Two iterative schemes for the solution of an H-system with Dirichlet boundary data for a revolution surface are studied: a Newton imbedding type procedure, which yields the local quadratic convergence of the iteration and a more simple scheme based on the method of upper and lower solutions.

Following recent studies of iterative voting and its effects on plurality vote outcomes, we provide characterisations and complexity results for three models of iterative voting under the plurality rule. Our focus is on providing a better understanding regarding the set of equilibria attainable by iterative voting processes. We start with the basic model of plurality voting. We first establish ...

The design of composite materials requires microstructurally based computational approaches to optimize the shape and the spatial arrangement of the constituents with respect to a sought-after effective property. This topic remains widely opened especially in the case of heterogeneous media which exhibit multifi eld couplings in their constitutive relations. Up to now, the numerical homogenizat...

In this paper, we explore a general methodology for converting composite order pairing-based cryptosystems into the prime order setting. We employ the dual pairing vector space approach initiated by Okamoto and Takashima and formulate versatile tools in this framework that can be used to translate composite order schemes for which the prior techniques of Freeman were insufficient. Our technique...

In this paper, we explore a general methodology for converting composite order pairing-based cryptosystems into the prime order setting. We employ the dual pairing vector spaceapproach initiated by Okamoto and Takashima and formulate versatile tools in this frame-work that can be used to translate composite order schemes for which the prior techniquesof Freeman were insufficient...

A notion of robust stability is developed for iterative learning control in the context of disturbance attenuation. The size of the unmodelled dynamics is captured via a gap distance, which in turn is related to the standardH gap metric, and the resulting robustness certificate is qualitatively equivalent to that obtained in classical robust H∞ theory. A bound on the robust stability margin for...

In this paper we examine the circumstances under which a discrete-time signal can be exactly interpolated given only every M-th sample. After pointing out the connection between designing an M-fold interpolator and the construction of an M-channel perfect reconstruction lter bank, we derive necessary and suucient conditions on the signal under which exact interpolation is possible. Bandlimited ...

In this paper, we propose some modified projection methods for general variational inequalities. The convergence of these methods requires the monotonicity of the underlying mapping. Preliminary computational experience is also reported.