Dans la première partie de ma thèse, il est démontré, dans les espaces de Banach et de Fréchet de suites, un résultat d'existence d'un sous-espace fermé de dimension infinie dont les éléments non-nuls sont des séries universelles.La deuxième partie est consacrée à l'étude des opérateurs de composition sur des espaces de fonctions holomorphes de plusieurs variables complexes. Dans un premier temps, le spectre et la dynamique des opérateurs de composition hyperboliques sur les espaces de Hardy de la boule sont décrits complètement.Dans un second temps, la continuité et la compacité des opérateurs de composition sur les espaces de Hardy-Orlicz et de Bergman-Orlicz de la boule sont caractérisées. On en déduit en particulier l'existence d'une classe de fonctions d'Orlicz définissant des espaces du type précédent sur lesquels tout opérateur de composition est continu. / In the first part of my thesis, a result on the existence of a closed infinite-dimensional subspace, whose non-zero elements are universal series, is given in Banach and Fréchet spaces framework.The second part is devoted to the study of composition operators on spaces of several variables analytic functions. First, the spectrum and the dynamics of hyperbolic composition operators acting on Hardy spaces on the ball are completely described.Second, continuity and compactness of composition operators on Hardy-Orlicz and Bergman-Orlicz spaces on the ball are characterized. In particular, we deduce from the treatment of the continuity that there exists a class of Orlicz functions which define Hardy-Orlicz and Bergman-Orlicz spaces, on which every composition operator is bounded.

Dans ce Manuscrit, nous étudions l'influence de la géométrie sur les équations de Hardy-Sobolev perturbées ou non sur toute variété Riemannienne compacte sans bord de dimension supérieure ou égale à 3. Plus précisément, dans le cas non perturbé nous démontrons que pour toute dimension de la variété strictement supérieure à, l'existence d'une solution (ou plutôt une condition suffisante d'existence) dépendra de la géométrie locale autour de la singularité. En revanche, dans le cas où la dimension est égale à 3, c'est la géométrie globale (particulièrement, la masse de la fonction de Green) de la variété qui comptera. Dans le cas d'une équation à terme perturbatif sous-critique, nous démontrons que l'existence d'une solution dépendra uniquement de la perturbation pour les grandes dimensions et qu'une interaction entre la géométrie globale de la variété et la perturbation apparaîtra en dimension 3. Enfin, nous établissons une inégalité optimale de Hardy-Sobolev Riemannienne, la variété étant avec ou sans bord, où nous démontrons que la première meilleure constante est celle des inégalités Euclidiennes et est atteinte / In this Manuscript, we investigate the influence of geometry on the Hardy-Sobolev equations on the compact Riemannian manifolds without boundary of dimension greateror equal to 3. More precisely, we prove in the non perturbative case that the existence of solutions depends only on the local geometry around the singularity when the dimension is greater or equal to 4 while it is the global geometry of the manifold when the dimension is equal to 3 that matters. In the presence of a perturbative subcritical term, we prove that the existence of solutions depends only on the perturbation when the dimension is greater or equal to 4 while an interaction between the perturbation and the global geometry appears in dimension 3. Finally, we establish an Optimal Hardy-Sobolev inequality for all compact Riemannian manifolds, with or without boundary, where we prove that the Riemannian sharp constant is the one for the Euclidean inequality and is achieved

This thesis is entitled ‘Literature, Intuition and Faith' and it aims to create a new critical perspective of Thomas Hardy's novels by examining four of his best-known works. I will suggest that the novels of Thomas Hardy reveal a particular narrative concerning the idea of spiritual intuition and the Hardyean protagonist. The discussion will use as its methodology a close analysis of the sub-textual impulses of the novels rather than the considerable biographical information that is already available on Thomas Hardy. The contention of the thesis is that in contrast to Hardy's expressed allegiance to agnosticism, an unspoken and so far unrecognised narrative of intuitive spiritual faith inhabits the text.

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In this thesis, which consists of four papers, we study the discrete spectrum of Schrödinger operators in waveguides. In these domains the quadratic form of the Dirichlet Laplacian operator does not satisfy any Hardy inequality. If we include an attractive electric potential in the model or curve the domain, then bound states will always occur with energy below the bottom of the essential spectrum. We prove that a magnetic field stabilises the threshold of the essential spectrum against small perturbations. We deduce this fact from a magnetic Hardy inequality, which has many interesting applications in itself. In Paper I we prove the magnetic Hardy inequality in a two-dimensional waveguide. As an application, we establish that when a magnetic field is present, a small local deformation or a small local bending of the waveguide will not create bound states below the essential spectrum. In Paper II we study the Dirichlet Laplacian operator in a three-dimensional waveguide, whose cross-section is not rotationally invariant. We prove that if the waveguide is locally twisted, then the lower edge of the spectrum becomes stable. We deduce this from a Hardy inequality. In Paper III we consider the magnetic Schrödinger operator in a three-dimensional waveguide with circular cross-section. If we include an attractive potential, eigenvalues may occur below the bottom of the essential spectrum. We prove a magnetic Lieb-Thirring inequality for these eigenvalues. In the same paper we give a lower bound on the ground state of the magnetic Schrödinger operator in a disc. This lower bound is used to prove a Hardy inequality for the magnetic Schrödinger operator in the original waveguide setting. In Paper IV we again study the two-dimensional waveguide. It is known that if the boundary condition is changed locally from Dirichlet to magnetic Neumann, then without a magnetic field bound states will occur with energies below the essential spectrum. We however prove that in the presence of a magnetic field, there is a critical minimal length of the magnetic Neumann boundary condition above which the system exhibits bound states below the threshold of the essential spectrum. We also give explicit bounds on the critical length from above and below. / QC 20101007

A multipoint Padë approximant, R, to a function of Stieltjes1 type is determined.The function R has numerator of degree n-l and denominator of degree n.The 2n interpolation points must belong to the region where f is analytic,and if one non-real point is amongst the interpolation points its complex-conjugated point must too.The problem is to characterize R and to find some convergence results as n tends to infinity. A certain kind of continued fraction expansion of f is used.From a characterization theorem it is shown that in each step of that expansion a new function, g, is produced; a function of the same type as f. The function g is then used,in the second step of the expansion,to show that yet a new function of the same type as f is produced. After a finite number of steps the expansion is truncated,and the last created function is replaced by the zero function.It is then shown,that in each step upwards in the expansion a rational function is created; a function of the same type as f.From this it is clear that the multipoint Padê approximant R is of the same type as f.From this it is obvious that the zeros of R interlace the poles, which belong to the region where f is not analytical.Both the zeros and the poles are simple. Since both f and R are functions of Stieltjes ' type the theory of Hardy spaces can be applied (p less than one ) to show some error formulas.When all the interpolation points coincide ( ordinary Padé approximation) the expected error formula is attained. From the error formula above it is easy to show uniform convergence in compact sets of the region where f is analytical,at least wien the interpolation points belong to a compact set of that region.Convergence is also shown for the case where the interpolation points approach the interval where f is not analytical,as long as the speed qî approach is not too great. / digitalisering@umu

In this thesis we study the essential spectrum of composition operators on the Hardy space of the unit disc and of the upper half-plane. Our starting point is the spectral analysis of the composition operators induced by translations of the upper half-plane. We completely characterize the essential spectrum of a class of composition operators that are induced by perturbations of translations

This thesis is a study of social mobility in Thomas Hardy's novels based on The Return of the Native, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure. Using the influence of family background, education and social injustice, it discusses the identity crisis that arises from an individual's rapid social mobility. The study also shows how the obstacles and the inner conflicts that the novelist himself encounters in his own process of moving upward socially, are transformed into parts or fragments of his novels, imbuing them with highly autobiographical elements. The introduction discusses the roles that the Industrial Revolution and other occurrences in history played in creating social mobility at the time and the roles that family background, education, personal temperament, and social injustice played in inhibiting it. Particular attention is paid to how the individuals, particularly those from the lower classes, are stopped from moving upward completely and what conflicts in self-identity are created in their struggles. Chapter one discusses The Return of the Native, focusing on the dilemma arising from the discrepancy between the expectations of oneself and others in social mobility. Chapter two discusses Tess of the d'Urbervilles, focusing on the idea that family background and education can lead to social displacement and alienation in a mobile society. Chapter three discusses Jude the Obscure, focusing on how disillusion with one's own life and goals caused by one's own family background and negative temperament as well as social injustice can sabotage one'

<p>In this thesis, which consists of four papers, we study the discrete spectrum of Schrödinger operators in waveguides. In these domains the quadratic form of the Dirichlet Laplacian operator does not satisfy any Hardy inequality. If we include an attractive electric potential in the model or curve the domain, then bound states will always occur with energy below the bottom of the essential spectrum. We prove that a magnetic field stabilises the threshold of the essential spectrum against small perturbations. We deduce this fact from a magnetic Hardy inequality, which has many interesting applications in itself.</p><p>In Paper I we prove the magnetic Hardy inequality in a two-dimensional waveguide. As an application, we establish that when a magnetic field is present, a small local deformation or a small local bending of the waveguide will not create bound states below the essential spectrum.</p><p>In Paper II we study the Dirichlet Laplacian operator in a three-dimensional waveguide, whose cross-section is not rotationally invariant. We prove that if the waveguide is locally twisted, then the lower edge of the spectrum becomes stable. We deduce this from a Hardy inequality.</p><p>In Paper III we consider the magnetic Schrödinger operator in a three-dimensional waveguide with circular cross-section. If we include an attractive potential, eigenvalues may occur below the bottom of the essential spectrum. We prove a magnetic Lieb-Thirring inequality for these eigenvalues. In the same paper we give a lower bound on the ground state of the magnetic Schrödinger operator in a disc. This lower bound is used to prove a Hardy inequality for the magnetic Schrödinger operator in the original waveguide setting.</p><p>In Paper IV we again study the two-dimensional waveguide. It is known that if the boundary condition is changed locally from Dirichlet to magnetic Neumann, then without a magnetic field bound states will occur with energies below the essential spectrum. We however prove that in the presence of a magnetic field, there is a critical minimal length of the magnetic Neumann boundary condition above which the system exhibits bound states below the threshold of the essential spectrum. We also give explicit bounds on the critical length from above and below.</p>