The medium-temperature dependence of jet transport coefficient in high-energy nucleus-nucleus collisions

The medium-temperature T dependence of the jet transport coefficient̂q was studied via the nuclear modification factor RAA(p_(T))and elliptical flow parameter v_(2)(p_(T))for large transverse momentum p_(T) hadrons in high-energy nucleus-nucleus collisions.Within a next-to-leading-order perturbative QCD parton model for hard scatterings with modified fragmentation functions due to jet quenching controlled by q,we check the suppression and azimuthal anisotropy for large p_(T) hadrons,and extract q by global fits to RAA(pT)and v_(2)(pT)data in A+A collisions at RHIC and LHC,respectively.The numerical results from the best fits show that q∕T^(3) goes down with local medium-temperature T in the parton jet trajectory.Compared with the case of a constant q∕T^(3),the going-down T dependence of q∕T^(3) makes a hard parton jet to lose more energy near T_(c) and therefore strengthens the azimuthal anisotropy for large pT hadrons.As a result,v_(2)(p_(T))for large pT hadrons was enhanced by approximately 10%to better fit the data at RHIC/LHC.Considering the first-order phase transition from QGP to the hadron phase and the additional energy loss in the hadron phase,v_(2)(p_(T))is again enhanced by 5-10%at RHIC/LHC.

HIGH ACCURACY ANALYSIS OF TENSOR-PRODUCT LINEAR PENTAHEDRAL FINITE ELEMENTS FOR VARIABLE COEFFICIENT ELLIPTIC EQUATIONS

For a general second-order variable coefficient elliptic boundary value problem in three dimensions, the authors derive the weak estimate of the first type for tensor-product linear pentahedral finite elements. In addition, the estimate for the W1,1-seminorm of the discrete derivative Green＇s function is given. Finally, the authors show that the derivatives of the finite element solution uh and the corresponding interpolant Hu are superclose in the pointwise sense of the L∞-norm.

HETEROGENEOUS MULTISCALE METHOD FOR OPTIMAL CONTROL PROBLEM GOVERNED BY ELLIPTIC EQUATIONS WITH HIGHLY OSCILLATORY COEFFICIENTS

In this paper, we investigate heterogeneous multiscale method （HMM） for the optimal control problem with distributed control constraints governed by elliptic equations with highly oscillatory coefficients. The state variable and co-state variable are approximated by the multiscale discretization scheme that relies on coupled macro and micro finite elements, whereas the control variable is discretized by the piecewise constant. By applying the well- known Lions＇ Lemma to the discretized optimal control problem, we obtain the necessary and sufficient optimality conditions. A priori error estimates in both L^2 and H^1 norms are derived for the state, co-state and the control variable with uniform bound constants. Finally, numerical examples are presented to illustrate our theoretical results.

MARDIA'S COEFFICIENT OF KURTOSIS IN ELLIPTICAL POPULATIONS

Mardia (1970) defined a measure of multivariate kurtosis and derived its asymptotic distributionfor samples from a multivariate normal population. Some new results on elliptical distributions areused to extend Mardia's results to samples from an elliptical distribution. These results provide amethod for testing hypotheses on the kurtosis parameter of elliptical distributions. An appendixprovides extensions of Kendall and Stuart's (1977) standard errors of bivariate moments to the thirdand fourth order.

ON EFFECTIVE STOCHASTIC GALERKIN FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR STOCHASTIC OPTIMAL CONTROL GOVERNED BY INTEGRAL-DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS WITH RANDOM COEFFICIENTS

In this paper, we apply stochastic Galerkin finite element methods to the optimal control problem governed by an elliptic integral-differential PDEs with random field. The control problem has the control constraints of obstacle type. A new gradient algorithm based on the pre-conditioner conjugate gradient algorithm （PCG） is developed for this optimal control problem. This algorithm can transform a part of the state equation matrix and co-state equation matrix into block diagonal matrix and then solve the optimal control systems iteratively. The proof of convergence for this algorithm is also discussed. Finally numerical examples of a medial size are presented to illustrate our theoretical results.

On the Existence of Feller Semigroups with Discontinuous Coefficients Ⅱ

This paper is devoted to the functional analytic approach to the problem of existence of Markov processes with Dirichlet boundary condition, oblique derivative boundary condition and first-order Wentzell boundary condition for second-order, uniformly elliptic differential operators with discontinuous coefficients. More precisely, we construct Feller semigroups associated with absorption, reflection, drift and sticking phenomena at the boundary. The approach here is distinguished by the extensive use of the ideas and techniques characteristic of the recent developments in the Calderon- Zygmund theory of singular integral operators with non-smooth kernels.

A Simple Proof of Regularity for C^(1,α)Interface Transmission Problems

We give an alternative proof of a recent result in[1]by Caffarelli,Soria-Carro,and Stinga about the C^(1,α)regularity of weak solutions to transmission problems with C^(1,α)interfaces.Our proof does not use the mean value property or the maximum principle,and also works for more general elliptic systems with variable coefficients.This answers a question raised in[1].Some extensions to C^(1,Dini)interfaces and to domains with multiple sub-domains are also discussed.