Some Upper Bounds on the First General Zagreb Index

The first general Zagreb index M γ G or zeroth-order general Randić index of a graph G is defined as M γ G = ∑ v ∈ V d v γ where γ is any nonzero real number, d v is the degree of the vertex v and γ = 2 gives the classical first Zagreb index. The researchers investigated some sharp upper and lower bounds on zeroth-order general Randić index (for γ < 0 ) in terms of connectivity, minimum degree, and independent number. In this paper, we put sharp upper bounds on the first general Zagreb index in terms of independent number, minimum degree, and connectivity for γ . Furthermore, extremal graphs are also investigated which attained the upper bounds.

A linear stochastic biharmonic heat equation: hitting probabilities

Consider the linear stochastic biharmonic heat equation on a d–dimen- sional torus ($$d=1,2,3$$ d = 1 , 2 , 3 ), driven by a space-time white noise and with periodic boundary conditions: $$\begin{aligned} \left( \frac{\partial }{\partial t}+(-\varDelta )^2\right) v(t,x)= \sigma \dot{W}(t,x),\ (t,x)\in (0,T]\times {\mathbb {T}}^d, \end{aligned}$$ ∂ ∂ t + ( - Δ ) 2 v ( t , x ) = σ W ˙ ( t , x ) , ( t , x ) ∈ ( 0 , T ] × T d , $$v(0,x)=v_0(x)$$ v ( 0 , x ) = v 0 ( x ) . We find the canonical pseudo-distance corresponding to the random field solution, therefore the precise description of the anisotropies of the process. We see that for $$d=2$$ d = 2 , they include a $$z(\log \tfrac{c}{z})^{1/2}$$ z ( log c z ) 1 / 2 term. Consider D independent copies of the random field solution to (0.1). Applying the criteria proved in Hinojosa-Calleja and Sanz-Solé (Stoch PDE Anal Comp 2021. 10.1007/s40072-021-00190-1), we establish upper and lower bounds for the probabilities that the path process hits bounded Borel sets.This yields results on the polarity of sets and on the Hausdorff dimension of the path process.

Bounds for eigenvalues of the Dirichlet problem for the logarithmic Laplacian

We provide bounds for the sequence of eigenvalues { λ i ⁢ ( Ω ) } i {\{\lambda_{i}(\Omega)\}_{i}} of the Dirichlet problem L Δ ⁢ u = λ ⁢ u ⁢ in ⁢ Ω , u = 0 ⁢ in ⁢ ℝ N ∖ Ω , L_{\Delta}u=\lambda u\text{ in }\Omega,\quad u=0\text{ in }\mathbb{R}^{N}% \setminus\Omega, where L Δ {L_{\Delta}} is the logarithmic Laplacian operator with Fourier transform symbol 2 ⁢ ln ⁡ | ζ | {2\ln\lvert\zeta\rvert} . The logarithmic Laplacian operator is not positively defined if the volume of the domain is large enough. In this article, we obtain the upper and lower bounds for the sum of the first k eigenvalues by extending the Li–Yau method and Kröger’s method, respectively. Moreover, we show the limit of the quotient of the sum of the first k eigenvalues by k ⁢ ln ⁡ k {k\ln k} is independent of the volume of the domain. Finally, we discuss the lower and upper bounds of the k-th principle eigenvalue, and the asymptotic behavior of the limit of eigenvalues.

New Bounds on the Triple Roman Domination Number of Graphs

In this paper, we derive sharp upper and lower bounds on the sum γ 3 R G + γ 3 R G ¯ and product γ 3 R G γ 3 R G ¯ , where G ¯ is the complement of graph G . We also show that for each tree T of order n ≥ 2 , γ 3 R T ≤ 3 n + s T / 2 and γ 3 R T ≥ ⌈ 4 n T + 2 − ℓ T / 3 ⌉ , where s T and ℓ T are the number of support vertices and leaves of T .

Cross-Cultural and Gender Comparison of Emotional Connotation of Words

So far, scientists have researched to explore the emotional connotation of words in different native languages and genders. This study investigates how connotations of words differ by cultures and genders by inspecting valence values, which indicates how happy people feel about specific words in datasets obtained from USA, Spain, and Portuguese. To fulfill the objective, we categorized people’s feelings evoked by the words based on a criterion created by adding or subtracting standard deviation to or from valence means for the upper and lower bound. Then, words with valence values outside of the upper and lower bounds were categorized as emotional words (positive or negative) and were analyzed. The results show that people of different cultures are more connected regarding the perception of negative connotation of words than positive connotation. Moreover, Portuguese and Spanish are more connected than either of them with the US as they have more emotion words in common. On the gender aspect, we notice that females tend to give more extreme ratings for words than males. Furthermore, the analysis shows that males have a more positive feeling towards sex-related words than females. Overall, this study outlines a way for people interested in anthropology to understand the differences in the emotional connotation of words between males and females and across cultures.

Low-dissipation model of three-terminal refrigerator: Performance bounds and comparative analyses

In the present paper, a general non-combined model of three-terminal refrigerator is established based on the low-dissipation assumption. The relation between the optimized cooling power and the corresponding coefficient of performance (COP) is analytically derived, according to which the COP at maximum cooling power (CMP) can be further determined. At two dissipation asymmetry limits, upper and lower bounds of CMP are obtained and found to be in good agreement with experimental and simulated results. Additionally, comparison of the obtained bounds with previous combined model is presented. In particular it is found that the upper bounds are the same, whereas the lower bounds are quite different. This feature indicates that the claimed universal equivalence for the combined and non-combined models under endoreversible assumption is invalid within the frame of low-dissipation assumption. Then, the equivalence between various finite-time thermodynamic models needs to be reevaluated regarding multi-terminal systems. Moreover, the correlation between the combined and non-combined models is further revealed by the derivation of the equivalent condition according to which the identical upper bounds and distinct lower bounds are theoretically shown. Finally, the proposed non-combined model is proved to be the appropriate model for describing various types of thermally driven refrigerator. This work may provide some instructive information for the further establishments and performance analyses of multi-terminal low-dissipation models.

Entropic order parameters in weakly coupled gauge theories

The entropic order parameters measure in a universal geometric way the statistics of non-local operators responsible for generalized symmetries. In this article, we compute entropic order parameters in weakly coupled gauge theories. To perform this computation, the natural route of evaluating expectation values of physical (smeared) non-local operators is prevented by known difficulties in constructing suitable smeared Wilson loops. We circumvent this problem by studying the smeared non-local class operators in the enlarged non-gauge invariant Hilbert space. This provides a generic approach for smeared operators in gauge theories and explicit formulas at weak coupling. In this approach, the Wilson and ’t Hooft loops are labeled by the full weight and co-weight lattices respectively. We study generic Lie groups and discuss couplings with matter fields. Smeared magnetic operators, as opposed to the usual infinitely thin ones, have expectation values that approach one at weak coupling. The corresponding entropic order parameter saturates to its maximum topological value, except for an exponentially small correction, which we compute. On the other hand, smeared ’t Hooft loops and their entropic disorder parameter are exponentially small. We verify that both behaviors match the certainty relation for the relative entropies. In particular, we find upper and lower bounds (that differ by a factor of 2) for the exact coefficient of the linear perimeter law for thin loops at weak coupling. This coefficient is unphysical/non-universal for line operators. We end with some comments regarding the RG flows of entropic parameters through perturbative beta functions.

Generalized flatness constants, spanning lattice polytopes, and the Gromov width

In this paper we motivate some new directions of research regarding the lattice width of convex bodies. We show that convex bodies of sufficiently large width contain a unimodular copy of a standard simplex. Following an argument of Eisenbrand and Shmonin, we prove that every lattice polytope contains a minimal generating set of the affine lattice spanned by its lattice points such that the number of generators (and the lattice width of their convex hull) is bounded by a constant which only depends on the dimension. We also discuss relations to recent results on spanning lattice polytopes and how our results could be viewed as the beginning of the study of generalized flatness constants. Regarding symplectic geometry, we point out how the lattice width of a Delzant polytope is related to upper and lower bounds on the Gromov width of its associated symplectic toric manifold. Throughout, we include several open questions.