basis functions generate an approximation space that naturally…
Frank-Wolfe methods are projection-free algorithms for constrained optimization whose practical performance often depends critically on the choice of step size. Classical closed-loop step-size rules typically require prior knowledge of a…
Conventional mode tracking operates in the dark: it traces dispersion branches on the non-Hermitian eigenvalue manifold using only local continuity, unaware of the global Riemann-sheet topology. When exceptional points (EPs) lie close to…
This paper studies the existence and approximation of equilibria for general time-inconsistent mean field game (MFG) problems in continuous time. To handle the intricate nonlocal equilibrium Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (EHJB) system arising…
We study the interplay between the algebraic and dynamical properties of groups that admit a general type action on a $\delta$-hyperbolic space such that the induced action on the limit set of the Gromov boundary is faithful. We divide the…
This paper studies the finite time explosion of the stochastic heat equation $\frac{\partial u}{\partial t}(t,x)=\frac{\partial^2}{\partial x^2} u(t,x)+(u(t,x))^{\beta}+\sigma(u(t,x))\dot{W}(t,x)$. We consider an interval $D=[-\pi,\pi]$…