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We address optimization of nonlinear functions of the form $f(Wx)$, where $f:\R^d\to \R$ is a nonlinear function, $W$ is a $d\times n$ matrix, and feasible $x$ are in some large finite set $F$ of integer points in $\R^n$. One motivation is…
We study the velocity distribution function for inelastic Maxwell models, characterized by a Boltzmann equation with constant collision rate, independent of the energy of the colliding particles. By means of a nonlinear analysis of the…
Let $n\in\mathbb{N}$, $\vec{\alpha}=(\alpha_1,\ldots,\alpha_n)\in (0,\infty)^n$, $\vec{\beta}=(\beta_1,\ldots,\beta_n)\in (\mathbb{R}\setminus\{0\})^n$, $\vec{f}:=(f_1,\ldots, f_n)\in \mathcal{S}^n(\mathbb{R})$ and set…
In this paper, we consider the problem of finding perfectly balanced Boolean functions with high non-linearity values. Such functions have extensive applications in domains such as cryptography and error-correcting coding theory. We provide…
We study extremal properties of the function $$ F(x) := \min\{k\|x\|^{1-1/k}\colon k\ge 1\},\ x\in[0,1], $$ where $\|x\|=\min\{x,1-x\}$. In particular, we show that $F$ is the pointwise largest function of the class of all real-valued…
A moving mesh finite element method is studied for the numerical solution of a phase-field model for brittle fracture. The moving mesh partial differential equation approach is employed to dynamically track crack propagation. Meanwhile, the…
Many-to-one mappings and permutation polynomials over finite fields have important applications in cryptography and coding theory. In this paper, we study the many-to-one property of a large class of polynomials such as $f(x) = h(a x^q + b…
We study the problem of maximizing a monotone submodular set function subject to linear packing constraints. An instance of this problem consists of a matrix $A \in [0,1]^{m \times n}$, a vector $b \in [1,\infty)^m$, and a monotone…
In this paper, we provide a solution to the open problem of computing the Fourier transform of a binary function defined over $n$-bit vectors taking $m$-bit vector values. In particular, we introduce the two-modular Fourier transform (TMFT)…
In this paper we study the right differentiability of a parametric infimum function over a parametric set defined by equality constraints. We present a new theorem with sufficient conditions for the right differentiability with respect to…
In this paper, we present several sharp upper bounds for the numerical radii of the diagonal and off-diagonal parts of the $2\times2$ block operator matrix $\begin{bmatrix}A&B\\ C&D\end{bmatrix}$. Among extensions of some results of…
The vectorial Boolean functions are employed in cryptography to build block coding algorithms. An important criterion on these functions is their resistance to the differential cryptanalysis. Nyberg defined the notion of almost perfect…
Starting from special near-bent functions in dimension 2t-1 we construct bent functions in dimension 2t having a specific derivative. We deduce new famillies of bent functions
We study symmetry-breaking line defects in the Wilson-Fisher theory with $O(2N+1)$ global symmetry near four dimensions and symmetry-preserving surface defects in a cubic model with $O(2N)$ global symmetry near six dimensions. We introduce…
We introduce convex integrals of molecules in Lipschitz-free spaces $\mathcal{F}(M)$ as a continuous counterpart of convex series considered elsewhere, based on the de Leeuw representation. Using optimal transport theory, we show that these…
In this report, we show that all n-variable Boolean function can be represented as polynomial threshold functions (PTF) with at most $0.75 \times 2^n$ non-zero integer coefficients and give an upper bound on the absolute value of these…
A number of important results of studying large deformations of hyper-elastic shells are obtained using discrete methods of mathematical physics. In the present paper, using the variational method for solving nonlinear boundary problems of…
An almost perfect nonlinear (APN) function (necessarily a polynomial function) on a finite field $\mathbb{F}$ is called exceptional APN, if it is also APN on infinitely many extensions of $\mathbb{F}$. In this article we consider the most…
We investigate polyconvexity of the double well function $f(X)\,:= |X-X\_1|^2|X-X\_2|^2$ for given matrices $X\_1, X\_2 \in \R^{n \times n}$. Such functions are fundamental in the modeling of phase transitions in materials, but their…
In this paper, we perform sensitivity analysis for the maximal value function which is the optimal value function for a parametric maximization problem. Our aim is to study various subdifferentials for the maximal value function. We obtain…