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A note on the deformed Hermitian Yang-Mills PDE
We prove a priori estimates for a generalised Monge-Amp\`ere PDE with
"non-constant coefficients" thus improving a result of Sun in the K\"ahler
case. We apply this result to the deformed Hermitian Yang-Mills (dHYM) equation
of Jacob-Yau to obtain an existence result and a priori estimates for some
ranges of the phase angle assuming the existence of a subsolution. We then
generalise a theorem of Collins-Sz\`ekelyhidi on toric varieties and use it to
address a conjecture of Collins-Jacob-Yau.Comment: Final version. 14 pages. To appear in Complex Variables and Elliptic
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Computing Teichm\"{u}ller Maps between Polygons
By the Riemann-mapping theorem, one can bijectively map the interior of an
-gon to that of another -gon conformally. However, (the boundary
extension of) this mapping need not necessarily map the vertices of to
those . In this case, one wants to find the ``best" mapping between these
polygons, i.e., one that minimizes the maximum angle distortion (the
dilatation) over \textit{all} points in . From complex analysis such maps
are known to exist and are unique. They are called extremal quasiconformal
maps, or Teichm\"{u}ller maps.
Although there are many efficient ways to compute or approximate conformal
maps, there is currently no such algorithm for extremal quasiconformal maps.
This paper studies the problem of computing extremal quasiconformal maps both
in the continuous and discrete settings.
We provide the first constructive method to obtain the extremal
quasiconformal map in the continuous setting. Our construction is via an
iterative procedure that is proven to converge quickly to the unique extremal
map. To get to within of the dilatation of the extremal map, our
method uses iterations. Every step of the iteration
involves convex optimization and solving differential equations, and guarantees
a decrease in the dilatation. Our method uses a reduction of the polygon
mapping problem to that of the punctured sphere problem, thus solving a more
general problem.
We also discretize our procedure. We provide evidence for the fact that the
discrete procedure closely follows the continuous construction and is therefore
expected to converge quickly to a good approximation of the extremal
quasiconformal map.Comment: 28 pages, 6 figure
Intensification-induced Degradation of Irrigated Infrastructure: The Case of Waterlogging and Salinity in Pakistan
Water and land development, use, and distribution has played a
vital role in agricultural development in Pakistan. The country's canal
irrigation system is the largest contiguous irrigation system in the
world-consisting of 40,000 miles of canals and over 80,000 water
courses, field channels and ditches running for another million miles
[Qureshi and Zakir (1994)]. This irrigation network covers more than 70
percent of Pakistan's agriculture. Private investment has also
contributed significantly to the irrigation system in the form of
private tubewells. About 32 percent of farm-gate available water is
supplied by the private tubewells, [Government of Pakistan (1988)].
These develoPlIlents have not only brought new land under cultivation
but also permitted a considerable increase in cropping
intensities
Factors affecting the sticking of insects on modified aircraft wings
The adhesion of insects to aircraft wings is studied. Insects were collected in road tests in past studies and a large experimental error was introduced caused by the variability of insect flux. The presence of such errors has been detected by studying the insect distribution across an aluminum-strip covered half-cylinder mounted on the top of a car. After a nonuniform insect distribution (insect flux) was found from three road tests, a new arrangement of samples was developed. The feasibility of coating aircraft wing surfaces with polymers to reduce the number of insects sticking onto the surfaces was studied using fluorocarbon elastomers, styrene butadiene rubbers, and Teflon
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