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The Cosmological Problem is considered in a five-dimensional (bulk) manifold with two time coordinates, obeying vacuum Einstein field equations. The evolution formalism is used there, in order to get a simple form of the resulting…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-02-27 Carles Bona , Miguel Bezares , Bartolomé Pons-Rullan , Daniele Viganò

Here is a square problem: in a unit square, is there a point with four rational distances to the vertices? A probability argument suggests a negative answer. This paper proves several special cases of the square problem: if the point sits…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2021-05-14 Yang Ji

Let $F : \mathbb{R}^n \times \mathbb{R}^{N\times n} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^N$ be a Caratheodory map. In this paper we consider the problem of existence and uniqueness of weakly differentiable global strong a.e. solutions $u: \mathbb{R}^n…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-12-09 Nikos Katzourakis

Navigation of a mobile robot is conditioned on the knowledge of its pose. In observer-based localisation configurations its initial pose may not be knowable in advance, leading to the need of its estimation. Solutions to the problem of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-07-08 Alexandros Filotheou

We consider several notions of genericity appearing in algebraic geometry and commutative algebra. Special emphasis is put on various stability notions which are defined in a combinatorial manner and for which a number of equivalent…

Symbolic Computation · Computer Science 2017-05-09 Amir Hashemi , Michael Schweinfurter , Werner M. Seiler

Point configurations have been widely used as model systems in condensed matter physics, materials science and biology. Statistical descriptors such as the $n$-body distribution function $g_n$ is usually employed to characterize the point…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Y. Jiao , F. H. Stillinger , S. Torquato

One of the main problems in the study of system of equations of the gravitational lens, is the computation of coordinates from the known position of the source. In the process of computing finds the solution of equations with two unknowns.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-09-28 Albert Kotvytskiy , Semen Bronza , Svatoslav Vovk

Knowledge about the own pose is key for all mobile robot applications. Thus pose estimation is part of the core functionalities of mobile robots. Over the last two decades, LiDAR scanners have become the standard sensor for robot…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-03-25 Huan Yin , Xuecheng Xu , Sha Lu , Xieyuanli Chen , Rong Xiong , Shaojie Shen , Cyrill Stachniss , Yue Wang

In this paper, we prove global well-posedness for low regularity data for the one dimensional quintic defocusing nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation. We show that a unique solution exists for $u_{0} \in H^{s}(\mathbf{R})$, $s > {8/29}$. This…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2009-10-22 Benjamin Dodson

Starting from the description of space-time as a curved four-dimensional manifold, null Gaussian coordinates systems as appropriate for relativistic positioning will be discussed. Different approaches and strategies will be reviewed,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2012-12-04 Angelo Tartaglia

Since the mid 70ies it is known that the dwarf galaxies around the Milky Way are arranged in a thin, polar structure. The arrangement and motion within this structure has been identified as a severe challenge to the standard model of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-04-27 Oliver Müller

Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites are essential for providing accurate navigation and timing information worldwide. Operating in medium Earth orbit (MEO), these satellites must maintain precise Earth-pointing attitudes to transmit…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-11 Oliullah Samir

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are a widely used technology for positioning and navigation. GNSS positioning relies on pseudorange measurements from satellites to receivers. A pseudorange is the apparent distance between two…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-26 Colin Cros , Pierre-Olivier Amblard , Christophe Prieur , Jean-François Da Rocha

We propose a new globalization strategy that can be used in unconstrained optimization algorithms to support rapid convergence from remote starting points. Our approach is based on using multiple points at each iteration to build a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-05-16 Figen Öztoprak , Ş. İlker Birbil

Second-order superintegrable systems in dimensions two and three are essentially classified. With increasing dimension, however, the non-linear partial differential equations employed in current methods become unmanageable. Here we propose…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-05-09 Jonathan Kress , Konrad Schöbel , Andreas Vollmer

This paper introduces a novel generalization of the classical concept of $S$-metric spaces, referred to as composed $S$-metric spaces. By incorporating a composed function, we impose more general conditions on the triangle inequality,…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2025-09-16 Nizar Souayah

Nonlinear filtering is a pivotal problem that has attracted significant attention from mathematicians, statisticians, engineers, and various other scientific disciplines. The solution to this problem is governed by the so-called filtering…

Probability · Mathematics 2024-11-19 Dan Crisan , Etienne Pardoux

The theory of relativistic {\em location systems} is sketched. An interesting class of these systems is that of relativistic {\em positioning systems,} which consists in sets of four clocks broadcasting their proper time. Among them, the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 Bartolomé Coll

We introduce a new theory of generalised solutions which applies to fully nonlinear PDE systems of any order and allows for merely measurable maps as solutions. This approach bypasses the standard problems arising by the application of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-02-21 Nikos Katzourakis

We aim to solve the problem of spatially localizing composite instructions referring to space: space grounding. Compared to current instance grounding, space grounding is challenging due to the ill-posedness of identifying locations…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-07-03 Dohyun Kim , Nayoung Oh , Deokmin Hwang , Daehyung Park