Partial exchangeability is the fundamental building block in the subjective approach to the probability of multi-type sequences which replaces the independence concept of the objective theory. The aim of this thesis is to present some theory for partially exchangeable sequences of random variables based on well-known results for exchangeable sequences. The reader is introduced to the concepts of partially exchangeable events, partially exchangeable sequences of random variables and partially exchangeable o-fields, followed by some properties of partially exchangeable sequences of random variables. Extending de Finetti's representation theorem for exchangeable random variables to hold for multi-type sequences, we obtain the following result to be used throughout the thesis: There exists a o-field, conditional upon which, an infinite partially exchangeable sequence of random variables behaves like an independent sequence of random variables, identically distributed within types. Posing (i) a stronger requirement (spherical symmetry) and (ii) a weaker requirement (the selection property) than partial exchangeability on the infinite multi-type sequence of random variables, we obtain results related to de Finetti's representation theorem for partially exchangeable sequences of random variables. Regarding partially exchangeable sequences as mixtures of independent and identically distributed (within types) sequences, we (i) give three possible expressions for the directed random measures of the partially exchangeable sequence and (ii) look at three possible expressions for the o-field mentioned in de Finetti's representation theorem. By manipulating random measures and using de Finetti's representation theorem, we point out some concrete ways of constructing partially exchangeable sequences. The main result of this thesis follows by extending de Finetti's represen. tation theorem in conjunction with the Chatterji principle to obtain the following result: Given any a.s. limit theorem for multi-type sequences of independent random variables, identically distributed within types, there exists an analogous theorem satisfied by all partially exchangeable sequences and by all sub-subsequences of some subsequence of an arbitrary dependent infinite multi-type sequence of random variables, tightly distributed within types. We finally give some limit theorems for partially exchangeable sequences of random variables, some of which follow from the above mentioned result. / Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of Natal, Durban, 1991.

Analytic solutions to the static and stationary boundary value field problems relative to an arbitrary configuration of parallel cylinders are obtained by using translational addition theorems for scalar Laplacian polar functions, to express the field due to one cylinder in terms of the polar coordinates of the other cylinders such that the boundary conditions can be imposed at all the cylinder surfaces. The constants of integration in the field expressions of all the cylinders are obtained from a truncated infinite matrix equation. Translational addition theorems are available for scalar cylindrical and spherical wave functions but such theorems are not directly available for the general solution of the Laplace equation in polar coordinates. The purpose of deriving these addition theorems and applying them to field problems involving systems of cylinders is to obtain exact analytic solutions with controllable accuracies, thereby, yielding benchmark solutions to validate other approximate numerical methods.

The main objective of this research is the study of the magnetization of ferromagnetic spheres in the presence of external magnetic fields. The exact analytical solutions derived in this thesis are benchmark solutions, valuable in testing the correctness and accuracy of various approximate models and numerical methods. The total scalar magnetic potential outside the spheres, related to the magnetic field intensity, is obtained by the superposition of the potentials due to all spheres and the potential corresponding to the external field. The translational addition theorems for scalar Laplacian functions are used to solve boundary value by imposing exact boundary conditions. The scalar magnetic potential inside each sphere, related to the magnetic flux density, also satisfies the Laplace equation, which is solved by imposing the boundary conditions known from the solution of the outside field. Finally, the expressions derived are used to generate numerical results of controllable accuracy for field quantities.

Analytic solutions to the static and stationary boundary value field problems relative to an arbitrary configuration of parallel cylinders are obtained by using translational addition theorems for scalar Laplacian polar functions, to express the field due to one cylinder in terms of the polar coordinates of the other cylinders such that the boundary conditions can be imposed at all the cylinder surfaces. The constants of integration in the field expressions of all the cylinders are obtained from a truncated infinite matrix equation. Translational addition theorems are available for scalar cylindrical and spherical wave functions but such theorems are not directly available for the general solution of the Laplace equation in polar coordinates. The purpose of deriving these addition theorems and applying them to field problems involving systems of cylinders is to obtain exact analytic solutions with controllable accuracies, thereby, yielding benchmark solutions to validate other approximate numerical methods.

Thesis (Ph. D. in Mathematics)--Vanderbilt University, Aug. 2006. / Title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2009. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed July 23, 2009). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-109).

Μελετάμε την έννοια του άπειρου γινομένου μιγαδικών αριθμών και τη συσχέτισή τους με τις άπειρες σειρές. Στη συνέχεια μελετάμε το θεώρημα παραγοντοποίησης του Weierstrass καθώς και το Θεώρημα Mittag-Leffler. / We study the concept of the infinite products and their relationship with the infinite series. We also study Weierstrass' Approximation Theorem and also Mittag-Leffler's Theorem.

In this thesis we study the spaces of Gevrey functions and ultradistributions, focusing primarily on the properties reflected on their Fourier-Laplace transforms. In particular, we study the Paley-Wiener Theorems for compactly supported Gevrey functions and compactly supported Gevrey ultradistributions.

Orientador: Bruto Max Pimentel Escobar / Banca: Dmitry Vasilevich / Banca: José Abdalla Helaÿel-Neto / Banca: Álvaro de Souza Dutra / Banca: Roldão da Rocha Júnior / Resumo: Neste trabalho apresentaremos o formalismo de Hamilton-Jacobi para sistemas singulares em teorias de campos, com foco em teorias com derivadas de ordem superior. Iniciaremos com uma análise preliminar do cálculo variacional para esses sistemas, que envolve as condições para a extremização de uma integral fundamental múltipla e a análise dos teoremas de Noether. Buscaremos seguir este caminho na construção do formalismo de Hamilton- Jacobi em forma covariante, em que nos utilizaremos da clássica abordagem de Carathéodory adaptada a teorias de campos. No terceiro capítulo, mostraremos como o formalismo pode ser construído dada a escolha de uma dinâmica relativística específica e como esta escolha nos permite tratar de sistemas singulares de forma natural. No quarto capítulo abordaremos o problema das condições de integrabilidade, análise que garantirá um método autoconsistente de análise de vínculos. Nesta análise, seremos capazes de relacionar um conjunto de geradores a simetrias da integral fundamental e um segundo tipo a uma modificação da dinâmica com a introdução de parênteses generalizados. Nos dois últimos capítulos apresentaremos aplicações deste método / Abstract: In this work we will develop the Hamilton-Jacobi formalism to singular and higher-order derivative field theories. We will begin with a preliminary approach to the variational problem concerning the search for extrema of a given fundamental integral, and the analysis of the Noether's theorems. Next, we will present a covariant Hamilton-Jacobi theory using the classical approach of Carathéodory applied to field theories. In the third chapter we will show how this formalism can be derived given a choice of relativistic dynamics, and how this choice allows us to deal with singular systems. In the fourth chapter we will address the problem of integrability conditions. This analysis will be the basic tool for a self consistent constraint analysis. We will see that we can relate a certain set of generators to symmetries of the action, as well as a second type of generators to a modification of the dynamics by means of generalized brackets. The two last chapters will be used for applications / Doutor

Este trabalho trata de estimativas inferiores para o primeiro autovalor do problema de Dirichlet para o Laplaciano para domínios relativamente compactos contidos em variedades riemannianas. Essas estimativas são obtidas com hipóteses sobre a curvatura seccional ou a curvatura de Ricci radial e a curvatura do bordo do domínio. / This paper deals of lower estimates for the first eigenvalue of the Dirichlet problem for the Laplacian for relatively compact domains contained in Riemannian manifolds. These estimates are obtained with assumptions on the sectional or Ricci radial curvature and the curvature of the boundary of the domain.