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Volume 10, Number 5
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The Electronic News Net of the SIAM
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Today's
Topics:
1. Joaquin Bustoz 1939-2003
2. Witten-Bommerholz Meeting on
Constructive Approximation
3. Georgia Tech: Constructive Functions
Tech-04
4. Lee Lorch honoured by ISAAC
5. Call for Nominations - Richard C.
DiPrima Prize
6. Call for Nominations - George Polya
Prize
7. Call for Submissions - SIAM Student
Paper Prize
8. Trott's Corner in The Mathematical
Functions Website
9. New paper on matrix-valued
hypergeometric functions
10. Preprints in xxx Archive
11. About the Activity Group
12. Submitting contributions to OP-SF NET
and Newsletter
Calendar
of Events:
2003
September
15-19: Sturm Colloquium, Geneva, Switzerland 10.2 #4
http://theory.physics.unige.ch/main.html
September
23-26: Workshop on Jack, Hall-Littlewood and Macdonald
polynomials, Edinburgh, Scotland 10.4 #1
See
http://www.ma.hw.ac.uk/icms/meetings/2003/polynomials/
October
18-22: International Workshop on Special Functions,
Orthogonal Polynomials, Quantum Groups and Related Topics
dedicated to Dick Askey's 70th birthday,
Bexbach, Germany 10.3 #2
http://hahn.la.asu.edu/~suslov/bexbach/
2004
January
7-10: Joint Mathematics Meetings, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
(including Special Sessions on
"Classical and Nonlinear Special
Functions" (Jan 9-10) on
"Theory and Applications of
Orthogonal Polynomials" (Jan 7-8)
and on "Continued Fractions"
(Jan 9)
10.3 #3
http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2078_intro.html
February
15-20: International Meeting on Constructive
Approximation, Witten-Bommerholz, Germany 10.5 #2
http://www.sbg.ac.at/mat/events/idomat2004/idomat01.htm
July
12-16: SIAM Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, USA
http://www.siam.org/meetings/an04/
November
7-9: CONSTRUCTIVE FUNCTIONS TECH-O4,
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
10.5 #3
www.math.gatech.edu/news/conferences/at04/
Future
Plans:
Dan
Lozier (OP-SF NET 9.4, Topic #2) suggests a SIAM-sponsored meeting in
Orthogonal
Polynomials and Special Functions to be held in Washington, DC.
Present
planning suggests a date in the fall of 2005 or in 2006.
Topic
#1 ----------- OP-SF NET 10.5 ------------ September 15,
2003
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From:
OP-SF NET Editor muldoon@yorku.ca
Subject:
Joaquin Bustoz 1939-2003
His
many friends and collaborators in the OP-SF community are saddened by
news
of the passing on August 13, 2003 of Joaquin Bustoz, Professor of
Mathematics
at Arizona State University (ASU). His death was the result of
injuries
received in a car accident on July 6.
Joaquin
did his degrees at ASU and spent much of his career there, but
also
worked at other places notably the University of Cincinnati. A period
at
Universidad Nacional de Colombia led to the joint publication of a
booklet
in Spanish on Fourier Series with Jairo Charris whose untimely
death
was reported in our July 15 issue.
Joaquin's
early work was in summability theory and approximation theory
with
later contributions to inequalities for special functions, q-analogs,
sieved
orthogonal polynomials, Turan inequalities and basic analogs of
Fourier
series, among other things.
Joaquin
Bustoz served as Chair of his Department at Arizona State and was
very
successful in mentoring activities for minority students. He received
at
least two major national awards for this activity. He was one of the
organizers
of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Special Functions, held
at
ASU. His accident came only about a
week before our Activity Group's
Summer
School in Coimbra, Portugal where he was scheduled to be one of the
principal
lecturers.
See
the tribute by John N. MacDonald at
http://www.asu.edu/asunews/faculty_students/bustoz_090403.htm
the
biographical information by Florence Fasanelli at
http://www.maa.org/summa/archive/bustoz_J.htm
and
the information on Joaquin's mentoring activity at
http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/ehr/hrd/Paesmem/bustoz96.html
http://researchmag.asu.edu/stories/reaching.html
Topic
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2003
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From:
OP-SF NET Editor muldoon@yorku.ca
Subject:
Witten-Bommerholz Meeting on Constructive Approximation
From
AT-NET:
(edited
and slightly shortened)
***********************************************
** International Meeting on **
** CONSTRUCTIVE APPROXIMATION **
** February 15 - 20, 2004 **
** **
** Witten - Bommerholz (Germany) **
***********************************************
-----------------------------------------------
********** FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT *************
-----------------------------------------------
Scientific
Committee:
---------------------
Marcel de Bruin, TU Delft
(Netherlands)
Doron S. Lubinsky, Georgia Tech
(U.S.A.)
Detlef H. Mache, Bochum (Germany)
Michael Revers, Salzburg (Austria)
Jozsef Szabados, Budapest (Hungary)
Scope
of the Conference:
------------------------
The success and positive resonance of the
three IDoMAT
conferences in the years 1995, 1998 and 2001
will encourage
us to continue in 2004 this series of
International Meetings
with new developments in approximation
theory and applied
mathematics in Witten-Bommerholz.
The purpose of the 4th International Meeting
on Constructive
Approximation in Witten-Bommerholz is to
bring together national
and international researchers from academia
and industry to
discuss new developments, interesting
results and open problems
in the fields of Applied Mathematics.
Themes and Topics
-----------------
- (Multivariate) Approximation Methods &
Constructive Approximation
- Approximation by Orthogonal Polynomials,
Special Functions &
Applications
- Quasi-Interpolation Methods &
Interpolation
- Neuro-Fuzzy Methods and Industrial &
Engineering Applications
Invited
Speakers
----------------
Altomare, Francesco
Assche, Walter van
Beatson, Rick
LeMehaute, Alain
Lubinsky, Doron S.
Mazure, Marie-Laurence
Mhaskar, Hrushikesh
Michels, Kai
Schumaker, Larry
Szabados, Jozsef
Szwarc, Rysiek
Types
of Presentation
---------------------
There
will be three types of presentation:
- Invited plenary lectures (55 min.)
- Contributed talks (25 min.)
- Poster presentations
Location
--------
is,
like the past IDoMAT meetings, the conference center
Haus
Bommerholz located in Witten (Germany) (see the websites:
http://www.uni-dortmund.de/bomholz/
} or
http://ls12-www.cs.uni-dortmund.de/cgep-98/venue.html
).
Conference
Proceedings (Birkhäuser Verlag):
-------------------------------------------
We
expect to publish the conference proceedings containing
papers
by the invited speakers and contributed talks in
the
International Series of Numerical Mathematics with the title
Trends & Applications in Constructive
Approximation
(Birkhäuser Verlag)
Important
Deadlines:
--------------------
September,
1, 2003: Preregistration deadline
Submission of lectures and talks (title and abstract)
November,
30, 2003: Hotel reservation deadline
January
15, 2004: Authors can make final changes to their abstracts until
this date
Further
information
-------------------
Please
ask for details and further information from:
Detlef H. Mache
University of Applied Science TFH Bochum
FB 3, Constructive Approximation
Herner Str. 45,
D-44787 Bochum (Germany)
or
use eMail: mache@math.uni-dortmund.de
http://www.mathematik.uni-dortmund.de/user/mache/mache.htm
Conference-Homepage
-------------------
You
will find "updates" at the following homepage:
http://www.sbg.ac.at/mat/events/idomat2004/idomat01.htm
or
under "Conferences" at
http://www.mathematik.uni-dortmund.de/user/mache/mache.htm
Topic
#3 ----------- OP-SF NET 10.5 ------------ September 15,
2003
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From:
Doron Lubinsky lubinsky@math.gatech.edu
Subject:
Georgia Tech: Constructive Functions Tech-04
FIRST
ANNOUNCEMENT: CONSTRUCTIVE FUNCTIONS TECH-O4
An
International Conference
Georgia
Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
November
7-9, 2004
This
conference, honoring the 60th birthday of Ed Saff, will be an
international
conference covering all aspects of constructive function
theory,
potential theory and approximation theory. Ed Saff has played a key
role
in building scientific cooperation between mathematicians of many
nations.
Accordingly, the conference aims to attract mathematicians from
all
around the world, especially young graduate mathematicians and graduate
students.
Georgia
Tech is conveniently located in Atlanta, close to the subway, and
just
a subway ride from Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport. The
latter
is the hub of Delta, and an ideal entry into the United States.
Early
November in Atlanta sees the tail end of Fall, and the weather is
mild
and pleasant. If you are interested in attending, please visit our
website
and fill in the online preliminary registration form. The main page
is
at:
www.math.gatech.edu/news/conferences/at04/
Registration
is at:
www.math.gatech.edu/news/conferences/at04/register.html
The
website will be updated as organisation of the conference progresses.
PLENARY
SPEAKERS
These
will be selected in due course from those that will be attending.
PROCEEDINGS
We
hope to publish a proceedings. More details will be presented on this
later.
ORGANISING
COMMITTEE
Laurent
Baratchart
Ron
DeVore
Jeff
Geronimo
Xin
Li
Doron
Lubinsky
Nicholas
Papamichael
Igor
Pritsker
Vili
Totik
Richard
Varga
Topic
#4 ----------- OP-SF NET 10.5 ------------ September 15,
2003
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From:
OP-SF NET Editor muldoon@yorku.ca
Subject:
Lee Lorch honoured by ISAAC
Lee
Lorch (York University) was appointed an Honorary Member Life of ISAAC
(International
Society for Analysis, its Applications and Computation) by
decision
of the ISAAC Board at its recent meeting in Toronto. He was
presented
with this honour by ISAAC President Heinrich Begehr (Freie
Universität
Berlin) at the closing ceremony of the ISAAC 2003 Congress held
at
York University, Toronto, August 11-16, 2003. A citation read by
Victor
Burenkov (Cardiff University) referred to Lorch's contributions to
real
analysis, special functions, ordinary differential equations,
summability
theory, approximation theory and Fourier analysis, his
struggles
on behalf of the disadvantaged and his continuing efforts for
world
peace and understanding between peoples.
Founded
by Robert P. Gilbert in 1994, (ISAAC) is a non-profit organization
to
promote and advance analysis, its applications, and its interaction with
computation.
See the ISAAC web site at
http://www.math.udel.edu/isaac/
Topic
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2003
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From:
A. G. Bogardo bogardo@siam.org
Subject:
Call for Nominations - Richard C. DiPrima Prize
CALL FOR
NOMINATIONS
for
RICHARD C.
DiPRIMA PRIZE
The DiPrima Prize
--------------------------
SIAM will present the award at the SIAM
Annual Meeting in Portland,
Oregon, July 12-16, 2004. The award honors the memory
of Richard C. DiPrima, long-time chair
of the Department of
Mathematical Sciences at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute and past
President and energetic supporter of
SIAM. The award, to be given to
a young scientist, will be based on an
outstanding doctoral
dissertation in applied mathematics.
Eligibility
------------
Candidates for the prize must have
completed their doctoral
dissertations and all other requirements
for their doctorates during
the period running from three years
prior to the award date to one
year prior to the award date (July 1,
2001 to June 30, 2003). The
doctorate must have been awarded at
least eight months prior to the
award date. The requirements for the doctorate must have been
equivalent to those for an American
doctorate. It is preferable but
not necessary that the recipient be a
member of SIAM. Selection is
based on the dissertations of the
candidates. The dissertations must
represent topics of applied mathematics
(defined as those topics
covered by the SIAM journals). They must be submitted in English. An
English translation is acceptable.
Nominations
------------------
Nominations, along with a copy of the
dissertation (in English),
should be sent by December 31, 2003 to:
Richard C. DiPrima Prize
Selection Committee
c/o Joanna Littleton
Society for Industrial and
Applied Mathematics
3600 University City Science
Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
Description of the Award
-----------------------------------
The award consists of a framed,
hand-calligraphed certificate and a
cash prize of $1,000. Travel expenses to the award ceremony will
be
paid by the prize fund.
Topic
#6 ----------- OP-SF NET 10.5 ------------ September 15,
2003
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From:
Joanna Littleton littleton@siam.org
Subject:
Call for Nominations - George Polya Prize
CALL FOR
NOMINATIONS
for
THE GEORGE
POLYA PRIZE
The
Polya Prize
The
award will be presented at the 2004 SIAM Annual Meeting scheduled for
July
12-16, 2004, in Portland, Oregon.
The
award honors the memory of George Polya and is given in even-numbered
years
for notable contributions in two alternating categories. The 2004
Prize
will be given for a notable application of combinatorial theory.
Eligibility
There
are no restrictions except that the prize is broadly intended to
recognize
specific recent work.
Description
of Award
The
award will consist of an engraved medal and a $20,000 cash prize.
Travel
expenses to the award ceremony will be provided by the prize fund.
Nominations
A
letter of nomination, including a description of achievement(s) should be
sent
by December 31, 2003 to:
Chair,
Selection Committee
George
Polya Prize
c/o
Joanna Littleton
SIAM
3600
University City Science Center
Philadelphia,
PA 19104-2688
Telephone: 215-382-9800 ext. 303
Fax: 215-386-7999
E-mail: littleton@siam.org
Topic
#7 ----------- OP-SF NET 10.5 ------------ September 15,
2003
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From:
Joanna Littleton littleton@siam.org
Subject:
Call for Submissions - SIAM Student Paper Prize
CALL FOR
SUBMISSIONS
for
SIAM Student Paper
Prize
The
2004 SIAM STUDENT PAPER PRIZE will be presented at the 2004 SIAM Annual
Meeting
scheduled for July 12-16, 2004, in Portland, Oregon.
-Principal
Guidelines-
The
SIAM Student Paper Prize is awarded every year to the student author(s)
of
the most outstanding papers submitted to the SIAM Student Paper
Competition. This award is based solely on the merit and
content of the
student's
contribution to the submitted paper. Up
to three papers will be
selected
for the prizes.
The
purpose of the Student Paper Prize is to recognize outstanding
scholarship
by students in applied mathematics and scientific computing.
-Selection
Procedures-
Eligibility
is restricted to students in good standing who have not
received
their Ph.D. as of January 1 of the year in which the prizes are
awarded.
Submissions
may be based on co-authored papers, provided that the student's
advisor
will attest that the student's work played a pivotal role in the
results. A letter from the student's advisor or
department chair must
accompany
each entry to verify these conditions.
To
enter the competition, a student must submit: (1) an extended abstract,
in
English, of a paper, and (2) a short biography. The total length of the
submitted
abstract (including bibliography) may not exceed five pages.
The
student also must submit (3) the complete paper, which will be used for
clarification
of any questions the committee may have about the extended
abstract. In addition, the student's advisor or an
interested faculty
member
must submit (4) a letter describing and evaluating the paper's
contribution
to the literature and the student's role in the scholarship.
-Deadline
for Submissions-
All
papers and accompanying documentation must be received at the SIAM
office
by February 13, 2004.
-Notification
of Prize Winners-
The
SIAM President will notify the recipient(s) at least six weeks before
the
award date.
Each
recipient is required to present his or her paper at the meeting where
the
prize(s) are awarded. If attending the
meeting poses a serious
hardship,
an exception may be granted by the SIAM President.
-Description
of the Award-
Each
recipient of the SIAM Student Paper Prize shall receive a framed
certificate
and a cash award of $1,000. Winners
also receive $500 toward
travel
expenses and gratis registration for the meeting.
Please
direct your submission and any questions you may have to:
Joanna
Littleton
Student
Paper Prize
SIAM
3600
University City Science Center
Philadelphia,
PA 19104-2688
USA
Telephone: (215) 382-9800 ext. 303
E-mail: littleton@siam.org
Topic
#8 ----------- OP-SF NET 10.5 ------------ September 15,
2003
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From:
Tom Koornwinder thk@science.uva.nl
Subject:
Trott's Corner in The Mathematical Functions Website
In
Trott's Corner in the Mathematica Journal, at webpage
http://www.mathematica-journal.com/issue/v9i1/FunctionsWebsite.html
Michael
Trott describes The Mathematical Functions Website of Wolfram,
see
http://functions.wolfram.com/ .
He
also mentions an NSF grant for digital libraries
The
following description is at
www.dlib.org/dlib/november02/zia/11zia.html
:
DUE
0226327. Second Generation Digital Mathematics Resources with
Innovative
Content for Metadata Harvesting and Courseware Development.
Institution:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. PI: Bill Mischo.
This
project is developing second-generation capabilities for two
mathematical
digital collections that support mathematics, engineering,
physics,
and applied sciences education and research: the "MathWorld" and
the
"Functions" sites at Wolfram Research. Functional enhancements are
being
added to these sites, and collection and item-level metadata from
these
resources are being integrated into the NSDL Metadata Repository
framework
via maintenance of an Open Archives Initiative (OAI) server.
Topic
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2003
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From:
Tom Koornwinder thk@science.uva.nl
Subject:
New paper on matrix-valued hypergeometric functions
Juan
A. Tirao,
The
matrix-valued hypergeometric equation,
Proceedings
National Academy of Sciences 100 (2003), no.14, pp. 8138-8141
(not
on arXiv, not yet in MathSciNet)
http://www.pnas.org/content/vol100/issue14/index.shtml#MATHEMATICS
Abstract:
The
hypergeometric differential equation was found by Euler [Euler, L.
(1769)
Opera Omnia Ser. 1, 1113] and was extensively studied by Gauss
[Gauss,
C. F. (1812) Comm. Soc. Reg. Sci. II 3, 123162], Kummer [Kummer,
E.
J. (1836) Reine Ang. Math. 15, 3983; Kummer, E. J. (1836) Reine Ang.
Math.
15, 127172], and Riemann [Riemann, B. (1857) K. Gess. Wiss. 7,
124].
The hypergeometric function known also as Gauss' function is the
unique
solution of the hypergeometric equation analytic at z = 0 and with
value
1 at z = 0. This function, because of its remarkable properties, has
been
used for centuries in the whole subject of special functions. In this
article
we give a matrix-valued analog of the hypergeometric differential
equation
and of Gauss' function. One can only speculate that many of the
connections
that made Gauss' function a vital part of mathematics at the
end
of the 20th century will be shared by its matrix-valued version,
discussed
here.
Topic
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From:
OPSF NET Editor muldoon@yorku.ca
Subject:
Preprints in xxx Archive
The
following preprints related to the fields of orthogonal polynomials
and
special functions were recently posted or cross-listed to one of the
subcategories
of the xxx archives. See especially:
http://front.math.ucdavis.edu/math.CA
http://front.math.ucdavis.edu/math.CO
http://front.math.ucdavis.edu/math.QA
http://xxx.lanl.gov/archive/solv-int
http://www.arXiv.org/abs/math.CO/0307050
Title:
Restricted 3412-Avoiding Involutions: Continued Fractions,
Chebyshev
Polynomials and Enumerations
Authors: Eric S. Egge
Comments: 26 pages
Subj-class: Combinatorics
MSC-class: 05A05; 05A15
http://www.arXiv.org/abs/math.NT/0307058
Title:
Well-poised generation of Ap\'ery-like recursions
Authors: Wadim Zudilin (Cologne &
Moscow)
Comments: 7 pages; an extension of the
talk at Journe\'es
arithm\'etiques
Graz 2003
Subj-class: Number Theory; Classical
Analysis and ODEs
MSC-class: 11J70, 33C20, 33F10
http://www.arXiv.org/abs/math.SP/0307061
Title:
Asymptotic behaviour of quasi-orthogonal polynomials
Authors: E. B. Davies
Subj-class: Spectral Theory
MSC-class: 33Cxx; 34Exx; 47Axx; 47Bxx;
81Q20
http://www.arXiv.org/abs/math.RA/0307063
Title:
Two linear transformations each tridiagonal with respect to an
eigenbasis
of the other; an overview
Authors: Paul Terwilliger
Comments: 14 pages, 1 figure
Subj-class: Rings and Algebras; Combinatorics
MSC-class: Primary 05E35; Secondary
33C45,05E30,33D45
http://www.arXiv.org/abs/math.CA/0307137
Title:
Duality formulas of the Special Values of Multiple Polylogarithms
Authors: Jun-ichi Okuda
Comments: 18 pages (in 12pt)
Subj-class: Classical Analysis and ODEs;
Number Theory
MSC-class: 40B05; 33E20
http://www.arXiv.org/abs/math.CA/0307250
Title:
On q-orthogonal polynomials, dual to little and big q-Jacobi
polynomials
Authors: N. M. Atakishiyev, A. U. Klimyk
Comments: 24 pages, LaTeX, the exposition
is slightly improved and
some misprints are corrected
Subj-class: Classical Analysis and ODEs;
Quantum Algebra
MSC-class: 33D80, 33D45, 17B37
http://www.arXiv.org/abs/math.NT/0307264
Title:
Sum relations for multiple zeta values and connection formulas
for
the Gauss hypergeometric functions
Authors: Takashi Aoki, Yasuo Ohno
Comments: 9 pages
Subj-class: Number Theory; Classical
Analysis and ODEs
MSC-class: 11M06; 40B05
http://www.arXiv.org/abs/math.CO/0307315
Title:
An analytic formula for Macdonald polynomials
Authors: Michel Lassalle, Michael
Schlosser
Comments: 8 pages; research announcement
submitted to Comptes
Rendus Math. Acad. Sci. Paris for
publication
Subj-class: Combinatorics; Quantum
Algebra
MSC-class: 33D52
http://www.arXiv.org/abs/math.RT/0307343
Title:
The Generalized Segal-Bargmann transform and Special Functions
Authors: Mark Davidson, Gestur Olafsson
Subj-class: Representation Theory
http://www.arXiv.org/abs/math.QA/0307356
Title:
Generalized coherent states for q-oscillator connected with
q-Hermite
polynomials
Authors: Vadim V. Borzov, Eugene V.
Damaskinsky
Comments: Latex2e, 10 pages, Submitted to
the Proceedings of the
international seminar "DAY on
DIFFRACTION'2003"
Subj-class: Quantum Algebra; Classical
Analysis and ODEs
http://www.arXiv.org/abs/math-ph/0307055
Title:
Random matrices with external source and multiple orthogonal
polynomials
Authors: P.M. Bleher, A.B.J. Kuijlaars
Comments: 17 pages
Subj-class: Mathematical Physics;
Classical Analysis and ODEs
http://www.arXiv.org/abs/math-ph/0307063
Title:
Gap Probabilities for Double Intervals in Hermitian Random
Matrix Ensembles as $\tau$-Functions --
Spectrum Singularity case
Authors: N.S. Witte
Comments: AMSLatex, 9 pages
Subj-class: Mathematical Physics;
Classical Analysis and ODEs
MSC-class: 15A52;33E17;34M55;58F07
http://www.arXiv.org/abs/math.NT/0308072
Title: The 2-adic valuation of the
coefficients of a polynomial
Authors: G. Boros, V. Moll, J. Shallit
Comments: 13 pages
Subj-class: Number Theory; Classical
Analysis and ODEs
MSC-class: 11B50; 11C08
Journal-ref: Scientia Series A:
Mathematical Sciences, volume 7,
2001, 37-50
http://www.arXiv.org/abs/math.CA/0308074
Title: Multiple Gamma Function and Its
Application to Computation
of Series
Authors: V. S. Adamchik
Comments: 20 pages, Latex, uses
kluwer.cls, will appear in The
Ramanujan Journal
Subj-class: Classical Analysis and ODEs;
Mathematical Physics
MSC-class: 33E20, 33F99, 11M35, 11B73
http://www.arXiv.org/abs/math.NT/0308075
Title: Some examples of Mahler measures
as multiple polylogarithms
Authors: Matilde N. Lalin
Comments: 21 pages, 1 figure
Subj-class: Number Theory
MSC-class: 11C08; 11G55; 11M06
http://www.arXiv.org/abs/math.CA/0308086
Title: Contributions to the Theory of the
Barnes Function
Authors: V.S.Adamchik
Comments: 18 pages, AMS-LATEX
Subj-class: Classical Analysis and ODEs;
Mathematical Physics
MSC-class: 33E20, 11M35
http://www.arXiv.org/abs/math.AG/0308221
Title: The Klein solution to Painleve's
sixth equation
Authors: Philip Boalch
Comments: 38 pages
Subj-class: Algebraic Geometry; Exactly
Solvable and Integrable
Systems
http://www.arXiv.org/abs/math.AG/0308233
Title: A geometric view of rational
Landen transformations
Authors: John Hubbard, Victor H. Moll
Subj-class: Algebraic Geometry; Dynamical
Systems
MSC-class: 33E20, 14K20
Journal-ref: Bull. London Math. Soc. 35
(2003), 293-301
http://www.arXiv.org/abs/math-ph/0308036
Title: Discrete Painlev\'e equations,
Orthogonal Polynomials on
the Unit Circle and $N$-recurrences for
averages over U(N) --
\PVI $\tau$-functions
Authors: P.J. Forrester, N.S. Witte
Comments: 46 pages, AMSLatex
Subj-class: Mathematical Physics
MSC-class: 05E35;39A05;37F10;33C45;34M55
http://www.arXiv.org/abs/math-ph/0308039
Title: Hyperspherical Functions and
Harmonic Analysis on the
Lorentz Group
Authors: V. V. Varlamov
Comments: 51 pages, Invited contribution
to "Progress in
Mathematical Physics Research",
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,
New York (to appear)
Subj-class: Mathematical Physics;
Representation Theory
MSC-class: 22E70; 33C70
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