TY - JOUR A1 - Hermann, Andreas T1 - Zero sets of eigenspinors for generic metrics JF - Communications in analysis and geometry N2 - Let M be a closed connected spin manifold of dimension 2 or 3 with a fixed orientation and a fixed spin structure. We prove that for a generic Riemannian metric on M the non-harmonic eigenspinors of the Dirac operator are nowhere zero. The proof is based on a transversality theorem and the unique continuation property of the Dirac operator. Y1 - 2014 SN - 1019-8385 SN - 1944-9992 VL - 22 IS - 2 SP - 177 EP - 218 PB - International Press of Boston CY - Somerville ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rungrottheera, Wannarut A1 - Schulze, Bert-Wolfgang T1 - Weighted spaces on corner manifolds JF - Complex variables and elliptic equations N2 - We study spaces on manifolds with double weights and iterated discrete and continuous asymptotics, and their relationship with corner pseudo-differential operators. KW - manifolds with corners KW - iterated asymptotics KW - operators with corner symbols KW - 35J70 KW - 47G30 KW - 58J40 Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/17476933.2013.876416 SN - 1747-6933 SN - 1747-6941 VL - 59 IS - 12 SP - 1706 EP - 1738 PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group CY - Abingdon ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ludewig, Matthias T1 - Vector fields with a non-degenerate source JF - Journal of geometry and physics N2 - We discuss the solution theory of operators of the form del(x) + A, acting on smooth sections of a vector bundle with connection del over a manifold M, where X is a vector field having a critical point with positive linearization at some point p is an element of M. As an operator on a suitable space of smooth sections Gamma(infinity)(U, nu), it fulfills a Fredholm alternative, and the same is true for the adjoint operator. Furthermore, we show that the solutions depend smoothly on the data del, X and A. KW - Recursive transport equations KW - First order PDE KW - Fredholm alternative KW - Heat kernel coefficients KW - WKB expansion KW - Semiclassical analysis Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomphys.2014.01.014 SN - 0393-0440 SN - 1879-1662 VL - 79 SP - 59 EP - 76 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - THES A1 - Vu, Dinh Phuong T1 - Using video study to investigate eighth-grade mathematics classrooms in Vietnam T1 - Die Nutzung von Videostudien zur Untersuchung des Mathematikunterrichts in der 8. Klasse in Vietnam N2 - The International Project for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) was formed in the 1950s (Postlethwaite, 1967). Since that time, the IEA has conducted many studies in the area of mathematics, such as the First International Mathematics Study (FIMS) in 1964, the Second International Mathematics Study (SIMS) in 1980-1982, and a series of studies beginning with the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) which has been conducted every 4 years since 1995. According to Stigler et al. (1999), in the FIMS and the SIMS, U.S. students achieved low scores in comparison with students in other countries (p. 1). The TIMSS 1995 “Videotape Classroom Study” was therefore a complement to the earlier studies conducted to learn “more about the instructional and cultural processes that are associated with achievement” (Stigler et al., 1999, p. 1). The TIMSS Videotape Classroom Study is known today as the TIMSS Video Study. From the findings of the TIMSS 1995 Video Study, Stigler and Hiebert (1999) likened teaching to “mountain ranges poking above the surface of the water,” whereby they implied that we might see the mountaintops, but we do not see the hidden parts underneath these mountain ranges (pp. 73-78). By watching the videotaped lessons from Germany, Japan, and the United States again and again, they discovered that “the systems of teaching within each country look similar from lesson to lesson. At least, there are certain recurring features [or patterns] that typify many of the lessons within a country and distinguish the lessons among countries” (pp. 77-78). They also discovered that “teaching is a cultural activity,” so the systems of teaching “must be understood in relation to the cultural beliefs and assumptions that surround them” (pp. 85, 88). From this viewpoint, one of the purposes of this dissertation was to study some cultural aspects of mathematics teaching and relate the results to mathematics teaching and learning in Vietnam. Another research purpose was to carry out a video study in Vietnam to find out the characteristics of Vietnamese mathematics teaching and compare these characteristics with those of other countries. In particular, this dissertation carried out the following research tasks: - Studying the characteristics of teaching and learning in different cultures and relating the results to mathematics teaching and learning in Vietnam - Introducing the TIMSS, the TIMSS Video Study and the advantages of using video study in investigating mathematics teaching and learning - Carrying out the video study in Vietnam to identify the image, scripts and patterns, and the lesson signature of eighth-grade mathematics teaching in Vietnam - Comparing some aspects of mathematics teaching in Vietnam and other countries and identifying the similarities and differences across countries - Studying the demands and challenges of innovating mathematics teaching methods in Vietnam – lessons from the video studies Hopefully, this dissertation will be a useful reference material for pre-service teachers at education universities to understand the nature of teaching and develop their teaching career. N2 - Das International Project for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) wurde in den 1950er Jahren gegründet. Seitdem führte das IEA viele Studien in Bereich mathematischer Bildung durch, insbesondere die First International Mathematics Study (FIMS) im Jahre 1964, die Second International Mathematics Study (SIMS) in den Jahren 1980–1982 und eine Reihe von Studien, die mit der Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) begann und seit 1995 alle vier Jahre durchgeführt wird. Nach Stigler et al. (1999) erreichten US-amerikanische Studenten bei FIMS und SIMS niedrigere Ergebnisse als Schüler anderer Länder (S. 1). Daher wurde TIMSS 1995 erweitert um eine ‘Videotape Classroom Study’ mit dem Ziel, „mehr über die unterrichtlichen und kulturellen Prozesse, die mit Leistung zusammenhängen“, zu erfahren (S. 1; Übersetzung vom engl. Original). Von den Ergebnissen der TIMMS 1995 Video Study ausgehend verglichen Stigler und Hiebert (1999) Unterricht mit „Gebirgszügen, die die Wasseroberfläche durchstoßen“, womit sie ausdrücken sollten, was die Bergspitzen sichtbar, große Teile des Gebirges aber unter dem Wasser verborgen sind (S. 73–78; Übersetzung vom engl. Original). Durch die wiederholte Analyse videographierter Unterrichtsstunden aus Deutschland, Japan und den USA entdeckten sie, dass „die Arten des Unterrichts innerhalb jedes Landes von Stunde zu Stunde ähnlich sind. Zumindest gibt es bestimmte wiederkehrende Aspekte [oder Skripte], welche für viele Stunden eines Landes typisch sind und die Stunden gegenüber anderen Ländern abgrenzen“ (S. 77f.). Sie entdeckten außerdem, dass Unterricht eine „kulturelle Aktivität“ ist, Unterrichtsarten also „verstanden werden müssen in Relation zu den kulturellen Überzeugungen und Annahmen, die sie umgeben“ (S. 85, 88). Hierauf aufbauend war es ein Ziel der Dissertation, kulturelle Aspekte des Mathematikunterricht zu untersuchen und die Ergebnisse mit Mathematikunterricht in Vietnam zu vergleichen. Ein weiteres Ziel war die Erhebung der Charakteristika vietnamesischen Mathematikunterricht durch eine Videostudie in Vietnam und der anschließende Vergleich dieser Charakteristika mit denen anderer Länder. Im Einzelnen befasste sich diese Dissertation mit den folgenden Forschungszielen: - Untersuchung der Charakteristika von Lehren und Lernen in unterschiedlichen Kulturen und vorläufiger Vergleich der Resultate mit dem Lehren und Lernen von Mathematik in Vietnam - Einführung der TIMSS und der TIMSS Video Study und der methodologischen Vorteile von Videostudien für die Untersuchung von Mathematikunterricht in Vietnam - Durchführung der Videostudie in Vietnam, um Unterrichtsskripte des Mathematikunterrichts in 8. Klassen in Vietnam zu identifizieren - Vergleich ausgewählter Aspekte des Mathematikunterrichts in Vietnam mit denen anderer Länder auf der Grundlage der Videostudie in Vietnam und Diskussion von Ähnlichkeiten und Unterschieden zwischen Ländern - Untersuchung der Herausforderungen für eine Innovation der Unterrichtsmethoden im Mathematikunterricht Vietnams Diese Dissertation entstand in der Hoffnung, dass sie eine nützliche Referenz für Lehramtsstudenten zum Verständnis der Natur des Unterrichts und zur Entwicklung der eigenen Lehrerpersönlichkeit darstellen möge. KW - Videostudie KW - Mathematikunterricht KW - Unterrichtsmethode KW - TIMSS KW - Kulturelle Aktivität KW - video study KW - mathematics education KW - teaching methods KW - TIMSS KW - Vietnam Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-72464 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Klein, Markus A1 - Rama, Juliane T1 - Time asymptotics of e(-ith(kappa)) for analytic matrices and analytic perturbation theory JF - Asymptotic analysis N2 - In quantum mechanics the temporal decay of certain resonance states is associated with an effective time evolution e(-ith(kappa)), where h(.) is an analytic family of non-self-adjoint matrices. In general the corresponding resonance states do not decay exponentially in time. Using analytic perturbation theory, we derive asymptotic expansions for e(-ith(kappa)), simultaneously in the limits kappa -> 0 and t -> infinity, where the corrections with respect to pure exponential decay have uniform bounds in one complex variable kappa(2)t. In the Appendix we briefly review analytic perturbation theory, replacing the classical reference to the 1920 book of Knopp [Funktionentheorie II, Anwendungen und Weiterfuhrung der allgemeinen Theorie, Sammlung Goschen, Vereinigung wissenschaftlicher Verleger Walter de Gruyter, 1920] and its terminology by standard modern references. This might be of independent interest. KW - resonances KW - exponential decay KW - long-time corrections KW - Fermi golden rule KW - analytic perturbation theory Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3233/ASY-141226 SN - 0921-7134 SN - 1875-8576 VL - 89 IS - 3-4 SP - 189 EP - 233 PB - IOS Press CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schulze, Bert-Wolfgang A1 - Wei, Y. T1 - The Mellin-edge quantisation for corner operators JF - Complex analysis and operator theory N2 - We establish a quantisation of corner-degenerate symbols, here called Mellin-edge quantisation, on a manifold with second order singularities. The typical ingredients come from the "most singular" stratum of which is a second order edge where the infinite transversal cone has a base that is itself a manifold with smooth edge. The resulting operator-valued amplitude functions on the second order edge are formulated purely in terms of Mellin symbols taking values in the edge algebra over . In this respect our result is formally analogous to a quantisation rule of (Osaka J. Math. 37:221-260, 2000) for the simpler case of edge-degenerate symbols that corresponds to the singularity order 1. However, from the singularity order 2 on there appear new substantial difficulties for the first time, partly caused by the edge singularities of the cone over that tend to infinity. Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11785-013-0289-3 SN - 1661-8254 SN - 1661-8262 VL - 8 IS - 4 SP - 803 EP - 841 PB - Springer CY - Basel ER - TY - INPR A1 - Makhmudov, Olimdjan A1 - Tarkhanov, Nikolai Nikolaevich T1 - The first mixed problem for the nonstationary Lamé system N2 - We find an adequate interpretation of the Lamé operator within the framework of elliptic complexes and study the first mixed problem for the nonstationary Lamé system. T3 - Preprints des Instituts für Mathematik der Universität Potsdam - 3(2014)10 KW - Lamé system KW - evolution equation KW - first boundary value problem Y1 - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-71923 SN - 2193-6943 VL - 3 IS - 10 PB - Universitätsverlag Potsdam CY - Potsdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hoegele, Michael A1 - Pavlyukevich, Ilya T1 - The exit problem from a neighborhood of the global attractor for dynamical systems perturbed by heavy-tailed levy processes JF - Stochastic analysis and applications N2 - We consider a finite-dimensional deterministic dynamical system with the global attractor ? which supports a unique ergodic probability measure P. The measure P can be considered as the uniform long-term mean of the trajectories staying in a bounded domain D containing ?. We perturb the dynamical system by a multiplicative heavy tailed Levy noise of small intensity E>0 and solve the asymptotic first exit time and location problem from D in the limit of E?0. In contrast to the case of Gaussian perturbations, the exit time has an algebraic exit rate as a function of E, just as in the case when ? is a stable fixed point studied earlier in [9, 14, 19, 26]. As an example, we study the first exit problem from a neighborhood of the stable limit cycle for the Van der Pol oscillator perturbed by multiplicative -stable Levy noise. KW - alpha-stable Levy process KW - Canonical (Marcus) SDE KW - First exit location KW - First exit time KW - Global attractor KW - Ito SDE KW - Multiplicative noise KW - Regular variation KW - Stratonovich SDE KW - Van der Pol oscillator Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/07362994.2014.858554 SN - 0736-2994 SN - 1532-9356 VL - 32 IS - 1 SP - 163 EP - 190 PB - Taylor & Francis Group CY - Philadelphia ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Chang, Der-Chen A1 - Habal, Nadia A1 - Schulze, Bert-Wolfgang T1 - The edge algebra structure of the Zaremba problem JF - Journal of pseudo-differential operators and applications N2 - We study mixed boundary value problems, here mainly of Zaremba type for the Laplacian within an edge algebra of boundary value problems. The edge here is the interface of the jump from the Dirichlet to the Neumann condition. In contrast to earlier descriptions of mixed problems within such an edge calculus, cf. (Harutjunjan and Schulze, Elliptic mixed, transmission and singular crack problems, 2008), we focus on new Mellin edge quantisations of the Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator on the Neumann side of the boundary and employ a pseudo-differential calculus of corresponding boundary value problems without the transmission property at the interface. This allows us to construct parametrices for the original mixed problem in a new and transparent way. Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11868-013-0088-7 SN - 1662-9981 SN - 1662-999X VL - 5 IS - 1 SP - 69 EP - 155 PB - Springer CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kiselev, Oleg M. A1 - Tarkhanov, Nikolai Nikolaevich T1 - The capture of a particle into resonance at potential hole with dissipative perturbation JF - Chaos, solitons & fractals : applications in science and engineering ; an interdisciplinary journal of nonlinear science N2 - We study the capture of a particle into resonance at a potential hole with dissipative perturbation and external periodic excitation. The measure of resonance solutions is evaluated. We also derive an asymptotic formula for the parameter range of those solutions which are captured into resonance. Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2013.11.003 SN - 0960-0779 SN - 1873-2887 VL - 58 SP - 27 EP - 39 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford ER -